good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... happy birthday to the nhs but, on its 75th anniversary, there's a warning from health leaders that unless there's drastic change the health service may not reach its centenary year. jingle and mingle — police are reopening an investigation into covid regulation breaches at a christmas gathering at conservative party headquarters. king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels in edinburgh later today in a ceremony to mark his coronation. is it the end of the railway ticket office as we know it? under new plans, almost all of them in england will be closed to cut costs. rail unions warn it will spark

further strike action. good morning from wimbledon on day three of the championships. after rain disrupted much of the play, 87 matches are scheduled for today as they try to clear the backlog. a rest day for andy murray though, as he eases into round two on a day where only eight matches were completed. the forecast today is sunshine and showers — the forecast today is sunshine and showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most _ showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of— showers. showers fairly hit and miss for most of us. many of us staying dry all_ for most of us. many of us staying dry all day — for most of us. many of us staying dry all day. we will be back with more _ dry all day. we will be back with more details later on in the programme. it's wednesday, the 5th ofjuly. today marks the 75th anniversary of the nhs — a milestone that's brought warnings the service won't be around for its 100th year without investment and change. today's landmark is being celebrated with a series of events, including a service at westminster abbey.

but leading health analysts say the nhs faces huge challenges. ellie price reports. archive: this leaflet is coming - through your letterbox one day soon. a national health service that was free to anyone at any time for nearly anything. a revolutionary idea 75 years ago. but decades of reorganisation, recent strikes by many frontline staff over pay and conditions and recovery from backlogs caused by a global pandemic, this may not be a happy birthday for the nhs. one of the key things at the moment is long—term thinking. we've got a good start with the workforce plan, but there are other areas like how much we're investing in buildings and equipment, whether we're recruiting enough staff. that's partly answered, but how are we going to pay for them? and long—term thinking also on what the solution is to fix the crisis in adult social care. so overall the message of, to make sure the nhs is here for another 75 years, long term thinking is needed. the thursday night clap

for frontline medical staff became a staple of our covid routine. but most recent figures say public satisfaction with the nhs has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded. i can't get a doctor's appointment. it's absolutely useless. i haven't seen my doctor since pre—covid and i've had... he would give me an appointment and then it will get cancelled and cancelled and cancelled. i can't complain. they are trying their best. where...? where will you get free medical in the world? i the nhs was created to serve people from the cradle to the grave and anything in between. john was born the same day as the nhs, and after being diagnosed with crohn�*s disease, they've grown up together. we've got ct scans, mri scans, endoscopy, lots of other things besides. whereas, in the old days, you didn't have anything like that. # happy birthday, dear

national health service.# the celebrations are already well under way with royal guests hosting healthcare staff and patients from across the uk at this big tea party. whatever you might think of the institution, the national health service is worth celebrating for its people. ellie price, bbc news. throughout the morning we will be hearing from people whose lives have been changed by the nhs, staff and patients. the metropolitan police is reopening an investigation into potential breaches of covid rules at a christmas gathering in conservative headquarters in december 2020, which called itself a "jingle and mingle" event. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. we remember the video which came to light a week or so ago in some of the papers. what does today change? morning to you. the metropolitan police confirmed last night they are

going to reopen an investigation into that event. they looked into it the same time they looked into some of the parties in downing street, didn't take action. they've seen the video a lot of people have seen of people dancing at conservative party hq when lockdown restrictions were in place. they have decided they need to reopen that. that will be looked at by police. they are opening a second investigation as well into allegations that an event took place in parliament in december 2022. the details of that are sketchy. we don't know exactly who was there. we do know one conservative mp, a woman called the junior crosby, has apologised for being at the event. we also know there are allegations that sir bernard jenkin was there, he is another conservative mp, a prominent conservative mp. you might remember his name because he was part of a

committee of mps who investigated borisjohnson. he has not commented on any detail to allegations he was there. he told the bbc last night it would not be appropriate to comment while the police investigation is taking place. it does mean all of this is coming back into the headlines. it's a headache for the prime minister and the conservative party. the prime minister because he wanted to move on from some of the scandals we have gathered over the past couple of years here on bbc breakfast. it is a problem for the conservative party as well because the allegation that has been made some of its mps were at this event in parliament during restrictions. they are being looked into by police. they are being looked into by olice. . ~' ,, , they are being looked into by olice. . ~ , . king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels later, in a ceremony at st giles' cathedral in edinburgh to mark his coronation.

he'll receive the crown and sceptre, which form part of the honours of scotland — as well as a new sword named after the late queen elizabeth. and you can watch full coverage of the ceremony today on bbc one, from 1.30pm. the daughter of captain sir tom moore has been told to knock down an unauthorised building used as a spa after a planning application was rejected. hannah ingram—moore and her husband used the captain tom foundation name on the first plans for the building, with later revised plans turned down. the charity is also no longer taking donations or making payments due to an ongoing inquiry into its finances. the tv presenter fiona phillips has revealed she's been diagnosed with alzheimer's. the 62—year—old, who used to present gmtv and appeared as a contestant on strictly, says she was told a year ago she had the disease, after suffering months of "brain fog and anxiety. " schools in england face further disruption today — and again on friday —

as teachers in the national education union strike over pay. the government says its pay offer is fair and reasonable. parents have been warned that end—of—term events such as sports days, concerts and school trips could be disrupted. a group of mps have said the government wasted billions of taxpayers' money on unusable ppe and warned about an "alarming" lack of plans for an emergency stockpile forfuture pandemics. in a report, the commons public accounts committee said the department of health and social care had "written off" nearly £15 billion of inventory in the past two years. the government said that at the time they were working to procure ppe in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic. the committee's chair said lessons

could still be learnt. the department of health and care does not know what it has got. it is not confidence in the procurement process. what we recognised as a committee in the early stages of the pandemic, there was an urgent need to get ppe in. now we have a real challenge about how to deal with the huge stockpile of stockpile of out of date and often not very useful ppe. that i might be a tiny bit later this _ useful ppe. that i might be a tiny bit later this evening. _ actor tom hardy is returning to cbeebies bedtime stories for a special episode marking the 75th anniversary of the nhs. hello, iam hello, i am tom. i am about to read you a bedtime story. the british star has become one of their most popular readers with his past appearances being watched more than 2 million times on bbc iplayer. that is a lot of children clicking on. i think it was notjust

children. quite a lot of mums and dads were watching. this evening, he will be reading zog and the flying doctors byjulia donaldson, alongside his french bulldog, blue. that is what they were tuning in full, the dog. i am that is what they were tuning in full, the dog. iam not that is what they were tuning in full, the dog. i am not so sure! it is ten past six exactly. carol is at wimbledon this morning and it looks beautiful. ,., ., wimbledon this morning and it looks beautiful. _, ., ., wimbledon this morning and it looks beautiful. ,., ., ., ., wimbledon this morning and it looks beautiful. ., ., ., beautiful. good morning. you are absolutely _ beautiful. good morning. you are absolutely right. _ beautiful. good morning. you are absolutely right. what _ beautiful. good morning. you are absolutely right. what a - beautiful. good morning. you are l absolutely right. what a difference absolutely right. what a difference a day makes! we had blue skies. yesterday, torrential rain interrupted play here at wimbledon. this is called i8, interrupted play here at wimbledon. this is called 18, where the princess of wales was watching katie boulter yesterday until rain interrupted play. it was notjust in the south, 30 millimetres across parts of the borders. as we head through the course of the day, the

forecast for us all as one of sunshine and showers. there showers will be fairly hit and miss. by no means will we all catch one. if we do it will not be as heavy as the rain we saw yesterday. it should move through quite quickly. a lot of dry weather to start the day, variable amounts of cloud, a gentle breeze with showers developing as we go through the course of the morning into the afternoon. temperatures today getting up to 20 not feeling as cool as yesterday in all the rain. this and overnight, many of the daytime showers will tend to fade. there will be clear skies, it will be mostly dry. through the night the cloud will build across northern ireland and western scotland. we will start to see light and patchy rain coming in across northern ireland. temperatures falling away to about seven to ii, 12 degrees. tomorrow many other starting dry with sunshine. the cloud already in northern ireland

and also western scotland will bring the rain across the rest of northern ireland, moving north—east across scotland and we will also have an accompanying wind to go with that. tomorrow warmer than today. we could see 22, 23 as the top temperature. it is going to turn hotter and more humid after that. we will talk to you again very soon. gorgeous! let's have a look at some of today's papers. the times reports that at least 2,000 police officers across england and wales face losing theirjobs under government plans to overhaul the misconduct system, making it easier to dismiss failing or disgraced staff. the guardian has an exclusive report, which claims the government is drawing up plans to drop the uk's flagship climate and nature funding pledge. its main picture is andy murray in his classic fist—clenching celebration as he won at wimbledon yesterday. the metro also has

a picture from wimbledon but it focuses on the princess of wales, who watched the action alongside roger federer yesterday. its main story is about the 75th anniversary of the nhs. it includes comments from aneira thomas, who was the first baby to be born under the new health service in 1948. just after midnight, one minute past midnight she was born on that very first day. she has her name after aneurin bevan. and the mirror devotes its entire front page to the broadcaster and columnist fiona phillips, who has revealed that she's been diagnosed with alzheimer's. she has been living with that diagnosis for over a year now. some lovely stories inside as well. this caught my eye. the ford fiesta is

coming to the end of its time on the road. they will stop producing them on the production line this week. they are so cute, it was a real blast from the past. they were far too posh, very expensive when i was 17. , ., too posh, very expensive when i was 17. y ., , ., ~ 17. they are still making them till frida . 17. they are still making them till friday- some _ 17. they are still making them till friday. some of— 17. they are still making them till friday. some of them, _ 17. they are still making them till friday. some of them, the - 17. they are still making them till friday. some of them, the early. 17. they are still making them till- friday. some of them, the early ones from the 70s are collectors items. 47 years they have been made, a classic, they have changed. they will be there for a few days yet to come, brand—new. in will be there for a few days yet to come, brand-new.— will be there for a few days yet to come, brand-new. in the times this mornin: , come, brand-new. in the times this morning. if— come, brand-new. in the times this morning. if you _ come, brand-new. in the times this morning, if you think _ come, brand-new. in the times this morning, if you think about - come, brand-new. in the times this morning, if you think about rock- come, brand-new. in the times this| morning, if you think about rock and roll stars, drummers, they are sometimes the most outrageous person in the band. did you know drumming is brilliant for your health? i suppose it is the rock and roll lifestyle isn't so great. they have done study and they have been studying drumming for 15 years. actually it is really good for brain

health, the dicky good for children. they have been looking closely at the effects of drumming in children who have been diagnosed with autism. less hyperactivity, and less distressed behaviour in classrooms. actual structural changes within the brain. ! actual structural changes within the brain. ., ~ actual structural changes within the brain. . ~ ., ., brain. i am thinking about our friend owain. _ brain. i am thinking about our friend owain. he _ brain. i am thinking about our friend owain. he is _ brain. i am thinking about our friend owain. he is a - brain. i am thinking about our friend owain. he is a healthyl brain. i am thinking about our- friend owain. he is a healthy chap. friend 0wain. he is a healthy chap. he was always singing and banging the drums. plans for mass closures of ticket offices across england are expected to be revealed today. some will remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff will be on concourses to sell tickets, offer travel advice and help people with accessibility. ben can tell us more. we have had lots of speculation

about this decision and we expect more details today. it has been a source of conflict between rail operators and unions. and this morning, the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, is expected to confirm plans to close nearly all ticket offices in england over the next three years. about three in five stations has a ticket office and some will remain in larger stations. but kiosks are increasingly underused and that's what is driving this decision. the rail delivery group says that in 1995 the vast majority of tickets were sold at station booths. that number has plummeted to 12% on average. passengers are now mostly buying online, on a phone app or using machines. and so by freeing staff up from behind the glass, the idea is they can help passengers on the concourse and platforms including selling tickets. so what do passengers make of these changes? ido i do know many cell service wants to

buy my _ i do know many cell service wants to buy my ticket. plenty of times i have _ buy my ticket. plenty of times i have had — buy my ticket. plenty of times i have had to go and get a replacement ticket _ have had to go and get a replacement ticket or— have had to go and get a replacement ticket or something like that. if i have _ ticket or something like that. if i have a _ ticket or something like that. if i have a train council committee get an interim — have a train council committee get an interim ticket. so much easier to speak— an interim ticket. so much easier to speak to _ an interim ticket. so much easier to speak to a _ an interim ticket. so much easier to speak to a member of staff. to an interim ticket. so much easier to speak to a member of staff.- speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't _ speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use _ speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. _ speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. i— speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. i do - speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. i do it- speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. i do it all. honest, i don't use it. i do it all line -- is— honest, i don't use it. i do it all line -- is back _ honest, i don't use it. i do it all line -- is back online _ honest, i don't use it. i do it all line -- is back online on - honest, i don't use it. i do it all line -- is back online on a - honest, i don't use it. i do it all. line -- is back online on a flexible line —— is back online on a flexible ticket. so we do need a person in the ticket office, it is important, vital. , , , vital. everything is becoming di . ital vital. everything is becoming digital these _ vital. everything is becoming digital these days. _ vital. everything is becoming digital these days. not - vital. everything is becoming digital these days. notjust l vital. everything is becoming digital these days. notjust a ticket — digital these days. notjust a ticket office _ digital these days. notjust a ticket office but _ digital these days. notjust a ticket office but a _ digital these days. notjust a ticket office but a much - digital these days. notjust a| ticket office but a much wider lssue~ — ticket office but a much wider issue the _ ticket office but a much wider issue. the entire _ ticket office but a much wider issue. the entire way- ticket office but a much wider issue. the entire way we - ticket office but a much widerl issue. the entire way we shop ticket office but a much wider- issue. the entire way we shop with the issue. the entire way we shop with lhe self— issue. the entire way we shop with the self checkout. _ issue. the entire way we shop with the self checkout. it _ issue. the entire way we shop with the self checkout. it is _ issue. the entire way we shop with the self checkout. it is an - the self checkout. it is an unfortunate _ the self checkout. it is an unfortunate thing. - the self checkout. it is an unfortunate thing. for. the self checkout. it is an| unfortunate thing. for the the self checkout. it is an - unfortunate thing. for the sake of 'obs unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs l _ unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would — unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would like _ unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would like to— unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would like to see _ unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would like to see it- unfortunate thing. for the sake of jobs i would like to see it staying i jobs i would like to see it staying open _ jobs i would like to see it staying 0 en. . ., , ., jobs i would like to see it staying oen. . ., , ., , open. the rail unions are strongly o- osed open. the rail unions are strongly apposed to _ open. the rail unions are strongly opposed to this. _ they say it diminishes the rail network and have previously warned of further strikes. remember, there is more industrial action scheduled

for later this month. disability groups have also said they fear it would hinder accessibility. the department for transport have beenin the department for transport have been in touch already this morning. they are stressing it would be the start of a public consultation and people can make comments and concerns known. they say no station would be left without staff. it is about putting staff on the platform other than behind the ticket booth. thank you. the riots, which erupted in france last week, appear to have subsided for now, but they've exposed deep divisions in french society. in marseille, where there were violent clashes over the weekend, people living in one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoods say they feel abandoned by politicians. 0ur correspondent, jenny hill, sent this report. in this divided country, a city of two halves. marseille's port is bright, bustling, cosmopolitan. but come to the northern districts and no—one's surprised that riots broke out.

these neighbourhoods are notorious, deprived and dangerous. "it's like living in a bin," mado tells us. "it's not safe. people defecate in the lifts and stairwells. "for the politicians," she says, "we are nothing. we are really nothing." 0mar tells us young people here struggle to find a job or training. and for many, drug dealing is a seductive choice. but it got amin�*s brother killed. his body was recovered, badly burned from the boot of a torched car. this is the only solution the young people have. there are no companies coming here and saying, "we'll pay you more than minimum wage." here people are supermarket cashiers or cleaners or security guards. we can't be judges, lawyers or accountants. and president macron knows it. he was here just before the riots to refresh his

promise made two years ago to fix marseille. more money, more support. but amin�*s now met him twice and lost faith. translation: when macron comes, l he comes to make announcements, | not to listen to us. we are always in the same mess, the same misery, and nothing will change. so i understand the anger of the young people. i don'tjustify the violence, but i understand it. the government is spending money on marseille's schools, public transport, police. it's just that people here haven't noticed a difference. this used to be a community police station. for some, perhaps, one of the last remaining physical links to the french state. no wonder so many here tell us they feel cut off, left to fend for themselves. and even the mayor of marseille acknowledges he needs to bring his city together.

