hey, there. this is dolly parton - and i am on bbc breakfast. you watch us! the queen of country will tell us about her new rock album, singing alongside the likes of paul mccartney and eltonjohn. welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank ou for welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having — welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having us- _ welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having us. thank— welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having us. thank you _ welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having us. thank you for - you for having us. thank you for our you for having us. thank you for your time. _ you for having us. thank you for your time. it's _ you for having us. thank you for your time, it's great _ you for having us. thank you for your time, it's great to - you for having us. thank you for your time, it's great to have - you for having us. thank you forl your time, it's great to have you. an invite from the greatest men's grand slam winner of all time — novak djokovic takes us behind the scenes at wimbledon. england fight back in the second ashes test at lord's but they still gift australia three cheap wickets, to undermine their position with a nervy third day ahead in a match that's finely poised. it will feel today but more humid and light rain and drizzle around but this we can get ready, it will

be fresher but brighter. your full forecast here on breakfast. it's friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15—year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there'll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five—year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he's what's known as an apprentice operating department practitioner — learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it's the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise

within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside other odps, other scrub nurses to practise the roles that i will take when i have qualified — and also whilst going to university to learn different subjects, different courses, different practices that will enable me to obviously go forth with my qualification at the end of it. apprenticeships like daniel's play a big part in nhs england's plan to boost the workforce. and it's notjust nursing roles — today's proposals include employing a limited number of apprentice doctors, open to those already working in clinical roles within the health service. there will also be a big increase in the more traditional route to becoming a doctor — via a place in medical school. the boss of nhs england, which drew up the workforce plan, says it's a really significant moment. it's the first time the government — any government — has asked the nhs to develop a comprehensive plan, setting out the numbers of nurses, doctors and other key health care professionals that the health service will need, and also

the cost of training. nhs england is responsible for the day—to—day running of the health service, but the funding for the 15—year plan will come from central government. ministers have promised to back it for the next five years — after that, it will be up to a future government to decide. but for the moment, the proposals — especially extending the use of apprenticeships — are welcomed by those who have the task of trying to plug some big gaps in the health care workforce. retention is strong amongst the apprenticeships, so there's more guarantee that they will enter the substantive workforce and help us close that gap, which is a challenge. the plan will be reviewed every two years to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs of a growing and ageing population. but ultimately it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news.

there has been more rioting in france overnight. more than 400 people have been arrested following a third night of riots across a number of major cities in france. violent clashes have been sparked by the killing of a teenager by a police officer on tuesday. the unrest has now spread from the capital paris to a number of other places — including lyon, toulouse, and lille. but most of the trouble has been in the paris suburb of nanterre, where the teenager — named as nahel — was killed. rajini vaidya nathan reports. popping explosions. a capital city in flames. unrest sparked by a fatal police shooting is intensifying. overnight, violence and vandalism. riot police out in force.

clashes continued in the paris suburb where a teenager was killed by police this week. 17—year—old nahel lived and died here in nanterre. but in this ethnically diverse neighbourhood in paris, many say his death has come to represent a deeper issue. they say that the police who are here to protect them simply aren't doing that. chanting: justice pour nahel! justice pour nahel! earlier on thursday, thousands gathered for a march to honour the teenager who lived and died here. nahel�*s mother led the crowd. the officer charged over her son's death has now apologised. but for many, that won't be enough to quell the unrest. these protests have reignited anger and resentment

over police violence — particularly towards minorities. but what, if anything, will they change? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, paris. chris bockman is in toulouse for us this morning. the situation in paris at the moment and other surrounding cities we have seenin and other surrounding cities we have seen in that report, but also we understand that president macron is holding emergency meetings because he needs to bring this under control and also restore faith in the police. and also restore faith in the olice. . �* . and also restore faith in the olice. ., �*, , ., ., police. that's right. the situation has spread _ police. that's right. the situation has spread well _ police. that's right. the situation has spread well beyond - police. that's right. the situation has spread well beyond paris, . police. that's right. the situation | has spread well beyond paris, this is the fourth biggest city. behind me at midnight there was a lot of smoke coming from the buildings and it has spread to brussels, as well. this is the second time they have had an emergency meeting in two days. some on the far right have

call for emergency measure to be put in place like a state of emergency, basically enforcing a curfew from a certain time across the country. that is not something the government wants to do. on the other hand it has to show control of the situation. everyone has in mind 2005, the last time there were major riots like this. they lasted three weeks, i was on the front line and it was a particularly difficult period for the country and there wasn't certain enough after the last prefer few days that they will get control of the situation. they did but they don't want to face that now and that is what they worried about after three nights of rioting here. thank you for that, chris bockman. it's the final day in prince harry's high court privacy case brought against mirror newspapers over claims of phone hacking and unlawful gathering of information. the duke of sussex is one of four claimants in the trial. closing statements from solicitors are expected today — but it's thought the trialjudge will deliver his ruling at a later date. the prosecution in actor kevin spacey�*s trial for alleged sex offences will begin its opening statements at london's southwark crown court today.

mr spacey denies all 12 charges — including sexual assault and indecent assault — which date between 2001 and 2013. swimmers have been told they can go back into the sea at blackpool once again, following a sewage leak earlier this month. a storm caused a pipeline to burst at a treatment works in fleetwood. the environment agency says its advice against swimming there could now be removed. the government says it remains committed to its policy of sending illegal immigrants to rwanda — or another safe country — to stop people—smugglers in the channel. the court of appeal has ruled that the policy was unlawful, with two of the three judges saying rwanda couldn't be regarded as a safe country. the issue was discussed by the bbc�*s question time audience last night. we're very careful how we select our audiences here, and i'm not trying to overstate the importance — this is not a yougov poll. but what i'm saying here is that, even though we have more people who voted conservative than for any single other party here,

is there anyone here who supports sending people to rwanda? good on you. applause. let's speak now to our political correspondent, iain watson. we saw on question time not one hand went up and what we are effectively saying is the covenant saying no, this ruling is not one it will accept and it wants to challenge. that is right. we should say on the clip there they were quite a few people who were not at all keen on people who were not at all keen on people arriving at our shores on small boats asking why can't they stay in france? it was specifically at the rwanda policy that they were unenthusiastic about although as fiona bruce said it was not a scientific survey by any means. the government is putting a lot of emphasis and importance on its rwanda policy so they have until july the 6th to seek to take the

appeal to the highest court in the land, the supreme court and they have said they will. rishi sunak has said he will do whatever it takes to get the policy crew and government sources are confident, they say, they will get the supreme court on their side because there was a split decision amongst the appeal court judges, one sided with the government they think they have a good chance of getting the three. if they don't, you can see the battle lines are already being drawn up for the next election because some former ministers by saying why don't we leave the european convention of human rights if that is getting in the way of that rwanda policy? others say they are being blocked by the establishment. they don't mean simply the opposition, they mean the legal establishment, as well. to some extent this will still be an election issue no matter what but from rishi sunak�*s point of view, and from that of suella braverman, they want to see if flight taking off to rwanda if at all possible before the next election. what labour is saying is the policy is notjust unethical, it is also

unravelling.— notjust unethical, it is also unravelling. notjust unethical, it is also unravellinu. ., ., . ~ unravelling. for the moment, thank ou. iain unravelling. for the moment, thank you. iain watson _ unravelling. for the moment, thank you. iain watson for _ unravelling. for the moment, thank you. iain watson for us. _ dame esther rantzen has given herfirst television interview since being diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer. she spoke to the one show�*s alexjones about her priorities, and why she doesn't want to "die working". it's ahead of the release of her new book, looking back on her life. it does concentrate your mind to be told you've got stage iv cancer. you do think, "well, wait a minute, i've got less time than maybe i had assumed." so you prioritise. you...are with your closest family. i wanted just to spend the time with the people i cared most about. and you can see the full interview with esther on the one show tonight at 7pm on bbc one. we wish her all the best. she is such a formidable personality in the best possible sense. all the work she has done and the various programmes and charities she has

done. her book will be very interesting. it is time to say hello to matt. tell us all about the weather. something more humid today. humidity levels creeping up once again. good morning. a promising start, as you can see come across some areas. this was west london a short while ago, the sun peeking through thickening cloud and the cloud will thicken for everyone today to produce rain or drizzle at times. more particularly in the west, eastern areas are stained largely dry. this weekend the sun shines back but it will be breezy and a bit fresher. let's take you through today. the rain has edgedin you through today. the rain has edged in across western areas and so far, taking a lay across the irish sea. a lot of that is evaporating before it hits the ground but it will turn wetter in parts of north—west england, wales over the next few hours. some rain and drizzle across the north,

particularly scotland. many eastern areas will stay dry through the day, i will thicken, glimpses of sunshine every now and again but it will turn more grey and misty around the hills and coasts later. temperatures down on it yesterday, 16 to 19 degrees for most and cooler than we expect at this time of year. it will feel humid. into the evening, quite damp. rain on and off across much of scotland, the far north—east, shetland staying dry. northern ireland misty and grey this evening and further rain across western areas of england and wales. to the east, including england for the cricket —— including london for the cricket, it should stay dry. outbreaks of rain few and far between. tomorrow cloudy to begin with, damp and drizzle in places but clear skies pushing into the west later. quite a humid night, temperatures not dropping much lower than they will be by day but into the weekend we will see something fresher but brighter but they will be showers across the north and west. more later.

let's have a look at today's papers. the telegraph leads with what it calls a radical reform of the nhs, which it's hoped will save taxpayers £10 billion over the next 15 years — and help boost the workforce. "grounded hog day for rishi" is the headline in the metro. the paper reports on a ruling by the court of appeal that the government's plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda are unlawful. the times carries a photograph of the woman whose teenage son was fatally shot by police in paris earlier this week. the paper says she led a march of 6,000 people in his memory. and the bbc news website reports on the latest violence that's broken out after the death of the 17—year—old in paris. the site says that shops have been looted in the french capital and cars set on fire. more coverage on that this morning. fabulous pictures in the paper you may have seen this morning. an inflatable multicoloured sculpture.

it is here, you can see this here. it is here, you can see this here. it is here, you can see this here. it is being done in manchester but they are massive. you canjust see it is being done in manchester but they are massive. you can just see a person by the red ball. this is by a japanese artist and her exhibition is the first public show at the old granada studios in manchester. it has cost, the studios themselves went massively over budget, but this is the largest new national cultural projects in the opening of the tate modern in 2000. this exhibition, there is a preview but they are these towering cartoonlike creations which have proved popular around the world and they are coming to manchester. i world and they are coming to manchester.— world and they are coming to manchester. i 'ust think of the erson manchester. i 'ust think of the person with _ manchester. i just think of the person with the _ manchester. i just think of the person with the bicycle - manchester. i just think of the person with the bicycle pumpl manchester. i just think of the - person with the bicycle pump who has the job of inflating all of those. that is exactly what they used, a bicycle pump. i that is exactly what they used, a bicycle pump-— that is exactly what they used, a bi cle --um. ., , bicycle pump. i thought it might be. a coule of bicycle pump. i thought it might be. a couple of stories _ bicycle pump. i thought it might be. a couple of stories on _ bicycle pump. i thought it might be. a couple of stories on the _ bicycle pump. i thought it might be. a couple of stories on the inside - a couple of stories on the inside pages. dance floor favourites.

a couple of stories on the inside pages. dance floorfavourites. dj is talking about the songs that always work. they have done a top of the charts for a function. would you like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on — like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on your— like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on your top _ like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on your top one? _ like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on your top one? well, - like to hear the rundown? well... is the top on your top one? well, no l the top on your top one? well, no but ou the top on your top one? well, no but you can _ the top on your top one? well, no but you can imagine _ the top on your top one? well, no but you can imagine it _ the top on your top one? well, no but you can imagine it being - the top on your top one? well, no but you can imagine it being very l but you can imagine it being very popular. dancing queen, other. numbertwo, come popular. dancing queen, other. number two, come on eileen. absolutely. number two, come on eileen. absolutely-— number two, come on eileen. absolutel . ~ . . ~ absolutely. which we were talking about the other _ absolutely. which we were talking about the other day. _ absolutely. which we were talking about the other day. number - absolutely. which we were talking i about the other day. number three, i should be doing the voice... i want to dance with somebody, whitney houston. livin�* on a prayer, it's raining men. houston. livin' on a prayer, it's raining men-— raining men. you have done an interview with _ raining men. you have done an interview with dolly _ raining men. you have done an interview with dolly parton, - raining men. you have done an interview with dolly parton, is l raining men. you have done an i interview with dolly parton, is she on the list?— interview with dolly parton, is she on the list? ida. ok. europe, we are on the list? no. ok. europe, we are also on the list? ila. ok. europe, we are also talking to europe, is a europe back on the list? the final

countdown. i back on the list? the final countdown.— back on the list? the final countdown. . , ., , ., countdown. i will always love you, written by dolly — countdown. i will always love you, written by dolly parton. _ countdown. i will always love you, written by dolly parton. one - countdown. i will always love you, written by dolly parton. one of. countdown. i will always love you, | written by dolly parton. one of the statistic. 46% of the people polled think they are a great dancer. statistic. 4696 of the people polled think they are a great dancer. good! 4096 described _ think they are a great dancer. good! 4096 described their _ think they are a great dancer. good! 4096 described their style _ think they are a great dancer. good! 4096 described their style as - think they are a great dancer. good! 4096 described their style as dad - 40% described their style as dad dancing. 14% say that all they do is moved from side to decide. i think thatis moved from side to decide. i think that is the one you have to believe. it is just how much you put in with the dancing from side to side, isn't it? dance like no one is watching, happiness! rising prices have become a part of daily life, but there is some good news coming — as gas and electricity bills are set to fall from tonight. hannah's got the details. times are difficult, that will not change, but in amongst that, this is to do with energy prices. perhaps a slight glimmer of hope for many people as theyjust start perhaps a slight glimmer of hope for many people as they just start to ease down very slightly. you might

have heard from your energy provider by now tell you hopefully that your costs will be lower from next month. that is because the energy price cap false from tonight, the maximum amount companies are allowed to charge per year, per unit of gas and electricity for a so—called typical household. remember, as we always say, it's not a cap on your total bill — if you use more energy than the average person, you'll pay more. so let's have a look at the figures — the price cap at the moment is just over £3,200, but government support means that typical households are paying £2,500. from midnight the amount companies are allowed to charge will drop significantly tojust over £2,000. good news — but this graph here is a reminder of how much things have changed. the energy price cap was only introduced in 2019 — at which time it was just over £1,000. that figure only went up very slightly until this huge jump in october last year,

when the war in ukraine led to much higher prices on the international market. it then went up even further to a peak injanuary this year — in reality none of us ever paid that much because the government subsidised our bills. and this is where the price cap has fallen to now — a big drop but, as you can see, still double what it was a couple of years ago. the advice as prices drop is to take a meter reading today to make sure you are being charged correctly. i've been finding out how people feel about the change. at home near macclesfield, emily'sjust had an e—mail to say her gas and electricity bill is about to go down by around £370 a year. it feels good. i think we still have to remember that it's still not going to go as low as they were. so it's a nice little bit of a relief, but it's still not what it was. it's nice to know that

they're going to come down, but it's just not quite enough. it's kind of better than nothing. yeah, exactly. yeah. look on the bright side. but at the gym emily runs with her husband, alex, they're still locked in to a much higher price. when's your next client? ten minutes. here, the energy costs have more than tripled to around £1,500 a month. can you control it on the way down? and because businesses are not affected by the change in the energy price cap, the bills are going to remain a heavy burden. we're still paying the higher prices, even though we know the energy prices have actually gone down. how do you feel about that? it's pretty sad, to be honest. it feels like there's no need for us to be paying such a higher price other than we're contracted in. but the reason we're contracted in is because we had no choice at that time because, otherwise, if we were on a variable limit, we wouldn't have been able to afford the energy. so it is really frustrating. itjust feels like it's stalling us and very much two steps forward, one step back. as for the future, there's little sign of prices falling much

further any time soon. but there are indications we've all reduced our usage, as people try to bring down bills at a time of persistently higher prices. a bit of good news and when you talk to people they are using less now because it is the summit so people hoping for one weather, not too hot and not too cold so they don't use too much energy. matt and not too cold so they don't use too much energy.— too much energy. matt will tell us if it is the case _ too much energy. matt will tell us if it is the case over _ too much energy. matt will tell us if it is the case over the _ too much energy. matt will tell us if it is the case over the next - too much energy. matt will tell us if it is the case over the next few. if it is the case over the next few days. thank you. she is the queen of country — behind huge hits like jolene and 9 to 5 — but now dolly parton has decided to do something a bit different. she's releasing a rock album. i caught up with dolly to hear about her new record, and we even talked politics, her incredible career, and her nearly—six—decade marriage. she is collaborating with some enormous stars. it is 9:30am and

dolly parton, who i realise very quickly, is very businesslike and knows exactly what the product is. this is our little encounter. dolly, are you happy? are we all set? are we ready to go? i'm ready. i am fascinated, like all interviewers with dolly parton — you have kept your politics zipped. well, that's not politics to me. no, it's not. it's not politics. i do make that statement. you know, like, "don't get me started on politics." how we live in a world like this — greedy politicians present and past. you know, wouldn't know the truth if it bit them. have you been tempted over the years, though, to get involved in politics? no. because you have a very powerful voice, as you're well aware. i do, but i use my powerful voice, hopefully, in the right way. i accept and love everybody. i think we get so trapped in our beliefs and our beliefs that we have to stay right with a certain thought. therefore, nothing ever changes.

so ijust try to...to live it, be an example, write about it in my own way. but i don't think of myself at all as being political. and that's the worst thing that i could think about — being in politics. so there will there will never be a time when dolly parton says, "i'm going to run for office!" no. that's never going to happen. i'm running from office. they laugh. my line is i'm a very professional dolly parton. i don't go into meetings trying to save the world or thinking i know anything about things i don't, because at least i'm smart enough to know what i know and what i don't know. but it's what i know that i make my living from. do you see yourself as a feminist? no. i'm feminine. i see myself as a female. but i do agree that whether you're a man orwoman, black, white, green, purple or alien grey, you should be allowed to...to be paid and treated with respect in what you're capable of doing. you have an extraordinary marriage,

don't you, which has lasted for so long... yep. ..in an industry which is not famed for longevity in marriages. that's true, but most of the time, those are people where both people are in the same business, in show business. that's a really hard one. but my husband never wanted to be in show business at all. he loves music. doesn't sing, though. i mean, he's not, like, a musician. but my husband was in the asphalt paving business and later went into real estate. but, yeah, we met the day i got to nashville in 1964, fresh out of high school, moving to nashville to seek my fortune. and we've been together ever since. together 59 years, we've been married 57. you drive around in your truck, the two of you, and do you ever not get recognised? well, i can go around because usually... we actually have a little rv. i usuallyjust kind of put my hair up in a little scrunchy

and try not to, you know, sit in the window with the big hair looking like dolly. but even if i do, ijust wave and go on. but you learn how to manage the things that you want to do as a celebrity. you manage. that is just a taster, isn't it, of that interview? she must have been great company. she that interview? she must have been great company-— that interview? she must have been great company. she is and what comes across is that — great company. she is and what comes across is that there _ great company. she is and what comes across is that there is _ great company. she is and what comes across is that there is no _ great company. she is and what comes across is that there is no question, - across is that there is no question, dolly parton knows exactly what the product is and she knows about business and she talks about business and she talks about business meetings with her entourage, a big entourage of people and talks about how she handles it and talks about how she handles it and the way she operates a business world and then of course there is the music. on this album she is singing alongside a lot of very, very famous artists and her voice... it does work in all sorts of different genres. dolly's album rockstar is out in november, and her book is called behind the seams: my life in rhinestones. good title. look forward to seeing

more of that later on. coming up this morning... # it's the final countdown. # the final countdown... we'll be speaking to europe's joey tempest as the band behind that famous earworm celebrates 40 years in the business. just a little longer so it is in everyone's head. # we are heading for venus... great care, as well. there we go. it's in your ears all morning. oi care, as well. there we go. it's in your ears all morning.— care, as well. there we go. it's in your ears all morning. of the era of the big hair. _ your ears all morning. of the era of the big hair, wasn't— your ears all morning. of the era of the big hair, wasn't it? _ your ears all morning. of the era of the big hair, wasn't it? still- your ears all morning. of the era of the big hair, wasn't it? still is. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle. as the capital gears up for the annual pride march tomorrow, the met police has been explaining its role and how it plans to rebuild trust with the lgbt community. it comes after a review by baroness casey found scotland yard was institutionally homophobic.

