us president, joe biden, will arrive in the uk later — flying into a disagreement over sending cluster bombs to ukraine. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, is leaving china after a visit which she says put relations between the two countries on a "surer footing". and, how natural plant extract from daffodils could help limit methane emissions from cows. there are new allegations, concerning an unnamed bbc presenter, accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, beginning when they were 17. the sun newspaper claims the unnamed male presenter

was pictured in his underwear, on a video call to the teenager. it's understood the corporation is investigating the allegations — and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. bbc news impartially covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification on the story. the bbc has issued a statement about the claims. it says it takes any allegations very seriously and it attempts to speak to those who've contacted them to get further details. but it pointed out if it gets no reply or receive no further contact that can limit its ability to progress things but that doesn't mean the enquiries stop. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. what more can you tell us? well, es, what more can you tell us? well, yes. these _ what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious _ what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious allegations - what more can you tell us? vii yes, these serious allegations have been made in the sun newspaper over the weekend concerning somebody that they describe as a top bbc staff.

the newspaper said the well known name paid more than £35,000 to a young individual in return sexually explicit photographs of them. something that the newspaper says began when the young individual in question were 17 years old and legally still a child. the bbc, of course, has questions to answer on this. the young individual�*s family said they complained to the bbc earlier this year but the bbc kept the person on air. now, the bbc says it takes any allegations very seriously. that it attempts to speaks to those who contacted them and get further details but it pointed out, if it gets no reply receives no further contact aiken limit its ability to progress things but that doesn't mean that inquiries stop. but that doesn't mean that inquiries sto -. . , ,

but that doesn't mean that inquiries sto. . , , ., ., “ stop. really is mounting on the bbc riaht now, stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now. isn't _ stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now, isn't it? _ stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now, isn't it? yes, _ stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now, isn't it? yes, it _ stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now, isn't it? yes, it is. - stop. really is mounting on the bbc right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the i right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the presenter— right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the presenter in _ right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the presenter in question, _ right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the presenter in question, who - right now, isn't it? yes, it is. the| presenter in question, who hasn't been named, we understand isn't scheduled to be on air in the near future but we haven't been able to establish whether they have been formally suspended. the bbc also are facing questions over how they responded to the young individual�*s family's inquiries and of course, this is something that has the potential to, and in all probability, is already causing significant reputational damage to the bbc that this goes on.- the bbc that this goes on. thanks very much- _ the bbc that this goes on. thanks very much. let's _ the bbc that this goes on. thanks very much. let's hear _ the bbc that this goes on. thanks very much. let's hear some - the bbc that this goes on. thanks very much. let's hear some of. the bbc that this goes on. thanks | very much. let's hear some of the reaction to this now. let's hear some of the reaction to this now. stewart purvis, former chief executive of itn, highlighted the two main questions surrounding the bbc right now. 0ne one is can you trust the bbc to follow up on allegations? so you've got to the sun this morning on the inside page, you are the eight questions we asked the bbc and they were not answer any of them. some of them are quite basic questions. then you've got the political angle which is can you expect the bbc to be

honest with about what they find? i mean, we don't know whether this person watch the news are somewhere else so it can't be assuming that they work in news but we have to say that the has worked incredibly hard in recent times on trying to reinforce its position as the nation's broadcaster of trust. this does not help. find nation's broadcaster of trust. this does not help-— does not help. and if you were in the bbc right _ does not help. and if you were in the bbc right now, _ does not help. and if you were in the bbc right now, what - does not help. and if you were in the bbc right now, what would . does not help. and if you were in i the bbc right now, what would you does not help. and if you were in - the bbc right now, what would you be doing? how would you be trying to manage what the newspapers also is a crisis and many people would agree it is already?— it is already? first of all, you have to gather— it is already? first of all, you have to gather around - it is already? first of all, you have to gather around you i it is already? first of all, you - have to gather around you people who know what they are doing, you need human resources, you need lawyers, you communications people, the bosses of the person under scrutiny. and you've got to remember that every single e—mail you send each other is going to be the subject of review and is going to be public at some point so the pressure at the top of the bbc at this moment is

enormous first about to respond on the but also to be aware of the long—term issues. victoria atkins, the financial secretary to the treasury, said it's crucial to think of the wellbeing of the young person involved in this case. it needs to follow its procedures that it says it has in place but i am a former ministerfor am a former minister for safeguarding am a former ministerfor safeguarding and i worked for 20 years in the criminaljustice system and so, in all of this and in our conversations about it, we have to remember that there is a person, young person at the centre of theirs who will be feeling all sorts of emotions and will be feeling possibly very, very distressed so we do need, please, to keep that person in our minds as we discussed this. to keep that person in our minds as we discussed this. shadow chancellor rachel reeves, said the bbc needs to do more. the bbc do need to speed up their processes. it looks like they were raised in may, we are now injuly and the presenter stayed on air so thatis and the presenter stayed on air so that is not good enough. the bbc need to give greater clarity as to what on earth has gone on in this