translation: for too long, my town has been divided between people - who are poor and people who are not, between those who are considered by the public authorities and those who are not. it's supposed to be a fundamental french value. but here egalite, equality, is now an ambition. jenny hill, bbc news, marseilles. whether you're at the seaside or on the high street, there's often no escaping seagulls — especially if you're eating lunch. that one is particularly big. i am scared of seagulls anyway. in dumfries, they are causing a particular problem. they are becoming more aggressive and even shoplifting. like most babies, noisy, messy and spoiling a good

night's sleep. these chicks are the source of the goal problem across dumfries because the parents are extremely protective. it is extremely protective. it is absolutely _ extremely protective. it is absolutely frightening. . extremely protective. it 3 absolutely frightening. i saw one going into iceland and stealing a packet of roles. i mean, for goodness' sake! do something about these horrible beast? they're protected, what about human question that we are not protected. if you protected, what about human question that we are not protected.— that we are not protected. if you go near them there _ that we are not protected. if you go near them there aggressive - that we are not protected. if you go near them there aggressive and - that we are not protected. if you go l near them there aggressive and dived dash dive—bomb you and stuff. they will eat _ dash dive—bomb you and stuff. they will eat chips out of your hand, you know _ will eat chips out of your hand, you know what — will eat chips out of your hand, you know what i— will eat chips out of your hand, you know what i mean?— know what i mean? seagulls will return to the _ know what i mean? seagulls will return to the same _ know what i mean? seagulls will return to the same nesting - know what i mean? seagulls will return to the same nesting spot| know what i mean? seagulls will - return to the same nesting spot each year and there are nice all over dumfries. because the chicks have hatched it is the worst time of year for people living here. there is very little that can be done about them because seagulls are a protected species. dumfries and galloway council says it does not have any duty to take any action against any type of goal. it says

nests can be removed but only under licence from the scottish government.— licence from the scottish government. ~ ., ., , , , licence from the scottish government. ~ ., ., , i, ., government. we have done surveys and i was government. we have done surveys and l was surprised — government. we have done surveys and i was surprised how _ government. we have done surveys and i was surprised how many _ government. we have done surveys and i was surprised how many injuries - i was surprised how many injuries there were. i am not talking about losing and i bet people talk about bruising on the face and hands. terra four little children. i do not know what the solution is. there has to be a solution, something has to happen. the current situation cannot go on year after year. it is impacting family life and tourism. no solution is on the horizon. it does not look like it will be any different next year when these guys, all grown up, will probably be back. they might have chicks of their own by then. terrorising young children, like that lady said. they are huge! now it is summer, the first seagull

story. now it is officially summer. we have had giant seagulls. what is next? today, it's the 75th anniversary of the nhs. and to mark the occasion, we'll meet three generations of the same family who've worked for the health service. and this morning we're asking... we wa nt we want to use as many of your replies as we possibly can. who would you like to thank in the nhs and why? is there someone special, a doctor, midwife, someone on the front line of medicine? maybe someone who is a porter, receptionist. send us a message and description on whatsapp. the number is on your screen now. if you use whatsapp, don't forget to

include your name and where you are sending it from as well. we really want to see your photos of the special people. they can change lives in a moment. special people you know from the nhs who deserve a thank you this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm luxmy gopal. today marks 75 years of the nhs. later on landmarks across the capital will be lit up blue to celebrate the health service. but, for many londoners the state of the nhs remains a key issue. a senior official has told the bbc efforts continue to be made to tackle staff shortages and clear up a huge backlog of operations as the nhs recovers from covid. we've always thought in terms of recovering from covid in a sort of five year timescale, and we're about three years into that.

so, you know, those numbers will start to come down, but we knew they were going to get worse. and i think, probably in the next 12 to 18 months, we will start to see those numbers coming back to a level that will feel a bit more manageable. well, there's events going on around london today to celebrate the 75th anniversary. are you hosting a big tea, or doing anything special to celebrate? do let us know and share your pictures. email us at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. teachers across london are back out on the picket line today. members of the national education union are taking their sixth day of national strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. they'll walk—out again on friday. the government says more strike action will cause real damage to pupils' learning. tributes are being paid to millwall fc�*s chairman and owner, john berylson, who died in what the club described as a tragic accident. the 70—year—old american businessman first became involved with the championship club in 2006, and is being described as a person of such remarkable generosity, warmth, and kindness.

voting opens for conservative members in london to choose their mayoral candidate with just over two weeks until the result. the two remaining candidates in the running are susan hall, a long—time harrow councillor, and mozammel hossain, a barrister with no previous political experience. the winner will be announced on 19july. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we've had quite a bit of rain over the last 12 hours or so. the feature bringing that heavy, persistent rain is just clearing through the early hours, as you can see. it leads the way to a brighter start this morning and a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. but it's a dry start, plenty of sunshine. gradually we will start to see the cloud bubbling up, and then those showers fairly frequent for a time, one or two of which could be sharp.

but the breeze, a westerly, blowing that through fairly swiftly. temperatures today getting up to 21 celsius. there is a little more sunshine around today, so a little warmer than yesterday. overnight those showers fade. it is largely dry and clear. things start to settle down a little bit. the minimum temperature dropping down to eight celsius, so in single figures. but a bright start to thursday. lots of sunshine around for tomorrow, perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud. a south—westerly breeze tomorrow, temperatures a touch warmer, but warmer still on friday and saturday. that's it from us for. your next bbc london news travel and weather update is in around half an hour — for now, back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. it isa it is a really big day for the king. king charles will be presented

with the honours of scotland — the nation's crown jewels — at a special ceremony of thanksgiving in edinburgh later today. there'll be a royal procession and a people's procession along the royal mile, before a service at st giles' cathedral. graham satchell is there. i know it is early, but these preparations have been going on for some time, haven't they? timer;r preparations have been going on for some time, haven't they? they have, that's right- — some time, haven't they? they have, that's right. there _ some time, haven't they? they have, that's right. there have _ some time, haven't they? they have, that's right. there have been - that's right. there have been rehearsals here and the military in particular have been making sure that everything is going to go exactly right today. this is not a scottish coronation. we have already had that of course in westminster. but it is an important service, a moment for scotland to mark the reign of the new king and queen. and a moment for the monarchy to recognise the importance of scotland in the united kingdom. scotland one of the first nation states in europe with a monarch at its head, established in 893, well before england. we will see pomp and ceremony today. there will be a

people's procession heading down the royal mile from edinburgh castle, then the royal family will head up then the royal family will head up the royal mile to st giles' cathedral for the service, which will take place this afternoon. we have been talking to some of the people taking part today. redford barracks and the marvellously named shetland pony called corporal cruachan is getting ready for today's duties. let's get your uniform on, get you ready for work, buddy. corporal cruachan is the regimental mascot for the royal regiment of scotland and will be leading the people's procession ahead of today's service. it's very humbling to be part of the parade itself, especially representing the regiment as a pony major. and what about cruachan? well, it's part of hisjob. he likes to show off. i mean, there's no better time to show off than in front of all the crowds. across edinburgh and more preparations. the magnificent greys of the royal scots dragoon guards will also be part

of the procession today. it seems so fitting that as the senior and only cavalry regiment of scotland, that we are playing a part and that we are leading that element of the parade. it's a huge privilege. a small vignette that is not by contrivance. the horses on parade on the day will be monarch, regent, prince and duke. the last time edinburgh saw a national service of dedication was 1953, the streets crowded with people for queen elizabeth. archive: the scottish crown is offered to the queen. - the centrepiece of the service, both then and today, the presentation of the honours of scotland, the oldest crownjewels in britain, dating back to the 151105. king charles and queen camilla at a garden party at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh. the king has always had a deep affection for scotland. he supports a range of charities and foundations. but what do people

here think of him? at the moment i think there is something in the order of 46% support for the monarchy. i think honestly the monarchy is simply taken as a given, as part of the routine environment of british life, and it's no big deal. st giles' cathedral and a final rehearsal for the service, which will be full of music. the ayoub sisters, sarah and laura, will be performing a medley of traditional scottish melodies. we've literally grown up with these several tunes and over the years we've kind of woven them into a medley.

it was the first single we have released as the ayoub sisters, and kind of the story of that continues as we get to perform it at the service today. it's a huge honour to be performing at this service. we know his majesty is a cellist, a keen musician, so for us to contribute the way that we love, with music and music being the forefront of the celebration, is such a deep honour. today's service may be greeted with complete indifference by many in scotland. for others it will be a symbolic reminder of the union of the scottish and english crowns in 1603, and the cement that binds the peoples of these islands together. iam i am delighted to bejoined by two guests, the right reverend sally foster—fulton, the moderator general... no, the moderator of the church of scotland. and ruaridh

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much. big day in scotland. coverage on bbc one this afternoon. starting with that special programme at half past one. spectacular, aren't they? it is going to be quite a show. talking of quite a show, wimbledon was quite a show yesterday afternoon. it was quite a show yesterday afternoon-— was quite a show yesterday afternoon. ., . , afternoon. it was fantastic seeing andy murray. _ afternoon. it was fantastic seeing andy murray, roger— afternoon. it was fantastic seeing andy murray, roger federer. i afternoon. it was fantastic seeing i andy murray, roger federer. really great. andy murray, roger federer. really areat. ~ ., , andy murray, roger federer. really reat, . ., , andy murray, roger federer. really reat. . . , ., great. what is day three hold in store? let's— great. what is day three hold in store? let's go _ great. what is day three hold in store? let's go live _ great. what is day three hold in store? let's go live to - great. what is day three hold in i store? let's go live to wimbledon and talk tojohn. and talk to john. good and talk tojohn. good morning. hello. talk about putting on a show, the weather did that yesterday. but not the weather we would have hoped for. it wasn't exactly sunshine, but a lot of rain which impacted things. it means little or no plate could be staged in some of these outside courts. this is court 18 when katie boulter started her match, but couldn't

finish it. the princess of wales was in attendance, before she headed over to centre court to watch andy murray. the covers remained on yesterday for much of the day. it meant no play on the outside courts. a backlog for the organisers to get through, 87 matches today to try to get through some of those matches that were not able to play yesterday. with the rules on court number one and centre courtjust over my shoulder, plenty of action. that included andy murray coming through that all british encounter and a really lovely exchange, tennis royalty on court —— there yesterday. roger federer. a lovely moment between him and andy as andy progressed into the second round. victory as well for cameron norrie. two british players into the second round, as andy swiss can tell us. sport doesn't get much soggier. but despite yesterday's deluge at wimbledon, the rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm. inside centre court andy murray, watched by the now retired roger federer

and the princess of wales. no pressure. and murray didn't seem to feel much as, after a sluggish start, he was soon giving ryan peniston the run around. ten years on from his first wimbledon title, a straight sets win and a nerve—free start, especially with that audience. it was amazing to have some royalty here, but also some tennis royalty as well. cheering. so, yeah, i'm hoping i'm fit and ready for a good run. also through is the british number one cameron norrie. a semifinalist last year, he battled past tomas machac. thank goodness wimbledon has two courts with rooves over them, because for most of the fans and players here, day two was one of frustration. there was only an hour's play on the outside courts, including katie boulter�*s match,

before those dreaded words. ladies and gentlemen, play is suspended. i on went the covers and they never came off. but even on this dreariest of days, for a few fans it was still worth it. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. carol will be with us in a few moments to tell us how it is shaping up moments to tell us how it is shaping up to date. some beautiful blue skies already. we should be in for a better day today. are you ready for the drama to come at headingley tomorrow? the enthralling ashes series continues. everybody still talking about that incident involving jonny bairstow. the big news today is that england will be without ollie pope, who is missing for the rest of the ashes series after being diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder. unfortunate for

him. he will miss out and won't feature when that third test gets under way at headingley tomorrow morning. one england must win if they are to keep their hopes in this ashes series alive. everyone still talking about thatjonny bairstow dismissal. should it have been given? i think there is going to be a lot of talk about that tomorrow. what welcome will australia get? joe root did say it is time to move on, and that his side must channel any frustration in the right way. i think that's the way to respond, isn't it, i put it into your performance? however you feel about it, | it's very much divided a lot of opinions, and everyone will have their own feelings on that, - and that's fine. you know, everyone is entitled to that. l but i guess as a player it's how you want to play the game, i how you want to be remembered. meanwhile, today england's women will be aiming to keep their own ashes series alive. they trail australia 6—0

in their multi—format series after the tourist won the test series to win four points straightaway. england must win the remaining five matches to win the ashes, starting with tonight's t20 at the oval. bowler sophie ecclestone says the format of the series could be made better in the future. yeah, i think i've seen a test match used to be four days, so obviously its four points for that win to get a result. but obviously, now its five days, i think four points is quite a lot and obviously puts a lot of pressure on us now to win the next few games. it's something to look ahead to in the future, but for now, we've got to do what we've got to do, and that's win the next five games. one other cricket line to bring you, and scotland are just one match away from qualifying for october's one—day world cup. they beat zimbabwe yesterday, to end their own hopes of qualifying for the world cup themselves. scotland will reach the world cup if they beat the netherlands on thursday.

there was disappointment for mark cavendish at the tour de france, as his wait for a record—breaking 35th stage win goes on. cavendish was well placed going into the home straight. but in a frantic finish, belgium's yasper philipsen outpaced everybody to win his second stage in a row. cavendish was fifth. britain's adam yates still leads the race by six seconds, but he's got a big day ahead in the mountains later today. at the women's giro d'italia, german rider antonia niedermayer is up to second after winning stage five. defending champion annameek van vleuten extended her lead despite coming off the road at one point. and that's because italy's elisa longo borghini, who was second, had this crash. she finished the stage

but dropped to 17th overall. an an x—ray and brain scan revealed no fractures or brain damage, but a decision will be made this morning about whether she carries on. and there's a moment of history at football club forest green rovers in league two. hannah dingley has been named their caretaker head coach, becoming the first woman to take charge of a professional men's team in english league football. she replaces duncan ferguson, who was sacked yesterday. another step forward fair in football. so, as we were saying, the weather, the big talking point yesterday was the rain. blue skies so far. carol is here. it is looking better. fingers crossed, they should better. fingers crossed, they should be able to close the backlog of matches? , , ., , matches? they should. only nine times since _ matches? they should. only nine times since the _ matches? they should. only nine times since the start _ matches? they should. only nine

times since the start of _ matches? they should. only nine times since the start of the i times since the start of the wimbledon championships as wimbledon got away with a completely dry two ways. six of those were in the last century. three of those who are in this century. it is not unusual to get rain, but yesterday, my goodness! we reckon we had about 15 millimetres of rain at wimbledon. that is not the wettest. the wettest was in 1997 when there were 180 millimetres of rain. the forecast for wimbledon today is a much drier one. we can't completely rule out a shower. if we do catch one it will zoom through quite quickly. temperature wise we are looking at his up to 19 degrees, gentle breezes. if you are out of the sun and in the breeze, it still does feel cool. take something to wrap up warmly. for most of us today it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers not as heavy as

yesterday when many of us saw some rain. they should move through quite quickly. many of us staying dry. the low pressure that brought the rain pulling away to the near continent. it is a mixture of sunshine and showers, hit and miss. it is a mixture of sunshine and showers, hitand miss. for it is a mixture of sunshine and showers, hit and miss. for many, staying dry. temperatures up to 20 degrees today at best. as we head through this evening and overnight will find the daytime showers will fade. the cloud will build across northern ireland and western scotland and by the end of the night we will have liked and patchy rain in northern ireland. the winds will start to strengthen. temperatures tonight following a weight of between roughly about seven and 11 degrees. tomorrow then, we start off with the cloud and western scotland and northern ireland. in comes the rain to both of these areas. the wind will strengthen in the west. away from scotland and northern ireland we are looking at a lot of dry weather. for england and wales it should remain dry with the small chance of a shower. that is about

eight. temperatures creeping up. a subtle change in the wind direction tomorrow. we could see up to 23, maybe 24. as we head into friday, we have still got the rain across northern ireland in western scotland for a time. that will ease away. there will be some showers behind. england and wales should stay mostly dry. but it is going to be hotter because we will have highs of 29 degrees across parts of kent, london and also east anglia. then we're looking at sunshine and showers. saturday is hot and humid. on sunday, more changeable. a little bit cooler.- sunday, more changeable. a little bit cooler. you have got our a little bit cooler. you have got your work _ a little bit cooler. you have got your work out — a little bit cooler. you have got your work cut out. _ a little bit cooler. you have got your work cut out. thank i a little bit cooler. you have got your work cut out. thank you. | a little bit cooler. you have got i your work cut out. thank you. sexual harassment and sexual violence are a scourge in schools, with many girls and women feeling powerless, according to a cross—party group of mps. a new report

from the women and equalities committee has been looking at attitudes towards females in education. the committee's chair is caroline nokes mp, and shejoins us now. morning. how big a problem is this when you read through the material that you have?— when you read through the material that you have? well, good morning. it was very shocking. _ that you have? well, good morning. it was very shocking. the _ that you have? well, good morning. it was very shocking. the scale i that you have? well, good morning. it was very shocking. the scale of i it was very shocking. the scale of the problem was enormous. the vast majority of young women said they had experienced on sexual images dropped to their phones, experienced unwanted touching, name—calling and a general harassment in their education setting, the place that they should be safe. it is education setting, the place that they should be safe. it is shocking when ou they should be safe. it is shocking when you even — they should be safe. it is shocking when you even say _ they should be safe. it is shocking when you even say those - they should be safe. it is shocking when you even say those words. l they should be safe. it is shocking i when you even say those words. how did we get to the point where it is seen as acceptable to send girls, to send girls images like that? what do you think the cause is? the send girls images like that? what do you think the cause is?— you think the cause is? the causes are numerous. _ you think the cause is? the causes are numerous. we _ you think the cause is? the causes are numerous. we know— you think the cause is? the causes are numerous. we know from i you think the cause is? the causes are numerous. we know from the l

are numerous. we know from the ofsted rapid review they did in 2021 that one of the problems was that the schools leadership didn't think it was happening in their educational establishment. there was way too much complacency. it couldn't possibly happen here, could it? it is happening everywhere. many of the drivers are things like easy access to online pawn. it is social media where it is easy, where it is untraceable to send images. there is a lot of work going on to try to tackle it, not least legislatively with the online harms bill currently going through parliament. but the scale of the problem is enormous. it is leaving young people, boys and girls, incredibly vulnerable and looking for better support, better education and health to learn how to navigate this. education and health to learn how to navigate this-— navigate this. better support, better education. _ navigate this. better support, better education. can - navigate this. better support, better education. can you i navigate this. better support, | better education. can you give navigate this. better support, i better education. can you give us some practical examples of what things you think could make a difference?—

things you think could make a difference? . , ., , difference? there are summary important _ difference? there are summary important questions _ difference? there are summary important questions around i difference? there are summary important questions around orl difference? there are summary i important questions around or sat, there reserve are —— to review the current government is doing about how we can move that forward. —— rhse. the committee is calling for work to help young men understand emotional literacy, giving them better tools to be confident in how to navigate relationships. that is crucially important. we can't keep working out how to protect girls. we have to address the fact that young men need to understand the impact some of their behaviours will have on their classmates, and the people who will be their future colleagues in the workplace. and so, we're specifically saying that there needs to be targeted training. we know from listening to the teaching profession that many teachers feel ill—equipped to have these conversations, to teach these schools the subjects. so there is a really good case for giving the

