submersible that imploded last week with the loss of five lives. the price of package holidays is soaring, with some destinations 25% higher than last year. good morning. than last year. i'm than last year. at lord's where it is raining on the i'm at lord's where it is raining on the second day of the second men's ashes test and where australia have the upper hand. steve smith approaching a century. good morning, rain in the south—east will clear certainly by lunchtime and then all of us having a bright day with sunny spells, some showers and feeling fresher in england and wales. all the details later. good morning. customers of the uk's biggest water firm, thames water, have been reassured that their supplies will not be cut off as the company

fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk's biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water's 15 million customers they won't lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £14 billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley's departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership if it can't sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there's a lot of work that the government is trying to do

on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there's a lot of infrastructure work that needs to take place. privatised in 1989, analysts say thames water should be a simple money—maker. after all, it's selling a product that everyone needs. but problems are springing up all over. there's mounting public outrage over continued sewage spills and wasteful water lea ks. we have a perfect storm now with with inflation, with the revelations of the need for sewage investment that's been underinvested in all this time, and the cost—of—living crisis. so all of this, when you have a very shaky financial structure, is going to be difficult to sustain. thames water says they're in a strong position. but the company took on a lot of debt when interest rates were lower, and those debts have now climbed to 80% of

the compa ny�*s value. other uk water companies might also be in trouble. in december, the water regulator ofwat expressed concerns over the financial resilience of thames water, along with four other companies — southern, yorkshire, ses and portsmouth. critics blame mismanagement that prioritised shareholders over customers. though shareholders are now under pressure to resolve the situation before the government steps in. celia hatton, bbc news. let's get more on this from our chief political correspondent nick eardley. people are watching to see what the government can do, what is affordable and acceptable. good morning. ithink affordable and acceptable. good morning. i think a lot of complex things are going on. there is concern in government about the situation with thames water and the situation with thames water and the situation more widely with some of

the privatised water companies. in terms of what the government is going to do, i think the hope is that thames water will be able to raise money, service its debts itself, basically to our shareholders for more cash to solve the problems it is having. but, if thatis the problems it is having. but, if that is not possible, it is pretty clear speaking to people in government they are prepared to step in. we have been told by ministers there are contingency plans for every eventuality. that could ultimately mean the government and we as taxpayers take control of thames water. that would be controversial because thames water has been paying out big dividends to a lot of shareholders over the past years. the labour party has said what is going on is a scandal and those big dividends should not have been paid out if the company was in

as much trouble as seems to be the case now. ultimately, the main message i think the government is trying to get across is it has plans if things go wrong. ultimately, the water will still keep running and this company will not be allowed to fail. that is what most customers would be worried about. we fail. that is what most customers would be worried about.- fail. that is what most customers would be worried about. we will talk to the chair of— would be worried about. we will talk to the chair of the _ would be worried about. we will talk to the chair of the business - would be worried about. we will talk to the chair of the business and - to the chair of the business and trade committee at 7.30 about this. time for the rest of the day's news. the us coast guard says human remains are believed to have been found in the wreckage of the titan submersible. the craft imploded on a dive to the site of the titanic earlier this month, killing all five passengers. pieces of the sub have now been brought ashore in canada, as our science correspondent jonathan amos reports. a sombre moment at quayside as the debris from the titan submersible was unloaded. ship workers attempted to cover the fragments, but some pieces were still clearly identifiable.

a titanium end cap from the cylinder—shaped carbon—fibre sub with a large hole where a viewing window was once positioned. the rear equipment bay thrown clear in the violent implosion that occurred nearly likm down. and the landing frame the sub used to sit on a flat surface. the question now is whether investigators have enough material to reconstruct what happened. i think the key parts to look at are the interface between the acrylic window and the titanium hemispherical domes, the end caps, and also the the area where the carbon fibre would have been bonded to the titanium flanges. so i could see from the footage that both of those components were recovered, which is as much as we can hope for. seeing the debris come ashore will have been a painful sight for the families of the five men who died. british explorer hamish harding,

the british pakistani businessman shahzad dawood and his son suleman all perished, along with french diver paul—henri nargeolet and stockton rush, the ceo of 0ceangate. recent days have seen concerns highlighted about whether the sub was built to the best standards and with sufficient testing. these are all issues, now, that the us and canadian authorities will probe as they examine the debris. jonathan amos, bbc news. 77 people have been arrested over two days of protests across paris after a teenage boy was shot dead by a police officer. the 17—year—old was killed on tuesday after failing to stop when ordered by police. 0vernight, cars were set ablaze and fireworks were aimed at officers. french president emmanuel macron described the shooting as unforgivable. staff sickness in the nhs in england has reached record levels, with mental health issues the biggest cause of absence. analysis of official data for the bbc showed that the sickness rate was 29% higher last year

than in 2019. that's the equivalent of 27 million days lost to illness. judges at the court of the appeal will rule today on a challenge to the government's plan to deport migrants to rwanda. the case, which was brought by a group of asylum seekers and a charity, centres around whether assurances given by rwanda to the uk are sufficient guarantees of safe and fair treatment. the findings of a long—running public inquiry into undercover policing are due to be published later today. it is the first part of an investigation covering the actions of a metropolitan police unit between 1968 and 1982. june kelly reports. london 1968, and a huge demonstration outside the american embassy against the vietnam war. involved in gathering intelligence, a newly formed undercover police unit — the special demonstration squad. for the next a0 years,

sds officers infiltrated left—wing and progressive groups on a long—term basis — passing back information to scotland yard and m15. their targets included anti—apartheid campaigners, including peter, now lord, hain, who went on to become a labour cabinet minister. he's one of those who gave evidence to the first phase of the public inquiry into undercover policing. the inquiry head, the senior judge sirjohn mitting, is producing his first report today. another political activist, richard chessum, discovered that in the 1970s, he was befriended by a police spy. ifelt that he had betrayed us politically, but i didn't know until the mitting inquiry and all that's emerged in the inquiryjust how much personal details he had conveyed to m15 about me and also my friends and family. the inquiry opened in 2020.

it currently involves nearly 250 core participants and, so far, it's cost over £61; million. it's emerged that, down the decades, as well as taking part in protests, the undercover officers spied on bereaved families, used the names of dead children as part of their cover and, in some cases, had sexual relationships with the women they were targeting. among them, with the newspaper, this officer — real name mark kennedy. he was unmasked in 2010 at the start of the spy—cop scandal. today's report is examining who knew what and the damage the undercover police did. june kelly, bbc news. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says an alleged russian agent involved in the deadly missile attack on a popular restaurant on tuesday night will be charged with treason. 0ur security correspondent gordon

corera is in kyiv this morning. the shock of this attack now followed by charges. tell the shock of this attack now followed by charges.- the shock of this attack now followed by charges. tell us more. that is right. _ followed by charges. tell us more. that is right, overnight _ followed by charges. tell us more. that is right, overnight president | that is right, overnight president zelensky describing those who helped the russians as betrayers of humanity and confirming one person has been arrested. ukrainian security service describe this person they are alleged to have been the spotter has someone recruited by russian military intelligence before last year's invasion. they described them as an almost sleeper agent activated after the invasion and asked to gather intelligence on possible targets, infrastructure and other things in the town. they said he was an employee of the local gas transportation company and that he had filmed the restaurantjust before the strike and sent some of those videos to russian military

intelligence. that is the accusation against the man. president zelensky said he should be charged with treason and could face life imprisonment.— the royal household has revealed in its annual finance report that it's felt the pinch of inflation. the sovereign grant, which was published today, showed that buckingham palace has been forced to use financial reserves. royal correspondent nick witchell has more. it's been an exceptional year, in the words of a senior palace official — from the celebrations of thejubilee lastjune, marking the 70 years of the reign of elizabeth ii. to the sadness of her death in september and the transition to the reign of charles iii. in financial terms, the monarchy received £86.3 million in the year 2022—23. this is the sovereign grant — the amount received from public

funds to cover the cost of the monarchy. it excludes the cost of security. 0verall, expenditure rose by 5% — in part due to inflation and rising staff costs — and the palace was forced to draw on its reserves. nevertheless, the core grant will not be increased in the current year. in the face of higher energy costs, the king ordered heating at the palace and elsewhere to be turned down to a maximum of 19 degrees centigrade during the winter. diversity was highlighted last november at a palace reception when a senior member of the household repeatedly asked british—born ngozi fulani what part of africa she was from. the report shows that the palace has failed to reach its own target of recruiting 10% of its staff from ethnic minorities. 0fficials accept they need to work harder. the palace has confirmed that frogmore cottage has been vacated by the duke and duchess of sussex,

who have repaid the public money spent on its renovation. no decision has been made on who will live there in the future. it's been suggested as a home for the duke of york. the royal train has been reprieved, at least for the time being. it made four journeys during the year at a cost of more than £120,000. it's too early to consider scrapping it, the palace says. and, finally, the ten—year refurbishment of buckingham palace is on course. it's costing more than £350 million. and, at the end of it, the palace says, it's expected that the king and queen will move in and make it their london home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. fans of madonna will have to wait a bit longer to see the pop icon back on stage. the singer has postponed her world tour after she become seriously ill over the weekend. her representatives say she suffered

from a bacterial infection and spent several days in intensive care, but she's expected to make a full recovery. carol has the weather. good morning, it has gone cooler? that is right. good morning. what we are looking at is some rain pushing south—eastwards which will clear and it is pressure behind it in england and wales where it was humid yesterday. we are looking at sunny spells, some showers. we have showers coming in across the west courtesy of a week weather front, but heavy rain in the far south—east of england that will move towards the south—east and eventually clear. showers just behind it. the south—east and eventually clear. showersjust behind it. it the south—east and eventually clear. showers just behind it. it then brightens up. we will all have brighter conditions with sunshine and also showers. showers moving

from west to east across scotland. breezy in the north—west and south—west. these are the temperatures. 15—22. through the evening and overnight, some clear skies. looking at showers. crossing the north of scotland and some will be heavy with thunder. by the end of the night, thicker cloud in northern ireland, south—west wales and england, introducing more showers. these are the temperatures overnight, 11—13 north to south. we will import more humid air again from the west. tomorrow, starting in central and eastern areas with sunshine. clouding over through the course of the day and rain coming in from the west. the heaviest across central scotland into northern england. temperatures, up to 22 degrees. thank you.

e—scooters have been hailed by supporters as a green transport solution, but some blind charities are concerned they're too quiet to be safe. researchers are now developing alert sounds which can warn pedestrians when e—scooters are nearby. 0ur reporter davinia ramos has more. love them or hate them, you can't avoid e—scooters. you might be able to spot them when you're out and about, but it's unlikely you'll be able to hear them, which is particularly scary if you're blind, like eric. one of the main problems with e—scooters is that the e part means that they're practically silent. same as electric cars. if they don't make a sound, blind people like me have basically no chance. nothing like e—scooters has been around before. there's nothing that goes that fast that's also that small that's maybe on the pavement with us. we're just left with no sense of what might happen. scientists at the university are working with dot, a micromobility company, to test out a range of e—scooter sounds using blind and partially—sighted participants. and they're keen to get

their feedback on what sounds work and what don't. i found that one a lot better. i think it was more of a distinctive sound, and you could hear it as it was approaching. it wasn't just as it went past. so i quite liked that one. it maybe still needs to be louder though. yeah, same here. i think this one was a lot| better than the first one. because from behind, just a tiny bit... - if it's a bit loud, it's i a good, audible sound. recent figures from the department for transport show one pedestrian was killed and a further 62 were seriously injured in collisions with e—scooters in britain during the 12 months to the end ofjune. currently, the only e—scooters that can be used on public roads are those that are rented as part of government—backed trials, and they can travel between nine and 15 miles an hour. they might be better for the environment, but there have long been concerns about their safety. i've had situations where i've been crossing the road and the road is safe for me to cross because it's beeped, and as i'm crossing an e—scooter�*s just shot past me. and it is really frightening.

what we are going to do is provide all the evidence, all the science, all the guidelines to produce these alerting sounds, and that's going to be openly available for all industry so they can take that on board and design, implement those sounds in their own vehicles. it's hoped that one day all e—scooters will have an identifiable sound, which campaigners say will go a long way to limit the number of crashes and keep people safe. davinia ramos, bbc news, salford. let's have a look at today's papers. the guardian leads on crisis talks at thames water, the uk's largest water company, which could be on the verge of collapse. the paper reports that rescue measures are under discussion among ministers and regulators. the telegraph says there are fears the company's collapse could "trigger a domino effect" among other suppliers — and that the government could nationalise "swathes of britain's water industry". the times reports on the

introduction of diy kits to give people aged a0 and upwards in england a health mot. the scheme would see blood tests and questionnaires sent out about a person's weight, height and other health indicators, in an effort to reduce heart disease and obesity. and the sun leads on the news that madonna is being treated in intensive care and has postponed her world tour after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. ican i can show you something on the inside pages. i am not sure how effective this robot will be but it will direct the korean 0rchestra tomorrow. have you seen that film with will smith, it looks like that. we have had robot arms conduct an orchestra before. this has really

flexible joints and apparently can move really quickly with fast and precise movements. i was doing an impression but i thought i might hit you. oh, you were doing it then? i missed it. it is preprogrammed? that is it. it is mimicking movement? it has been programmed? absolutely. it has been programmed? absolutely. it reproduces the movement of a human conductor. that has been recorded during a conventional performance already. baby steps. in among disappointing things, it is not an imaginative name. eve r? there will be others. we have a picture. everybody is interested in octopus. 0ctopuses. scientists have

researched about whether they dream. when they sleep, do they dream? you might not have thought about this. the professor, the senior author, says they have watched octopuses when they are asleep and see that fair skinned changes colour and texture. they have linked this to the fact they are dreaming and as they are dreaming, they go through thought patterns and change colour. that makes sense. if you had a bad dream you would get flushed and things. in the research, and it does not sound technical, but apparently this is what they do in the research. if the octopuses are deprived of sleep for two days by being tickled with a paintbrush. i will leave that thought for a moment. they show an increased rate

of active sleep. they tire them out. does not really sound right. tickling them with a paintbrush. i would not suggest that is —— i would suggest that is not a nice thing to do. concentrate. we are going to talk about distant galaxies and the distortion of space and time. scientists believe they have picked up scientists believe they have picked up shock waves. from the merger of supermassive black holes have been detected by four separate groups of scientists around the world. up in space, at the heart of every galaxy is thought to be a gigantic black hole. here's a real picture of the one at the centre of our own milky way. it's four million times the mass of our sun. it became that big by colliding with other huge black holes inside other galaxies. astronomers atjodrell bank and across the world think they've detected some of these cataclysmic events.

pulsars, which are like nature's clocks, really. 0n the dish of the giant lovell telescope, dr hannah middleton tells me that ideas on how galaxies merge and grow have all been theoretical — until maybe now. we believe that galaxies and the black holes at the centre of them grow over time by mergers. but we haven't got evidence for this as yet. so if this is the signature of these mergers, it teaches us about the formation of galaxies throughout the universe. astronomers have made the detections by measuring the signals coming from spinning objects in space called pulsars, which are flashing stars at the end of their lives. pulsars are the lighthouses of the universe, sending out bursts of radio waves at regular intervals. the researchers noticed that something was changing their speed ever so slightly. they think that it's caused by gravitational waves constantly bombarding the earth. and the source, they believe,

is giant black holes in orbit around each other, all across space. these are at the heart of distant galaxies orbiting each other. the forces between them are so powerful that they distort time and space and send ripples of gravitational waves across the universe. the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up these gravitational waves. astronomers want to use them to study the black holes. currently, the signal that we're seeing is a noisy background from all over space. it's a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future, we'll be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take the measurements from individual black holes and be able to really zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos. they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first

came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. you're watching breakfast. coming up this morning... a new documentary tells the story of the british evacuation of kabul, 20 years after the invasion of afghanistan. these are first—hand accounts from some military personnel and some of those who were evacuated. we will speak to some of those directly involved on the ground late in the programme. what is fascinating about that programme is you hear them reflecting for the first time. so often you hear them doing the mission but they take a moment to reflect and it is fascinating. time for the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. the met has issued an appeal for a 13—year—old girl who's gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train to london and went to a birthday party in peckham on sunday night. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. daniel korski has withdrawn from the contest to be the conservative candidate for london mayor. the tv producer and author daisy goodwin has alleged that he'd groped her at a meeting a decade ago. mr korski said he "categorically" denied the claim, but that it was "impossible" for him to continue his campaign. a0 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire in two neighbouring houses in hillingdon last night. around 70 firefighters fought the fire on mint close. there are no reports of any injuries.

locals were told to keep windows shut because of the large amount of smoke. an investigation into the cause is now under way. the last rough sleeper still living in a london hotel under a covid lockdown scheme says he can't afford to pay westminster rents. paul atherton was moved as part of the government's response to homelessness duing covid. three years on he's the last person in westminster who remains part of that scheme. the council say they have made mr atherton an offer of a permanent residency but he has refused the offer. it all comes back to this stupid notion of budgets. under the housing benefit budget, they have a cap, and that cap is lower than our cheapest rent in westminster. under the everyone in budget and the rough sleeping budget, they seem to have no caps. and therefore they can spend whatever they like housing people. the government says it pledges to end homelessness by 202a. let's take a look at the tubes now. there is a part suspension

on the overground and there are minor delays on the dlr. all other lines are running well. now let's get the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's a rather mixed picture weather—wise as we head through the rest of this week across the capital. we're back to the westerlies. there are various weather fronts moving eastwards throughout the week, so there will be some cloud and some outbreaks of rain. but certainly largely dry with some sunshine, and temperatures will peak in the low 20s in celsius. now, it's been a while, but this morning we've at last got some frontal rain, and that's going to be with us through the morning along with quite a bit of cloud as well, so outbreaks of rain for many. that weather front will then push its way eastwards. it's a cold front. behind it there will be some sunshine developing as we head through the afternoon. and it will feel fresher, not as humid as it has been. there's a noticeable north—westerly wind, and temperatures will also be lower, peaking at only 19 to maybe 21 celsius. and we'll keep those clear skies too overnight tonight. so feeling fresher, not as humid, and it will be a cooler start to the day on friday.

lots of sunshine to start off friday, then, but we see the cloud amounts increase. another weather front brings some more humid air, plenty of cloud and some outbreaks of rain perhaps by the end of the day. that's it from us for now. more on the stories on the bbc news website. we'll be here again in half an hour, but for now i'll hand you back to charlie and naga. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. let's focus in on the news in the uk. the government says it's prepared for the worst case scenario as the uk's largest water company struggles with a billion pounds'—worth of debt. hannah can explain for us. 0ne one of the big questions is, if i live in an area served by thames water, when i have water?

yes. let's be clear, the taps aren't going to run dry. but the water industry is struggling with large debts and rising interest rates at a time when they really need to be investing in infrastructure. thames water is the largest water company in the uk, serving a quarter of the population. but after securing some £500 million of extra funding from shareholders as recently as march, the company has admitted it is still £1a billion in the red, and climbing interest rates mean there are now concerns over whether they can pay it all. let's look a bit more widely at the industry as a whole. it's paid out more than £50 billion to shareholders since privatisation in 1989. it's thought that in the same period they've accumulated debts of around £60 billion. last year the boss of thames water — she's now resigned, but she was criticised for taking a bonus of nearly half a million pounds, while the company continues to lose water through creaking infrastructure. it is also causing sewage spills.

meanwhile, of course, as we all know, bills are creeping up. the water bill for an average household rose to nearly £a50 a year in april, and one report in the times suggests that could go up by as much as a0% in the future. for now thames water says supplies will continue as normal and that they have large financial reserves and are keeping the regulator 0fwat informed. worst—case scenario, the company could be taken back into temporary public control, but it is far from clear whether it will come to that. we will talk about this a little later as well. hannah, thank you very much. it is 6.33. let's have a look at the sport. mike is at lord's ahead of the second day of the men's ashes second test. it's a fine setting, but these are tricky times for england. tricky times indeed. they need to fight back. it is a tricky day today, because if australia get an unassailable lead, they should have

the match wrapped up, at least for another draw. they didn't lose at lord's between 193a and 2009. england had expected to do better yesterday having won the toss and what seemed to be a difficult batting wicket. the other tricky thing for the cricketers today is at the moment, it is not proper rain, it is like mizzle, you don't really need an umbrella, and as carol said, it is expected to clear up. but they should get a full day's play. and they will be increased security around the boundary after yesterday's early, brief interruption, threejust stop 0il people got onto the pitch and had to be removed. but as for the match, it is all about steve smith. can he get that century? in australia build on their impressive score of 339—5. he isjoe their impressive score of 339—5. he is joe wilson their impressive score of 339—5. he isjoe wilson with the round—up.

