the sun newspaper also publishes new allegations claiming the presenter broke covid lockdown rules to meet someone from a dating site. nato leaders say ukraine can join the military alliance, but refuse to give a time frame — to the frustration of president zelensky. debt and sewage will be top of the agenda when bosses from thames water are questioned by mp's later this morning. a health check for the economy — later this morning, the bank of england will publish the results of it's stress test. i'll have all the details and explain what this means for your money. in the sport, are we heading towards an historic winner at wimbledon? elina svitolina knocks out the world number one iga swiatek — and is nowjust two matches away from becoming the first female wildcard to win the tournament. good morning.

it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it's wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who's been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning's front page of the sun — �*bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger'.

this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says it has seen messages that would suggest that, as well as visiting the 23—year—old's home, the presenter in question sent them money and asked for a photograph. the individual says he sent a semi—naked picture. it quotes the source as saying... the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations. it was in may when the initial complaint about the presenter was made to the bbc from the parents of a young person who said their child received thousands for sexually explicit images. questions remain about the length of time it took to take action. the bbc boss says that

will be looked at. as director—general i want to make sure and look at a couple of things, actually. the first thing is immediately, do we raise the red flags quick enough on complaints of this nature? and the second is, the processes and protocols. there may well be some learnings from this case. there are further allegations too about the presenter sending abusive messages to another person he met on a dating app. this person has told the bbc it happened when they hinted they would identify the presenter online. they said the messages, which have been seen and verified by bbc news, had frightened them, and they are still scared. it's much easier to dismiss one complaint than it is to dismiss two complaints, than it is to dismiss three complaints. and so, this certainly does put pressure on the bbc presenter to respond. the radio 2 presenter jeremy vine said he thinks the presenter involved should come forward, saying new allegations will result in more

vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues, adding that the bbc was on its knees over the claims. we still have not heard from the presenter. we don't know when, or even if, we will. but the pressure is piling, with no resolution in sight. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. we'rejoined now by our correspondent lizo mzimba. lizo, where do these latest allegations leave the investigation? well, really we are at a posed place at the moment. the bbc has said the request of the metropolitan police it is pausing its investigation into events surrounding the unnamed presenter. the metropolitan police are carrying out a full investigation at this stage. it is more of a scoping exercise to see what, if any, further action should be taken into the allegations made

by the sun over the weekend. but there is undoubtedly still pressure on the bbc. it will eventually have to look at and answer questions about how it responded to the initial complaint made back in may. one e—mail to the complainant, which wasn't answered, and one phone call to them, which didn't connect, doesn't seem like a huge effort was made over a period of almost seven weeks. but it is impossible to fairlyjudge the bbc�*s actions, or inactions, untilwe fairlyjudge the bbc�*s actions, or inactions, until we really do know the full facts and details. there is also pressure on the sun newspaper, of course, particularly after a lawyer representing the young individual disputed their version of events over the weekend. thank you. that was the top story. let's get the rest of today's stories with ben. nato says ukraine can join the military alliance, but only when allies agree and conditions are met. president volodymyr zelensky

has previously described the delay to his country's accession as absurd. more detail from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. president zelensky arrived in vilnius to the sound of cheers and applause, the crowds hailing a leader who'd taken the fight to russia. on his mind, getting nato to support that fight by letting ukraine join the club. translation: ukraine will make nato's stronger and nato's - will make ukraine safer. and while the welcome to the summit dinner was warm and friendly, the cold print of the summit communique was anything but. nato wants ukraine to join, yes. but it won't say when, and it won't say how. we will issue an invitation for ukraine tojoin nato when allies agree and conditions are met. this is a strong package for ukraine and a clear path towards its membership in nato.

initially, president zelensky responded angrily, saying the absence of any timetable was absurd. but later he tweeted his gratitude to allies for the extra support they're giving. nato leaders are expected to set out new security guarantees for ukraine, with the promise of organised military support to deter future russian aggression. rishi sunak said some allies will even make a joint declaration, promising long term security commitments to ensure ukraine is never left vulnerable to russian brutality. and today, president zelensky will also get to sit around this table as an equal partner, in the first meeting of the new nato ukraine council, giving kyiv the power to trigger crisis talks with the alliance. so nato has offered ukraine hospitality here at the summit, and more support and security in the years to come.

just not quite as much as president zelensky might have hoped for. james landau, bbc news, vilnius. james landale joins us now from the lithuanian capital vilnius. frustration from ukraine yesterday. what are the other main talking points on the idea that today? —— agenda will stop i think the alliance will go some way to try to repair the diplomatic fallout from yesterday. repair the diplomatic fallout from esterda . , , yesterday. president zelensky will actuall aet yesterday. president zelensky will actually get the — yesterday. president zelensky will actually get the chance _ yesterday. president zelensky will actually get the chance for - yesterday. president zelensky will actually get the chance for the - actually get the chance for the first time to sit around the nato table as an equal partner when this new organisation, the nato ukraine counsel, holds its first ever inaugural meeting. in other words, nato is deepening its institutional connections with ukraine. and at the same time nato countries, not as an alliance, but individual members, will start to set out, not all of

them, not all in full detail today, new structure to security guarantees. this is basically saying is that in the last year and a half, since the war began, nights out, along with other individual countries, have given ukraine a huge amount of kit, political support, economical support. what they are now moving on to do is do it in a more organised and structured way, promising it for many years to come will stop in other words to try to deter future will stop in other words to try to deterfuture aggression will stop in other words to try to deter future aggression by russia notjust deter future aggression by russia not just the war taking deter future aggression by russia notjust the war taking place now. the americans gave israel about £3 billion worth of military kit every year. israel knows that. israel's enemies know that. it is part of a structured security system. that is the sort of model that might be used and might be set out later today for ukraine. the problem for ukraine is they have had such a security

guarantees in the past. and on two occasions it has not prevented a russian invasion.— occasions it has not prevented a russian invasion. thank you. james landale russian invasion. thank you. james landale live — russian invasion. thank you. james landale live in _ russian invasion. thank you. james landale live in the _ russian invasion. thank you. james landale live in the lithuanian - landale live in the lithuanian capital. a teenage boy has been charged after a teacher was stabbed in a corridor at a school on monday. the 15—year—old was charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of bladed article following the attack at tewkesbury academy and will appear in court today. two people have died in a crash at the southern 100 road races on the isle of man. organisers said the incident involved two riders, a marshal and a spectator on the circuit on the south of the island. leslie van howden has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence as part of the murders involving charles manson.

europe is braced for a record—breaking heatwave this week, with temperatures in italy set to rocket above a0 degrees and warnings in place for holiday hotspots across the mediterranean. vincent mcaviney reports. across the continent countries are sweltering. these are the temperatures expected this week, but forecasters believe next weekjust as many brits land on holiday they could reach as high as 45 degrees in parts of italy and greece. on the streets of athens people were already feeling the effects of temperatures in the high 30s or prompting the greek government to unveil emergency measures to shield the public from the effects of the heatwave. italy, which experienced europe's artist ever recorded temperatures of more than 48 degrees in sicily in august, 2021, is expecting that record to be breached in the coming weeks. in france, 21 regions are under an orange heatwave

alert. in the city of lyon temperatures have already hit 39 celsius, and there are now both storm warnings and drought warnings in place for large parts of the country. meanwhile, in spain temperatures are expected to hit 43 degrees centigrade inland next week. public buildings across the country with air—conditioning, like libraries and schools, opening their doors to shelter people. and austria experienced its hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 36 degrees. from one of their news anchors there was only one solution at the end of his broadcast. whilst the uk is said to escape this heatwave, the word med urological organisation has warned of the earth experienced its hottest week on record at the start of the —— at the start ofjuly because of climate change. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. very interesting way to keep cool. that is one way of doing it. let's

checkin that is one way of doing it. let's check in with how the weather is looking closer to home. he was carol.— looking closer to home. he was carol. _, ., ., looking closer to home. he was carol. ,., ., ., ., he was carol. good morning. you won't need _ he was carol. good morning. you won't need to _ he was carol. good morning. you won't need to do _ he was carol. good morning. you won't need to do that _ he was carol. good morning. you won't need to do that this - he was carol. good morning. you l won't need to do that this morning! today once again it is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. we're going to stay with the same as we go through the rest of the week. blustery winds today. turning much windier on friday and into the weekend. in fact, the wind will be a feature of the weather towards the end of this week. we have got rain at the moment moving south across scotland. we have also got some showery rain coming in across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern ireland. a few scattered showers across wales and the south—west. a lot of sunshine as we push down towards the south—east. and there will be a lot of sunshine in between the showers. some of the showers will be heavy and thundery. the heavyis will be heavy and thundery. the heavy is likely to be in scotland, northern ireland and northern england as we go through the course of the day. and it is going to be blustery. temperatures ranging from 16 in the north, 22 as we push down

towards the south. heading on through the evening and overnight, many of the showers will fade. the wind is slowly going to ease. the weather front sinks south across scotland. there will be clear skies. temperatures in parts of scotland will be seven or eight stamp generally we are looking at a range of nine to 12 degrees. we start tomorrow with some sunshine and some showers. some of the showers will be heavy and also thundery. but through the day what you will find is they will become less frequent across wales and northern england as a ridge of high pressure starts to building. temperatures, 14 in the north or 22 in the south. thank you. see you later. thank you. bosses of thames water will be questioned by mp's this morning, after racking up billions of pounds of debt and discharging millions of litres of sewage. the company serves 15 million households across london and the thames valley.

our environment correspondent jonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river thames being clean. are we mad? no, we're not mad at all. this is wonderful. look at this beautiful day, jonah. the water's looking gorgeous. the chance to swim with mermaids is not an offer you get every day. we started off as a group of five middle—aged ladies who liked to swim. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the map that there are no discharges happening at the moment in this area. there's one happening down there.

with the forecast cool but clean, the mermaids prepared me for the water. for added safety, then, a whistle, so if you get into trouble... she blows whistle. you'll all come and rescue me? we'll come — like baywatch, yeah! iwas lured... if i have a wee, does it warm up a bit?! yes, it does! ..orwas it laughed in? they laugh. last year, thames water spilled sewage more than 8,000 times. something which even it had to admit was unacceptable. it's really refreshing, actually, to be in freshwater like this. the key thing is really not to think too much about what it is you might be swimming in. we've seen sanitary products, condoms, sewage foam, stoma bags, sewage tide lines on the

feathers of swans... blue green algae in the summer. yeah, yeah. we've seen it all. but all that hasn't stopped you swimming, all the pollution you've seen? it shouldn't stop anybody swimming. well, it has to — we have to fight, and we have - to give our river a voice. while you're watching the footy, we're fixing a leak. it's not just about sewage. a quarter of all the water in thames water's network leaks out and the company has had to admit that things are getting worse, not better. there have also been questions about honesty. last week, as they were fined £3.3 million for a spill that killed more than 1,000 fish, the judge said the company had been reckless and deliberately misled investigators from the environment agency. "thames water's record on both sewage and stopping leakages is poor" —

those are the words of the economic regulator ofwat. but the reason that the company's in trouble is money. despite paying out healthy dividends for most of the last 30 years, the company has racked up debts of £14 billion, and it's now under pressure both to make interest payments, and to invest in its creaking infrastructure. this morning, mps will speak to thames water bosses in parliament. so what would the mermaids ask them? where is all that money gone? because it doesn't seem to me that it's gone into infrastructure, and it certainly hasn't gone into making our rivers much cleaner. and if the water industry says bills will have to rise to fix the system... are you ready to collectively pay more? no, absolutely not. i'm even considering not paying my sewage bill for thames water. why? because they're not doing anything with my money other than paying their shareholders.

i don't pay them to pump raw poo into my river. thames water says it plans to invest £1.6 billion in sewage treatment and networks over the next two years. in a statement, it said... "we regard all discharges of untreated sewage as unacceptable, and it's understandable why the public are demanding more from water companies to do better." jonah, fisher, bbc news in henley. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian features a warning to homeowners from the international monetary fund, about the rising cost of mortgages. the paper reports the imf is backing the bank of england on whatever action it needs to take to control inflation. on the front of the times scientists say a canadian lake provides the best evidence to mark the start of a new geological time

period, called the anthropocene. we'll be finding out more about this on the programme in half an hour. this picture of elina svitolina kissing the net during the ladies quarter final match at wimbledon is featured in number of today's papers. she beat iga swiatek to make it to the semi—final. a south korean zoo said on tuesday it had recently welcomed the first giant panda twins to be born in the country. the twins, both female, were born at the everland theme park near the capital seoul on friday. look at that! wow, that is quite the picture _ look at that! wow, that is quite the icture. ~ ., ~' . look at that! wow, that is quite the

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valuable, actually.— built it all. lego can be quite valuable, actually. yes, and it's really pricey _ valuable, actually. yes, and it's really pricey as _ valuable, actually. yes, and it's really pricey as well. _ valuable, actually. yes, and it's really pricey as well. 2196 - valuable, actually. yes, and it's really pricey as well. 2196 of - valuable, actually. yes, and it's i really pricey as well. 2196 of people really pricey as well. 21% of people still play with lego. the bank of england is due to give an assessment on the state of the uk economy this morning. ben's looking at this for us this morning. yes, what we're waiting for is a bit like an end of term school report. the financial sterility —— stability report. it contains a lot of stuff thatis report. it contains a lot of stuff that is relevant to people's everyday life. that is why it will be watched incredibly closely. what we are waiting for is a bit like an end of term school report. what's working and what could be better. if the economy isn't performing as it should, then it really does impact us all. the context to all of this is inflation — the rising prices we face on just about everything including food, fuel and energy.

inflation currently at 8.7%. the bank of england's own target is to keep it at 2%. so there's still a long way to go. the main thing the bank is doing to bring inflation down is to raise interest rates 13 times since december 2021. and likely to do so again next month.but that means higher loan costs, rents and mortgages. the average cost of a mortgage is now the highest in 15 years. that impacts not only first time buyers, but also four million households facing the end of a fixed deal, or those on variable or tracker rates. if you took out a £250,000 mortgage at 6% today, your repayments would be around £550 a month higher than if you'd taken out the same amount on a 2% deal back in 2020. and this report will also shed some light on how the bank of england expects

the financial system as a whole can cope with shocks to the system. some economists think there'll be difficult times ahead. if there is one sign to be optimistic it's what we saw in the latest labour market release, which is that participation in the labour market is increasing. but other than that, there are mostly downside risks, i'm afraid. i think we are going to see very low levels of growth and probably also actually a mild recession at the end of 2023, early 2024. i am not expecting to see inflation back at its target until well into the late 20 20s. so, while there are a small glimmers of hopein while there are a small glimmers of hope in the form of the higher participation rate, it is mostly downside risks for the time being. so we expect to have that update from the bank of england just after seven o'clock. it'll be interesting

to hear their outlook for the months ahead. they see something that really does affect all of our daily lives. we will talk about those key points after seven. thank you. coming up later on the programme, a warning from an animal charity about leaving dogs alone with children this summer, as the number of attacks increases — we'll have more in about 10 minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. the number of crimes committed on the tube has risen by nearly 40% since before the pandemic, despite fewer people using it. tfl�*s latest figures show crime is up on all its services and there's been an increase in the number of people dodging fares, with one in 25 failing

to pay for theirjourneys. it says it's working with police to tackle the problem. drilling of the first new road tunnel under the thames for more than 30 years is nearly complete. the silvertown tunnel is due to open in 2025. transport for london says it'll help reduce chronic congestion at the existing blackwall tunnel. but campaigners and local councils say it'll be damaging to the environment and want it repurposed as a public transport tunnel. i mean, it's a massive new tunnel. it's got hgv lanes, so it's going to attract new hgvs into greenwich, plus our schools and our kids, and into newham, also — the most polluted borough in the uk. the parents of a young woman who died after developing a brain tumourare campaigning for the government to fulfil its pledge to spend £40 million on research. amani liaquat from luton died when she was 23. her parents say they're disappointed only around a quarter of the funding

the government promised five years ago has actually been paid out. if we can help in any way prevent another family going through the trauma that we've been through and the trauma we continue to live through, then we feel that we've achieved something. the department of health and social care told us: "we ve invested in every suitable application made and the funding will continue to be available." let's take a look at the tubes. and it looks all good on the tubes at the moment — with a good service on all lines. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's a fresher—feeling start today across the capital than we saw this time yesterday — the night not having been so warm and muggy. it's going to be a day today of sunshine and showers. it's a dry, bright start to the day. there's plenty of sunshine around this morning, but we'll start to see some areas of cloud move in from the west through the late morning and we could see a few showers.