last year pride organisers said uniformed officers were not welcome at the parade. the met has now promised reforms, including bringing back community liaison officers. we're kind of hoping that these community liaison officers would be able to make that human connection again and victims might be able to be a bit more comfortable, a bit more open. obviously, historically, they've had a problem trying to get hold of someone, or get the same person. now they've got that same person, that continuity all the way through. plans to close part of the a12 through essex this weekend have been called off after long delays last weekend. national highways shut the marks teyjunction near colchester last friday night. but, the diversion caused delays of more than an hour. it's part of work to remove and replace the old concrete road surface. sw19's about to get a lot busierfrom monday. the wimbledon tennis tournament begins next week. and among those who'll be on court is londoner andy lapthorne,

who's hoping to win the wheelchair doubles title for the third time. so last year was really good. i made the doubles final and unfortunately lost it in a third set tie—break, which was tough to come so close, having won it the two years. it would have been nice to go three in a row but, obviously, at wimbledon, any final that you make is special, and i'm hoping to try and achieve the same again this year and hopefully in the singles — make another final and try and lift the trophy. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there's no service on thejubilee line from willesden green to wembley park. and no service on the metropolitan line from wembley park to aldgate. and minor delays on the hammersmith and city lines. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is feeling quite fresh first thing this morning but it is going to feel quite humid by the end of the day. a bright start though, there's some high cloud. a hazy start down here in redhill.

a beautiful sunrise you can see in twickenham. now, it is a bright start, we do have some sunshine but gradually the cloud is going to increase through the morning. the warm front will gradually start to move through. now the cloud, thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain, patchy drizzle as it moves across as well. and it becomes quite breezy today, too, a westerly breeze. temperatures getting up to around 21 celsius as a maximum. now it is going to be a warm night, that humidity stays with us. overnight, temperatures not dropping too far at all. the minimum for central london potentially around 16, 17 celsius. it is still going to feel humid tomorrow, quite cloudy to start with. could just get one or two showers. that cloud breaks as we head with the afternoon to some sunshine. gradually by the end of the day we lose the humidity. fresher night saturday into sunday and a fresher day overall on sunday itself. there's more on our website and social media, including the endangered lion at london zoo treated for an ear ache. that's it for now, i'm

back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. later today, nhs england will publish its long—term workforce plan, designed to tackle understaffing and bring hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals into the service over the next 15 years. there are currently 112,000 vacancies in the nhs. with this plan, the government has promised £2.4 billion over five years to fund additional education and training places. nhs england says this could lead to more than 300,000 new staff, including an extra 60,000 doctors and 170,000 more nurses, by 2037. but what do the next generation of healthcare workers think?

kathryn stanczyszyn is at coventry university this morning, speaking to trainee nurses and paramedics. morning to you. we should say for clarity, in case anyone is alarmed, thatis clarity, in case anyone is alarmed, that is a dummy on the bed behind you. that is a dummy on the bed behind ou. . that is a dummy on the bed behind ou. , . , , ~ , you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here — you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here at _ you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here at the _ you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here at the moment. - you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here at the moment. this . you. yes, absolutely. all dummies in the bed here at the moment. this is| the bed here at the moment. this is being described as the biggest training plan in the history of the nhs, designed to try to fill up the 100,000 places we know we have at the moment and ease the pressure on the moment and ease the pressure on the nhs. really it is talking about turbo—charging education opportunities. of course, many of the students here already hard at work learning what they need to know for their future careers. about 5000 students here at the school of nursing midwifery and health at coventry university. pask alina is checking her patient�*s glucose

levels, is it? iam checking her patient�*s glucose levels, is it? i am checking the readings for my patient, mrjack. you are a nursing student. yes. readings for my patient, mrjack. you are a nursing student. yes, and aduu you are a nursing student. yes, and adult nursing _ you are a nursing student. yes, and adult nursing student _ you are a nursing student. yes, and adult nursing student at _ you are a nursing student. yes, and adult nursing student at coventry i adult nursing student at coventry university. pm adult nursing student at coventry universi . �* . , , ., adult nursing student at coventry university._ yes. . university. an early start. yes. man of university. an early start. yes. many of the — university. an early start. yes. many of the ships _ university. an early start. yes. many of the ships will - university. an early start. yes. many of the ships will be - university. an early start. yes. many of the ships will be early | many of the ships will be early starts in their careers. what are you doing?— starts in their careers. what are oudoint? , , ,, you doing? checking blood pressure. i am a you doing? checking blood pressure. i am a student— you doing? checking blood pressure. i am a student occupational- i am a student occupational therapist and this are patient and am taking — therapist and this are patient and am taking it manually, the pressure. a very— am taking it manually, the pressure. a very importantjob am taking it manually, the pressure. a very important job for a lot of a very importantjob for a lot of different medical professionals. tell us why he wanted to go into occupational therapy? occupational thera - occupational therapy? occupational thera- is occupational therapy? occupational therapy is a — occupational therapy? occupational therapy is a career _ occupational therapy? occupational therapy is a career full _ occupational therapy? occupational therapy is a career full of _ occupational therapy? occupational therapy is a career full of making i therapy is a career full of making therapy is a career full of making the impossible possible. a really caring _ the impossible possible. a really caring profession. we look to make sure people can do things they want and need _ sure people can do things they want and need to be able to do without difficulties. i want to make that

difference in people's lives. did ou have difference in people's lives. d c you have any pores in your mind about going into the nhs? we hear about going into the nhs? we hear about the precious, difficultjob, was it ever a factor for you? about the precious, difficult 'ob, was it ever a factor for you? there are many things — was it ever a factor for you? there are many things in _ was it ever a factor for you? there are many things in the _ was it ever a factor for you? there are many things in the health - was it ever a factor for you? there are many things in the health care j are many things in the health care syslem _ are many things in the health care system with overworked hours, and are paid _ system with overworked hours, and are paid. that was a factor. hopefully in the future that might change _ hopefully in the future that might chance. ,, . ., . , change. state-of-the-art facilities here, change. state-of-the-art facilities here. what — change. state-of-the-art facilities here, what are _ change. state-of-the-art facilities here, what are you _ change. state-of-the-art facilities here, what are you studying? - change. state-of-the-art facilities here, what are you studying? we l here, what are you studying? we macro radiotherapy, i'm a radiographer. we tend to take x—rays of patients, in general taking x—rays. it is incredibly rewarding. different professions like occupational therapy, etc, different professions like occupationaltherapy, etc, playing occupational therapy, etc, playing our small occupationaltherapy, etc, playing our small part in helping a patient get better. you are already training to be the next generation, what do you make of it making things easier?

i think it is a great thing, nothing like working _ i think it is a great thing, nothing like working in— i think it is a great thing, nothing like working in the _ i think it is a great thing, nothing like working in the field - i think it is a great thing, nothing like working in the field and - i think it is a great thing, nothing like working in the field and you i like working in the field and you .et like working in the field and you get a _ like working in the field and you get a taste _ like working in the field and you get a taste of— like working in the field and you get a taste of what _ like working in the field and you get a taste of what you - like working in the field and you get a taste of what you are - like working in the field and you i get a taste of what you are working full. get a taste of what you are working full it _ get a taste of what you are working full it is _ get a taste of what you are working full it is a — get a taste of what you are working full. it is a real— get a taste of what you are working full. it is a real eye _ get a taste of what you are working full. it is a real eye opener- get a taste of what you are working full. it is a real eye opener for- full. it is a real eye opener for what — full. it is a real eye opener for what working _ full. it is a real eye opener for what working on _ full. it is a real eye opener for what working on the _ full. it is a real eye opener for what working on the nhs - full. it is a real eye opener for what working on the nhs is. l full. it is a real eye opener for. what working on the nhs is. you cannot_ what working on the nhs is. you cannot get— what working on the nhs is. you cannot get that _ what working on the nhs is. you cannot get that in _ what working on the nhs is. you cannot get that in a _ what working on the nhs is. you cannot get that in a lecture - what working on the nhs is. you cannot get that in a lecture but l cannot get that in a lecture but when _ cannot get that in a lecture but when you — cannot get that in a lecture but when you are _ cannot get that in a lecture but when you are working - cannot get that in a lecture but when you are working it - cannot get that in a lecture but when you are working it is - when you are working it is incredible. _ when you are working it is incredible. incredibly- when you are working it is - incredible. incredibly rewarding gelling — incredible. incredibly rewarding getting a — incredible. incredibly rewarding getting a smile _ incredible. incredibly rewarding getting a smile from _ incredible. incredibly rewarding getting a smile from a - incredible. incredibly rewarding getting a smile from a patient, | getting a smile from a patient, working — getting a smile from a patient, working in— getting a smile from a patient, working in the _ getting a smile from a patient, working in the field _ getting a smile from a patient, working in the field and - getting a smile from a patient, | working in the field and helping getting a smile from a patient, - working in the field and helping the community — working in the field and helping the community hie _ working in the field and helping the communi . ~ . ., ., working in the field and helping the community-— working in the field and helping the communi . ~ . ., ., ., ., community. we are going to go over and seak community. we are going to go over and speak to — community. we are going to go over and speak to suzanne _ community. we are going to go over and speak to suzanne hilton. - community. we are going to go over and speak to suzanne hilton. they l and speak to suzanne hilton. they are all very dewy eyed and fantastic, which is fantastic. what needs to be done to keep that, really? 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you are already doing that. - to have confidence and competence. you are already doing that. ian - you are already doing that. ian dunn, provost of coventry university, what do you need from government to deliver what the nhs england's plan says it wants to? they need to continue to work together _ they need to continue to work together we _ they need to continue to work together. we have _ they need to continue to work together. we have been- they need to continue to work. together. we have been working they need to continue to work- together. we have been working as coventry— together. we have been working as coventry university _ together. we have been working as coventry university for _ together. we have been working as coventry university for a _ together. we have been working as coventry university for a number i together. we have been working as coventry university for a number of years _ coventry university for a number of years we — coventry university for a number of years. we need _ coventry university for a number of years. we need to— coventry university for a number of years. we need to understand - coventry university for a number of years. we need to understand howl coventry university for a number of i years. we need to understand how to .et years. we need to understand how to get more _ years. we need to understand how to get more people _ years. we need to understand how to get more people into _ years. we need to understand how to get more people into training - years. we need to understand how to get more people into training placesl get more people into training places at the _ get more people into training places at the same — get more people into training places at the same time. _ get more people into training places at the same time. so— get more people into training places at the same time. so the _ get more people into training places at the same time. so the placementj at the same time. so the placement allocation _ at the same time. so the placement allocation is — at the same time. so the placement allocation is really— at the same time. so the placement allocation is really important. - at the same time. so the placement allocation is really important. and i allocation is really important. and we need _ allocation is really important. and we need to— allocation is really important. and we need to triple _ allocation is really important. and we need to triple the _ allocation is really important. and we need to triple the numbers. i allocation is really important. andl we need to triple the numbers. we have committed _ we need to triple the numbers. we have committed as _ we need to triple the numbers. we have committed as coventry- have committed as coventry university— have committed as coventry university to _ have committed as coventry university to triple - have committed as coventry university to triple the - have committed as coventry. university to triple the number have committed as coventry- university to triple the number is coming _ university to triple the number is coming through _ university to triple the number is coming through the _ university to triple the number is coming through the school- university to triple the number is coming through the school in - university to triple the number is l coming through the school in order to get— coming through the school in order to get those — coming through the school in order to get those numbers _ coming through the school in order to get those numbers into - coming through the school in order to get those numbers into the - coming through the school in order. to get those numbers into the health service _ to get those numbers into the health service litli— to get those numbers into the health service. u, , to get those numbers into the health service. .., , ., to get those numbers into the health service. .., , . , . service. of course, as with all these very — service. of course, as with all these very large _ service. of course, as with all these very large scale - service. of course, as with all - these very large scale comprehensive plans, the devil will be in the detail. we are expecting to find out more of that before the 75th anniversary of the nhs next week. a lot of questions remain about how it will work, the timeline, particularly. we are talking more about that throughout the programme this morning.

wimbledon begins next week, and novak djokovic will be competing to defend his champion title. he is also a record—breaking grand slam winner, statistically making him the greatest male player of all time. john has been to meet him. rather luckily he has been invited inside the all england club at wimbledon, hallowed surroundings. given who know that djokovic is, he says, come on in, week out in. 23 grand slam titles. you are officially the goat, the greatest male player now of all time. do you feel like the goat? it's a really good way how to ask the question. but no, i don't allow myself to call

myself the goat because i feel that it's disrespectful to all the older generations of players that have paved the way for us. being part of the history is something that deeply moves me, inspires me, motivates me. and of course, i'm thrilled to to be able to get that 23rd slam in paris. # green, green grass # blue, blue sky.# i saw your post. you said you're feeling hungry. is that hungry for more titles or eating more grass, as you like to do when you win here? yeah, both. i actually love this, most. this is the tastiest grass i've ever tasted. so where did that tradition start? actually, i think it started from the first time i won in 2011. ijust didn't know what else i can do from the feeling of joy that i had at that point. and ijust... ijust said, you know what, i might as welljust have a little bit of the grass and taste it. and it became a little bit of a tradition, and i've done

it every time that i've won wimbledon. so yeah, i'm hoping i can taste some more grass this year. how many more can you win? um, i don't have an answer to that question because i don't know how long i'm going to be playing. what i know is that i still have a lot of drive and lots of motivation to keep going and competing at the highest level. but, you know, my kind of ideal goodbye to tennis would be, yeah, i guess with a grand slam trophy somewhere. but i still feel i have juice in the legs, as they say. 2011 was the first time i won a wimbledon. and it was, yes, probably once—in—a—lifetime kind of feeling, you know, when it happens for the first time, it's just different. commentator: there's the champion. novak djokovic! my coach is right here, goran.

it was an historic win for him. and then, of course, roger and rafa, they dominated, you know, the first decade of 2000. and i kind of showed up and got into the mix. and, you know, andy won a few times. and, you know, it's amazing just to be part of that generation with these three guys, you know, the four of us that won pretty much every wimbledon in the last 20 years. andy and i are still holding on. the new, new, new generation is coming up and i think tennis is in good hands. but i think we'll still try our best to complicate their lives a little bit more. and this year, of course, russian and belarusian players will be allowed to play this year. they have to sign a declaration of neutrality to compete. mm. do you think that's the right move this year from wimbledon? yes, i do think, and i support it because, in the end of the day, we're athletes and i think sport should be above it,

above the politics, above anything that has to do with war because i think all of the athletes that you have participating from russia and belarus have publicly stated they're against the war, so i think it's fair to allow them to play. and i salute and i applaud this decision from wimbledon. and mike are sitting listening to that with us now. you have met him over the years as well. what he is doing is extraordinary now. it over the years as well. what he is doing is extraordinary now.- doing is extraordinary now. it was ten ears doing is extraordinary now. it was ten years ago _ doing is extraordinary now. it was ten years ago we _ doing is extraordinary now. it was ten years ago we had _ doing is extraordinary now. it was ten years ago we had a _ doing is extraordinary now. it was ten years ago we had a game - doing is extraordinary now. it "ac—3 ten years ago we had a game against him. i saw what a joke he was his sense of humour. like the grass, he has little quirks. a really human side as well. the very principled man over the stance of the vaccine which meant he missed the australian

open 18 months ago. far which meant he missed the australian open 18 months ago.— which meant he missed the australian open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak- — open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak- at _ open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak. at 36, _ open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak. at 36, his _ open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak. at 36, his level _ open 18 months ago. for which he got a lot of flak. at 36, his level has - a lot of flak. at 36, his level has not dropped- — a lot of flak. at 36, his level has not dropped. not _ a lot of flak. at 36, his level has not dropped. not an _ a lot of flak. at 36, his level has not dropped. not an injury - a lot of flak. at 36, his level has not dropped. not an injury crisis| a lot of flak. at 36, his level has i not dropped. not an injury crisis or emotional crisis. he seems to stay the same. . ., , . . , emotional crisis. he seems to stay thesame. . ., . , the same. that goes against you sa in: he the same. that goes against you saying he is _ the same. that goes against you saying he is not _ the same. that goes against you saying he is not a _ the same. that goes against you saying he is not a machine. - the same. that goes against you saying he is not a machine. that| the same. that goes against you l saying he is not a machine. that is why people assume he is a machine, his training team as well. they have limited the number of games he is playing in tournaments he has entered so he can focus on the grand slams. he entered so he can focus on the grand slams. ., ., ., ., slams. he would love to do the calendar grand _ slams. he would love to do the calendar grand slam, _ slams. he would love to do the calendar grand slam, winning l slams. he would love to do the. calendar grand slam, winning all slams. he would love to do the - calendar grand slam, winning all the grand slams in the same year. he has two already, wimbledon and the us open. it is the consistency, isn't it? talking of consistency, that is what england need, isn't it? when it comes to batting today, it is going to be nervous. ben stokes is there

with harry brooke. the pivotal morning which could be defining for the match. as england resume with the bat on 278—4 with work still to do to get on an even footing. it follows a pulsating day yesterday when england put the brakes on australia but then undermined their fightback by giving australia three easy wickets. our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. what is brave, what is naive? it's a question to be raised about england's batting. this kind of attacking spirit, remember, brings people to cricket. australia were struggling — their eternal spin bowler and figurehead nathan lyon off the field with a calf injury. england's response? ollie pope was the first to aim for the boundary and fall short. well, it could have been a six. could have been. and if ben duckett on 98 fell into the trap that australia set, well then he'd say he was dismissed being positive. but they couldn't resist. that's how i've scored runs building up to that. you know, i've scored how many runs today with that? and plenty in my career playing that shot.