australia 339—5, steve smith 85 not out. those are ominous numbers to wake up to. england's route back into this match, back into the ashes, must surely involve getting rid of smith quickly somehow. their most effective bowler on the first day was their quickest. josh tongue on his ashes debut at least surprised a couple of australian batters. travis head was playing so fluently, we wondered if anyone would get him out. it seemed in truth unlikely to most people in the ground. but step forward joe root. head stumped, out for 77, one of two late wickets for root, england's senior spin bowler here, remember. and here was a key contribution byjonny bairstow, not his first. we'll remember this test for his strength when carrying offjust stop 0il following their morning protest. i understand there will now be increased security at the ground for the rest of the match to try to stop all of this happening again. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's.

just on that issue, the official advice is don't get involved with protesters, i guess the worry is one of them could get injured if they are trying to get a protester of the field. but david warner was saying yesterday that when it came to it, they just wanted to yesterday that when it came to it, theyjust wanted to protect yesterday that when it came to it, they just wanted to protect the wicket from any powder being put onto it and stop any long delay, that's why he said they did get involved at the time. let's get the rest of the sport for you. in football, one of the biggest transfer deals of the summer is closing in after arsenal agreed a fee worth £105 million to sign west ham's england midfielder declan rice. it's arsenal's third bid for rice, and the initialfee of £100 million would equal the british record manchester city paid for midfielderjack grealish. city had a £90 million offer rejected on tuesday and have since withdrawn from the running. arsenal have already completed a big—money signing. they have signed

kai havertz from chelsea, and he joins on a five year deal, and after scoring nine goals for chelsea last season. meanwhile bayern munich are expected to make another bid for harry kane. tottenham hotspur have signed james maddison from leicester city. he has joined on a five—year deal. away from football, she hasn't competed since tokyo 2021, but simone biles are said to make a return to competitive distant gymnastics later this year. the american took a break from the sport to work on her mental health after withdrawing from five of her six finals in tokyo. she is in line to compete in the 2023 us classic in august, although it is not yet known if she will be at next year's 0lympics if she will be at next year's olympics in paris. but here at lord's, let's hope the rain clears. and in an hour

i will be speaking to england captain and legend david gower who has played here many times. you can follow ball by ball commentary on your wireless, on your radio. this little video in play highlights after they happen on the bbc sport website, and the app has the whole day rounded up at seven o'clock. and it is read from day, because it is all about the late wife of the former england captain andrew strauss, this day is in memory of her and her cancer charity, raising money for a really good cause, so expect to see lots of people wearing bright colours in red for ruth day. it is good to see cricket give such support for various charities since her death. thank you, mike. you like it is 6.38. when the singer lewis capaldi

struggled onstage with his tourette's at glastonbury this year, the crowd lent their voices and willed him on to finish his set. it was rather emotional watching it. it was an incredible show of solidarity — and gave a huge amount of comfort to an 11—year—old called james, who's been diagnosed with the same condition. 0ur reporter phil connell went to meet him. # and now the.... crowd: #..day bleeds into nightfall... - it was one of glastonbury�*s most memorable moments this year. # ..to get me through it all... lewis capaldi, affected by his tourette's, struggling to sing and then being helped out by a supportive crowd. # and now the day bleeds into... ..nightfall and you're not here.... for 11—year—old james watching at home in yarm with his mum, kate, it was a profound moment. just the day before, he too had been diagnosed with tourette's, and seeing the weekend's events unfold on tv has helped in all kinds of surprising ways. i i knew how it felt, and the first. thing i was properly seeing of him with tourette's was that, -

and it felt like, good to know that i could relate to him. and... has it helped a bit? yeah, definitely. i think now i know, - like i've seen his success and i know i can do stuff. so how do you think this performance has helped? everybody is now talking about tourette's, which is brilliant. i think it's been something which has been misrepresented perhaps in the media with the emphasis on some of the tics that are more extreme. and so hopefully this will show people how it impacts on a person's day—to—day life. # somebody to have... # somebody to hold... capaldi's performance and vulnerability at the weekend triggered james to write him an impromptu letter, a letter in which james tells of his own story and reminds lewis of the strength and support he's now giving others who suffer from the same condition.

i've seen his struggles and he's not in a great state himself. _ so i thought i'd just write to him to sort of make him feel better. and to know that he has. people understanding him. and what do you think he'll make of the letter? i think he'll love it. i think we'll become best friends of it. i james, who's learning to play the piano, says one day he'd like to meet his music hero, the pop star whose honest performance at glastonbury has brought comfort to thousands of similar sufferers. # ..someone you love. glastonbury, thank you so much. cheering. phil connell, bbc news, yarm. you can watch the performance over and over again, because there is so much going on. when you see the impact it had onjames, just the day before he was diagnosed, and now it is not him being weird or the odd one out, people are learning about it and it is so much more acceptable and easier to deal with. school holidays are just weeks away

depending on where you are in the uk. thousands of people looking to get away. but a foreign break is likely to cost significantly more this summer. according to data from travel supermarket, holidays in some of the most popular countries are up by more than 20% this year. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith is at manchester airport finding out how people are holidaying on a budget. it looks busy enough behind you, but people will be thinking twice before booking. yes, they certainly are. 0nly yes, they certainly are. only a couple of weeks ago, manchester airport said they had their busiest day since 2019, so despite those high flight costs and holiday costs associated with it, people aren't necessarily being put off going on holiday. what they are doing is thinking about how to trim their budget around the edges, when we are saying the cost of living crisis, money is squeezed throughout the year, people are wanting to hang

onto those holidays, but doing other things to try and keep the costs down, as i've been finding out. when it comes to chat about holidays, in here, they're professionals. virtually the first thing everybody says at any appointment. are you fed up with talking about holidays? when i getjealous, yeah. sophie's just about to jet off. but there's one last thing on the to—do list. the brighter the better. i like orange when you've got a tan, it stands out. she's going on holiday to crete with 25 other family members and, this year, they've opted for all—inclusive. it's mainly for my brothers, because they've all got kids, so it's so much easierfor them to know that they don't have to take any other money. they can literally get what they want while they're there. fabulous. it's no wonder they're thinking about trying to keep a lid on those costs. as travelsupermarket told us, crete has seen one of the biggest price increases.

package holidays are up 9% on average. travel insurance is up 10.5% for an annual multitrip. airport parking prices are up 9.5%. and the only relief is car hire charges, which have dropped more than 36% after a massive spike last summer. the other thing to bear in mind is the price of everything when you get on holiday. inflation is happening everywhere at the moment. research for the bbc showed the costs of 23 basic items — france came out the most expensive, then spain, then italy, then the uk. so if you're depending on a cheap pint or a cheap loaf of bread, you might be stung for more than you hoped. there's no doubt that some people, you know, it is affecting more than others. but of the people that are managing to travel, they're travelling a little bit smarter. sandra says there are things people can do to keep the costs down. rather than the traditional 1a—night holidays during school holiday time, then they might be going for ten or 11 just to save that little bit. we've also seen an increase of multi—generational holidays,

where grandparents are taking their children and the grandchildren on holiday. because we're finding that some of the grandparents weren't affected as much financially by covid or the cost—of—living crisis. are gran and granddad bankrolling this summer, then — coming to the rescue this summer? that's right. but while plenty are finding ways to get abroad, laura has decided to put her honeymoon plans on pause. all of the prices of mortgage payments went up, the prices of utility bills went up. so then you have to look and think, well, where is this spare cash coming from? and, unfortunately, it'sjust a case of you can't find that any more. to try and find something which is like a dream honeymoon, it's just not feasible when you've planned and paid for a wedding for two years. it's just so expensive. and she's not the only one reining back. this year, we've done butlins a couple of months ago. we're going again next weekend. but, other than that, maybe a couple of camping trips. so, cheap, this year. but after saving up and loading up,

nothing's stopping sophie now. so, yes, holidays are expensive, but people are finding those extra ways. this morning i'm here at manchester airport and i'm able to speak to the grindlay family. hello, everybody. they are about to go off on holiday and they have agreed to chat to me before they go through the departure lounge. where are you guys going? we are off to the dominican republic. i are off to the dominican republic. should are off to the dominican republic. i should have introduced you all. this is scott, ella, sarah, cameron and matthew, have i got all that the right way round? and you guys have come down from scotland, you are off on school holidays already in scotland, said this is the big one. yes, looking forward to it. find scotland, said this is the big one. yes, looking forward to it. and how much of a pressure _ yes, looking forward to it. and how much of a pressure have _ yes, looking forward to it. and how much of a pressure have those - yes, looking forward to it. and how| much of a pressure have those costs be in this year? how conscious of holiday costs are you?—

holiday costs are you? well, it is alwa s a holiday costs are you? well, it is always a pressure, _ holiday costs are you? well, it is always a pressure, especially - holiday costs are you? well, it is. always a pressure, especially with the young — always a pressure, especially with the young ones. the school holidays in scotland — the young ones. the school holidays in scotland starting early, so it costs _ in scotland starting early, so it costs more, so that is why we have driven _ costs more, so that is why we have driven down — costs more, so that is why we have driven down to manchester, to cut costs. _ driven down to manchester, to cut costs, around £400 off to come down here _ costs, around £400 off to come down here be _ costs, around £400 off to come down here. j , costs, around £400 off to come down here. �*, , ., ., ., costs, around £400 off to come down here. �*, , ., ,, ., ., ., ., ., ., here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? _ here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? and _ here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? and we _ here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? and we went - here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? and we went to - here. by shopping around and go to a different airport? and we went to a l different airport? and we went to a travel agent _ different airport? and we went to a travel agent who _ different airport? and we went to a travel agent who managed - different airport? and we went to a travel agent who managed to - different airport? and we went to a travel agent who managed to sort i different airport? and we went to a| travel agent who managed to sort a few things — travel agent who managed to sort a few things out, as well, so some more _ few things out, as well, so some more money off. and few things out, as well, so some more money off.— few things out, as well, so some more money off. and when you have been trying — more money off. and when you have been trying to _ more money off. and when you have been trying to save _ more money off. and when you have been trying to save through - more money off. and when you have been trying to save through the - more money off. and when you have been trying to save through the air, | been trying to save through the air, to afford the summer holidays? yes. to afford the summer holidays? yes, it is an all-inclusive _ to afford the summer holidays? yes, it is an all-inclusive resort _ to afford the summer holidays? yes, it is an all—inclusive resort which we have — it is an all—inclusive resort which we have taken into consideration as well, _ we have taken into consideration as well, so _ we have taken into consideration as well, so it— we have taken into consideration as well, so it is— we have taken into consideration as well, so it isjust the costs during the holiday— well, so it isjust the costs during the holiday allows us to do another couple _ the holiday allows us to do another couple of _ the holiday allows us to do another couple of excursions, so it all helps — couple of excursions, so it all hels. couple of excursions, so it all hels, ., couple of excursions, so it all hels. . . . , ., helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you _ helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you have _ helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you have got _ helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you have got a _ helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you have got a cap - helps. so that all-inclusive idea, at least you have got a cap on i helps. so that all-inclusive idea, i at least you have got a cap on what thatis at least you have got a cap on what that is going to be, it is not a big unknown when you get there. correct. we have use — unknown when you get there. correct. we have use of _ unknown when you get there. correct. we have use of a _ unknown when you get there. correct. we have use of a place _ unknown when you get there. correct. we have use of a place in _ unknown when you get there. correct. we have use of a place in portugal, i we have use of a place in portugal, and we _ we have use of a place in portugal, and we go — we have use of a place in portugal, and we go there, you've got the car hire, _ and we go there, you've got the car hire, drinks, — and we go there, you've got the car hire, drinks, ice creams, food, it alladds— hire, drinks, ice creams, food, it alladds up. _ hire, drinks, ice creams, food, it alladds up, and hire, drinks, ice creams, food, it all adds up, and there is always a cap in— all adds up, and there is always a cap in your— all adds up, and there is always a cap in your mind, but you always go

over that, _ cap in your mind, but you always go overthat. so— cap in your mind, but you always go overthat, so an cap in your mind, but you always go over that, so an all—inclusive holiday — over that, so an all—inclusive holiday for _ over that, so an all—inclusive holiday for us, that is the way forward, _ holiday for us, that is the way forward, i_ holiday for us, that is the way forward, i think. holiday for us, that is the way forward, ithink.— holiday for us, that is the way forward, ithink. ., ,, . forward, i think. thank you so much. have a brilliant _ forward, i think. thank you so much. have a brilliant holiday, _ forward, i think. thank you so much. have a brilliant holiday, hope - forward, i think. thank you so much. have a brilliant holiday, hope you - have a brilliant holiday, hope you enjoy it. have a good time. so it is difficult, but people are managing to keep a lid on their holiday costs despite the increases in flights and those all—inclusive prices. thank you very much, colette. it is holiday season, you forget we're coming to that point already, but it feels like it here because we have had the sunshine. don't really need to get away, but it has cooled down. carol, what you reckon? it has definitely cooled down, the humidity has gone, but it is not bone dry everywhere. this weather watcher picture you can see behind me said earlierfrom glenfinnan. you can see blue skies, still a fair bit of cloud around, we have had some showers. notjust in glenfinnan, but also the rest of western scotland and northern ireland, and we have heavy rain pushing down to watch the

south—east. mike has been in this this morning at lord's, south—east. mike has been in this this morning at lords, and it is going to continue to pull away. but we also have this weather front producing the showers in western scotland and northern ireland, and through the day it is going to be moving eastwards, and some of those showers could be heavy and also thundery. in between, a lot of dry weather. it is going to brighten up behind the rain, and we will see some more sunshine develop, but the cloud will start to bubble up then, and it could well produce a few showers through the day. it will be isolated away from scotland, and again temperature is 15—22 . as we head into the evening and overnight, some clear skies for a time, the showers continuing to move across scotland, and by the end of the night, thicker cloud will be producing showers across northern ireland, south—west england and also south—west wales. and with this we are going to start to reintroduce some higher humidity. temperatures tonight falling away to between and 13 degrees. into tomorrow, this

front brings the showers and across northern ireland, south—west england in south—west wales, starting to make inroads a bit further east. but we start off in central and eastern areas with some sunshine. as the front approaches, on the west towards the east, the cloud will build, they will be rain in it, the heaviest across central and southern scotland, but that will move into northern england through the course of the day. where we hang on to the sunshine the longest, the far east of east anglia and kent, that is where we are likely to see the highest temperatures. as we had through friday and into saturday, the first front goes on to another one comes on in hot pursuit, sinking southwards. you can see from the isobars it is also going to be fairly breezy. so our front sinking south overnight, clears early doors, and a lot of us will have a dry day, but they will be heavy showers moving across the north of scotland, some of those will be thundery and we are looking at potential in the far north of scotland for some

gales. temperatures 1a—2a, so they are back up once again. as we had from saturday into sunday, it is going to turn less humid, and you can see as well on sunday we have low pressure still very much with us, the position of it could change. again, some heavy and prolonged spells of rain. the potential for gales in the far north of scotland, in fact it will feel almost autumnal, and i can't believe i'm saying that. as we can further south, something drier, sunnier, highs up to 22 degrees, nag and charlie. carol, thank you very much. disaffected junior doctors in the uk have found themselves the target of a recruitment drive aimed at luring them to work in australia's health system. billboards highlighting the work and lifestyle benefits of such a move have been used near picket lines to tempt striking medics, and south australia's health minister, chris picton, tweeted recently that more than half of newjunior doctors recruited at two hospitals in adelaide

are from the uk. chris and dr phil colwell, who made the move to australia, joins us now. good morning to you both. chris, health ministerfor good morning to you both. chris, health minister for south australia. are you going all out to getjunior doctors and doctors over to your country, and why? irate doctors and doctors over to your country, and why?— doctors and doctors over to your country, and why? doctors and doctors over to your count , and wh ? ~ . . ., ,, ., country, and why? we are. we make no aolouies country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about — country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about the _ country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about the fact _ country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about the fact that _ country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about the fact that we - country, and why? we are. we make no apologies about the fact that we are - apologies about the fact that we are recruiting right across the world, but we are hearing a lot of doctors coming from the uk to adelaide to work in our hospitals, and a recent recruitment drive that we have done, just two of our hospitals recruited a1 doctors internationally is 23 of those have come from the uk. and what we're hearing from doctors is it's a combination of the great lifestyle that they can have here in adelaide, obviously the climate, food, wine, beaches and all of that, but also the better pay and

conditions and medical education that we are able to offer here is a very attractive element. so i'm putting out the call to health care workers right across the world, but particularly those in the uk who might be interested in coming and working in our adelaide hospitals that we would love to have you here. doctor phil colwell, you went out a few years ago. it is the dream that you were sold, is that a reality? i think it is. my wife and i moved in 2017. _ think it is. my wife and i moved in 2017, we — think it is. my wife and i moved in 2017, we were supposed tojust think it is. my wife and i moved in 2017, we were supposed to just stay for a year _ 2017, we were supposed to just stay for a year. the uk worked very hard to drive _ for a year. the uk worked very hard to drive us— for a year. the uk worked very hard to drive us away, and it wasn't hard to drive us away, and it wasn't hard to entice _ to drive us away, and it wasn't hard to entice us— to drive us away, and it wasn't hard to entice us to stay. the pay is better, — to entice us to stay. the pay is better, the _ to entice us to stay. the pay is better, the working conditions are better, _ better, the working conditions are better, the working conditions are better, the leave is better. we have heard from — better, the leave is better. we have heard from both _ better, the leave is better. we have heard from both of _ better, the leave is better. we have heard from both of you _ better, the leave is better. we have heard from both of you there, - better, the leave is better. we have heard from both of you there, this l heard from both of you there, this is a compelling case you make. but alongside all of this, do you talk to your colleagues back in the uk? what you tell them, or what they tell you? ma;

what you tell them, or what they tell ou? ~ , ., , what you tell them, or what they tell ou? g ., , , what you tell them, or what they tell ou? g . , , tell you? my entire family is part ofthe tell you? my entire family is part of the nhs. _ tell you? my entire family is part of the nhs. my _ tell you? my entire family is part of the nhs, my sister— tell you? my entire family is part of the nhs, my sister is - tell you? my entire family is part of the nhs, my sister is a - tell you? my entire family is part| of the nhs, my sister is a mental health— of the nhs, my sister is a mental health nurse, my brother is a gp training — health nurse, my brother is a gp training in— health nurse, my brother is a gp training in the uk. so we talk about the conditions they are experiencing over there — the conditions they are experiencing overthere. my the conditions they are experiencing over there. my brother is working incredibly— over there. my brother is working incredibly hard in a hospital in england. _ incredibly hard in a hospital in england, and speaking to the doctors that move _ england, and speaking to the doctors that move here, that have recently moved _ that move here, that have recently moved here, it sounds like they are going _ moved here, it sounds like they are going through a hellish time both in terms _ going through a hellish time both in terms of— going through a hellish time both in terms of inadequate pay, working conditions — terms of inadequate pay, working conditions that stretch them to the absolute _ conditions that stretch them to the absolute limit and not even being able to _ absolute limit and not even being able to get any leave or support for exams _ able to get any leave or support for exams or— able to get any leave or support for exams or training. find able to get any leave or support for exams or training.— exams or training. and chris, you are the health _ exams or training. and chris, you are the health minister. - exams or training. and chris, you are the health minister. to - exams or training. and chris, you are the health minister. to what. are the health minister. to what extent do you pay attention to what is going on in the uk in relation to the unions and the discussions and doctors over here? irate the unions and the discussions and doctors over here?— the unions and the discussions and doctors over here? we absolutely do -a doctors over here? we absolutely do pay attention — doctors over here? we absolutely do pay attention to _ doctors over here? we absolutely do pay attention to what _ doctors over here? we absolutely do pay attention to what is _ doctors over here? we absolutely do pay attention to what is happening . pay attention to what is happening in the uk, and honestly all health systems around the world are facing pressure right now, but i think when

you look at it is a very internationally competitive environment, doctors and nurses and other health professionals at the moment, and we have obviously got a very compelling case here in adelaide and owned australia in terms of not only that greater pay and conditions but the better working environment and the lifestyle that we can offer here as well, so we will be competitive, and well, so we will be competitive, and we will continue to put that call—out. for instance atjust one of our major hospitals here, in the emergency department there are already over 60 doctors who originally trained in the uk, so there are a lot of people who have made the move already, and we are looking for if there are other great candidates who want to come and work here in adelaide, in australia. can i ask ou here in adelaide, in australia. can i ask you one _ here in adelaide, in australia. can i ask you one other question, the ethics around this. you know full well, you know about the uk the situation we have. we need doctors here in the uk. is it ethicalfor you to come in and take them away?