case and what they are doing to put it right. the us president, joe biden, will arrive in the uk this evening, ahead of a meeting with the prime minister, rishi sunak. the two allies have disagreed in public over the us decision to send controversial cluster bombs to ukraine. the issue has dominated the buildup to the visit. the united states' treasury secretary, janet yellen, is leaving china after a visit to try to strengthen economic ties, saying she believes the two countries can have a healthy relationship. while in china, ms yellen held 10 hours of talks with senior chinese officials — saying the meetings had put relations between the 2 countries on a "surerfooting" — after a long period of tensions over trade and other issues. here's ms yellen speaking at a press conference earlier. us and china have significant disagreements. those disagreements need to be communicated clearly and directly. but president biden and i do not see the relationship between the us

and china through the frame of great power conflict. we believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive. both nations have an obligation to responsibly manage this relationship, to find a way to live together and share in global prosperity. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been following the story from bangkok — and he gave us this analysis of ms yellen�*s visit to china. very broadly speaking, i think this trip has gone as well as anyone could have expected. firstly, she said she had managed to re—establish direct face—to—face respectful communications between china and the united states and that is something that has been missing for, really, very long time. she was able to meet face—to—face with china's new team,

particularly in the economy. and that means she, referring to yesterday, saturday, she spent most of the day with the vice premier and the man in charge of china's economy. very close to the president. a very key figure in the new chinese administration. no one from the us administration has done that before, so that is important. the other thing she went to great lengths to do during this trip was to try to convince the chinese leadership that the biden administration, unlike the previous trump administration, is not openly hostile to china. she said, they do not view the relationship to the prism of big power conflict, and that america was not going to decouple its economy from china. whether chinese officials believe that or not, we do not know. and we haven't had a readout from them yet. i think, in conclusion, this shows that the dialogue is happening again. more dialogue will come in

the next few months. there will be more visits by us officials and chinese officials the other way. but most experts you talk to say this is now a very difficult relationship and one that is going to need careful management in the long term if it is going to remain stable. this progress made in the last few daysis this progress made in the last few days is good but it is fragile. joining me now is patrick reid, a financial expert and a visiting lecturer at the the university of cambridge. the treasury spokesperson said there had been no specific policy breakthroughs. what is your assessment?— breakthroughs. what is your assessment? well, if you are expecting _ assessment? well, if you are expecting a _ assessment? well, if you are expecting a brand-new- assessment? well, if you are. expecting a brand-new spiking assessment? well, if you are - expecting a brand-new spiking trade expecting a brand—new spiking trade agreements you would be disappointed. i agree with your colleague on this. there is baby steps in thawing this relationship. it really is at the very beginning of the thaw but we are far from out of the thaw but we are far from out of the thaw but we are far from out of the woods just yet. the difficulty, which may be ongoing,

separating the politics with the economics. now, two of the biggest economies in the world need to look through this because they both need each other. bud through this because they both need each other. �* , ., , ., ~ ., , ., each other. and you 'ust talk as to what each side _ each other. and you 'ust talk as to what each side is — each other. and you just talk as to what each side is looking - each other. and you just talk as to what each side is looking for- each other. and you just talk as to what each side is looking for in - what each side is looking for in terms of what other worries for either side?— terms of what other worries for either side? . ., , ., �* either side? yeah, i mean, you've not the either side? yeah, i mean, you've got the steam _ either side? yeah, i mean, you've got the steam taken _ either side? yeah, i mean, you've got the steam taken out _ either side? yeah, i mean, you've got the steam taken out of - either side? yeah, i mean, you've got the steam taken out of the - got the steam taken out of the chinese economy. basically, when they were lacked the restrictions of covid there was his optimism in china. that has been taken out in the sense that any help they can a bonus. 0n the opposite side of that you've got a resurgence of the dollar which doesn't help china. but you also get 30 largely us macro. gdp, consumer goods, consumer confidence and not a bad usjob