there'll be a good scattering of them. not everywhere will see the showers, but they could, of course, delay play at wimbledon later this afternoon and some of the showers could be heavy and even may be thundery in nature. temperatures again peaking in the late 20s in celsius. more of a westerly wind — not quite as brisk as it has been in recent days. the showers, where we see them, will fade away as we head into the evening to leave us with probably a fine evening and some clear skies. overnight tonight, it will stay dry. temperatures will drop back to between 11 and 13 celsius again. tomorrow, fewer showers — still possibly one or two isolated showers in places. some sunny spells. feeling a touch warmer with lighter winds, but turning wet and windy again at times on friday and over the weekend. if you missed it yesterday, find out all about the hidden world beneath waterloo station. that's on our website. now it's back to tina and ben. see you in half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. most of us will have received a phone call, text message or email which is a scam attempt, but figures show hundreds of thousands of people across the uk are now falling victim to fraud each year, with losses of more than three and a half billion pounds. alongside the financial impact, the actions of criminals can also have other, often devastating consequences, as our social affairs reporter caroline bilton reports. the phone rang and the guy on the other side said, "we're from the fraud department, someone's been using your card." that's impossible, absolutely impossible. "we need to change everything before they get into your account." my bank cards in my purse. you know, i haven't used it. the way he replied was like somebody from the bank. targeted by criminals in her own home. when they asked me to do this login, then i got a bit more suspicious.

what sort of numbers do you want? how do i know who you are? and as soon as i put the phone down, i got a text through from the genuine bank asking me to ring them straightaway because somebody was trying to get into my account. what was so upsetting was the fact that they'd actually rung the bank and tried to impersonate me. he didn't come into the home, but it might as well have done. thankfully, the criminals were stopped from stealing money from linda's account. but they stole her identity. they've got everything. they've got everything of me out there now. and i don't know what they could do in the future with it. if a criminal knocked on your door, you wouldn't welcome them in. come in. and give them your personal data. well, you'd be surprised just how many of us are doing something similar to that. we are being targeted in our own homes by organised criminal gangs through our laptops and our phones. in the past year, there have been

over 300,000 reports of fraud made in the uk, resulting in the loss of £3.7 billion. fraud is one of those crime types where we have completely normalised it. if you get a text message, do you say to your friends, i've been targeted by criminals, they've sent a message to me, or you just go, oh, that's fraudulent. i can't think of any other crime type that we laugh about. our growing use of computers for online shopping and banking has opened a gateway to this faceless crime. we input our personal information readily online. but don't be fooled into thinking it's just the gullible who are targeted. you're more likely to be a victim of fraud than any other type of offence. 70% of fraud originates outside of the uk and police admit that their resources don't stretch to track down fraudsters overseas.

if they're outside of the uk, it's a lot harder for us to do anything with the criminal in terms of prosecuting them. if they're inside of the uk, obviously, we will target all the resources we have to try and find that individual and take them to justice. be alert. think fraud whenever you are asked to click on a link or for your bank details. emphasis is on prevention and we're all being urged to be more vigilant. we can'tjust sit back. we have to fight back. for linda, its two years since she was targeted, but she says she still lives in fear. i'm still, like, paranoid — am i out there somewhere? i'd give anything, anything, if i could have all my privacy back. that was caroline bilton reporting. if you have fallen victim to fraud of any kind we want to hear from you. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0440, orjust scan the qr code

with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter. emotional day at wimbledon. there is a point in sport when a person is playing more thanjust the result. while elina svitolina beating iga swiatek, the defending champion, was notable for the quality and her skills she is ukrainian and she said herself she is playing to bring hope for her nation and i think she admitted what has gone on there has made her mentally stronger. you get a sense of that watching her play and it was hugely impressive. you can see from the emotion on herface. a huge win. it has been an emotional 24 hours

for elina svitolina. there could be a shock brewing in the ladies' singles event at wimbledon. never has a female wild card gone all the way — but svitolina mightjust be the woman to change all that as she booked her place in the semifinals. andy swiss reports. she is the feel—good story of these championships. elina svitolina — unseeded, unstoppable. a proud ukrainian, she says she wants to bring happiness to her country here, but she was up against the top seed, iga swiatek. roared on by the fans, though, svitolina seized the first set. but then swiatek, who wore the ukrainian colours on her cap in solidarity, hit back. commentator: nothing wrong with that one. suddenly, it was one set all, but carried on a wave of emotion, svitolina was spectacular. and, soon, a dream win was reality. she's done it!

svitolina, who only returned to tennis three months ago after having a baby, had knocked out the world number one. how do you celebrate that? well, first of all, i'm going to have a beer, probably. at the beginning of the tournament, if someone would tell me that i will be in the semifinal and beating world number one, i would say they are crazy. elina svitolina will face another unseeded player, marketa vondrousova, in the semifinal. in the men's singles, meanwhile, another big shock didn't quite materialise. defending champion novak djokovic was up against andrey rublev. straightforward? certainly not. rublev took the first set but his hopes of an upset were soon snuffed out as djokovic ultimately left him for dust.

and for his rivals? well, he had this message. i know that they want to get a scalp, they want to win, but it ain't happening, still. fair to say the rest have certainly been warned. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. he looks revved up. who can stop them? england will be hoping to continue their comeback in the women's ashes. it didn't start well, losing the first two matches to trail 6—0 in the multiformat series. it meant they needed to win all five of the remaining fixtures. they have won two of them — both twenty20s — and will need to repeat that success in three 50 over matches, starting in bristol this afternoon. even after two losses we are pretty positive. credit to the girls. in the past we might have got down and have the here we go again sort of thing against the aussies but there is a belief in that room we can

match this team. they are a very good team but there is a belief we can do it. i guess we have always seen ourselves in the series as disruptors, how to do things differently to beat this team. momentum is with them. spanish cyclist pello bilbao won stage ten of the tour de france — dedicating his victory to his late team—mate gino mader, who died last month. bilbao timed his attack to the finish line to perfection to secure his first grand tour stage win. to move him up to fifth in the overall standings, asjonas vingegaard kept the overall lead. news of further success this morning for great britain at the world para—athletics championships in paris. sabrina fortune won gb's third gold of the games, successfully defending her world f20 shot putt title. the f20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. she did it with a championship record, as well. speaking after, she said

it was a night to remember. i cannot even put into words anything about that. the joy of finding out on that last row that you won, basically, you are over the moon. it is an incredible experience, you are on a high. it is such an amazing thing. there was a silver for sammi kinghorn in the t53 800m, but she finished six seconds behind switzerland's catherine debrunner, who set a new championship record. there were bronze medals for sophie hahn and marina lyle. world heavyweight champion tyson fury will be back in the boxing ring in october — but he won't be taking on an opponent you might think. it's not anthonyjoshua, or usyk but former ufc heavyweight champion francis ngannou in a fight in saudi arabia, who has no professional record in boxing. there has been a fair

amount of critiscim, fury though insists it won't be an exhibition, despite the fact his world heavyweight belt won't be on the line. what is though at the moment — is the ashes, both the men's and women's on the line. and as we've seen over the course of the series, it's being discussed in the corridors of power. nato summits no less — rishi sunak and australian prime minister anthony albanese maintaining their dialogue. sunak�*s aussie countrpart reminding everyone of the score — while the british pm brought a photo of chris woakes and mark wood hugging. ido i do not think that will be the end of it. that is diplomacy in action. you did not see it afterwards when it got heated away from the cameras! parents and carers are being urged by a charity to closely supervise their dogs this summer to reduce the number of attacks on children. the dogs trust have found that 84%

of parents leave their children alone with dogs, but most people are bitten by a animal that's known to them. celestina olulode is at a dog rehoming centre in oxford. it looks like chaos! good morning. good morning. youjoin me from the blue cross rehoming centre in oxfordshire. how cute are these gorgeous puppies? we have tetley and jasmine and chai. they are adorable. dogs are a key part of the family for many people. but there are some risks when leaving them unsupervised, particularly with young children. i have met one dog.

bounce, full of energy and a zest for life. but things could have been very different for bryn. poor bryn came into us because of circumstances where he was left unsupervised with a child. an incident happened which involved the child then being injured by him. he was unsupervised. so there's never a full understanding of what exactly happened. but the owners were very worried. you know, they had a young child, they didn't know what to do. they took him to a vet's for advice and and a number for advice and a number of options were there considering euthanasia for him. luckily, dogs trust stepped in and found him a foster home. but, sadly, bryn's story is not a one—off. last year, 8,000 people were admitted to hospital with a dog—bite injury, and new data shows that more than 90% of dog bites on children happened at home by dogs known to them. despite this, 84% of parents told dogs trust that they leave their children and dogs together unsupervised. we have seen an increase

in situations where dogs have reacted unfavourably towards children and a number of these times have been when children have been left unsupervised. you know, children are still maturing, they're still developing. children aren't necessarily able to understand how a dog is behaving, what the dog is telling them. and they can misinterpret a simple thing like a dog going back on their back as a �*hello, cuddle me, come and tickle my tummy�*. whereas the dog could actually be saying i'm quite scared of you, please give me some space. bryn's now enjoying life with foster carer nicholas. good boy! he's fantastic company. he keeps me fit because we walk a lot and, when i haven't got a dog, i don't do that. so he's just great — he's just great to have around. he's good for my health and good for my mental health and obviously good for his. so when a forever home is found, will it be hard to say goodbye? it is difficult saying goodbye, because they become very much part of your life. but you know they're going to a good

home and you know that you've hopefully changed their lives and set them on a good course. so it's very rewarding, as well as being sad to lose them. we can now talk a little bit more about this with kerry taylor from the rehoming centre. we know that research from dogs trust shows 85% of parents leave children with dogs at home unsupervised. i5 of parents leave children with dogs at home unsupervised. is it of parents leave children with dogs at home unsupervised.— of parents leave children with dogs at home unsupervised. is it a worry? it is a at home unsupervised. is it a worry? it is a massive _ at home unsupervised. is it a worry? it is a massive figure. _ at home unsupervised. is it a worry? it is a massive figure. a _ at home unsupervised. is it a worry? it is a massive figure. a huge - it is a massive figure. a huge figure and that is a worry. we know children who are bitten under the age of 14 are usually with dogs they know, in the home with. this is worrying because supervision means all the time being in close contact and being able to act if you spot a dog looking uneasy, or a child

behaving inappropriately and it will upset the situation.— upset the situation. holidays are cominu upset the situation. holidays are coming up- _ upset the situation. holidays are coming up. what _ upset the situation. holidays are coming up. what advice - upset the situation. holidays are coming up. what advice do - upset the situation. holidays are coming up. what advice do you i upset the situation. holidays are - coming up. what advice do you have for parents with young children? my for parents with young children? m kids are for parents with young children? ii1: kids are excited for parents with young children? m1 kids are excited already about for parents with young children? ii1 kids are excited already about the holidays, be less so! it is important people put in practical measures to offer positive separation. if the kids get in the paddling pool and getting excited, friends coming over, lots going on, put the dog away may be behind a stair gate, a carrot in the garden. making sure they have a nice time also. . making sure they have a nice time also. , ., , ., . , , also. these dogs are incredibly cute. i also. these dogs are incredibly cute- i wish — also. these dogs are incredibly cute. iwish i— also. these dogs are incredibly cute. i wish i could _ also. these dogs are incredibly cute. i wish i could take - also. these dogs are incredibly cute. i wish i could take one i also. these dogs are incredibly - cute. i wish i could take one home. tell me more about body language and what parents should look out for. they need to look out for subtle signs. chai's is having a lovely time. if your dog is not happy in a situation with a child. you might

see white in their eyes, backing away, a lift of the paw, tense in the face. it is important to get the dog away, give them a treat, make sure they have a nice time. if these are ignored, things can go wrong and are ignored, things can go wrong and a bite can happen. x�*t�*ou are ignored, things can go wrong and a bite can happen-— a bite can happen. you have heard it here. if a bite can happen. you have heard it here- if you — a bite can happen. you have heard it here- if you are _ a bite can happen. you have heard it here. if you are interested _ a bite can happen. you have heard it here. if you are interested in - here. if you are interested in things to do with dogs in the summer holiday, activities for you and your kids, join us, we will be back in about an hour kids, join us, we will be back in aboutan hour or kids, join us, we will be back in about an hour or two. see you soon. studio: thank you. the weather looked nice there. pretty dry but windy. here's carol. is that right. that is spot on. i might as well go home now! the forecast is blustery, sunshine and showers. through the rest of the week, remaining like

this. showers until friday and then we see heavy rain from the south—west and that will be accompanied by strengthening wind and that will be a feature of the weather through the weekend. today, low pressure in charge. it will be a blustery day and we have a weather front enhancing the showers especially in northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. another weather front in the far north of scotland will be moving further south through the day. taking showers. we could hear a rumble of thunder in these. in england and wales, the rest of, a mixture of sunshine and showers, not everyone catching one but they could be heavy and thundery. the circles represent mean wind speeds. the gusts will be more. it will be

blustery. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, it might be music to your ears. we are in the late stages of the grass pollen season and we are looking at a low, moderate levels. at wimbledon, a lot of dry weather, but we cannot rule out a shower. because it will be blustery, it will blow through quickly if we catch one. notjust this afternoon but into the evening. a higher chance of a shower today than yesterday. through the evening and overnight, quite a few showers initially and then they will fade for some of us. the winds will ease and under clear skies, colder than last night. in parts of scotland temperatures could fall to 7 degrees. but widely 9—13 is the overnight low. thursday, a ridge of high pressure building which will settle the weather for a time but it

will be transient. we start with showers during thursday, but not as frequent. those we have could be thundery. through the day, high pressure builds. showers in wales and northern england. temperatures 14-22. and northern england. temperatures 14—22. because it will not be as windy, it will feel pleasant if you are in the sunshine. moving towards the weekend, this is what is bringing wet and windy conditions on friday. low pressure will be pushing northwards and eastwards. the timing of the rain and strength of the wind might change but at the moment we think it will come from the south—west, pushing north—eastwards. showers ahead of it. the rain not getting to the south—east potentially until later, but a windy day. the driest conditions in the far north of scotland and to give an

idea of the wind strength, may be gusting up to 45 mph. something to be aware of. thank you. scientists are a step closer to officially declaring a new geological time period, marking the start of humanity's irreversible impact on the planet. the history of the earth is divided into epochs stretching back over billions of years. like the upper cretaceous 100 million years ago — that's when dinosaurs roamed the earth. or the pleistocene, when the ice age began 2.5 million years ago. the holocene was much more recent — almost 12,000 years ago, when the cold period came to an end. now, scientists are trying to decide whether humans have had such a big impact on the planet, that we have entered a new geological epoch called the anthropocene. we can talk about all of this in more detail now,

with the university of manchester's professor of natural history, phil manning. it is nice to see you. let's ask you that question. is it the start of a new era? . that question. is it the start of a new era? , , ., that question. is it the start of a new era? , , . ., new era? yes. it is a huge deal recognising _ new era? yes. it is a huge deal recognising it _ new era? yes. it is a huge deal recognising it because - new era? yes. it is a huge deal recognising it because putting l new era? yes. it is a huge deal- recognising it because putting what they call a golden spike in the earth at this moment that marks the beginning of a new geological epoch is a huge deal because it is based upon usually other factors that influence that recognition such as what is happening to life on earth, climate, environment, and we are at a point in the earth's history when this is coming together and this moment is yes, this is the time when we can for the first time in 11,700 years define a new geological epoch. it is significant because it is irreversible change which is an

important caveat? that irreversible change which is an important caveat?— irreversible change which is an important caveat? that is one of the most frightening _ important caveat? that is one of the most frightening things _ important caveat? that is one of the most frightening things about - important caveat? that is one of the most frightening things about these | most frightening things about these moments. seeing and recognising the moments. seeing and recognising the moment is key. what is fascinating, scientists have looked for a place on earth where you can put the spike into the ground. that point has been found. there has been great discussion because there are multiple sites around the globe and there has been discussion as to where that point in time would be. the beginning of the industrial revolution in the 18th century, whether it is more recent. they have chosen a date from the 1950s, which is a function of what basically humans have left around the globe as a marker and it is plutonium because when the first h bomb was tested in the 40s, plutonium was placed into the 40s, plutonium was placed into the atmosphere and travelled around

the atmosphere and travelled around the globe. there is a marker in deposits, ice in coral around the globe that mark that point in time, into the 50s, when you reach the peak of plutonium enrichment and then with the nuclear test treaty ban in the 60s that declines. it gives you a marker that can be recognised. gives you a marker that can be recognised-— gives you a marker that can be reconised. . i. ., , ., recognised. and you have brought this in. explain _ recognised. and you have brought this in. explain the _ recognised. and you have brought this in. explain the relevance. - recognised. and you have brought this in. explain the relevance. it l this in. explain the relevance. it is rather sad, moments in earth's history are recorded in geological record as a function of what is disaster and at this point life produced oxygen 3 billion years ago. what you are seeing here is the reaction of the planet, literally rusting. as oxygen is produced. this is drawing down iron into the earth's oceans. in the same way

today, the rapidity of change in global ecosystems, we are seeing another signature laid down in the geological record. it is a signature we must take notice of. it is a moment in time when it is wake up and smell the coffee. i5 moment in time when it is wake up and smell the coffee.— and smell the coffee. is this a sign we miht and smell the coffee. is this a sign we might see _ and smell the coffee. is this a sign we might see new— and smell the coffee. is this a sign we might see new epochs - and smell the coffee. is this a sign we might see new epochs more i we might see new epochs more frequently? i we might see new epochs more frequently?— we might see new epochs more freuentl ? .,, ., , frequently? i hope not. if we see enou:h frequently? i hope not. if we see enough devastating _ frequently? i hope not. if we see enough devastating change - frequently? i hope not. if we see enough devastating change to i frequently? i hope not. if we see l enough devastating change to both climate and life, the next epoch i do not particularly want to see it. we should use it as a marker to say everyone, we need to do something about this now. it is critical that by understanding how earth reacts to human impact is something now which is in the geological record. we need to start listening. this is in the geological record. we need to start listening.— to start listening. this will be art of to start listening. this will be part of the — to start listening. this will be part of the gcse _ to start listening. this will be part of the gcse curriculum l to start listening. this will be -

part of the gcse curriculum soon? it is exciting. there is a new gcse and natural history that kids will be able to do throughout the uk in the next couple of years. the oxford cambridge board are writing up the curriculum for this subject. it is important. it is a love story. we have to fall in love with the planet again and begin to understand the planet. you do not damage something you love. to get kids to fall in love with the planet again and the rest of the populace. thea;r love with the planet again and the rest of the populace.— love with the planet again and the rest of the populace. they need to understand — rest of the populace. they need to understand it _ rest of the populace. they need to understand it is _ rest of the populace. they need to understand it is being _ rest of the populace. they need to understand it is being damaged? l understand it is being damaged? absolutely. education is key in these things. one of these moments in time, it might be a news article, a new geological epoch. this is huge! it is a really big deal and something we should all talk about. for me it is the biggest news story this year. it for me it is the biggest news story this ear. . for me it is the biggest news story this ear. , ., i. this year. it is good to get your exert this year. it is good to get your expert analysis. _ this year. it is good to get your expert analysis. thank - this year. it is good to get your expert analysis. thank you -

this year. it is good to get your expert analysis. thank you for | expert analysis. thank you for bringing latin because it puts it into context. professor manning from the university of manchester. coming up later, we'll have more on the volcanic eruption which is sending lava and smoke pouring out of the side of a mountain in iceland, near the capital reykjavik. these are live pictures. i will not try to pronounce it again this morning. we'll talk to a photographer later on the show who's been to see it and take pictures. we will keep an eye on that feed of the volcano close to the capital in iceland. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. drilling of london's first road tunnel for more than 30 years is nearly complete.

