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last few days... she is the favourite to win another gold at the world para—athletics. a championship record on her way to tonight's final in paris. hello. junior doctors in england have begun a five day strike, in a major escalation of their pay dispute. the industrial action is described by their union as the longest in nhs history, with patients being warned that severe disruption is inevitable. downing street says the strike, by members of the british medical association, will put patient safety at risk. the union has urged ministers to follow the example of scotland,

where a new pay deal was offered, a 17.5% increase over two years. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has our top story. claps don't pay the bills! junior doctors back on the picket line for theirfourth walk—out this year. but the nhs is braced itself for today, the start of a marathon five—day strike. like many hospitals, here at the royal berkshire in reading, they know they'll be stretched. our focus is on patient safety. we will do everything we can to keep those patients safe, and in five days, we will find the cover and we will work however hard we need to work. and we will accept that it might just be a bit tougher. there is no doubt this five—day strike byjunior doctors will be a huge challenge for the nhs, and while emergency departments like this will remain busy, other parts of hospitals will be closed for business. up to 15,000 treatments and appointments are disrupted each strike day, according to nhs england. come on, max!

and one of those is richard's knee operation. the pain is like having a hot volcano in your knee. he's already waited ten months, and has just had it further delayed because of the strikes. he says it's affecting his whole life. you have to take such powerful painkillers to deal with this pain that some days you can't function. latest figures show the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment increased to a record high of 7.5 million at the end of may, and the nhs in england says today's strike makes it worse. we've seen around 600,000 appointments affected over i the course of industrial action so far. _ and with each day of industriall action, tens of thousands more appointments have to be rescheduled. there is no doubt. that has an impact. butjunior doctors in england say they've been forced to take this industrial action after seeing huge falls in their pay. over the past 15 years

doctors�* pay has fallen in real terms by over 30%, and we see this as being completely unsustainable. do you really expect to get a 30% pay increase, particularly in this climate? so we see it as being fair, first of all. we are asking for first—year doctors to be earning £19 an hour, up from their current rate of £14 an hour. and we see it as being affordable. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? but the government says the pay demands are unreasonable, risk fuelling inflation and that the walk—outs are putting patients at risk. the five—day strike ends on tuesday morning, but hot off its heels will be another, a rare walk—out by hospital consultants. well, the last few minutes to government says millions of public sector workers, including teachers and junior doctors will get a pay rises of between 5% and 7%.

but the increases will come out of existing budgets. 6% forjunior doctors, 6% for junior doctors, will 6% forjunior doctors, will not be good enough to get the strikes stopped? it’s good enough to get the strikes sto ed? 3 . good enough to get the strikes sto ed? �*, ., good enough to get the strikes stoned? �*, ., , ., ., stopped? it's a good question. in a nutshell, probably _ stopped? it's a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. _ stopped? it's a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if- stopped? it's a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if you - stopped? it's a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if you look| nutshell, probably not. if you look around the country, if you look at wales, the government there is in talks withjunior wales, the government there is in talks with junior doctors about a pay deal. in scotland, they've had discussions which have led to what looks like a deal of 12.4% increase for this year. but here in england, there have been no talks between the government and junior doctors in the run—up to this current strike. the government said it would not talk if thejunior government said it would not talk if the junior doctors threatened to strike, and thejunior the junior doctors threatened to strike, and the junior doctors said they are not going to take the threat of strike off the table. so, there is a huge gulf in communication between the junior doctors under government, and also on the numbers. thejunior doctors say they want their pay redressed, they say they have had a huge drop of more than 30% on their pay over 15 years. the government is today, as we know, offering around 6%, that