i tried to hit it down and itjust got a bit steep on me. yeah, i mean, i'm gutted i didn't go over the line, but yeah, very happy with how i played. that was joe root, clutched by steve smith. here was harry brook's approach. swing, miss, shake it off. there are times you almost want to call out, "calm down. remember, this is a test match." but england have played like this before and they've won like this before. well, if fortune favours the brave, it did here. harry brook dropped. luck may continue. if so, england 138 behind could be causing australia serious concerns by lunch. joe wilson, bbc news at lord's. it'll resumes at 11 o'clock this morning. some football transfer news for you. manchester united have agreed a deal to buy england international mason mount from chelsea. talks to try to resolve haggling over a fee for the midfielder have been successful, with an initial £55 million agreed

that could rise to 60 with add—ons. mount will sign a five—year deal at old trafford. as we've been saying, the draw for wimbledon takes place at 10 o'clock this morning but sadly it was not a successful day yesterday for the two british players hoping to make it into the main draw through qualifying. billy harris and anna brogan both lost in straight sets, brogan to china's zhuoxuan bai. it means there will be eight britons in the men's singles and six in the women's, when play begins at wimbledon on monday. justin rose says he played his "cleanest round of golf in a long, long time" yesterday — and it means he goes into the second day of the british masters at the top of the leaderboard. the englishman finished his round of 65 with this superb putt and will resume on 7 under par at the belfry. welshmanjamie donaldson is close behind on 6 under. in rugby league, after such an impressive start to warrington's super league season, the wheels have really come off recently — they've lost four of their last five. and with it, their place at the top of the table. there were boos at last night's defeat to leeds rhinos,

which leaves them two points off leaders catalan dragons. leeds have boosted their own chances of a play—off place. the biggest bike race in the world gets under way this weekend. the tour de france will start in bilbao in northern spain tomorrow, but the traditional grand depart always begins on the thursday night. it'll be a farewell tour for an icon of both the race and british cycling, mark cavendish, who is the greatest sprinter the tour has seen. holding the record of 34 stage wins jointly with eddy merckx. he doesn't talk about breaking that record, he says he just wants to win another stage. this race gives me the most incredible emotions. unfortunately, you don't really... you can't really analyse them and appreciate them until afterwards. it's the same every year. i know it is my last one, but it's still the same. i have a job to do, and it kind of devoids you of those bits

of sentiment at the time, but you can definitely appreciate them later. mark cavendish will certainly be missed, now 38 years old. sport coming up later on in the programme as well. mike covering all of the events in the ashes. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. these other canada wildfires, aren't they? reports of how they had affected air quality in the united states and they have also been affecting and sunsets. we saw the last bounce across europe. not affecting air quality here. it has over parts of canada and the usa. these latest wildfire shots coming in from ontario and the north—east. the smoke bellowing into the atmosphere has really been affecting some major cities. let's show you

toronto in parts of eastern canada. on wednesday we saw some of the worst air quality in the whole of the world for a major city. on the right is what it should look like and the left what it did. in washington some of the smoke has affected it. today as we cast our eyes to the skies, it is going to be clad we see. and much more grey day across the country. turning drizzly and humid, also like rain and drizzle around as well. that has been spilling in as we have gone through the night under a sheet of cloud pushing through the atlantic. here it is on the satellite imagery. still a few breaks to allow a bit of sunshine to start. from the cloud across the west we have outbreaks of rain and drizzle. some of the tempest conditions in north wales and the south a few showers in scotland and northern ireland. here

things will turn grey and grey as we go through the day. the best of the sunshine in shetland. temperatures down on yesterday's values, 15 to 20 celsius. it will feel quite humid. the humidity level increasing. with the cloud in place, outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from west to east not affecting everyone. it means temperatures will not drop much. very similar to how we finished the day, sticking in the genes for the vast majority. a warm start to the weekend but things will be on the change. fresh air will gradually push on but with it we will see more sunshine and the chance of showers, particularly in the north and west. here a saturday. showers pushing on. a breeze across scotland, northern ireland and part of england. further south across england and wales a few early showers will fade away. the afternoon sunnier than the morning on saturday. when the sunshine evens

out even though we have more of the breeze it was still feel reasonably worn. temperatures up to 24 degrees. feeling fresher on northern and western coast. inches and a slightly fresher air still starts to push down on what will be north—westerly winds. this is where the showers will be focused, in the north. further south things will be drier. one or two showers across the south with plaid developing across the south west as we going into sunday afternoon. frequent showers in scotland, northern ireland and england. the breeze could touch gale force at times. temperatures down a little bit on the valleys on saturday. it should still feel quite pleasant in the sand. back to you both. thank you. a man from bristol who was, lucky to survive coming under russian bombardment while fighting with the ukraine army, has now gone back to the conflict. shareef amin spent months in a military hospital

in odessa, before being evacuated to the uk for surgery. since then, he's been recovering and training for his return, and emma vardy caught up with him as he prepared to rejoin his unit. move! a soldier may leave the war, they say, but the war never leaves a soldier. what we're going to do is go through the drills of... when shareef was evacuated from ukraine, he felt he had unfinished business... so we're just going to be covering fire bounding back. ..but the injuries that left him close to death would take months of recovery. i didn't know whether i'd ever be able to operate as a soldier or humanitarian again, or if i'd ever be able to make it back to ukraine and fulfill the promises. last october, shareef suffered horrific injuries when his unit came under fire from russian tanks. 0k. off for another operation. wish me luck. after undergoing surgeries to save his arm and leg in a military hospital in odesa, we met up as he was being flown back to the uk. last time i saw you, you were not walking or anything like this.

you look completely different. it's that stubbornness that gets me going. and he's been training here in gloucester, getting ready to return. so this part of my arm is now filled in with this part of my left leg. wow. 0k. they've sewn it up, and they've put most of the wrist back together. i had physiotherapy on the right leg. skin grafts taken from this side. this arm was cut open from the shoulder to the elbow. from the time i had surgery in ukraine to the time i got to uk, they took out 19 different pieces of metal. and i've even fabricated a thumb so i can handle my weapon system and my pint. so the thumbs gone. oh, the thumbs gone. i've got two gloves, one for a pint and one for a weapon. 0k. but alljoking aside, despite the physical challenges, he's now rejoining the ukrainian army... keep your eyes peeled, guys. ..and says this time he'll be undertaking assignments, evacuating others. we're going in to the hot zones

behind enemy lines to evacuate civilians and soldiers that have been injured like i was. it sounds like there could be some pretty risky missions, though. well, it's war. and ukraine is going through hell at the moment and i just think they deserve a little bit more help. it was simple for me. it was i could sit in the army in denmark and do nothing or go and do something. john and nikki, a former soldier who left the danish military, are going with him. no—one has ever seen anything like it, i think. it's different from afghan, iraq and syria. and it's actually an army you're fighting against, notjust terrorists or taliban or insurgents. i've seen just horrific stuff. it shouldn't be happening. it shouldn't be. but despite ukraine's need, they're well aware that going out there goes against the advice of british officials. on the one hand, a lot of people admire what you're doing but the authorities in the uk would much rather you don't do this. no, but i know how many lives i've saved, plus or minus.

so does he, so does he, and that's important. do you get a lot of people asking... oh, yeah. ..saying they want to go there? i'm getting messages weekly of ex—soldiers. people might look at you and go, "this looks like an adventure. i want some of that. what do you say to them?" all they've got to do is look at the pictures of me injured. that doesn't look exciting at all. i think if anything, it's put a lot of people off. you know, who wants to be blown up and shot? no—one wants to be blown up and shot. they can see the pain i'm in. ..back to a safe area. also going with them is ewan, a volunteer trained in conflict first aid, who helped with sharif�*s evacuation. now he's joining the team as an armed medic. you're a medic, these guys are ex—soldiers. what's the motivation for you to do this? ijust know that i'm capable of doing it. it's about keeping them alive, so they can keep doing the jobs that they do. i've seen so much out there that i try not to think too hard on what i might go into.

one person under no illusions is rob, who's ex—sas and now trains people to work in conflict zones around the world. yeah, there's guys out there making a difference positively, and there's also guys going into the environment that are making a negative impact as well. the walter mitty types that go out there, failed in the military, didn't get through basic training, did a bit of airsofting, and all of a sudden they want to go out into a hostile environment. it's not the same. in this case, these guys are very competent and they've done an awful lot of training prior to departing. we still don't know exactly how many british volunteers are in ukraine, but commanders out there say there are hundreds, if not a few thousands, who havejoined up since the invasion. do you tell anyone not to go? i've told quite a few people not to go because it's not the movies. and when you get over there, it's a lot more bloody and gory than you could possibly imagine. 0k. good drills.

happy days. are there people saying to you, don't do this? oh, god, yes. just stay here. everybody. you've survived. everybody. you might not get so lucky next time. so be it. that's the decision i've made. and at the end of the day, i don't want to die - but i'd rather go out and do something and save some i lives and live the life i want to live. - and for me, this is rewarding and .it'sjust something i love to do. i and that feeling of helping someone. is this about having a sense of purpose? it is sense of purpose and having good people around you. - so guys, finally back in ukraine after several months _ of rehabilitation. this week, he travelled back to the war zone — his recovery spurred on by a desire to return. round two, here we go. time to get back to my unit. for shareef and his team, they believe it's worth the risk. emma vardy, bbc news. coming up on the programme... if you've noticed a delay in receiving your letters and parcels, you're not alone.

around one in ten people have had a letter delivered late that has had a negative impact on their life. when we talk about this it is things like getting letters about hospital appointments too late. all bills too late. they are either then faced with being late on payments or missing appointments or only having very short notice requirements. what is your experience? you can get in touch in the usual ways. we'll get advice on what your rights are, just after seven this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle. as the capital gears up for the annual pride march tomorrow, the met police has been explaining its role and how it plans to rebuild trust with the lgbt community. it comes after a review by baroness casey found scotland yard was institutionally homophobic. last year pride organisers said uniformed officers were not welcome at the parade. the met has now promised reforms, including bringing back

lg bt+ liaison officers. we're kind of hoping that these community liaison officers would be able to make that human connection again and victims might be able to be a bit more comfortable, a bit more open. obviously, historically, they've had a problem trying to get hold of someone, or get the same person. now they've got that same person, that continuity all the way through. plans to close part of the a12 through essex this weekend have been called off after it caused major disruption last saturday and sunday. national highways shut the marks teyjunction near colchester on friday night, but the diversion caused delays of more than an hour. it's part of work to remove and replace the old concrete road surface. sw19's about to get a lot busierfrom monday. the wimbledon tennis tournament begins next week. and among those who'll be on court is londoner andy lapthorne, who's hoping to win the wheelchair doubles title for the third time.

so last year was really good. i made the doubles final and unfortunately lost it in a third set tie—break, which was tough to come so close, having won it the two years before. it would have been nice to go three in a row but, obviously, at wimbledon, any final that you make is special, and i'm hoping to try and achieve the same again this year and hopefully in the singles — make another final and try and lift the trophy. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line from wembley park to aldgate, and severe delays on the jubilee line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is feeling quite fresh first thing this morning but it is going to feel quite humid by the end of the day. a bright start though, there's some high cloud. a hazy start down here in redhill. a beautiful sunrise you can see in twickenham. now, it is a bright start, we do have some sunshine but gradually the cloud is going to increase through the morning.

the warm front will gradually start to move through. now the cloud, thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain, patchy drizzle as it moves across as well. and it becomes quite breezy today, too, a westerly breeze. temperatures getting up to around 21 celsius as a maximum. now it is going to be a warm night, that humidity stays with us. overnight, temperatures not dropping too far at all. the minimum for central london potentially around 16, 17 celsius. it is still going to feel humid tomorrow, quite cloudy to start with. could just get one or two showers. that cloud breaks as we head through the afternoon to some sunshine. gradually by the end of the day we lose the humidity. fresher night saturday into sunday and a fresher day overall on sunday itself. there's more on our website and social media — including the endangered lion at london zoo treated for an ear ache. that's it for now, i'm back in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. long—term plans to improve staffing in the nhs, including training thousands more doctors and nurses — but critics say action is needed now. popping explosions. more than 600 arrests during a third night of rioting across france — clashes began after police shot dead a 17—year—old boy in paris on tuesday. energy bills are set to fall from tonight as the regulator cuts its price cap — i'll explain what it means for your gas and electricity bills. hey, there. this is dolly parton - and i am on bbc breakfast. you watch us! the queen of country will tell us about her new rock album, singing alongside the likes of paul mccartney and eltonjohn. good morning. england fight back in the second ashes test at lord's, but they still gift australia three cheap wickets to undermine their position with a nervy third

day ahead in a match that's finely poised. fairly cloudy today across the country but whilst there is rain or drizzle it will feel humid. that we can fresher but the sunshine is back. yourfull forecast can fresher but the sunshine is back. your full forecast coming can fresher but the sunshine is back. yourfull forecast coming up. it's friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15—year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there'll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five—year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he's what's known as an apprentice operating department practitioner — learning on the job about how to be

a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it's the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside other odps, other scrub nurses to practise the roles that i will take when i have qualified — and also whilst going to university to learn different subjects, different courses, different practices that will enable me to obviously go forth with my qualification at the end of it. apprenticeships like daniel's play a big part in nhs england's plan to boost the workforce. and it's notjust nursing roles — today's proposals include employing a limited number of apprentice doctors, open to those already working in clinical roles within the health service. there will also be a big increase in the more traditional route to becoming a doctor — via a place in medical school. the boss of nhs england, which drew up the workforce plan, says it's

a really significant moment. it's the first time the government — any government — has asked the nhs to develop a comprehensive plan, setting out the numbers of nurses, doctors and other key health care professionals that the health service will need, and also the cost of training. nhs england is responsible for the day—to—day running of the health service, but the funding for the 15—year plan will come from central government. ministers have promised to back it for the next five years — after that, it will be up to a future government to decide. but for the moment, the proposals — especially extending the use of apprenticeships — are welcomed by those who have the task of trying to plug some big gaps in the health care workforce. retention is strong amongst the apprenticeships, so there's more guarantee that they will enter the substantive workforce and help us close that gap, which is a challenge. the plan will be reviewed every two years to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs

of a growing and ageing population. but ultimately it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news. in the last few minutes french authorities have been given more details about the number of arrests linked to the problems in paris and elsewhere. naga has more detail. getting a sense of the scale of the programme. getting a sense of the scale of the programme-— programme. this is 'ust from one niuht. the french president emmanuel macron will hold a crisis meeting today — it's after more than 600 people were arrested following a third night of riots across a number of major cities in the country. violent clashes have been sparked by the killing of a teenager by a police officer on tuesday. the unrest has now spread from the capital paris to a number of other places — including lyon, toulouse, and lille. but most of the trouble has been in the paris suburb of nanterre, where the teenager —

named as nahel — was killed. rajini vaidya nathan reports. popping explosions. a capital city in flames. unrest sparked by a fatal police shooting is intensifying. overnight, violence and vandalism. riot police out in force. clashes continued in the paris suburb where a teenager was killed by police this week. 17—year—old nahel lived and died here in nanterre. but in this ethnically diverse neighbourhood in paris, many say his death has come to represent a deeper issue. they say that the police who are here to protect them simply aren't doing that. chanting: justice pour nahel!

justice pour nahel! earlier on thursday, thousands gathered for a march to honour the teenager who lived and died here. nahel�*s mother led the crowd. the officer charged over her son's death has now apologised. but for many, that won't be enough to quell the unrest. these protests have reignited anger and resentment over police violence — particularly towards minorities. but what, if anything, will they change? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, paris. we will take you to nanterre this morning where much of the violence was focused. sofia bettiza is there. i can see just behind you at some of the damage caused last night and the

number of arrests significant. that's right. more than 600 people have been arrested overnight. many of them are under 18. the situation this morning is extremely tense. here in nanterre, for a third night in a row, there have been violent clashes between protesters and the police. protesters, according to the news agency afp, some of them were throwing handmade and hand grenades at the police. the police responded with tear gas. we have seen an escalation in the violence last night. as you can see behind me, several shops like this gas station here have been looted, glass has been smashed, the security cameras have been broken. lots of stuff inside was stolen. just across the street here, the same happened to that tobacco shop, the same thing,

smashed glass, broken door and lots of things inside stolen. this is significant because that looting also happened in central paris, in places very close to the louve but this is not only paris. the protest last night took place all over france. what is interesting is that the police officer who shot the teenage boy nahel apologised to nahel�*s mother and said he was devastated and he has been charged with homicide. but despite all that the protest and violence are set to continue. , , , ., the protest and violence are set to continue. , , , . . ., , continue. despite that the apology, president macron _ continue. despite that the apology, president macron is _ continue. despite that the apology, president macron is holding - continue. despite that the apology, | president macron is holding another crisis meeting that will happen today. crisis meeting that will happen toda . t. v crisis meeting that will happen toda . . �*, crisis meeting that will happen toda . ., �*, ., today. that's right. he has held one crisis meeting _ today. that's right. he has held one crisis meeting yesterday _ today. that's right. he has held one crisis meeting yesterday already. i today. that's right. he has held one | crisis meeting yesterday already. he has called for calm. he said that what happened has moved the entire nation but he said it is

unacceptable to attack symbols of the french republic such as schools, city halls and police stations. yesterday president macron deployed an extra 40,000 police officers to try to deal with the unrest. some parts of paris have imposed curfews and we have seen that bus and tram services have been stopped, which is nearly unprecedented here. one option the president has when he holds a crisis meeting later today is to call a state of emergency in the country. that would mean a nationwide curfew and not allowing public meetings and protests. we will get more information about what he decides to do later today but for now the feeling is that the government does not yet have the situation under control.— situation under control. thank you so much. sofia _ situation under control. thank you so much. sofia bettiza _ situation under control. thank you so much. sofia bettiza in - situation under control. thank you | so much. sofia bettiza in nanterre. it's the final day in prince harry's

high court privacy case brought against mirror newspapers group over claims of phone hacking and unlawful gathering of information. the duke of sussex is one of four claimants in the trial. closing statements from solicitors are expected today — but it's thought the trialjudge will deliver his ruling at a later date. swimmers have been told they can go back into the sea at blackpool. it follows a sewage leak earlier this month when a pipeline burst at a treatment works in fleetwood. the environment agency says its advice against swimming there could now be removed. a newly built prison has opened in leicestershire, bringing the number of new prison places in england and wales to more than 5,000. the government has set a target of creating 20,000 places by the middle of the decade — ministers insist they are on track to meet it. a new energy price cap comes into effect this weekend which will see a small drop in household bills, but the boss of centrica — the owner of british gas — says they're unlikely to fall much further. hannah is here with more. there has been a lot of optimism

around this but may be something to ground us. . yes, rememberfrom tonight the price per unit that energy providers are allowed to charge falls so that an average household would pay just over £2,000 a year — that's quite a substantial saving on where things have been. but the boss of british gas owner centrica has told the bbc they're unlikely to fall further — because of the way the international market is looking. very, very difficult to tell because it's all driven by global energy prices. and at the moment, the way the market's looking is it should come down to about £2,000 and then stay roughly there. there's no indication it's going to come below £2,000 over the next nine months or so — we would expect it to stay at that level — but, as i said, when we had the issue in russia last week, prices rose by 20%. some of that will feed into energy bills going forward. so we don't know where prices will go. his prediction there is broadly in line with what other analysts are saying too — and while it is a small relief, it still means prices are almost double what they were just a couple of years ago.