the silvertown tunnel under the thames is due to open in 2025. transport for london says it'll help reduce chronic congestion at the existing blackwall tunnel. the plan is for both to be tolled at £7.50 a day. but campaigners and local councils say it'll be damaging to the environment and want it repurposed as a public transport tunnel. i mean, it's a massive new tunnel. it's got hgv lanes, so it's going to attract new hgvs into greenwich, plus our schools and our kids, and into newham, also — the most polluted borough in the uk. the number of crimes committed on the tube has risen by nearly 40% since before the pandemic — despite fewer people using it. tfl�*s latest figures show crime is up on all its services, and there's been an increase in the number of people dodging fares, with one in 25 failing to pay for theirjourneys. it says it's working with police

to tackle the problem. the parents of a young woman who died after developing a brain tumourare campaigning for the government to fulfil its pledge to spend £40 million on research. amani leearket from luton died when she was 23. her parents say they're disappointed only around a quarter of the funding the government promised five years ago has actually been paid out. if we can help in any way prevent another family going through the trauma that we've been through and the trauma we continue to live through, then we feel that we've achieved something. the department of health and social care told us: we ve invested in every suitable application made... and the funding will continue to be available." let's take a look at the tubes now. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it's a fresher—feeling start today

across the capital than we saw this time yesterday — the night not having been so warm and muggy. it's going to be a day today of sunshine and showers. it's a dry, bright start to the day. there's plenty of sunshine around this morning, but we'll start to see some areas of cloud move in from the west through the late morning and we could see a few showers. there'll be a good scattering of them. not every area will see the showers, but they could, of course, delay play at wimbledon later this afternoon and some of the showers could be heavy and even maybe thundery in nature. temperatures again peaking in the late 20s in celsius. more of a westerly wind — not quite as brisk as it has been in recent days. the showers, where we see them, will fade away as we head into the evening to leave us with probably a fine evening and some clear skies. overnight tonight, it will stay dry. temperatures will drop back to between 11 and 13 celsius again. tomorrow, fewer showers — still possibly one or two isolated showers in places. some sunny spells. feeling a touch warmer with lighter winds, but turning wet and windy again at times on friday

and over the weekend. plenty more on the website. bye—bye.

good morning, welcome ben thompson and tina daheley. our headlines today. new allegations against the bbc presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos, with claims that he broke covid lockdown rules to meet someone from a dating site. the radio 2 hostjeremy vine says the presenter at the centre of the allegations should identify himself, adding that the bbc is on its knees over the claims. nato leaders say ukraine can join the military alliance, but refuse to give a time frame, to the frustration of president zelensky. europe swealters in a heatwave, with temperatures forecast to hit the mid—forties over the next few days. a health check for the economy — later this morning the bank of england will publish the results of it�*s �*stress test�*. i�*ll have all the details and explain what this mean sfor your money.

playing for a nation — ukraine�*s elina svitolina delivers a moment ofjoy for her war—torn country as the wildcard reaches the wimbledon semi—finals, knocking out world number one iga swiatek good morning. a fresh start for some. then it is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest, most frequent, will be across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, and it is going to be blustery wherever you are. details later. good morning. it�*s wednesday, 12thjuly. our main story. it�*s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who�*s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest.

another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning�*s front page of the sun — �*bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger�*. this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says it has seen messages which suggest that, as well as visiting the 23—year—old�*s home, the presenter in question sent them money and asked for a photograph. the individual says he sent a semi—naked picture. it quotes the source as saying... the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations.

it was in may when the initial complaint about the presenter was made to the bbc from the parents of a young person who say their child received thousands for sexually explicit images. questions remain about the length of time it took to take action. the bbc boss says that will be looked at. as director—general i want to make sure and look at a couple of things, actually. the first thing is immediately, do we raise the red flags quick enough on complaints of this nature? and the second is, the processes and protocols. there may well be some learnings from this case. there are further allegations too about the presenter sending abusive messages to another person he met on a dating app. this person has told the bbc it happened when they hinted they would identify the presenter online. they said the messages, which have been seen and verified by bbc news, had frightened them, and they are still scared. it's much easier to dismiss one complaint than it is to dismiss

two complaints, than it is to dismiss three complaints. and so, this certainly does put pressure on the bbc presenter to respond. the radio 2 presenter jeremy vine said he thinks the presenter involved should come forward, saying new allegations will result in more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues, adding that the bbc was on its knees over the claims. we still have not heard from the presenter. we don�*t know when, or even if, we will. but the pressure is piling, with no resolution in sight. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. here is ben with an update on the rest of the top stories. europe is braced for a record—breaking heatwave this week with temperatures in italy set to rocket above 40 degrees. there are warnings in place

for holiday hotspots across the mediterranean. across the continent countries are sweltering. these are the temperatures expected this week, but forecasters believe next week, just as many brits land on holiday, they could reach as high as 45 degrees in parts of italy and greece. on the streets of athens people were already feeling the effects of temperatures in the high 30s, prompting the greek government to unveil emergency measures to shield the public from the effects of the heatwave. italy, which experienced europe�*s highest ever recorded temperatures of more than 48 degrees in sicily in august, 2021, is expecting that record to be breached in the coming weeks. in france, 21 regions are under an orange heatwave alert. in the city of lyon temperatures have already hit 39 celsius, and there are now both storm warnings and drought warnings in place for large parts of the country. meanwhile, in spain temperatures are expected to hit 43 degrees centigrade inland next week. public buildings across the country

with air—conditioning, like libraries and schools, opening their doors to shelter people. and austria experienced its hottest day of the year with the mercury rising to 36 degrees. from one of their news anchors there was only one solution at the end of his broadcast. whilst the uk is said to escape this heatwave, the world meteorological organisation has warned the earth experienced its hottest week on record at the start ofjuly because of climate change. vincent mcavennie, bbc news. nato says ukraine can join the military alliance but only when allies agree and when conditions are met. president volodymyr zelensky has previously described the delay is absurd. james landale joins us now from the lithuanian capital vilnius. frustration there yesterday and a lot of work today to try to smooth

relations, one would imagine? yeah, so there is going _ relations, one would imagine? yeah, so there is going to _ relations, one would imagine? yeah, so there is going to be _ relations, one would imagine? yeah, so there is going to be more - relations, one would imagine? yeah, so there is going to be more focus i so there is going to be more focus on president zelensky. he is going to be sitting around the nato table for the first time. there is a new organisation being set up, the nato ukraine council, giving ukraine the right to summon nato allies. that is not the same thing as getting this protection of the nato security blanket, this idea that an attack on one country is an attack on all, because at the moment nato says, we simply can�*t import a conflict into the alliance because that would plunge it into a war against russia. as well as that institutional deepening of nato and ukraine, there is also going to be, we think of some sort of bilateral announcement by individual nato powers, setting out more structured military and security support in the years to come, essentially saying, look, we don�*t need just to think about chucking military kit and ammunition at ukraine now, we need to think

about what we do in the future to deter future russian aggression. that�*s good as far as it goes. but in the eyes of ukrainians it is not known. they have had similar security guarantees in the past. it has not been strong. they have not been strong enough to deter two russian invasions. james, thank you. an ambulance service has apologised to families following a review into claims it covered up errors by paramedics and withheld evidence from coroners. an independent review into the north east ambulance service found two bereaved families were left in the dark about investigations into the response of paramedics called to help their loved ones. the report highlighted inaccuracies in information provided to the coroner, employees who were fearful of speaking up and poor behaviour by senior staff. two people have died in a crash at the southern 100 road races on the isle of man. organisers said the incident involved two riders, a marshal and a spectator at the circuit on the

south of the island. leslie van houten, a former follower of the american cult leader charles manson, has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for her role in two brutal murders. she was 19 when she broke into a home in los angeles and stabbed two people to death, alongside other manson followers in 1969. a dispute about the estate of the soul singer, aretha franklin, has been resolved. a jury in the us state of michigan has found that a handwritten note from 2014 — which was found wedged down the side of a sofa — is her valid will, over—riding a document from four years earlier. both wills see her four sons sharing revenue from her music and copyrights.

we have been talking this morning about the financial stability report. the bank of england has been telling us its assessment of how the economy is faring. and whether we need to be concerned about things like rising interest rates and inflation. some headlines in it that could make a difference for your money. ben is with us to explain what we now so far.— money. ben is with us to explain what we now so far. what are the headlines? _ what we now so far. what are the headlines? well, _ what we now so far. what are the headlines? well, the _ what we now so far. what are the headlines? well, the bank- what we now so far. what are the headlines? well, the bank of- what we now so far. what are the - headlines? well, the bank of england committee has concluded that uk households and businesses are under pressure from higher borrowing costs. but crucially, they say the banks are in a good position to support people and businesses through that. they say they have tested the resilience of the banks and found even if people did fall behind on payments, the banking system in the uk doesn�*t look like it would struggle to cope with that. so, the safeguards they put in place after the global financial crisis seem to be doing thejob. it is interesting because people will be watching this thinking, the reason borrowing costs have gone up is

because the bank of england has raised interest rates. why have they done that? businesses and households are now facing pressure. it is because they are focused on tackling inflation, the rise in average pricing we speak about so often, currently 8.7%. bank�*s target is to get that down to 2%. they try to do that raising interest rates, the theory being if you make borrowing more expensive, it encourages people to save rather than spend. that then reduces demand in the economy and so, it follows in theory that prices don�*t rise as quickly, if anything perhaps. ideally they may start to fall. so, it is no accident that businesses and households are facing financial pressures because that is exactly what rising interest rate is designed to do. ben, good to get that quick assessment. i know you are going to look through the full report. yes. look through the full report. yes, len of look through the full report. yes, plenty of detail— look through the full report. yes, plenty of detail in _ look through the full report. yes, plenty of detail in there. - look through the full report. ies plenty of detail in there. the report is not something people may

rush to, but it is so important. these are things that affect our daily lives. i will go through it and pick out any more details and bring it to you later. . and pick out any more details and bring it to you later.— bring it to you later. . thank you. 12 minutes _ bring it to you later. . thank you. 12 minutes past _ bring it to you later. . thank you. 12 minutes past seven. _ bring it to you later. . thank you. 12 minutes past seven. let's - bring it to you later. . thank you. 12 minutes past seven. let's getl bring it to you later. . thank you. i 12 minutes past seven. let's get the 12 minutes past seven. let�*s get the weather with carol. good morning. this morning it is a fresh start for some than it has been. some of us are starting off with some sunshine. but we have some rain and some showers. this band is sinking southwards across scotland. we have got a showery rain across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern ireland. that is going to turn heavier. a few scattered showers in wales and the south—west. the rain is going to be pushing in the showers eased through the day. it is going to be pushing southwards across scotland. in between there will be some sunshine. it is going to be a blustery day. and the showers will be heavy and frequent across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england

through the day. you may even hear the odd rumble of thunder., south, you can see the showers travelling towards the east. no one is immune. having said that, some of us will miss them altogether. if you catch one it could be heavy and thundery. and blustery. they will move through quite quickly. temperatures today ranging from 16 in the north to about 22 in the south. this evening and overnight we will hang onto a few showers. as we go through the night of clear skies developed, the wind is going to ease and also, we are looking at a cooler night across parts of scotland and northern ireland. in ruralareas parts of scotland and northern ireland. in rural areas temperatures could fall to seven or 8 degrees. generally, 11 to 14. tomorrow we start off with some showers. they will be fewer and further between than today. the winds will fall lighter. as a ridge of high pressure builds, the showers will ease across wales and northern england. because of the lighter winds and more sunshine, if you have temperatures a

21, 22, it sunshine, if you have temperatures a 21,22, it will sunshine, if you have temperatures a 21, 22, it will feel quite pleasant. we will take that, pleasant. thank you. more from carol a little later. 14 minutes past seven. it�*s almost a year since the killing of lilia valutyte, who was just eight years old when she was stabbed to death in lincolnshire while playing near her mother�*s shop. yesterday, a jury found a 21—year—old man, who had been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, had carried out the killing. jessica lane has spoken with lilia�*s loved ones about her life. lilia was outside playing. ijust heard "mum", went outside. i went outside and saw there was blood and she was with a hula hoop and the hula hoop was bended. so i straightaway started, "lilia, what have you done again? what�*s happened ? " and ijust took off the hula hoop. she was still standing.

she fell into my hands. i just saw that open wound and just saw that i can�*t do nothing, so started to shout for... so started to shout for help. ambulance, police coming there. and they took me inside, and i realised that that�*s it, she�*s gone. because there wasn�*t rushing or anything. she sings. she had lots of dreams, beautiful dreams what children have — to sing, to dance, to be with the family. when they are playing in the kitchen and just those games on the tv when you when

you dance and sing. she was a beautiful- person, beautiful dancer. she was doing really good. big, big dreamer. on fountain lane in the centre of boston on a summer�*s evening injuly 2022, lilia is playing just a few steps away from her mum�*s shop. on that street, she was grown. i started work there when she was six months. and it�*s there lilia would often play. she was well known on the street. the news of what happened there quickly spread. i think it's dreadful. we must pray for that little girl. that feeling was shared as the community came together to mourn. it breaks your heart - because you're thinking, it'sjust like all her life, - her nine—year life, hasjust been

wiped away from her in one night. it'sjust gone. it's horrific. i've got children myself, i've got five children, so it hits home with me. first one there? if this isn't the house... the second one. right, second one. for days after the stabbing, there were fears in the town that a child killer was on the loose. then the announcement people were hoping for. i can confirm that we have i arrested a 22—year—old man. he is now in police custody. he was named as deividas skebas, a 22—year—old lithuanian living in boston, but not known to lilia�*s family. apparently, a random attack.

translation: the news shocked people here. i it's not something you see every | day, especially involving a childl who was completely innocent. in the beginning, we struggled to get much information, - so we just had to translate news articles from the uk. _ translation: remember | at the time, the ukraine war was the most important story. but this news sort of paralysed everyone. it really moved people. when it came out, the suspected killer was from lithuania, too, that was like a wow moment. but who is he? how did he end up being arrested in connection with the death of a young girl in a town in lincolnshire, so many hundreds of miles from his home? this is a really small village. it�*s got a population of about 400 people. those who knew deividas when he was growing up here,

were really shocked. one said that he was a really well behaved child, the sort who wouldn�*t even have broken a window. translation: i remember the real deividas, the good deividas, - the sincere deividas,| the friendly deividas, because he really used to be a good person i and a good friend to me. that's what i know about him. he was one of my best friends. we spent a lot of time together. we had a very strong connection. deividas came to boston most likely for work, but then went back home before the covid pandemic. close friends had no idea he�*d come back to england until they heard the news he�*d been arrested. many are still wondering why he did return. but for those left behind missing lilia, that�*s not the only question that remains. ijust want to know why he did that. that�*s all. i think he ruined his life.