report. above average, pre—pandemic levels. so in a sense of got to ask yourself the question, who really need this? they both dude, to some extent. , ., , need this? they both dude, to some extent. , . , ., , extent. janet yellen herself was critical of the _ extent. janet yellen herself was critical of the curbs _ extent. janet yellen herself was critical of the curbs on _ extent. janet yellen herself was critical of the curbs on the - extent. janet yellen herself was critical of the curbs on the us i critical of the curbs on the us firms and they raise national security confirms about tech, don't they? talk us through some of that. china is one of the biggest producers of certain metals which do support and are very in need. this is a key driving force for the future of aia. you know, we had this resurgence and, you know, looking at the years ahead, i'm sure the us is very happy with their own macro

right now but how long will it last? itjust right now but how long will it last? it just doesn't right now but how long will it last? itjust doesn't make sense to separate any national—security action and recent comments by biden to the economic picture. and that is a tall order. it will not be sold anytime soon but the important thing is this statement is the other thing i need to mention is, olive branches get taken and given cyclically so this is all normal posturing for the us and china. this is all normal posturing for the us and china-— this is all normal posturing for the us and china. thank you very much for talkin: us and china. thank you very much for talking to _ us and china. thank you very much for talking to us. _ here in the uk — the shadow chancellor — labour's rachel reeves — has told the bbc that her party would not "play fast and loose" with the nation's finances. it comes after accusations that labour was watering down its climate commitments because of the public finances.

treasury minister victoria atkins was also on sunday with laura kuenssberg and was asked whether the party would honour pay rises for public sector workers proposed by independent officials. 0ur political correspondent peter saull has the details. this morning we had two very senior politicians talking about the importance, really, but getting the nationfinances under control before making any big commitments when it comes to tax. first up, the shadow chancellor. the polls suggest labour are on course to get back into government at the next general election. the last thing she wants to do is give the conservatives ammunition to say, well, look what happened the last time the labour party were in government. they cannot be trusted. at a later question is, i suppose, about the difference between the labour party and the conservatives at the moment on this fundamental issue. labour do various things differently. they would close tax loopholes to do with non—dom tax status and private schools, too. the other big thing

they say they would do if they were to win the general election and spend £28 billion a year, borrow that money to invest in the green technologies of the future. but they've already rather watered down that promise. that they won't actually had that commitment of £28 billion until some point through the next parliament and speaking to laura, she was asked whether they could meet that pledge. you cannot overstate the damage the conservatives have done to the economy but i'm not going to apologise by making sure that our sums add up and since i first announced the green prosperity plans interest rates have gone up 13 times, inflation is now 8.7% and seems to be stuck there, been there for the last two months. i've always

been clear that all our policies including investing in the industries of the future and boosting energy security are subject to fiscal rules which means paying for day—to—day spending and getting debt down. so that explains the delay but my question is, you committed to spending a £28 billion by the end of your first parliament if you win the election? irate by the end of your first parliament if you win the election?— if you win the election? we are confident that _ if you win the election? we are confident that we _ if you win the election? we are confident that we can - if you win the election? we are confident that we can get - if you win the election? we are | confident that we can get there. if you win the election? we are - confident that we can get there. are ou to it? confident that we can get there. are you to it? we _ confident that we can get there. are you to it? we are _ confident that we can get there. are you to it? we are subject _ confident that we can get there. are you to it? we are subject to - confident that we can get there. are you to it? we are subject to our - you to it? we are sub'ect to our fiscal ues.r * you to it? we are sub'ect to our fiscal rules. so h you to it? we are subject to our fiscal rules. so rachel- you to it? we are subject to our fiscal rules. so rachel reeves l fiscal rules. so rachel reeves the 're fiscal rules. so rachel reeves they're setting _ fiscal rules. so rachel reeves they're setting up _ fiscal rules. so rachel reeves they're setting up the - fiscal rules. so rachel reeves i they're setting up the economic circumstances at the moment and the fact that inflation stubbornly high and as a result of that the bank of england has moved to continue to put up england has moved to continue to put up interest rates which is having a particular impact on some home owners and it is that context, really, affecting some of the government's decisions at the moment, too. the financial secretary to the victoria atkins, the same programme this morning, big issue for the government this morning is what to offer public sector workers in the way of a pay rise for the next financial year. we've had industrial action in recent months because of last year's pay offer. what happens with this as there is