people are being advised to check their meters today.— people are being advised to check their meters today. there is always that da . their meters today. there is always that day. thank _ their meters today. there is always that day. thank you _ their meters today. there is always that day. thank you so _ their meters today. there is always that day. thank you so much. - teesside witnessed the end of an industrial era yesterday — as the final structures of the old redcar steelworks were demolished. the site's power station buildings, including a gas holder and chimney, which used to provide electricity to the town's former blast furnace were brought down. the demolitions were preparation for a regeneration project in the area. there was a time when we used to see demolitions like that all the time. it always looks like it is in slow motion but that was in real time. let's have a look at the weather.

matt, what you have? a bit of sunshine to begin with. always — a bit of sunshine to begin with. always welcome.— a bit of sunshine to begin with. l always welcome._ oh. always welcome. won't last. oh. voice of doom. _ always welcome. won't last. oh. voice of doom. exactly. - always welcome. won't last. oh. voice of doom. exactly. bright i voice of doom. exactly. bright across eastern _ voice of doom. exactly. bright across eastern areas. - voice of doom. exactly. bright across eastern areas. this - voice of doom. exactly. bright across eastern areas. this is i voice of doom. exactly. bright i across eastern areas. this is the view in cambridgeshire - across eastern areas. this is the view in cambridgeshire and - across eastern areas. this is the view in cambridgeshire and it i across eastern areas. this is the. view in cambridgeshire and it will not last — view in cambridgeshire and it will not last. for many a lot of cloud to come _ not last. for many a lot of cloud to come today— not last. for many a lot of cloud to come today particularly in the west, some _ come today particularly in the west, some light _ come today particularly in the west, some light rain and drizzle but through— some light rain and drizzle but through the weekend the sunshine is back and _ through the weekend the sunshine is back and while it will feel fresher, there _ back and while it will feel fresher, there will— back and while it will feel fresher, there will be showers around. let's deal with— there will be showers around. let's deal with today first. the rain is pushing — deal with today first. the rain is pushing in— deal with today first. the rain is pushing in across parts of wales and the south—west and into parts of north—west england. a few showers across— north—west england. a few showers across scotland, damp and drizzly for some — across scotland, damp and drizzly for some in — across scotland, damp and drizzly for some in northern ireland. eastern — for some in northern ireland. eastern areas have the clearest conditions, a bit of morning sunshine _ conditions, a bit of morning sunshine. even here it will cloud ovel’, _ sunshine. even here it will cloud over, shetland will see sunshine on and off— over, shetland will see sunshine on and off through the day. western areas. _ and off through the day. western areas. the — and off through the day. western areas, the cloud base will lower, it will be _ areas, the cloud base will lower, it will be greyer and they will be drizzle — will be greyer and they will be drizzle into the afternoon. temperatures lower than recent days but it will— temperatures lower than recent days but it will feel more humid out

there. with the humidity comes all that cloud — there. with the humidity comes all that cloud and for the evening rush—hour, shetland dry with brightness, across much of scotland and northern ireland there will be rain on _ and northern ireland there will be rain on and — and northern ireland there will be rain on and off if you travel across the country — rain on and off if you travel across the country. a breeze today, especially further south. rain and drizzle _ especially further south. rain and drizzle lightly around western coasts — drizzle lightly around western coasts and hills, where is further east, _ coasts and hills, where is further east, something drier. very little rain around _ east, something drier. very little rain around. should get away with it at lord's. _ rain around. should get away with it at lord's, maybe one or two isolated interruptions later. tonight, the cloud _ interruptions later. tonight, the cloud sits — interruptions later. tonight, the cloud sits ins place, rain or drizzle _ cloud sits ins place, rain or drizzle times, breaks in the west, but more — drizzle times, breaks in the west, but more humid through today and with the _ but more humid through today and with the humidity tonight quite a muggy— with the humidity tonight quite a muggy night, temperatures in the mid—teens. towards the weekend, a bit more _ mid—teens. towards the weekend, a bit more sunshine around. one or two showers _ bit more sunshine around. one or two showers in _ bit more sunshine around. one or two showers in the north and west. thank you. if you've noticed your letters and parcels are taking longer than expected to arrive, then you're not the only

one. in fact, the delays have led to some charities calling on ofcom to investigate the problem. so how many of us are being affected? almost a third of people experienced delays receiving letters through royal mail last month, according to new research from citizens advice. as a result of that, more than seven million people have have missed an important piece of mail — such as health appointments, fines or bills. and 22% have experienced parcel delays as well. we are nowjoined by rosi avis from citizens advice. good morning. good morning. one thin is, good morning. good morning. one thing is. when _ good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you _ good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you get _ good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you get a _ good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you get a bill- good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you get a bill or - good morning. good morning. one thing is, when you get a bill or a i thing is, when you get a bill or a bill is late or a hospital appointment is missed in the worst—case scenario, what you do about it? worst-case scenario, what you do about it? ., . , , about it? unfortunately there is little that people _ about it? unfortunately there is little that people can _ about it? unfortunately there is little that people can do - about it? unfortunately there is little that people can do in - about it? unfortunately there is. little that people can do in terms of the absolute situation as it is. people are missing hospital appointments. we spoke to a lady who was having a high risk pregnancy and

she managed to miss a couple of appointments and she missed for letters. she only missed one appointment thankfully because she had taken proactive action but that should not have to be happening. people should be able to receive their mail on time and that is why we are calling for ofcom to take a full root and branch investigation into letter delays, this is not acceptable. into letter delays, this is not acceptable-— into letter delays, this is not acceptable. into letter delays, this is not accetable. . , . acceptable. financially, if you are havin: acceptable. financially, if you are having your _ acceptable. financially, if you are having your bills _ acceptable. financially, if you are having your bills through - acceptable. financially, if you are having your bills through the - acceptable. financially, if you are having your bills through the post for whatever reason, and you are then told you white late, say hmrc, or a road tax, then told you white late, say hmrc, ora road tax, a then told you white late, say hmrc, or a road tax, a lot of these institutions and companies are not immediately flexible to the excuse "it didn't arrive" because it seems so unlikely. "it didn't arrive" because it seems so unlikely-— "it didn't arrive" because it seems so unlikel . , . ,, ., so unlikely. yes and we know, as you referenced. — so unlikely. yes and we know, as you referenced, hmrc— so unlikely. yes and we know, as you referenced, hmrc and _ so unlikely. yes and we know, as you referenced, hmrc and we _ so unlikely. yes and we know, as you referenced, hmrc and we have - so unlikely. yes and we know, as you i referenced, hmrc and we have spoken to people who have missed important letters, have been on the brink of fines and serious consequences. and

having to really undertake quite a lot of stress and worry in order to try to rectify the problem being caused. as the regulator ofcom need to step in, consumers need to feel like ofcom have their back and that they can't rely on them taking appropriate action. i they can't rely on them taking appropriate action.— they can't rely on them taking appropriate action. i am looking throu . h appropriate action. i am looking through some — appropriate action. i am looking through some of _ appropriate action. i am looking through some of the _ appropriate action. i am looking through some of the things - appropriate action. i am looking i through some of the things ofcom have discovered. this dates back to may 2023. people will be curious about this. they say under our rules, royal mail is required to make specific performance targets. they are laid out. they say they have to deliver, royal mail, 93% of first class mail within one working day of collection. what is actually happening is that 73% of first class mail is delivered within one working day. what you have got is they have laid down the rules under which royal mail has to work stock that is what is required of them. statistics show it is not working, they are

falling below. consequence is what? the absolute details of what the consequences are up to ofcom but at this point we feel all options need to be on the table. like this point we feel all options need to be on the table.— to be on the table. like what was ellow to be on the table. like what was yellow potentially _ to be on the table. like what was yellow potentially finds, - yellow potentially finds, potentially action to make sure that people feel that the regulator can be relied on to take action when royal mail are not fulfilling their... you will be aware that one of the counter arguments to the fine is that if it is substantial, it will mean something, you will put more financial pressure on an organisation which is struggling. will that actually be achieve the result of the letters getting there quickly? result of the letters getting there cuickl ? , ., . result of the letters getting there cuickl ? ,., . ., , quickly? the important thing for us is that consumers _ quickly? the important thing for us is that consumers are _ quickly? the important thing for us is that consumers are not - quickly? the important thing for us is that consumers are not being - quickly? the important thing for us is that consumers are not being letj is that consumers are not being let down day after day and it is really important that ofcom do what they need to do in order to take action. i understand what you are saying because the regulator is in charge and needs to regulate. but royal

mail was fined for failing to meet its first class delivery target in 2018, 2019, and royal mail is struggling in terms of its own internal squabbles and staff disagreements. and the regulator said it deliberately didn't open an investigation into the service levels for 2020 to 2021 because of its uniquely difficult circumstances as it is described. i don't see what the alternative is. itjust keeps fining or not finding because it is worried about royal mail's situation and consumers are not helped. just because the regulator says it is doing something it is not changing for the consumer. bud doing something it is not changing for the consumer.— doing something it is not changing for the consumer. and that is a game for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and — for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and royal _ for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and royal mail _ for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and royal mail to - for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and royal mail to work- for the consumer. and that is a game for ofcom and royal mail to work out| for ofcom and royal mail to work out what needs to happen and what change —— that is again for royal mail and ofcom. it is a challenging situation but we need to make sure that consumers can rely on the post to deliver those really vital pieces, letters, and as you say they have missed their targets this year. they

have missed them for the last three years running so it is really vital at this point that they look into what is going on there, get to the bottom of delays.— what is going on there, get to the bottom of delays. people listening carefully will _ bottom of delays. people listening carefully will be _ bottom of delays. people listening carefully will be saying, _ bottom of delays. people listening carefully will be saying, if - bottom of delays. people listening carefully will be saying, if they - carefully will be saying, if they are one of those people today, they have to have that letter today, it hasn't arrived, can they get compensation and has anyone actually successfully got compensation? the rules successfully got compensation? iie: rules around successfully got compensation? tie: rules around claiming successfully got compensation? i““ie: rules around claiming compensation are complex and can depend on whether you are the sender or the recipient, depending on how you sent it. things around attract male versus regular post. we would urge people, if they have had a delay, first contact the person you are expecting a letter from so they can understand what is going on —— tracked mail versus regular post. da tracked mail versus regular post. do you know if people have got compensation? i'm thinking, oh, that will not happen. it

compensation? i'm thinking, oh, that will not happen-— will not happen. it can happen but it is the circumstances _ will not happen. it can happen but it is the circumstances under - will not happen. it can happen but| it is the circumstances under which people have sent their mail, it depends what they receive and how they receive it. built depends what they receive and how they receive it.— they receive it. built missed a hosital they receive it. built missed a hospital appointment, - they receive it. built missed a hospital appointment, the - they receive it. built missed a i hospital appointment, the letter sent out a month before the appointment date but received it too late, it arrived at my door at two hours before my appointment time, too late to get to the hospital. all mail is now late on arrival. but it is what it is, that is what i'm hearing because ofcom can only do so much and royal mail is not changing. it is vital, and that is why a recent investigation into what is causing these delays and let it de—prioritisation is crucial. causing these delays and let it de-prioritisation is crucial. thank ou. rosi de-prioritisation is crucial. thank you- rosi avis — de-prioritisation is crucial. thank you. rosi avis is _ de-prioritisation is crucial. thank you. rosi avis is from _ de-prioritisation is crucial. thank you. rosi avis is from citizens i you. rosi avis is from citizens advice. it is affecting a lot of people. thank you.— advice. it is affecting a lot of people. thank you. if you people. thank you. thank you. if you have experienced _ people. thank you. thank you. if you have experienced major— people. thank you. thank you. if you have experienced major delays i people. thank you. thank you. if you have experienced major delays with i have experienced major delays with your post, tell us how it has affected you. you can now send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0440, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that

will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. and by snail mail. letters, as well. you can send a letter but they might be a bit of a delay.— be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is there _ be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is there a _ be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is there a 70x. _ be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is there a 7096 chance i be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't it? is there a 7096 chance it'll i be a bit of a delay. ironic, isn't i it? is there a 7096 chance it'll get there on time? _ up until the year 2000, people in the armed forces could be sacked or even jailed because of their sexuality. many of those who were directly impacted say they want an apology. but now a serving flight lieutenant wants to show people that his experience as a gay man in the raf has been a positive one, as caroline bilton reports. i'm just sam, and i don't go around introducing myself saying, "hi, i'm sam, i'm gay." before ijoined the raf, i was in the nhs in liverpool. i wanted to travel a bit more and see more of the world. i don't feel that my sexuality impacts upon my work,

and i don't feel like it's a factor that really needs to be considered in my workplace at all. for many years — and for thousands of veterans — it was an issue. up until the year 2000, veterans in the armed forces were sacked or even jailed because of their sexuality. but what is life like now for members of the lgbtq+ community serving in the raf? this is where i now work, and love myjob, which is great. flight lieutenant sam pullen's 27, and he's been serving at raf waddington forjust over a year. it's fantastic, it's the best decision i've made. he gave up working in a&e to be a nurse for the raf. through the whole application process, ijust wanted to be authentically me and i felt like i was able to just be me and not have to hide anything. you can't underestimate just how significant this is. for members of the lgbtq+ community

to openly serve like sam, when so many others before them were not given that opportunity. lifelong careers were ended because of their sexuality. this is life in the raf now. a hard—fought path has been walked by gay officers before them, but steps to achieve inclusivity are clearly being made. london pride — i marched in that last year. the new chief of the air staff, sir richard knighton, marched alongside us, which was absolutely lovely to see that at all levels. you know, somebody who's very senior within the raf marching alongside us, showing that publicly is such a lovely feeling. we are at london pride. it's a great sadness, what people have gone through — particularly pre—2000, and i'm hoping that my positive experience will show through to those people who've had negative experiences that things have changed. they all served with

pride for their country. the difference now is that officers can be their true selves. but if inclusivity is to have meaning, those who came before them say an apology is needed. caroline bilton, bbc news. our thanks to sam for sharing his story with us this morning. coming up this morning... # liar, liar, the world's on fire. # what you gonna do when it all burns down? the queen of country is going rock and roll — i've been catching up with dolly parton to hear about with dolly parton to hear working with a whole nun major about working with a whole number of major artist, about working with a whole number of majorartist, eltonjohn, paul major artist, elton john, paul mccartney, majorartist, eltonjohn, paul mccartney, sting. chatting with her about her extraordinary life across six decades in music. she told me she recorded herfirst

song at the age, i think, it was 13. when she recorded herfirst song at the age, i think, it was 13. when she recorded her first song. she was doing professional gigs at that age. she was doing professional gigs at that a . e. , �* she was doing professional gigs at that ace. , �* ,, she was doing professional gigs at thata-e. , �* ., she was doing professional gigs at thataae. , �* .,, that age. didn't you get her to sing for ou? that age. didn't you get her to sing for you? there _ that age. didn't you get her to sing for you? there is _ that age. didn't you get her to sing for you? there is a _ that age. didn't you get her to sing for you? there is a singalong i that age. didn't you get her to sing i for you? there is a singalong moment for you? there is a singalong moment for bbc breakfast _ for you? there is a singalong moment for bbc breakfast viewers. _ for you? there is a singalong moment for bbc breakfast viewers. that i for you? there is a singalong moment for bbc breakfast viewers. that is i for bbc breakfast viewers. that is later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle. as the capital gears up for the annual pride march tomorrow, the met police has been explaining its role and how it plans to rebuild trust with the lgbt community. it comes after a review by baroness casey found scotland yard was institutionally homophobic. last year, pride organisers said uniformed officers were not welcome at the parade. the met has now promised reforms, including bringing back lg bt+ liaison officers. we're kind of hoping that these community liaison officers would be able to make that human connection again and victims might be able to be a bit more

comfortable, a bit more open. obviously, historically, they've had a problem trying to get hold of someone, or get the same person. now they've got that same person, that continuity all the way through. a conservative, who failed to make the party's shortlist for the next election to be london mayor, has called for the selection process to be restarted. it follows daniel korski's decision to pull out of the race after he was accused of groping a woman a decade ago, which he denies. samuel kasumu has now written to the party chairman to ask for more involvement from members to select a mayoral candidate. sw19's about to get a lot busierfrom monday. the wimbledon tennis tournament begins next week. and among those who'll be on court is londoner andy lapthorne, who's hoping to win the wheelchair doubles title for the third time. so last year was really good. i made the doubles final and unfortunately lost it in a third set tie—break, which was tough to come so close, having won it the two years.

it would have been nice to go three in a row but, obviously, at wimbledon, any final that you make is special, and i'm hoping to try and achieve the same again this year and hopefully in the singles — make another final and try and lift the trophy. travel now and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line from wembley park to aldgate. and severe delays on thejubilee line. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is feeling quite fresh first thing this morning but it is going to feel quite humid by the end of the day. a bright start though, there's some high cloud. a hazy start down here in redhill. a beautiful sunrise you can see in twickenham. now, it is a bright start, we do have some sunshine but gradually the cloud is going to increase through the morning. the warm front will gradually start to move through. now the cloud, thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain, patchy drizzle as it moves across as well. and it becomes quite breezy today, too, a westerly breeze. temperatures getting up to around 21 celsius as a maximum.