this is internationally competitive for first world countries, this is internationally competitive forfirst world countries, and if the uk wants to advertise to australian doctors, they are welcome to do so. but clearly i think we have got a very compelling case in terms of expanding what we're doing, expanding the number of beds we are offering here, and to do that we need more doctors working in our hospitals, and we will obviously put the call out around the world to see if we can get more doctors, and it just so happens, i guess because of some of the issues that the uk is facing at the moment, they will be a strong attraction to come and work in adelaide. strong attraction to come and work in adelaide-— in adelaide. chris, what is the retention _ in adelaide. chris, what is the retention rate. _ in adelaide. chris, what is the retention rate. they _ in adelaide. chris, what is the retention rate. they may - in adelaide. chris, what is the i retention rate. they may come, in adelaide. chris, what is the - retention rate. they may come, but are they staying?— are they staying? there will always be some who _ are they staying? there will always be some who want _ are they staying? there will always be some who want to _ are they staying? there will always be some who want to come - are they staying? there will always be some who want to come for- are they staying? there will always be some who want to come for a i be some who want to come for a working holiday perhaps and then go back afterwards, and obviously it is not unusual to have australians in the uk either doing that as well. but i think that there are a lot of doctors like phil and his colleagues who have made the move and then settle down here and decide the

adelaide and australia is where they want to place their roots in the long—term. want to place their roots in the long-term— want to place their roots in the iona-term. . , ., ., ., long-term. phil, are you going to sta ? it long-term. phil, are you going to stay? it has _ long-term. phil, are you going to stay? it has been _ long-term. phil, are you going to stay? it has been six _ long-term. phil, are you going to stay? it has been six years? - long-term. phil, are you going to stay? it has been six years? yes, j long-term. phil, are you going to l stay? it has been six years? yes, i am now an — stay? it has been six years? yes, i am now an australian _ stay? it has been six years? yes, i am now an australian citizen, - stay? it has been six years? yes, i am now an australian citizen, andl stay? it has been six years? yes, i i am now an australian citizen, and my friends _ am now an australian citizen, and my friends are _ am now an australian citizen, and my friends are here, i'm definitely staying~ — friends are here, i'm definitely staying~ in— friends are here, i'm definitely staying. in response to your question— staying. in response to your question about ethics, i think the uk is _ question about ethics, i think the uk is a _ question about ethics, i think the uk is a wealthy country. the uk can prioritise _ uk is a wealthy country. the uk can prioritise where it allocates those funds _ prioritise where it allocates those funds it — prioritise where it allocates those funds. it does not provide a fair and reasonable pay offer to its doctors~ — and reasonable pay offer to its doctors. it does not offer fair and reasonable — doctors. it does not offer fair and reasonable conditions to its doctors~ _ reasonable conditions to its doctors. i am very grateful to jeremy— doctors. i am very grateful to jeremy hunt, who drove me away. i'm very grateful _ jeremy hunt, who drove me away. i'm very grateful to steve barclay who is sending more doctors. i thank them _ is sending more doctors. i thank them for— is sending more doctors. i thank them for that.— them for that. really grateful to our time them for that. really grateful to your time this _ them for that. really grateful to your time this morning. - them for that. really grateful to your time this morning. i'm - them for that. really grateful to your time this morning. i'm not| your time this morning. i'm not hearing much of an australian accent, phil, yet.— accent, phil, yet. no, ithink northern— accent, phil, yet. no, ithink northern irish _ accent, phil, yet. no, ithink northern irish doesn't - accent, phil, yet. no, ithink northern irish doesn't lend l

accent, phil, yet. no, ithink- northern irish doesn't lend itself. good _ northern irish doesn't lend itself. good to— northern irish doesn't lend itself. good to speak to you this morning. thank you for your time. and you will be awarejunior thank you for your time. and you will be aware junior doctors in england are due to go on strike between seven o'clock on thursday the 13th ofjuly and seven o'clock on tuesday the 18th ofjuly. it is a five—day walk—out, the longest yet. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the met has issued an appeal for a 13—year—old girl whose gone for a 13—year—old girl who's gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train to london and went to a birthday party in peckham on sunday night. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. daniel korski has withdrawn from the contest to be the conservative candidate for london mayor. the tv producer and author daisy goodwin has alleged that he'd groped her at a meeting

a decade ago. mr korski said he categorically denied the claim, but that it was impossible for him to continue his campaign. a0 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire in two neighbouring houses in hillingdon last night. around 70 firefighters fought the fire on mint close. there are no reports of any injuries. locals were told to keep windows shut because of the large amount of smoke. an investigation into the cause is now underway. the cause is now under way. the last rough sleeper still living in a london hotel under a covid lockdown scheme says he can t afford to pay westminster rents. paul atherton was moved as part of the government's response to homelessness duing covid. three years on, he is the last person in westminster who remains part of that scheme. the council say they have made mr atherton an offer of a permanent residency but he has refused the offer. it all comes back to this stupid notion of budgets.

under the housing benefit budget, they have a cap, and that cap is lower than our cheapest rent in westminster. under the everyone in budget and the rough sleeping budget, they seem to have no caps. and therefore they can spend whatever they like housing people. the government says it pledges to end homelessness by 202a. let's take a look at the tubes. there is a part suspension on the 0verground and minor delays on the bakerloo — all other lines are running well let's get the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's a rather mixed picture weather—wise as we head through the rest of this week across the capital. we're back to the westerlies. there are various weather fronts moving eastwards throughout the week, so there will be some cloud and some outbreaks of rain. but certainly largely dry with some sunshine, and temperatures will peak in the low 20s in celsius. now, it's been a while, but this morning we've at last got some frontal rain, and that's going to be with us through the morning along with quite a bit of cloud as well,

so outbreaks of rain for many. that weather front will then push its way eastwards. it's a cold front. behind it there will be some sunshine developing as we head through the afternoon. and it will feel fresher, not as humid as it has been. there's a noticeable north—westerly wind, and temperatures will also be lower, peaking at only 19 to maybe 21 celsius. and we'll keep those clear skies too overnight tonight. so feeling fresher, not as humid, and it will be a cooler start to the day on friday. lots of sunshine to start off friday, then, but we see the cloud amounts increase. another weather front brings some more humid air, plenty of cloud and some outbreaks of rain perhaps by the end of the day. that's it from us for now — there are more on these stories on the bbc news website. we'll be here again in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines. crisis talks to save britain's

biggest water company, thames water, which is thought to be billions of pounds in debt. 150 arrests after a second night of violence in paris over the death of a teenager shot by a police officer. suspected human remains are found in the debris of the titan submersible that imploded last week with the loss of five lives. good morning from lord's where it is properly raining on the second day of the men's ashes test and where england need to fight back after a frustrating opening day when they let australia dominate with the bat. heavy rain in the south—east of england will clear by early afternoon and it will then be a bright day with sunshine and also some showers and feeling fresher across england and wales. all the details later.

good morning. customers of the uk's biggest water firm, thames water, have been reassured that their supplies will not be cut off as the company fights to prevent its collapse. ministers are drawing up contingency plans while the supplier looks to secure extra funding amid debts running into billions of pounds. celia hatton has more. the future of the uk's biggest water company is far from watertight. but the government is reassuring thames water's 15 million customers they won't lose access to water as work continues behind the scenes to try to rescue it from collapse. thames water is £1a billion in debt and in crisis mode after the surprise resignation of its ceo on tuesday. no clear reason has been given for sarah bentley's departure. ministers are considering a plan to bring the utility giant temporarily under public ownership

if it can't sort out its debts. we need to make sure that thames water as an entity survives. there's a lot of work that the government is trying to do on resolving sewage. certainly, up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down, but there's a lot of infrastructure work that needs to take place. privatised in 1989, analysts say thames water should be a simple money—maker. after all, it's selling a product that everyone needs. but problems are springing up all over. there's mounting public outrage over continued sewage spills and wasteful water lea ks. we have a perfect storm now with inflation, with the revelations of the need for sewage investment that's been underinvested in all this time, and the cost—of—living crisis. so all of this, when you have a very shaky financial structure, is going to be difficult to sustain. thames water says they're in a strong position. but the company took on a lot

of debt when interest rates were lower and those debts have now climbed to 80% of the compa ny�*s value. other uk water companies might also be in trouble. in december, the water regulator 0fwat expressed concerns over the financial resilience of thames water, along with four other companies — southern, yorkshire, scs and portsmouth. critics blame mismanagement that prioritised shareholders over customers. though shareholders are now under pressure to resolve the situation before the government steps in. celia hatton, bbc news. we can talk more about this. good morning. the government says is it ready to act, which is more of a question, and how, can we afford it too? it question, and how, can we afford it too? . . question, and how, can we afford it too? , ., , ., too? it is a good question. the simle too? it is a good question. the simple answer _ too? it is a good question. the simple answer is _ too? it is a good question. the simple answer is yes, - too? it is a good question. the simple answer is yes, the -

too? it is a good question. the - simple answer is yes, the government is prepared to act. it is concerned about what is going on at thames water and about the situation with the water industry generally. what ministers have been at pains to say is that they do have contingencies in place for every eventuality. they are hoping thames water can raise the money privately. they can go to shareholders, say we need more money to service debt, and it will be done that way. that is the hope. there is also a plan b that if that does not happen, ministers might have to intervene and essentially take over thames water using taxpayer money to fund it in the short—term. i do not think that would be necessarily full nationalisation where the state buys the company. i think it would be a temporary measure but it is something that is a possibility. it would be controversial because some point out that thames water has been

paying dividends to private shareholders over the past years and racking up debt at the same time. how can that be allowed? labour said it would be scandalous. but the main message i think ministers are trying to get over is they are not prepared to get over is they are not prepared to let the company fell. water will need to be flowing and they are adamant that will happen, the taps will not suddenly run dry, and to ensure that happens, those contingencies are being considered. thank you. let's get more of the news with charlie. at least 150 people have been arrested after a second night of protests in paris after a teenage boy was shot dead by a police officer. the 17—year—old was killed on tuesday after failing to stop when ordered by police. we can go to our reporter. we can

get a sense of the scale of the damage of the latest series of protests. damage of the latest series of rotests. ,., ., ., ., damage of the latest series of rotests. ., ., , protests. good morning. that is ri . ht. protests. good morning. that is right- the _ protests. good morning. that is right. the second _ protests. good morning. that is right. the second night - protests. good morning. that is right. the second night in - protests. good morning. that is right. the second night in a - protests. good morning. that is| right. the second night in a row, violent protests here. it is the area of paris where a teenage boy was killed by a police officer on tuesday. he was 17 years old. last night, protesters clashed with the police. the police responded using tear gas. as you can probably see behind me, cars and waste bins were set on fire. shops were ransacked. it is notjust here, 150 people have been arrested across france. the boy's family filed a complaint against the police accusing them of lying about what happened. the lawyer representing the families said that a video circulating on social media about what happened shows a police officer killing a

young man in cold blood. the french president has called for peace. he said what happened is unforgivable and that the death has moved the entire nation. his comments are aimed at calming a very tense atmosphere here. where the community feels deeply shocked and outraged about what happened. 0f feels deeply shocked and outraged about what happened. of course, the problem is this is not new. last year, a record 13 people died as part of a traffic stop, shot by the police. it raises questions about the behaviour of the french police, which has been criticised for using excessive force and racial profiling. in terms of what happens next, the incident has highlighted a troubled relationship here in france between the police and people who live here, in the suburbs of paris.

the fear is that more violent clashes will continue in the coming days. i clashes will continue in the coming da s. ~' ., clashes will continue in the coming da s. ~ ., . days. i know you referenced the damaue days. i know you referenced the damage behind _ days. i know you referenced the damage behind you. _ days. i know you referenced the damage behind you. i— days. i know you referenced the damage behind you. i wonder . days. i know you referenced the damage behind you. i wonder if| days. i know you referenced the - damage behind you. i wonder if you could step aside and maybe the camera operator can give an image of the cars and debris behind you. sure, i am sure the camera operator could do that. can you show behind us a little bit what we can see this morning? we can still smell the smoke and as we were driving by, we saw cars on fire, bins on fire. this morning, the interior minister has condemned the violence, saying that schools, city halls were attacked and said this is not acceptable because those are symbols of the republic, the french republic. this shows you how angry people here are.

and the riots will probably continue. the fear is the riots will probably continue in the coming days. probably continue in the coming da s. . .. probably continue in the coming da s. . ,, the us coast guard says human remains are believed to have been found in the wreckage of the titan submersible. the craft imploded on a dive to the site of the titanic earlier this month, killing all five passengers. pieces of the sub have now been brought ashore in canada, as our science correspondent jonathan amos reports. a sombre moment at quayside as the debris from the titan submersible was unloaded. ship workers attempted to cover the fragments, but some pieces were still clearly identifiable. a titanium end cap from the cylinder—shaped carbon—fibre sub with a large hole where a viewing window was once positioned. the rear equipment bay thrown clear in the violent implosion that occurred nearly akm down. and the landing frame the sub used to sit on a flat surface. the question now is whether investigators have enough material

to reconstruct what happened. i think the key parts to look at are the interface between the acrylic window and the titanium hemispherical domes, the end caps, and also the the area where the carbon fibre would have been bonded to the titanium flanges. so i could see from the footage that both of those components were recovered, which is as much as we can hope for. seeing the debris come ashore will have been a painful sight for the families of the five men who died. british explorer hamish harding, the british pakistani businessman shahzad dawood and his son suleman all perished, along with french diver paul—henri nargeolet and stockton rush, the ceo of 0ceangate. recent days have seen concerns highlighted about whether the sub was built to the best standards and with sufficient testing. these are all issues, now,

that the us and canadian authorities will probe as they examine the debris. staff sickness in the nhs in england has reached record levels, with mental health issues the biggest cause of absence. analysis of official data for the bbc showed that the sickness rate was 29% higher last year than in 2019. that's the equivalent of 27 million days lost to illness. judges at the court of appeal will today rule on a challenge on the plan to deport migrants to rwanda. the case, which was bought by a group of asylum seekers and charity, centres around whether assurances given by rwanda to the uk are sufficient guarantees of safe and fair treatment. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says an alleged russian agent involved in the deadly missile attack on a popular restaurant on tuesday night will be charged with treason. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is in kyiv this morning.

we have the shocking images of the attack and now news of these charges. attack and now news of these char: es. . . charges. that is right. the ukrainian _ charges. that is right. the ukrainian security - charges. that is right. the ukrainian security service | charges. that is right. the i ukrainian security service say charges. that is right. the - ukrainian security service say they have an arrest —— arrested an alleged suspect, what they describe as a spotter, they say it is a local employee of a gas transportation company who was recruited by russian intelligence before the invasion as a kind of sleeper agent and activated after the invasion and asked to collect intelligence, take video of what was happening, particularly targets in the local area. the security service say he had filmed the restaurant that was hit hours before, on the day of the strike, and passed that information to russian military intelligence. president zelensky described people who worked with the russians as

betrayers of humanity, saying they should be charged with treason and face possible life imprisonment. thank you. the royal household has revealed in its annual finance report that it's felt the pinch of inflation. the sovereign grant, which was published today, showed that buckingham palace has been forced to use financial reserves. royal correspondent nick witchell has more. it's been an exceptional year, in the words of a senior palace official — from the celebrations of thejubilee lastjune, marking the 70 years of the reign of elizabeth ii. to the sadness of her death in september and the transition to the reign of charles iii. in financial terms, the monarchy received £86.3 million in the year 2022—23. this is the sovereign grant — the amount received from public funds to cover the cost of the monarchy. it excludes the cost of security.

0verall, expenditure rose by 5% — in part due to inflation and rising staff costs, and the palace was forced to draw on its reserves. nevertheless, the core grant will not be increased in the current year. in the face of higher energy costs, the king ordered heating at the palace and elsewhere to be turned down to a maximum of 19 degrees centigrade during the winter. diversity was highlighted last november at a palace reception when a senior member of the household repeatedly asked british—born ngozi fulani what part of africa she was from. the report shows that the palace has failed to reach its own target of recruiting 10% of its staff from ethnic minorities. 0fficials accept they need to work harder. the palace has confirmed that frogmore cottage has been vacated by the duke and duchess of sussex, who have repaid the public money spent on its renovation.

no decision has been made on who will live there in the future. it's been suggested as a home for the duke of york. the royal train has been reprieved, at least for the time being. it made four journeys during the year at a cost of more than £120,000. it's too early to consider scrapping it, the palace says. and, finally, the ten—year refurbishment of buckingham palace is on course. it's costing more than £350 million. and, at the end of it, the palace says, it's expected that the king and queen will move in and make it their london home. nicholas witchell, bbc news. fans of madonna will have to wait a little longer to see the pop icon back on stage. the singer has postponed her world tour after she become seriously ill over the weekend. her representatives say she suffered from a bacterial infection and spent several days in intensive care,

but she's expected to make a full recovery. carol has the weather. good morning. how are you doing? very well and i hope you are. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, the pollen levels are high today in northern ireland and a lot of england and all of wales. we also have rain. it is pushing down towards the south—east. it will clear. showers in the west. in between, some sunshine. the rain continues to move away to the south—east. showers in the west will drift eastwards through the day. not everyone will catch one. you could have them in northern ireland, north—west england and wales and the southwest. a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, before we hit the rain in the south—east. that will be moving slowly off into the near

continent. probably clearing the far south—east round about lunchtime and here it will brighten up. as temperatures rise, cloud will bubble up temperatures rise, cloud will bubble up and we will see more showers. temperatures 15—22. in england and wales, not as humid as yesterday. 0vernight, clearskies wales, not as humid as yesterday. 0vernight, clear skies to start. showers move across northern scotland which could be thundering. by scotland which could be thundering. by the end of the night, cloud across northern ireland, south—west wales and england along with rain. humidity will start to rise here. tomorrow, after a bright start in central and eastern areas, rain from the west, pushing eastwards. lighter in england and wales, heavier in central and southern scotland, pushing into northern england through the day. thanks.

when nicky roland ran a dental scheme she saw many children under five whose teeth were so decayed they had to be removed. she launched a project teaching school pupils to look after their teacher without it being a chore. a visit from the dentist at school is nothing new. but alongside nhs dentist amy gardner on this visit to walkington primary near beverley is a magician. they've been brought together for this workshop organised by nicki rowland, a former dental practice manager who wants to try a new approach to teaching young children how to look after their teeth. joe came to work in a shiny top hat. nicki's written the magic dentist, a book she's now reading and giving away in schools. one of the big problems, particularly post—covid, is access to dentistry. children are just not able to learn

to look after their teeth. we were seeing under—five—year—olds with severe decay, so it led to them having full clearances of their milk teeth, which isjust something that we shouldn't be seeing. having teeth extracted is the most common reason six—to—ten—year—olds are admitted to hospital. so sessions like this aim to teach children how to look after their teeth, as well as associating the dentist with having fun. certainly, since after the pandemic, we've found that children are actually more nervous of coming into the dental practice than ever before. so those children are taking an awful lot of encouragement to be able to get into the chair — that's before they've had any treatment done. so we really do push the prevention. today, we've had the opportunity to be able to speak to 25 children in a classroom directly and then 200 in an assembly. that's more than i would see in a day in the dental practice. this project has been started to help children like grace, from beverley.