an independent process, pay review body, sets of pay review bodies look at what should be offered to public sector workers. we know that they have handed recommendations to the government. victoria atkins would not say yet whether the government is actually going to take on board those recommendations. irate is actually going to take on board those recommendations.- is actually going to take on board those recommendations. we are in the situation that — those recommendations. we are in the situation that happens. _ those recommendations. we are in the situation that happens. i _ those recommendations. we are in the situation that happens. i find _ situation that happens. i find myself on media rounds when i'm being asked questions about a process that is in the middle of being conducted and so, in a few weeks' time, whenever the recommendations, whatever the responses published, you will then have your answer as to what the government's view is. i have to focus, as financial secretary, on taxes but also on the impact of inflation is i'm under strain to said that overall context. 50. inflation is i'm under strain to said that overall context. so, not much, in said that overall context. so, not much. in a _ said that overall context. so, not much. in a way — said that overall context. so, not much, in a way of _ said that overall context. so, not much, in a way of hard, - said that overall context. so, not much, in a way of hard, fast - said that overall context. so, not - much, in a way of hard, fast answers in terms of the two main parties economic plans but one thing is for

sure. that general election due probably at the back end of next year, the economy is going to be the absolute central issue. year, the economy is going to be the absolute central issue. now it's time for a look at today's sport. we start with the ashes because the rain has held off at headingley and the fourth day of the third test has just got under way with england needing to score plenty of runs. the first two sessions yesterday at headingley were a washout, but england still managed to put themselves in a strong position against australia. they need to after losing the first two tests. england started this morning needing 224 runs to win the third test. they're now a0 without loss. target is 251. another big day ahead at wimbledon with defending champion novak djokovic in action in the fourth round, as is top women's seed iga swiatek.

but british number one katie boulter is out after losing in straight sets it took the defending champion under an hour to beat boulter 6—1, 6—1, ending her bid to reach the last 16 of the tournament. she was the last british hope in the singles draw, but was outclassed. i loved every single minute. you know, obviously, today was not my day and i have to be accepting of that and it is part of the sport and ultimately, you have to pick myself up ultimately, you have to pick myself up and look at the positives. i'm sure it is going to be a tough night but i'm going to sit here tomorrow morning and tell you that i am at a career high. i've had some seriously positive weeks. i've come off the back of five long weeks with no injuries, no issues and other things going to be focusing on. news of a trophy for england men — the under 21's are european champions for the first time in 39 years after they beat spain 1—0 in the final in georgia. england took the lead

just before half—time, cole palmer's free—kick deflecting off curtisjones and into the net. england end the tournament without conceding a single goal and have a first european title since 1984. newcastle's antony gordon was named player of the tournament and said it was only the start for this squad. it can go a really long way in terms of we've achieved something we haven't done in 39 years, i believe, so we believe prove that we got to be the good individuals who with good form for club, want to be the first team along the way and that goes with good form and got to keep that from going into the next season. the biggest para—sport event since the tokyo games has begun in paris. more than 1300 competitors are taking part in the para athletics world championships over the next 10 days of competition. 0ur sports reporter rachael latham is there for us. the para— the pa ra— world the para— world athletic championships are under way here and over the next ten days some of the

best para—athletes will be competing but great britain invented a strong team. jonnie peacock wants to break the world record in his 100 metres and hannah is competing in her sixth world championships and was to be tainted titles but today is all about gavin. he is going in the frame running and hoping to pick up the first gold medal for great britain at these world championships. we got a gold medal at the last championships alongside his team—mate. they will be racing again today and hoping for the same results. after the 3rd round of the us women's open at pebble beach, japanese player nasa hata—oka leads by one shot from the american allison corpuz. england 5 charley hull kept up the pace. she shot a round of 71 and is tied in seventh on level par with american angel yin. hata—oka was six shots behind at the start of the round but had a bogey—free day to finish on an incredible 66 —

seven—under for the tournament. after her round, allison corpuz spoke about how she got into the sport. my my dad got me into golf with a young, four orfive years my dad got me into golf with a young, four or five years old. playing with my older brother as well. i think a lot of, like, i grew up, i don't think i was ever serious. like, i had thoughts to when the us open but i didn't ever think i really thought i would be in this position. just really, really grateful to be here and, yeah, i hope that tomorrow goes well. time for a quick update on the cricket. there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still there has been a wicket. england are 42-1- still got — there has been a wicket. england are 42-1- still got a _ there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot _ there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of _ there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of funds - there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of funds to - 42—1. still got a lot of funds to get. still got a lot of funds to get. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the environmental campaign group, just stop 0il, says it was not responsible for a protest at the wedding of the former chancellor, george osborne, and his partner in somerset yesterday. a woman approached the couple