now it is going to be a warm night, that humidity stays with us. overnight, temperatures not dropping too far at all. the minimum for central london potentially around 16, 17 celsius. it is still going to feel humid tomorrow, quite cloudy to start with. could just get one or two showers. that cloud breaks as we head with the afternoon to some sunshine. through the afternoon to some sunshine. gradually by the end of the day we lose the humidity. fresher night saturday into sunday and a fresher day overall on sunday itself. there's more on our website and social media — including the lion at london zoo that was treated for an ear ache. that's it for now, i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. later today, nhs england will publish its long—term workforce plan, designed to tackle understaffing and bring hundreds of thousands of doctors,

nurses and healthcare professionals into the service over the next 15 years. there are currently 112,000 vacancies in the nhs. with this plan, the government has promised £2.4 billion over five years, to fund additional education and training places. nhs england says this could lead to more than 300,000 new staff, including an extra 60,000 doctors and 170,000 more nurses by 2037. but what do the next generation of healthcare workers think? kathryn stanczyszyn is at coventry university this morning speaking to trainee nurses and paramedics. training nurses and paramedics. is going to be done like can training is going to be done like can extra places as well, are they

confident they will get through the system and there will be more to work in the nhs?— work in the nhs? they really are here this morning _ work in the nhs? they really are here this morning in _ work in the nhs? they really are here this morning in coventry. i work in the nhs? they really are i here this morning in coventry. this is being described as a once in a generation opportunity to sustainably starve the nhs. what they are trying to do here at the university of coventry. there is a full ambulance sat at downstairs. also this mocked out for a very realistic house we are in. you can see the kitchen and this living room, lots of detail, even pictures on the walls. one of the most important thing is that students can learn is how to deal with patients in the community as well. here, one of the strands is to make sure that students actually have face—to—face contact with real service users as well. lucy, you are studying physiotherapy. i well. lucy, you are studying physiotherapy-— well. lucy, you are studying physiotherapy. well. lucy, you are studying -h siothera . . . physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teachinu physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teaching my _ physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teaching my patient _ physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teaching my patient sit _ physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teaching my patient sit to - physiotherapy. i am indeed. i am teaching my patient sit to stand i physiotherapy. iam indeed. iam i teaching my patient sit to stand and stand _ teaching my patient sit to stand and stand to _ teaching my patient sit to stand and stand to sit, which is imperative in

london. _ stand to sit, which is imperative in london. had — stand to sit, which is imperative in london, had to be independent in the home _ london, had to be independent in the home and _ london, had to be independent in the home and crucial to be able to do your— home and crucial to be able to do your own — home and crucial to be able to do your own transfers which keeps you independent as a patient. one thing nhs england _ independent as a patient. one thing nhs england is— independent as a patient. one thing nhs england is talking _ independent as a patient. one thing nhs england is talking about - independent as a patient. one thing nhs england is talking about is i nhs england is talking about is putting health care students in front of the patient sooner. i think it is great- — front of the patient sooner. i think it is great- i _ front of the patient sooner. i think it is great. i appreciate _ front of the patient sooner. i think it is great. i appreciate the - front of the patient sooner. i think it is great. i appreciate the fact i it is great. i appreciate the fact we can— it is great. i appreciate the fact we can get— it is great. i appreciate the fact we can get face to face as soon as possible — we can get face to face as soon as possible. there is no sort of, like, layer— possible. there is no sort of, like, layer the — possible. there is no sort of, like, layer the period where you are kind oflust. _ layer the period where you are kind oflust. i_ layer the period where you are kind ofjust, i can't wait, i can't wait, i ofjust, ican't wait, i can't wait, ican't— ofjust, i can't wait, i can't wait, ican't wait~ _ ofjust, i can't wait, i can't wait, i can't wait. we have the service users _ i can't wait. we have the service users nice _ i can't wait. we have the service users. nice to have people with a real-life — users. nice to have people with a real—life experience. users. nice to have people with a real-life experience.— users. nice to have people with a real-life experience. they also have rosthetics real-life experience. they also have prosthetics to _ real-life experience. they also have prosthetics to help _ real-life experience. they also have prosthetics to help with _ real-life experience. they also have prosthetics to help with that. - prosthetics to help with that. another strand of this is the economic survey, the idea of earn while you learn. was finances and the cost of training a concern for you? the cost of training a concern for ou? . the cost of training a concern for ou? , , , . . , the cost of training a concern for ou? , .. you? yes, especially in the climate at the moment. _ you? yes, especially in the climate

at the moment. if— you? yes, especially in the climate at the moment. if we _ you? yes, especially in the climate at the moment. if we had - you? yes, especially in the climate at the moment. if we had more i at the moment. if we had more apprentices— at the moment. if we had more apprentices being _ at the moment. if we had more apprentices being able - at the moment. if we had more apprentices being able to- at the moment. if we had more apprentices being able to get. apprentices being able to get face—to—face _ apprentices being able to get face—to—face it _ apprentices being able to get face—to—face it would - apprentices being able to get face—to—face it would help i apprentices being able to get face—to—face it would help us apprentices being able to get. face—to—face it would help us in practice — face—to—face it would help us in practice and _ face—to—face it would help us in practice and it _ face—to—face it would help us in practice and it would _ face—to—face it would help us in practice and it would make i face—to—face it would help us in practice and it would make us. face—to—face it would help us in- practice and it would make us better as a group— practice and it would make us better as a group of— practice and it would make us better as a group of people. _ practice and it would make us better as a group of people, i— practice and it would make us better as a group of people, i think. - practice and it would make us better as a group of people, i think. ti.- practice and it would make us better as a group of people, i think. ti. big i as a group of people, i think. a big thumbs up — as a group of people, i think. a big thumbs up on _ as a group of people, i think. a big thumbs up on the _ as a group of people, i think. a big thumbs up on the idea _ as a group of people, i think. a big thumbs up on the idea of— thumbs up on the idea of apprenticeships. expecting more before the anniversary of the nhs next wednesday.— next wednesday. thank you to eve one next wednesday. thank you to everyone for — next wednesday. thank you to everyone for letting _ next wednesday. thank you to everyone for letting us - next wednesday. thank you to everyone for letting us have i next wednesday. thank you to everyone for letting us have a | next wednesday. thank you to i everyone for letting us have a look around. such important work. that is the business, that his training people up. we're joined now by the national medical directorfor nhs england, professor stephen powis. thank you forjoining us on the programme. how optimistic are you that this plan will make a difference now to help people feel about the treatment they are able to access in the nhs? fits about the treatment they are able to access in the nhs?— access in the nhs? as you have heard, it access in the nhs? as you have heard. it is _ access in the nhs? as you have heard, it is the _ access in the nhs? as you have heard, it is the 75th _ access in the nhs? as you have heard, it is the 75th anniversary access in the nhs? as you have i heard, it is the 75th anniversary of the nhs next wednesday. this is an historic moment, the first time the

government has asked the nhs to develop a long—term workforce plan. the government accepted it and has funded it with £2.4 billion of new money over the next five years. it will be incredibly important. although it is a long term, in there is a focus on retention. quite rightly we need to focus on the next few years as well as the next 15 years. keeping staff in the nhs who otherwise might leave is a really important and quick way of ensuring that we had the workforce we need. we are asking employees to be more flexible in approach to employment, asking people to come out of retirement. the pensions reform resort in the budget earlier this year is certainly encouraging more senior staff to stay within the nhs. of course, increasing numbers means there is less use of agency, fewer

gaps in the rotor and that is really important for working conditions of staff, wards are fully staffed. retention is the keyword commercially if you pay staff what they think they should be paid for what they deserve, that would help with retention. that is not part of the plan, is it? with retention. that is not part of the plan. is it?— the plan, is it? no, the plan focuses on _ the plan, is it? no, the plan focuses on reform _ the plan, is it? no, the plan focuses on reform of- the plan, is it? no, the plan| focuses on reform of training the plan, is it? no, the plan i focuses on reform of training all the numbers required, and also on retention. he is a matterfor the government. some of the pay disputes have been resolved this year, some of them are outstanding. there are other things we can do, making working conditions better by flexibility of working and that is the focus of this plan. it is a plan for the long term. can the focus of this plan. it is a plan for the long term.— for the long term. can i be clear, it is a plan _ for the long term. can i be clear, it is a plan for— for the long term. can i be clear, it is a plan for the _ for the long term. can i be clear, it is a plan for the future, - for the long term. can i be clear, it is a plan for the future, you i it is a plan for the future, you said earlier. my initial question to you is, how will someone today feel

the impact of that, if at all in terms what service they get today? they will start to feel the impact of some of the things we have in the plan around increasing retention, more flexibility of working i mentioned. unashamedly it is a plan for the long term. if we do not fix the shortage we have any nhs workforce, we are having a groundhog discussion about what we can do in the short term. it is a historic moment, a plan to substantially increase numbers and widen access to training over the next 15 years. that will be crucial as we move into a world where medicine is more complex and the population is getting older. they need staff from overseas as well. just getting older. they need staff from overseas as well.— getting older. they need staff from overseas as well. just yesterday we soke to overseas as well. just yesterday we spoke to the _ overseas as well. just yesterday we spoke to the health _ overseas as well. just yesterday we spoke to the health minister. - spoke to the health minister. australia and he was, i would say, gloating really about how many uk medical staff were coming over,

junior doctors, doctors, were going over to australia because they are not being paid enough here and the conditions are not good enough here. while we have this into australia, out flux, if you want to use that word go here, how are you going to stop that? word go here, how are you going to sto that? . , ., ., ., stop that? clearly we want to retain staff within the _ stop that? clearly we want to retain staff within the uk. _ stop that? clearly we want to retain staff within the uk. the _ stop that? clearly we want to retain staff within the uk. the plan - stop that? clearly we want to retain staff within the uk. the plan sets i staff within the uk. the plan sets out an expansion of the workforce. i have said having a workforce that does not rely on temporary members of staff, staff members that people on wards might be unfamiliar with, is one way of ensuring working conditions are better, flexibly working. of course pay is an issue in all of this. there are many other things other than pay we have to address also. of course having a full complement of staff is one of those. . , ~ . full complement of staff is one of those. ., , . ., ., ., those. can i be clear? i want to understand _ those. can i be clear? i want to understand what _ those. can i be clear? i want to understand what is _ those. can i be clear? i want to understand what is going - those. can i be clear? i want to understand what is going on. i those. can i be clear? i want to i understand what is going on. this those. can i be clear? i want to - understand what is going on. this is a long—term plan. is it fair to say,

this long—term plan will have no impact on pay now, it retention now, and the number of nurses and doctors we have now? it is and the number of nurses and doctors we have now?— we have now? it is not fair to say it won't have _ we have now? it is not fair to say it won't have an _ we have now? it is not fair to say it won't have an impact _ we have now? it is not fair to say it won't have an impact on - it won't have an impact on retention. measures to improve retention. measures to improve retention are very much part of the plan enable kicking earlier because it takes longer to train new members of staff. pay is not part of the plan, it is a separate issue. obviously it is a matter for government and government are talking to unions at the moment over current pay disputes, some of which have already been settled. fix, current pay disputes, some of which have already been settled.— have already been settled. a brief word on the _ have already been settled. a brief word on the strike _ have already been settled. a brief word on the strike action - have already been settled. a brief word on the strike action coming i have already been settled. a brief i word on the strike action coming up. your opinion, should someone who is going on strike in the nhs still be able to work privately and and money through the private sector? i able to work privately and and money through the private sector?— through the private sector? i would exect through the private sector? i would expeet doctors. _ through the private sector? i would expect doctors, if— through the private sector? i would expect doctors, if they _ through the private sector? i would expect doctors, if they are - through the private sector? i would expect doctors, if they are on - expect doctors, if they are on strike consultants, to approach the private sector exactly the way they would approach the nhs, so they have a professional responsibility to

manage emergencies. if they are providing a christmas day level of cover in the nhs they should not go beyond that in any other setting. they have a duty to look after patients. they should not be doing additional work beyond that. thank ou ve additional work beyond that. thank you very much _ additional work beyond that. thank you very much for _ additional work beyond that. thank you very much for your— additional work beyond that. thank you very much for your time - additional work beyond that. thank you very much for your time here l additional work beyond that. thank you very much for your time here on breakfast. ., ~ , ., my my kiss with us to talk about the ashes. in the run—up we talked about the excitement. —— mike is with us. is the test delivering? the excitement. -- mike is with us. is the test delivering?— is the test delivering? great rival . is the test delivering? great rivalry- you _ is the test delivering? great rivalry. you had _ is the test delivering? great rivalry. you had this - is the test delivering? great. rivalry. you had this fascinating mix of styles. ozball and bazball. they take risks and it cost them yesterday. the word being urged into

the ears of ben stokes and harry brooks is patients. take your time. pressure on these two coming in. what happens to them in the first session before lunch will determine what happens when notjust in this test but may be the whole series. they have fire in their bellies. if anyone can handle it ben stokes. you can bet there was a lot of debate in the england hotel about yesterday, when some poor batting came close to wasting a superb england fightback against australia on day 2 at lord's. at the start of the day, steve smith picked up where he left off with a century for the aussies who were all out for 416. in reply, england sailed along nicely with ben duckett hitting out with 98 runs but eventually missing out on a maiden ashes hundred. the wickets ofjoe root, ollie pope, and duckett fell forjust31i runs and england ended the day on 278—4, trailing the tourists by 138 runs. i think we're in a great position. you know, everyone kind of deals

with it differently. i thought stokesy was calm. he batted the way he normally starts. you know, brookey run a ball 45 or whatever. and for me personally, if i try and do something different, i'll probably get out doing it. i'd rather stick to, you know, what i do well. stokesy and brookey will go out in the morning and play the way they both always do. you know, if we can get level or a lead, i think we'll be on top. we change tactics around a bit. obviously went to some short stuff for a while, which, you know, - against this team, they're trying to take everything on. _ and we were able to pick up a few wickets and, . you know, missed out on one with a no—ball as well. - so yeah, it was a different day. but yeah, i think we did ok. yeah, a couple of early wickets would be nice. | obviously, got quite a longer tail here with i think broady batting i at eight, so a couple of early wickets would be handy - and then we'll go from there. next to wimbledon, which starts on monday, and defending men's singles champion novak djokovic has told the bbc that he "salutes and applauds" wimbledon's

decision to admit russian and belurussian players to this year's championships. they were banned from last year's tournament following russia's invasion of ukraine, but have been allowed to compete this time. in the end of the day, we are athletes, and i think sport should be above it — above the politics, above anything that has to do with war. because i think all of the athletes that you have participating from russia and belarus have publicly stated they're against the war. so i think it's fair to allow them to play. and i salute and i applaud this — this decision from wimbledon. you can see more of our exclusive behind the scenes chat with djokovic whenjohn went to meet him after 8:30am. and with only a few days to go until the start of wimbledon, a former world number one has announced that she's coming out of retirement. caroline wozniaki will make a return to the sport, but not in time

for the grass court season. she retired in 2020 after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis following a 15—year career that saw her win the australian open. on social media, she said, after becoming a mother, she wants to show her children "that you can pursue your dreams no matter your age or role." the next big football transfer to go through will be england midfielder mason mount moving to manchester united on a five—year deal. he'lljoin from chelsea where he showed united his talents by helping to beat them in the fa cup semi—final three years ago. he'll cost an initial £55 million. that could rise to 60, with add—ons. it will be the end of an era after this year's tour de france, which gets underway this weekend. it officially begins in bilbao in northern spain tomorrow, but the riders have already been paraded. it'll be a farewell tour for an icon of both the race and british cycling. mark cavendish, who is the greatest sprinter the tour has seen, holding the record of 3a stage wins, jointly with eddy merckx. and he once more before he retires

and bails out. the age of 38 now. a mere youngster. was he wearing a beret? missed that. you met dolly parton. we are going to show that interview later. among other things, to show that interview later. among otherthings, her to show that interview later. among other things, her business sense is very acute. she is bright, bubbly and full of life in that interview. coming up shortly. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it is going to be cloudy from nine to five and a little bit longer today. to five and a little bit longer toda . , ., ., to five and a little bit longer today-_ grey. - to five and a little bit longer. today._ grey, misty to five and a little bit longer- today._ grey, misty and today. very good! grey, misty and dam in today. very good! grey, misty and damp in the _ today. very good! grey, misty and damp in the west _ today. very good! grey, misty and damp in the west of— today. very good! grey, misty and damp in the west of scotland. - today. very good! grey, misty and | damp in the west of scotland. that will come into many areas today. cloud spilling in of the atlantic.

that is taking hold across the skies. breaks in the south and east and shetland. this is where we could the sun shine. a few splashes will make it east. we could see the old interruption at lord's with more of a breeze developing. the breezes coming in from the south—west. temperature lower than in recent days. it will feel quite humid as we go through this afternoon quite like on other days this week. and humid night to come tonight. misty around the coast and hills with a few clear skies pushing into the west later. rain and drizzle at times just about anywhere. temperatures not dropping much lower than we have seen by day. 12 to 16 as we go into the start of saturday. into the weekend, what can we expect? it will be a case of the breeze picking up with fresh air pushing on. the sunniest conditions

that further south you are. on saturday a few showers are possible just about anywhere. more frequent on saturday across scotland, northern ireland and shetland. sunny spells across england and wales going into the afternoon with a few showers around. temperatures taking a bit of a boost. it is fresher and out of the sunshine it should feel pleasant. the fresher air stance to take even more hold as we go through into sunday. north—west winds pushing south, just to the south of this area of low pressure. the closer you are too that the greater the chance of showers at times. more especially across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. a few showers on saturday across england and wales. in the sunshine again it should feel quite pleasant. temperatures a little bit below average in the far north and west of the country, around average for the time of year in the south. before i

90, time of year in the south. before i go, if you are checking the bbc weather app, there has been a technical glitch throwing incorrect temperatures from sunday onwards. we are working on it. we are not done this summer yet, orton has not arrived. incorrect temperatures?! it is a bit of a glitch. seven and eight next week at this time of year, not great. fir eight next week at this time of year, not great.— eight next week at this time of year, not great.- or i eight next week at this time of. year, not great.- or truth. year, not great. or true. or truth. you are supposed _ year, not great. or true. or truth. you are supposed to _ year, not great. or true. or truth. you are supposed to be _ year, not great. or true. or truth. you are supposed to be the - year, not great. or true. or truth. | you are supposed to be the person year, not great. or true. or truth. - you are supposed to be the person we trust. nine to five. see you later. the queen of country music, in an interview, the first thing she said was, i havejust music, in an interview, the first thing she said was, i have just been watching the programme. she knows a lot about the world and has lived a life. if she is watching, hi to

jolly. we were talking about a new album she has alchemy doing rock music with many big stars. we talked about all sorts of things. you know where a big star there is a buzz when she walks into the room and it is definitely like that with dolly parton. good morning, all! hello. hello, dolly! hi. i'm charlie. hi, charlie. nice to see you. lovely to meet you. i guess you know i'm dolly. i do know that, i do know that. you get yourself comfortable and we'll work around you. turn on your microphones. 0k. good morning. hi, there. how are you? hi, charlie. yeah, i'm good. i'm good. i'm liking your trousers — and i'm liking your trousers even more. dolly laughs. i love the outfit. well, thank you. i dress like this for breakfast every day! is thisjust normal? this is just normal attire. yeah, it is normalfor me. it's fantastic. you've got that sort of stitching

on the trousers and the whole thing. trying to be sexy for breakfast. dolly, are you happy? are we all set? are we ready to go? i'm ready. are you ready? i'm ready. i'm absolutely ready. let's do it! you've got a new album out... yeah. ..which is, for a lot of people, it's a different you. would that be fair to say? it would be fair to say, because i've made my career — and made history — being a country artist, writing country songs, singing my own songs along with duets, but mainly all country, but did have a few crossover songs like here you come again and some of those songs. but my husband is a rock and roll freak, so i always thought, "well, maybe i'll do a rock album." here i am, 77 years old, a rock star. the list of names who you collaborate with, who sing with you. you've got elton john. we've got sting. i mean, it is an extraordinary list. yeah. i'm so proud of let it be with paul — play piano and sing, and ringo starr played the drums. i really felt like... and we had peter framptonjoin in on some of the things there, and also mick fleetwood — all played on that one track. so that in itself is history. i love it, the way —

the name—dropping is fantastic. i've heard some of the songs. your voice. . . it sort of works in almost all the songs. it's like prince's purple rain... what do you mean "in almost all songs"? she laughs. no, i mean... i'm hoping it works in all of them! no, no, i rephrase that. it does work in all... these songs — i was thinking prince, purple rain — dolly parton, how's that going to be? and it's brilliant. it... well, thank you. that's always been a favourite song of mine, i always wanted a reason to sing it. because some songs you love just don't necessarily fit in that country—music format. and so when i had the opportunity, that was one of my first thoughts — "i'm going to get to sing purple rain!" # purple rain, purple rain. it's always related to prince because he's little and he wrote and he played. so i always kind of thought i was kind of like a female version of prince!

there are songs which have themes in them this time. the song that people will be hearing already is world on fire. # liar, liar, the world's on fire. # what you gonna do when it all burns down? # fire, fire, burning higher. # you still got time to turn it all around. in the middle of the night i wake up with a song on my mind, and ijust felt the need to kind of address what's going on in the world today, my feelings and thoughts about it — because i'm not one for speaking out much on those sort of things, so... i woke up and i called kit the next morning. i said, "i've written another song, we have to call another session." he said, "really, dolly?!" i said, "really!" so this is a... this is a message about the environment. i am fascinated, like all interviewers with dolly parton — you have kept your politics zipped. well, that's not politics to me. no, it's not. it's not politics. i do make that statement. you know, like, "don't get me started on politics." how we live in a world like this — greedy politicians present and past. you know, wouldn't know the truth if it hit them.

have you been tempted over the years, though, to get involved in politics? no. because you have a very powerful voice, as you're well aware. i do, but i use my powerful voice, hopefully, in the right way. i accept and love everybody. i think we get so trapped in our beliefs and our beliefs that we have to stay right with a certain thought. therefore, nothing ever changes. so ijust try to...to live it, be an example, write about it in my own way. but i don't think of myself at all as being political. and that's the worst thing that i could think about — being in politics. so there will there will never be a time when dolly parton says, "i'm going to run for office!" no. that's never going to happen. i'm running from office. they laugh. actually, back home, they have a lot of signs everywhere — "dolly for president." and i my myjoke is, "no, we've had enough boobs in the white house." and we have!