school is the ability to bring in outside experts to help their pupils work out how they can better understand the way their behaviour will impact on their classmates. do ou will impact on their classmates. do you think in sex education at the moment boys perhaps are not being targeted, tore out, and the way they need to beat out, and may be vulnerable at the moment to this trend we have seen over toxic masculinity? —— to beat it. i trend we have seen over toxic masculinity? -- to beat it. i do. that was— masculinity? -- to beat it. i do. that was the — masculinity? -- to beat it. i do. that was the evidence - masculinity? -- to beat it. i do. that was the evidence we i masculinity? -- to beat it. i do. | that was the evidence we heard. masculinity? —— to beat it. i if that was the evidence we heard. that boys, particularly during lockdown, were not being educated in classroom settings, they were left with a lot of really toxic material on the internet, not the positive influences of teachers to help them understand the negative connotations of that, have conversations around why it might be inappropriate to treat a woman like that, to speak to a woman like that. it's important we

don't demonise young men. we need to help them. we need to make sure boys and girls are finding rhse relevant, that it and girls are finding rhse relevant, thatitis and girls are finding rhse relevant, that it is helping them navigate worlds they are in. and that we are not treating rhse like it is a girls' subject. we not treating rhse like it is a girls' subject-— not treating rhse like it is a girls' subject. girls' sub'ect. we were talking about girls' subject. we were talking about social _ girls' subject. we were talking about social media _ girls' subject. we were talking j about social media influences, girls' subject. we were talking i about social media influences, lots of parents are worried about what their kids are exposed to. we also see headlines about behaviour in parliament, allegations about bad behaviour among mps. how much do you worry about what sort of message that sends out to our young people? look, i think we all have a responsibility, don't we? it is not just parliament. look headlines generated from the cbi a few months ago. we have a real challenge with unwanted sexual harassment in schools, colleges and universities. and yes, in parliament, i have been very clear about this, we need to have more stringent rules and

conduct. we need to make sure that when there are incidents that set a poor example to the rest of the country, they need to be dealt with swiftly, effectively and we need to make sure that we have the highest possible standards. [30 make sure that we have the highest possible standards.— possible standards. do you think there is an _ possible standards. do you think there is an argument _ possible standards. do you think there is an argument for - possible standards. do you think| there is an argument for perhaps boys and girls, when they are doing sex education classes in school, perhaps even having separate types of syllabuses, separate content, and taking boys out of the situation? at the moment whatever is happening is not quite working, is it?— not quite working, is it? look, i am not quite working, is it? look, i am not an education _ not quite working, is it? look, i am not an education expert. _ not quite working, is it? look, i am not an education expert. we - not quite working, is it? look, i am not an education expert. we did i not quite working, is it? look, i am i not an education expert. we did here during the course of the inquiry from people who are experts in teaching rhse. ithink from people who are experts in teaching rhse. i think the important thing is that it is of the highest quality, that it is taught by people confident doing it. but i also think there is a real merit in evaluating what works, making sure that it is evidence led. so, if someone were to put in front of me evidence that demonstrated it is betterfor put in front of me evidence that demonstrated it is better for boys and girls to be beat out some

lessons separately, then brought together for others, lessons separately, then brought togetherfor others, i lessons separately, then brought together for others, i will go with the evidence.— together for others, i will go with the evidence. thank you. caroline noakes mentioned _ the evidence. thank you. caroline noakes mentioned the _ the evidence. thank you. caroline l noakes mentioned the government the evidence. thank you. caroline i noakes mentioned the government pots online safety bill going through parliament. we have had a statement from the department for education. all women and girls deserve a safe environment. we expect schools, colleges and universities to take immediate action and we are developing further guidance right now for schools to support educators in teaching about this issue and engage boys and young men about misogyny and sexual violence. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning, with the end of term just weeks away, children are being encouraged to spend the summer holidays reading and getting exercise. former olympic gymnast beth tweddle is backing the campaign, and will tell us more at ten to eight. trying to persuade your children to read during the summer holidays, for some that is not the easiest thing to do. what tips can better give us? that will be interesting.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. i'm luxmy gopal. today marks 75 years of the nhs. later, landmarks across the capital will be lit up blue to celebrate the health service. but, for many londoners, the state of the nhs remains a key issue. a senior official has told the bbc, efforts continue to tackle staff shortages and clear a huge backlog of operations, as the nhs recovers from the pandemic. we've always thought in terms of recovering from covid in a sort of five year timescale, and we're about three years into that. so, you know, those numbers will start to come down, but we knew they were going to get worse. and i think, probably in the next 12 to 18 months, we will start to see those numbers coming back to a level that will feel a bit more manageable.

and there are events going on around london today to celebrate the 75th anniversary. let us know if you're doing anything special to celebrate, for example, hosting a "big tea." e—mail us and share your pictures at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. teachers across london are back on the picket line today. members of the national education union are taking their sixth day of national strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. they'll walk—out again on friday. the government claims more strike action will cause "real damage" to pupils' learning. tributes are being paid to millwall fc�*s chairman and owner, john berylson, who died in what the club described as a tragic accident. the 70—year—old american businessman first became involved with millwall in 2006. the club says he was a person of remarkable generosity, warmth, and kindness. voting opens for conservative members in london to choose their mayoral candidate, with just over a fortnight until the result. the two left in the running are susan hall,

a long—time harrow councillor, and mozammel hossain, a barrister with no previous political experience. the winner will be announced on the 19thjuly. let's take a look at your travel news now. on the tubes... there's a good service on all lines. we'll keep you updated if anything changes throughout this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we've had quite a bit of rain over the last 12 hours or so. the feature bringing that heavy, persistent rain is just clearing through the early hours, as you can see. it leads the way to a brighter start this morning and a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. but it's a dry start, plenty of sunshine. gradually we will start to see the cloud bubbling up, and then those showers fairly frequent for a time, one or two of which could be sharp. but the breeze, a westerly, blowing that through fairly swiftly. temperatures today getting up to 21 celsius. there is a little more sunshine around today, so a little warmer than yesterday. overnight those showers fade. it is largely dry and clear. things start to settle

down a little bit. the minimum temperature dropping down to eight celsius, so in single figures. but a bright start to thursday. lots of sunshine around for tomorrow, perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud. a south—westerly breeze tomorrow, temperatures a touch warmer, but warmer still on friday and saturday. that's it from us. your next bbc london news travel and weather update is in around half an hour. for now, back tojon and sally.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... happy birthday to the nhs. but on its 75th anniversary, there's a warning from health leaders that unless there's drastic change the health service may not reach its centenary year. as the anniversary gets under way, the prince and princess of wales thank nhs staff through the ages and meet the first nhs baby to be born 75 years ago. jingle and mingle — police are reopening an investigation into covid regulation breaches at a christmas gathering at conservative party headquarters. king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels in edinburgh later today in a ceremony to mark his coronation.

pressure mounts on uk water companies from celebrity campaigners to clean up their act following multiple sewage spills. a very good morning on day three wimbledon after a bit of a wash—out on day two. 87 matches are scheduled. andy murray came through the all british encounter yesterday to book his place in the second round. the good news, the weather is looking better today. it round. the good news, the weather is looking better today.— looking better today. it certainly is. toda looking better today. it certainly is- today a _ looking better today. it certainly is. today a mixture _ looking better today. it certainly is. today a mixture of— looking better today. it certainly is. today a mixture of sunshine l looking better today. it certainly i is. today a mixture of sunshine and showers _ is. today a mixture of sunshine and showers if— is. today a mixture of sunshine and showers. if there is a shower at wimbledon it will move through quite quickly _ wimbledon it will move through quite quickly. that is the forecast for us all. sunshine and showers, not all of us _ all. sunshine and showers, not all of us seeing — all. sunshine and showers, not all of us seeing them. milder than yesterday. we will be back with lots more _ yesterday. we will be back with lots more later— yesterday. we will be back with lots more later in the programme.

it's wednesday, the 5th ofjuly. today marks the 75th anniversary of the nhs — a milestone that has also brought warnings the service won't be around for its 100th year without investment and change. today's landmark is being celebrated with a series of events, including a service at westminster abbey. but leading health analysts say the nhs faces huge challenges. ellie price reports. archive: this leaflet is coming i through your letterbox one day soon. a national health service that was free to anyone at any time for nearly anything. a revolutionary idea 75 years ago. but decades of reorganisation, recent strikes by many frontline staff over pay and conditions and recovery from backlogs caused by a global pandemic, this may not be a happy birthday for the nhs. one of the key things at the moment is long—term thinking. we've got a good start with the workforce plan, but there are other areas like how much we're investing in buildings and equipment, whether we're recruiting enough staff. that's partly answered, but how are we going to pay for them? and long—term thinking also

on what the solution is to fix the crisis in adult social care. so overall the message of, to make sure the nhs is here for another 75 years, long term thinking is needed. the thursday night clap for frontline medical staff became a staple of our covid routine. but most recent figures say public satisfaction with the nhs has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded. i can't get a doctor's appointment. it's absolutely useless. i haven't seen my doctor since pre—covid and i've had... he would give me an appointment and then it will get cancelled and cancelled and cancelled. i can't complain. they are trying their best. where...? where will you get free medical in the world? i the nhs was created to serve people from the cradle to the grave and anything in between. john was born the same day as the nhs, and after being diagnosed with crohn's disease, they've grown up together. we've got ct scans, mri scans, endoscopy, lots of other things besides.

whereas, in the old days, you didn't have anything like that. # happy birthday, dear national health service.# the celebrations are already well under way with royal guests hosting healthcare staff and patients from across the uk at this big tea party. whatever you might think of the institution, the prince and princess of wales also met the first baby born under the national health service. she was named after aneurin bevan. whatever you might think of the institution, the national health service is worth celebrating for its people. ellie price, bbc news. we can speak to any price. she is

outside westminster abbey ahead of today's service. haifa outside westminster abbey ahead of today's service-— today's service. how are preparations _ today's service. how are preparations going? i today's service. how are j preparations going? you today's service. how are i preparations going? you just today's service. how are - preparations going? you just miss the banging and crashing of the barriers going up. it is under way. it is putting aside all the controversy that has been over the nhs and concentrating on the achievement of 75 years of health care and the fact it has gone on for so long. i have numbers to share. 1.2 million people every day will see a gp. 37,000 people will call 999 today and 675 patients were go into critical care. it gives a sense of scale of what the nhs is about. the ceremony today is about celebrating the people. there will be the great and good from politics and there will be royals here. there will be 1500 nhs staff attending. some interesting ones as well. may parsons is the first nurse to administer the crucial covid

vaccine. also a stjohn ambulance cadet he wants to work for the ambulance service. a celebration of the people today. there will be other events going on around the country as well. there will be land banks across the uk lit up in blue at the weekend there will be part grands. if you are interested in tom hardy reading a bedtime story, he will be reading zog and the flying doctors on cbeebies. john said technology has changed since he used the nhs but he said work has not changed is the care. the metropolitan police is reopening an investigation into potential breaches of covid rules at a christmas gathering in conservative headquarters in december 2020, which called itself

a "jingle and mingle" event. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. we saw the video last week when it was leaked. how does it move on today, this investigation? morning today, this investigation? morning to ou. it today, this investigation? morning to you- it is _ today, this investigation? morning to you. it is not _ today, this investigation? morning to you. it is not going _ today, this investigation? morning to you. it is not going away, i today, this investigation? morning to you. it is not going away, all i to you. it is not going away, all the controversy over parties during lockdown. this is december 2020, restrictions were in place. we have all seen that video of people dancing and conservative party hq. you can see it on your screen just now. that helped to prompt a new investigation from the met. we did look into this before, did not issue any fines. they said they think there are grounds to look again at this event. there is a second event as well. the second one was in parliament, also in december 2020. the details of that are a bit more sketchy. we do not know exactly who

was there. the allegation was there were a number of conservative mps at a drinks event. one of them, virginia crosby, a conservative mp, has apologised for being there. also allegations a prominent tory backbencher, said bernard jenkin, was at that party as well. he matters because he was one of the people who investigated boris johnson over whether he lied to parliament over his account of lockdown events. we have spoken to sir bernard and he said it is not appropriate to comment while the police are investigating. that one will be looked into as well. i think the broad picture is this is a headache for the conservative party and for the government, the conservative party, there is and now a new police investigation into some of its mps, also this police probe over what went on at party hq back

in december 2020. also a headache for the prime minister because rishi sunak came into office and said he wanted to get rid of some of this scandal and stop talking about some of the things we discussed on bbc breakfast over the past couple of years that have wanted the conservative party. that is proving a lot easier said than done.- a lot easier said than done. aren't ou ve a lot easier said than done. aren't you very much _ a lot easier said than done. aren't you very much indeed. _ a lot easier said than done. aren't you very much indeed. -- - a lot easier said than done. aren't you very much indeed. -- thank. a lot easier said than done. aren't i you very much indeed. -- thank you. king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels later, in a ceremony at st giles' cathedral in edinburgh to mark his coronation. he'll receive the crown and sceptre, which form part of the honours of scotland, as well as a new sword named after the late queen elizabeth. let's speak now to our scotland editor, james cook. morning. what does the ceremony involved today?— morning. what does the ceremony involved today? good morning. the crucial thing — involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here _ involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here is _ involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here is this _ involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here is this is - involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here is this is not i involved today? good morning. the crucial thing here is this is not a - crucial thing here is this is not a coronation. since the union of the

parliaments between scotland and england in 1707, there has been no need for separate combinations in those two nations. there is one coronation for the entire united kingdom. it will have a lot of trappings. an event. it might be emotionalfor king trappings. an event. it might be emotional for king charles. trappings. an event. it might be emotionalfor king charles. inside the cathedral here is where his mother lay at rest last autumn in a goffin draped in the royal standard of scotland. one thing that really struck me when i went in last autumn to look, to see what was happening, was the crown sitting atop the coffin, the fragile golden crown encrusted with jewels. it was quite a sight, the crown used along with the sceptre and sword which make up the sceptre and sword which make up the honours of scotland. he will be presented with the very crown today in the same kirk where he stood

guard over his mother's coffin. he will also be presented with the sceptre, not the sword that makes up the honours of scotland because it is now too fragile. in 1953, when the queen was presented with these in a similar ceremony, the streets were packed with people. he will take a much shorter route and will not be in an open carriage might like her. we are told there will be some protesters arguing for an elected head of state. a different tone and perhaps they meant to see scotland because my relationship with the monarchy displayed here on the streets of edinburgh. the daughter of captain sir tom moore has been told to knock down an unauthorised building used as a spa after a planning

application was rejected. hannah ingram—moore and her husband used the captain tom foundation name on the first plans for the building, with later revised plans turned down. the charity is also no longer taking donations or making payments due to an ongoing inquiry into its finances. the tv presenter fiona phillips has revealed she's been diagnosed with alzheimer's. the 62—year—old, who used to present gmtv and appeared as a contestant on strictly, says she was told a year ago she had the disease, after suffering months of "brain fog and anxiety. " israeli forces have begun pulling out ofjenin after a two—day military operation in which 12 palestinians died — along with an israeli soldier. the israelis say they uncovered militant hideouts, bomb—making sites and weapons stores. the palestinian foreign ministry described it as "open war against the people ofjenin". schools in england face further disruption today and again on friday, as teachers in the national education union strike over pay.

our reporter celestina olulode joins us from a picket line in south london. celestina, how much disruption are the strikes likely to cause? good morning. you join me from what is becoming a very lively picket line in south london. in terms of how much disruption this could cause great if you cast your mind back to may, back then, fewer than half of schools actually remained open. that is partly because teachers do not need to say in advance if they are going to go on strike. what is this all over? the national education union is calling on the government to publish the recommendations of an independent pay review. it is thought that review will recommend that teachers should get a pay rise that teachers should get a pay rise thatis that teachers should get a pay rise that is higher than the 4.3% that was offered and rejected. as you

say, the government says the offer on the table is and reasonable. if you ask anyone here, they completely dispute that. the national education union has said the government risks dragging out the current dispute. as you say, more strikes are expected on friday as well.— elephants may vary what they eat for dinner every night — just like humans — according to a new study. the research shows this is particularly apparent in female elephants who are pregnant or feeding their young. scientists at brown university in the united states say understanding more about the dietary habits of wild elephants will help in their conservation. there is a point to it. a total point. they get cravings. and they do not forget what they eat.

it is the third day of wimbledon. if you were watching yesterday you might have seen one particular incident that went viral. carol can tell us how she is and talk to us about the very naughty dog that is with her. good morning. i am absolutely — with her. good morning. i am absolutely fine. _ with her. good morning. i am absolutely fine. ralph - with her. good morning. i am absolutely fine. ralph has - with her. good morning. i —n absolutely fine. ralph has come back to redeem himself and apologise for pulling me over yesterday. it wasn't really his fault, he is gorgeous. as i said yesterday, he is perfect. look at him! he i said yesterday, he is perfect. look at him!— i said yesterday, he is perfect. lookat him! , ., ., , ., look at him! he is gorgeous today, behavin: look at him! he is gorgeous today, behaving himself _ look at him! he is gorgeous today, behaving himself today. _ look at him! he is gorgeous today, behaving himself today. he - look at him! he is gorgeous today, behaving himself today. he still- look at him! he is gorgeous today, | behaving himself today. he still has his tennis ball. yesterday he was a bit more lively. he was trying to take carol off somewhere. what did he spot? fix, take carol off somewhere. what did he sot? �* , ,

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than yesterday. we are looking up to 19 great maybe 20. this evening and overnight many daytime showers will fade. we will have dry weather, clear skies. through the night the cloud will build across the west of scotland and also northern ireland. by scotland and also northern ireland. by the end of the night we would have liked patchy rain coming in across the west of northern ireland and the wind will start to pick up. temperatures falling away roughly between 7 degrees and 11 degrees. tomorrow we start with the cloud across the west of scotland and northern ireland. the rain moving in. will england and wales it will be drivers that we might catch the odd shower but they will be fairly isolated, more likely in the morning across parts of north wales and the west of england. temperatures up on today. wendy and the west. temperatures getting up to probably around 21. then it turns that bit hotter. we still are not immune to sunshine and showers, or very cute