her old dentist left the nhs during the pandemic, so she saw no one for a year and her back tooth decayed. she's now on a long waiting list to have it taken out in hospital. it was causing me pain and i was finding it hard to eat. it's a bit frustrating because, like, i just want to get it fixed. things like cleaning teeth, eating food. she's been a little bit kind of almost discouraged from doing that. you don't want your children to be afraid or upset by visiting the dentist, but, unfortunately, our experience has proved otherwise. and with so many children struggling to find an nhs dentist, it's hoped these lessons will prevent problems before they begin. anne—marie tasker, bbc news, in east yorkshire. we can talk about the problems. we'rejoined now by dr trishala lakhani, who has been recruited to deliver some of these sessions in east london. that is about teaching young people

how to brush their teeth. you are a practising dentist?— how to brush their teeth. you are a practising dentist? absolutely. what do ou practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? — practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i _ practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i see _ practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i see all— practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i see all sorts. - practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i see all sorts. we - practising dentist? absolutely. what do you see? i see all sorts. we are i do you see? i see all sorts. we are seeing increasing numbers of children with decay which could be for multiple reasons. the main one is the pandemic which were crucial times for children to learn prevention and they missed appointments so we did not pick up on early signs of decay because we could not. now we are seeing an increasing number of children presenting with tooth decay. brute increasing number of children presenting with tooth decay. we have soken to presenting with tooth decay. we have spoken to your— presenting with tooth decay. we have spoken to your colleagues _ presenting with tooth decay. we have spoken to your colleagues and - presenting with tooth decay. we have spoken to your colleagues and they . spoken to your colleagues and they have told us horrific stories about children particularly who come in, and you look in their mouths, and give us a sense... can you give an example of something you have seen that should not be happening to a child? . ., that should not be happening to a child? . . , , , child? what we sometimes see is whole mouth _ child? what we sometimes see is whole mouth clearances - child? what we sometimes see is whole mouth clearances which . child? what we sometimes see is - whole mouth clearances which means all their teeth need to be taken out. think about this. the number one reason for children between six

and tend to be admitted to hospital and tend to be admitted to hospital and have treatment under general anaesthetic is to take out teeth. imagine, decay is almost entirely preventable. some of it is so preventable. some of it is so preventable but so common. it is shockina. preventable but so common. it is shocking. what _ preventable but so common. it is shocking. what aged child are you talking about?— talking about? from the ages of 6-10. talking about? from the ages of 6-10- that _ talking about? from the ages of 6-10- that is — talking about? from the ages of 6-10. that is the _ talking about? from the ages of 6-10. that is the number - talking about? from the ages of 6-10. that is the number one i talking about? from the ages of - 6-10. that is the number one reason 6—10. that is the number one reason for thosepeople. 6-10. that is the number one reason for thosepeople— 6-10. that is the number one reason for thosepeople. when do adult teeth come through? _ for thosepeople. when do adult teeth come through? your— for thosepeople. when do adult teeth come through? your first _ for thosepeople. when do adult teeth come through? your first adult - come through? your first adult teeth, come through? your first adult teeth. they _ come through? your first adult teeth, they come _ come through? your first adult teeth, they come through - come through? your first adult j teeth, they come through from come through? your first adult - teeth, they come through from ages a-7. teeth, they come through from ages 4-7. ., , ., , teeth, they come through from ages 4-7. ., , 4-7. four is really early. do you have to do _ 4-7. four is really early. do you have to do clear— 4-7. four is really early. do you have to do clear outs _ 4-7. four is really early. do you have to do clear outs of - 4-7. four is really early. do you have to do clear outs of adult i have to do clear outs of adult teeth? . ., have to do clear outs of adult teeth? , ., ., , teeth? yes, in more adult patients. when their— teeth? yes, in more adult patients. when their adult _ teeth? yes, in more adult patients. when their adult teeth _ teeth? yes, in more adult patients. when their adult teeth have - teeth? yes, in more adult patients. when their adult teeth have come l when their adult teeth have come through, because some of the adult teeth would have come through? that is more rare- — teeth would have come through? that is more rare- it _ teeth would have come through? that is more rare. it is _ teeth would have come through? trust is more rare. it is more baby teeth. that matters. it leads me to my point of what we see with attitudes

of baby teeth. it is an education think. people say baby teeth do not matter but they really matter. it is important to keep them clean and implement that oral hygiene. bilge. implement that oral hygiene. also, ou could implement that oral hygiene. also, you could have _ implement that oral hygiene. also, you could have years _ implement that oral hygiene. also, you could have years without - implement that oral hygiene. also, you could have years without a - implement that oral hygiene. also, you could have years without a full set of teeth for a child, which is horrendous. it set of teeth for a child, which is horrendous.— horrendous. it impacts the quality-of-life. _ horrendous. it impacts the quality-of- life. they - horrendous. it impacts the quality-of-life. they are i horrendous. it impacts the i quality-of-life. they are not quality—of—life. they are not eating, sleeping properly, they miss time off school. it impacts the development of adult teeth. what time off school. it impacts the development of adult teeth. what are ou doint ? development of adult teeth. what are you doing? you _ development of adult teeth. what are you doing? you have _ development of adult teeth. what are you doing? you have been _ development of adult teeth. what are you doing? you have been recruited l you doing? you have been recruited to encourage children, notjust brushing teeth, it is not being scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety _ scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety is _ scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety is one _ scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety is one of _ scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety is one of the - scared of the dentist? absolutely. dental anxiety is one of the most | dental anxiety is one of the most common phobias in the uk. it is something we need to do. i encourage parents to try their hardest to bring their child to the dentist from the age of six months old. we

do not expect them till a on the chair and open wide and have a thorough examination. but get them used to the routine of going to the dentist. ., , ., , , dentist. one of the problems with that is we live _ dentist. one of the problems with that is we live in _ dentist. one of the problems with that is we live in a _ dentist. one of the problems with that is we live in a cost-of-living i that is we live in a cost—of—living crisis. you are a dentist who works in the nhs and private. it is expensive. it can almost seem churlish to take a six—month—old in with a couple of baby teeth and pay i don't know how much. this with a couple of baby teeth and pay i don't know how much.— i don't know how much. this is the beau of i don't know how much. this is the beauty of the _ i don't know how much. this is the beauty of the nhs, _ i don't know how much. this is the beauty of the nhs, it _ i don't know how much. this is the beauty of the nhs, it is _ i don't know how much. this is the | beauty of the nhs, it is completely free for children. if you can get an appointment. of course. do persist. we cannot shy away from the fact it is difficult to get an appointment especially with the current crisis. there is a huge nhs dental crisis. but try to bring them from six months. if you cannot, your child is in pain, give them some paracetamol,

there are things you can do until you can get an appointment. call 111, your local dentist, ask if there is an emergency appointment and we keep emergency slots open. you are not a politician. some of the figures, they say only a6% of children in england were seen by an nhs dentist in the past 12 months which equates to 5.5 million patients. does a child have a right to see a dentist? parents think my child needs to see a dentist, they phone the dentist and they do not have an appointment. do you have a right to see a dentist?— right to see a dentist? absolutely and no child _ right to see a dentist? absolutely and no child deserves _ right to see a dentist? absolutely and no child deserves to - right to see a dentist? absolutely and no child deserves to be - right to see a dentist? absolutely and no child deserves to be in - right to see a dentist? absolutely i and no child deserves to be in vain. when you say absolutely, what does that mean in practice? you cannot phone your practice for example. if somebody says my child needs to see a dentist, you have to give me an

appointment, that is not realistic? we try. if people are in pain we have emergency appointments. the reason it is so difficult, i am not a politician but commenting as a dentist, dentist practices with n h contracts have reached maximum capacity and do not have the resources, time, the dentists, to see patients. it is not a one—to—one. if it were up to me, i would never turn away a child. of course, every child has the right to see a dentist and the right to good health, oral care, systemic care, everything. it is more of an underfunding issue. a lot of dentists are moving from nhs because it is not very lucrative if i am being honest. we are suffering from a backlog with covid still. interesting to talk to you. thank you.

still to come this morning. nine—year—old joanie is a huge tennis fan, but she's been struggling to serve with her prosthetic arm. in half an hour, she'll tell us how a speciallyb made tool has changed all that. that seems to be working. time for get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. the met police commissioner sir mark rowley has said police wages need to be increased. it follows a survey that shows hundreds of officers are turning to food banks. it found almost 30% of met staff admitted to missing meals. financial services company metfriendly found most were in a worse position than they were six months ago. earlier this week, prime minister rishi sunak said he would make a "responsible" decision on pay increases for public sector workers.

the met has issued an appeal for a 13—year—old girl who's gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train to london and went to a birthday party in peckham on sunday night. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. daniel korski has withdrawn from the contest to be the conservative candidate for london mayor. the tv producer and author daisy goodwin has alleged that he'd groped her at a meeting a decade ago. mr korski said he "categorically" denied the claim, but that it was "impossible" for him to continue his campaign. a0 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire in two neighbouring houses in hillingdon last night. around 70 firefighters fought the fire on mint close. there are no reports of any injuries. locals were told to keep windows shut because of the large amount of smoke. an investigation into the cause is now under way.

ten million pounds is being spent on modernising gatwick airport. the money will refurbish the north terminal, which will include new shops, restaurants, seating and signage. there'll also be new mood areas designed to relax travellers before flights. let's take a look at the tubes now. there is a part suspension on the overground — and minor delays on the bakerloo— all other lines are running well and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now let's get the weather with elizabeth rizzini hello there, good morning. it's a rather mixed picture weather—wise as we head through the rest of this week across the capital. we're back to the westerlies. there are various weather fronts moving eastwards throughout the week, so there will be some cloud and some outbreaks of rain. but certainly largely dry with some sunshine, and temperatures will peak in the low 20s in celsius.

now, it's been a while, but this morning we've at last got some frontal rain, and that's going to be with us through the morning along with quite a bit of cloud as well, so outbreaks of rain for many. that weather front will then push its way eastwards. it's a cold front. behind it there will be some sunshine developing as we head through the afternoon. and it will feel fresher, not as humid as it has been. there's a noticeable north—westerly wind, and temperatures will also be lower, peaking at only 19 to maybe 21 celsius. and we'll keep those clear skies too overnight tonight. so feeling fresher, not as humid, and it will be a cooler start to the day on friday. lots of sunshine to start off friday, then, but we see the cloud amounts increase. another weather front brings some more humid air, plenty of cloud and some outbreaks of rain perhaps by the end of the day. that's it from us for now. there are more on these stories on the bbc news website. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the time now is 7.32.

thames water is in talks to secure extra funding as the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario if the company collapses. customers of the uk's biggest waterfirm have been reassured their supplies will not be cut off. labour mp darrenjones is chair of the business and trade committee, and joins us now. thank you forjoining us. what do you understand of the current situation in terms of whether thames water is going to have enough to shore up its business debt, and what the government can or is willing to do? . . the government can or is willing to do? . , . ., the government can or is willing to do? . , ., ., , , do? thames water will now be trying to shore up — do? thames water will now be trying to shore up its _ do? thames water will now be trying to shore up its finances _ do? thames water will now be trying to shore up its finances from - do? thames water will now be trying to shore up its finances from its - to shore up its finances from its own shareholders, its owners. and if that fails, because it is a company that fails, because it is a company thatis that fails, because it is a company that is too important to fail, the taxpayer is going to have to take it on and the government will have to nationalise it. we saw that happen last year with the energy supply companies, and we are now seeing it with the water companies. what companies, and we are now seeing it with the water companies.— with the water companies. what will that mean for—

with the water companies. what will that mean for us? _ with the water companies. what will that mean for us? that _ with the water companies. what will that mean for us? that means - that mean for us? that means taxpayers _ that mean for us? that means taxpayers will _ that mean for us? that means taxpayers will be _ that mean for us? that means taxpayers will be exposed - that mean for us? that means taxpayers will be exposed to l that mean for us? that means i taxpayers will be exposed to the debt in the running costs for a very large company, and if this is an issue for other water companies around the country, for those too, we saw again with the energy supply companies that we have to take on the cost of running these failed businesses which is why it is so galling for taxpayers when they see that regulators and ministers have failed to spot this problem before it blew up. if it failed to spot this problem before it blew u -. . failed to spot this problem before it blew u -. , ., failed to spot this problem before itblewu. , ., , ., , it blew up. if it is not shored up, what happens? _ it blew up. if it is not shored up, what happens? it _ it blew up. if it is not shored up, what happens? it will _ it blew up. if it is not shored up, what happens? it will become i it blew up. if it is not shored up, what happens? it will become a | what happens? it will become a nationalised _ what happens? it will become a nationalised company, - what happens? it will become a nationalised company, and - what happens? it will become a nationalised company, and the | nationalised company, and the government will have to look under the hood and see what the financial health of the businesses going forward and decide what to do with it. when bulb energy collapsed, for example, we were able to sell that back to another energy company and did a pretty good deal. the question for water companies is whether that is viable or not, and only time will tell once the regulator administers have been able to understand the risk and tell parliament what we are

exposed to. ie. risk and tell parliament what we are exposed to-— risk and tell parliament what we are exosed to. , ., exposed to. is your committee going to call in thames _ exposed to. is your committee going to call in thames water _ exposed to. is your committee going to call in thames water to _ exposed to. is your committee going to call in thames water to a - to call in thames water to a meeting?— to call in thames water to a meetint? . . ., , ., .. ., to call in thames water to a meetint? . . ., , to call in thames water to a meetint? . . .,, ., meeting? water to be accurate is a defra departmental _ meeting? water to be accurate is a defra departmental responsibility, | defra departmental responsibility, but parliament is going to have to look at this issue, whether it is my particular committee or some of my colleagues. but we can'tjust keep having parliamentary committee is looking at these issues once everything has gone wrong. we need ministers to take accountability for the quality of our regulators and the quality of our regulators and the supervision that there is regulators have over the executives running these companies. if companies like thames water hadn't indebted itself so much, taken out so much wealth to the business and given it to overseas shareholders and rewarded investor so handsomely whilst not investing in the network, we wouldn't be in this position in the first place. ministers should have known that before everything went wrong. have known that before everything went wrong-— have known that before everything wentwronu. ~ . , , ., went wrong. what help is a comment like that now? _ went wrong. what help is a comment like that now? this _ went wrong. what help is a comment like that now? this is _ went wrong. what help is a comment like that now? this is the _ like that now? this is the situation. i like that now? this is the situation.— situation. i agree. the parliamentary - situation. i agree. the i parliamentary committee situation. i agree. the _ parliamentary committee process looks at things when they have gone

wrong. it is not ourjob to ensure that operation on a day—to—day basis, that is ministers and regulators responsibility, and the energy sector when that collapse last year, my committee looked at what the reasons were for those failings and made recommendations about the way the regulation of companies should be changed, make sure companies are hedging against future risks and the people running the companies know how to run energy companies, and the energy regulator has taken that on and is doing that work, and we welcome that. ministers have to get a grip of this across all of the companies that we rely on to supply services to us that are deemed to be too important to fail, because taxpayers underwrite their behaviour with blank cheques. so would you talk to the regulator? are you in a position to challenge the regulator to make sure it's part of this chain is fulfilled properly? 0fwat and ministers will now be looking at the sector. they will

have to go and look at the accounts of all of those companies and understand whether the problem is that thames water are facing are going to be shared by other companies, because they have to scope the scale of the financial risk to the taxpayer. ministers should give a statement to parliament to inform us and as a consequence of that the public about the current risk that we are facing. and the regulator will need to change their work regulates companies going forward. the thing thatis companies going forward. the thing that is frustrating, and i don't have an answer for the public on this, is that when everything goes wrong like this, the shareholders and the executives that walk away with billions of pounds over the last decade or so, they seem to just get away with it, and we can call these people before the select committee and shine a light on them and hold them to account, but there is very little we can do to get customers' money back, and that is why we must urgently reform the system so that this can't happen again. system so that this can't happen aaain. . , , system so that this can't happen aaain. . . . .. again. regardless, i think with the costs that we _ again. regardless, i think with the costs that we the _ again. regardless, i think with the costs that we the public _ again. regardless, i think with the costs that we the public have - again. regardless, i think with the costs that we the public have been told we are facing because of

improvements in the water structure, cleaning up the water, higher bills are inevitable, aren't they? that is are inevitable, aren't they? that is a fact for us. how soon before the public can feel we are paying higher bills but we are getting the service we are paying for? i bills but we are getting the service we are paying for?— bills but we are getting the service we are paying for? i suspect you are riaht we are paying for? i suspect you are ri . ht that we are paying for? i suspect you are right that bills _ we are paying for? i suspect you are right that bills will _ we are paying for? i suspect you are right that bills will now _ we are paying for? i suspect you are right that bills will now be _ we are paying for? i suspect you are right that bills will now be higher . right that bills will now be higher because we were having to pick up the cost of failure. with the benefit of hindsight, the frustration is that we have known for many years that the water network needed to be invested in. leaks of network needed to be invested in. lea ks of water across network needed to be invested in. leaks of water across london over many years as well as in other parts of the country have been a classic example of that, and again to go to the energy sector, we know we need more network, transition cables, connecting new wind farms and other sources of energy, but the networks have not been invested in to get us where we need to be, the regulators have required it of those companies even though they have the power to do so. so you are right, i think prices will go up on energy bills. they will have to either through the

bills or through general taxation to cover the cost of companies that are failed if they are nationalised. darren jones failed if they are nationalised. darrenjones mp, chair of the business and trade committee, thank you forjoining us here on breakfast. the time now is 7.38. let's turn our attention to sport. mike is at lord's ahead of the second day of the men's ashes second test. i was looking at your camera there, mike. the turf isjust i was looking at your camera there, mike. the turf is just beautiful. beautiful conditions. mike. the turf isjust beautiful. beautiful conditions. absolutely, . reener beautiful conditions. absolutely, greenerthan _ beautiful conditions. absolutely, greener than green. _ beautiful conditions. absolutely, greener than green. it _ beautiful conditions. absolutely, greener than green. it is - beautiful conditions. absolutely, l greener than green. it is beautiful. the rain really helping, making it look even greener this morning, not to work and by the staff or players. they have been sweeping the covers, sweeping the rain off. the weather can't make its mind up at the moment, one moment it is dry, and thenit moment, one moment it is dry, and then it is heavy rains, and then there is a little mizzle. according to carol, it will clear up, we might

get some play before lunch and then it should be fine for the rest of the day. this iconic home of cricket is a bit like england's mood after yesterday, a bit gloomy. because they struggled, they got frustrated, and they have come in for a lot of criticism from michael vaughan, a former england captain, and test match special, saying they were too nice, too gentle. kevin pietersen was even stronger in his criticism. so when the day begins, it is advantage australia. but can steve smith get that century as they look to build on 339—5. the conditions looked good for england, but david warner has found his form, hitting 66 before becoming one ofjosh tongue's two wickets. steve smith will return to the crease this morning on 85, closing in on a century alongside alex carey with the tourists 339—5. the new ball is crucial, the first

30 minutes, iwould the new ball is crucial, the first 30 minutes, i would say. the new ball is crucial, the first 30 minutes, iwould say. 0bviously 30 minutes, iwould say. obviously the ball is still doing a tiny bit, but we arejust the ball is still doing a tiny bit, but we are just trying to stay as patient as we can and hopefully those wickets will come.- patient as we can and hopefully those wickets will come. there was a dela to those wickets will come. there was a delay to the — those wickets will come. there was a delay to the start _ those wickets will come. there was a delay to the start of— those wickets will come. there was a delay to the start of the _ those wickets will come. there was a delay to the start of the match - delay to the start of the match after just one delay to the start of the match afterjust one over went two delay to the start of the match after just one over went two just stop afterjust one over went twojust stop 0il after just one over went two just stop 0il protesters brought some orange powder and put it on the square but not the wicket. jonny bairstow carried off one of the protesters. it has since been said that the players have been advised not to confront pitch invaders. let's bring in former england captain david gower. led england to ashes success in 1985. you also tackled a protester many years ago, so you understand what happened yesterday as yellow i didn't quite carry one off the field likejohnny did. that was impressive. i half arrested a young man who walked on a field in new zealand, christchurch, during a one get day game. he wasn't

dangerous, he was largely offensive, butjust in the wrong place at the wrong time, so we set off you go. terry alderman famously tackled a guy who came on field. but that is why they are told not to engage. but trust me, ifjonny bairstow wants to engage, and it is a fellow with a bag of orange dust, he will win. and they have increased security around they have increased security around the ground. let's talk about the match. what happened to england yesterday? all the excitement after winning the toss, choosing to bowl. it seemed to disappear rather quickly, and i'm slightly bemused, michael vaughan was saying they were too casual, and i can't believe they were intentionally or subconsciously casual, but things don't go away or weigh sometimes and it is hard to drag it back. stokes would have been

muttering stuff. you have an are some of the broad always with a point to prove. the irony was that it was josh tongue point to prove. the irony was that it wasjosh tongue who produced the wickets, and gave us some way back in, but overall it was a bit flat yesterday, and that is the disappointing thing. lords should inspire us, it should be the ground that england say, this is all ours, and with the situation in the series, with the situation yesterday morning with whether that was better than this, not raining but good for bowling, we should have had three or fourin bowling, we should have had three or four in the pavilion by lunch on a good day, would have had them on a good day, would have had them on a good day, would have had them on a good day sitting there watching the game as opposed to steve smith coming up this morning at 85 not out. . . . coming up this morning at 85 not out. , ., , ., , coming up this morning at 85 not out. , ,, out. yes, and this does inspire australia. _ out. yes, and this does inspire australia, it _ out. yes, and this does inspire australia, it is _ out. yes, and this does inspire australia, it is one _ out. yes, and this does inspire australia, it is one of - out. yes, and this does inspire australia, it is one of their- australia, it is one of their favourite grounds, and they batted superbly. favourite grounds, and they batted su erbl . �* . favourite grounds, and they batted suerbl. �*, ., ~ superbly. let's face it, talking about people _ superbly. let's face it, talking about people coming - superbly. let's face it, talking about people coming in - superbly. let's face it, talking about people coming in to - superbly. let's face it, talking i about people coming in to make points, australia have got serious points, australia have got serious points to make about their brand of

cricket, their players. they snuck away with victory in that first test match, but that is because they have that sort of resilience that you expect from an australian national team, and england got close to winning that game and negating marnus labuschagne, smith, some of the great players. here it is a very different situation where steve smith who was undoubtedly a great player with an immense hungerfor runs is in a position where he could make thousands.— runs is in a position where he could make thousands. what do they need to do now to stop — make thousands. what do they need to do now to stop osborne _ make thousands. what do they need to do now to stop osborne in _ make thousands. what do they need to do now to stop osborne in full- make thousands. what do they need to do now to stop osborne in full flow, . do now to stop 0sborne in full flow, they are calling it. do now to stop osborne in full flow, they are calling it.— they are calling it. they need five wickets very _ they are calling it. they need five wickets very quickly, _ they are calling it. they need five wickets very quickly, and - they are calling it. they need five wickets very quickly, and they - they are calling it. they need five i wickets very quickly, and they need to bat mighty well.— wickets very quickly, and they need to bat mighty well. david, thank you very much- — to bat mighty well. david, thank you very much- what _ to bat mighty well. david, thank you very much. what a _ to bat mighty well. david, thank you very much. what a splendid - to bat mighty well. david, thank you very much. what a splendid red - very much. what a splendid red jacket, and we will be seeing andrew strauss in an hour and we will explain the charity, he has got red shoes as well. we will explain more about red for ruth day. now more

about red for ruth day. now more about the transfer stories. arsenal have agreed a fee worth 105 million fans to sign the west ham and england midfielder declan rice. in his arsenal�*s third bid for rice, and the initialfee his arsenal�*s third bid for rice, and the initial fee of his arsenal�*s third bid for rice, and the initialfee of 100 mere pounds would equal the record that manchester city played forjack grealish. city had a £90 million offer rejected on tuesday and have withdrawn from the running. arsenal have completed a big—money signing already, signing kai havertz from chelsea for £65 million. he joins on a five year deal after scoring nine goals for chelsea last season. in tennis, what a hugely exciting day it could be for two british hopefuls. you might not have had too much about before, 28—year—old billy harris and anna brogan who is 25, both when when away now from securing a place in wimbledon's main draw starting next monday. both players are ranked outside the top 300, but they have this chance now.