—— and i... myjoke is, "no, we've had enough boobs in the white house." and we have! you're a businesswoman. were there business meetings originally where you used to have a thing that you said to men in the meeting? i look like a woman, but i think like a man. only because i grew up in a house full of brothers, my dad, my uncles. loved men, loved men. but i never feel out of place. sometimes i'm the only woman in a whole boardroom, you know, of meetings. but i always just say, "get past the boobs, get past the...everything else, and just listen to what i got to say because i think i can make us all a bunch of money." my line is i'm a very professional dolly parton. i don't go into meetings trying to save the world or thinking i know anything about things i don't, because at least i'm smart enough to know what i know and what i don't know. but it's what i know that i make my living from. do you see yourself as a feminist? no. i'm feminine. —— i'm feminine. i see myself as a female.

but i do agree that whether you're a man orwoman, black, white, green, purple or alien grey, you should be allowed to...to be paid and treated with respect in what you're capable of doing. because i always like to be a good example, i don't feel i have to march in the streets to say "i'm a woman" or i have this and that. but i've been writing those kind of songs to uplift women ever since i've been in the career. my first number—one song was a song called just because i'm a woman. my mistakes are no worse than yours, just because i'm a woman. so ijust try to live it and be it. you have an extraordinary marriage, don't you, which has lasted for so long... yep. ..in an industry which is not famed for longevity in marriages. that's true, but most of the time, those are people where both people are in the same business, in show business. that's a really hard one. but my husband never wanted to be in show business at all. he loves music. doesn't sing, though.

i mean, he's not, like, a musician. but my husband was in the asphalt paving business and later went into real estate. but, yeah, we met the day i got to nashville in1961i, fresh out of high school, moving to nashville to seek my fortune. and we've been together ever since. together 59 years, we've been married 57. you drive around in your truck, the two of you, and do you ever not get recognised? well, i can go around because usually... we actually have a little rv. i usuallyjust kind of put my hair up in a little scrunchy and try not to, you know, sit in the window with the big hair looking like dolly. but even if i do, ijust wave and go on. but you learn how to manage the things that you want to do as a celebrity. you manage. i've only ever once done karaoke and i sang islands in the stream. ahh! i love that song, don't you?

# islands in the stream. # that is what we are. # no—one in between. # how can we be wrong? # sail away with me to another world. # and we rely on each other...# it's one of those songs, isn't it? yeah, it is. that's a song that i do with kenny rogers — one of my biggest records ever, one that i'm so proud that i'm part of. i will always love you is a famous ballad for the karaoke, so... whitney's version of it mostly. some people might not be aware that you wrote i will always love you. yes, idid. a lot of people say, "well, that's whitney's song!" i said, "she can have the credit, i just want the cash!" it would feel wrong, dolly, and our time is pretty much up now, for me not to ask you — i know it's in the morning — to sing something for us. is that... is that something you do? only if you'lljoin me! # working nine to five. # what a way to make a living.

# barely getting by. # it's all takin' and no givin'. # theyjust use your mind and they never give you credit. # it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it. # nine to five!# some people when you ask than at half past nine in the morning to give a little number, they go, i am not quite ready. dolly can you go. and you sang along! i modestly joined in and then i thought i would let her... it is her son, her moment. —— hersong. dolly's album "rockstar"?is out in november and her book is callled "behind the seams: my life in rhinestones." coming up this morning... # it's the final countdown. # the final countdown. ..# we'll be speaking to europe's joey tempest as the band behind that famous earworm celebrates a0 years

in the business. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle. as the capital gears up for the annual pride march tomorrow, the met police has been explaining its role and how it plans to rebuild trust with the lgbt community. it comes after a review by baroness casey found scotland yard was institutionally homophobic. last year pride organisers said uniformed officers were not welcome at the parade. the met has now promised reforms, including bringing back lg bt+ liaison officers. a conservative who failed to make the party's shortlist for the next election to be london mayor has called for the selection process to be restarted. it follows daniel korski's decision to pull out of the race after he was accused of groping a woman a decade ago, which he denies. samuel kasumu has now written to the party chairman to ask for more involvement from members

to select a mayoral candidate. travel now, and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. there are severe delays on the metropolitan line from wembley park to aldgate, and severe delays on the jubilee line. now onto the weather. dry with spells of sunshine, but turning cloudy this afternoon with a small chance of a shower in places. expect temperatures to get up to 21 degrees. there's more on our website — including how do you treat a lion a lion for an ear ache? staff at london zoo recently found out. that's it for now, i'm back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. long—term plans to improve staffing in the nhs, including training thousands more

doctors and nurses — but critics say action is needed now. popping explosions. more than 600 arrests during a third night of rioting across france — clashes began after police shot dead a 17 year—old boy in paris on tuesday energy bills are set to fall from tonight as the regulator cuts its price cap — i'll explain what it means for your gas and electricity bills. welcome, bbc breakfast. novak, thank you for having us. thank you for your time, it's great to have you. come on in. an invite from the greatest men's grand slam winner of all time — novak djokovic takes us behind the scenes at wimbledon. good morning, on a nervy day for england in the second test at lords' as harry brook and ben stokes carry hopes of even getting a first—innings lead over australia. hopes of even getting a a hopes of even getting a grey day for many today. l rain a grey day for many today. light rain and drizzle around but more

humid. the weekend, the sunshine is bright but fresher and breezy. your full forecast will be here on breakfast. it's friday 30th june. our main story today. a formal pledge for thousands more doctors and nurses is being unveiled by the nhs in england. the 15—year plan is backed by more than £2 billion of government funding. there'll be a greater emphasis on apprenticeships, and five—year medical degrees could be shortened by 12 months. but labour has accused the government of adopting its ideas, and said the move had come a decade too late. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he's what's known as an apprentice operating department practitioner — learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it's the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs.

i train and practise within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside other odps, other scrub nurses to practise the roles that i will take when i have qualified — and also whilst going to university to learn different subjects, different courses, different practices that will enable me to obviously go forth with my qualification at the end of it. apprenticeships like daniel's play a big part in nhs england's plan to boost the workforce. and it's notjust nursing roles — today's proposals include employing a limited number of apprentice doctors, open to those already working in clinical roles within the health service. there will also be a big increase in the more traditional route to becoming a doctor — via a place in medical school. the boss of nhs england, which drew up the workforce plan, says it's a really significant moment. it's the first time the government — any government — has asked the nhs to develop a comprehensive plan, setting out the numbers of nurses, doctors and other key health care

professionals that the health service will need, and also the cost of training. nhs england is responsible for the day—to—day running of the health service, but the funding for the 15—year plan will come from central government. ministers have promised to back it for the next five years — after that, it will be up to a future government to decide. but for the moment, the proposals — especially extending the use of apprenticeships — are welcomed by those who have the task of trying to plug some big gaps in the health care workforce. retention is strong amongst the apprenticeships, so there's more guarantee that they will enter the substantive workforce and help us close that gap, which is a challenge. the plan will be reviewed every two years to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs of a growing and ageing population. but ultimately it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news.

we are watching closely events in france over night and the last few days. there have been updates from the authorities about the arrest and those injured. the french president emmanuel macron will hold a crisis meeting today — it's after more than 600 people were arrested following a third night of riots across a number of major cities in the country. the unrest has now spread from the capital paris to a number of other places — including lyon, toulouse, and lille. but most of the trouble has been in the paris suburb of nanterre, where the teenager — named as nahel — was killed. rajini vaidya nathan reports. popping explosions. a capital city in flames.

unrest sparked by a fatal police shooting is intensifying. overnight, violence and vandalism. riot police out in force. clashes continued in the paris suburb where a teenager was killed by police this week. i7—year—old nahel lived and died here in nanterre. but in this ethnically diverse neighbourhood in paris, many say his death has come to represent a deeper issue. they say that the police who are here to protect them simply aren't doing that. chanting: justice pour nahel! justice pour nahel! earlier on thursday, thousands gathered for a march to honour the teenager who lived and died here. nahel�*s mother led the crowd.

the officer charged over her son's death has now apologised. but for many, that won't be enough to quell the unrest. these protests have reignited anger and resentment over police violence — particularly towards minorities. but what, if anything, will they change? after a night of unrest, let's find out the situation this morning. sofia bettiza is in nanterre for us this morning. last night's escalation of violence was significant. we have seen an increased number of arrests and police injured. increased number of arrests and police injured-— police injured. that's right. the situation here _ police injured. that's right. the situation here this _ police injured. that's right. the situation here this morning - police injured. that's right. the situation here this morning is i situation here this morning is extremely tense. for the third night

in a row there have been violent clashes here in nanterre between the police and protesters. according to the news agency afp some protest as fruit handmade grenades at the police. the police responded with tear gas. —— they are through handmade grenades. we have seen looting in several shops across france. you can see this behind me in this gas station, where you can probably see the glass has been smashed, the security cameras have been broken. things inside it have been broken. things inside it have been stolen. right across the street there is a tobacco shop where something very similar has happened. the windows are smashed. the owner of the shop told us that she lives upstairs. the protesters came in the night and stole most things inside the shop. she said it was terrifying. that is notjust happening in the suburbs of paris

like nanterre but also in central paris near the louvre museum. this gives you an idea of how angry people still as police despite the fact that the police officer who shot dead i7—year—old nahel has now apologised and been charged with manslaughter. find apologised and been charged with manslaughter-— apologised and been charged with manslauuhter. �* ., , manslaughter. and indeed there has been a series _ manslaughter. and indeed there has been a series of— manslaughter. and indeed there has been a series of crisis _ manslaughter. and indeed there has been a series of crisis meetings - been a series of crisis meetings already or at least one held by the government and president macron is holding another today._ holding another today. that's right. he held a crisis _ holding another today. that's right. he held a crisis meeting _ holding another today. that's right. he held a crisis meeting yesterdayl he held a crisis meeting yesterday and condemned the violence. he said that he understands that people are angry but it is unacceptable, the violence is unacceptable. one option he has after this crisis meeting todayis he has after this crisis meeting today is to call for a state of emergency across france, which basically means more power to the states, curfews, and the power to stop and ban protests in public

meetings —— and public meetings. thank you so much. sofia bettiza in nanterre, one of the suburbs of paris. it's the final day in prince harry's high court privacy case brought against mirror newspapers group over claims of phone hacking and unlawful gathering of information. the duke of sussex is one of four claimants in the trial. closing statements from solicitors are expected today — but it's thought the trialjudge will deliver his ruling at a later date. the prosecution in the trial of actor kevin spacey, for alleged sex offences, will begin its opening statements at london's southwark crown court today. mr spacey denies all 12 charges — including sexual assault and indecent assault — which date between 2001 and 2013. swimmers have been told they can go back into the sea at blackpool. it follows a sewage leak earlier this month when a pipeline burst at a treatment works in fleetwood. the environment agency says its advice against swimming there has been removed. dame esther rantzen has given herfirst television interview

since being diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer. she spoke to the one show�*s alex jones about her priorities, and why she plans to spend more time with her loved ones. it's ahead of the release of her new book, looking back on her life. it does concentrate your mind to be told you've got stage iv cancer. you do think, "well, wait a minute, i've got less time than maybe i had assumed." so you prioritise. you...are with your closest family. i wanted just to spend the time with the people i cared most about. and you can see the full interview with esther on the one show tonight at 7pm on bbc one. no question, her book and her life story in her own words will be fascinating. story in her own words will be fascinating-— story in her own words will be fascinating. story in her own words will be fascinatina. ~ , , ., , fascinating. absolutely and we wish her all the best, _ fascinating. absolutely and we wish her all the best, of— fascinating. absolutely and we wish her all the best, of course. - fascinating. absolutely and we wish her all the best, of course. let's i her all the best, of course. let's find out what is happening with the weather. it is misty. increasingly missed it

across western _ it is misty. increasingly missed it across western areas. _ it is misty. increasingly missed it i across western areas. flip-flopping across western areas. flip—flopping from one _ across western areas. flip—flopping from one day to the next. yesterday sunshine, _ from one day to the next. yesterday sunshine, today the cloud. actual li-ht sunshine, today the cloud. actual light rain— sunshine, today the cloud. actual light rain and drizzle. this is shropshire a short while ago, the tops of— shropshire a short while ago, the tops of hills disappearing as the cloud _ tops of hills disappearing as the cloud base starts to lower. be prepared, _ cloud base starts to lower. be prepared, things are turning greyer and greyer— prepared, things are turning greyer and greyer across many western areas through— and greyer across many western areas through the _ and greyer across many western areas through the day. whilst we have the cloud, _ through the day. whilst we have the cloud, rain_ through the day. whilst we have the cloud, rain and drizzle today, the weekend, — cloud, rain and drizzle today, the weekend, the sun shines back, a few showers _ weekend, the sun shines back, a few showers around and a bit fresher and hreezx _ showers around and a bit fresher and hreezx let's— showers around and a bit fresher and breezy. let's look at what is happening now. we have that rain spreading — happening now. we have that rain spreading in across parts of western england _ spreading in across parts of western england and wales. rain were scattered across scotland and northern ireland, and through eastern — northern ireland, and through eastern areas many dry, hazy sunshine _ eastern areas many dry, hazy sunshine in east anglia at the south—east. we continue to see breaks— south—east. we continue to see breaks in— south—east. we continue to see breaks in the cloud here and across shetland _ breaks in the cloud here and across shetland and orkney but most stick with the _ shetland and orkney but most stick with the grey conditions, increasingly misty and further rain and drizzle — increasingly misty and further rain and drizzle at times in the west. temperatures a chilly down on what we have _ temperatures a chilly down on what we have seen in recent days, lower than we _ we have seen in recent days, lower than we would expect at this stage injune _

than we would expect at this stage injune lrut— than we would expect at this stage injune but humidity levels are creeping — injune but humidity levels are creeping up so it will still feel pretty— creeping up so it will still feel pretty one, as it will into the evening _ pretty one, as it will into the evening. on the move this evening, expect— evening. on the move this evening, expect rain— evening. on the move this evening, expect rain at times across scotland, the heavy burst pushing west— scotland, the heavy burst pushing west to _ scotland, the heavy burst pushing west to east. light and patchy rain and drizzle — west to east. light and patchy rain and drizzle for northern ireland and heavier— and drizzle for northern ireland and heavier bursts of rain back again across _ heavier bursts of rain back again across wales in the south—west. the further— across wales in the south—west. the further east — across wales in the south—west. the further east you are, should stay largely— further east you are, should stay largely dry— further east you are, should stay largely dry through much of the day. 0ccasional— largely dry through much of the day. occasional rain or drizzle that may .ive occasional rain or drizzle that may give the _ occasional rain or drizzle that may give the odd interruption at lord's but a _ give the odd interruption at lord's but a lot— give the odd interruption at lord's but a lot will stay dry. tonight, fed the — but a lot will stay dry. tonight, fed the damp weather, clear to the west later— fed the damp weather, clear to the west later but humid air still with us and _ west later but humid air still with us and temperatures not dropping much, _ us and temperatures not dropping much, another muggy night and start to saturday. saturday fresher and breezy. _ to saturday. saturday fresher and breezy, sunshine and showers in the north— breezy, sunshine and showers in the north and _ breezy, sunshine and showers in the north and west, dry the further south, — north and west, dry the further south, similar day to, on sunday. thank you. speak to you later. a landmark inquest has heard how a gambling disorder contributed to the death of a "devoted and happy" father of two. luke ashton was making up to 100 bets a day in the weeks before he took his own life in april 2021.

in the first verdict of its kind, the coroner criticised the betting operator for failing to intervene when his addiction spiked. marta newman has more. described by his wife as a bright, happy and bubbly person who easily made friends, luke ashton took his own life in april 2021 after building up huge debts betting online. he was a0 years old, a proud father and a supportive husband. a three—day inquest at leicester's coroner's court heard before he died he'd been betting more than 100 times a day — losing thousands of pounds. coroner ivan cartwright expressed concern that betfair did not meaningfully interact or intervene when luke ashton's gambling activity spiked. mr cartwright added that if they had it may have changed the outcome. he concluded gambling disorder

was a cause of his death, and that the betting company could have done more to help him before he died. following the verdict, luke's wife, annie, said the coroner's conclusion confirmed what she had always believed. i believe luke blamed himself, not knowing the facts about his illness and consequently was consumed by how it made him feel. luke did not want to die, he had everything he wanted. the only thing he did not want was the pain and harm he was experiencing from gambling. gambling charities, meanwhile, have urged betting companies to change their practices and better interact with customers. we've been hearing from the gambling industry — from flutter, betfair's owner — and from the other big four operators that they've been putting in proper safer gambling measures for years. and they keep saying, yes, they made mistakes in the past, but now they're "best in class" are the words that their lobbyists use. i'm afraid we just don't see evidence of that because we see harm being maintained and even growing.