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steve backshall is famous for wildlife programmes, including the hugely popular deadly 60. his home backs onto the river thames and he's alarmed by new evidence of sewage pollution. we have stand up paddleboarders out here every day, kayakers. we have rowers, we have wild swimmers. i'm teaching my own kids to swim in this river in the knowledge that every once in a while human effluent is going to be pulled —— poured in 500 metres upstream. it's just not good enough. our rivers are in the worst state of any nation in europe and that is a source, or should be a source, of national shame. water from the thames has been sampled here daily over a four—week period, including throughout last week's henley royal regatta. volunteers were specially trained to conduct the tests using scientific equipment and methods and insist their evidence is irrefutable. if you can pour it into there, that would be brilliant. so we were actually testing for bacteria.

so e.coli and enterococci, which are two bacteria which can cause a lot of harm to humans. and we found after a rain event, a huge surge in e.coli in the river. we were also testing for pollutants as well, nitrates and phosphates. and basically what we found through the testing of those is this is in poor ecological health as a stretch of river. the testing was specially commissioned by national campaign group river action. it met mps to get their backing for a charter to protect and improve all rivers. in orderfor river action to be able to help communities like henley, we need to have evidence. we take that evidence to polluters like thames water and also to the government. who are the regulators? the regulators have been defunded by 70% in the past decade and therefore are unable to monitor and also enforce the law. if we can then go together

as a community to thames water and politely but firmly ask them to clear up their mess, we will be heard. also expressing deep concern is olympic rowing legend sir steve redgrave. after many years as a competitor himself, he's now chairman of the henley royal regatta, which welcomes hundreds of top class rowers to the river here each year. in a statement, he said... "i canoe from my hometown of marlow at longridge. there's a water treatment plant there. and sometimes you can see from the colour of the water that there has been a discharge. it's not somewhere i would ever want to fall in." thames water has declined an interview but disputes a great deal of what is being claimed about the severity and frequency of sewage discharges. the company says it will review the findings of the report, but adds that a major upgrade was already planned for henley sewage treatment works. that's expected to be completed in 2025, part of a £1.6 billion investment in reducing incidents of untreated sewage discharge.

alan sinclair, bbc news. joining us now is team gb rowing coxswain erin kennedy, who trains in the thames every day. on the thames. hopefully not in the thames. how bad is it? hot on the thames. hopefully not in the thames. how bad is it?— thames. how bad is it? not great at the moment- _ thames. how bad is it? not great at the moment. where _ thames. how bad is it? not great at the moment. where we _ thames. how bad is it? not great at the moment. where we are - the moment. where we are particularly noticing it at the moment is its mouse. of water you can see a scam line going around the boat. it is not great. has can see a scam line going around the boat. it is not great.— boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say _ boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say so. - boat. it is not great. has it got worse? i would say so. the - boat. it is not great. has it got| worse? i would say so. the last coule worse? i would say so. the last couole of _ worse? i would say so. the last couple of months _ worse? i would say so. the last couple of months water - worse? i would say so. the last couple of months water quality | worse? i would say so. the last. couple of months water quality has definitely gone down. it is something we are all concerned about, notjust high performance athletes. it is impacting athletes all over the country, notjust all over the country, not just athletes, all over the country, notjust athletes, general river users. we are coming up to the summer. we want people to enjoy the river and not worrying about the quality. flan people to enjoy the river and not worrying about the quality. can you notice a difference _

worrying about the quality. can you notice a difference between - worrying about the quality. can you notice a difference between their. notice a difference between their day to day? is it worth sometimes? can you notice when there has been a discharge? can you notice when there has been a discharue? , ., , can you notice when there has been a discharue? , . , , , ., ~ discharge? generally speaking it seems to be _ discharge? generally speaking it seems to be worse _ discharge? generally speaking it seems to be worse when - discharge? generally speaking it seems to be worse when there l discharge? generally speaking it i seems to be worse when there has been rainfall. this week the weather has turned a bit and we can definitely notice the water quality going down. it is not as clean. it does kind of pose a concern for anyone who is going near the river, is it clean enough to be in, to be swimming in? you really need to up your hygiene. swimming in? you really need to up your hygiene-— your hygiene. when you have a big trainina your hygiene. when you have a big training session _ your hygiene. when you have a big training session coming _ your hygiene. when you have a big training session coming up - your hygiene. when you have a big training session coming up and - your hygiene. when you have a big j training session coming up and you see on the weather there will be a storm in the next day or two, what are you thinking? for storm in the next day or two, what are you thinking?— are you thinking? for us, we are really trying _ are you thinking? for us, we are really trying to — are you thinking? for us, we are really trying to keep _ are you thinking? for us, we are really trying to keep ourselves . really trying to keep ourselves healthy. it is really important at the moment this year because we are trying to qualify boats for games. we cannot afford to get ill. we are all trying to, as i said, at our hygiene. showering as soon as you get off the water, keeping hand

hygiene really high. for people roaming in london on the tidal thames but make sure you wear wellies into the water because you have to walk into the water to get your boating. if you have open cuts, covering them up. trying to be as proactive as possible. we can all work hard to keep rivers clean in terms of litter and waste are making sure we look after ourselves but there is not much we can do about there is not much we can do about the pollution. there is not much we can do about the pollution-— the pollution. you say you are firuhtin the pollution. you say you are fighting fit _ the pollution. you say you are fighting fit that _ the pollution. you say you are fighting fit that you _ the pollution. you say you are fighting fit that you have - the pollution. you say you arej fighting fit that you have been having treatment for cancer quite recently. going back into the water for you, you must be even more aware of not getting sick.— of not getting sick. totally. that is something — of not getting sick. totally. that is something my _ of not getting sick. totally. that is something my oncologist - of not getting sick. totally. that is something my oncologist and | of not getting sick. totally. that. is something my oncologist and my team really spoke quite closely about. they even dictated the type of way that i received my treatment. i decided to have a port rather than a line because i had less of an opportunity for infection. that kept me out of the boat sometimes were

just thinking, i havejust had chemo, should i bejumping into a boat right now? it literally kept me out of the boat sometimes. he boat right now? it literally kept me out of the boat sometimes.- out of the boat sometimes. he had ke -t all out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right _ out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right so — out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right so far, _ out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right so far, no _ out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right so far, no bugs - out of the boat sometimes. he had kept all right so far, no bugs from | kept all right so far, no bugs from the water. this kept all right so far, no bugs from the water. �* , ., ., , kept all right so far, no bugs from the water. �* , . ., , ~ ., ., the water. as far as i know i have been well- _ the water. as far as i know i have been well. we _ the water. as far as i know i have been well. we have _ the water. as far as i know i have been well. we have had - the water. as far as i know i have been well. we have had cases - the water. as far as i know i have l been well. we have had cases with the row is where people are getting pally. very difficult to tell. no black—and—white evidence related to the water. from the smell and seeing it, it is not very clean to wear one at the moment. we had just had 2000 wearers, club rose all the internationals and juniors all racing at henley royal regatta last week and seeing this report is really concerning. mil week and seeing this report is really concerning.— week and seeing this report is really concerning. all of the people on the river — really concerning. all of the people on the river bank— really concerning. all of the people on the river bank drinking - on the river bank drinking champagne. the water they are next to you is not great.— to you is not great. trying to make sure we'll have _ to you is not great. trying to make sure we'll have a _ to you is not great. trying to make sure we'll have a unified _ to you is not great. trying to make sure we'll have a unified message. it is kayakers as well as paddle boarders. lots of organised swimming

events. ones that have happened a few weeks ago and one still to come. those people are thinking, do i really want to go for a swim here? it is sad. the picture of rowing down the river on a beautiful summer day in this country, it looks idyllic. the picture you paint today other considerations you tell us about today, it sounds very different now.— about today, it sounds very different now. ~ , , ~ . , different now. absolutely. across the country _ different now. absolutely. across the country we — different now. absolutely. across the country we have _ different now. absolutely. across the country we have got - different now. absolutely. across the country we have got over - different now. absolutely. across the country we have got over 100j the country we have got over 100 clubs who train on the thames. it is something everyone is really thinking about. should we be doing this? how can we mitigate against it? what is fair to say, we all want a better, cleaner river to rome on. thank you very much indeed. lovely to have you in the studio. best of luck for next year. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning... one of the uk's best known children's authors, michael rosen, will be here to talk about his memoir and how the nhs

helped him beat covid. and to mark the 75th anniversary of the nhs today, we're asking... who would you like to thank in the nhs and why? we would love to see your pictures are many special moments, special people. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 01140, 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 e—mail, and on twitter as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm luxmy gopal. today marks 75 years of the nhs. landmarks across the capital will be lit up blue to celebrate the health service. but, for many londoners, the state of the nhs remains a key issue. a senior official has told the bbc, efforts continue to tackle staff shortages and clear a huge backlog of operations, as the nhs recovers from the pandemic. we've always thought in terms

of recovering from covid in a sort of five year timescale, and we're about three years into that. so, you know, those numbers will start to come down, but we knew they were going to get worse. and i think, probably in the next 12 to 18 months, we will start to see those numbers coming back to a level that will feel a bit more manageable. and there are events going on around london today to celebrate the 75th anniversary. let us know if you're doing anything special to celebrate, for example, hosting a big tea — email us and share your pictures at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. a teenager is due in court after being charged with murdering a 20—year—old man last month. usmaan mahmood died after being stabbed in thornton heath. joshua munoz will appear at bromley magistrates court. it's notjust the nhs marking a momentous milestone — sonographer pat farrant turns 75 this year too. tomorrow she brings an end to a career spanning five decades,

and she's been telling bbc london about her time in the nhs, including having a room named after her at king's college hospital. it's wonderful to be involved as part of a team because you feel a little fish in a great big pond. and that's what we're all here for, just to help the patients and hopefully get them better. it's a wonderful career and i have enjoyed every minute of it. let's take a look at your travel news now. there's a good service on all lines. we'll keep you updated if anything changes throughout this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we've had quite a bit of rain over the last 12 hours or so. the feature bringing that heavy, persistent rain is just clearing through the early hours, as you can see. it leads the way to a brighter start this morning and a day of sunny spells and scattered showers.

but it's a dry start, plenty of sunshine. gradually we will start to see the cloud bubbling up, and then those showers fairly frequent for a time, one or two of which could be sharp. but the breeze, a westerly, blowing that through fairly swiftly. temperatures today getting up to 21 celsius. there is a little more sunshine around today, so a little warmer than yesterday. overnight those showers fade. it is largely dry and clear. things start to settle down a little bit. the minimum temperature dropping down to eight celsius, so in single figures. but a bright start to thursday. lots of sunshine around for tomorrow, perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud. a south—westerly breeze tomorrow, temperatures a touch warmer, but warmer still on friday and saturday. that's it from us for now. your next bbc london news travel and weather update is in around half an hour. for now, back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. as we've been reporting, today marks the 75th

birthday of the nhs. it's been a time to look at both its enduring success, and the challenges it faces. well, one family, the dunabies, know more about the health service than many, because three generations have dedicated their lives to working there. hope webb went to meet them. our plan is a service which will provide the best medical advice and treatment for everyone. there will be no charge for treatment. granny, mum and son. they have a lot in common. most of all though, the nhs. all three generations have worked, or currently work, within the health service. tricia started the trend in the 60s when she changed careers. initially i worked at grants distillery in girvan. then i got fed up there. i saw an advert in the local paper that said, "would you like to be a children's nurse?"

i thought, oh, i could do that. this is where i trained. that's me there, and some of my colleagues. you saw an awful lot of diseases that are not here any more. and an awful lot of conditions that are not here any more due to better health care. lesley grew up listening to her mum's stories of the nhs. it was always really fascinating. i have a distinct dislike for anything medical, and blood or injections or things, so i tend to close my ears for those bits. but yeah, it was really fascinating and very inspiring to hear your stories. this is where our children and young people normally come to sit and wait for their appointment. lesley now works in children and adolescent mental health services at nhs forth valley. she is determined to carry on her mum's work supporting young people. almost 25 years next year and, yeah, really grateful that i have been afforded this

opportunity, and it's great that my son is following in my footsteps. helping somebody is important and it's something i kind of- looked up to mum for. she worked in the same sector for a long time, she built her. way up. she has told me many stories of- working and the people she's helped. and it's really kind of inspired me to want to become a mental- health nurse. brodie is the future of the nhs. he dreams of working in community mental health. but right now, he is learning the ropes at the university of the west of scotland. it's a really rewarding job morally, and you just feel at the very - end of the day you've i done something good. for now though he is focused on his exams and a summer placement in a care home. but he has got his mum and gran to turn to for advice. and granny is always right. the more placements you have and the more kind of experiences you have with different stages of mental health, i think it'll be wonderful.

tricia, lesley and brodie are only three examples of a huge nhs workforce across scotland. but they represent the core values at the heart of the health service for the last 75 years. it is a national health service, that is what it was set up to do, to treat everybody with every condition. and i do hope it continues. i'm sure it will. it will continue. we're joined now by may parsons, who is the nurse who delivered the first covid—19 vaccine in the world outside of a trial. and rae saleem, former nhs patient and fundraiser. morning to you both. it must be a really proud moment for you, may. what part are you going to play

today? what part are you going to play toda ? , , ., , ., ., today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege — today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege to _ today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege to be _ today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege to be part _ today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege to be part of— today? yes, it is an immense honour and privilege to be part of the - and privilege to be part of the procession. the thanksgiving mass today at westminster abbey. i am going to be part of the team. i will be carrying the george cross awarded by our late queen, elizabeth, to the nhs for bravery and courage. i will be presenting that across the procession today to all of the 1500 participants in the abbey. me participants in the abbey. we remember — participants in the abbey. we remember you became globally famous in 2020, when you were the first person to give the vaccine, not as part of a trial, but to an nhs patient, the first person in the world, i think, patient, the first person in the world, ithink, maggie patient, the first person in the world, i think, maggie keenan, patient, the first person in the world, ithink, maggie keenan, the 8th of december, 2020. what did that moment mean to you as an nhs employee?— employee? that was 'ust such a sianal of employee? that was 'ust such a signal of hope. _ employee? that was 'ust such a signal of hope, not _ employee? that wasjust such a signal of hope, notjust - employee? that wasjust such a signal of hope, notjust for- employee? that wasjust such a signal of hope, notjust for our. signal of hope, not just for our patients signal of hope, notjust for our patients but also for r or star.

obviously at that time we had had six months of the pandemic. —— an staff. from my point of view we were all dying in health care. there was all dying in health care. there was a strong urge to protect and care, even though the dangers were there for us, but we wanted to make sure they health care people were still there to be committed to caring. the vaccine was the one that was going to help us continue. so, for me, on a personal level, iwas to help us continue. so, for me, on a personal level, i was really looking forward for the vaccine to protect our people as well as communities. to enable us to care continually and finish the pandemic that was obviously caused a lot of damage and heartache. rag. that was obviously caused a lot of damage and heartache.— damage and heartache. ray, your sto is damage and heartache. ray, your story is quite _ damage and heartache. ray, your story is quite remarkable. - damage and heartache. ray, your story is quite remarkable. to - damage and heartache. ray, your story is quite remarkable. to see| story is quite remarkable. to see you standing there in front of the abbey today is quite something. you were involved in a very serious bike crash. talk us through what happened next and how important the nhs has

beenin next and how important the nhs has been in your life and lots of ways? yes. it has been immensely important. everything is looking after_ important. everything is looking afler my— important. everything is looking after my dad, whether through a lot of injuries— after my dad, whether through a lot of injuries and illnesses, my son, taken _ of injuries and illnesses, my son, taken him — of injuries and illnesses, my son, taken him countless times to the a&e with his _ taken him countless times to the a&e with his asthma, and for myself, i was paralysed five years ago. no actual— was paralysed five years ago. no actual thought about moving and walking — actual thought about moving and walking again. it was thanks to the nhs, _ walking again. it was thanks to the nhs, thanks to the nurse who actually— nhs, thanks to the nurse who actually found me on the street. so, even _ actually found me on the street. so, even outside of the hospital they are always on service, always been there _ are always on service, always been there for— are always on service, always been there for myself. for the doctors, clinicians. — there for myself. for the doctors, clinicians, nurses, the health care assistants, — clinicians, nurses, the health care assistants, the people that serve the food, — assistants, the people that serve the food, it is the all—round care that i_ the food, it is the all—round care that i am — the food, it is the all—round care that i am truly grateful for. and really— that i am truly grateful for. and really grateful to be able to give back now — really grateful to be able to give back now in some way as well. it is a privilege — back now in some way as well. it is a privilege and an honour to be associated _ a privilege and an honour to be associated with such a service. it�*s associated with such a service. it's

amazin: associated with such a service. it's amazing to — associated with such a service. it�*s amazing to see you standing there outside of the abbey because once you told after your accident that you told after your accident that you are going to be paralysed forever? it is due to nhs care that you are able to be there and active and mobile today?— and mobile today? exactly. i was quadriplegic _ and mobile today? exactly. i was quadriplegic- my _ and mobile today? exactly. ! was quadriplegic. my school- and mobile today? exactly. i was quadriplegic. my school was - and mobile today? exactly. i was . quadriplegic. my school was broken. i had brain— quadriplegic. my school was broken. i had brain damage. —— my skull was broken _ i had brain damage. —— my skull was broken i_ i had brain damage. —— my skull was broken iwas— i had brain damage. —— my skull was broken. i was in a state of no return — broken. i was in a state of no return but _ broken. i was in a state of no return. but thanks to, not only the nhs care _ return. but thanks to, not only the nhs care at— return. but thanks to, not only the nhs care at royal london, but at stannrore. — nhs care at royal london, but at stanmore, the spinal rehabilitation unit, the _ stanmore, the spinal rehabilitation unit, the ongoing care afterwards, i am in _ unit, the ongoing care afterwards, i am in constant awe. i am in a privileged _ am in constant awe. i am in a privileged position to be able to now thankfully give back. last year i went _ now thankfully give back. last year i went from — now thankfully give back. last year i went from being paralysed to now doing _ i went from being paralysed to now doing an _ i went from being paralysed to now doing an ultramarathon for the nhs charities— doing an ultramarathon for the nhs charities last year. that was amazing _ charities last year. that was amazing. just to show not to give up