6% figure increase. there is figures are not going to meet in the middle. they are not going to be accepted. they are not going to be accepted. the government says the junior doctors' wishes for a 30% pay increase are unrealistic and will fuel inflation. thejunior increase are unrealistic and will fuel inflation. the junior doctors say unless they are satisfied with the pay offer, they will keep striking. the pay offer, they will keep strikinu. , ., ~ i. 0ur political correspondent, pete saull, is live at downing street. they have accepted the pay review recommendations for public sector workers like doctors, as we've heard, for teachers too. how are they going to fund it?— heard, for teachers too. how are they going to fund it? that's right, let me take _ they going to fund it? that's right, let me take you — they going to fund it? that's right, let me take you through _ they going to fund it? that's right, let me take you through some - they going to fund it? that's right, let me take you through some of l they going to fund it? that's right, l let me take you through some of the headline figures. you mentionjunior doctors in england getting a 6% rise, police and prison officers in england and wales, that rise is 7%. for the armed forces across the uk, 5%. teachers in england, 6.5%. rishi sunak said in a news conference a few minutes ago, in one of the

buildings behind me, that these are significant rises. the government had said it could only afford 3.5%. so they are doing a couple of things to raise a bit of extra cash. rishi sunak insisting they are not going to borrow extra money, forfear of stoking inflation, they are going to increase charges for migrants who want to apply for visas to come to the uk, and also for them to access the uk, and also for them to access the nhs. he said that would raise £1 billion. that will only go so far. the individual government departments affected, from the home office to education, are going to have to find some savings. bear in mind the current settle disputes about last year's pay offer are also to do with a general feeling among public—sector workers that the services they work for are not properly funded. so potentially here the government are setting up for another row with the unions in the months to come.— another row with the unions in the months to come. peter, thanks for that. the bbc is resuming its investigation into the conduct of the news presenter huw edwards, who was yesterday named

as the man facing allegations of making payments for sexually explicit images. a statement released by his wife last night said he was suffering from serious mental health issues and is receiving treatment. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito is here. the name is out there, we know who it is. where do we go from here? yes, five days of headlines and mounting allegations. the name was finally revealed yesterday evening, and it followed a statement from police. this was about the original story about a young person, he was alleged to have been paid thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. they say they have spoken to the young person and their family and say there is no information suggesting a crime has taken place. that raises some questions about the sun originalstory, the young person, via lawyers, described the story as

rubbish, but the sun has said it has no plans to publish further stories about huw edwards and will cooperate with the bbc investigation, which can now resume because the police inquiries have come to an end. of course, this is about more than just the original story. there have been multiple allegations over the days. huw edwards was accused on monday of meeting someone during lockdown. questions about inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. and the bbc will also have to look at how it responded to the original complaint made back in may. but it says it has to proceed carefully, because we have learned that huw edwards is in hospital, suffering from serious mental health issues, and the bbc says it has to be mindful of a duty of care to all involved. indeed. david, thank _ of care to all involved. indeed. david, thank you. _ a bbc investigation has revealed evidence that casts further doubt on the greek coastguard's account of events surrounding a migrant boat capsizing in the mediterranean a month ago today. 82 people are confirmed to have drowned but it s feared

a further 500 may have died. the greek authorities have denied claims they were to blame. with this assessment, let's join nick beake of bbc verify. so, what is the new evidence you have uncovered? for so, what is the new evidence you have uncovered?— so, what is the new evidence you have uncovered? for the past month, we have been — have uncovered? for the past month, we have been trying _ have uncovered? for the past month, we have been trying to _ have uncovered? for the past month, we have been trying to find _ have uncovered? for the past month, we have been trying to find out - we have been trying to find out more. just a reminder that the ship set off from the northern coast of libya. it didn't want to get to greece, it was actually heading for italy. if i show you this part of libya here, two survivors told me they set off in small boats before being taken out further to see, where they were put on the bigger fishing vessel. this is the route that the boat took, eventually sinking off the coast of greece. if you look at the red tracking here, thatis you look at the red tracking here, that is another boat called the faithful warrior. remember that name. it was sent to provide water and supplies to the ship. i want to show you this video. this is the migrant boat, you can see it rocking