he ruined his family life here. he ruined my life, lilia�*s life. nine years old. it was lovely, actually, to have her in my life. that wasjessica lane reporting. some mesmerising images are coming out of the southwest of iceland, after a volcanic eruption sent lava and smoke pouring out of the side

of mount fagradalsfjall. in comes after intense earthquake activity in the area, on the reykjanes peninsula, which is known to be a seismic hotspot. people in the area have been told to leave. we heard that the eruption happened. so we climbed again. but then some, i don�*t know, authorities told us to leave. so we are trying right now, again. we�*re joined now by photographer and volcano enthusiast juergen merz, who has been

photographing the euption. most people go the opposite direction of a volcano erupting. you went towards it and cancel your trip to the alps. went towards it and cancel your trip to the alps-— to the alps. why? yeah, i am an enthusiast. _ to the alps. why? yeah, i am an enthusiast, like _ to the alps. why? yeah, i am an enthusiast, like you _ to the alps. why? yeah, i am an enthusiast, like you say. - to the alps. why? yeah, i am an enthusiast, like you say. there l to the alps. why? yeah, i am an| enthusiast, like you say. there is always a good monitoring of the icelandic volcanic systems. there was an eruption imminent. so i decided to fly over to iceland instead of going to the alps. what instead of going to the alps. what do ou instead of going to the alps. what do you see? _ instead of going to the alps. what do you see? actually, _ instead of going to the alps. what do you see? actually, we - instead of going to the alps. what do you see? actually, we spent i instead of going to the alps. what do you see? actually, we spent a| instead of going to the alps. what i do you see? actually, we spent a day out on a little — do you see? actually, we spent a day out on a little hill _ do you see? actually, we spent a day out on a little hill close _ do you see? actually, we spent a day out on a little hill close to _ do you see? actually, we spent a day out on a little hill close to the - out on a little hill close to the protected eruption site. we were camping there with other people. some people were already hanging out for days. in the afternoon we were just chilling. then suddenly one of the people they said, it�*s starting to its starting! so we all went over, we started flying our drones first. it started with smoke. you

just see smoke. then you see the flames. everybody was freaking out. it sounds pretty windy where you are this morning but we canjust it sounds pretty windy where you are this morning but we can just about make out what you are telling us. he said people were camping out for days. how do you monitor this to make sure you are in the right place at the right time? there is a lot of unpredictability about it as well, isn�*t there? unpredictability about it as well, isn't there?— isn't there? yeah, you have to consider _ isn't there? yeah, you have to consider a _ isn't there? yeah, you have to consider a lot _ isn't there? yeah, you have to consider a lot of _ isn't there? yeah, you have to consider a lot of things - isn't there? yeah, you have to consider a lot of things when l isn't there? yeah, you have to| consider a lot of things when it isn't there? yeah, you have to i consider a lot of things when it is coming to that. so, there is good news also where they say this will be the projected area where the eruption might show up. we also know from past eruptions where the area is. then you decide where you can 90, is. then you decide where you can go, which are somehow not that critical. you have to stay still far enough away. and in the end you have to be lucky that it is not too far away that you can then hike there. you have to wait at the beginning

how it is unfolding, you walk towards the eruption. the ground under your feet towards the eruption. the ground under yourfeet might towards the eruption. the ground under your feet might crack up. really good to talk to you. stay safe. some of those pictures still look pretty wild and dangerous. he has been taking pictures of the erupting volcano. apologies for the sound. it was particularly windy, catching the microphone. from an erupting volcano to british strawberries. they�*re a staple of british summer time, but strawberries are currently in short supply — all it�*s all because of the weather. our reporter dave guest can explain more. morning, dave. you have got some there but they sound pretty rare?— you have got some there but they sound pretty rare? good morning. these things _ sound pretty rare? good morning. these things are _ sound pretty rare? good morning. these things are becoming - these things are becoming increasingly rare at this time of the year. british strawberries as much a part of the british summer time as having wasps gathering around your picnic table. but the

weather has been playing havoc. have a look down here. these are the sorts of plants people would normally at this time of the year going to pick their own strawberries. but these plans are pretty bare. this is clermont farm in worle. it is not alone in experiencing this. it is down to the increasingly erratic british weather. we had a cool spring, a very hotjune, which brought the strawberry is on far too early. and now we are having a soggyjuly. strawbridge do not like soggy weather. basically, if you�*re thinking of taking the kids for the traditional pick your own outing during the upcoming school holidays, you might be a sweltering head first, because a number of places are now having to say it is not forthcoming because we have not got any strawbridge left. those grown in poly tunnels are doing a little bit better. but at the moment the pick your own business, the season has been turned on its head by this increasingly freakish weather. so, yeah, we still love strawberries, you can still get strawberries. but

these ones you can picture yourself in the field, in the summer. they are becoming far more difficult to get hold of. but these ones here i managed to get them earlier, and they taste very, very good. i am going to munch my way through this and let you what his find —— find out what is happening in the news, travel and weather where you really are. a very good morning from bbc london, i�*m alice salfield. drilling of london�*s first road tunnel for more than thirty years is nearly complete. the silvertown tunnel under the thames is due to open in 2025. transport for london says it�*ll help reduce chronic congestion at the existing blackwall tunnel. the plan is for both to be tolled at £7.50 a day. but campaigners and local councils say it ll be damaging to the environment and want it

repurposed as a public transport tunnel. it isa it is a massive new tunnel. it has hgv lanes. it will bring new traffic into greenwich and also the most polluted borough in the uk, newham. the number of crimes committed on the tube has risen by nearly 40% since before the pandemic — despite fewer people using it. tfl�*s latest figures show crime is up on all its services — and there�*s been an increase in the number of people dodging fares — with one in twenty five failing to pay for theirjourneys. it says it�*s working with police to tackle the problem. the parents of a young woman who died after developing a brain tumourare campaigning for the government to fulfil its pledge to spend £40 million on research. amani liaquat from luton died when she was 23. her parents say they�*re disappointed only around a quarter of the funding

the government promised 5 years ago has actually been paid out. if we can help in any way prevent another family going through the trauma that we�*ve been through and the trauma we continue to live through, then we feel that we�*ve achieved something. well, the department of health and social care told us, we ve invested in every suitable application made and the funding will continue to be available." let�*s take a look at the tubes. and it looks all good on the tubes at the moment — with a good service on all lines. the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it�*s a fresher—feeling start today across the capital than we saw this time yesterday — the night not having been so warm and muggy. it�*s going to be a day today of sunshine and showers. it�*s a dry, bright start to the day. there�*s plenty of sunshine around this morning, but we�*ll start to see some areas of cloud move in from the west through the late morning and we could see a few showers. there�*ll be a good scattering of them. not everywhere will see the showers, but they could, of course,

delay play at wimbledon later this afternoon and some of the showers could be heavy and even may be thundery in nature. temperatures again peaking in the late 20s in celsius. more of a westerly wind — not quite as brisk as it has been in recent days. the showers, where we see them, will fade away as we head into the evening to leave us with probably a fine evening and some clear skies. overnight tonight, it will stay dry. temperatures will drop back to between 11 and 13 celsius again. tomorrow, fewer showers — still possibly one or two isolated showers in places. some sunny spells. feeling a touch warmer with lighter winds, but turning wet and windy again at times on friday and over the weekend. if you missed it yesterday, find out all about the hidden world beneath waterloo station — that�*s on our website. bye. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. the unnamed bbc presenter who has

been accsued of paying a teenager for explicit photographs, is facing further allegations this morning. yesterday, bbc news spoke to a person in their 20s, who said they were sent abusive messages by the bbc star. this morning, the sun newspaper alleges the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another person he met on a dating site. these latest accusations come as the bbc faces key questions about how it handled the original complaint back in may, as our analysis editor ros atkins explains. these are four questions we�*ve been looking at connecting to the sun�*s original story. and a quick reminder that bbc news reports independently on the bbc as an organisation. first of all, is there evidence to support the sun�*s original allegations? the sun says it has evidence that supports the concerns of the parents. it says the family has handed a dossier of evidence to the bbc. it says it�*s seen emails from the family to the bbc about payments to the young person.

but the sun hasn�*t published any of this evidence. meanwhile, the young person, via a lawyer, has said the allegations are rubbish and that they sent a denial to the sun on friday, but the sun didn�*t report it. the bbc has asked the sun for more details of the evidence it says it has. that�*s not been provided. we asked the sun for an interview. it declined. next, did the original complaint to the bbc allege a crime? well, the sun ran allegations that the presenter has given this young person thousands of pounds since they were 17 in return for sordid images. soliciting explicit images from a 17—year—old is illegal. but the sun hasn�*t said what was in the initial complaint and the bbc says the initial complaint, while very serious, didn�*t include an allegation of criminality. there�*s no evidence in the public domain that shows a crime was alleged in the initial complaint. next, how are the police involved?

well, the met police says it�*s asked the bbc to pause its investigation while it assesses if a crime has been committed. and a different police force has told the bbc they were contacted in april and that no criminality was identified. this matches what the family has told the sun. the force also says further inquiries are ongoing. lastly, what contact has the bbc had with the presenter? well, the bbc says a senior manager has spoken to him since the sun�*s allegations. bbc director general tim davie says he hasn�*t. separately, bbc news has requested a response from the presenter to the original allegations in the sun. we�*ve not heard back. that was the analysis editor with the background. we can speak to former managing editor at sky news and emeritus professor ofjournalism at city, university of london, professor lis howell. good morning. on the latest

allegations, how significant are the new revelations? i allegations, how significant are the new revelations?— new revelations? i think they are very significant. _ new revelations? i think they are very significant. they _ new revelations? i think they are very significant. they are - very significant. they are corroborative. and it is evidence the bbc has had. lucy manning has seen the messages between the presenter and another young person and has described them as abusive, expletive, that alone is something the presenter needs to be called to account over. the problem is once the cat is out of the bag and people know about the allegations, it is going to tarnish the reputation of the presenter anyway and in my view the presenter anyway and in my view the presenter anyway and in my view the presenter should talk about it, it would be cathartic for the presenter and informative for us and probably the right thing to do. the public are not daft and want to know what is going on and only then can they decide how they feel about that presenter. they decide how they feel about that resenter. , , they decide how they feel about that resenter. 1 1 ., , . ., they decide how they feel about that resenter.1 1 ., , .., ., presenter. jeremy vine has come out ublicl presenter. jeremy vine has come out publicly calling _ presenter. jeremy vine has come out publicly calling for _ presenter. jeremy vine has come out publicly calling for the _ presenter. jeremy vine has come out publicly calling for the person - presenter. jeremy vine has come out publicly calling for the person to - publicly calling for the person to identify themselves, saying the

pressure and scrutiny it puts the bbc under is damaging. ido pressure and scrutiny it puts the bbc under is damaging.- pressure and scrutiny it puts the bbc under is damaging. do you expect that will happen? _ bbc under is damaging. do you expect that will happen? i _ bbc under is damaging. do you expect that will happen? i don't _ bbc under is damaging. do you expect that will happen? i don't know. - bbc under is damaging. do you expect that will happen? i don't know. it - that will happen? i don�*t know. it is something the presenter should consider and ought to be talking to lawyers about. it is probably a good option. if the presenter does not come forward we will be left in limbo for some time, waiting perhaps for a police investigation. in many ways it is not about criminality. you can behave badly and do sordid things people do not like without it being illegal and as a presenter you have a responsibility to have a persona you present in the public. that is not to say you cannot have a private life but once it is no longer private, you have to account for it and that is the situation we are in. if it goes on a long time it will get worse for everyone involved, in my opinion for the presenter as well.— involved, in my opinion for the presenter as well. there has been claim and counterclaim _

presenter as well. there has been claim and counterclaim between l presenter as well. there has been l claim and counterclaim between the sun newspaper and the bbc. yesterday we heard from the director general who gave an interview defending the bbc handling of this. what do you make of his defence of the process? the process is complicated. i think he did a good defence and process is always complicated. it is different with different people at different levels of an organisation. complaints against a person at one level are different from complaints against a person at another level. the process needs to be tighter and more assiduously applied. the way the family were treated does not sound great. but i think tim davie explained within the process the bbc did what it was supposed to do. they did what it was supposed to do. they did just not do quite enough and it needs to be looked at. you can get uptight about process here. the issueis uptight about process here. the issue is the family felt they were not listened to and went to the newspaper. when you are a big organisation like the bbc you have

to face the fact that is what people do when they feel they have not been properly heard. do when they feel they have not been properly heard-— properly heard. good to have you with us. let�*s talk wimbledon. elina svitolina, a surprise story of wimbledon so far not least of course because she is ukrainian and essentially trying to bring hope to her war—torn nation. she was meant to be seeing harry styles in concert in vienna last weekend and could not make it but he kindly came back and said do not worry, there are four more concerts and you could still make it so she might get to see it as wimbledon champion. as his guest? yes she could still get to see him in concert. all the more astonishing when you consider no woman has ever won wimbledon as a wildcard. but could that be about to change? svitolina says the war in her country has made her mentally stronger. she�*s into the semi—finals

after beating the world number one iga swiatek in three sets yesterday. she only returned to the tour in april, six months after having a baby. and said she�*d celebrate the win with a well earned drink. first of all, i am going to have a beer, probably. at the beginning of the tournament, if someone told me i would be in the semifinal and beating the world number one, i would say they were crazy. so i am just going to enjoy tonight. and then get some treatment, massage, much—needed, and regroup and be ready for the next big battle. anyone thinking of stopping novak djokovic. good luck. in his post—match interview he warned many can try, but he�*s not surrendering his title just yet. despite losing the first set, he fought back to beat the russian anrey rublev and move a step closer to a record—equalling

eighth wimbledon title. i know that they want to get a scalp, they want to win, but it ain�*t happening, still. than scalp, they want to win, but it ain't happening, still. an ominous sin. he ain't happening, still. an ominous sign- he is — ain't happening, still. an ominous sign. he is feeling _ ain't happening, still. an ominous sign. he is feeling confident. - now when it comes to the ashes, nothing is proving straightforward this summer is it? both the the men�*s and women�*s teams went two down in their respective series. but for both, the comeback is on. the women�*s team play their first one day international in their multiformat series in bristol later. it is the first of three, and they have to keep that winning run going, as ben croucher reports. on strike. reverse sweep. england have won the game. they are still in the ashes. ., ., , , the ashes. england losing the first two ames the ashes. england losing the first two games of— the ashes. england losing the first two games of the _ the ashes. england losing the first two games of the ashes _ the ashes. england losing the first two games of the ashes before - two games of the ashes before keeping the series alive. have we seen that somewhere before? the men

had headingley heroics but where did they get their inspiration from? fiur they get their inspiration from? our irls they get their inspiration from? oi" girls started they get their inspiration from? i>i" girls started the they get their inspiration from? iii " girls started the winning trend, thatis girls started the winning trend, that is what i say. it is great how the ecb have marketed the two ashes. what is better than one ashes, two. why not learn from each other? different formats, different ways of doing things, but we look at what the men are doing and the men are looking back, as well. it is great when you take on australia if you have another team trying to do the same, it is great for both of us. without beaumont, england won back to back t20s but in the one—day matches they will have to play the long game. we matches they will have to play the long game-— matches they will have to play the [on ame. . ., , ., , , matches they will have to play the [on came.~ ., , ., , , long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors — long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors a _ long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors a little _ long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors a little bit, _ long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors a little bit, how - long game. we have seen ourselves as the disruptors a little bit, how to - the disruptors a little bit, how to do things differently to beat this very good team. the do things differently to beat this very good team-— very good team. the task is not small. australia _ very good team. the task is not small. australia are _ very good team. the task is not small. australia are world - very good team. the task is not - small. australia are world champions and have won the last 15 in the

format. it and have won the last 15 in the format. . 1 and have won the last 15 in the format. , 1 , .1 format. it feels every time we play a u ainst format. it feels every time we play against england. — format. it feels every time we play against england, it _ format. it feels every time we play against england, it is _ format. it feels every time we play against england, it is good - format. it feels every time we playj against england, it is good cricket, hard—fought. we are pushed every time we _ hard—fought. we are pushed every time we play england. they were better— time we play england. they were better than us the last two games and we _ better than us the last two games and we acknowledge that. we have to fix areas _ and we acknowledge that. we have to fix areas of _ and we acknowledge that. we have to fix areas of our game. no game against — fix areas of our game. no game against england is ever easy. the momentum _ against england is ever easy. the momentum is — against england is ever easy. iie: momentum is with england. against england is ever easy. tue: momentum is with england. a sell—out crowd at bristol will be also. the forecast not totally dry, so maybe all of the elements are coming togetherfor england at all of the elements are coming together for england atjust the right time. champagne, surely, for england if they complete that comeback. not just one bottle. he�*s the most famous basset in the uk and he�*s just celebrated his 60th birthday.