harriet dart and jodie burrage, wild cards for wimbledon, were both beaten at eastbourne yesterday. burridge lost to coco gauff and dart lost to jelena 0stapenko. burridge lost to coco gauff and dart lost tojelena 0stapenko. the 2023 tour de france begins in a couple of weeks, just two weeks after the death of a cyclist in switzerland. britten's tom pidcock will be racing across france, but he said that whole incident has hit him hard. they got downhill speeds of more than 60 mph. they got downhill speeds of more than 60 mph-— they got downhill speeds of more than 60 mh. . , ,, ., than 60 mph. personally i think one ofthe than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things — than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things that _ than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things that hit _ than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things that hit me _ than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things that hit me was - than 60 mph. personally i think one of the things that hit me was that i of the things that hit me was that it happened in descending, which is something that i love. it showed me what the consequences can be when it goes wrong, but i never take calculated risks when i'm descending, and i don't take unnecessary risks. but things can

happen. unnecessary risks. but things can ha en. ., unnecessary risks. but things can ha en, ., .., unnecessary risks. but things can ha en. ., ., unnecessary risks. but things can ha en, ., ., ., happen. you can imagine how it will -la on happen. you can imagine how it will play on the — happen. you can imagine how it will play on the minds — happen. you can imagine how it will play on the minds of _ happen. you can imagine how it will play on the minds of those - happen. you can imagine how it will play on the minds of those riders i play on the minds of those riders competing, the tour de france starts on saturday. back here at lord's, the rain has got heavier again. i don't get on with umbrellas, to be fair. i like to brave it out like in yorkshire where i'm from. i do feel a bit underdressed with david gower�*s red jacket, i have my red hat. andrew gower has a whole red suit on and the memory of his late wife who died five years ago, and every year they hold this red for ruth day. just put the hat on, mike. i was going to save it. actually, it does protect me from the rain. mike, thank you very much. carroll, can you establish something for us. mike was talking earlier on about mizzle

and drizzle. i think he said it was mizzle at lord's. is there a difference? tell me about mizzle and drizzle. first of all we have had some heavy rain going through followed by drizzle and a fair bit of cloud. but it will clear through the course of this morning, and at worst by early afternoon. we don't all have this, so some of us are getting off to a beautiful start to the day like in the isle of man where we have had some lovely sunrises this morning. but we've also had a fair bit of rain. this is one of our weather watcher pictures taken early in suffolk. the rain is courtesy of this where the front which is sinking south, ahead of it still humid air but behind it look at all the yellows of the chart indicating fresher conditions. it is a fresh day to day across england and wales than yesterday. here is the rain, mike has been stuck under it for most of the morning, and we have also got some showers from another weather front across western scotland and northern ireland, and this is going to be pushing eastward through the day.

it is showery, not all of us will catch a shower, but if you do it could be heavy and thundery. meanwhile you can see the timeline and the rain clearing the far south—east. a lot of dry weather, starting off with sunshine, and temperatures rise through the day, a little more cloud bubbling up and we could see further isolated showers develop. breezy across the north west and the south—west, and in the fresher conditions we are looking at temperatures 15 to about 22 degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight, again they will be clear skies for a time, heavy showers, potentially thundery, moving across the north of scotland, and a new weather front coming in from the west is going to introduce thick cloud and also some spots of rain, and with this is going to come some more humid air. so, temperatures falling away to 11—13. into tomorrow, this offending weather front coming in to the west, pushing eastward through the day. but you can see we still have this ridge of high pressure ahead of it. central

and eastern area starting off with some sunshine, but here is the weather front moving across us. the heaviest rain will be moving into northern ireland, central and southern scotland, and then across northern england, where we hang on to the brighter skies for the longest. the far east of kent is where we are expecting the highest temperatures to be. that front clears away, and another one crosses us overnight, low—pressure driving our weather and look at the of hours through the course of saturday. in the north we are looking at a fair bit of rain around across scotland, and here too there is the potential for gales in the far north of scotland. it is going to be a breezy day wherever we are, the breeze coming from the west and blowing in some further showers. but in between, there will be some sunshine the further south that you travel. temperatures 1a in the north to 2a in the south. carol, thank you very much.

joanie is here. she wasjust saying to us, where is carol? that is usually people's reaction, theyjust want to know where she is. she is in london today. good morning to you both. joanie is here for special reason, she had a dream to play tennis and due to a congenital limb condition, she was born with her left arm not fully developed. meaning she initially struggled to throw the ball up to serve. but thanks to her new prosthetic arm, the nine—year—old can now play her favourite sport and has recently won her first ever tennis tournament. joanie and her dad alan join us now on the sofa. good morning to you. so you are mad about tennis? and are you any good? i'm better than you. that about tennis? and are you any good? i'm better than you.— i'm better than you. that is the only thing _ i'm better than you. that is the only thing that _ i'm better than you. that is the only thing that counts! - i'm better than you. that is the only thing that counts! do - i'm better than you. that is the only thing that counts! do you | i'm better than you. that is the - only thing that counts! do you want to just explain to us how your arm does work, and what needed to change to make sure you could play. this is

your throwing arm, so you have your racket arm which is your right arm, and the problem was when you are serving, you couldn't throw, is that right? just explain it to us. so when right? just explain it to us. sr when you right? just explain it to us. 5;r when you need right? just explain it to us. 5r when you need to serve you have to have two arms, but i don't have two arms because i was born differently. so they invented a tool that can help me serve, and that is like a cup shape, and it has the straps that clip onto my arm. there were lots of different ones, but i like this one the best. in lots of different ones, but i like this one the best.— lots of different ones, but i like this one the best. in some ways, it is the simplest _ this one the best. in some ways, it is the simplest of _ this one the best. in some ways, it is the simplest of devices. - this one the best. in some ways, it is the simplest of devices. have i this one the best. in some ways, it| is the simplest of devices. have you got a ball there? itjust rolled behind you. actually, we can see you in action here. so we can just see it works, basically. i here. so we can 'ust see it works, basicall . .. . here. so we can 'ust see it works, basicall . ,, ., , here. so we can 'ust see it works, basicall . ,, . , ., basically. i think what is great about it is _ basically. i think what is great about it is it _ basically. i think what is great about it is it is _ basically. i think what is great about it is it is so _ basically. i think what is great about it is it is so consistent i basically. i think what is great i about it is it is so consistent the way it— about it is it is so consistent the way it throws the ball up. what do you think? — way it throws the ball up. what do ou think? . . , you think? yes, it is very consistent. _ you think? yes, it is very consistent. it _ you think? yes, it is very consistent. it is - you think? yes, it is very consistent. it is actually i you think? yes, it is very i consistent. it is actually more consistent. it is actually more consistent than two arms, because

you have the same grip all the time, but when you have two arms you do it in different ways. 50 but when you have two arms you do it in different ways.— in different ways. so do you think that is why _ in different ways. so do you think that is why you — in different ways. so do you think that is why you beat _ in different ways. so do you think that is why you beat dad? - in different ways. so do you think. that is why you beat dad? probably! when did you _ that is why you beat dad? probably! when did you start _ that is why you beat dad? probably! when did you start playing? - that is why you beat dad? probably! when did you start playing? i - that is why you beat dad? probably! when did you start playing? i thinkl when did you start playing? i think i was six when did you start playing? i think i was six years _ when did you start playing? i think i was six years old. _ when did you start playing? i think i was six years old. five _ when did you start playing? i think i was six years old. five or - when did you start playing? i think i was six years old. five or six. i i was six years old. five or six. and why _ i was six years old. five or six. and why do — i was six years old. five or six. and why do you _ i was six years old. five or six. and why do you love _ i was six years old. five or six. and why do you love it - i was six years old. five or six. and why do you love it so i i was six years old. five or six. i and why do you love it so much? i was six years old. five or six. - and why do you love it so much? what is so good about it? it is and why do you love it so much? what is so good about it?— is so good about it? it is a lonely sort, is so good about it? it is a lonely sport. but _ is so good about it? it is a lonely sport. but i _ is so good about it? it is a lonely sport. but i find _ is so good about it? it is a lonely sport, but i find it _ is so good about it? it is a lonely sport, but i find it quite - is so good about it? it is a lonely sport, but i find it quite fun i is so good about it? it is a lonely| sport, but i find it quite fun being in your own because you have a chance to do everything instead of being on a team game. they don't let you join in much. when you are on your own, you do it all yourself, so in doubles you can go up to the net and get back. in doubles you can go up to the net and get back-— and get back. how did you manage before, joanie, _ and get back. how did you manage before, joanie, before _ and get back. how did you manage before, joanie, before you - and get back. how did you manage before, joanie, before you had i and get back. how did you manage i before, joanie, before you had this? did you just not serve? i before, joanie, before you had this? did you just not serve?— did you 'ust not serve? i didn't reall did you just not serve? i didn't really serve — did you just not serve? i didn't really serve i _ did you just not serve? i didn't really serve ijust _ did you just not serve? i didn't really serve i just sort - did you just not serve? i didn't really serve i just sort of- did you just not serve? i didn't really serve i just sort of like i really serve i just sort of like dropped it and then hit it, but i have to serve in matches, it is the rules. so i had to come up with a way to serve. at our local tennis club, we were trying to find

different ways, so put the racket underneath my armpit, but the ball in my right hand and threw it up, but when it was coming down i took the racket underneath and hit it down. 50 the racket underneath and hit it down, y., �* the racket underneath and hit it down. i. �* ., , down. so you're throwing the ball up and... down. so you're throwing the ball up and- -- 0k- — and... ok. that sounds almost impossible. it and... ok. that sounds almost im ossible. . that sounds almost impossible. it is really difficult. _ that sounds almost impossible. it is really difficult, yes. so she is getting — really difficult, yes. so she is getting better at tennis, and she is essentially now better than i am, that was— essentially now better than i am, that was the one part of her game that was the one part of her game that she _ that was the one part of her game that she was struggling with. and that she was struggling with. and that must have _ that she was struggling with. situc that must have been that she was struggling with. fific that must have been so that she was struggling with. el"ic that must have been so frustrating for you to watch as a dad, thinking she has got all this potential, and one thing is holding her back which it needn't do. so you found this prosthetics company. who is serve do you like? we have got wimbledon coming up. i you like? we have got wimbledon comint u. , ., coming up. i find it interesting to watch the tennis, _ coming up. i find it interesting to watch the tennis, and _ coming up. i find it interesting to watch the tennis, and the - coming up. i find it interesting to watch the tennis, and the noise i coming up. i find it interesting to| watch the tennis, and the noise is really satisfying.— really satisfying. who are the big names that _ really satisfying. who are the big names that you _ really satisfying. who are the big names that you like? _ really satisfying. who are the big names that you like? emma i really satisfying. who are the big i names that you like? emma raducanu. and an of names that you like? emma raducanu. and any of the — names that you like? emma raducanu. and any of the guys? _ names that you like? emma raducanu.

and any of the guys? nah. _ and any of the guys? nah. 0k, and any of the guys? nah. ok. that — and any of the guys? nah. ok, that will _ and any of the guys? nah. ok, that will make - and any of the guys? nah. ok, that will make the i and any of the guys? nah. | ok, that will make the next and any of the guys? nah. - ok, that will make the next moment awkward but very funny. if you could look over at camera three, someone very special has sent you a message. don't say bleugh about it till after you come off breakfast.— you come off breakfast. hello, joanie. i you come off breakfast. hello, joanie- i just — you come off breakfast. hello, joanie. i just want _ you come off breakfast. hello, joanie. i just want to _ you come off breakfast. hello, joanie. i just want to say i joanie. ijust want to say congratulations - joanie. ijust want to say congratulations for- joanie. ijust want to say. congratulations for winning joanie. ijust want to say- congratulations for winning your first tennis _ congratulations for winning your first tennis tournament. - congratulations for winning your first tennis tournament. keep i congratulations for winning yourl first tennis tournament. keep up congratulations for winning your i first tennis tournament. keep up the .ood first tennis tournament. keep up the good work. _ first tennis tournament. keep up the good work. and _ first tennis tournament. keep up the tood work. . , ., first tennis tournament. keep up the tood work. . i. ,, ., ., first tennis tournament. keep up the tood work. . ,, ., ., ., good work. and you know who that was? that was _ good work. and you know who that was? that was andy _ good work. and you know who that was? that was andy murray. i good work. and you know who that l was? that was andy murray. what? good work. and you know who that - was? that was andy murray. what? can we do it again- — was? that was andy murray. what? can we do it again. here _ was? that was andy murray. what? can we do it again. here is _ was? that was andy murray. what? can we do it again. here is a _ was? that was andy murray. m can we do it again. here is a message from someone really important, watch on camera three.— on camera three. hello, joanie. i 'ust on camera three. hello, joanie. i just wanted _ on camera three. hello, joanie. i just wanted to — on camera three. hello, joanie. i just wanted to say _ on camera three. hello, joanie. i | just wanted to say congratulations for winning — just wanted to say congratulations for winning a — just wanted to say congratulations for winning a first _ just wanted to say congratulations for winning a first tennis _ for winning a first tennis tournament. _ for winning a first tennis tournament. keep- for winning a first tennis tournament. keep up. for winning a first tennisl tournament. keep up the for winning a first tennis - tournament. keep up the good for winning a first tennis _ tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe _ tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i_ tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i do— tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i do like _ tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i do like the _ tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i do like the male - tournament. keep up the good work. so maybe i do like the male players. | so maybe i do like the male players. he is kind of a nice guy. he is worth seeing. you havejust he is kind of a nice guy. he is worth seeing. you have just won your first tennis tournament. do you

think everyone is just as competitive with you? they are all out to win. ~ competitive with you? they are all out to win-— out to win. well, i think lots of --eole, out to win. well, i think lots of peeple. i _ out to win. well, i think lots of people, i sometimes _ out to win. well, i think lots of people, i sometimes feel - out to win. well, i think lots of people, i sometimes feel like l out to win. well, i think lots of - people, i sometimes feel like people go easy on me, but i don't want them to. ., ., ., go easy on me, but i don't want them to. ., ., �* ., ., _ ., to. too right! you don't go easy on dad, do to. too right! you don't go easy on dad. do you? _ to. too right! you don't go easy on dad, do you? know. _ to. too right! you don't go easy on dad, do you? know. and _ to. too right! you don't go easy on dad, do you? know. and of - to. too right! you don't go easy on dad, do you? know. and of course | dad, do you? know. and of course andy murray _ dad, do you? know. and of course andy murray has — dad, do you? know. and of course andy murray has dealt _ dad, do you? know. and of course andy murray has dealt with - dad, do you? know. and of course andy murray has dealt with his - dad, do you? know: and of course andy murray has dealt with his own issues himself with his hip, and everyone saying he is forging a new path in terms of what you can do if you have a problem, and in your case you have a problem, and in your case you literally didn't have a throwing arm, and in his case he had hip problem, and whole new territory is being opened up. that problem, and whole new territory is being opened un— being opened up. that is right. i think what _ being opened up. that is right. i think what has _ being opened up. that is right. i think what has been _ being opened up. that is right. i think what has been great - being opened up. that is right. i think what has been great is - being opened up. that is right. i| think what has been great is that you have — think what has been great is that you have got all the confidence to id you have got all the confidence to go and _ you have got all the confidence to go and compete against anybody that she faces _ go and compete against anybody that she faces. it doesn't matter that she faces. it doesn't matter that she has— she faces. it doesn't matter that she has got one hand and others have .ot she has got one hand and others have got two. _ she has got one hand and others have got two. she — she has got one hand and others have got two, she can go and play tennis, and this— got two, she can go and play tennis, and this is— got two, she can go and play tennis, and this is her first tournament at her and _ and this is her first tournament at her and her— and this is her first tournament at herand her partner, fred, they and this is her first tournament at her and her partner, fred, they won the doubles. — her and her partner, fred, they won the doubles, it was incredible. he

was the doubles, it was incredible. was really the doubles, it was incredible. he: was really nice, and he just let me was really nice, and hejust let me get the ball. yours, mine, yours, mine. ., ., ~ get the ball. yours, mine, yours, l mine._ communication. get the ball. yours, mine, yours, mine._ communication. mine. teamwork. communication. that matters. mine. teamwork. communication. that matters- when — mine. teamwork. communication. that matters- when is— mine. teamwork. communication. that matters. when is the _ mine. teamwork. communication. that matters. when is the next _ matters. when is the next tournament? i matters. when is the next tournament?— matters. when is the next tournament? ~ , ., tournament? i think it is later in the summer- — tournament? i think it is later in the summer. what _ tournament? i think it is later in the summer. what is _ tournament? i think it is later in the summer. what is the - tournament? i think it is later in l the summer. what is the dream? tournament? i think it is later in - the summer. what is the dream? what would ou the summer. what is the dream? what would you like — the summer. what is the dream? what would you like to _ the summer. what is the dream? what would you like to do? _ the summer. what is the dream? what would you like to do? i _ the summer. what is the dream? what would you like to do? i don't _ the summer. what is the dream? what would you like to do? i don't know. - would you like to do? i don't know. i love snort — would you like to do? i don't know. i love snort very — would you like to do? i don't know. i love sport very much, _ would you like to do? i don't know. i love sport very much, to - would you like to do? i don't know. i love sport very much, to sports. l i love sport very much, to sports. football and tennis. but i think i might be better at tennis because i have practised a lot more. that might be better at tennis because i have practised a lot more.- have practised a lot more. that is what's important, _ have practised a lot more. that is what's important, and _ have practised a lot more. that is what's important, and you - have practised a lot more. that is what's important, and you are - what's important, and you are changing the face of tennis by working with companies to adapt. you are changing the world. why didn't dowd come in his tennis kit? you let the side down. we will look out for you, and good luck with all the tennis tournaments and everything coming up. thank you very much. we will make sure you have a clip of the person you didn't know. andy murray. thank

you didn't know. andy murray. thank you so much, joanie and alan, thank you. thank you very much. summer holiday season on the way, and the cost of many destinations has risen a lot. our cost of living corresponded his colletta smith who was at manchester airport this morning taking a bit of the flavour of people, i know it was busy earlier, taking the flavour of how people feel about how much this costs and how much the sun is going to cost. , ., ., ., , to cost. yes, good morning. things are certainly _ to cost. yes, good morning. things are certainly busy _ to cost. yes, good morning. things are certainly busy here _ to cost. yes, good morning. things are certainly busy here in _ are certainly busy here in manchester airport. interestingly, despite those costs, the average holiday costs this year according to travel supermarkets for an all—inclusive holiday are up for about 9% across—the—board, but some destinations, tenerife, majorca, up more than 20% compared to last year. but people are still wanting to get away, and manchester airport saying they saw their busiest day since 2019 just a couple of weeks ago, so people are trying to squeeze costs

in other ways to make sure they get abroad if they can. caleta—car a thank you very much. more from you later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria cook. the met police commissioner sir mark rowley has said police wages need to be increased — it follows a survey that shows hundreds of officers are turning to food banks. metfriendly found most were in a worse position than they were six months ago. earlier this week, the prime minister said he would make a "responsible" decision on pay increases for public sector workers. the met has issued an appeal for a is—year—old girl whose gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train to a party in peckham. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap.