and certainly at gambling with lives we see more families coming to us following suicides of their loved ones. so we don't see this issue diminishing at the moment. we cannot rely on self—regulation from the gambling industry to fix this problem. we desperately need the government to do more and to do it faster. in a statement, ian brown, the chief executive of flutter — betfair's parent company — said... the coroner came to a narrative conclusion, and said he'll now prepare a report to prevent deaths like this in the future. marta newman, bbc news. we're joined now by luke's wife,

annie ashton and dan webster, from leigh day solicitors. very good morning to you. it is never a wrong time to say sorry for your loss, and that is the driving factor for you all along. you were in court when this was read out and just so people here are some of the words, the coroner said... this is the verdict that was read out about luke. he was assessed as being a low risk gambler although his activity was more intense in the ten weeks prior to his death. the operator did not intervene or interact with him in any meaningful way. went on to say, if they had, it may have changed the outcome. you were in court when those words were read out. how did that feel for you? it out. how did that feel for you? it was really sad and the impact those words _ was really sad and the impact those words had, — was really sad and the impact those words had, i mean, it really does

make _ words had, i mean, it really does make you — words had, i mean, it really does make you think. i knew that from the start, _ make you think. i knew that from the start, lrut— make you think. i knew that from the start, but for— make you think. i knew that from the start, but for a coroner to then see that and _ start, but for a coroner to then see that and it — start, but for a coroner to then see that and it be down on record, it was a _ that and it be down on record, it was a relief _ that and it be down on record, it was a relief. it's bittersweet at the same — was a relief. it's bittersweet at the same time. the coronet was great, _ the same time. the coronet was great, he — the same time. the coronet was great, he expressed exactly how we felt as _ great, he expressed exactly how we felt as a _ great, he expressed exactly how we felt as a family, but two years have gone _ felt as a family, but two years have gone try— felt as a family, but two years have gone by and it's been trauma upon trauma _ gone by and it's been trauma upon trauma to — gone by and it's been trauma upon trauma to try and grieve for a husband _ trauma to try and grieve for a husband that you've lost, to try and grieve _ husband that you've lost, to try and grieve for— husband that you've lost, to try and grieve for that person that you are missing _ grieve for that person that you are missing and then have to try and go through— missing and then have to try and go through an — missing and then have to try and go through an inquest process where you are trying _ through an inquest process where you are trying to _ through an inquest process where you are trying to convince someone what you already — are trying to convince someone what you already know, what you believe, to then _ you already know, what you believe, to then hear — you already know, what you believe, to then hear him say, yesterday, it was a _ to then hear him say, yesterday, it was a relief— to then hear him say, yesterday, it was a relief but i'm sure that in the coming _ was a relief but i'm sure that in the coming weeks i will be a range of emotions that continue to come out over— of emotions that continue to come out over the top of that. why of emotions that continue to come out over the top of that.— of emotions that continue to come out over the top of that. why was it so important _ out over the top of that. why was it so important to _ out over the top of that. why was it so important to you _ out over the top of that. why was it so important to you that _ out over the top of that. why was it so important to you that the - so important to you that the gambling company was named? there

have been in the past, the industry has been blamed but in this case it is the first where the company has been named. it is the first where the company has been named-— is the first where the company has been named. it was important that the were been named. it was important that they were held _ been named. it was important that they were held accountable. - been named. it was important that they were held accountable. we i been named. it was important that i they were held accountable. we have 'ust they were held accountable. we have just heard _ they were held accountable. we have just heard they did not intervene, did not— just heard they did not intervene, did not interact in any meaningful way and _ did not interact in any meaningful way and that was really striking. the only— way and that was really striking. the only person or the only people luke the only person or the only people luke was— the only person or the only people luke was gambling, because it is a secretive. — luke was gambling, because it is a secretive, the only people that new work luke _ secretive, the only people that new work luke at the gambling industry. he had _ work luke at the gambling industry. he had hidden it from you. you thought the debts have been resolved and you have discussed it in the weeks before.— and you have discussed it in the weeks before. ., ., , ., weeks before. yeah, that is part of the addiction. — weeks before. yeah, that is part of the addiction. it _ weeks before. yeah, that is part of the addiction. it is _ weeks before. yeah, that is part of the addiction. it is very _ weeks before. yeah, that is part of the addiction. it is very hidden - the addiction. it is very hidden which — the addiction. it is very hidden which is — the addiction. it is very hidden which is why it is so destructive. the gambling company new. if they had intervened, if they had interacted and, like the coroner saidi _ interacted and, like the coroner said. it — interacted and, like the coroner said, it could have changed the outcome — said, it could have changed the

outcome and... said, it could have changed the outcome and. . .— said, it could have changed the outcome and... ~ ., , ., ., outcome and... was there a moment in time when you — outcome and... was there a moment in time when you became _ outcome and... was there a moment in time when you became aware... - outcome and. .. was there a moment in time when you became aware... i - outcome and... was there a moment in time when you became aware... i knowj time when you became aware... i know you were unaware it was happening when he was alive. was there a moment when information came to you and you thought, there is a pattern here. somebody else knew. was there a moment when that realisation came to you? a moment when that realisation came to ou? ., a moment when that realisation came to ou? . .. to you? three weeks after it luke died i received _ to you? three weeks after it luke died i received his _ to you? three weeks after it luke died i received his phone - to you? three weeks after it luke died i received his phone back- to you? three weeks after it luke i died i received his phone back from the police — died i received his phone back from the police i— died i received his phone back from the police. i knew there was something, i knew gambling was part of the _ something, i knew gambling was part of the issue. it was so out of character— of the issue. it was so out of character for luke to disappear. there _ character for luke to disappear. there must have been something. so for me. _ there must have been something. so for me. he _ there must have been something. so for me, he had had a problem with gambling _ for me, he had had a problem with gambling before, so that was the one thin- gambling before, so that was the one thing that— gambling before, so that was the one thing that i_ gambling before, so that was the one thing that i knew must have been the issue _ thing that i knew must have been the issue i_ thing that i knew must have been the issue i got _ thing that i knew must have been the issue. i got his phone back after three _ issue. i got his phone back after three weeks and i was able to access his accounts~ — three weeks and i was able to access his accounts. there was just so three weeks and i was able to access his accounts. there wasjust so much on there _ his accounts. there wasjust so much on there i_ his accounts. there wasjust so much on there. i remember sitting there

and just— on there. i remember sitting there and just scroll in, strolling, schooling _ and just scroll in, strolling, schooling and it was the same day. seeing _ schooling and it was the same day. seeing his— schooling and it was the same day. seeing his transactions, it was so apparent — seeing his transactions, it was so apparent at that point that there was a _ apparent at that point that there was a major issue and how can someone — was a major issue and how can someone make that many bets in one day? how— someone make that many bets in one day? how can somebody do that and it not be _ day? how can somebody do that and it not be picked up? they considered him a _ not be picked up? they considered him a low— not be picked up? they considered him a low risk, even having that information— him a low risk, even having that information in front of them ate still considered him a lower risk are so— still considered him a lower risk are so something is wrong. dan, a solicitor, what _ are so something is wrong. dan, a solicitor, what would _ are so something is wrong. dan, a solicitor, what would be _ are so something is wrong. dan, a solicitor, what would be a - are so something is wrong. dan, a solicitor, what would be a good i solicitor, what would be a good resolution now, a good step forward? the verdict has come through but it can't stop here, can it? because gambling wrecks lives, or out of control gambling. what happens next? there is enormous value in the inquest — there is enormous value in the inquest itself, _ there is enormous value in the inquest itself, the _ there is enormous value in the inquest itself, the process- there is enormous value in the inquest itself, the process that there is enormous value in the - inquest itself, the process that has been _ inquest itself, the process that has been gone — inquest itself, the process that has been gone through. _ inquest itself, the process that has been gone through. the _ been gone through. the accountability— been gone through. the accountability that - been gone through. the accountability that thatl been gone through. the i accountability that that is delivered, _ accountability that that is delivered, the _ accountability that that is delivered, the questionsl accountability that that is . delivered, the questions and accountability that that is - delivered, the questions and it was able to— delivered, the questions and it was able to have — delivered, the questions and it was able to have answered _ delivered, the questions and it was able to have answered through - delivered, the questions and it was| able to have answered through that otherwise _ able to have answered through that otherwise would _ able to have answered through that otherwise would never— able to have answered through that otherwise would never have - able to have answered through that otherwise would never have been i otherwise would never have been answered — otherwise would never have been answered and _ otherwise would never have been answered and there _ otherwise would never have been answered and there was - otherwise would never have been answered and there was really.

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about, did luke have a period of self exclusion? he about, did luke have a period of self exclusion?— about, did luke have a period of self exclusion? ., , . self exclusion? he had self excluded three times- — self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and _ self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and so _ self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and so he _ self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and so he was - self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and so he was back- self exclusion? he had self excluded three times. and so he was back on| three times. and so he was back on that site and _ three times. and so he was back on that site and you _ three times. and so he was back on that site and you are _ three times. and so he was back on that site and you are able _ three times. and so he was back on that site and you are able to - three times. and so he was back on that site and you are able to scroll. that site and you are able to scroll and scroll and scroll, numerous bets during the day. you hear this. we have included mandatory deposit limits. so maybe it was the amount, he wasn't gambling enough sim i mean, luke's amount moneywise, i am sure so there are people who lose more but there are so many different red flags they should be picking up on. if they concentrate on one particular thing they are going to miss so many opportunities. that in itself doesn't really mean anything. they should be picking up on it. they— they should be picking up on it. they already knew that gambling -related — they already knew that gambling —related suicide was an issue. yes, this is— —related suicide was an issue. yes, this is the — —related suicide was an issue. yes, this is the first time it has been in an— this is the first time it has been in an inquest where a coroner has

concluded — in an inquest where a coroner has concluded that gambling disorder is a cause _ concluded that gambling disorder is a cause of— concluded that gambling disorder is a cause of death, but this has been going _ a cause of death, but this has been going on— a cause of death, but this has been going on for— a cause of death, but this has been going on for such a long time sol am not _ going on for such a long time sol am not confident that they would actually — am not confident that they would actually put those things in place. it is a _ actually put those things in place. it is a business where it is addictive _ it is a business where it is addictive and they get money from that addiction stop it is their business _ that addiction stop it is their business model to be a successful business — business model to be a successful business and it is based on people gambling — business and it is based on people gambling. you business and it is based on people iiamblin. ., , ,, ,~ ., ,~ gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago — gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago that _ gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago that there _ gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago that there is _ gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago that there is so - gambling. you express very clearly a moment ago that there is so much i moment ago that there is so much going on for you now including grief, part of the process. would you seek to, or would you want to have meetings with those directly, face—to—face, with the people who run those companies? is not something you sought, something you would want? where would that sit? l would want? where would that sit? i am not sure i would get the right answers — am not sure i would get the right answers. there is always... i am not sure i would get the right answers. there is always... lam always— answers. there is always... lam always willing to have those conversations. it is trusting the answers— conversations. it is trusting the answers that you get. from the

offset, — answers that you get. from the offset, when i first asked for luke's— offset, when i first asked for luke's accounts, there was always someone — luke's accounts, there was always someone saying i will talk you through— someone saying i will talk you through the accounts. the way they talk about _ through the accounts. the way they talk about the accounts and the weight— talk about the accounts and the weight that those accounts actually should _ weight that those accounts actually should be _ weight that those accounts actually should be talked about are two different things. there is a major trust _ different things. there is a major trust issue — different things. there is a major trust issue with gambling companies and that— trust issue with gambling companies and that is— trust issue with gambling companies and that is notjust going to disappear over the space of a couple of days _ disappear over the space of a couple of days. that trust is not there. thank— of days. that trust is not there. thank you — of days. that trust is not there. thank you for coming in and talking to us. i cannot imagine what your week has been like. the verdictjust came on thursday but what you are talking about is really important for everyone hearing from you. annie, thank you so much, and for talking about luke. annie ashton, wife of luke ashton. and dan, thank you, as well. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website — just search bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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special and i am hoping to try to achieve the same again this year and hopefully in the singles try make another final and the trophy. travel now and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. it is feeling quite fresh first thing this morning but it is going to feel quite humid by the end of the day. a bright start though, there's some high cloud. a hazy start down here in redhill. a beautiful sunrise you can see in twickenham. now, it is a bright start, we do have some sunshine but gradually the cloud is going to increase through the morning. the warm front will gradually start to move through. now the cloud, thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain, patchy drizzle as it moves across as well. and it becomes quite breezy today, too, a westerly breeze. temperatures getting up to around 21 celsius as a maximum. now it is going to be a warm night, that humidity stays with us. overnight, temperatures not dropping too far at all. the minimum for central london potentially around 16, 17 celsius. it is still going to feel humid tomorrow, quite

cloudy to start with. could just get one or two showers. that cloud breaks as we head through the afternoon to some sunshine. gradually by the end of the day we lose the humidity. fresher night saturday into sunday and a fresher day overall on sunday itself. there's more on our website and social media, including, how do you treat a [ion with ear ache? staff at london zoo have the answer. that's it for now, i'm backjust after 9. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we have been grappling with higher energy prices, haven't we? they have been some changes but also a temperance, don't expect it to get too much better. we temperance, don't expect it to get too much better.—

temperance, don't expect it to get too much better. we have kind of got used to where — too much better. we have kind of got used to where they _ too much better. we have kind of got used to where they are _ too much better. we have kind of got used to where they are at. _ too much better. we have kind of got used to where they are at. they - too much better. we have kind of got used to where they are at. they will. used to where they are at. they will fall as we are about to go through but not back to where they once were at all. you have probably come hopefully, heard from your energy provider by now telling you that your costs will be lower from next month. that is because the energy price cap. from tonight. the maximum amount companies are allowed to charge per year per unit of gas and electricity from what they call a typical household. as we always say it is not a cap on your total bill. if you use more energy than the average household you will pay more than these figures. let's have a look at the numbers. the price cap at the moment is just over £3200. government support means typical households are paying 2500. from midnight the amount companies are allowed to charge will drop significantly to just over £2000. good news but this graph is a reminder ofjust how much things

have changed. the energy price cap was only introduced injanuary 2019, at which point it was just over £1000. that figure went up very, very slightly until this huge jump in october last year when the war in ukraine led to much higher prices on the international market. it then went up even further to a peak in january this year. in reality none of us were ever paying that much because the government subsidised our bills. this is where the price cap has fallen to now. a big drop but as you can see, when we look at the whole thing, that figure is still more or less double what we were paying just a couple of years ago. the advice as prices for is to take a metre reading today to make sure you are being charged correctly. i have been finding out how people feel about the change. ihit how people feel about the change. at home near macclesfield, emily has just had an e—mail to say how gas and electricity bill is about to go down by around £370 a year. it

and electricity bill is about to go down by around £370 a year. it feels iood. i think we still have to remember that it's still not going to go as low as they were. so it's a nice little bit of a relief, but it's still not what it was. it's nice to know that they're going to come down, but it's just not quite enough. it's kind of better than nothing. yeah, exactly. yeah. look on the bright side. but at the gym emily runs with her husband, alex, they're still locked in to a much higher price. when's your next client? ten minutes. here, the energy costs have more than tripled to around £1,500 a month. can you control it on the way down? and because businesses are not affected by the change in the energy price cap, the bills are going to remain a heavy burden. we're still paying the higher prices, even though we know the energy prices have actually gone down. how do you feel about that? it's pretty sad, to be honest. it feels like there's no need for us to be paying such a higher price other than we're contracted in. but the reason we're contracted in is because we had no choice at that time because,

otherwise, if we were on a variable limit, we wouldn't have been able to afford the energy. so it is really frustrating. itjust feels like it's stalling us and very much two steps forward, one step back. as for the future, there's little sign of prices falling much further any time soon. the boss of british gas owner centrica says the average household bill is likely to stay around £2,000. it's very, very difficult to tell becuase it's all driven by global energy prices. at the moment, the way the market's looking it should come down to about £2,000 and then stay roughly there. there's no indication it's going to come below £2,000 but over the next nine months or so we would expect it to stay at that level. when we had the issue in russia last week, prices rose by 20%. some of that will feed into energy bills going forward. we don't know where prices will go. but there are indications we've all reduced our usage, as people try to bring down bills at a time of persistently higher prices.

that might seem obvious. ofgem has recognised we'll use less energy because prices have been so high. many people of course hoping for a warm summer so they can keep using less energy and keep the bills as low as possible. 1 less energy and keep the bills as low as possible.— low as possible. i think it is less warm now _ low as possible. i think it is less warm now but _ low as possible. i think it is less warm now but still _ low as possible. i think it is less warm now but still fine. - low as possible. i think it is less warm now but still fine. matt i low as possible. i think it is less l warm now but still fine. matt will have more later. wimbledon begins next week, and novak djokovic will be competing to defend his champion title. he is also a record—breaking grand slam winner, statistically making him the greatest male player of all time. bbc breakfast has been granted exclusive access inside the club house with him, as he prepares for the competition. let's take a look. welcome, bbc breakfast.

novak, lovely to meet you, thanks for having us. thank you for your time. it's great to have you. please, come in. its djokovic again. wow, novak, this is amazing. this is a place we never get to see. do you still get all of the feels when you come in here, does it feel amazing? it feels amazing, it feels always like the first time because it is the most special, most unique tennis tournament in the world. it's very, very special. that's what it's all about. are you going to be getting your hands on that again this year? i certainly hope so! just remind us how many of those you've got, novak. seven. just the seven. seven. just the seven, just the seven. just the seven. this is where you would stand just before you're about to go on court. yeah. you are actually going down the stairs right there, you are having that famous walk down the corridor and you are coming down here and just before you walk out

on the court you stand here and you look up and you see this quote. being on the centre court at wimbledon is probably the most unique feeling that a tennis player can have, so you are walking into history. and you have, you know, the crowd welcoming you. it truly is, you know, something that every player dreams of. you know, i was a seven—year—old boy in serbia and i was constructing and making the improvised wimbledon trophy from all the materials that i had in my room, in my bedroom, and i was looking in the mirror as a seven—year—old boy with that little trophy, whatever that was, and i was, you know, kind of visualising myself that i would be actually going into reality one day and holding the real trophy, so that's why this tournament represents so much more for me.

you know, and every single time i'm here, i kind of pinch myself and remind myself, you know, when i started, and the journey to actually get there. do you have one of your old trophies that you made at home? do you ever stand it next to the real one now as a reminder? probably at my grandmother's house somewhere! yeah, look at this. i mean, it'sjust so, so unique and so wonderful. it feels strange without walking to the centre court without a racket. i mean, i have, like, butterflies in my stomach and i'm just so inspired to play tennis here on this court. you know, as a defending champion, you know always that you're going to go out on the court on monday

on freshly—cut grass and it's just stunning. i can assure you, novak, this is going to be a walk in the park compared to what you usually do out here, that's for sure. let's go and have a seat. i was thinking we were going to play. oh, you're kidding! that would have been unbelievable! 23 grand slam titles. you are officially the goat, the greatest male player now of all time. do you feel like the goat? it's a really good way how to ask the question. but no, i don't allow myself to call myself the goat because i feel that it's disrespectful to all the older generations of players that have paved the way for us. being part of the history is something that deeply moves me, inspires me, motivates me. and of course, i'm thrilled to be able to get that 23rd slam in paris. # green, green grass # blue, blue sky.# i saw your post. you said you're feeling hungry.