from side to side. this is significant. at the moment this was filmed, the coastguard said it was on a steady course to italy and that this boat, here, did not need to be rescued. people will make up their own minds. you can see in the background there is a big boat. what we have done is we have worked out that this is the faithful warrior, because we took a still of it. you can see two big windows, small windows, and then two big ones. that fits what we have seen. we also used to tracking and shipping data to match it. it's notjust the visuals we have been looking at. i've been back to greece, talking to people and trying to find out more. in a park in central athens, we meet two survivors who ask us to hide their identity. they say the greek coastguard caused their boat to sink. they attached a rope from the left. everybody moved to the right side of the boat to balance it. the greek vessel moved off quickly, causing our boat to flip. they kept dragging it

for quite a distance. the men allege that when survivors tried to speak out about what happened, they were quickly silenced. the army man said, "you have survived death, stop talking about the incident and don't ask more questions about it. "stop talking about this. "stop making accusations. "you are safe now. "that's the most important thing. "mind your business." we returned to the port of kalamata in southern greece, where the coastguard interviewed survivors. but there are now doubts about that process. 0ur bbc investigation last month showed that in the seven hours before it went down, the boat had hardly been moving at all. and now, using court documents, witness statements and the evidence of a new whistleblower, we can see a pattern of behaviour by the greek coastguard. after farzin khavand watched our bbc verify

investigation last month, he contacted us. he wanted to explain that he worked as a translator in a previous people smuggling case, where he believed an argument was built against two innocent men, with fellow survivors being threatened. they were told, if, unless you specify such and such, that these were the individuals who were people smugglers, you will be treated unpleasantly, you will be put in prison and be returned to taliban. as for this summer's shipwreck, the greek authorities have charged nine egyptian men with manslaughter and people smuggling. the greek coastguard refused an interview and have not replied to our latest allegations. but this new video, and these new claims, raise more questions about their actions.

despite these concerns, there is still no big, independent international investigation that the united nations, amongst other people, have been calling for. that is upsetting to a lot of survivors. the two survivors we saw in my report, they said they are really disappointed in the way that this disaster has been responded to. they said, for example, they found out what had happened with the titan sub, they compared to the reaction to —— to what happened in our case, they would like people to go and try and find the ship that sank in the mediterranean. they say it is not just a vessel, it is where their loved ones are now. the actor kevin spacey has appeared in the witness box at southwark crown court to begin his defence against sexual abuse charges. the 0scar—winner and former artistic director of the old vic denies i2 counts against four men, dating between 2001 and 2013. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley

is outside southwark crown court. what did the courtier today? well, after nearly _ what did the courtier today? well, after nearly two — what did the courtier today? well, after nearly two weeks _ what did the courtier today? well, after nearly two weeks of - what did the courtier today? well, after nearly two weeks of the - what did the courtier today? -ii after nearly two weeks of the jury listening to testimony from four alleged victims that claim kevin spacey assaulted them, today it was the active's turn to give his side of the story. in a similar fashion, he arrived with his defence lawyers in a london cab this morning. within 30 minutes of the court sitting, the actor took the witness stand. this morning, the focus was on the first alleged victim, to whom seven of the 12 charges relate. this man claims that mr spacey assaulted him on numerous occasions, but mr spacey told the court today that things did not happen in the way that the man had described in this violent, aggressive, painful manner. he claimed they had a very relaxed,

respectable relationship, that developed over time. he also claims some of the accusations were madness. he said, they simply didn't happen. in a trial like this, when you do have a very famous actor involved, they will come of course, her famous friends and colleagues. we have heard about a number of those today being mentioned. the likes of damejudi dench, elton john, the actor val kilmer. and when mr spacey was talking about them, he was very calm and relaxed. but when talking about the time he heard about this initial allegation from the first complainant, mr spacey said, i was crushed, i the first complainant, mr spacey said, iwas crushed, i never thought this man, after 20 years, would stab me in the back. kevin spacey is facing 12 counts of sexual assault against four men, between the heirs of 2001 and 2013. all of which he denies, and he will continue giving evidence this afternoon. thank you.