yes, fred basset, who was created by illustrator alex graham, has now featured in more than 21,000 comic strips. the artist died in 1991 and since then his daughter has been carrying on herfather�*s work — until now. our reporter lucinda adam has the story. for 60 years, the dry humour of fred basset has entertained newspaper readers here and around the world. a daily bite of britishness from a canine point of view. and here we�*ve got all his doodles and his thinking. fred was created by cartoonist alex graham at his family home in east sussex. dad used to doodle on napkins and place mats and everything, wherever he was. but when alex died in 1991, his daughter arran and local artist michael martin teamed up to keep fred going. fred�*s having a nice day out today at the bbc. he could be all scrubbed up to go to the bbc. so the last frame�*s him going into a television studio,

all ready to be on television. perfect. how�*s that? well done, michael. that�*s brilliant. we both — you do, as well — jot down ideas, phrases, expressions. i�*ve put notebooks by the television, in my handbag, by my bed, in the car, even. just a lovely day—to—day look on life, just generally and gently. and that's what we try to carry on. so not political, not nasty, not naughty, just genteel. this weekend, fans celebrated fred�*s 60th birthday, but they didn�*t know it also marked the end of an era. michael and i have been doing it now for longer than my father. and i went to the daily mail and said, right, i want to stop fred basset on his 60th birthday. daily mail — you can�*t do that, can�*t do that, because he�*s so special and our readers want him.

just as the daily mail teased readers in 1963 before fred�*s first appearance, today�*s strip paid homage to how it all began. and, from thursday, arran and michael will put away their pencils and the paper will begin reruns of her father�*s original work. and how do you feel about it? i feel very emotional, very sad. it�*s the right time, absolutely, but it�*s a big step. i is — it is sad, but we knew it was coming. we've had a great run, it's been wonderful. never thought that it was going to last this long. what reaction do you think you�*re going to get from readers and fans? don't tell them. they might not know the join! don't tell them. i don't know, don't know. i'm sure they'll understand everything can't last for ever, but i think fred can. the journey of the hound that�*s almost human is about to come full

circle to keep him going for many more dog years to come. lucinda adam, bbc news, roberts bridge. end ofan end of an era. i love the number of stories over those years, on a simple premise of the dog. simple ideas are always the best. carol has the weather. it is all about the heatwave in europe. look at the map. absolutely right. i will show you this because it shows the temperatures. the white is average temperatures. the other end of the scale, deeper colours, we are looking at hot weather. you can see a lot of that coming from north africa and moving into spain, france stop it will change in the next few minutes. you can see corsica and sardinia taking the heat. moving

into italy, greece and the balkans. a lot of red warnings at the moment across southern europe. and that means there is danger to life with the potential for wildfires, travel disruption and disruption to electricity supply, that kind of thing. if you look at the temperatures we expect, in spain and france on tuesday, 43 degrees, 38 degrees. look how the heat transfers to the east over the next days. it is notjust by day. by night, it will be stifling and some places not dropping lower than 25, 28 degrees. are we going to see this heat? no. the outlook in the uk the next days is cool and showery and windy, particularly from friday and into the weekend. low pressure has dominated the weather. the jet stream to the south so we have low

pressure rolling in across the shores. we have a weak weather front bringing rain in scotland and another bringing rain in northern ireland, england, southern scotland which will be heavy through the day. showers in wales and the south—west. eastwards, you could catch a shower anywhere. they could be thundering. not everyone will catch one. it will be blustery. this is the mean wind speed but gusts will be higher. temperatures range from 15 in the north to about 22 in the south. through the evening and overnight, many showers will fade. we will have some clear skies. a colder night across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures falling away in rural areas to 7—8 but generally speaking, 10—13. into tomorrow we have high pressure building. a

weather front have high pressure building. a weatherfront in have high pressure building. a weather front in scotland, bringing in the summer showers at times. although there will be scattered showers, as the ridge of high pressure builds, particularly across wales and northern england. lighter wind means it will feel more pleasant. 14—23 . then we have the next area of low pressure from the south—west. the timings could change but it looks like it will bring heavy rain moving northwards and eastwards, and also a strong wind. starting off dry in the east and then in comes the rain. showers the other side of it. the rain might not get to the south—east until later in the day but this could change. the driest conditions in the far north of scotland but windy. especially with exposure in the west. the weekend, it remains unsettled and it remains windy. the wind will be a

feature of the weather. temperatures up feature of the weather. temperatures up to about 22. what a clear run through, really helpful. you�*ll remember the murder of elle edwards — the 26—year—old who was shot dead outside a pub on merseyside as she was celebrating christmas eve. last week, the man who killed her was sentenced to 48 years in jail. now, for the first time since the trial, elle s family have spoken about her death and the devastating impact of gun crime for a new documentary made by bbc breakfast which tells the story of the killing. the message to those people, and it goes across the whole country, really, is the most powerful thing we have is the sense of community. there�*s i think a lot of people may

be afraid to step out of the door to make that still happen, because they�*re intimidated by these gangs. but if they were to stick together, then they�*re going to win every time. they�*re going to stick together. no one had a laugh like elle. it was elle's special laugh. it was family time over everything. elle's family was her life. i met elle in high school and we just instantly clicked. that's how i met her brother connor. and then we had roman, who's four now, and she absolutely adored him. she loved him so much. and he talks about her and says elle is in the sky. oh, yeah. just doesn't feel the same, just silent. you'd walk in and you'd be greeted with elle's loud laugh or something silly she'd say and it'sjust not there any more.

when did you last speak to elle? christmas eve. like ten minutes before it happened. i'll get upset. yeah. she never opened my last message. for now — we need to be doing something now. my problem is to stop another elle edwards, another ashley dale, another olivia pratt—korbel. and if i can be part of something that helps stop these kids doing these horrendous crimes, then i�*m all for it. i�*ll do what i can. and you can see more of that documentary about the death of elle edwards, called killed on christmas eve, if you go to bbc iplayer.

there have been many celebrations for the 75th birthday of the nhs, and now a new series is shining a light on some nhs heroes, through art. extraordinary portraits is hosted by bill bailey, and follows six artists who create portraits of inspirational people. one of those is trauma surgeon martin griffiths. let�*s take a look. martin. come in. what i want to do today— martin. come in. what i want to do today is— martin. come in. what i want to do today is fine — martin. come in. what i want to do today is fine some of your personality, expressions, see how your muscles work. the other thing i want to— your muscles work. the other thing i want to do— your muscles work. the other thing i want to do is— your muscles work. the other thing i want to do is i am thinking of pressing _ want to do is i am thinking of pressing your hands and i can do a cast in_ pressing your hands and i can do a cast in plaster and put them on the wall and _ cast in plaster and put them on the wall and work from them like that. you speak— wall and work from them like that. you speak through your hands. i want to tell— you speak through your hands. i want to tell a _ you speak through your hands. i want to tell a story. this

you speak through your hands. i want to tell a story-— to tell a story. this is new to me. i am in to tell a story. this is new to me. i am in your— to tell a story. this is new to me. i am in your hands. _ to tell a story. this is new to me. i am in your hands. being - to tell a story. this is new to me. i am in your hands. being nice i to tell a story. this is new to me. | i am in your hands. being nice and still comes with thejob. i am in your hands. being nice and still comes with the job. riiaood still comes with the 'ob. good oint. it still comes with the 'ob. good point. i is h still comes with the 'ob. good point. i is a h still comes with the 'ob. good point. it is a mark_ still comes with the job. good point. it is a mark of- still comes with the job. good point. it is a mark of how - point. it is a mark of how comfortable you are in the space. old goats— comfortable you are in the space. old goats like me stand there with rock still hands. it is a barometer of where you are emotionally if your hands are good, it is all good. iiice hands are good, it is all good. nice one, hands are good, it is all good. nice one. man- — martin and artist nick elphickjoin us now. good morning. we will come onto the sculpture but martin, tell me about work. we saw celebrating the nhs anniversary, 75th birthday. teiiii work. we saw celebrating the nhs anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your — anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your work. _ anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your work. i _ anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your work. i am _ anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your work. i am a _ anniversary, 75th birthday. tell me about your work. i am a trauma i about your work. i am a trauma surgeon. the work is challenging. i

work in a busy major trauma centre. we see young people who harm other young people in difficult circumstances and our work is to save lives and change lives when they survive these injuries and i am passionate about that. iiii’hat they survive these injuries and i am passionate about that.— they survive these injuries and i am passionate about that. what would a ical da passionate about that. what would a typical day be _ passionate about that. what would a typical day be like? _ passionate about that. what would a typical day be like? my _ passionate about that. what would a typical day be like? my day - passionate about that. what would a typical day be like? my day is - typical day be like? my day is predictably — typical day be like? my day is predictably unpredictable. i predictably unpredictable. ambulances, helicopters. somebody somewhere in london is falling off a building, being stabbed, being shot, being hurt. iwork building, being stabbed, being shot, being hurt. i work with a team, supporting their care. the team spend time as part of the london trauma network support. you deal with stabbings _ trauma network support. you deal with stabbings every _ trauma network support. you deal with stabbings every day? - trauma network support. you deal with stabbings every day? two - with stabbings every day? two stabbins with stabbings every day? two stabbings today, _ with stabbings every day? “t"i-irrr stabbings today, two shootings a week. a relentless stripped of injuries and everyone is a tragedy. everyone damaged by that experience,

and the family. ourjob is to change those lines. we worked hard to try to understand the nature of the violence. provide emotional support and provide the opportunity to change lives after the injuries and to rehabilitate and find a better option in their lives. you to rehabilitate and find a better option in their lives.— to rehabilitate and find a better option in their lives. you might say it is an unusual— option in their lives. you might say it is an unusual connection - option in their lives. you might say| it is an unusual connection between the two of view given what you do and martin does. tell me about how you were involved and may be what you were involved and may be what you have learned. i you were involved and may be what you have learned.— you have learned. i was extremely shocked when _ you have learned. i was extremely shocked when extraordinary - you have learned. i was extremely i shocked when extraordinary portraits came to _ shocked when extraordinary portraits came to me. i watched the show and it is incredible. almost in tears for some — it is incredible. almost in tears for some of it. i did not know what it would _ for some of it. i did not know what it would be — for some of it. i did not know what it would be about and when i found out it _ it would be about and when i found out it was — it would be about and when i found out it was the nhs, i was completely... so happy because i have _ completely... so happy because i have always wanted to do something for the _ have always wanted to do something for the nhs.

have always wanted to do something forthe nhs. i have been near death so many— forthe nhs. i have been near death so many times with myjob, my nickname — so many times with myjob, my nickname was damage. when they said it was— nickname was damage. when they said it was nhs, _ nickname was damage. when they said it was nhs, i was nervous because it is a serious — it was nhs, i was nervous because it is a serious responsibility. i went to meet— is a serious responsibility. i went to meet martin. i did not know who he was _ to meet martin. i did not know who he was bill— to meet martin. i did not know who he was. bill bailey was the presenter, who was fantastic at interviewing, asking the right questions. martin's story is incredible. we had a real connection. especially with martin talking _ connection. especially with martin talking about self—worth at school and his— talking about self—worth at school and his life story. very different to mine — and his life story. very different to mine but i had a real connection. i to mine but i had a real connection. i am _ to mine but i had a real connection. i am severely— to mine but i had a real connection. i am severely dyslexic and struggled when i _ i am severely dyslexic and struggled when i was — i am severely dyslexic and struggled when i was young. when he talked about— when i was young. when he talked about what — when i was young. when he talked about what he does, the lives he saves _ about what he does, the lives he saves the — about what he does, the lives he saves. the responsibility, the nerves — saves. the responsibility, the nerves. the weight on my shoulders. i nerves. the weight on my shoulders. i knew_ nerves. the weight on my shoulders. i knew what— nerves. the weight on my shoulders. i knew what i— nerves. the weight on my shoulders. i knew what i wanted to do and i did notjust— i knew what i wanted to do and i did notjust want to i knew what i wanted to do and i did not just want to do a portrait but a story— not just want to do a portrait but a story to _ not just want to do a portrait but a story to tell — not just want to do a portrait but a story to tell his story and the

story— story to tell his story and the story of— story to tell his story and the story of the nhs.— story to tell his story and the story of the nhs. telling that reuires story of the nhs. telling that requires time _ story of the nhs. telling that requires time and _ story of the nhs. telling that requires time and your- story of the nhs. telling that i requires time and your schedule story of the nhs. telling that - requires time and your schedule is unpredictable. how did you make time to do that? , , . unpredictable. how did you make time todothat? , ' . , to do that? difficult. mary organises _ to do that? difficult. mary organises my _ to do that? difficult. mary organises my time. - to do that? difficult. mary organises my time. i - to do that? difficult. mary organises my time. i have to do that? difficult. mary i organises my time. i have a to do that? difficult. mary - organises my time. i have a busy clinical role and also with nhs london and nhs england. it is an important story that has to be told. we work hard to balance my clinical work and my responsibilities. it has been a fantastic process and meeting nick has been incredible. such a talent and he captured me and the work i do and why i do it. b, work i do and why i do it. a brilliant piece of work. how do you do that? how would you capture the essence? . 1 .., . essence? really connecting with martin and _ essence? really connecting with martin and understanding - essence? really connecting with martin and understanding him, i martin and understanding him, finding— martin and understanding him, finding out about what he does and the industry and understanding the nhs and _

the industry and understanding the nhs and what it entails, the charities— nhs and what it entails, the charities and extra work he does. i thought— charities and extra work he does. i thought how does he find the time? sometimes it is not about making a final piece — sometimes it is not about making a final piece. as an artist i want to feel the — final piece. as an artist i want to feel the emotions he goes through every— feel the emotions he goes through every day— feel the emotions he goes through every day so i put myself under huge pressure _ every day so i put myself under huge pressure and probably had three hours _ pressure and probably had three hours sleep a night doing five months — hours sleep a night doing five months working weeks. i did not know how i_ months working weeks. i did not know how i did _ months working weeks. i did not know how i did it— months working weeks. i did not know how i did it but i wanted to feel the chaos— how i did it but i wanted to feel the chaos and carnage he must have. i the chaos and carnage he must have. i hope _ the chaos and carnage he must have. i hope i_ the chaos and carnage he must have. i hope i have — the chaos and carnage he must have. i hope i have done him and the nhs justice _ i hope i have done him and the nhs 'ustice. . i hope i have done him and the nhs 'ustice. , ., , justice. the big reveal is next week. justice. the big reveal is next week- you — justice. the big reveal is next week. you have _ justice. the big reveal is next week. you have seen - justice. the big reveal is next week. you have seen it. - justice. the big reveal is next| week. you have seen it. when justice. the big reveal is next - week. you have seen it. when you saw it, what did you think? you showed it, what did you think? you showed it to the family.— it to the family. absolutely breath- -- _ it to the family. absolutely breath... literally - it to the family. absolutely breath... literally lost - it to the family. absolutely breath... literally lost for l it to the family. absolutely - breath... literally lost for words. the amount of work he did, i cannot believe. also the quality. it captured every aspect of my life and my family and friends were taken back. i don�*t talk about myself and

my life and the work they do in the nhs. it is unspoken but the images and piece of work captured it beautifully and said more than i could about what i do. it is brilliant. — could about what i do. it is brilliant. i— could about what i do. it is brilliant. i have _ could about what i do. it is brilliant. i have a - could about what i do. it is brilliant. i have a feeling i could about what i do. it is brilliant. i have a feeling you will stay in touch. brilliant. i have a feeling you will stay in touch-— brilliant. i have a feeling you will stay in touch. yes we are on what's u i stay in touch. yes we are on what's u- all the stay in touch. yes we are on what's up all the time- _ stay in touch. yes we are on what's up all the time. cannot _ stay in touch. yes we are on what's up all the time. cannot wait - stay in touch. yes we are on what's up all the time. cannot wait two i stay in touch. yes we are on what'sl up all the time. cannot wait two the bi reveal. up all the time. cannot wait two the big reveal. lovely _ up all the time. cannot wait two the big reveal. lovely to _ up all the time. cannot wait two the big reveal. lovely to meet - up all the time. cannot wait two the big reveal. lovely to meet you - up all the time. cannot wait two the | big reveal. lovely to meet you both. you can watch extraordinary portraits on mondayjuly 17th at 8.30pm on bbc one. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i�*m alice salfield. drilling of london�*s first road tunnel for more than 30 years is nearly complete. the silvertown tunnel under the thames is due to open in 2025. transport for london says it�*ll help reduce chronic congestion

at the existing blackwall tunnel. the plan is for both to be tolled at £7.50 a day. but campaigners and local councils say it ll be damaging to the environment and want it repurposed as a public transport tunnel. it is a massive new tunnel. it has hgv lanes. it will attract new hcvs into greenwich and newham. the number of crimes committed on the tube has risen by nearly 40% since before the pandemic, despite fewer people using it. tfl�*s latest figures show crime is up on all its services, and there�*s been an increase in the number of people dodging fares, with one in 25 failing to pay for theirjourneys. it says it�*s working with police to tackle the problem. let�*s take a look at the tubes now.