hope _ amazing. just to show not to give up hope we _ amazing. just to show not to give up hope. we can still go on. thanks to everyone — hope. we can still go on. thanks to everyone it — hope. we can still go on. thanks to everyone. it is a whole team. it is notjust— everyone. it is a whole team. it is not just myself. everyone. it is a whole team. it is notjust myself. i am so grateful every _ notjust myself. i am so grateful every day — notjust myself. i am so grateful every day. each day i give thanks to god and _ every day. each day i give thanks to god and the — every day. each day i give thanks to god and the services here we have here in— god and the services here we have here in the — god and the services here we have here in the uk. it is something we often _ here in the uk. it is something we often take — here in the uk. it is something we often take for granted, but eternally grateful for. and often take for granted, but eternally grateful for. and may, i know today _ eternally grateful for. and may, i know today is _ eternally grateful for. and may, i know today is a _ eternally grateful for. and may, i know today is a real— eternally grateful for. and may, i know today is a real moment - eternally grateful for. and may, i know today is a real moment of l know today is a real moment of celebration for you and your colleagues. but what is it like working in the nhs at the moment? i know there are struggles that many staff are facing.— staff are facing. personally, i think everybody, _ staff are facing. personally, i think everybody, every - staff are facing. personally, i think everybody, every day, l staff are facing. personally, i l think everybody, every day, we staff are facing. personally, i - think everybody, every day, we have our own struggles. working in the nhs is so fulfilling. it is a career i would be looking at doing for the rest of my life. this is one of the things people don't realise. it fills your cup. for me, nursing is such a way of life. i don't think i will ever be anything but a nurse. this gives me so muchjoy, knowing that i am impacting the lives of so many people. it is a life changing

career. it is something i would really help a lot of our communities willjoin us in order to feel that fulfilment we feel every day, to see the people we care for are getting better. there are struggles, of course. it is not always a bed of roses. but again, you see the great things we have accomplished and the little things we do for our communities. that is a privilege. thank you both so much forjoining us today. it is going to be a big day today inside the abbey for the celebration. it is an opportunity to look ahead about the challenges as we go forward. thank you. incredible stories from both. we have been asking you for your nhs stories. the first one we have got is for a man, who has e—mailed us today to say that it is her 75th birthday today. she has sent us a cut out of an old newspaper article. as you can see the headline, born free babies. and has an appointment for her fourth ct scan. she would like to say thank

you to everybody at yeovil hospital for their diligence and help. kerry baker in hertfordshire wants to celebrate all the great staff who train nurses — including this team at the university of hertfordshire who train up children's nurses. stroma was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 2019 at the age of 39. she says she had lots of dark days at the beginning but was introduced to the wonderful a breast cancer specialist nurse. stroma says her cancerjourney would have been made much more difficult without the whole of the nhs supporting her. thank you to everybody who has e—mailed and texted. we have had so many of those messages today as we mark the 75th anniversary of the nhs. we will bring you some more messages lighter. but now, just after 20 to

wednesday morning, john is at wimbledon. yesterday was a thriller. are you mowing the lawn? are you mowing the lawn? a fancy piece of kit, isn't it?! we wanted to show you. yesterday the big talking point was the weather. they could continue on the main courts. the covers are off on the outside courts today, which is significant with weather set to improve today, which means we should see playback on the outside courts. little to no play on them yesterday. that will be significant. wimbledon has a backlog today. 87 matches scheduled today as i try to clear the backlog of matches they were able to get through yesterday because of the rain, which meant we didn't see much action on the outside courts. we should today though. it was business as usual for andy murray yesterday. he was on centre court against ryan peniston in an all british affair. obviously under the closed roof he faced a familiar opponent, someone

he has practised with a lot. murray into round two, ten years on from his first wimbledon title. he won in straight sets, droppingjust his first wimbledon title. he won in straight sets, dropping just four games, an impressive win. an impressive performance in front of the princess of wales and eight—time champion roger federer. it was amazing to have some royalty here, but also some tennis royalty as well. cheering. it's amazing to have roger here supporting the event. last time i was on this court and he was watching was during the olympics and he sat in stan wawrinka's box and was supporting against me. so it was nice to see. a lovely exchange. before play had even begun fighter i was introduced as a special guest in the royal box, giving a lovely tribute for his past successes.

cue a standing ovation, which lasted nearly two minutes. everybody delighted to see him back. as well as murray, there were due to be a number of other british players in action, but the rain brought an end to that. two players did finish their match though. cameron norrie booked his place in the second round, but he was made to work for his victory. the british number one beat czech republic's tomas machac in four sets. norrie will face american christopher eubanks or thiago monteiro of brazil next. in the last two years, you know, that was me, waiting around in the rain. so nice to make a run last year and earn the right to play on this court. and, yeah, i was able to practice on it before, so that was a great advantage for me. so it was perfect. thanks to wimbledon and obviously, yeah, ijust came out here firing and nice to get it done. and dan evans had a late night. he resumed his match with frenchman quentin halys around half past seven, and two sets down.

he did threaten a comeback by winning the third, but it wasn't enough, evans losing in four and out in the first round for a second successive year. elsewhere, there were no issues for the men's world number one carlos alcaraz. the spaniard took less than two hours to beatjeremy chardy, and looking in very impressive form. he said after that when he wished roger federer had managed to find time to watch his match. clearly a fan of the eight time wimbledon champion. and the defending ladies champion elena rybakina is also into round two — but not without a scare. rybakina lost the first set against shelby rogers, but away from wimbledon, england's cricketers will be without vice captain ollie pope for the rest of the ashes. the batsman has been ruled out of the final three tests because of a dislocated shoulder. the third test — which england must win — gets underway on thursday

at headingley in leeds, with everyone still talking about thatjonny bairstow dismissal in the last match. teammate joe root says the side must use any frustration in the right way, and do their talking on the pitch. i think that's the way to respond, isn't it, i put it into your performance? however you feel about it, | it's very much divided a lot of opinions, and everyone will have their own feelings on that, - and that's fine. you know, everyone is entitled to that. l but i guess as a player it's how you want to play the game, - how you want to be remembered. joe root trying to calm things down a little bit. i'm not sure the fans at headingley tomorrow will be doing the same. i think it is going to be

a pretty spicy atmosphere. today, england's women will be aiming to keep their own ashes series alive. they trail australia 6—0 in their multi format series after the tourist won the test series to win four points straight away. england must win the remaining five matches to win the ashes, starting with tonight's t20 at the oval. one other cricket line to bring you. and scotland are just one match away from qualifying for october's one—day world cup. they beat zimbabwe yesterday, to end their own hopes of qualifying for the world cup themselves. scotland will reach the world cup if they beat the netherlands on thursday. there was disappointment for mark cavendish at the tour de france, as his wait for a record—breaking 35th stage win goes on. cavendish was well placed

going into the home straight. but in a frantic finish, belgium's yasper philipsen outpaced everybody to win his second stage in a row. cavendish was fifth. britain's adam yates still leads the race by six seconds, but he's got a big day ahead in the mountains later today. at the women's giro d'italia, antonia niedermayer is up to second after winning stage five. defending champion annameek van vleuten extended her lead, despite coming off the road at one point. and that's because italy's elisa longo borghini, who was second, had this crash. she finished the stage but dropped to 17th overall. an an x—ray and brain scan revealed no fractures or brain damage, but a decision will be made this morning about whether she carries on. and there's a moment of history at football club forest green rovers in league two. hannah dingley has been named their caretaker head coach, becoming the first woman to take charge of a professional men's team in english league football. she replaces duncan ferguson, who was sacked yesterday.

herfirst her first match herfirst match in her first match in charge will be a friendly at melksham town tomorrow. a significant moment in football. carol is with us. we can see the covers are off. that bodes well today after the rain yesterday. perhaps better conditions? absolutely. the forecast today for wimbledon is one of sunshine and showers. we could catch a shower. equally we could miss it. they are hit enemies. have you noticed how cool it is when the cloud cover comes over? it cool it is when the cloud cover comes over?— comes over? it is chilly. then when _ comes over? it is chilly. then when the - comes over? it is chilly. then when the sun - comes over? it is chilly. i then when the sun comes comes over? it is chilly. - then when the sun comes out it is lovely and warm. the hottest wimbledon day was in 2015 when the temperature reached 35.7. it will not be that today. not even close. good morning. this morning what you can expect from the forecast is that mixture of sunshine and showers. not all of us will

catch a shower. some of us will get away bone dry. the showers if you do catch one should not be as heavy as they were yesterday. as we go through the day and cloud bubbles up and temperatures rise, that could spark off another few showers. it is going to feel a little bit warmer. having said that, in the cloud, comes over come it will feel over —— when the cloud cover comes over it will feel cooler. 20 to 21 is the top temperature. this evening many of the showers will fade. over 90 cloud will build across western scotland and northern ireland. by the end of the night we will have some rain in the west of northern ireland and the wind won't be starting to strengthen as well. temperatures tonight falling away roughly to between seven and 11 degrees. so, tomorrow we start off on a mostly dry and a sunny note. but for western scotland and northern ireland we still have that cloud. it —— we are also looking at the overnight rain which will get into the west of northern ireland,

moving in across the rest of northern ireland and also western scotland. through the day we will see temperatures rise. it is going to be a little bit warmer than it is today. winds will be stronger through the irish sea. the temperatures getting up to 23 degrees. it is after that when we see it turn hot for many parts of the country. but we will still have that regime of sunshine and showers, some heavy and thundery, particularly so on sunday. carol, thank you. summer holidays looming, here is a question. how do you persuade your kids to read books when they are not at school? bribery? ice cream? pay them? it is quite difficult. more than half a million kids took part in the summer reading challenge last year through their local library. this year they

are being encouraged to get active as well as reading. who better to back the campaign this year than the olympic medallist and mum of two beth tweddle? shejoins us now. good morning. ok, so how do you get your kids to read?! if us now. good morning. ok, so how do you get your kids to read?!— you get your kids to read?! if you'd asked my mum _ you get your kids to read?! if you'd asked my mum knows, _ you get your kids to read?! if you'd asked my mum knows, she - you get your kids to read?! if you'd asked my mum knows, she said . you get your kids to read?! if you'd asked my mum knows, she said it| you get your kids to read?! if you'd i asked my mum knows, she said it was very difficult with me when i was younger. this year we are trying to encourage them to do activity —— activities surrounding the books. there are activity booklets. you can go down to your local library, sign up go down to your local library, sign up to this challenge, there are rewards, incentives, for the children. we know during the summer holidays activity levels go down and reading levels go down. that can be quite concerning. obviously we are really trying to ensure that those physical activity levels stay high. 60 minutes a day with the children. it can be anything. get outside, kick a ball. do chores, go for a walk. link it to a book they have been reading

recently and get their imagination going. recently and get their imagination anoin. �* recently and get their imagination rroin. �* ., recently and get their imagination hoin _ �* ., ., going. bringing the two together? yeah. lots going. bringing the two together? yeah- lots of _ going. bringing the two together? yeah. lots of teachers _ going. bringing the two together? yeah. lots of teachers we - going. bringing the two together? yeah. lots of teachers we talk i going. bringing the two together? yeah. lots of teachers we talk to l yeah. lots of teachers we talk to sa the yeah. lots of teachers we talk to say they spend — yeah. lots of teachers we talk to say they spend september i yeah. lots of teachers we talk to i say they spend september catching up on the gap from the summer holidays because children don't read or write as much as they should. tell us about the books and the activities you can do linked to them?- about the books and the activities you can do linked to them? there are different ways — different ways to get involved. you can go to your local library. if your local library is not getting involved, you can do it online. you can sign up. it is up to you how you create this challenge. there are characters for the children, which office to get imagination going. and it's up to them to decide how many books they are going to read. it can be trying to book outside of your comfort zone, take them into a world they are not normally enforced. for myself, i didn't find reading until a lot later. it was something i found really useful throughout my career, take me outside of that gymnastics world. i love learning

about other sports, how people got involved in what they careers were like. i involved in what they careers were like. ., involved in what they careers were like. . ., ,., involved in what they careers were like. . ., ., , , like. i hate to sound defeatist, but ma be like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when _ like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when kids _ like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when kids are _ like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when kids are a _ like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when kids are a little i like. i hate to sound defeatist, but maybe when kids are a little bit i maybe when kids are a little bit older than yours, yours are still little, but when they are teenagers and they have had a heavy term and are working against deadlines and homer, i think sometimes persuading them to read during the holidays feels too much like work, doesn't it? ., i. ., feels too much like work, doesn't it? ., ., ., it? yeah, you have to make it fun. some children _ it? yeah, you have to make it fun. some children love _ it? yeah, you have to make it fun. some children love working i it? yeah, you have to make it fun. | some children love working towards it? yeah, you have to make it fun. i some children love working towards a challenge. what is the challenge that you can set them? can they have a tick list? can i have a reward chart? obviously with the reading challenge there are incentives. there are rewards associated with the summer reading challenge. $1150. the summer reading challenge. also, i ruess the summer reading challenge. also, i guess one — the summer reading challenge. also, i guess one of _ the summer reading challenge. also, i guess one of the _ the summer reading challenge. also, i guess one of the things _ the summer reading challenge. also, i guess one of the things you have to do is encourage children to not look at it like work. what i think we have lost a little bit is reading as like a leisure thing. don't read to study, just read?—

as like a leisure thing. don't read to study, just read? to study, 'ust read? yeah, there's a lot rroin to study, just read? yeah, there's a lot going on — to study, just read? yeah, there's a lot going on in _ to study, just read? yeah, there's a lot going on in their— to study, just read? yeah, there's a lot going on in their everyday i lot going on in their everyday lives. how can we take them away from that everyday stress, that everyday life, and immerse themselves, whether they want to learn about space...? do they want to learn about a new sport, or a new hobby? can they find a book that isn't a bleeding book to teach them something, butjust to take them outside of the everyday pressures of life? i outside of the everyday pressures of life? , , ~ , , outside of the everyday pressures of life? ,, ~ , , life? i guess the key is if you can ret them life? i guess the key is if you can get them doing _ life? i guess the key is if you can get them doing that _ life? i guess the key is if you can get them doing that during i life? i guess the key is if you can get them doing that during the i get them doing that during the holidays when they are little they are more likely to do it when they are more likely to do it when they are older and teenagers?- are more likely to do it when they are older and teenagers? yeah. it is the same with _ are older and teenagers? yeah. it is the same with physical _ are older and teenagers? yeah. it is the same with physical activities. i the same with physical activities. if you can create healthy, kind of advocates of lifestyle from a young age, they see it as the norm. when i am reading with my little ones, when i am doing workouts, i am getting activities, doing physical activity, my little girl will say to me when we are riding a bike or something else, she says, i am doing this to be healthy. they are doing about healthy lifestyle in preschool this

week. she is coming home telling me still. she is getting really excited about it. ., ., i. still. she is getting really excited about it. ., ., ., ., ., , about it. how do you manage to build in readinr about it. how do you manage to build in reading time _ about it. how do you manage to build in reading time with _ about it. how do you manage to build in reading time with your— about it. how do you manage to build in reading time with your two? i in reading time with your two? bedtime is a key one. i am lucky. my little ones love books. and they just love looking at the pictures. my just love looking at the pictures. my little girl especially. she is really at that age. it is about imagination. she will take the book now and say, mummy, i don't want you to read it. she looks at the pictures and makes the story up by herself. so, yeah, ithink it pictures and makes the story up by herself. so, yeah, i think it is finding something they love. haste herself. so, yeah, ithink it is finding something they love. we have been announcing _ finding something they love. we have been announcing this _ finding something they love. we have been announcing this morning - finding something they love. we have been announcing this morning that i been announcing this morning that tom hardy, the actor, is going to read the bedtime story on cbeebies tonight to mark 75 years of the nhs. we are also asking people's memories and tributes today to the nhs and how the nhs has helped them. how about you? i mean, it must�*ve been crucial at during your gymnastics career. ., crucial at during your gymnastics career. . ,, ., , crucial at during your gymnastics career. . ,, , ., career. yeah, the nhs has been a really crucial _ career. yeah, the nhs has been a

really crucial part _ career. yeah, the nhs has been a really crucial part of _ career. yeah, the nhs has been a really crucial part of my _ career. yeah, the nhs has been a really crucial part of my career, i really crucial part of my career, but also for my two young children, i had both of them add nhs hospitals. i cannot thank the staff are not. it was the most amazing experience having my two children, but also for my career. my first major injury, yeah, they came to support me. they were the ones who got me back competing. it was a life— it could have been a career ending injury, but the doctors and staff got me back on track and got me competing again.— staff got me back on track and got me competing again. beth, great to hean me competing again. beth, great to hear- thank — me competing again. beth, great to hear. thank you _ me competing again. beth, great to hear. thank you very _ me competing again. beth, great to hear. thank you very much. - me competing again. beth, great to hear. thank you very much. thanks| hear. thank you very much. thanks for coming in. more of your nhs memories and tributes in the next hour. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. can i'm luxmy gopal. today marks 75 years of the nhs.

landmarks across the capital will be lit up blue later to celebrate the health service. but, for many londoners, the state of the nhs remains a key issue. a senior official has told the bbc, efforts continue to tackle staff shortages and clear a huge backlog of operations, as the nhs recovers from the pandemic. we've always thought in terms of recovering from covid in a sort of five—year timescale, and we're about three years into that. so, you know, those numbers will start to come down, but we knew they were going to get worse. and i think, probably in the next 12 to 18 months, we will start to see those numbers coming back to a level that will feel a bit more manageable. teachers across london are back on the picket line today. members of the national education union are taking their sixth day of national strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. they'll walk—out again on friday. the government claims more strike action will cause "real damage" to pupils' learning. a quick look at travel: there's a good service on all lines. we'll keep you updated if anything changes. now onto the weather. a drier and brighter start,

before scattered showers begin developing by the mid—morning onwards, possibly heavy at times. a low risk of thunderstorms. a high of 21c. that's it from us for now. your next bbc london news travel and weather update is in around half an hour. speak to you then.