a0 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire in two neighbouring houses in hillingdon last night. around 70 firefighters fought the fire on mint close. there are no reports of any injuries. an investigation into the cause is now under way. let's take a look at the tubes now. there is a part suspension on the overground — but all other lines are running well. the weather for today — it's been a wet start for alot of us, but that rain will soon clear to leave sunny spells and patchy clouds for the afternoon, and it should be dry. top temperature of 23c. that's it from us for now. there are more on these stories on the bbc news website. we'll be here again in half an hour.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... 150 arrests after a second night of violence in paris over the death of a teenager, shot by a police officer crisis talks to save britain's biggest water company, thames water, which is thought to be billions of pounds in debt. higher interest rates mean the company is paying more on its debt at the same time as needing to stop sewage leaks

caused by creaking infrastructure. suspected human remains are found in the debris of the titan submersible that imploded last week with the loss of five lives. good morning. it is rather wet at lord's on this second morning of the second ashes test and where england need to fightback after letting australia get away from them. rain in the south—east pushes away leaving us all with a bright day with sunny spells and showers. and feeling fresher in england and wales. all the details later. good morning it's thursday, 29thjune. at least 150 people have been arrested during a second night of protests across paris, after a teenage boy was shot dead

in a car by a police officer. the 17—year—old was killed on tuesday after failing to stop when ordered by police. our reporter sofia bettiza is in paris. we have seen more violence in paris which has been going on a couple of days and we have seen an increasing number of arrests. there must be fury there?— fury there? that is right. this is the second _ fury there? that is right. this is the second night _ fury there? that is right. this is the second night that _ fury there? that is right. this is the second night that here - fury there? that is right. this is the second night that here in i the second night that here in nanterre we have seen violent protests. last night, protesters clashed with the police. they threw firecrackers, fireworks at the authorities, and police responded with tear gas. as you can see behind me, cars and bins were set alight. this is notjust in paris. 150 people have been arrested across

france. this morning, the french interior minister condemned the violence. he said it is not acceptable to attack symbols of the french republic such as schools, police stations and city halls. the french president is holding a crisis meeting right now. he has called for calm to allow investigators time to get to the bottom of what happened, when, on tuesday, a police officer shot dead a teenage boy called nael, who was 17 years old. president macron said nael�*s death is unforgivable and what happened in nanterre has moved an entire nation. in terms of what happens next, there is a march planned this afternoon to pay respects to nael but the fear is given the outrage people feel here, more riots like this one will continue in the coming days. thank

ou ve continue in the coming days. thank you very much- _ continue in the coming days. thank you very much. we _ continue in the coming days. thank you very much. we can _ continue in the coming days. thank you very much. we can see - continue in the coming days. thank you very much. we can see the - you very much. we can see the clean—up operation behind you. we can get more of the news. customers of the uk's biggest water firm, thames water, have been reassured that their supplies will not be cut off as the company fights to prevent its collapse. we can find out more. good morning. i suppose there is big questions about privatisation and what has gone wrong with this company and there are immediate questions about will the tap still have water, will the company continue to exist? the answer to the _ the company continue to exist? tia: answer to the second is yes. the government is adamant whatever happens, you will be able to get water from the taps if you live in the thames water area. the bigger question is what has to be done to make sure the company does not go bust. billions of pounds of debt, debt interest going up, and the

company struggling to make ends meet. the first option is to try to raise money privately and get shareholders to put more cash in and use that to pay off some of the deck. the government thinks, chatting to people this morning, that the water industry is financially sound, so it should be able to do something like that. but chatting to ministers, it is quite clear they are coming up with a plan b, resilience plans to ensure whatever happens, thames water survives. the ultimate resilience plan would be to take it back into public ownership, perhaps only temporarily, not necessarily nationalising the water industry in the long—term, but taking it into public hands for a while and ultimately that would mean taxpayers forking out some cash. but ultimately, the message i think the

government is keen to get over is the water will still run, things will not run out, whatever problems there are in the industry. the government _ there are in the industry. the government has _ there are in the industry. the government has a _ there are in the industry. the government has a plan. thanks. the us coast guard says human remains are believed to have been found in the wreckage of the titan submersible. the craft imploded on a dive to the site of the titanic earlier this month, killing all five passengers. pieces of the sub have now been brought ashore in canada, as our science correspondent jonathan amos reports. a sombre moment at quayside as the debris from the titan submersible was unloaded. ship workers attempted to cover the fragments, but some pieces were still clearly identifiable. a titanium end cap from the cylinder—shaped carbon—fibre sub with a large hole where a viewing window was once positioned. the rear equipment bay thrown clear in the violent implosion that occurred nearly likm down.

and the landing frame the sub used to sit on a flat surface. the question now is whether investigators have enough material to reconstruct what happened. i think the key parts to look at are the interface between the acrylic window and the titanium hemispherical domes, the end caps, and also the the area and also the area where the carbon fibre would have been bonded to the titanium flanges. so i could see from the footage that both of those components were recovered, which is as much as we can hope for. seeing the debris come ashore will have been a painful sight for the families of the five men who died. british explorer hamish harding, the british pakistani businessman shahzad dawood and his son suleman all perished, along with french diver paul—henri nargeolet and stockton rush, the ceo of 0ceangate. recent days have seen concerns highlighted about whether the sub was built to the best standards

and with sufficient testing. these are all issues, now, that the us and canadian authorities will probe as they examine the debris. jonathan amos, bbc news. staff sickness in the nhs in england has reached record levels, with mental health issues the biggest cause of absence. analysis of official data for the bbc showed that the sickness rate was 29% higher last year than in 2019. that's the equivalent of 27 million days lost to illness. judges at the court of appeal will rule today on a challenge to the government plan to deport migrants to rwanda. the case, which was brought by a group of asylum seekers and a charity, centres around whether assurances given by rwanda to the uk are sufficient guarantees of safe and fair treatment. the findings of a long—running public inquiry into undercover policing are due to be published later today. it is the first part

of an investigation covering the actions of a metropolitan police unit between 1968 and 1982. june kelly reports. london 1968, and a huge demonstration outside the american embassy against the vietnam war. involved in gathering intelligence, a newly formed undercover police unit — the special demonstration squad. for the next a0 years, sds officers infiltrated left—wing and progressive groups on a long—term basis — passing back information to scotland yard and mi5. their targets included anti—apartheid campaigners, including peter, now lord, hain, who went on to become a labour cabinet minister. he's one of those who gave evidence to the first phase of the public inquiry into undercover policing. the inquiry head, the senior judge sirjohn mitting, is producing his first report today. another political activist,

richard chessum, discovered that in the 1970s, he was befriended by a police spy. ifelt that he had betrayed us politically, but i didn't know until the mitting inquiry and all that's emerged in the inquiryjust how much personal details he had conveyed to mi5 about me and also my friends and family. the inquiry opened in 2020. it currently involves nearly 250 core participants and, so far, it's cost over £61; million. it's emerged that, down the decades, as well as taking part in protests, the undercover officers spied on bereaved families, used the names of dead children as part of their cover and, in some cases, had sexual relationships with the women they were targeting. among them, with the newspaper, this officer — real name mark kennedy.

he was unmasked in 2010 at the start of the spy—cop scandal. today's report is examining who knew what and the damage the undercover police did. june kelly, bbc news. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says an alleged russian agent involved in the deadly missile attack on a popular restaurant on tuesday night will be charged with treason. our security correspondent gordon corera is in kyiv this morning. we have the attack and loss of life and now news of these charges. that is riuht. and now news of these charges. twat is right. president zelensky in his overnight address said those betrayers of humanity, those who helped the russians. one who has been arrested, the security service say this person a local employee of

a gas transportation company was recruited by russian intelligence before the invasion as a kind of sleeper agent, then asked to gather intelligence, they say. they say he was filming the restaurant hours before it was struck, two days ago. when 12 people we now know were killed and 65 wounded in that strike. president zelensky said he could face life imprisonment for his alleged involvement in what happened. alleged involvement in what happened-— alleged involvement in what ha--ened. ., . fans of madonna will have to wait a bit longer to see the pop icon back on stage. the singer has postponed her world tour after she become seriously ill over the weekend. her representatives say she suffered from a bacterial infection and spent several days in intensive care, but she's expected to make a full recovery.

whatever you may say, the weather may be dull. there might be mizzle at lord's. mike has been talking about that. a lot of people jetting off. we have been at the manchester airport where people want to get sunshine, jetting off. but carol will always make the effort to bring flowers, sunshine and blue sky to your morning. hello. bless you. good morning. the weather today is mixed. we have rain in the south—east. that will clear. and then all will have a bright day with sunshine. there are showers in the forecast. it will feel fresher across england and wales. this is the rain in the south—east moving away. we have showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland.

another weather front is pushing from the west to the east. showers in wales and the south—west. many will miss them. you can see at 11 o'clock, the rain has cleared london, clearing lord's o'clock, the rain has cleared london, clearing lords and eastbourne where the tennis is taking place. you can see where we have showers in northern ireland, northern england, northern scotland, but between them, bright spells. this continues. as the rain moves, it will brighten up. as temperatures rise, we will see more showers developed. many will miss showers today. temperatures 15—22. through the evening and overnight, clear skies. more rain across scotland which could be thundering. a new weather front comes into the west introducing thicker cloud and rain. the other thing about that, it will bring in humid airfrom the west. overnight lows, ii—ili. thank you.

it's been nearly two years since all british troops came home from afghanistan, as the uk's long military mission against the tailban and and fighters from al-qaeda ended. a new documentary will show never seen before footage of the evacuation in the country's capital kabul — and the challenges military personnel faced helping thousands of british passport holders, embassy staff and vulnerable afghans leave. take a look. at this point we had moved to a bigger terminal. at this point we had moved to a biggerterminal. one at this point we had moved to a bigger terminal. one of the staff said i need you to come down to the gate. at this gate were a large group of incredibly well educated women, most of them probably in their 20s. and all of them were single. they had each received a

letter from the taliban basically saying we know who you are, we know you are single and we are coming to get you. but they had not got permission to come to the uk. they did not meet our criteria to be helped. they were begging for their lives. they were asking me how, as a woman, i could do that to them, was i not human, did i not understand? of course i understood. but i still could not help them. there was more than one occasion when i would just go and sit and cry. i would be like, i can't do this. we go and sit and cry. i would be like, i can't do thia— i can't do this. we can speak to some of those _ i can't do this. we can speak to some of those involved - i can't do this. we can speak to some of those involved in - i can't do this. we can speak to some of those involved in the l i can't do this. we can speak to - some of those involved in the film. joining us now is di bird, a royal air force police squadron leader. and faheem, a former british paratrooper and former us special forces interpreter.

you are both very welcome this morning. squadron leader, how do you want me to refer to you? di is fine. this is a straightforward account of a specific period of time, the airport, the moment when everyone converged on the airport and you were called in. where were you when you got the call to say you were involved? t you got the call to say you were involved? ., , ., , you got the call to say you were involved?— you got the call to say you were involved? ., , ., , ., involved? i was told six weeks out. we had a new _ involved? i was told six weeks out. we had a new group _ involved? i was told six weeks out. we had a new group of— involved? i was told six weeks out. we had a new group of trainees - involved? i was told six weeks out. | we had a new group of trainees who had just finished training straight out of the raf police school and we were on exercise introducing them to the joys of being uncomfortable and living in the field. my boss phoned and said hypothetically speaking, if you went to an unknown location, to rescue an unknown number of people with an unknown threat, how many people do you need? of course the answer is unknown. we talked about

it and i had about four weeks to prepare everything to get ready to go. prepare everything to get ready to co. �* , ., prepare everything to get ready to co. �* y ., ~ prepare everything to get ready to co. �* , ., ~ , ., prepare everything to get ready to to. �* " ., go. and you knew where you are auoin ? go. and you knew where you are going? we _ go. and you knew where you are going? we did — go. and you knew where you are going? we did but _ go. and you knew where you are going? we did but nobody - go. and you knew where you are going? we did but nobody else l go. and you knew where you are l going? we did but nobody else did which in the _ going? we did but nobody else did which in the military _ going? we did but nobody else did which in the military is _ going? we did but nobody else did which in the military is difficult - which in the military is difficult because everything happens on orders and do you have to have a bit of paper. imagine going to your gp and saying i need to take a0 people away and i need vaccinations for the country they are going to but i cannot tell you which country. when did ou cannot tell you which country. when did you know— cannot tell you which country. when did you know you — cannot tell you which country. when did you know you would _ cannot tell you which country. when did you know you would be - cannot tell you which country. when did you know you would be involved in this unprecedented airlift? it in this unprecedented airlift? it was a couple of weeks before being called _ was a couple of weeks before being called. first i was told i am not going _ called. first i was told i am not going and — called. first i was told i am not going and then you are probably going. _ going and then you are probably going, you are not going, you are definitely— going, you are not going, you are definitely going. is that usual? it is not _ definitely going. is that usual? it is not but — definitely going. is that usual? it is not but because no one knew what we were _ is not but because no one knew what we were stepping into, it was from top to— we were stepping into, it was from top to bottom, nobody knew what would _ top to bottom, nobody knew what would unfold. for me, i thought we

were _ would unfold. for me, i thought we were going — would unfold. for me, i thought we were going to go to secure the embassy— were going to go to secure the embassy and evacuate diplomats and embassy— embassy and evacuate diplomats and embassy staff. i never expected to face the _ embassy staff. i never expected to face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better _ face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better than _ face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better than many. _ face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better than many. i - face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better than many. i grew- face the crowd we faced. you know kabul better than many. i grew up| face the crowd we faced. you know i kabul better than many. i grew up in kabul better than many. i grew up in kabul and l — kabul better than many. i grew up in kabul and i am _ kabul better than many. i grew up in kabul and i am originally _ kabul better than many. i grew up in kabul and i am originally from - kabul and i am originally from afghanistan. it was like visiting home, — afghanistan. it was like visiting home, as — afghanistan. it was like visiting home, as well. when i found out we were _ home, as well. when i found out we were going — home, as well. when i found out we were going on the operation. i thought— were going on the operation. i thought ok, i will see kabul after a lon- thought ok, i will see kabul after a long period of time, what has changed? as sooner suisse stepped in, it changed? as sooner suisse stepped in. it was— changed? as sooner suisse stepped in, it was different, the situation was different.— in, it was different, the situation was different. when you arrived, i think it starts — was different. when you arrived, i think it starts 18-19 _ was different. when you arrived, i think it starts 18-19 days - was different. when you arrived, i think it starts 18-19 days before i think it starts 18—19 days before the deadline set, that the us were leaving and the uk were doing the same. when you got there, i think it is described as eerily silent. and

there is a sense of pervading when, if the taliban will enter the city. i suppose for you you spoke the language, you know the culture. as much as you can understand the culture, i can understand it, you know the culture. how did you separate mission, job and knowing, having a fear of what might happen to that country if the taliban were to that country if the taliban were to take over, which was not entirely absolute at that point? to to take over, which was not entirely absolute at that point?— absolute at that point? to be erfectl absolute at that point? to be perfectly honest, _ absolute at that point? to be perfectly honest, it _ absolute at that point? to be perfectly honest, it was - absolute at that point? to be perfectly honest, it was not l absolute at that point? to be - perfectly honest, it was not easy. it perfectly honest, it was not easy. it was _ perfectly honest, it was not easy. it was difficult, to be able to help people _ it was difficult, to be able to help people and at the same time take a step back_ people and at the same time take a step back and think what is happening in front of me. i never expected — happening in front of me. i never expected this. i managed to save the emotions _ expected this. i managed to save the emotions until the end. from top to bottom, _ emotions until the end. from top to bottom, everyone, they ended up in tears _ bottom, everyone, they ended up in tears at _ bottom, everyone, they ended up in tears at some point. for me

watching, — tears at some point. for me watching, it was heartbreaking seeing — watching, it was heartbreaking seeing people desperate to leave the country. _ seeing people desperate to leave the country, especially when i watched a couple _ country, especially when i watched a couple of _ country, especially when i watched a couple of afghans dropping on the back of— couple of afghans dropping on the back of the sea 17.— back of the sea 17. people were ilin: back of the sea 17. people were piling onto _ back of the sea 17. people were piling onto the _ back of the sea 17. people were piling onto the plane, - back of the sea 17. people were piling onto the plane, under- back of the sea 17. people were | piling onto the plane, under the wheels. ., piling onto the plane, under the wheels. . ., , , ., , ., wheels. imagine how desperate you can bead to — wheels. imagine how desperate you can bead to get _ wheels. imagine how desperate you can bead to get to _ wheels. imagine how desperate you can bead to get to that _ wheels. imagine how desperate you can bead to get to that stage. - can bead to get to that stage. related — can bead to get to that stage. related to every one of them because i was related to every one of them because i was that— related to every one of them because i was that person once. one related to every one of them because i was that person once.— i was that person once. one of the thins i was that person once. one of the things you — i was that person once. one of the things you have. — i was that person once. one of the things you have, which _ i was that person once. one of the things you have, which i'm - i was that person once. one of the things you have, which i'm sure i i was that person once. one of the. things you have, which i'm sure was an asset, you describe it in the documentary. you could hear because you understood the language, pleas of those around you. you understood every word they were saying in their desperation and you had a job to do. it was difficult. because everything they said _ it was difficult. because everything they said i— it was difficult. because everything they said i understood. the other soldiers. — they said i understood. the other soldiers, they have worked hard, but

for them, _ soldiers, they have worked hard, but for them, it— soldiers, they have worked hard, but for them, it wasjust soldiers, they have worked hard, but for them, it was just a soldiers, they have worked hard, but for them, it wasjust a noise. soldiers, they have worked hard, but forthem, it wasjust a noise. for me it _ forthem, it wasjust a noise. for me it was — forthem, it wasjust a noise. for me it was words, save me, please, they are _ me it was words, save me, please, they are going to kill me. in the back— they are going to kill me. in the back of— they are going to kill me. in the back of your head thinking, is she going _ back of your head thinking, is she going to _ back of your head thinking, is she going to be — back of your head thinking, is she going to be alive tonight? is she still alive? — going to be alive tonight? is she stillalive? it going to be alive tonight? is she still alive? , , ., still alive? it played with your head. still alive? it played with your head- as _ still alive? it played with your head. as squadron _ still alive? it played with your head. as squadron leader, i still alive? it played with your| head. as squadron leader, di, still alive? it played with your- head. as squadron leader, di, you lay this out at the start. you have i9—year—olds, kids out of school to look after. you have a squadron you are organising, you are saying we need to go out, i want you out there. all of them have stories. all of those in the film. when we saw the scenes, we were reporting on them. we saw babies being handed over by people and children handed over. we saw soldiers, military personnel i should say, give them back, push them back. as a lay person you think what is going on?