today�*s weather — a fairly bright start with some cloud moving in from the west. showers increasing during the afternoon, with the possibility of being heavy at times. a top temperature of 21 degrees celsius. that�*s all for now — back to tina and ben. see you in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. our headlines today. new allegations against the bbc presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos, with claims that he broke covid lockdown rules to meet someone from a dating site. the radio two hostjeremy vine says the presenter at the centre of the allegations should identify himself, adding that the bbc is on its knees over the claims. nato leaders say ukraine can join the military alliance, but refuse to give a time frame — to the frustration

of president zelensky. debt and sewage will be top of the agenda when bosses from thames water are questioned by mp�*s later this morning. a health check for the economy — the bank of england publish the results of its stress test. i�*ll have all the details and explain what this means for your money. delivering hope for ukraine — how elina svitolina�*s run to the semi—finals is bringing happiness to her war—torn country after an emotional win for the wimbledon wild card. good morning. a fresh start for some. and we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest will be in southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland. wherever you are it is going to be blustery. details coming up. good morning. it�*s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who�*s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs.

another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning�*s front page of the sun — �*bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger�*. this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says it has seen messages which suggest that, as well as visiting the 23—year—old�*s home, the presenter in question sent them money and asked for a photograph. the individual says he sent a semi—naked picture.

it quotes the source as saying... the bbc has not been able to independently check these latest allegations. it was in may when the initial complaint about the presenter was made to the bbc from the parents of a young person who say their child received thousands for sexually explicit images. questions remain about the length of time it took to take action. the bbc boss says that will be looked at. as director—general i want to make sure and look at a couple of things, actually. the first thing is immediately, do we raise the red flags quick enough on complaints of this nature? and the second is, the processes and protocols. there may well be some learnings from this case. there are further allegations too about the presenter sending abusive messages to another person he met on a dating app. this person has told the bbc it

happened when they hinted they would identify the presenter online. they said the messages, which have been seen and verified by bbc news, had frightened them, and they are still scared. it's much easier to dismiss one complaint than it is to dismiss two complaints, than it is to dismiss three complaints. and so, this certainly does put pressure on the bbc presenter to respond. the radio 2 presenter jeremy vine said he thinks the presenter involved should come forward, saying new allegations will result in more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues, adding that the bbc was on its knees over the claims. we still have not heard from the presenter. we don�*t know when, or even if, we will. but the pressure is piling, with no resolution in sight. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.

we�*re joined now by our correspondent lizo mzimba. lizo, where do these latest allegations leave the investigation? well, we are just waiting to see what the further developments are. it is undoubtedly piling pressure in all situations, all areas. but we have the news that the bbc has posed its own investigation into the the unnamed presenter, at the request of the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police are not carrying out a full investigation at this stage, it is more of a scoping exercise to see what, if anything, they may do in the future. but undoubtedly, more pressure on the bbc, particularly with how it dealt with the initial complaint back in may. this followed the allegations that have been reported by the sun newspaper. now of course the bbc, there was an e—mail sent to the

initial complaint. that wasn�*t answered. there was a phone call that did not connect. and on the face of it it doesn�*t seem that was a huge effort to actually look at properly the complaint that was made at that stage. that was over and almost seven—week period. but it is impossible to fairly look at how the bbc has acted, or not acted, until we do have the full facts in this area. we have had more allegations coming in. the one thing we do know will happen for certain is we will have some kind of update from the metropolitan police about whether or not they will take further action. but that could be days or it could be weeks away. but that could be days or it could be weeks away-— but that could be days or it could be weeks away. thank you. ben has the other news. _ nato says ukraine can join the military alliance, but only when allies agree and conditions are met. president volodymyr zelensky has previously described the delay to his country�*s accession as absurd. more detail from our diplomatic correspondent james landale.

president zelensky arrived in vilnius to the sound of cheers and applause, the crowds hailing a leader who�*d taken the fight to russia. on his mind, getting nato to support that fight by letting ukraine join the club. translation: ukraine will make nato's stronger and nato's - will make ukraine safer. and while the welcome to the summit dinner was warm and friendly, the cold print of the summit communique was anything but. nato wants ukraine to join, yes. but it won�*t say when, and it won�*t say how. we will issue an invitation for ukraine tojoin nato when allies agree and conditions are met. this is a strong package for ukraine and a clear path towards its membership in nato. initially, president zelensky responded angrily,

saying the absence of any timetable was absurd. but later he tweeted his gratitude to allies for the extra support they�*re giving. nato leaders are expected to set out new security guarantees for ukraine, with the promise of organised military support to deter future russian aggression. rishi sunak said some allies will even make a joint declaration, promising long term security commitments to ensure ukraine is never left vulnerable to russian brutality. and today, president zelensky will also get to sit around this table as an equal partner, in the first meeting of the new nato ukraine council, giving kyiv the power to trigger crisis talks with the alliance. so nato has offered ukraine hospitality here at the summit, and more support and security in the years to come. just not quite as much as president zelensky might have hoped for. james landale, bbc news, vilnius.

in the last hour, the bank of england has published its report into the state of the uk economy. ben has the details. good morning. this is the financial equivalent of a car mot, checking that all the parts are working as they should, and can cope with whatever the conditions might be on the road ahead. here are the key points. the bank of england says uk households and businesses are under pressure from higher borrowing costs and rising prices. it says as people come to renew mortgage deals, the warning is that average payments will continue to increase and some may struggle. so, is there a risk of high street banks and lenders failing? the report says they are resilient and in a strong position, evenif resilient and in a strong position, even if they suffer likely losses from households and businesses being unable to make repayments on loans. if things got even worse than expected, higher inflation, a jump in unemployment, a slump in house

prices, the bank of england says it is confident the uk banking system would cope, even in that nightmarish scenario. so, what can we conclude? well, the central bank thinks the system can cope with higher borrowing costs, we can probably expect it to stick to its course of raising interest rates, even though that will make mortgages and loans more expensive for households and businesses. thank you very much. a teenage boy has been charged after a teacher was stabbed in a corridor at a school on monday. the 15—year—old was charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article following the attack at tewkesbury academy, and will appear in court today. two people have died in a crash at the southern 100 road races on the isle of man. organisers said the incident involved two riders, a marshall and a spectator at the circuit on the south of the island. leslie van houten, a former follower of the american cult leader charles manson,

has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for her role in two brutal murders. she was 19 when she broke into a home in los angeles and stabbed two people to death, alongside other manson followers in 1969. a dispute about the estate of the soul singer, aretha franklin, has been resolved. a jury in the us state of michigan has found that a handwritten note from 2014, which was found wedged down the side of a sofa, is her valid will, overriding a document from four years earlier. both wills see her four sons sharing revenue from her music and copyrights. we have been talking about a heat wave in some parts of europe. carol has the details closer to home. good morning. there is no heatwave coming our way. but what we do have

todayis coming our way. but what we do have today is a mixture of sunshine and showers, and blustery winds. rain coming south across northern scotland. heavier rain times across northern ireland, southern scotland northern england. south of that is a mixture of sunshine and showers. some interruption to play today at wimbledon. they will whip through quickly because of the blustery winds. blustery winds wherever you are. in between the showers bright spells, areas of cloud, or some sunshine. temperatures today, 16 in the north, to 22 in the south. as we head through the evening and overnight once again we will have some showers. through the night some of the showers will start to ease. we will see clear skies. the winds will drop as well. these are the temperatures in towns and cities. but in rural parts of scotland and northern ireland they could fall away as low as seven to eight or 9 degrees. in due tomorrow, we start off with a few showers. what we will

also see through the day is an area of high pressure starting to build in. fairly transient. whether through the course of tomorrow. that means some of the showers will fade a __ means some of the showers will fade a —— across wales and northern ireland. lengthy spells of sunshine in the afternoon. the winds will fall much lighter as well. it will feel more pleasant if you are in the sunshine. highs of 14 to 22 degrees. but beyond that the weather turns more unsettled. we see spells of rain, heavy showers and it will turn much windier. in fact, the wind will be a feature of the weekend weather. thank you. bosses of thames water will be questioned by mp�*s this morning, after racking up billions of pounds of debt and discharging millions of litres of sewage. the company serves 15 million households across london and the thames valley. our environment correspondent jonah fisher has been to meet some of their customers who rely on the river thames being clean. are we mad? no, we�*re not mad at all. this is wonderful.

look at this beautiful day, jonah. the water�*s looking gorgeous. the chance to swim with mermaids is not an offer you get every day. we started off as a group of five middle—aged ladies who liked to swim. one thing led to another, and the henley mermaids started doing sponsored swims. goggles. a relay across the channel got them going. so we did that and then we kind of got a bit addicted to that. so then we did the bristol channel relay, and then we did the north channel relay. the thames is where the mermaids meet and train, but not before checking on the thames water website to see if sewage has been released nearby. so you can see from the map that there are no discharges happening at the moment in this area. there�*s one happening down there. with the forecast cool but clean, the mermaids prepared me for the water. for added safety, then, a whistle, so if you get into trouble... she blows whistle. you�*ll all come and rescue me?

we'll come — like baywatch, yeah! iwas lured... if i have a wee, does it warm up a bit?! yes, it does! ..orwas it laughed in? they laugh. last year, thames water spilled sewage more than 8,000 times. something which even it had to admit was unacceptable. it�*s really refreshing, actually, to be in freshwater like this. the key thing is really not to think too much about what it is you might be swimming in. we�*ve seen sanitary products, condoms, sewage foam, stoma bags, sewage tide lines on the feathers of swans... blue green algae in the summer. yeah, yeah. we�*ve seen it all.

but all that hasn�*t stopped you swimming, all the pollution you�*ve seen? it shouldn't stop anybody swimming. well, it has to — we have to fight, and we have - to give our river a voice. while you're watching the footy, we're fixing a leak. it�*s not just about sewage. a quarter of all the water in thames water�*s network leaks out and the company has had to admit that things are getting worse, not better. there have also been questions about honesty. last week, as they were fined £3.3 million for a spill that killed more than 1,000 fish, the judge said the company had been reckless and deliberately misled investigators from the environment agency. "thames water�*s record on both sewage and stopping leakages is poor" — those are the words of the economic regulator ofwat. but the reason that the company�*s in trouble is money. despite paying out healthy dividends

for most of the last 30 years, the company has racked up debts of £14 billion, and it�*s now under pressure both to make interest payments, and to invest in its creaking infrastructure. this morning, mps will speak to thames water bosses in parliament. so what would the mermaids ask them? where is all that money gone? because it doesn�*t seem to me that it�*s gone into infrastructure, and it certainly hasn�*t gone into making our rivers much cleaner. and if the water industry says bills will have to rise to fix the system... are you ready to collectively pay more? no, absolutely not. i'm even considering not paying my sewage bill for thames water. why? because they're not doing anything with my money other than paying their shareholders. i don't pay them to pump raw poo into my river. thames water says it plans to invest £1.6 billion in sewage treatment and networks over

the next two years. in a statement, it said, "we regard all discharges of untreated sewage as unacceptable, and it�*s understandable why the public are demanding more from water companies to do better." jonah, fisher, bbc news in henley. we�*re joined now byjames wallace, from river action uk. hejoins us from near the river thames. good morning. water companies, ofwat are going to be questioned by mps today. what do you want to see happening?— today. what do you want to see ha enin ? , ., . ., ,, happening? first of all i would like them to understand _ happening? first of all i would like them to understand we _ happening? first of all i would like them to understand we are - happening? first of all i would like them to understand we are facing l happening? first of all i would like | them to understand we are facing a fresh water emergency in this country thanks to a deregulated environment. the water companies have been allowed to pollute with impunity. we would like to see the water companies apologise, a heartfelt apology, it must be said, and offer a plan of immediate action that will expedite recovery of our

rivers. it that will expedite recovery of our rivers. . that will expedite recovery of our rivers. , ., ., ., rivers. it is another meeting about a roblem rivers. it is another meeting about a problem facing _ rivers. it is another meeting about a problem facing a _ rivers. it is another meeting about a problem facing a lot _ rivers. it is another meeting about a problem facing a lot of— rivers. it is another meeting about a problem facing a lot of people i rivers. it is another meeting about| a problem facing a lot of people up and down the country. is this more talk and simply not enough action in cleaning up our rivers and streams? well, it�*s very tempting to think that, isn�*t it? after three decades of deregulation and privatisation i have yet to see much in the way of investment. your comment about £14 billion worth of debt being accrued by thames water, right —— a lot of that happened under the ownership of macquarie bank between 2006 and 2017, so, we would like to make sure that any investment that is pumped in and now comes from the company itself, and then the government, ofwat or do theirjob properly and monitoring pollution and enforcing the law. ., monitoring pollution and enforcing the law. . , ., ., 1 , the law. yeah, but that money is one and the law. yeah, but that money is gone and isn't — the law. yeah, but that money is gone and isn't it? _ the law. yeah, but that money is gone and isn't it? we _ the law. yeah, but that money is gone and isn't it? we are - the law. yeah, but that money is gone and isn't it? we are told i the law. yeah, but that money is| gone and isn't it? we are told we gone and isn�*t it? we are told we may have to pay extra through our bills to fund this were desperately needed? ~ 1 .. ,

bills to fund this were desperately needed? ~ 1 .,. 1 ~ bills to fund this were desperately needed? ~ 1 .. 1 ,, , needed? why, exactly. ithink it is a horrific story, _ needed? why, exactly. ithink it is a horrific story, frankly. _ needed? why, exactly. ithink it is a horrific story, frankly. it - needed? why, exactly. ithink it is a horrific story, frankly. it is - needed? why, exactly. ithink it is a horrific story, frankly. it is a - a horrific story, frankly. it is a scandal. and it has involved a lot of lawbreaking. it emphasises the laws in place are not enough. if we could have a review of how water companies are regulated and do that urgently so they were actually punished at a level that would actually stop them from polluting rather than seeing it as a business risk, these fines you mentioned, £3.3 million, it isjust a little number on the balance sheet. it is not going to encourage a company like thames water to invest in the level they really need to to clean up. we need significant change in how water companies are managed and overseen. the regulator needs to grow some teeth. irate overseen. the regulator needs to grow some teeth.— grow some teeth. we know that environmental _ grow some teeth. we know that environmental regulators - grow some teeth. we know that environmental regulators will i grow some teeth. we know that | environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters on limited penalties going forward for causing damage. a current limitation of 250,000 being scrapped. how much of a difference will that make? weill. a difference will that make? well, it's funn , a difference will that make? well, it's funny. i _ a difference will that make? well, it's funny, i was _ a difference will that make? well, it's funny, i was asked _ a difference will that make? well, it's funny, i was asked this - it�*s funny, i was asked this question yesterday. i was out of the

gla, at city hall, and wondered what we might think about that. ultimately i don�*t think it means much at all unless it can do it quickly. the fine levied just 90 thames water was for an that happened six years ago, in 2017. so, i would say it is a very good idea to have an unlimited fine, but let�*s make sure it doesn�*t have to go through the lengthy process, the bureaucratic process, of going through the courts and low, and can be levied straightaway, so an organisation like thames water, or any other company, has to cough up quickly. that money must going to remediation works and restoration works to recover the dreadful state of our rivers. we have the worst rivers in europe. one of the worst in the world. totally inexcusable. the other thing that takes time is fixing this problem. there is no quick fix. it involves a lot of investment in infrastructure, digging up roads, digging up fields across the country to try to get the infrastructure up to scratch. there is no quick fix, there is no quick solution for this, is there? well,

that is the _ solution for this, is there? well, that is the great _ solution for this, is there? well, that is the great tragedy - solution for this, is there? well, that is the great tragedy on - solution for this, is there? well, that is the great tragedy on this. there has been decades of, i�*m afraid, ignoring the problem and making shareholders reach. and instead they should have been planning and then implementing very significant structural work. one of the difficulties thames water is —— thames water faces is the supply chain issue. that is not their fault. i don�*t want to let them off the hook, don�*t get me wrong. but in this country we don�*t have enough educated and skilled and available workers and materials to actually do this quickly. i think when it comes down to it, if we consider we are in an emergency, and by that i mean north london is going to have water rationing soon, i�*m not sure many of your viewers will be aware of that, but with the children is drying up because of over extraction and the effects of chat climate change, if we are leaking 630, or whatever it is, litres or millilitres, a day, that means you as a customer, one of the 15 million customers, many of

whom are in north london, may face water shortages. we need to get this the level of importance as we did with covid, in the way that government gives tax breaks to corporations and banks, why aren�*t we seeing from this government behaviour that mar —— water actually matters, and behave that way? thank ou ve matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much- a _ matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark— matters, and behave that way? thank you very much. a stark warning - you very much. a stark warning there. we will be following today�*s meeting closely. 24 minute past eight. we are here until 9:15am. then it is morning live. gabby and getting out there. good morning. coming up, driving without car insurance is against the law, but fraudsters are tricking people into hitting the road without proper cover. scam interceptors�* nick stapleton tells us how your car could be crushed if you fall victim to ghost brokers selling fake policies at rock bottom prices. plus, there's plenty of headlines about artificial intelligence. it's accused of everything from stealing people'sjobs, to potentially taking over humanity — but how scared should we be?