good morning. welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today... happy birthday to the nhs but on its 75th anniversary there's a warning from health leaders that unless there's drastic change the health service may not reach its centenary year. as the anniversary gets underway, the prince and princess of wales thank nhs staff through the ages and meet the first nhs baby to be born 75 years ago. jingle and mingle — police are reopening an investigation into alleged covid regulation breaches at a christmas gathering at conservative party headquarters. king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels in edinburgh later today in a ceremony to mark his coronation.

is it the end of the railway ticket office as we know it? under new plans, almost all of them in england will be closed to cut costs. rail unions warn it'll spark further strike action. good morning from wimbledon. after rain delays _ good morning from wimbledon. after rain delays yesterday, 87 matches are scheduled today as organisers tried to _ are scheduled today as organisers tried to clear the backlog. a rest day for andy murray though, as he eases into round two on a day where only eight matches were completed. although the roof is on here in centre court, it will be coming up shortly. today, wimbledon is a day of sunshine and a you shower is quite possible. for all of us a similar forecast. quite possible. for all of us a similarforecast. sunshine and similar forecast. sunshine and showers. similarforecast. sunshine and showers. the good thing is we will not all catch one. we will be back with a lot more later on in the

programme. it's wednesday, the 5th ofjuly. today marks the 75th anniversary of the nhs — a milestone that has also brought warnings the service won't be around for its 100th year without investment and change. today's landmark is being celebrated with a series of events — including a service at westminster abbey. but leading health analysts say the nhs faces huge challenges. ellie price reports. archive: this leaflet is coming i through your letterbox one day soon. a national health service that was free to anyone at any time for nearly anything. a revolutionary idea 75 years ago. but decades of reorganisation, recent strikes by many frontline staff over pay and conditions and recovery from backlogs caused by a global pandemic, this may not be a happy birthday for the nhs. one of the key things at the moment is long—term thinking. we've got a good start with the workforce plan, but there are other areas like how much we're investing in buildings

and equipment, whether we're recruiting enough staff. that's partly answered, but how are we going to pay for them? and long—term thinking also on what the solution is to fix the crisis in adult social care. so overall the message of, to make sure the nhs is here for another 75 years, long term thinking is needed. the thursday night clap for frontline medical staff became a staple of our covid routine. but most recent figures say public satisfaction with the nhs has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded. i can't get a doctor's appointment. it's absolutely useless. i haven't seen my doctor since pre—covid and i've had... he would give me an appointment and then it will get cancelled and cancelled and cancelled. i can't complain. they are trying their best. where...? where will you get free medical in the world? i the nhs was created to serve people from the cradle to the grave and anything in between. john was born the same day as the nhs and, after being diagnosed with crohn's disease,

they've grown up together. we've got ct scans, mri scans, endoscopy, lots of other things besides. whereas, in the old days, you didn't have anything like that. # happy birthday, dear national health service.# the celebrations are already well under way with royal guests hosting healthcare staff and patients from across the uk at this big tea party. the prince and princess of wales also met the first baby born under the national health service, aneira thomas. she was named after the nhs founder and then health minister, aneurin bevan. all she heard was hold on, edna, hold on. whatever you might think of the institution, the national health service is worth celebrating for its people. ellie price, bbc news. the metropolitan police is reopening an investigation into potential breaches of covid rules at a christmas gathering in conservative headquarters in december 2020,

which called itself a "jingle and mingle" event. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. it is not going away, is it? you are absolutely — it is not going away, is it? you are absolutely right. _ it is not going away, is it? you are absolutely right. it _ it is not going away, is it? you are absolutely right. itjust _ it is not going away, is it? you are absolutely right. itjust keeps i absolutely right. itjust keeps coming back. two events the met has said it will investigate. one is the one in conservative party headquarters in december 2020. you may have seen the video people dancing in a room. it was a party for sean bailey, he was the tory candidate to be mayor of london. he was made a peer by borisjohnson, actually. there have been some calls for a rethink of that. the map previously looked into it and did not issue any fines. last night it said it would reopen the investigation after the video you are seeing now emerged. the bbc also revealed it had been called a jingle

and mingle event. something else for the force to look into. they also said they would look at a separate eventin said they would look at a separate event in december 2020 that took place in the houses of parliament. details of this are more sketchy. what we do know is there are allegations that quite a few conservative mps were there. one woman, thejunior conservative mps were there. one woman, the junior crosby, conservative mps were there. one woman, thejunior crosby, has woman, the junior crosby, has apologised woman, thejunior crosby, has apologised for her attendance. also questions over a tory mp sir bernard jenkin. it is alleged he was there. interesting because he was one of the people who investigated boris johnson over whether he told lies to parliament about partygate and parties in downing street. this keeps coming back. one thing that is not coming back, i should just say, is investigations into boris johnson. there were some events in downing street and chequers that were passed on to the police by the government, the cabinet office.

police have said they will not look into them, they do not pass the threshold. rishi sunak was hoping as prime minister he would be able to bury this stuff and move on. it is more complicated than that. also damaging for the conservative party. thank you. king charles will be presented with scotland's crown jewels later, in a ceremony at st giles' cathedral in edinburgh to mark his coronation. he'll receive the crown and sceptre, which form part of the honours of scotland — as well as a new sword named after the late queen elizabeth. and you can watch coverage of the ceremony today on bbc one, from 1.30pm. the daughter of captain sir tom moore has been told to knock down an unauthorised building used as a spa after a planning application was rejected. hannah ingram—moore and her husband used the captain tom foundation name on the first plans for the building, with later revised plans turned down.

the charity is also no longer taking donations or making payments due to an ongoing inquiry into its finances. the tv presenter fiona phillips has revealed she's been diagnosed with alzheimer's. the 62—year—old, who used to present gmtv and appeared as a contestant on strictly, says she was told a year ago she had the disease, after suffering months of "brain fog and anxiety. " israeli forces have begun pulling out ofjenin after a two—day military operation in which 12 palestinians died, along with an israeli soldier. the israelis say they uncovered militant hideouts, bomb—making sites and weapons stores. the palestinian foreign ministry described it as "open war against the people ofjenin". schools in england face further disruption today, and again on friday, as teachers in the national education union strike over pay.

our reporter celestina olulode joins us from a picket line in south london. we can see the teachers and some of the peoples. what sort of disruption will this cause?— will this cause? good morning. you 'oin me will this cause? good morning. you join me from _ will this cause? good morning. you join me from what _ will this cause? good morning. you join me from what is _ will this cause? good morning. you join me from what is a _ will this cause? good morning. you join me from what is a very - will this cause? good morning. you join me from what is a very lively i join me from what is a very lively picket line in south london. in fact, in the last few minutes but we have seen cars driving down here, honking their horns in support. you ask about the level of disruption. the last strike in may lead to less than 50% of schools remaining open. that is of course very challenging for a number of parents but, in the last few minutes, i have spoken to one parent called alex, he has two children at this school. he says overall in the long run their strike will be beneficial. in fact, around

the rest of the uk, disputes continue with only scotland reaching a deal. why is the national education union and its members striking? the union says it wants the government to publish the recommendations of an independent pay review. it is thought that pay review will recommend that teachers are paid more than the 4.3% pay increase that the government offered and has been rejected. the department for education says that the offer on the table is fair and reasonable but if you ask anyone here, that really doesn't wash with them. the national education union says that the government risks dragging out the current dispute. thank you very much indeed. a group of mps have said the government wasted billions of taxpayers' money on unusable ppe and warned about an "alarming" lack of plans for an emergency stockpile forfuture pandemics.

in a report, the commons public accounts committee said the department of health and social care had "written off" nearly £15 billion of inventory in the past two years. the government said that at the time they were working to procure ppe in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic. the committee's chair said lessons could still be learnt. well, we've got several thousand — 9,500 shipping containers of ppe. the department of health and social care does not know what it has got. some of it it's burning as it goes through its inventory on it. i mean, this is really not confidence in the procurement process. what we recognised as a committee at the very early stages of the pandemic, there was a lot of urgent need to get ppe in. we have seen lax controls, lax finances and now we have a real challenge about how to deal with the huge stockpile of out of date and often not very useful ppe. bedtime may be slightly delayed this evening for our younger viewers.

actor tom hardy is returning to cbeebies bedtime stories for a special episode marking the 75th anniversary of the nhs. hello, i am tom. sitting here with the birds singing and the sun shining and i feel really good, especially as i am about to read you a bedtime story. the british star has become one of their most popular readers, with his past appearances being watched more than 2 million times on bbc iplayer. i expect not all of them were preschool children.— i expect not all of them were preschool children. many of them were mums _ preschool children. many of them were mums and _ preschool children. many of them were mums and dads, _ preschool children. many of them were mums and dads, i _ preschool children. many of them were mums and dads, i suspect. | this evening, he will be reading zog and the flying doctors byjulia donaldson, alongside his french bulldog, blue. i think blue will have quite a lot of fans as well. it is 12 minutes past eight. it is the third day of wimbledon and carol is there to tell us about the weather.

it looks dry, doesn't it? much betterthan — it looks dry, doesn't it? much better than yesterday. - it looks dry, doesn't it? much better than yesterday. we i it looks dry, doesn't it? much i better than yesterday. we have it looks dry, doesn't it? him better than yesterday. we have come inside centre court. the roof is firmly on but it will be off in the next hour. did you know it will take 7500 wimbledon umbrellas to cover the same area as the retractable roof? the roof on centre court cannot be opened or closed if the wind speed is above 43 mph and it takes up to ten minutes to close and then a further 20 to 30 minutes for then a further 20 to 30 minutes for the air management system to recreate the correct playing conditions. inside, it is toasty warm. outside under the cloud are we that nippy. the sun is already up and out. the forecast for us all todayis and out. the forecast for us all today is one of sunshine a day few showers. the showers will be hit and miss. many of us will miss them and get away with a dry day. as

temperatures rise, that in itself will produce the odd shower. here and there there will be lighter and long lasting as the main we had yesterday. temperatures up to 19 or 20 degrees today because that may be in the sunshine we could squeeze out a 21. this evening and overnight most of the showers will fade. there will be clear skies. through the night the cloud will build across northern ireland and western scotland. by the end of the night will have light, patchy rain coming in across northern ireland and the wind will start to strengthen. overnight lows pulling away to roughly between seven and 11 degrees. tomorrow most of us will start of driver sunshine. we will have cloud over western scotland and northern ireland and then the rain coming in as we go through the course of the day. the wind picking up course of the day. the wind picking up as well, particularly in the west and particularly through the irish sea. mother tomorrow with highs up

to 22 degrees. then it is going to turn hotter as we head towards the latter part of the week. still the risk of some showers. in between some sunshine. risk of some showers. in between some sunshine-— risk of some showers. in between some sunshine. that grass looking aerfect, some sunshine. that grass looking perfect. isn't _ some sunshine. that grass looking perfect, isn't it?! _ some sunshine. that grass looking perfect, isn't it?! this _ some sunshine. that grass looking perfect, isn't it?! this could i some sunshine. that grass looking perfect, isn't it?! this could be i some sunshine. that grass looking perfect, isn't it?! this could be my rarden, it perfect, isn't it?! this could be my garden. it looks — perfect, isn't it?! this could be my garden, it looks exactly _ perfect, isn't it?! this could be my garden, it looks exactly like i perfect, isn't it?! this could be my garden, it looks exactly like this. i garden, it looks exactly like this. a carol plasma actually does. her rarden a carol plasma actually does. her garden looks _ a carol plasma actually does. her garden looks like _ a carol plasma actually does. her garden looks like wimbledon. it i garden looks like wimbledon. it does. —— carol�*s actually does. this week, when is from her garden. —— wimbledon is from her garden. king charles will be presented with the honours of scotland — the nation's crown jewels — at a special ceremony of thanksgiving in edinburgh later today. there will be a royal procession and a people's procession along the royal mile, before a service at

st giles' cathedral. graham satchell is there. i know preparations have been ongoing for some time but it is getting very close now. it ongoing for some time but it is getting very close now.- ongoing for some time but it is getting very close now. it is. we are a couple _ getting very close now. it is. we are a couple of— getting very close now. it is. we are a couple of hours _ getting very close now. it is. we are a couple of hours away i getting very close now. it is. we are a couple of hours away from| getting very close now. it is. we i are a couple of hours away from the official kick—off, if you like. there have been preparations for months and months. key rehearsals in the last couple of days. it is not a scottish coronation what is happening today. we already had that in westminster abbey. it is an important moment, and they meant for the people of scotland to mark the new reign of king charles and queen camilla and for the monarchy itself to recognise the importance of scotland's place in the united kingdom. scotland one of the first nation state in europe to have a monarchy as its head established in 1893, well before england. there will be a good deal of pomp and ceremony today. let me run you through the events. at one 15p and we will see the people's procession making its way from edinburgh castle down the royal mile. the crown jewels will arrive at st giles'

cathedral. laterthe jewels will arrive at st giles' cathedral. later the royal family will come up from the palace of holyroodhouse, up the mile to st giles' cathedral. the service itself starts at 2:15pm and the last full round about an hour. the whole day is finished off with an raf flypast, the raf flying over the royal mile. we have been speaking to some of the people who have been taking part in the ceremonies today. redford barracks and the marvellously named shetland pony called corporal cruachan iv is getting ready for today's duties. let's get your uniform on, get you ready for work, buddy. corporal cruachan is the regimental mascot for the royal regiment of scotland and will be leading the people's procession ahead of today's service. it's very humbling to be part of the parade itself, especially representing the regiment as a pony major. and what about cruachan? well, it's part of hisjob. he likes to show off. i mean, there's no better time

to show off than in front of all the crowds. across edinburgh and more preparations. the magnificent greys of the royal scots dragoon guards will also be part of the procession today. it seems so fitting that as the senior and only cavalry regiment of scotland, that we are playing a part and that we are leading that element of the parade. it's a huge privilege. a small vignette that is not by contrivance. the horses on parade on the day will be monarch, regent, prince and duke. the last time edinburgh saw a national service of dedication was 1953, the streets crowded with people for queen elizabeth. archive: now, the scottish crown is offered to the queen. _ the centrepiece of the service, both then and today, the presentation of the honours of scotland, the oldest crownjewels in britain, dating back to the 151i0s. king charles and queen camilla at a garden party at the palace of holyroodhouse in edinburgh.

the king has always had a deep affection for scotland. he supports a range of charities and foundations. but what do people here think of him? a poll suggests there is much less enthusiasm for the monarchy in scotland than other parts of the uk. almost three quarters of scots, for example, said they didn't care about the coronation. at the moment i think there's something of the order of 46% support for the monarchy, less than in england. i think honestly the monarchy is simply taken as a given, as part of the routine environment of british life, and it's no big deal. st giles' cathedral and a final rehearsal for the service, which will be full of music. the ayoub sisters, sarah and laura, will be performing a medley of traditional scottish melodies. we've literally grown up with these

several tunes and over the years we've kind of woven them into a medley. it was the first single we have released as the ayoub sisters, and kind of the story of that continues as we get to perform it at the service today. it's a huge honour to be performing at this service. we know his majesty is a cellist, a keen musician, so for us to contribute the way that we love, with music and music being the forefront of the celebration, is such a deep honour. today's service may be greeted with complete indifference by many in scotland. for others it will be a symbolic reminder of the union of the scottish and english crowns in 1603, and the cement that binds the peoples of these islands together. let's have a quick chat with some people taking part in what is happening today. we have lowered