what the documentary does is show if sensible orders are not followed, human trafficking, for example, but these are heartbreaking decisions. how do you tell the squadron that the human being and you has to be pushed to one side because the orders make sense? it is pushed to one side because the orders make sense?— orders make sense? it is really difficult but — orders make sense? it is really difficult but they _ orders make sense? it is really difficult but they are _ orders make sense? it is really difficult but they are incredibly| difficult but they are incredibly resilient. we select and train the best for a reason. they are incredibly resilient, but it is a fine balance. we have a thing in the military called surviving with honour, which is about after being captured. whatever you do you have to be able to live with yourself the rest of your life. it is about rationalising. where were you were dealing with human trafficking, it is wherever possible handing those people over to the un child protection officers. there was one for the whole of afghanistan and if we could find him, we could give

them a cross. sometimes, morally the right thing is technically the wrong thing to do and vice versa. you have to park it. that is something we deal with later. the to park it. that is something we deal with later.— to park it. that is something we deal with later. ., deal with later. the moment we saw in the documentary, _ deal with later. the moment we saw in the documentary, can _ deal with later. the moment we saw in the documentary, can you - deal with later. the moment we saw in the documentary, can you talk - deal with later. the moment we saw in the documentary, can you talk is. in the documentary, can you talk is around that? there are various moments as a viewer where you are stopped in your tracks by the decisions and moments both of you faced. there was a particular moment when you were alerted to a group of young women who had come to the door of your accommodation. i suppose they are like you, they are young. the prospect of what lies behind them, the taliban is one thing, and you are there hope and you had to go to the door. you are there hope and you had to go to the door-— to the door. explain that moment. one of the — to the door. explain that moment. one of the raf — to the door. explain that moment. one of the raf movers _ to the door. explain that moment. one of the raf movers came - to the door. explain that moment. one of the raf movers came and l to the door. explain that moment. - one of the raf movers came and found me and said we need you at the crash gate. there was a big crowd of women who had letters saying we know who

you are, we will come and get you. they were well educated. thea;t you are, we will come and get you. they were well educated. they were bein: they were well educated. they were being threatened? _ they were well educated. they were being threatened? very _ they were well educated. they were being threatened? very much - they were well educated. they were being threatened? very much so. i they were well educated. they were l being threatened? very much so. the taliban literally saying we know who you are, we are coming for you. they knew at best it meant forced marriage and at the worst, death. they were begging me to help them. what did you say? i can't help you. there was nothing i could do partly because they were outside the gate. if i opened the gate, the airfield would have gone again. the whole area became full of people a few hours later and had to be cleared by the americans.— hours later and had to be cleared by the americans. �* , ., ., . the americans. anyone watching, most of us... the americans. anyone watching, most of us- -- you — the americans. anyone watching, most of us... you have _ the americans. anyone watching, most of us... you have had _ the americans. anyone watching, most of us... you have had to _ the americans. anyone watching, most of us... you have had to make - of us... you have had to make similar decisions. most people do not have to make decisions like that. you talked about how you live with the decisions after, and there is no blame attached to this, but you were the one who had to say

those words. you were the one who had to say those words-— you were the one who had to say those words. ., ., , ., , those words. how does that sit with ou? those words. how does that sit with you? really — those words. how does that sit with you? really uncomfortably. - those words. how does that sit with you? really uncomfortably. it - those words. how does that sit with you? really uncomfortably. it is - those words. how does that sit with i you? really uncomfortably. it is not easy but it was myjob. it is what you easy but it was myjob. it is what y°u pay easy but it was myjob. it is what you pay me to do. for easy but it was my 'ob. it is what you pay me to do.— you pay me to do. for me, the exnectation — you pay me to do. for me, the expectation from _ you pay me to do. for me, the expectation from me, - you pay me to do. for me, the expectation from me, they - you pay me to do. for me, the | expectation from me, they saw you pay me to do. for me, the . expectation from me, they saw an afghan— expectation from me, they saw an afghan in— expectation from me, they saw an afghan in front of them, although i was in _ afghan in front of them, although i was in uniform. but because i speak the language, they expected me to help a _ the language, they expected me to help a bit— the language, they expected me to help a bit more than the rest of the soldiers _ help a bit more than the rest of the soldiers because of that common ground — soldiers because of that common ground it — soldiers because of that common ground. it was difficult, when they are hanging on to you, pulling you down, _ are hanging on to you, pulling you down, passing babies to you. they were _ down, passing babies to you. they were that — down, passing babies to you. they were that desperate, there was razor wire: _ were that desperate, there was razor wire. we _ were that desperate, there was razor wire, we created a barrier. they were _ wire, we created a barrier. they were climbing over the razor wire and you _ were climbing over the razor wire and you could see them bleeding. the babies— and you could see them bleeding. the babies being pushed from the back. they were _ babies being pushed from the back. they were kind of trapped. no matter how nrany_ they were kind of trapped. no matter how many times you say get back, get back, _ how many times you say get back, get back, you _ how many times you say get back, get back, you are — how many times you say get back, get back, you are not coming, you do not

have _ back, you are not coming, you do not have the _ back, you are not coming, you do not have the right — back, you are not coming, you do not have the right thing, there was no way for— have the right thing, there was no way for them to go. at the early stage _ way for them to go. at the early stage we — way for them to go. at the early stage we did not have an exit route so when _ stage we did not have an exit route so when we — stage we did not have an exit route so when we landed and established the first— so when we landed and established the first gate point, i offered to my commanding officer saying i am willing _ my commanding officer saying i am willing to _ my commanding officer saying i am willing to push 500 metres forward. and where _ willing to push 500 metres forward. and where afghan clothes just to blend _ and where afghan clothes just to blend in — and where afghan clothes just to blend in and start sifting through the correct paperwork so the correct people _ the correct paperwork so the correct people are _ the correct paperwork so the correct people are coming through rather than everyone coming to the first point _ than everyone coming to the first point he — than everyone coming to the first point. he knew the danger and risk. he did _ point. he knew the danger and risk. he did not _ point. he knew the danger and risk. he did not agree for me to go on my own even— he did not agree for me to go on my own even though i volunteered. the old ladies. — own even though i volunteered. the old ladies, mothers, they were, my son: _ old ladies, mothers, they were, my son, help _ old ladies, mothers, they were, my son, help me, help me. they were so grateful— son, help me, help me. they were so grateful when i helped a lot of them, — grateful when i helped a lot of them, they were in tears. because of that, _ them, they were in tears. because of that, i_ them, they were in tears. because of that, i am _ them, they were in tears. because of that, i am glad we had a positive

impact — that, i am glad we had a positive impact. they will have a future now, the people _ impact. they will have a future now, the people we airlifted. and they will contribute to society. in whatever— will contribute to society. in whatever way. they were over the moon _ whatever way. they were over the moon but — whatever way. they were over the moon but there is only so much you can do. _ moon but there is only so much you can do, because we were restricted by the _ can do, because we were restricted by the orders. we are asking i9—year—old soldiers to do immigration documents, checks, and to decide _ immigration documents, checks, and to decide who is allowed and not. a few times, — to decide who is allowed and not. a few times, i— to decide who is allowed and not. a few times, i had to say this person has the _ few times, i had to say this person has the right paperwork, because he was eligible, but then there was confusion — was eligible, but then there was confusion at the gate. there was not a clear— confusion at the gate. there was not a clear direction on exactly what the criteria _ a clear direction on exactly what the criteria is from the foreign office — the criteria is from the foreign office is — the criteria is from the foreign office is. if you say to anybody in

the uk, — office is. if you say to anybody in the uk, go — office is. if you say to anybody in the uk, go to this website, fill in the uk, go to this website, fill in the fornr. — the uk, go to this website, fill in the form, but no one knew what the internet _ the form, but no one knew what the internet was. i the form, but no one knew what the internet was-— internet was. i would encourage an one internet was. i would encourage anyone to _ internet was. i would encourage anyone to watch _ internet was. i would encourage anyone to watch this _ internet was. i would encourage anyone to watch this because i internet was. i would encourage i anyone to watch this because apart from anything else, it tells a very different story from the news, the politics story. very personal. both of you are testimony —— your testimonies in the film are moving. thank you. also it gives an insight into the scale of the operation which we would not have an idea. you can watch this. i agree, do try. there are three parts. you can watch the first part of evacuation this sunday — the 2nd ofjuly — at 9pm on channel a. morning live follows us. hello. coming up, with almost half of all romance scams happening during the summer months, we're about to enter

"swindle season". nick stapleton is here to stop the fraudsters from stealing your cash as well as your heart. he tells us why oversharing on social media makes you easy pickings. and withjune expected to be hottest on record, the number of people getting help for heat rashes almost doubled this month. dr punam's got her tips to deal with the itches. i've had loads of patients with red, sore, irritated skin. if you are struggling to get cream on your— if you are struggling to get cream on your kids i will explain how a nrake-up — on your kids i will explain how a make—up brush could help. also on the show, nearly 2000 young people are waiting for adoption in england. in a powerfulfilm, presenter pandora christie investigates why some children have a significantly longer wait than others. plus we've been invited to dinner at chef romy gill's house. she's foraging for lavender in her garden and showing us how to make a gorgeous grilled aubergine and lavender cream cheese creation. and another unusual pairing,

world cup winner and former man united legend juan mata is here to tell us why he's turning the beautiful game into art. and neiljones, his art is dancing. streaky— and neiljones, his art is dancing. streaky fitness at the end of the show _ see you at 9:15. time for get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. the met police commissioner sir mark rowley has said police wages need to be increased. it follows a survey that shows hundreds of officers are turning to food banks. metfriendly found most were in a worse position than they were six months ago. earlier this week, the prime minister said he would make a "responsible" decision on pay increases for public sector workers. the met has issued an appeal for a 13—year—old girl who's gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train

to a party in peckham. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. daniel korski has withdrawn from the contest to be the conservative candidate for london mayor. the tv producer and author daisy goodwin has alleged that he'd groped her at a meeting a decade ago. mr korski said he categorically denied the claim, but that it was impossible for him to continue his campaign. the last rough sleeper still living in a london hotel under a covid lockdown scheme says he can't afford to pay westminster rents. paul atherton was moved as part of the government's response to homelessness duing covid. three years on he is the last person in westminster who remains part of that scheme. the council say they have made mr atherton an offer of a permanent residency but he has refused the offer. it all comes back to this stupid notion of budgets. under the housing benefit budget, they have a cap, and that cap

is lower than our cheapest rent in westminster. under the everyone in budget and the rough sleeping budget, they seem to have no caps. and therefore they can spend whatever they like housing people. the government says it pledges to end homelessness by 202a. let's take a look at the tubes now. there is a part suspension on the overground, all other lines are running well now let's get the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's a rather mixed picture weather—wise as we head through the rest of this week across the capital. we're back to the westerlies. there are various weather fronts moving eastwards throughout the week, so there will be some cloud and some outbreaks of rain. but certainly largely dry with some sunshine, and temperatures will peak in the low 20s in celsius. now, it's been a while, but this morning we've at last got some frontal rain, and that's going to be with us through the morning along with quite a bit of cloud as well, so outbreaks of rain for many. that weather front will then push its way eastwards. it's a cold front. behind it there will be some sunshine developing as we head through the afternoon.

and it will feel fresher, not as humid as it has been. there's a noticeable north—westerly wind, and temperatures will also be lower, peaking at only 19 to maybe 21 celsius. and we'll keep those clear skies too overnight tonight. so feeling fresher, not as humid, and it will be a cooler start to the day on friday. lots of sunshine to start off friday, then, but we see the cloud amounts increase. another weather front brings some more humid air, plenty of cloud and some outbreaks of rain perhaps by the end of the day. that's it from us for now. there are more on these stories on the bbc news website. we'll be here again in half an hour. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the time is 8.35. let's focus in on the uk's largest water company, thames water trying to secure extra funding to prevent its collapse.

hannah, this is something we have been talking about all morning, something lots of people will be thinking, hold on, what will happen to my water supply? the thinking, hold on, what will happen to my water supply?— thinking, hold on, what will happen to my water supply? the think to be reall clear to my water supply? the think to be really clear on _ to my water supply? the think to be really clear on is _ to my water supply? the think to be really clear on is the _ to my water supply? the think to be really clear on is the taps _ to my water supply? the think to be really clear on is the taps are - to my water supply? the think to be really clear on is the taps are not i really clear on is the taps are not going to run dry. people will still have water supplies. but the water industry is definitely struggling with large debt at a time when they really need to be investing in infrastructure. tens what is the largest water company in the uk, serving 15 million households. that is a quarter of the population. but even though they got an extra £500 million from shareholders as recently as march, the company has admitted it is still £1a billion in the red, and climbing interest rates mean there are now concerns over whether it can pay at all. that has raised questions about the water industry as a whole, and if we look at all the companies, they've paid out more than £50 billion to shareholders since privatisation. the amount of debt we've accumulated in the same period is thought to be

around 60 billion. last year the boss of thames water was criticised for taking a bonus of nearly half a million pounds while the company continues to lose water and cause sewage spills because its infrastructure is so old. this morning the chair of the business select committee who was a labour mp told us the situation is a failure of the regulator, but ministers ultimately have responsibility. taste ultimately have responsibility. we can't take keep having a parliamentary committee is looking at these _ parliamentary committee is looking at these issues once everything has .one at these issues once everything has gone wrong. we need ministers to take accountability for the quality of our _ take accountability for the quality of our regulators and the supervision that those regulators have over — supervision that those regulators have over the executives running these _ have over the executives running these companies. if companies like thamas— these companies. if companies like thames water hadn't indebted itself so much, _ thames water hadn't indebted itself so much, taken out so much wealth from _ so much, taken out so much wealth from the _ so much, taken out so much wealth from the business and given it to its overseas shareholders and rewarded its executive so handsomely whilst _ rewarded its executive so handsomely whilst not _ rewarded its executive so handsomely whilst not investing in the network, we wouldn't be in this position in the first— we wouldn't be in this position in the first place. the we wouldn't be in this position in the first place-— we wouldn't be in this position in the first place. the regulator ofwat sa the the first place. the regulator ofwat say they will _ the first place. the regulator ofwat say they will continue _ the first place. the regulator ofwat say they will continue to _ the first place. the regulator ofwat say they will continue to keep i

say they will continue to keep companies' financial resilience under scrutiny, but we all know bills are creeping up. the water bills are creeping up. the water bill for an average household rose to nearly £a50 per year in april, and one report in the times suggested it could go up by as much as a0% in the future. for now, thames water says they have large financial reserves and they are keeping the regulator informed, a message to staff we have seen this morning describes the current speculation as unfortunate and unsettling. it is far from clear what will happen next, but in the worst case scenario, the company could be taken back under temporary public control. taste could be taken back under temporary public control-— public control. we will keep an eye on it. public control. we will keep an eye on it- thank _ public control. we will keep an eye on it. thank you, _ public control. we will keep an eye on it. thank you, hannah. - 8.38 ona 8.38 on a thursday morning. there is a bit of cricket to be played, isn't there at lord's, a bit of cricket to be played, isn't there at lords, and the gauntlet has been laid down by the aussies, i think. it has indeed, a lot of nerves around. good morning here at lord's, where at the moment it is dry, but i

don't want to talk about the weather, because i know that i upset carol with terms like mizzle which is a cross between drizzle and mist. the rain is extending the cover is a little, but the last few minutes they open the gates and has been a stampede to get into the mcc pavilion. they have paid all their money, they want to get their best seats, so it is a bit like on holiday where you put your beach towel down by the pool, they put something on their seats and go off for breakfast, because there is a long way to go before play begins potentially at 11, weather permitting. but what a pivotal day this could be, because you feel that if england don't stop australia getting a00, a50, and then australia took early wickets, you would think the government must be gone by then. is that the ashes gone again? england will have to fight back today, that is for sure, with australia resuming on 339—5, and steve smith eyeing up his century.

joe wilson round it all up. australia 339—5, steve smith 85 not out. those are ominous numbers to wake up to. england's route back into this match, back into the ashes, must surely involve getting rid of smith quickly somehow. their most effective bowler on the first day was their quickest. josh tongue on his ashes debut at least surprised a couple of australian batters. travis head was playing so fluently, we wondered if anyone would get him out. it seemed in truth unlikely to most people in the ground. but step forward joe root. head stumped, out for 77, one of two late wickets for root, england's senior spin bowler here, remember. and here was a key contribution byjonny bairstow, not his first. we'll remember this test for his strength when carrying offjust stop oil following their morning protest. i understand there will now be increased security at the ground for the rest of the match to try to stop all of this happening again. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's.

yes, increase security around the perimeter, and players advise not to get involved because of potential risk of injury. let's speak to former england captain andrew strauss, dressed completely in red in honour of one day to raise awareness of the charity for your wife. how emotional is to date for you? fit wife. how emotional is to date for ou? . ., , , wife. how emotional is to date for ou? , , ., ., ., you? of course it is emotional. it is an opportunity _ you? of course it is emotional. it is an opportunity for— you? of course it is emotional. it is an opportunity for us _ you? of course it is emotional. it is an opportunity for us to - you? of course it is emotional. it i is an opportunity for us to remember ruth and _ is an opportunity for us to remember ruth and everything she stood for but also _ ruth and everything she stood for but also what she wanted from the foundation, and so the boys and i will be _ foundation, and so the boys and i will be very— foundation, and so the boys and i will be very proud to be here to see what _ will be very proud to be here to see what the _ will be very proud to be here to see what the foundation has done over the last— what the foundation has done over the last four years, taking in this idea of— the last four years, taking in this idea of helping families who go through— idea of helping families who go through grief and to do death well, and turning that into a support system — and turning that into a support system for families to prepare

families— system for families to prepare families for that awful eventuality when _ families for that awful eventuality when a _ families for that awful eventuality when a parent with a terminal diagnosis _ when a parent with a terminal diagnosis finally departs. so giving people _ diagnosis finally departs. so giving people a _ diagnosis finally departs. so giving people a helping hand for that as well as— people a helping hand for that as well as raising awareness and sharing — well as raising awareness and sharing knowledge on non—smoking lun- sharing knowledge on non—smoking lung cancer. and of course we can raise _ lung cancer. and of course we can raise some — lung cancer. and of course we can raise some funds along the way. and the bo s raise some funds along the way. and the boys get — raise some funds along the way. and the boys get a _ raise some funds along the way. iwc the boys get a day raise some funds along the way. ch the boys get a day off school? raise some funds along the way. and the boys get a day off school? they i the boys get a day off school? they are delighted _ the boys get a day off school? they are delighted about _ the boys get a day off school? they are delighted about that. so - the boys get a day off school? they are delighted about that. so many. are delighted about that. so many --eole i are delighted about that. so many people i have _ are delighted about that. so many people i have seen _ are delighted about that. so many people i have seen coming - are delighted about that. so many people i have seen coming in i are delighted about that. so many people i have seen coming in and | people i have seen coming in and wearing red. not quite matching your outfit. ., ., ., wearing red. not quite matching your outfit. ., . ., ., “ wearing red. not quite matching your outfit. ., ., ., ., ~ ., ., outfit. you have got work to do, tuite outfit. you have got work to do, quite frankly. — outfit. you have got work to do, quite frankly, but _ outfit. you have got work to do, quite frankly, but you _ outfit. you have got work to do, quite frankly, but you have i outfit. you have got work to do, i quite frankly, but you have shown some _ quite frankly, but you have shown some intent. quite frankly, but you have shown some intent-— some intent. let's talk about the match, it some intent. let's talk about the match. it is _ some intent. let's talk about the match. it is a _ some intent. let's talk about the match, it is a pivotal _ some intent. let's talk about the match, it is a pivotal day - some intent. let's talk about the match, it is a pivotal day today. | some intent. let's talk about the | match, it is a pivotal day today. if england don't stop australia going past a00, a50, and if they then take early england wickets, you are talking about the game getting away. yesterday was a strange day, because after everything being so flat, after — after everything being so flat, after all — after everything being so flat, after all the excesses at edgbaston,

everything dropped yesterday, england had a massive opportunity having _ england had a massive opportunity having won the toss and didn't take it, having won the toss and didn't take it. but— having won the toss and didn't take it. but it _ having won the toss and didn't take it. but it is — having won the toss and didn't take it, but it is only day one of a five-day— it, but it is only day one of a five—day test match, they have a new ball in _ five—day test match, they have a new ball in their— five—day test match, they have a new ball in their hands this morning and there _ ball in their hands this morning and there is— ball in their hands this morning and there is no— ball in their hands this morning and there is no reason why they can't net there is no reason why they can't get these — there is no reason why they can't get these last five australian wickets — get these last five australian wickets cheaply, the key will be how well do _ wickets cheaply, the key will be how well do we _ wickets cheaply, the key will be how well do we bat. that is a swashbuckling, high—intensity approach, all very well but we can't afford _ approach, all very well but we can't afford to— approach, all very well but we can't afford to lose early wickets, so real pressure on the batsmen today. what _ real pressure on the batsmen today. what it _ real pressure on the batsmen today. what it is _ real pressure on the batsmen today. what it is it — real pressure on the batsmen today. what it is it about lords bringing out the best in the australians? you helped england win the first ashes test at lord's for 75 years, that is incredible. it test at lord's for 75 years, that is incredible-— test at lord's for 75 years, that is incredible. it seems odd, because home advantage _ incredible. it seems odd, because home advantage count _ incredible. it seems odd, because home advantage count in - incredible. it seems odd, because home advantage count in your i incredible. it seems odd, because i home advantage count in your favour and it— home advantage count in your favour and it hasn't — home advantage count in your favour and it hasn't. i think lourdes does inspire _ and it hasn't. i think lourdes does inspire opposition teams, that is a given, _ inspire opposition teams, that is a given, and — inspire opposition teams, that is a given, and this australian team will be no _ given, and this australian team will be no different. but there is no reason — be no different. but there is no reason why england shouldn't do well here _ reason why england shouldn't do well here. these conditions should suit us more _ here. these conditions should suit us more than the australians, so it is a case _ us more than the australians, so it is a case of— us more than the australians, so it is a case of taking stock. it was a bruising — is a case of taking stock. it was a bruising day— is a case of taking stock. it was a bruising day for england, properly the worst— bruising day for england, properly the worst day they had in the last