today we're answering the questions you might have been too afraid to ask, and finding out how you could be using it without even realising. we�*re also taking a closer look at the health headlines — dr oscar�*s separating fact from fiction. there are some worrying ones to get to the bottom of, - including if yourjob can increase the chances of| developing cancer and whether it's possible to grow _ your own teeth. g row grow your own teeth?! are you all right? _ plus, with massive waiting lists for assistance dogs, we meet the pet expert who trained her own puppy to help around the house. this is cinnamon and chloe. and we�*ve got an eastenders exclusive. she rolled into the square as a home wrecker and ended up shooting phil mitchell, now lisa fowler is returning to walford. we talk to actor lucy benjamin about her dramatic comeback.

see you at 9:15. we all got the pink memo this morning. tina didn�*t get the pink memo. morning. tina didn't get the pink memo. ~ ., ., , , morning. tina didn't get the pink memo. . . . ,, , morning. tina didn't get the pink memo. ~ ., ., . . 1 put her memo. what happened, guys? put her on the e-mail— memo. what happened, guys? put her on the e-mail list! _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london, i�*m alice salfield. drilling of london�*s first road tunnel for more than thirty years is nearly complete. the silvertown tunnel under the thames is due to open in 2025. transport for london says it�*ll help reduce chronic congestion at the existing blackwall tunnel, with the plan for both to be tolled. but campaigners and local councils say it ll be damaging to the environment and want it repurposed as a public transport tunnel. i mean, it�*s a massive new tunnel.

it�*s got hgv lanes, so it�*s going to attract new hgvs into greenwich, plus our schools and our kids, and into newham, also — the most polluted borough in the uk. the number of crimes committed on the tube has risen by nearly 40% since before the pandemic — despite fewer people using it. tfl�*s latest figures show crime is up on all its services and there�*s been an increase in the number of people dodging fares, with one in 25 failing to pay for theirjourneys. it says it�*s working with police to tackle the problem. the parents of a young woman who died after developing a brain tumourare campaigning for the government to fulfil its pledge to spend £40 million on research. amani liaquat, from luton, died when she was 23. her parents say they�*re disappointed only around a quarter of the funding the government promised five years ago has actually been paid out. if we can help in any way

prevent another family going through the trauma that we�*ve been through and the trauma we continue to live through, then we feel that we�*ve achieved something. the department of health and social care told us, we ve invested in every suitable application made and the funding will continue to be available." a look at the tubes now — and the district line is suspended between earl�*s court and wimbledon due to a fire alert. the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there, good morning. it�*s a fresher—feeling start today across the capital than we saw this time yesterday — the night not having been so warm and muggy. it�*s going to be a day today of sunshine and showers. it�*s a dry, bright start to the day. there�*s plenty of sunshine around this morning, but we�*ll start to see some areas of cloud move in from the west through the late morning and we could see a few showers. there�*ll be a good scattering of them. not everywhere will see the showers, but they could, of course, delay play at wimbledon later this

afternoon and some of the showers could be heavy and even may be thundery in nature. temperatures again peaking in the late 20s in celsius. more of a westerly wind — not quite as brisk as it has been in recent days. the showers, where we see them, will fade away as we head into the evening to leave us with probably a fine evening and some clear skies. overnight tonight, it will stay dry. temperatures will drop back to between 11 and 13 celsius again. tomorrow, fewer showers — still possibly one or two isolated showers in places. some sunny spells. feeling a touch warmer with lighter winds, but turning wet and windy again at times on friday and over the weekend. now it�*s back to tina and ben. bye. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and tina daheley. most of us will have received a phone call, text message or email

which is a scam attempt, but figures show hundreds of thousands of people across the uk are falling victim to fraud each year, with losses of more than £3.5 billion. alongside the financial impact, the actions of criminals can also have other, often devastating consequences, as our social affairs reporter caroline bilton reports. the phone rang and the guy on the other side said, "we�*re from the fraud department, someone�*s been using your card." that�*s impossible, absolutely impossible. "we need to change everything before they get into your account." my bank card�*s in my purse. you know, i haven�*t used it. the way he replied was like somebody from the bank. targeted by criminals in her own home. then he asked me to do this login, then i got a bit more suspicious. what sort of numbers do you want? how do i know who you are? and as soon as i put the phone down, i got a text

through from the genuine bank asking me to ring them straightaway because somebody was trying to get into my account. what was so upsetting was the fact that they�*d actually rung the bank and tried to impersonate me. he didn�*t come into the home, but it might as well have done. thankfully, the criminals were stopped from stealing money from linda�*s account. but they stole her identity. they�*ve got everything. they�*ve got everything of me out there now. and i don�*t know what they could do in the future with it. if a criminal knocked on your door, you wouldn�*t welcome them in... come in. ..and give them your personal data. well, you�*d be surprised just how many of us are doing something similar to that. we are being targeted in our own homes by organised criminal gangs through our laptops and our phones. in the past year, there have been over 300,000 reports of fraud made in the uk, resulting in the loss of £3.7 billion.

fraud is one of those crime types where we have completely normalised it. if you get a text message, do you say to your friends, i�*ve been targeted by criminals, they�*ve sent a message to me, or you just go, oh, that�*s fraudulent. i can�*t think of any other crime type that we laugh about. our growing use of computers for online shopping and banking has opened a gateway to this faceless crime. we input our personal information readily online. but don�*t be fooled into thinking it�*s just the gullible who are targeted. you�*re more likely to be a victim of fraud than any other type of offence. 70% of fraud originates outside of the uk and police admit that their resources don�*t stretch to track down fraudsters overseas. if they�*re outside of the uk, it�*s a lot harder for us to do anything with the criminal in terms of prosecuting them. if they�*re inside of the uk, obviously, we will target all the resources we have to try and find that individual

and take them to justice. be alert. think fraud whenever you are asked to click on a link or for your bank details. emphasis is on prevention and we�*re all being urged to be more vigilant. we can�*tjust sit back. we have to fight back. for linda, it�*s two years since she was targeted, but she says she still lives in fear. i�*m still, like, paranoid — am i out there somewhere? i�*d give anything, anything, if i could have all my privacy back. we are joined now by fraud lawyer arun chauhan, who is also a trustee director for the fraud advisory panel. and harry kind, a consumer affairs journalist at which? welcome. harry, iwas welcome. harry, i was shocked to read fraud accounts for over 40% of

crimes committed in england and wales. can you break down the detail in terms of the types of crimes committed?— in terms of the types of crimes committed? , , ., ., ., . committed? this is a huge amount. we reall have committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in — committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in the _ committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in the top _ committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in the top of— committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in the top of our— committed? this is a huge amount. we really have in the top of our mind - really have in the top of our mind is theft, burglary, serious crime, but this is not a well, never mind kind of crime but billions every year lost to people whether via unauthorised use, bank details stolen, credit card fraud, that allows people to steal that way, or it can be a confidence trick when someone says they are offering a service and convince you to willingly transfer money, but that service does not exist. they break down 50—50 as the two types but fundamentally, it is the same problem, taking money by deception. we are aware of the problem increasingly. yet fraudsters always seem to be one step ahead. they get

clever with tactics to make us think it is a legitimate message, e—mail. that is right. it is big business for organised crime especially as we move _ for organised crime especially as we move to _ for organised crime especially as we move to the digital age where everything we do, banking, shopping, it is online _ everything we do, banking, shopping, it is online. statistics, 41% of all crime _ it is online. statistics, 41% of all crime is — it is online. statistics, 41% of all crime is fraud and cybercrime. billions — crime is fraud and cybercrime. billions lost in fraud. they are innovative _ billions lost in fraud. they are innovative and move quicker than the regulator— innovative and move quicker than the regulator and quicker than us in terms _ regulator and quicker than us in terms of— regulator and quicker than us in terms of learning about ongoing crimes — terms of learning about ongoing crimes. . terms of learning about ongoing crimes. , ., . ., crimes. the internet is a particular -roblem? crimes. the internet is a particular problem? you _ crimes. the internet is a particular problem? you see _ crimes. the internet is a particular problem? you see with _ crimes. the internet is a particular problem? you see with legitimate| problem? you see with legitimate search engines _ problem? you see with legitimate search engines and _ problem? you see with legitimate search engines and platforms, - search engines and platforms, fraudsters place fake adverts using fake endorsements of celebrities to dra- fake endorsements of celebrities to drag people into spend money. that has been _ drag people into spend money. that has been a — drag people into spend money. that has been a route to attacked and we -- to— has been a route to attacked and we -- to attack— has been a route to attacked and we —— to attack and we are not seeing that hurdle — —— to attack and we are not seeing that hurdle and got over quickly

enough — that hurdle and got over quickly enough. jeff that hurdle and got over quickly enouh.1 ' that hurdle and got over quickly enouh1. , ., , enough. jeff said, i have been tareted enough. jeff said, i have been targeted twice _ enough. jeff said, i have been targeted twice and _ enough. jeff said, i have been targeted twice and contacted. enough. jeff said, i have been - targeted twice and contacted police to stop a credit card application. they said no crime had been committed until they had stolen money. sojust using my identity committed until they had stolen money. so just using my identity is not a crime? it money. sojust using my identity is not a crime?— not a crime? it would seem not in that case- — not a crime? it would seem not in that case. your _ not a crime? it would seem not in that case. your identity _ not a crime? it would seem not in that case. your identity is - not a crime? it would seem not in that case. your identity is so - that case. your identity is so valuable to fraudsters. it might be you put in your details on a scam and realise later it was dodgy and think it is ok, no money was stolen, but those details could be used at a later date to apply for a credit card, for credit, or to scam again. if someone rings up with details about you and they can convince you they are your bank and say you have been the victim of fraud. and they convince you to transfer money. your identity is something to protect as fiercely as your money. tithe identity is something to protect as fiercely as your money.— identity is something to protect as fiercely as your money. one of the issues is aside _

fiercely as your money. one of the issues is aside from _ fiercely as your money. one of the issues is aside from the _ fiercely as your money. one of the issues is aside from the financial. issues is aside from the financial implications, fraud can have many repercussions for your life, particularly identity. we heard in the report it can have a devastating effect on lives.— effect on lives. there used to be a sa in effect on lives. there used to be a saying that _ effect on lives. there used to be a saying that fraud _ effect on lives. there used to be a saying that fraud was _ effect on lives. there used to be a saying that fraud was a _ effect on lives. there used to be a saying that fraud was a victimless| saying that fraud was a victimless crime _ saying that fraud was a victimless crime but — saying that fraud was a victimless crime but it could not be further from _ crime but it could not be further from the — crime but it could not be further from the truth. it affects mental health. — from the truth. it affects mental health, ruins relationships. i had a client— health, ruins relationships. i had a client who — health, ruins relationships. i had a client who sadly took their own life because _ client who sadly took their own life because of— client who sadly took their own life because of losing £200,000 in a property— because of losing £200,000 in a property fraud. it is a devastating and heartbreaking crime so we need to educate _ and heartbreaking crime so we need to educate people to understand the risks to _ to educate people to understand the risks to prevent them being caught by fraud _ risks to prevent them being caught by fraud. fire risks to prevent them being caught b fraud. �* . risks to prevent them being caught b fraud. . , ., . by fraud. are we better at catching them et? by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it _ by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it is _ by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it is difficult _ by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it is difficult to - by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it is difficult to catch i by fraud. are we better at catching them yet? it is difficult to catch a l them yet? it is difficult to catch a number of _ them yet? it is difficult to catch a number of these _ them yet? it is difficult to catch a number of these fraudsters. - them yet? it is difficult to catch a i number of these fraudsters. where are they? _ number of these fraudsters. where are they? a— number of these fraudsters. where are they? a lot of fraud emanates from _ are they? a lot of fraud emanates from overseas. even if you find them, — from overseas. even if you find them, do — from overseas. even if you find them, do they have assets, can you identify— them, do they have assets, can you identify them? the cost of recovery, it is expensive to pursue fraudsters

and the _ it is expensive to pursue fraudsters and the police have limited resources. it goes back to educating on prevention. resources. it goes back to educating on prevention-— on prevention. many would like to think not me. _ on prevention. many would like to think not me, i _ on prevention. many would like to think not me, i would _ on prevention. many would like to think not me, i would not - on prevention. many would like to think not me, i would not fall- on prevention. many would like to think not me, i would not fall for. think not me, i would not fall for that scam, but these fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated. what steps can people take to protect themselves and how do you spot if someone is trying to scam you? there are many different _ someone is trying to scam you? there are many different scams _ someone is trying to scam you? there are many different scams and - someone is trying to scam you? there are many different scams and i - someone is trying to scam you? tues are many different scams and i could list such as the hello, mum and dad, the coleen e—mail. but have the mindset all the time. that worked in the snake oil days as it does now. a scammer will push you for time, everything is urgent, because that triggers your brain to go in panic and shut down national thinking so you make mistakes you would not otherwise make. take time. if somebody calls, say i am sorry, i have something in the oven, the fire alarm is going off, an excuse to

take time, put down the phone, think about it and maybe call a friend and get a second opinion. the old adage, if something seems too good to be true it probably is whether it is an investment, an attractive young person who drops into your twitter dms offering a bitcoin investment. and if something is too bad to be true. if hmrc say the police are on their way because of a bill not paid properly that is likely not be true. thank you. we�*ve had lots of comments on this — but not everyone wanted to give their name understandably. one viewer got in touch and said, "my sister has been a victim of identity theft — the group responsible has attempted to remortgage their house, taken out properties in her name and also taken out loans. their credit rating has dipped massively."

another viewer said. "my son had his card cloned and they wiped his bank account completely including all his money he had saved. the bank have refused to give him his money back so we are currently fighting it through the ombudsman." another viewer said "my friend and i were victims of fraud two weeks ago. we were booking a villa — we lostjust over £3000." and we were also told how 98—year—old man £80,000. it can be devastating. keep your messages coming in. it is all happening at wimbledon. that is where we will start. elina svitolina of ukraine is one of the stories of wimbledon. she said

playing for her war—torn nation made her stronger playing at these championships and it could end with the first wild card winner in the women�*s singles. she is the feel—good story of these championships. elina svitolina — unseeded, unstoppable. a proud ukrainian, she says she wants to bring happiness to her country here, but she was up against the top seed, iga swiatek. roared on by the fans, though, svitolina seized the first set. but then swiatek, who wore the ukrainian colours on her cap in solidarity, hit back. commentator: nothing wrong with that one. - suddenly, it was one set all, but carried on a wave of emotion, svitolina was spectacular. and, soon, a dream win was reality. she�*s done it! svitolina, who only returned to tennis three months ago after having a baby, had knocked out the world number one.

how do you celebrate that? well, first of all, i�*m going to have a beer, probably. at the beginning of the tournament, if someone would tell me that i will be in the semifinal and beating world number one, i would say they are crazy. elina svitolina will face another unseeded player, marketa vondrousova, in the semifinal. in the men�*s singles, meanwhile, another big shock didn�*t quite materialise. defending champion novak djokovic was up against andrey rublev. straightforward? certainly not. rublev took the first set but his hopes of an upset were soon snuffed out as djokovic ultimately left him for dust. and for his rivals? well, he had this message. i know that they want to get a scalp, they want to win, but it ain�*t happening, still. fair to say the rest have certainly been warned. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon.

a brilliant summer of sport, the ashes is at the heart of it as well. england women play the next match in their series, hoping to continue their turnaround. like the men�*s team, it didn�*t start well, they lost their first two matches in their series. they were trailing 6—0 in the multiformat contest, and it meant they needed to win all five of their remaining fixtures. well, they�*ve won two of them — both twenty20s — and will need to repeat that success in three 50 over matches, the first starting in bristol this afternoon. even after two losses, we are pretty positive. credit to the girls. in the past, we might have got down and have the "here we go again" sort of thing against the aussies, but there is a belief in that room that we can match this team. they are a very good team,

but there is a belief we can do it. i guess we have always seen ourselves in the series as disruptors — how to do things differently to beat this team. spanish cyclist pello bilbao won stage 10 of the tour de france — dedicating his victory to his late team—mate gino mader, who died last month. bilbao timed his attack to the finish line to perfection to secure his first grand tour stage win. to move him up to fifth in the overall standings, asjonas vingegaard kept the overall lead. the tour de france, ashes, wimbledon, it is all go. we are continuing the wimbledon theme because we are talking about strawberries. very wimbledon. they�*re a staple british summertime treat but some strawberry farmers are warning this year�*s unstable weather conditions have led to a later—than—normal start for the harvest season. our correspondent dave guest is at one fruit farm on the wirral. dave, what problems

are growers facing there? where are your strawberries? well, the problem you alluded to is erratic weather. we had a hotjune and strawberries came on early and we had a soggyjuly and they do not like it. here in the wirral, normally at this time of year, the plants would be bustling with fruit. but to get upon it strawberries, a few minutes but now you have to search closely because the strawberries are in short supply here but it is notjust a problem in wirral but right across the uk. my colleague kevin shoesmith went to look at the situation at a farm in east yorkshire. irate look at the situation at a farm in east yorkshire.— look at the situation at a farm in east yorkshire. ~ . , ., east yorkshire. we have been growing strawberries on _ east yorkshire. we have been growing strawberries on this _ east yorkshire. we have been growing strawberries on this farm _ east yorkshire. we have been growing strawberries on this farm 45 _ east yorkshire. we have been growing strawberries on this farm 45 years - strawberries on this farm 45 years and this is probably the worst year we have seen. you would expect tonnes of ripe fruit but we are way behind with these waiting to ripen.