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people get to do something like this, it is — people get to do something like this, it is very— people get to do something like this, it is very exciting. - people get to do something like this, it is very exciting. what. people get to do something like this, it is very exciting. what did ou think this, it is very exciting. what did you think about the _ this, it is very exciting. what did you think about the ceremony i this, it is very exciting. what did i you think about the ceremony when you think about the ceremony when you heard it was happening? i didn't know much about _ you heard it was happening? i didn't know much about it. _ you heard it was happening? i didn't know much about it. when - you heard it was happening? i didn't know much about it. when i - you heard it was happening? i didn't know much about it. when i was i you heard it was happening? i didn't| know much about it. when i was told at the _ know much about it. when i was told at the start _ know much about it. when i was told at the start of the year i was going to be _ at the start of the year i was going to be part — at the start of the year i was going to be part of it, it is a big deal now — to be part of it, it is a big deal now with— to be part of it, it is a big deal now. with the honour to represent my school _ now. with the honour to represent my school and _ now. with the honour to represent my school and my family. i am really delighted — school and my family. i am really delighted actually.— school and my family. i am really delighted actually. have you been learninr delighted actually. have you been learning much _ delighted actually. have you been learning much about _ delighted actually. have you been learning much about the - delighted actually. have you been learning much about the history i delighted actually. have you been| learning much about the history of this? the crown you are escorting dates back to 1543? it is this? the crown you are escorting dates back to 1543?— dates back to 1543? it is very old. i have been _ dates back to 1543? it is very old. i have been hearing _ dates back to 1543? it is very old. i have been hearing bits- dates back to 1543? it is very old. i have been hearing bits and i dates back to 1543? it is very old. i have been hearing bits and bobs here and — i have been hearing bits and bobs here and there. _ i have been hearing bits and bobs here and there. i— i have been hearing bits and bobs here and there. i am _ i have been hearing bits and bobs here and there. i am a _ i have been hearing bits and bobs here and there. i am a bit- i have been hearing bits and bobs| here and there. i am a bit nervous i have been hearing bits and bobsi here and there. i am a bit nervous i -et here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my— here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my facts— here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my facts wrong _ here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my facts wrong. it _ here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my facts wrong. it is _ here and there. i am a bit nervous i get my facts wrong. it is really- get my facts wrong. it is really historic— get my facts wrong. it is really historic occasion _ get my facts wrong. it is really historic occasion and _ get my facts wrong. it is really historic occasion and i - get my facts wrong. it is really historic occasion and i am i get my facts wrong. it is really. historic occasion and i am really honoured — historic occasion and i am really honoured to _ historic occasion and i am really honoured to be _ historic occasion and i am really honoured to be part— historic occasion and i am really honoured to be part of- historic occasion and i am really honoured to be part of it, - historic occasion and i am really honoured to be part of it, so... i historic occasion and i am really i honoured to be part of it, so... let me ask you. _ honoured to be part of it, so... me ask you, you have basically honoured to be part of it, so...- me ask you, you have basically been organising everything, is that right? i organising everything, is that rirht? ., ., , ., right? i would hardly say i have orranised right? i would hardly say i have organised everything. - right? i would hardly say i have organised everything. i - right? i would hardly say i have organised everything. i have i right? i would hardly say i have. organised everything. i have had fabulous — organised everything. i have had fabulous people working with me from all over— fabulous people working with me from all over the _ fabulous people working with me from all over the public sector. i am a great _

all over the public sector. i am a great believer in team scotland. that is _ great believer in team scotland. that is why i have encouraged young people _ that is why i have encouraged young people to _ that is why i have encouraged young people to come and join us as escorts — people to come and join us as escorts for— people to come and join us as escorts for the crown. they are the talent _ escorts for the crown. they are the talent in _ escorts for the crown. they are the talent in schools and the talent in the public— talent in schools and the talent in the public sector. at the end of the day the _ the public sector. at the end of the day the buck stops with me and i will be _ day the buck stops with me and i will be taken and beheaded if it goes _ will be taken and beheaded if it goes wrong. will be taken and beheaded if it goes wrong-— will be taken and beheaded if it goes wrong. will be taken and beheaded if it rroeswron. , , goes wrong. maybe you can help us ex-lain for goes wrong. maybe you can help us explain for you _ goes wrong. maybe you can help us explain for you what _ goes wrong. maybe you can help us explain for you what you _ goes wrong. maybe you can help us explain for you what you think- goes wrong. maybe you can help us explain for you what you think the i explain for you what you think the significance of the service is today? i significance of the service is toda ? ., ~ significance of the service is toda ? . ,, ., , ., ., today? i am keen to use what we have historically had — today? i am keen to use what we have historically had moderniser_ today? i am keen to use what we have historically had moderniser and - today? i am keen to use what we have historically had moderniser and make | historically had moderniser and make it alive _ historically had moderniser and make it alive today and give us a sense of what _ it alive today and give us a sense of what our — it alive today and give us a sense of what our national identity is all about _ of what our national identity is all about. also a sense of civic pride. today— about. also a sense of civic pride. today for— about. also a sense of civic pride. today for me is a welcome to the kin- today for me is a welcome to the king and — today for me is a welcome to the king and queen to scotland on the first formal visit. that is something that is important. hospitality should be right through scottish— hospitality should be right through scottish society. secondly it is about — scottish society. secondly it is about bringing the old traditions alive in— about bringing the old traditions alive in the world and passing them onto the _ alive in the world and passing them onto the next generation. the symbols — onto the next generation. the symbols of the crown, the sceptre

and sword. — symbols of the crown, the sceptre and sword, representing the continuity of monarchy within scotland _ continuity of monarchy within scotland. ~ , ., ~' continuity of monarchy within scotland. ~ , ., ~ , scotland. why do you think there is less enthusiasm _ scotland. why do you think there is less enthusiasm for _ scotland. why do you think there is less enthusiasm for the _ scotland. why do you think there is less enthusiasm for the monarchy i scotland. why do you think there is| less enthusiasm for the monarchy in scotland than other parts of the uk? we live in a diverse society. i should — we live in a diverse society. i should not— we live in a diverse society. i should not think anybody thinks the same _ should not think anybody thinks the same way— should not think anybody thinks the same way as i thought. it would be very strange. there is a diverse population— very strange. there is a diverse population at their with diverse views — population at their with diverse views. young people come with a different— views. young people come with a different perspective. it is views. young people come with a different perspective.— different perspective. it is not 'ust different perspective. it is not just young _ different perspective. it is not just young people. _ different perspective. it is not just young people, the - different perspective. it is not just young people, the first i just young people, the first minister is a republican. the first minister is a republican. the first minister has _ minister is a republican. the first minister has stated _ minister is a republican. the first minister has stated he _ minister is a republican. the first minister has stated he is - minister is a republican. the first minister has stated he is a - minister has stated he is a republican but he is someone who holds _ republican but he is someone who holds together the whole of scotland and he _ holds together the whole of scotland and he represents part of it, he is and he represents part of it, he is a politician, — and he represents part of it, he is a politician, he participated in these — a politician, he participated in these services and these activities and that— these services and these activities and that is— these services and these activities and that is his role. i am very proud — and that is his role. i am very proud that— and that is his role. i am very proud that the first minister will be with— proud that the first minister will be with us in the cathedral today. that doesn't take away from personal views _ that doesn't take away from personal views i_ that doesn't take away from personal views. i think we spend half our time _ views. i think we spend half our time trying _ views. i think we spend half our time trying to divide each other

rather— time trying to divide each other rather than bring them together with the great _ rather than bring them together with the great celebration of scottish pride _ the great celebration of scottish pride and scottish civic sense that is important to me.— is important to me. thank you all very much- _ is important to me. thank you all very much. good _ is important to me. thank you all very much. good luck— is important to me. thank you all very much. good luck today i is important to me. thank you all very much. good luck today with | is important to me. thank you all i very much. good luck today with the big responsibility you have got guarding the crown. this is an event that may divide opinion a little bit in scotland. you may be able to see this yellow flag saying abolish the monarchy. police say there will be protest by republican groups. but it is nonetheless something that is seen to be very important for a significant part of the scottish population. as i said in the piece. for some this is the cement binding that people of the islands together. from edinburgh, back to you. thank ou. and there will be coverage of that event throughout the afternoon on bbc one, starting with a special programme at1.30pm — a scottish service of thanksgiving and dedication. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have

in store with gethin and michelle. they are not alone. they are. coming up... the price of holidays has soared by 30%. and whilst many are desperately trying to catch a break with finances, on top of rising mortgages and bills, it's a luxury millions don't want to give up. today the bbc�*s cost of living correspondent colletta smith explains why not using your local airport could save hundreds, especially if you fly on a wednesday. plus, they're part of the family, but you can't take them everywhere. drjames greenwood has tips on how to keep pets happy if you need to leave them at home. i have advice, including why a "licky tray" can keep boredom at bay. and, we're celebrating the nhs' 75th birthday today. meeting the consultant who says she owes her family's life

to the health service after being placed into an induced coma with covid — all whilst pregnant with twins and working on the frontline. that is some story. also, we're finding out what dr punam is seeing in her surgery this week. it's all about headaches today as lots of people are coming to me who don't often get them. i'll explain why the weather could be to blame, and how a symptom diary can help find triggers. and it's almost 20 years since she won bbc young musician of the year, grammy winning violinist nicola benedetti shares why playing for the royals this afternoon is a career highlight. it has been some career. she is amazing. see you at 9:15am. you are not tempted to join you are not tempted tojoin in? funny you should mention that. keep watching from quarter past nine. you are in for a treat. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london i'm luxmy gopal. today marks 75 years of the nhs. landmarks across the capital will be lit up blue later to celebrate the health service. but, for many londoners, the state of the nhs remains a key issue. a senior official has told the bbc, efforts continue to tackle staff shortages and clear a huge backlog of operations, as the nhs recovers from the pandemic. we've always thought in terms of recovering from covid in a sort of five year timescale, and we're about three years into that. so, you know, those numbers will start to come down, but we knew they were going to get worse. and i think, probably in the next 12 to 18 months, we will start to see those numbers coming back to a level that will feel a bit more manageable. and there are events going on around london today to celebrate the 75th anniversary. let us know if you're doing anything special to celebrate — email us and share your pictures at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk.

teachers across london are back on the picket line today. members of the national education union are taking their sixth day of national strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions. they'll walk out again on friday. tributes are being paid to millwall fc�*s chairman and owner, john berylson, who died in what the club described as a tragic accident. it says the 70—year—old american businessman was a person of remarkable generosity, warmth, and kindness. it's notjust the nhs marking a momentous milestone — sonogropher pat farrant turns 75 this year too. she's been telling bbc london about her 54 years at the nhs, including having a room named after her at king's college hospital. it's wonderful to be involved as part of a team because you feel a little fish in a great big pond. and that's what we're all here for, just to help the patients and hopefully get them better. it's a wonderful career and i have

enjoyed every minute of it. let's take a look at your travel news now. there's good service on all lines. we'll keep you updated if anything changes throughout this morning now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we've had quite a bit of rain over the last 12 hours or so. the feature bringing that heavy, persistent rain is just clearing through the early hours, as you can see. it leads the way to a brighter start this morning and a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. but it's a dry start, plenty of sunshine. gradually we will start to see the cloud bubbling up, and then those showers fairly frequent for a time, one or two of which could be sharp. but the breeze, a westerly, blowing that through fairly swiftly. temperatures today getting up to 21 celsius. there is a little more sunshine around today, so a little warmer than yesterday. overnight those showers fade. it is largely dry and clear. things start to settle down a little bit. the minimum temperature dropping down to eight celsius, so in single figures. but a bright start to thursday.

lots of sunshine around for tomorrow, perhaps a little bit of patchy cloud. a south—westerly breeze tomorrow, temperatures a touch warmer, but warmer still on friday and saturday. that's it from us for — your next bbc london news, travel and weather update is in around half an hour. bye. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. plans for mass closures of ticket offices across england are expected to be revealed today. some will remain in large stations, but elsewhere staff will be on concourses to sell tickets, offer travel advice and help people with accessibility. ben can tell us more. so, change, but not necessarily staff disappearing? no, just staff being used in different ways. we have had reports of this announcement was coming for

some time. it is a source of tension between the rail operators and the unions. let me explain more. later this morning the rail delivery group is expected to confirm its proposals, a consultation on its plans to close nearly all ticket offices in england over the next three years. at the moment about three years. at the moment about three in five stations have a ticket office. and some of those will remain in the larger stations. but kiosks are increasingly underused. that is what is driving this decision. the rail delivery group says that in 1995 the vast majority of tickets were sold at station booths. that number has plummeted to 12% on average. passengers are instead mostly buying online, or on a phone app, or perhaps using machines. by freeing staff up behind at last, the ideas they can help passengers on the concourse, the platforms, including selling

tickets. the question is though, what do passengers make of these changes? i do normally use self service ones to buy my ticket. but plenty of times i have had to go and get a replacement ticket or something like that. or if i have ended up having my train cancelled, need to get an interim ticket for somewhere else, or a different route like that, it's so much easier to speak to a member of staff. to be honest, i don't use it. so, yeah. i do it all online on a flexi ticket. i'm not sure if that's what you wanted to hear. we do definitely need an in—person kind of ticket office, yeah, it's important, quite vital. yeah. unfortunately, everything i is becoming digital these days. not just ticket offices, i it's a much wider issue. the entire way we shop, etc, like with a self checkout. i i think it's an unfortunate thing. but _ for the sake ofjobs_ i would like to see it staying open. the rail unions are strongly opposed to this. they say diminishes the rail network and have previously

warned of further strikes. there is more industrial action scheduled for later this month. disability groups have also said they fear it would hinder accessibility. the department for transport have been in touch this morning. they are keen to stress it will be the start of a public consultation. people can make their concerns known. we will get more details when the official announcement is made later today. thank you. more of that on bbc news through the day. right now we can go back to wimbledon. it has been such a beautiful morning. little bits of sunshine. john is there. oh, my goodness, you have a little friend behind you. i don't think you have spotted rufus. he often is, isn't it? you see rufus all over the place. we make a lot of friends here at wimbledon. a lot of animalfriends. arguably we have friends here at wimbledon. a lot of animal friends. arguably we have the best seat in the house. joining us here on centre court this morning with the roof on at the moment. there is the odd chance of a shower. i don't think we will see the

wash—out we saw yesterday, which meant there was very little play on the outside courts. a little to no ply- the outside courts. a little to no ply. it means 87 matches still to be played today. —— little to no play. because of the rooves on court number one on centre court eight matches were completed. andy murray beat ryan peniston in that all british affair, what somebody princess of wales and roger federer. a lovely exchange between federer and andy murray. over on court number one, cameron norrie, semifinalist last year, can he emulate those achievement after he booked his place in the second round as well? andy swiss can tell us. sport doesn't get much soggier. but despite yesterday's deluge at wimbledon, the rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm. inside centre court andy murray, watched by the now retired roger federer and the princess of wales. no pressure. and murray didn't

seem to feel much as, after a sluggish start, he was soon giving ryan peniston the run around. ten years on from his first wimbledon title, a straight sets win and a nerve—free start, especially with that audience. it was amazing to have some royalty here, but also some tennis royalty as well. cheering. so, yeah, i'm hoping i'm fit and ready for a good run. also through is the british number one cameron norrie. a semifinalist last year, he battled past tomas machac. thank goodness wimbledon has two courts with rooves over them, because for most of the fans and players here, day two was one of frustration. there was only an hour's play on the outside courts, including katie boulter�*s match, before those dreaded words. ladies and gentlemen,

play is suspended. i on went the covers and they never came off. but even on this dreariest of days, for a few fans it was still worth it. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. delighted to sayjoining us on centre court is the former british number one, and cable funk. what did you make of it all yesterday? andy murray against ryan peniston. what murray against ryan peniston. what an atmosphere? _ murray against ryan peniston. what an atmosphere? it _ murray against ryan peniston. what an atmosphere? it was _ murray against ryan peniston. kle�*ué�*ii an atmosphere? it was great. murray against ryan peniston. eta"usgt an atmosphere? it was great. it was great to see two british guys out there on centre court. i felt for ryan. anybody else but andy murray he would have had the full support of the crowd. it was another start from andy. once he got the first break he motored on and looked in total control. the fact he was able total control. the fact he was able to finish the match in straight sets, it was an efficient display. we now come apart from his performance, one of the big talking point yesterday was the weather, which meant next to no play on the

outside courts. katie boulter, the british number one, she was in action. she should resume today. i suppose coming into this a bit more pressure on her shoulders? she is british number one. people looking to her? , british number one. people looking toher? , , ., , british number one. people looking toher? , , ., to her? yes, expectations are hirher. to her? yes, expectations are higher- she — to her? yes, expectations are higher. she will— to her? yes, expectations are higher. she willfeel- to her? yes, expectations are higher. she will feel that. i to her? yes, expectations are i higher. she will feel that. also, the fact she is paying somebody who has been out for a long time. her ranking is not where it was. katie is ranked a significantly higher. but she is in a battle. yesterday would have been a difficult day for all the players who started. they would have been hanging around here for hours, not sure whether they would get back on. coming out today with a fresh mindset. perhaps a different game plan. conditions will be heavy today because it is not particularly warm. it is difficult for somebody like katie boulter, who has got big strides, to be rewarded as easily. she will have to work harder for those as easily. she will have to work harderfor those points. hopefully,

the british public will get behind her and help you get over the line. as they willjodie burrage, another british player, who has the honour of playing on centre court this morning. what a huge moment for her. somebody we are not familiar with, partly because of the injuries she has had through her career, but somebody you know very well? yeah, it has been tough _ somebody you know very well? yeah, it has been tough for— somebody you know very well? yeah, it has been tough forjodie _ somebody you know very well? yeah, it has been tough forjodie in - somebody you know very well? yeah, it has been tough forjodie in the i it has been tough forjodie in the last few years. this is a huge moment, going out onto centre court for the first time. the nerves will be there, no doubt about it. there is no better place to play tennis. and for every british player, orfor any player, you dream about walking out on this court and performing to the best of your ability and winning. but it will not be an easy match. has a keener reach the final in eastbourne last week. she has been tying well. jodie will have most of the fans here on centre court behind her. that should help lift her and the adrenaline levels will be high. igrate lift her and the adrenaline levels will be high-— lift her and the adrenaline levels will be hirh. . will be high. we saw the defending cham-ion, will be high. we saw the defending champion, elaine _

will be high. we saw the defending champion, elaine arrived _ will be high. we saw the defending champion, elaine arrived back i will be high. we saw the defending champion, elaine arrived back in i will be high. we saw the defending | champion, elaine arrived back in it, three is see novak djokovic back in action today againstjordan thompson. how do you foresee, when you look at those bigger players, how do you foresee it playing out as we head towards the second week? look, i think any men's draw, novak djokovic might be the second seed, but given his record here, he is still very much the favourite. he looked pretty good on monday. and for the women's champion, when you have got roger federer and the princess of wales watching you, you are bound to feel nervous. it was a slow start for her, but she got going. if you are against the big seeds in the early rounds, that is when they are most vulnerable. you have to go out there and give it your best shot.— have to go out there and give it your best shot. sitting here, you are saying _ your best shot. sitting here, you are saying then, _ your best shot. sitting here, you are saying then, what _ your best shot. sitting here, you are saying then, what incredible | are saying then, what incredible setting this is for tenants. you think about the moments that you have played here. roger federer, the prince of wales —— princess of wales, tennis royalty, royalty, here

yesterday to watch andy murray. wimbledon is unique. can you liken it to any other tournament in tennis? , , , ., ., ., tennis? does this stand-alone? i believe so- _ tennis? does this stand-alone? i believe so- i— tennis? does this stand-alone? i believe so. i am _ tennis? does this stand-alone? i believe so. i am biased. - tennis? does this stand-alone? i believe so. i am biased. the i tennis? does this stand-alone? i. believe so. i am biased. the players will tell you what makes wimbledon so special is the tradition. there is not a flower out of place. you are treated so well. the facilities and everything. and the fact you get to play on grass. grass court season is such short season. you don't have a huge amount of time to prepare. and you have to be ready to go. it is unique. and the players appreciate that. and everything that comes with it. that is what makes this tournament so special. we see so many fans come through the gates and support all the players. you can't help but walk away feeling, yes, wimbledon is different. wimbledon is special. wimbledon is a tournament i want to come back to. it is a privilege to be here. great to speak to you. thank you for joining us. we wait to see how it

plays out today. we have got plenty more to bring you this morning. just looking at the court behind me, a lot of preparation still being done on the surface here as it will be on the outside courts, but we covers are off, which is the important thing. they weather looking better. it is a busy summer of sport. i think it is fair to say that plenty will be watching what plays out tomorrow at headingley as the ashes series resumes between england and australia, not least because of that jonny bairstow incident. we now there won't be ollie pope. he is missing because of injury. that is one of the talking points. joe root says england will want to do their talking on the pitch and they need to forget that incident, that controversial dismissal ofjonny bairstow, as they prepare for the third ashes test. i think that's the way to respond, isn't it, i put it into your performance? however you feel about it, | it's very much divided a lot

of opinions, and everyone will have their own feelings on that, - and that's fine. you know, everyone is entitled to that. i but i guess as a player it's how you want to play the game, i how you want to be remembered. joe root trying to move on from that incident. i am joe root trying to move on from that incident. iam not joe root trying to move on from that incident. i am not sure the crowd will. meanwhile, today england's women will be aiming to keep their own ashes series alive. they trail australia 6—0 in their multi—format series after the tourists won the test series to win four points straight away. england must win the remaining five matches to win the ashes, starting with tonight's t20 at the oval. yeah, i think i've seen a test match used to be four days, so obviously it's four points for that win to get a result. but obviously, now it's five days, i think four points is quite a lot and obviously puts a lot of pressure on us now to win the next few games. it's something to look ahead to in the future, but for now,

we've got to do what we've got to do, and that's win the next five games. one other cricket line to bring you. and scotland are just one match away from qualifying for october's one—day world cup. they beat zimbabwe yesterday — to end their own hopes of qualifying for the world cup themselves. scotland will reach the world cup if they beat the netherlands on thursday. there was disappointment for mark cavendish at the tour de france, as his wait for a record—breaking 35th stage win goes on. cavendish was well placed going into the home straight. but in a frantic finish, belgium's yasper philipsen outpaced everybody to win his second stage in a row. cavendish was fifth. britain's adam yates still leads the race by six seconds, but he's got a big day ahead in the mountains later today. at the women's giro d'italia, antonia niedermayer is up to second after winning stage 5.defending champion annameek van vleuten extended her lead despite coming off the road at one point. and that's because italy's elisa longo borghini, who was second, had this crash.