12 months. — the worst day they had in the last 12 months, they need to show a lot of fight _ 12 months, they need to show a lot of fight and — 12 months, they need to show a lot of fight and great today.— of fight and great today. thank you for our of fight and great today. thank you for your time. _ of fight and great today. thank you for your time, andrew, _ of fight and great today. thank you for your time, andrew, have i of fight and great today. thank you for your time, andrew, have a i of fight and great today. thank you | for your time, andrew, have a great red for ruth day. let's get the rest of the sport, because it is all about the potential transfer is going through, and one that could be nearing completion involves arsenal who have now agreed a fee worth £105 million, eye watering amounts of money, for midfielder declan rice. it is their third bid, and the initialfee of £100 it is their third bid, and the initial fee of £100 million would have equalled the record manchester city paid forjack grealish. city have had a £90 million offer rejected on tuesday and have withdrawn from the running. and tottenham have signed kai havertz. tottenham have signed kai havertz. tottenham are set to receive another bid from bayern munich for the england captain harry kane, but they have signed james madison from

leicester city, that is what £a0 million, he signed a five—year contract. and away from football, she hasn't competed since the olympics in tokyo in 2021, but the four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles is set to make her return to competitive gymnastics later this year after taking a break from the sport to work on her mental health after withdrawing from five of her six finals in tokyo. she is in line to compete at the 2023 us classic in august, although it is not known yet if she will be at next year's olympics in paris. i mention the weather, and it starts raining again, so i need my red hat for red for ruth day, but i will leave the weather to carol. you can follow all the action here with test match special when it begins, hopefully soon after 11, and there are in vision highlights after they have happened on the bbc sport website and app, you can get that on your phone, and of course the big round—up of the day, bbc two at

seven o'clock. but yes, it is raining heavily now. this isn't mizzle, this is proper stuff. well, you are keeping dry with a fabulous red hat. thank you, mike. looks like it still will be a dramatic day. 8.a5 the time. depending on where you are in the uk, school holidays, family is hoping to get away, but things might cost a bit more. prices for package holidays to popular destinations have risen sharply over the last year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith is at just airport this morning. are you making people think about how much their holiday costjust as they making people think about how much their holiday cost just as they are about to go on holiday? their holiday costjust as they are about to go on holiday?— their holiday costjust as they are about to go on holiday? know, but it is on everyone's _ about to go on holiday? know, but it is on everyone's mind, _ about to go on holiday? know, but it is on everyone's mind, because i is on everyone's mind, because everyone is trying to keep a lid on the holiday price. for a lot of people of course a summer holiday are simply out of the equation this year, but lots of people still

trying to get away and make sure that they limit that price in other ways. this mightjust airport telling me this morning thatjust a couple of weeks ago they had their busiest day since 2019, so the demand is still there, but people are getting a little more creative to try and keep costs down, as i have been finding out. when it comes to chat about holidays, and here they're professionals. sophie isjust sophie is just about to jet off, but there is one last thing on the to—do list. yell at the brighter the better. i like orange when you have got a tan, it stands out. she is going on holiday to crete with 25 other family going on holiday to crete with 25 otherfamily members, and this going on holiday to crete with 25 other family members, and this year they have opted for all—inclusive. it is mainly for my brothers, because they have all got kids, so it is easier for them to know that

they don't have to take any other money. they could literally get what they want while they are there. it they want while they are there. it is no wonder they are thinking about trying to keep a lid on those costs as travel supermarket told us, crete has seen one of the biggest price increases. package holidays are up 9% on average. travel insurance is “p 9% on average. travel insurance is up 10.5% foran annual 9% on average. travel insurance is up 10.5% for an annual multi trip. airport parking prices are up 9.5%, and the only relief is car hire charges which have dropped more than 36% after a massive spike last summer. the other thing to bear in mind is the price of everything when you get on holiday. inflation is happening everywhere at the moment. research for the bbc show the cost of 23 basic items, france coming out the most expensive, then spain, then italy, then the uk. so if you were depending on a cheap pint or loaf of bread, you might not be in luck. some people it is affecting more than others, but of the people that are managing to travel, they are travelling smarter.—

travelling smarter. sandra says there are things _ travelling smarter. sandra says there are things people - travelling smarter. sandra says there are things people can i travelling smarter. sandra says there are things people can do| travelling smarter. sandra says i there are things people can do to keep costs down.— there are things people can do to keep costs down. rather than the traditional 14 _ keep costs down. rather than the traditional 14 nights _ keep costs down. rather than the traditional 14 nights holiday, i keep costs down. rather than the traditional 14 nights holiday, they| traditional 1a nights holiday, they might be going for ten or 11 to save that little bit. we have also seen an increase of multi—generational holidays, where grandparents are taking their children and the grandchildren on holiday, and because we are finding that some of the grandparents weren't affected as much financially by covid all the cost of living crisis. so gran and grandad are bankrolling this summer? so well plenty of finding ways to get a broad, laura has decided to put her honeymoon plans on pause. alli has decided to put her honeymoon plans on pause-— has decided to put her honeymoon plans on pause. all of the prices of mortta . e plans on pause. all of the prices of mortgage payments _ plans on pause. all of the prices of mortgage payments went - plans on pause. all of the prices of mortgage payments went up, i plans on pause. all of the prices of mortgage payments went up, the l mortgage payments went up, the prices — mortgage payments went up, the prices of— mortgage payments went up, the prices of utility bills, so then you have _ prices of utility bills, so then you have to _ prices of utility bills, so then you have to look and think, where is the spare _ have to look and think, where is the spare cash? — have to look and think, where is the spare cash? and unfortunately it's 'ust spare cash? and unfortunately it's just a _ spare cash? and unfortunately it's just a case — spare cash? and unfortunately it's just a case that you can't find that any more — just a case that you can't find that any more. to try to find something like a _ any more. to try to find something like a dream — any more. to try to find something like a dream honeymoon is not feasible — like a dream honeymoon is not feasible when you have planned and paid for— feasible when you have planned and paid for a _ feasible when you have planned and paid for a wedding for two years, it

is so _ paid for a wedding for two years, it is so expensive. find paid for a wedding for two years, it is so expensive.— is so expensive. and she is not the onl one is so expensive. and she is not the only one raining — is so expensive. and she is not the only one raining back. _ is so expensive. and she is not the only one raining back. this - is so expensive. and she is not the only one raining back. this year i is so expensive. and she is not thei only one raining back. this year we have done butlins _ only one raining back. this year we have done butlins a _ only one raining back. this year we have done butlins a couple - only one raining back. this year we have done butlins a couple of i only one raining back. this year we i have done butlins a couple of months ago and we were going to go next weekend but maybe a couple of camping trips, so cheap this year. but after saving up and loading up, nothing is stopping sophie now. there are plenty of people here at manchester airport jetting there are plenty of people here at manchester airportjetting off on their holidays, and i'm delighted to say i'm joined by the patterssen family this morning. hello, everybody! we have a big multi—generational group here, all going away together. so grandma elizabeth, what are you doing this year to try and keep those costs under control? did it feel like a lot to be spending out this summer? it is a lot of money, but we decided to come _ it is a lot of money, but we decided to come to — it is a lot of money, but we decided to come to manchester because it is a lot cheaper to fly from manchester than it _ a lot cheaper to fly from manchester than it is _ a lot cheaper to fly from manchester than it is from glasgow. 50 a lot cheaper to fly from manchester than it is from glasgow.— than it is from glasgow. so you have all travelled — than it is from glasgow. so you have all travelled down _ than it is from glasgow. so you have all travelled down from _ than it is from glasgow. so you have all travelled down from scotland. i all travelled down from scotland. anyone come this morning? thu.

all travelled down from scotland. anyone come this morning? no, last nitht. so anyone come this morning? no, last night- so you — anyone come this morning? no, last night. so you have _ anyone come this morning? no, last night. so you have had _ anyone come this morning? no, last night. so you have had a _ anyone come this morning? no, last night. so you have had a bit- anyone come this morning? no, last night. so you have had a bit of- night. so you have had a bit of slee -. night. so you have had a bit of sleep- so _ night. so you have had a bit of sleep. so that _ night. so you have had a bit of sleep. so that is _ night. so you have had a bit of sleep. so that is interesting, i night. so you have had a bit of. sleep. so that is interesting, you are shopping around, looking at different airports to see where you could get the best deal. manchester for some reason _ could get the best deal. manchester for some reason seems _ could get the best deal. manchester for some reason seems to _ could get the best deal. manchester for some reason seems to always i could get the best deal. manchester| for some reason seems to always be the best. _ for some reason seems to always be the best. it — for some reason seems to always be the best, it is always more expensive to fly from glasgow. and are ou expensive to fly from glasgow. .ch are you conscious expensive to fly from glasgow. ch are you conscious of what you are spending, have you gone all inclusive?— spending, have you gone all inclusive? ~ . �* ., spending, have you gone all inclusive? ~ ., �* ., ., inclusive? we haven't, we are going to sta in inclusive? we haven't, we are going to stay in a — inclusive? we haven't, we are going to stay in a villa _ inclusive? we haven't, we are going to stay in a villa and _ inclusive? we haven't, we are going to stay in a villa and everything i to stay in a villa and everything has been — to stay in a villa and everything has been booked separately, but we felt that— has been booked separately, but we felt that was the best way to do it when _ felt that was the best way to do it when there was so many of us coming. and when— when there was so many of us coming. and when it _ when there was so many of us coming. and when it comes to love exchange rate, not necessarily brilliant for the pound at the moment, is it? it the pound at the moment, is it? it is not, but when you have somebody who was _ is not, but when you have somebody who was really— is not, but when you have somebody who was really good _ is not, but when you have somebody who was really good at _ is not, but when you have somebody who was really good at organising i who was really good at organising holidays _ who was really good at organising holidays and _ who was really good at organising holidays and keeping _ who was really good at organising holidays and keeping an - who was really good at organising holidays and keeping an eye i who was really good at organising holidays and keeping an eye on i who was really good at organising i holidays and keeping an eye on these things. _ holidays and keeping an eye on these things. that _ holidays and keeping an eye on these things. that helps _ holidays and keeping an eye on these things, that helps things _ holidays and keeping an eye on these things, that helps things out. - holidays and keeping an eye on these things, that helps things out. we i things, that helps things out. we are doing — things, that helps things out. we are doing the _ things, that helps things out. we are doing the best— things, that helps things out. we are doing the best we _ things, that helps things out. we are doing the best we can. - things, that helps things out. we are doing the best we can. idea, i are doing the best we can. ava, jessica, are doing the best we can. ava, jessica. jacob. _ are doing the best we can. ava, jessica, jacob, you _ are doing the best we can. ava, jessica, jacob, you guys - are doing the best we can. ava, jessica, jacob, you guys afteri jessica, jacob, you guys after florida. how exciting! have an

absolutely brilliant time on holiday, whatever the costs. when you have big family group together, it is always worth it, isn't it. people happy to go on holiday, and why not? i hope they have a great time. let's talk about wes streeting. wes streeting has been tipped as a future leader of labour party. is that true? no. i might be the count 's is that true? no. i might be the country's next _ is that true? no. i might be the country's next health _ is that true? no. i might be the | country's next health secretary. is that true? no. i might be the i country's next health secretary. but do ou country's next health secretary. but do you want to? i _ country's next health secretary. but do you want to? i might _ country's next health secretary. but do you want to? i might want i country's next health secretary. but do you want to? i might want to i country's next health secretary. but do you want to? i might want to be | do you want to? i might want to be an oscar winner, _ do you want to? i might want to be an oscar winner, but _ do you want to? i might want to be an oscar winner, but that - do you want to? i might want to be an oscar winner, but that isn't i an oscar winner, but that isn't going to happen! i hope after the next general election, i will be able to turn the nhs crisis around from its worst in history to where it wants to be.— from its worst in history to where it wants to be. let's 'ust explain a little bit. .. — it wants to be. let's 'ust explain a little bit... i'm _ it wants to be. let's 'ust explain a little bit... i'm here i it wants to be. let'sjust explain a little bit... i'm here on _ it wants to be. let'sjust explain a little bit... i'm here on dress- it wants to be. let'sjust explain a | little bit... i'm here on dress down frida , little bit... i'm here on dress down friday. not — little bit... i'm here on dress down friday. not in _ little bit... i'm here on dress down friday. not in my _ little bit... i'm here on dress down friday, not in my usual— little bit... i'm here on dress down friday, not in my usual arm - little bit... i'm here on dress down friday, not in my usual arm of- little bit... i'm here on dress down friday, not in my usual arm of the| friday, not in my usual arm of the suit. ., . . friday, not in my usual arm of the suit. ., ., ., . ., friday, not in my usual arm of the suit. ., . . . . ., �* suit. you are a politician we won't fortet suit. you are a politician we won't forget that. _ suit. you are a politician we won't forget that, but _ suit. you are a politician we won't forget that, but you _ suit. you are a politician we won't forget that, but you are _ suit. you are a politician we won't forget that, but you are here i suit. you are a politician we won'tl forget that, but you are here today to talk about your book which you brought out. one boy to bills and a fry up it is the story of your life,

which has been eventful. it is fry up it is the story of your life, which has been eventful. it is not a ical which has been eventful. it is not a typical politician — which has been eventful. it is not a typical politician memoir _ which has been eventful. it is not a typical politician memoir and i which has been eventful. it is not a typical politician memoir and it i which has been eventful. it is not a typical politician memoir and it is l typical politician memoir and it is not written for the westminster bubble. it not written for the westminster bubble. , ., ~ ., ., bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries. is — bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, is it? _ bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, is it? it— bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, is it? it is— bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, is it? it is not. i bubble. it is not alan clark's diaries, is it? it is not. the i diaries, is it? it is not. the title, diaries, is it? it is not. the title. one _ diaries, is it? it is not. the title, one boy _ diaries, is it? it is not. the title, one boy as _ diaries, is it? it is not. the title, one boy as me, i diaries, is it? it is not. the title, one boy as me, two l diaries, is it? it is not. the . title, one boy as me, two bills diaries, is it? it is not. the - title, one boy as me, two bills of the two grandads who epitomised two very different but stereotypical east end families, one straitlaced world war ii veteran, pull yourself up world war ii veteran, pull yourself up by world war ii veteran, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, working tory, the un—other grandad, other bill, a string of convictions for armed robbery, and through my childhood he was in prison a lot, and the fry up, when i was conceived, my parents were both teenagers, and my mum was under this enormous pressure to have an abortion, and despite that pressure, she decided she was going to go through with the pregnancy, so

she goes, which she was explicitly told she must not do ahead of the termination, which was to have breakfast, so she cooked herself a fry up which was her way of making sure that even when my nan hit the roof of the family were like, what on earth are you doing, no one could force her to go through with the abortion that day because she had had that breakfast, and that was the fry up that saved my life. so that gives you an outline of the story. you are a0 years old. why write a book now? what was it that made you think, i have a story to tell that is worth hearing? 50 think, i have a story to tell that is worth hearing?— think, i have a story to tell that is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this is worth hearing? so i actually said n0- this book— is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this book was _ is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this book was not _ is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this book was not my - is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this book was not my idea. - is worth hearing? so i actually said no. this book was not my idea. i l is worth hearing? so i actually said l no. this book was not my idea. i had gone through kidney cancer a couple of years ago, and when i came back i did an interview with rachel sylvester at the times newspaper she asked me a bit about my childhood and i was telling her about it, she was scribbling away and asking more, and i was sharing more, so she wrote this piece that was as much about my childhood is about my experience with cancer, and i got a note from

my now editor saying this is a remarkable story, you should tell it, would you write a book? and i initially said no way, this is something politicians do at the end of their careers, and i hope this isn't career ending. but i did think, the book is fundamentally about class in a way, and my driving passion was to make sure kids growing up in working—class backgrounds like mine have the same chances and choices in security as everyone else, and that is really what the book is about. when i thought i do have something to tell here. it is not a political book, per se. here. it is not a political book, perse. but here. it is not a political book, per se. but i hope it is a book people read and enjoy. you per se. but i hope it is a book people read and enjoy. people read and en'oy. you say it is about class. _ people read and en'oy. you say it is about class, but — people read and enjoy. you say it is about class, but did _ people read and enjoy. you say it is about class, but did you _ people read and enjoy. you say it is about class, but did you know - people read and enjoy. you say it is about class, but did you know your| about class, but did you know your story was so defined by not fitting in to wherever you went? so when you first went to school, when you are at school your family, you were unable to afford dinners, shoes,

clothes, uniforms. he went to another school that you were different there. when you came out as gay, you were different then. when you went to cambridge, you are very different then. did you know that your story was defined by that? gradually. i rememberwhen that your story was defined by that? gradually. i remember when i was four years old, and i was at nursery, and ina and in a very poor part of east london, so i wasn't surrounded by wealthy kids, but i remember my fourth birthday, and normally kids will bring in a cake and some sweets, and i came with nothing. there was an expectation for my friends we would be celebrating my birthday, that was the first time i thought, i don't have something that i should have brought in, and my nursery teachers went across the road and bought a victoria sponge from the shop, and i will never forget it, and i took about that in the book with enormous gratitude. similarly when i went to private school, my best friend throughout primary and secondary, he wasn't living in a councilflat primary and secondary, he wasn't living in a council flat that had issues with cockroaches or the electric running out on other things

that we dealt with. it was a really nice flat overlooking shadwell basin in the middle of london's docklands in the middle of london's docklands in wapping, and that was the first time i think i really realise that i was a lot poorer than other kids evenin was a lot poorer than other kids even in the east end, and you are right. as i have grown up, i went to secondary school and that was a bit of shock because i had always had free school meals, but in primary school, no one knew the difference between kids who didn't kids who didn't have free school meals, and in secondary school had to endure this kind of long queue which was basically the poor kids queue, and i felt that stigma. if you had told me 30 years ago i would be writing a book about those experiences and growing up poor, i would never have believed you, because it took me 30 years to tell people about the poverty that we experience growing up, some of the hardships we experienced, my family background and even my best friends at school, and even my best friends at school, and even my friends at university had no idea about my background. can

i ask you about the goings on in the house of commons at your dealings, we talk about this across the board. have you faced... have people been unpleasant to you because of your background, because of your sexuality, because of your story? you said a moment ago we almost had to not say things. why was that? why didn't you feel free to be who you were tell a certain point in time? was it the fear of some kind of backlash? it was it the fear of some kind of backlash? . , was it the fear of some kind of backlash?— was it the fear of some kind of backlash? ., , ., .., , ., , backlash? it was a couple of things. one is, backlash? it was a couple of things. one is. there _ backlash? it was a couple of things. one is, there is _ backlash? it was a couple of things. one is, there is an _ backlash? it was a couple of things. one is, there is an enormous - backlash? it was a couple of things. | one is, there is an enormous stigma and shame attached to poverty, and not having things that other people have. and that is really uncomfortable to talk about and to open up on. i have to say, this is the most terrifying thing i have donein the most terrifying thing i have done in my life, because as politicians who are not supposed to show vulnerability. you definitely don't want to open up your family often done that kind of scrutiny. did you fear some kind of backlash

from that place, from the commons? not particularly, especially at a time when there is a lot of talk about politicians, the house of commons can be an incredibly kind place. when i went through my cancer diagnosis, the outpouring of love and support i had from right across the house of commons, labour, conservative, snp, it was really moving. people were really kind, and i feel like i moving. people were really kind, and ifeel like i can speak moving. people were really kind, and i feel like i can speak for all of my colleagues. when you read about mps that are up to no good either in terms of their bullying or harassment, or cheating their expensive or whatever it is, it makes the blood boilfor the rest expensive or whatever it is, it makes the blood boil for the rest of us, because you think this is what everyone is going to think we are all like, and most of us are in it for the right reasons. i have deftly experienced homophobia, i get it on social media now is a politician, and experience to growing up. but even then i think the house of commons is mostly a prime place. we are going to carry on talking, but we have to do something technical. something technical.

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