as they left the church and threw orange confetti over them. thejust stop 0il group did retweet a video of the incident, saying 'you look good in orange, george 0sborne.�* the uk's former home secretary priti patel responded by accusing them of being 'shameful, attention seeking, disrespectful low life.�* neither mr osborne nor his wife thea have publicly commented on the incident. bats are known to be super—incubators for thousands of different viruses. since the covid—19 pandemic, there's been growing interest in the flying mammals — and the role they can play in so—called "zoonotic spillover" events — whereby diseases jump to humans. 0ur global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has been given special access to a scientific research project in ghana which aims to monitor bats. dusk is the witching hour at accra zoo. it's the best time for this group of scientists to test these bats for different viruses and even superbugs. what we try to test for resistant antimicrobials in the poo of the bats. so that's what we are trying to do. so the question is, is the bacteria

in the poo resistant to antibiotics? exactly. that is the question. yeah! got it. bats are a mystery because they can carry all these different pathogens, including coronaviruses, but not get sick themselves. this is actually an adult female and i think it's even pregnant. kofi amponsah mensah is a conservationist at the university of ghana. he's worried that human activity is forcing bats to change their normal behaviour. it's increasingly becoming difficult for bats to live in their natural habitat, because we've encroached in it so much. we have modified it so much. thus there is constant contact with these bats. so maybe bats are not to be blamed for all the troubles we are having. we are currently on our way... next stop on ourjourney, and kofi is leading me down a disused railway to a bushmeat market in accra. you can see some species on display...

following the covid 19 pandemic, there's been renewed interest in the whole idea of bushmeat. clearly, bushmeat markets are a pinch point where wild animals like bats come into real contact with people. this creates a risk scientists want to pre—empt. bushmeat and the trade in bushmeat is something that has been going on for thousands of years. it's entrenched in people's cultures, people's histories. right. it's important to understand these complexities. right? rather than calling forjust a blanket ban. as you can you can see from where we are, the trade is dominated mostly or mostly by by women. and for a lot of these women, this is the only trade they know because it's been handed down from their grandparents to their mothers. and now they are in the trade as well. the bat droppings we saw earlier are tested here at this high security lab. it's all helping to expand knowledge about so—called zoonotic diseases. so since covid, we have now, i mean, we have kind of a broader understanding about viruses in terms

of how they cause infections, how they manifest on humans and all that. so, yes, recently we started having other outbreaks mentioned marburg outbreak in ghana. we had lassa. before that we had yellow fever. so some of these, the systems that were set in place helped us to kind of go out there, do the investigations and stop the spread. there's still so much we don't know about bats and their immune systems, but research into them is being turbocharged around the world. and here in ghana they're doing their bit. naomi grimley, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there. we're going to see some sunny spells and scattered showers today. now, like yesterday, some of those showers could be heavy, perhaps thundery, but there won't perhaps be quite as intense or as frequent as they were yesterday. but it's been a fine start to the day for many of us. that's the scene this morning in scotland. and a bit of rain effects in the far north of scotland is going to clear away some rain affecting east anglia, the south east of england, that's on its way out. and for many of us, sunny spells. but look at these speckled showers here across northern ireland, wales, the south west of england, some of those heavy and thundery at times, especially, i think in northern ireland. and maximum temperatures getting to about 21 to 23 degrees celsius, feeling cooler and fresher compared to yesterday. but at wimbledon, it means we've got a bit of rain this morning that's clearing. so there'll be some sunshine increasing into the afternoon and the evening temperatures 20 or 21 degrees celsius. and of course, at headingley, for much of the day, it should be dry with some sunshine showers moving their way in late

this afternoon into the evening where the odd one or two of those could be heavy with some thunder. those thunderstorms will continue to track their way northward out of northern england. and then for many of us, it's a dry night. there'll be some clear spells into monday morning and overnight temperatures getting down to around about 10 to 13 degrees celsius. now, as we go through next week, it's going to stay unsettled. low pressure is going to be close by to the uk. there'll be a scattering of showers, maybe some longer spells of rain from time to time, a few sunny intervals, but it will feel cool. temperatures will be below the average for the time of year. now, this is monday. we've got this area of low pressure to the southwest and these weather fronts move their way north and eastward. so after a bright and a dry start today, on monday, we'll see the cloud increasing. some heavy rain spreads into south west england, wales, spreading into the midlands, northern england. a few showers ahead of that across northern ireland, scotland. we're staying largely dry in the south east of england. and here temperatures will be 23 or 2a degrees.

elsewhere, though, we're looking at highs on monday, about 20 or 21 celsius. that area of low pressure will continue to move its way north eastward throughout the week. and we'll have a north, north westerly wind. it remains unsettled. there'll be some showers or longer spells of rain from time to time, maybe a few thunderstorms as well. and temperatures, generally speaking, about 15 to 20 or 21 degrees celsius, as i said, a bit below the average for the time of year. bye bye.

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