is that hungry for more titles or eating more grass, as you like to do when you win here? yeah, both. i actually love this, most. this is the tastiest grass i've ever tasted. so where did that tradition start? actually, i think it started from the first time i won in 2011. ijust didn't know what else i can do from the feeling of joy that i had at that point. and ijust... ijust said, you know what, i might as welljust have a little bit of the grass and taste it. and it became a little bit of a tradition, and i've done it every time that i've won wimbledon. so yeah, i'm hoping i can taste some more grass this year. how many more can you win? um, i don't have an answer to that question because i don't know how long i'm going to be playing. what i know is that i still have a lot of drive and lots of motivation to keep going and competing at the highest level. but, you know, my kind of ideal goodbye to tennis would be, yeah,

i guess with a grand slam trophy somewhere. but i still feel i have juice in the legs, as they say. 2011 was the first time i won wimbledon. and it was, yes, probably once—in—a—lifetime kind of feeling, you know, when it happens for the first time, it's just different. commentator: there's the new champion. i novak djokovic! my coach is right here, goran. it was an historic win for him. and then, of course, roger and rafa, they dominated, you know, the first decade of 2000. and i kind of showed up and got into the mix. and, you know, andy won it a few times. and, you know, it's amazing just to be part of that generation

with these three guys, you know, the four of us that won pretty much every wimbledon in the last 20 years. talking of the big four, andy's obviously still playing — but with the injuries he's faced. roger is no longer around, he's retired. rafa is going to retire next year. is it all feeling a bit lonely, novak? yes. it does, in a way, yes. because they have been such a big part of my life and my career. i would pick probably nadal as my biggest rival. but both andy and roger and the matchups i had with them in the biggest tournaments in sports have been historic, have been remarkable, and have shaped me into the player that i am today so i owe a lot of my success to the rivalries and matches i played against these guys. andy and i are still holding on. the new, new, new generation is coming up and i think tennis is in good hands. but i think we'll still try our best to complicate their lives a little bit more.

and this year, of course, russian and belarusian players will be allowed to play this year. they have to sign a declaration of neutrality to compete. mm. do you think that's the right move this year from wimbledon? yes, i do think, and i support it because, in the end of the day, we're athletes and i think sport should be above it, above the politics, above anything that has to do with war because i think all of the athletes that you have participating from russia and belarus have publicly stated they're against the war, so i think it's fair to allow them to play. and i salute and i applaud this decision from wimbledon. mike is sitting, watching up with us. you have been on court with him. tennis for a long time has been very

polarising, good guy, had tennis for a long time has been very polarising, good guy, bad guy kind of thing. we are learning a lot more about what novak djokovic is like. he does not age must still like he was ten years ago when i played him. he proved what a great entertainer and joker he was. every shot he gave and joker he was. every shot he gave a funny noise. gave me a lead of 40— lab and then thrashed me. he has got this real humble side, real entertainer, very principled man as we saw in the interview. the way he stood by his principles on the vaccine meant he missed the australian open 18 months ago, the us open. i cannot get over his consistency. other players have had roller—coasters dipped in terms of injuries sometimes, dips, got the better of them. ltla injuries sometimes, dips, got the better of them.— better of them. no matter what sort, better of them. no matter what sport. that _ better of them. no matter what sport. that is — better of them. no matter what sport, that is what _ better of them. no matter what sport, that is what they - better of them. no matter what sport, that is what they want, i better of them. no matter what |

sport, that is what they want, to stay not injured and be consistent. that wimbledon draw today. he will be the favourite to win. talking of consistency, that is what the english cricketers want to date. a big session coming up. it promises to be a nervy morning at lord's when england's ben stokes and harry brook will need to be disciplined if they're to stay at the crease and help eradicate australia's lead. they'll have in mind what happened yesterday, when some rash batting decisions threatened to waste a superb england fightback against australia on day two of this second ashes test. the day started with steve smith picking up where he left off with a century for the aussies who were all out for 416. in reply england sailed along nicely with ben duckett hitting out with 98 runs but eventually missing out on a maiden ashes hundred. the wickets ofjoe root, ollie pope and duckett fell forjust 34 runs and england ended the day on 278—4, trailing the tourists by 138 runs. we're in a great position.

you know, everyone kind of deals with it differently. i thought stokesy was calm, he batted the way he normally starts. brooky run a 45 or whatever. for me, personally, if i try and do something different i'll probably get out doing it. i'd rather stick to what i do well. stokesy and brooky will go out in the morning and play the way they both always do. you know, if we can get level or a lead, i think we'll be on top. we change tactics around a bit. obviously went to some short stuff for a while, which, you know, - against this team, they're trying to take everything on. _ and we were able to pick up a few wickets and, i you know, missed out on one with a no—ball as well. - so yeah, it was a different day. but yeah, i think we did 0k. yeah, a couple of early wickets would be nice. | obviously, got quite a longer tail here with i think broady batting i at eight, so a couple of early wickets would be handy - and then we'll go from there. the next big football transfer to go through will be,

england midfielder mason mount, moving, to manchester united, on a five year deal. he'lljoin from chelsea, where he showed united his talents, by helping to beat them in the fa cup semi—final, three years ago. he'll cost an initial £55 million — that could rise to 60, with add—ons. justin rose says he played his "cleanest round of golf, in a long, long time" yesterday — and it means he goes into the second day of the british masters at the top of the leaderboard. the englishman finished his round of 65 with this superb putt, and will resume on 7 under par at the belfry. welshmanjamie donaldson is close behind on 6 under. the biggest bike race in the world gets under way this weekend. the tour de france will officially start in the basque region of spain tomorrow, but the riders have already been paraded wearing basque country berets to reflect the region — different to the french beret. it'll be a farewell tour for an icon of both the race and british cycling — mark cavendish, who is the greatest sprinter the tour has seen — holding the record of 34 stage wins

jointly with eddy merckx. he doesn't talk about breaking that record — he says he just wants to win another stage. this race gives me the most incredible emotions. unfortunately, you don't really... you can't really analyse them and appreciate them until afterwards. it's the same every year. i know it is my last one, but it's still the same. i have a job to do, and it kind of devoids you of those bits of sentiment at the time, but you can definitely appreciate them later. the end of an era soon. you can understand why it is his last one at the age of 38. would you say it is the age of 38. would you say it is the final countdown in his career? 1 the final countdown in his career? i wonder where you are going! song as well. it became a huge

anthem in the '80s, and we've all had a go singing along to it. why don't you say you have sung along to it? have a listen. # we're leaving together. # but still, it's farewell. # and maybe we'll come back. # to earth, who can tell? # i guess there is no—one to blame. # we're leaving ground. # leaving ground. # will things ever be the same again? # it's the final countdown... # the final countdown.# that was of course the swedish rock band europe and their legendary

hit "the final countdown". this year they have embarked on a global tour to mark the band's 40th anniversary — we're nowjoined by their lead singerjoey tempest. how about that? can you believe it? it is hard. when knew well that young it is bullet—proof. i have known the guitar player for 49 years. he was in a band called wc, water closet, and they were really good. i want to play with that guy, he is really good and we became europe. he is really good and we became euro e. ~ , ., he is really good and we became euroe. ~ ., europe. when you formed the band did ou think i europe. when you formed the band did you think i want _ europe. when you formed the band did you think i want a _ europe. when you formed the band did you think i want a career _ europe. when you formed the band did you think i want a career for _ europe. when you formed the band did you think i want a career for the - you think i want a career for the rest of my life in music? as many young people think, did you make your money and think you are done? 1 your money and think you are done? i started early, i meant the right

people. we started going to shows in stockholm. deep purple, white snake, then lizzie. we wanted to be an international touring band, that was our main goal. an international touring band, that was our main goal-— our main goal. an uncomfortable iuestion i our main goal. an uncomfortable question i am — our main goal. an uncomfortable question i am going _ our main goal. an uncomfortable question i am going to _ our main goal. an uncomfortable question i am going to ask i our main goal. an uncomfortable question i am going to ask you i our main goal. an uncomfortable i question i am going to ask you but i know you are ok with this. when people say, europe, there's only one song,it people say, europe, there's only one song, it is that one, we all know that one. what else did they do? you kind of embrace that idea. at least people know that and that matters. how do you feel about that emotion? we have gone through such a lot, original band members since the 80s. we have done 11 albums and feel like we are doing better now on the rock circuit. very accepted. we don't really think about that. that song, there was a crossover. it came into

there was a crossover. it came into the pop world whereas we were a rock band. we are ok with it. that the pop world whereas we were a rock band. we are ok with it.— band. we are ok with it. that is iood. band. we are ok with it. that is good. another _ band. we are ok with it. that is good. another thing _ band. we are ok with it. that is good. another thing the - band. we are ok with it. that is good. another thing the sun i band. we are ok with it. that isj good. another thing the sun got useful where so many countdowns, political rallies, all sorts of occasions. were you watching the news one day and saying to hold on, they are using my song when politicians walked on.- they are using my song when politicians walked on. some big oliticians politicians walked on. some big politicians in _ politicians walked on. some big politicians in america _ politicians walked on. some big politicians in america started i politicians walked on. some bigj politicians in america started to use it. what can we do? usually you cannot do anything. it is too much work to do something that it is ok, it is part and parcel. ihit work to do something that it is ok, it is part and parcel.— it is part and parcel. at the same time it is kind _ it is part and parcel. at the same time it is kind of _ it is part and parcel. at the same time it is kind of linking - it is part and parcel. at the same time it is kind of linking you i it is part and parcel. at the same time it is kind of linking you sort| time it is kind of linking you sort of to something you have not agreed to. . . of to something you have not agreed to. , , ., , ., to. this is true, that is when i am on my phone _ to. this is true, that is when i am on my phone to — to. this is true, that is when i am on my phone to my _ to. this is true, that is when i am on my phone to my manager. i to. this is true, that is when i am i on my phone to my manager. what can you do? flat on my phone to my manager. what can ou do? ., . on my phone to my manager. what can oudo? ., . ., _ on my phone to my manager. what can oudo? ., . . ., you do? not much, obviously. we are talkini you do? not much, obviously. we are talkin: to you do? not much, obviously. we are talking to you — you do? not much, obviously. we are talking to you about _ you do? not much, obviously. we are talking to you about the _ you do? not much, obviously. we are talking to you about the documentary| talking to you about the documentary this morning. let's get a flavour of

the documentary. i would like to understand how it is you are coming back. it is so good, so patchy and musical. —— catchy. that is clever. to me, that is the whole song. # it's the final countdown. # when # it's the final countdown. #when when _ # it's the final countdown. #when when , ., . , # it's the final countdown. #when when ., , ~ ., when you have bene andersson from abba iiivin when you have bene andersson from abba giving you _ when you have bene andersson from abba giving you his _ when you have bene andersson from abba giving you his seal— when you have bene andersson from abba giving you his seal of— abba giving you his seat of approval... abba giving you his seal of approval- - -_ abba giving you his seal of approval... abba giving you his seal of auroval... ., ,., ., approval... that is amazing. you have been _ approval... that is amazing. you have been around _ approval... that is amazing. you have been around the _

approval... that is amazing. you have been around the block. i i approval... that is amazing. you i have been around the block. i hold him in the — have been around the block. i hold him in the highest _ have been around the block. i hold him in the highest regard. - have been around the block. i rifrlc him in the highest regard. people like paul mccartney must tv wonder, the playful melody making, it is amazing. —— paul mccartney, stevie wonder. did amazing. -- paul mccartney, stevie wonder. , , ., amazing. -- paul mccartney, stevie wonder. , ~ ., , ., wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the — wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the guys _ wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the guys in _ wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the guys in aber, _ wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the guys in aber, all- wonder. did you know they were fans? i have met the guys in aber, all of- i have met the guys in aber, all of them. benny probably more. he took his sons to see europe. he showed me the picture. there have been interactions over the years. 1 do interactions over the years. i do not think there _ interactions over the years. i do not think there could have been a higher accolade than to take your kids. let's talk about the comeback. one thing the documentary touches upon is when times got hard, when you were not known and you were not touring and he were not playing and earning money. there was a really

sharp contrast for some of you. there was. the journey starts outside stockholm 40 years ago with a dream to become a touring rock band. we achieved it and wanted to tour the uk band. we achieved it and wanted to tourthe uk and band. we achieved it and wanted to tour the uk and america. there was a dip in the 90s where the record companies changed philosophy and everything changed. for a while some of the members were working at the airport. of the members were working at the airort. .. of the members were working at the airort. ~' ., of the members were working at the airort. ~ ., ., , of the members were working at the airport-— thatl airport. like baggage handlers. that is art of airport. like baggage handlers. that is part of the — airport. like baggage handlers. that is part of the story. _ airport. like baggage handlers. that is part of the story. a _ airport. like baggage handlers. that is part of the story. a really - is part of the story. a really interesting story. we built it up again, we owned our music, we took care of all the business. we had done six albums since then i built it up. now we are doing better than ever. taste it up. now we are doing better than ever. ~ ., ., ., ., , , ever. we all love a 'ourney, we sell love big hair. — ever. we all love a 'ourney, we sell love big hair. back— ever. we all love a journey, we sell love big hair. back in _ ever. we all love a journey, we sell love big hair. back in the _ ever. we all love a journey, we sell love big hair. back in the day i ever. we all love a journey, we sell love big hair. back in the day we i love big hair. back in the day we saw a clip. was their competition about who should have the biggest hair in the band?l about who should have the biggest hair in the band?— hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant _ hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when _ hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when i _ hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when i was _

hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when i was a - hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when i was a kid i hair in the band? i was a big fan of robert plant when i was a kid and| robert plant when i was a kid and led zeppelin. when i was younger i thought i would love to have that look. you get impressions. that is how it is. ,, ., .y look. you get impressions. that is howitis. ,, ., _ , , look. you get impressions. that is how it is. ,, ., .y , , ., how it is. seriously big. is there a lot of prep _ how it is. seriously big. is there a lot of prep involved? _ how it is. seriously big. is there a lot of prep involved? you - how it is. seriously big. is there a lot of prep involved? you how i how it is. seriously big. is there a lot of prep involved? you how to l lot of prep involved? you how to make it so _ lot of prep involved? you how to make it so you — lot of prep involved? you how to make it so you do _ lot of prep involved? you how to make it so you do not _ lot of prep involved? you how to make it so you do not have i lot of prep involved? you how to make it so you do not have to i lot of prep involved? you how to i make it so you do not have to do much. ~ ~, make it so you do not have to do much. ~ a, a, , , make it so you do not have to do much. ~ a, a, ,, a, much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when much. we are getting a glimpse of it- when is — much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? _ much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? this _ much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? this is _ much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? this is top - much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? this is top of - much. we are getting a glimpse of it. when is this? this is top of the | it. when is this? this is top of the po s. it. when is this? this is top of the peps. 1987. _ it. when is this? this is top of the pops. 1987, number _ it. when is this? this is top of the pops. 1987, number one _ it. when is this? this is top of the pops. 1987, number one in - it. when is this? this is top of the pops. 1987, number one in the - it. when is this? this is top of the | pops. 1987, number one in the uk. it. when is this? this is top of the - pops. 1987, number one in the uk. we had a lovely night in london, number one on top of the pubs. eltonjohn was number seven. ban one on top of the pubs. elton john was number seven.— one on top of the pubs. elton john was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well. — was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well, isn't _ was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well, isn't it? _ was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well, isn't it? you _ was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well, isn't it? you went - was number seven. bon jovi, that is hair as well, isn't it? you went to i hair as well, isn't it? you went to a pub straight after. when you recognise?— a pub straight after. when you l recognise?_ was a pub straight after. when you - recognise?_ was a recognise? yeah, i mean... was a traditional— recognise? yeah, i mean... was a traditional english _ recognise? yeah, i mean... was a traditional english pub _ recognise? yeah, i mean... was a traditional english pub in - recognise? yeah, i mean... was a

traditional english pub in london? i traditional english pub in london? yes, it was. then we met with benny and bjorn. we talked about lyrics. i found footage from the documentary. i thought manchester in 1988 and it was huge. we were running. they were grabbing arms. figs was huge. we were running. they were grabbing arm-— grabbing arms. as you are trying to net in and grabbing arms. as you are trying to get in and out _ grabbing arms. as you are trying to get in and out of _ grabbing arms. as you are trying to get in and out of the _ grabbing arms. as you are trying to get in and out of the venue? - grabbing arms. as you are trying to get in and out of the venue? we i get in and out of the venue? we never get in and out of the venue? , never experienced it. in the uk we were like, this is amazing. probably some of those _ were like, this is amazing. probably some of those people _ were like, this is amazing. probably some of those people are _ were like, this is amazing. probably some of those people are coming i were like, this is amazing. probably| some of those people are coming to the gig is now, aren't they? thea;r the gig is now, aren't they? they are. we the gig is now, aren't they? they are- we are _ the gig is now, aren't they? they are. we are on _ the gig is now, aren't they? they are. we are on this _ the gig is now, aren't they? they are. we are on this tour - the gig is now, aren't they? iie: are. we are on this tour now. the gig is now, aren't they? i“ie: are. we are on this tour now. i the gig is now, aren't they? i“ie:1 are. we are on this tour now. i am going to bulgaria tonight. a few days ago we played with def leopard in switzerland. i think rock has been on vacation.— in switzerland. i think rock has been on vacation. when you will get to . ether, been on vacation. when you will get together. motley — been on vacation. when you will get together, motley crew _ been on vacation. when you will get

together, motley crew and - been on vacation. when you will get l together, motley crew and whatever, do you behave well? the together, motley crew and whatever, do you behave well?— do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed _ do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed a _ do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed a bit. _ do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed a bit. now _ do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed a bit. now we - do you behave well? the eagle has sort of landed a bit. now we do - do you behave well? the eagle has| sort of landed a bit. now we do not mind having a dressing room close to each other. make sure the dressing room is on the other side. we do not want them to see it. it changes. new melee. also it is a secret society, almost. we are musicians, we tour. you have brought a nice vibe to the safer this morning. mice you have brought a nice vibe to the safer this morning.— safer this morning. nice to come back to the _ safer this morning. nice to come back to the uk. _ safer this morning. nice to come back to the uk. the _ safer this morning. nice to come back to the uk. the earworm - safer this morning. nice to come - back to the uk. the earworm already will be on people's _ back to the uk. the earworm already will be on people's heads _ back to the uk. the earworm already will be on people's heads this - will be on people's heads this morning. will be on people's heads this morninu. . ., ., , morning. the palladium in november two niuhts. europe's tour is called time capsule and it takes place

well, a very, very good morning, welcome to friday's phone in, this morning, should be government stick to its rwanda plan after the decision yesterday? at the moment, as it stands, it is illegal. rishi sunak might overturn the minority decision at the high court when it goes to the supreme court, but what about the supreme court of public opinion? that is you. what do you think of the principle of it, the

ethics of it, the effectiveness