she finished the stage but dropped to 17th overall. an an x—ray and brain scan revealed no fractures or brain damage, but a decision will be made this morning about whether she carries on. in the last few minutes it has been announced by her team that she won't be racing today. good news that she is ok. and there's a moment of history at football club forest green rovers in league two. hannah dingley has been named their caretaker head coach, becoming the first woman to take charge of a professional men's team in english league football. she replaces duncan ferguson, who was sacked yesterday. herfirst her first match herfirst match in her first match in charge will be a friendly at melksham tomorrow. another landmark moment in english football. so, the stage is set, the roof is still on, but it should open later on with the forecast looking better today, later on with the forecast looking bettertoday, isn't later on with the forecast looking better today, isn't that right, carol? should be better conditions today. it couldn't possibly be worse. i

have a quick question. if you get this right i would be so impressed. the roof is on. if centre court was filled with tennis balls, how many do you think it would take to fill the court all the way to the roof? 10 million. john, not even close. 290 million. can you imagine if you are counting the manager dropped what a nightmare! you are quite right about the weather. a mixture of sunshine and showers. the cloud building through the day as temperatures rise. that could spark off a shower. they should not be terribly heavy and they should move through quite quickly. highs of 19 degrees. for most of us today we are looking at that mixture of sunshine and showers. not as breezy. a little bit warmer. when the cloud cover comes over it will feel cooler. the low pressure with its weather front has

now been dragged into the near continent. that is what is leaving us with the sunshine and showers. we start off with a lot of sunshine. the showers bubbling up through the day. many of us will miss them altogether. if you catch when it should move through quite quickly. temperatures ranging from about 16 in the north, to about 20 as we push further south. through this evening and overnight of the daytime showers will fade. a lot of dry weather. by the end of the night of the cloud will be building across western scotland and northern ireland, and we will start to see patchy light rain moving. the wind will also strengthen. overnight lows falling away between roughly seven and 11 degrees. a cool start tomorrow. a lot of sunshine to start. we still have the cloud in western scotland and northern ireland, and that rain moving in as well. it would be windy in the west, particularly so through the irish sea. tomorrow's temperatures higher than today. a maximum of up to about 23 degrees.

as we head into friday, for many again on friday we are starting off on a dry and sunny note. but towards the west, for western scotland and northern ireland, we have the rain to start. that will ease through the day. it will be followed by a few showers. we could see a shower or two across parts of north—west wales, north—west england, mainly in the morning. with a subtle change in the morning. with a subtle change in the wind direction towards a southerly, it will turn that bit warmer. howeverforsome. we southerly, it will turn that bit warmer. howeverfor some. we could reach 29 degrees in london, kent and east anglia. we will all feel hotter. and increasingly through the day, it is going to turn more humid. after that, day, it is going to turn more humid. afterthat, it day, it is going to turn more humid. after that, it is a mixture of sunshine and after that, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. but cooler on sunday. thank you. enjoy the rest of the day at wimbledon. it's exciting at this time of the morning when you can hear the mowers and the crowds start gathering. all morning you've been sending in your stories of how the nhs has helped you over the years,

as we mark its 75th anniversary. well, the author and poet michael rosen has many personal reasons to thank the health service. and he's here now to tell us more. you have an incredible story to tell about the nhs and how they saved you? about the nhs and how they saved ou? , :: :: ., , ., about the nhs and how they saved ou? , $1 $1 ., ., ., you? yes indeed. 2020, i was one of the covid pioneers. _ you? yes indeed. 2020, i was one of the covid pioneers. hi _ you? yes indeed. 2020, i was one of the covid pioneers. hi david, - you? yes indeed. 2020, i was one of the covid pioneers. hi david, got- the covid pioneers. hi david, got very bad, and they put me into intensive care. i was in a, for 40 days. they saved my life. —— i dipped and got very bad. however things now? not bad at all. covid knocked my eye out. there is a knock—on effect of covid if it affects your blood system. i had microbe leads on my brain and that knocked my eye and ear out. you're kind of on the wrong side of me. i

can hardly see or hear you. i’ll]! can hardly see or hear you. i'll turn my head! i'm _ can hardly see or hear you. i'll turn my head! i'm so - can hardly see or hear you. i'll turn my head! i'm so sorry. i can hardly see or hear you. i'll| turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's can hardly see or hear you. i'll- turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doinr turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing 0k- _ turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing 0k- i— turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing ok. i have _ turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing ok. i have a _ turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing ok. i have a hearing i turn my head! i'm so sorry. it's ok. i'm doing ok. i have a hearing aid. | i'm doing ok. i have a hearing aid. that helps my eye. sorry! figs i'm doing ok. i have a hearing aid. that helps my eye. sorry!- i'm doing ok. i have a hearing aid. that helps my eye. sorry! as we talk about the 75th — that helps my eye. sorry! as we talk about the 75th anniversary _ that helps my eye. sorry! as we talk about the 75th anniversary of- that helps my eye. sorry! as we talk about the 75th anniversary of the - about the 75th anniversary of the birth of the nhs, it is inspired you in many ways, hasn't it, as an author and a poet?— in many ways, hasn't it, as an author and a poet? yes, i've written about it. sometimes _ author and a poet? yes, i've written about it. sometimes amusingly. - author and a poet? yes, i've written about it. sometimes amusingly. my| about it. sometimes amusingly. my first encounter with hospitals was a bit of a joke really. i was playing cricket at school. i was very near the bat. and that the ball bent my nose. i went into the hospital with this band knows and the surgeon said, we were bang that back into shape. he had a little rubber hammer. they put me under anaesthetic. apparently, they demonstrated that micro they banged it back on line. if it looks wonky, they may have banged it too far. i remember i was 17 when i got knocked

down in the road. i was in hospital for ten weeks. that was an extraordinary time. it was in mount vernon hospital, famous for the work they did with raf pilots. the reason they did with raf pilots. the reason they could bang my nose the first time was partly because they were very expensive and all that terrible cosmetic stuff. mount vernon was a specialist hospital for cosmetic surgery. possibly still is. yeah, i had a bit of experience of that before i was 20.— had a bit of experience of that before i was 20. you write in the book as well _ before i was 20. you write in the book as well about _ before i was 20. you write in the book as well about coping - before i was 20. you write in the book as well about coping when | before i was 20. you write in the - book as well about coping when there is a sad conclusion, about loss? yes, indeed. ilost is a sad conclusion, about loss? yes, indeed. i lost my son, dear eddie. he died in 1999. he was 1919. in a way with that, i mean, it happened so quickly. basically, i put him to bed with what felt like flu, went the morning and he was

dead. but then, what was interesting to me, interesting as a funny word to me, interesting as a funny word to use, but what i had to do was find out how he died. 50 then, what i wanted to do was know what doctors knew. in fact, i wanted to do was know what doctors knew. infact, i i wanted to do was know what doctors knew. in fact, i went to the nhs, if you like, to find out how he had died, which was meningitis. so, when the bacterium enters the blood, you get what is a form of sepsis. so, to find that out was very important. and to talk to doctors, gps, in fact, that was very helpful as well. they had that follow—up, if you like, to help me with that. how important _ like, to help me with that. how important is — like, to help me with that. how important is it _ like, to help me with that. how important is it to _ like, to help me with that. how important is it to talk _ like, to help me with that. how important is it to talk about the things that are difficult?- things that are difficult? very, very important. _ things that are difficult? very, very important. i— things that are difficult? very, very important. i mean, - things that are difficult? very, | very important. i mean, people things that are difficult? very, - very important. i mean, people talk of a talking cure. i would add on a writing cure. there are ways of writing cure. there are ways of writing about these things that i find incredibly helpful. i call it

unfolding. it is a way for me to describe. you don't have to write in great long dressy sentences. you can write about things very simply. for example, when i came out of the,, doctors would keep coming to my bedside and say, you are very poorly. i rememberthinking, do they mean i was a bit, you know, that i had the flu, or i nearly died? i thought it was funny that use this word. instead of addressing it all up, i wrote down any piece of paper, very poorly. i sort of looked at it. that is what i mean by unfolding. you can do that kind of writing. we are 'ust you can do that kind of writing. we are just seeing those pictures of you in hospital. going through the worst of it. when you see those images of yourself, can you even remember that time when you are very poorly? remember that time when you are very oorl ? ., , poorly? no. the interesting thing about being _ poorly? no. the interesting thing about being in — poorly? no. the interesting thing about being in a _ poorly? no. the interesting thing about being in a is _ poorly? no. the interesting thing about being in a is you _ poorly? no. the interesting thing about being in a is you don't - poorly? no. the interesting thing | about being in a is you don't really remember anything. about being in a is you don't really rememberanything. it's about being in a is you don't really remember anything. it's quite funny because i sometimes have to talk to

nhs workers, and anaesthetists invited me to come and speak to them. they asked me what it was like. i said, them. they asked me what it was like. isaid, you them. they asked me what it was like. i said, you will be pleased to now, i have no idea, you did a great job! they asked me to talk for 45 minutes. that was the end of it. quite a short talk, really. you talk about the importance _ quite a short talk, really. you talk about the importance of _ quite a short talk, really. you talk about the importance of writing. l quite a short talk, really. you talk i about the importance of writing. you wrote a poem about the nhs, these are the hands. we were just wondering, would you be happy to read that to us today? i think on the 75th anniversary it would be a lovely one for us to hear.- lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for _ lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for the _ lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for the 60th, _ lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for the 60th, and - lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for the 60th, and it - lovely one for us to hear. yeah, i wrote it for the 60th, and it is i wrote it for the 60th, and it is still relevant. these are the hands that touches first, feel your head, find the pulse and make your bed. these are the hands that tap your back, test the skin, hold your arm, we'll the bin, change the bold, fix the drip, pour the we'll the bin, change the bold, fix the drip, pourthejug, replace we'll the bin, change the bold, fix the drip, pour thejug, replace your hip. these are the hands that fill the bath, mop the floor, flick the

switch, sued the sewer. currently swaps, give us a jab, throw out shops, designed the lab. and these are the hands that stop the leaks, empty the pan, wipe the pipes, carry the can, clamp the veins, make the cast, up the dow sent touches last. all those jobs all those roles, cast, up the dow sent touches last. all thosejobs all those roles, they have all come together in this one institution? the have all come together in this one institution?— have all come together in this one institution? the nhs is a great big team. and within _ institution? the nhs is a great big team. and within its _ institution? the nhs is a great big team. and within its sire - institution? the nhs is a great big team. and within its sire are - institution? the nhs is a great big team. and within its sire are all i team. and within its sire are all these small teams. i was aware of that as i was coming round the comma. people rushing to and fro. and as i write what it is they did to me, the nurses kept a patient diary that was on the repair shop this week. the amount of work they were doing in teams. there were people coming in, physiotherapists

filling in, in speech and language therapist acting as nurses in intensive care.— therapist acting as nurses in intensive care. , ., intensive care. tell us about this? my patient — intensive care. tell us about this? my patient diary. _ intensive care. tell us about this? my patient diary, or _ intensive care. tell us about this? my patient diary, or live _ intensive care. tell us about this? my patient diary, or live very - my patient diary, or live very patient diary, as i call it, was getting a bit tatty. —— my very patient diary. chris is going to repair it. spoiler alert, patient diary. chris is going to repair it. spoileralert, he patient diary. chris is going to repair it. spoiler alert, he is going to repair it! it's incredible. you say it was getting a bit tatty. i would imagine it is because you keep looking at it?— keep looking at it? that's right. one of the _ keep looking at it? that's right. one of the pages _ keep looking at it? that's right. one of the pages had _ keep looking at it? that's right. one of the pages had fallen - keep looking at it? that's right. | one of the pages had fallen out. keep looking at it? that's right. - one of the pages had fallen out. oh, dear, i got a bit overcome there. why did it mean so much to you, that diary, that account of your time in hospital? diary, that account of your time in hosital? ~ , .. hospital? well, it feels like i don't want — hospital? well, it feels like i don't want to _ hospital? well, it feels like i don't want to over _ hospital? well, it feels like i j don't want to over dramatise hospital? well, it feels like i i don't want to over dramatise it, hospital? well, it feels like i - don't want to over dramatise it, but it feels like i had died and somehow or other had come out of it. it is a bit mythological. you get a dc to the land of the dead. it felt a bit like that. —— odysseus. sometimes

it's quite funny. i know that you support arsenal. i supported derby county. you don't seem very impressed. that was one of the things. i am lying there like that with the ventilator in my mouth, you don't seem very impressed, well, now and i don't suppose i was very much impressed by much at all. at, and i don't suppose i was very much impressed by much at all.— impressed by much at all. a diary about ou impressed by much at all. a diary about you that — impressed by much at all. a diary about you that you _ impressed by much at all. a diary about you that you are _ impressed by much at all. a diary about you that you are not - impressed by much at all. a diary about you that you are not aware | impressed by much at all. a diary . about you that you are not aware of? that's right. your blood pressure decided to behave like a yo—yo. it decided to behave like a yo—yo. it is a good job you did know some of that stuff? ., ., ~ ., , that stuff? no, no. when it goes down, that stuff? no, no. when it goes down. that _ that stuff? no, no. when it goes down. that is _ that stuff? no, no. when it goes down, that is when _ that stuff? no, no. when it goes down, that is when they - that stuff? no, no. when it goes down, that is when they were . down, that is when they were worried. they had to, not exactly wake me up, but stir me so my blood pressure went up. we wake me up, but stir me so my blood pressure went up.— pressure went up. we have been askin: pressure went up. we have been asking people — pressure went up. we have been asking people for— pressure went up. we have been asking people for messages - pressure went up. we have been - asking people for messages thanking the nhs. we would like to share some of these with you. they are lovely. we have had this from edinburgh. maggie was on a business trip to york when unexpectedly she had to go

through three life—saving surgeries overjust through three life—saving surgeries over just five days. through three life—saving surgeries overjust five days. she says the whole team were amazing. but a special thank you goes out to the woman who helped give her a bath, because that was the thing that made her feel human again. because that was the thing that made herfeel human again. one of because that was the thing that made her feel human again. one of the things you talk about in your book? that's right. it said over my bed, on puree. when i came out as i said, i didn't realise this, the nurse came to my bedside and said, cottage pie today. i said, oh, came to my bedside and said, cottage pie today. isaid, oh, lovely. and then, it was puree. she then fed me because i couldn't lift my arms. i was so weak. and it tasted beautiful. i think it was probably the first by mouth, one of the first foods i had by mouth. i said, this is wonderful. the ordinariness of it. the nurse was feeding me this period cottage pie. it didn't sound too good —— it doesn't sound too gone on a wednesday morning, but it wasjust gone on a wednesday morning, but it was just heavy. gone on a wednesday morning, but it wasjust heavy. it gone on a wednesday morning, but it was just heavy. it was ambrosia. it

was just heavy. it was ambrosia. it was the food of the gods. puree and cottage pie. thank you, nurse, thank you. we cottage pie. thank you, nurse, thank ou. ~ ., you. we will give the cantina ring now. you. we will give the cantina ring now- yeah! _ you. we will give the cantina ring now. yeah! michael, _ you. we will give the cantina ring now. yeah! michael, so - you. we will give the cantina ring now. yeah! michael, so good - you. we will give the cantina ring now. yeah! michael, so good to l you. we will give the cantina ring - now. yeah! michael, so good to have ou had. now. yeah! michael, so good to have you had- so — now. yeah! michael, so good to have you had- so good _ now. yeah! michael, so good to have you had. so good to _ now. yeah! michael, so good to have you had. so good to see _ now. ie—u�* michael, so good to have you had. so good to see you looking you had. 50 good to see you looking so well. thank you for spending this day with us. michael's latest book getting better is available now. and it has reasons to be cheerful in there as well. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.