this farm should be heaving with people feeling planets. but not this year. are you getting many strawberries?— year. are you getting many strawberries? ., ., strawberries? not as many as you would hope- _ strawberries? not as many as you would hope. this _ strawberries? not as many as you would hope. this weekend, - strawberries? not as many as you - would hope. this weekend, customers were told strawberries _ would hope. this weekend, customers were told strawberries were _ would hope. this weekend, customers were told strawberries were off - would hope. this weekend, customers were told strawberries were off the i were told strawberries were off the menu. ~ 1 ., ., were told strawberries were off the menu. ~ ., . ,., , were told strawberries were off the menu. ., . menu. when you have customers coming and more demand _ menu. when you have customers coming and more demand than _ menu. when you have customers coming and more demand than supply _ menu. when you have customers coming and more demand than supply it - menu. when you have customers coming and more demand than supply it is - and more demand than supply it is frustrating. the cold, wet spring, which the established strawberries here did not get going until late april. and by that time they had to grow faster produce flowers and then we had a late frost that damaged a lot of the fruit. pat we had a late frost that damaged a lot of the fruit.— lot of the fruit. pat has planted 30,000 lot of the fruit. pat has planted 30.000 plants _ lot of the fruit. pat has planted 30,000 plants in _ lot of the fruit. pat has planted 30,000 plants in may. - lot of the fruit. pat has planted 30,000 plants in may. they i lot of the fruit. pat has planted | 30,000 plants in may. they are slowly beginning to ripen but even that might not be enough to salvage much of the season. you can see the plants, small strawberries. and these, grown in a poly tunnel for supermarkets elsewhere in the united kingdom. experts say it has been a

late start to the season but they are hopeful strawberries, when they ripen, will be worth the wait. iarbi’htzit ripen, will be worth the wait. what did customers _ ripen, will be worth the wait. what did customers think? _ ripen, will be worth the wait. what did customers think? it _ ripen, will be worth the wait. “swat did customers think? it has ripen, will be worth the wait. ii"isgit did customers think? it has taken a while to pick that planet. we did customers think? it has taken a while to pick that planet.— while to pick that planet. we come eve ear while to pick that planet. we come every year to _ while to pick that planet. we come every year to pick _ while to pick that planet. we come every year to pick them _ while to pick that planet. we come every year to pick them but - while to pick that planet. we come every year to pick them but this i every year to pick them but this year— every year to pick them but this year i _ every year to pick them but this year i was — every year to pick them but this year i was quite disappointed. there were not many _ year i was quite disappointed. there were not many to _ year i was quite disappointed. there were not many to pick _ year i was quite disappointed. there were not many to pick but _ year i was quite disappointed. there were not many to pick but she - were not many to pick but she enjoyed — were not many to pick but she enjoyed picking _ were not many to pick but she enjoyed picking them, - were not many to pick but shei enjoyed picking them, whether were not many to pick but she - enjoyed picking them, whether they were green, — enjoyed picking them, whether they were green, small, _ enjoyed picking them, whether they were green, small, big, _ enjoyed picking them, whether they were green, small, big, whatever. i were green, small, big, whatever. there_ were green, small, big, whatever. there is_ were green, small, big, whatever. there is still— were green, small, big, whatever. there is still plenty— were green, small, big, whatever. there is still plenty of— were green, small, big, whatever. there is still plenty of supply - were green, small, big, whatever. there is still plenty of supply in i there is still plenty of supply in supermarkets. those strawberries unlike those on pick your own farms are mostly grown under cover. pat is taking it in his stride. he hopes the weather will be kinder for the remainder of the season. it the weather will be kinder for the remainder of the season.- remainder of the season. it has become more _ remainder of the season. it has become more of _ remainder of the season. it has become more of a _ remainder of the season. it has become more of a leisure - remainder of the season. it has i become more of a leisure activity. nothing better than seeing families coming out, enjoying the fruit, seeing how they are grown traditionally, and they come to the stall to pay and they have strawberryjuice running down them.

that is the situation in east yorkshire. in wirral, at claremont farm, andrew runs this place. normally, these fields would be full of people picking strawberries. they are few and far between. unfortunately the erratic weather has played havoc with strawberries. we usually have different varieties of strawberries that give us our season but with the early and main crop coming together because of the extreme heat, the strawberries get stressed, they fruit. they became ripe together. then we have the heavy rain. ripe together. then we have the heavy rain-— ripe together. then we have the hea rain. ,, ., , , ., ., ~' heavy rain. strawberries do not like it. it heavy rain. strawberries do not like it- it pounds _ heavy rain. strawberries do not like it. it pounds them _ heavy rain. strawberries do not like it. it pounds them to _ heavy rain. strawberries do not like it. it pounds them to bits. - heavy rain. strawberries do not like it. it pounds them to bits. the - it. it pounds them to bits. the beautiful ripe _ it. it pounds them to bits. the beautiful ripe fruit, _ it. it pounds them to bits. the beautiful ripe fruit, it - it. it pounds them to bits. the beautiful ripe fruit, it does - it. it pounds them to bits. thej beautiful ripe fruit, it does not want heavy rain on it. also you get rain splashing on the dirt and that spoils the fruit, it splashes up and spoils the fruit, it splashes up and spoils the fruit, it splashes up and spoils the fruit. it is spoils the fruit, it splashes up and spoils the fruit.—

spoils the fruit. it is a bit of a nightmare — spoils the fruit. it is a bit of a nightmare. you _ spoils the fruit. it is a bit of a nightmare. you grow- spoils the fruit. it is a bit of a - nightmare. you grow strawberries undercover. d0 nightmare. you grow strawberries undercover-— undercover. do they carry on as normal? _ undercover. do they carry on as normal? the — undercover. do they carry on as normal? the strawberries, - undercover. do they carry on as normal? the strawberries, you| undercover. do they carry on as i normal? the strawberries, you get better control growing them in tunnels. you can irrigate them so do not have to rely on rain. usually, we want the tunnels to heat because it is usually not warm enough but when you have intense heat and sunshine it almost magnifies it and we had issues with damage caused because it was too hot. you can only lift the sides up so much. they have also had a lot of problems this year. also had a lot of problems this ear. , , . , also had a lot of problems this ear. ,, ._ i, also had a lot of problems this ear. ,, . , . . also had a lot of problems this ear. ,, i, year. essentially, you have a couple of da s year. essentially, you have a couple of days left — year. essentially, you have a couple of days left here _ year. essentially, you have a couple of days left here and _ year. essentially, you have a couple of days left here and they _ year. essentially, you have a couple of days left here and they will- year. essentially, you have a couple of days left here and they will take l of days left here and they will take some finding. but when you do find them, i tried them earlier, they are very nice. is the weather affecting other crops? it very nice. is the weather affecting other crops?— other crops? it is. we held off ”lantin other crops? it is. we held off planting vegetables _ other crops? it is. we held off planting vegetables because l other crops? it is. we held off| planting vegetables because it other crops? it is. we held off- planting vegetables because it was so dry with the drought. we have

onlyjust recently put them in the ground. we would not harvest vegetables right now, anyway. they would be growing. we are maybe three weeks behind. usually, you would want to get early vegetables at the end ofjuly, august. it will be later this year. end ofjuly, august. it will be later this year.— end ofjuly, august. it will be later this year.— later this year. and if the supermarkets _ later this year. and if the supermarkets cannot - later this year. and if the supermarkets cannot get| later this year. and if the - supermarkets cannot get produce later this year. and if the _ supermarkets cannot get produce from british farmers because of whether they will go elsewhere? timer;r british farmers because of whether they will go elsewhere?— british farmers because of whether they will go elsewhere? they do but they will go elsewhere? they do but the whole of — they will go elsewhere? they do but the whole of europe _ they will go elsewhere? they do but the whole of europe is _ they will go elsewhere? they do but the whole of europe is suffering - the whole of europe is suffering from erratic weather. this is why we need food security in this country to guarantee we can feed the population. as soon as you start looking at europe they might not be able to sell to us. we looking at europe they might not be able to sell to us.— able to sell to us. we are all in it together- — able to sell to us. we are all in it together- if— able to sell to us. we are all in it together. if you _ able to sell to us. we are all in it together. if you plan _ able to sell to us. we are all in it together. if you plan to - able to sell to us. we are all in it together. if you plan to go - able to sell to us. we are all in it| together. if you plan to go picking strawberries it is probably as well to ring ahead and make sure there is something to pick. studio: usefuladvice.

here's carol. erratic weather causing havoc for strawberries, can you sort it? there are showers this morning but equally sunshine and over the next days, the weather is going to be erratic. showers, some of those heavy and thundery. it will also be blustery and at the weekend it will turn windy. showers will blow through quickly. today, low pressure is in charge. anchored to the north—east. we have weather fronts producing showers and some will be heavy through the day. the first weather fronts across scotland, the second from the west which will bring heavy showers in northern ireland, some in scotland and northern england in particular. you can see how they are drifting towards the east. nowhere is immune towards the east. nowhere is immune to a shower but by no means will be all catch one but if you do, be

prepared for it to be heavy. it is blustery. the black circles representing the strength of the wind gusts. if you are out you will notice it. temperatures, 15 in the north, 22 as we move to the south. wimbledon today, we cannot rule out a shower in the afternoon and evening but if you catch one, it will go through quickly because it will go through quickly because it will be blustery. overnight, starting with showers but then high pressure starts to build from the west. the wind will ease. it will be a fresher night. in parts of scotland and northern ireland, temperatures down to 7 degrees. in towns and cities, 10—13. tomorrow, we still have a weather front across scotland. we have a transient rage building. starting with showers in parts of scotland. showers in

england and wales and northern ireland. as we go through the day and the high pressure builds, it will kill off some showers, especially in wales and northern england. with lighter wind, it will feel more pleasant in the sunshine tomorrow. the highest ill—22. but then all change. we have the next area of low pressure. this front coming from the atlantic will sweep northwards and eastwards. the timing might change but we think at the moment we will have heavy rain sweeping steadily across the south—west of england, wales, midlands, northern england and northern ireland and scotland. ahead, some showers in the south—east. we expect that later on current timings. driest in northern scotland. windy where ever you are but the strongest wind with exposure in the west. that leads us into a windy and unsettled weekend.

that is not what we ordered! i will go and get my paint and change the whole lot! parents and carers are being urged by a charity to closely supervise their dogs this summer to reduce the number of attacks on children. dogs trust have found that 84% of parents leave their children alone with dogs — but most people are bitten by a animal that's known to them. celestina olulode is at a dog rehoming centre in oxford for more on this. you have been making friends this morning. i certainly have. welcome to the blue cross rehoming centre in oxfordshire. let me introduce you to some very cute and cuddly puppies. we have amongst the litter tetley, jasmine and the mother, chai, just over here. for so many, dogs are a

key part of family life. it is vital to remember some of the risks, potential risks of leaving children and dogs unsupervised. i met a dog, here is his story. bounce, full of energy and a zest for life. but things could have been very different for bryn. poor bryn came into us because of circumstances where he was left unsupervised with a child. an incident happened which involved the child then being injured by him. he was unsupervised. so there's never a full understanding of what exactly happened. but the owners were worried. you know, they had a young child, they didn't know what to do. they took him to a vet's for advice and a number of options were there considering euthanasia for him. luckily, dogs trust stepped in and found him a foster home. but, sadly, bryn's story is not a one—off. last year, 8,000 people were admitted to hospital with a dog—bite injury, and new data shows that more than 90% of dog bites on children

happened at home by dogs known to them. despite this, 84% of parents told dogs trust that they leave their children and dogs together unsupervised. we have seen an increase in situations where dogs have reacted unfavourably towards children and a number of these times have been when children have been left unsupervised. you know, children are still maturing, they're still developing. children aren't necessarily able to understand how a dog is behaving, what the dog is telling them. and they can misinterpret a simple thing like a dog going back on their back as a 'hello, cuddle me, come and tickle my tummy�*. whereas the dog could actually be saying i'm quite scared of you, please give me some space. bryn's now enjoying life with foster carer nicholas. good boy! he's fantastic company. he keeps me fit because we walk a lot and, when i haven't got a dog, i don't do that. so he's just great — he's just great to have around.

he's good for my health and good for my mental health and obviously good for his. so when a forever home is found, will it be hard to say goodbye? it is difficult saying goodbye, because they become very much part of your life. but you know they're going to a good home and you know that you've hopefully changed their lives and set them on a good course. so it's very rewarding, as well as being sad to lose them. that was bryn's story. let me introduce you to maria murray from the dogs trust. your charity has released research that shows around 84% of parents have left their children unsupervised with dogs. is that a worry, how much of the risk is that? it that a worry, how much of the risk is that? , i, that a worry, how much of the risk is that? , ., ., , , that a worry, how much of the risk is that? _, ., , , ., ., is that? it is a worry but also not a surprise- _ is that? it is a worry but also not a surprise. dogs _ is that? it is a worry but also not a surprise. dogs are _

is that? it is a worry but also not a surprise. dogs are a _ is that? it is a worry but also not a surprise. dogs are a member. is that? it is a worry but also not | a surprise. dogs are a member of is that? it is a worry but also not - a surprise. dogs are a member of the family and we love and trust them but important to remember any dog is capable of causing injury to a child if put in a situation where they are uncomfortable. it is important we supervise interactions between children and dogs. interestingly, often, a byte is preceded by an act often, a byte is preceded by an act of love so children hugging their dogs, which is lovely, but something we want to avoid. iitiui’ith dogs, which is lovely, but something we want to avoid.— we want to avoid. with summer holida s we want to avoid. with summer holidays coming _ we want to avoid. with summer holidays coming up, _ we want to avoid. with summer holidays coming up, what - we want to avoid. with summer holidays coming up, what is - we want to avoid. with summer| holidays coming up, what is your advice to parents?— holidays coming up, what is your advice to parents? dogs trust run workshops _ advice to parents? dogs trust run workshops so _ advice to parents? dogs trust run workshops so visit _ advice to parents? dogs trust run workshops so visit the _ advice to parents? dogs trust run workshops so visit the website . advice to parents? dogs trust run| workshops so visit the website and look at that but there are fun things we can do in the summer holiday with dogs and children. enriching our dog's life so children can make them toys and the dogs can enjoy them afterwards. so can make them toys and the dogs can enjoy them afterwards.— enjoy them afterwards. so nice safe activities we — enjoy them afterwards. so nice safe activities we can _ enjoy them afterwards. so nice safe activities we can do. _ enjoy them afterwards. so nice safe activities we can do. that _ enjoy them afterwards. so nice safe activities we can do. that sounds i activities we can do. that sounds good, especially with these cute ones. earlierthis good, especially with these cute ones. earlier this year, the bbc released research that shows in

england and wales, there has been an increase of a third in the last five years of dog attacks. truth? increase of a third in the last five years of dog attacks.— increase of a third in the last five years of dog attacks. why do you think that years of dog attacks. why do you thinkthat is? — years of dog attacks. why do you think that is? we _ years of dog attacks. why do you think that is? we have _ years of dog attacks. why do you think that is? we have to - years of dog attacks. why do you think that is? we have to think. think that is? we have to think about the fact over the past few years dog ownership has risen massively and the population of dogs is higher, we will see more injuries. but i think the pandemic played a part. owners have not accessed training in the same way they might have done before the pandemic. basic training with dogs when we bring puppies home, they will not teach themselves. they do not speak english, we have to learn to speak dog. learning about dogs is important. to speak dog. learning about dogs is im ortant. i, ., to speak dog. learning about dogs is imortant. ., ,, ,, to speak dog. learning about dogs is imortant. ., ,, ., to speak dog. learning about dogs is imortant. ., «i ., to speak dog. learning about dogs is imortant. ., ., ., important. thank you, maria. back to the studio now _ important. thank you, maria. back to the studio now but _ important. thank you, maria. back to the studio now but i _ important. thank you, maria. back to the studio now but i will _ important. thank you, maria. back to the studio now but i will keep - the studio now but i will keep hanging out with these cute dogs here. studio: thank you. here. studio: thank you. you're watching bbc breakfast. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59 it's 8:59

good morning. welcome. a substantive and important conversation, the one i want to have with you this morning. more allegations this morning