the time is 1:17. our top story this afternoon: junior doctors in england have begun a five day strike, in a major escalation of their dispute over pay. coming up... the outfits worn by the king and queen at their coronation are to go on display from tomorrow at buckingham palace. coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to some intriguing matchups at wimbledon. it's the women's semifinals today. can ukraine's elina svitolina reach her first grand slam final? he was one of england's most promising young footballers. now the everton player delle alli, says he was sexually abused at the age of six and recently spent time in rehab after an addiction to sleeping pills. 0ur sports reporter gavin ramjaunjoins me from the bbc sport centre.

some believe he never really fulfilled his potentialfor england, dele alli, with several issues of the pitch. dele alli, with several issues of the itch. , ., , dele alli, with several issues of the itch. , ., ., , the pitch. indeed, this was a really movin: the pitch. indeed, this was a really moving and — the pitch. indeed, this was a really moving and emotional _ the pitch. indeed, this was a really moving and emotional interview. the pitch. indeed, this was a really moving and emotional interview by the former england international. remember, he was a two time young player of the year during his seven—year stint at tottenham, helped england to the world cup semifinals in 2018 and was regarded as one of the best young prospects in notjust the country but across world football before his form dropped off somewhat. in this interview released today on gary neville's series, he speaks of being molested by a friend of his mother when he was just six years of age. he says he was smoking at seven and dealing drugs at eight. at 12 he was adopted by what he describes as an amazing family and from then, built his successful football career, but it's clear his early childhood traumas affect him and he explains he has recently come out of six weeks of rehab after being addicted to sleeping tablets. he said he hadn't really wanted to tell his

story quite so soon after his treatment but tabloid newspapers had been pressurising him. on a positive note, though, the midfielder, who is currently signed to everton, says he's now got his passion back for football and wants to become a player than he was before. he also says he hopes by speaking out about theissues says he hopes by speaking out about the issues he had, he can help other people. the issues he had, he can help other --eole. the issues he had, he can help other ”eole. ., ~' the issues he had, he can help other theole, ., " people. gavin, thank you. gavin ram'aun people. gavin, thank you. gavin ramjaun live — people. gavin, thank you. gavin ramjaun live at _ people. gavin, thank you. gavin ramjaun live at the _ people. gavin, thank you. gavin ramjaun live at the bbc - people. gavin, thank you. gavin ramjaun live at the bbc sportsl ramjaun live at the bbc sports centre. temperatures in the coming days are expected to top a0 degrees celsius in parts of spain, france, greece, croatia and turkey. climate scientists say it is global warming driving the heatwave that's sweeping across parts of southern europe and north—west africa. in italy, a red alert warning has been issued for ten cities including bologna and florence as well as the capital rome. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza is there for us now. how hot is it going to get and how are people coping with these

temperatures?— are people coping with these tem eratures? , , temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today. _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as you _ temperatures? clive, it is extremely hot here today, as you just - hot here today, as you just mentioned, a red alert warning has been issued for ten cities today. of course, it's the middle ofjuly, as you can see, there are lots of tourists here in italy, and some of them have collapsed in the last few days due to heat stroke, and that includes a british tourist who passed out in front of the colosseum. this heatwave could cause temperatures to reach 48.8 celsius, in some parts of the country. and that would break a record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe. of course, clive, as you mentioned, climate change is causing heat waves like this one. they are becoming more frequent and more severe. and they can be quite dangerous. last year was the hottest summer on record and more than 60,000 people across europe died

because of the heat, and so there are fears here that this heatwave could cause many more deaths this summer, and that's why the italian authorities are advising people to stay indoors, to drink plenty of water, and to check on their neighbours if they live alone. now, people here are being urged to take this extremely seriously because these extreme temperatures are expected to continue for the next ten days. expected to continue for the next ten da s. . ~ expected to continue for the next ten da s. ., ~ ., expected to continue for the next ten da s. ., ~ i. ., ., ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettiza _ ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettiza live _ ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettiza live in _ ten days. 0k, thank you for that, sofia bettiza live in rome. - with a week to go until the women's football world cup in australia and new zealand, a review into the domestic game here is recommending the top two divisions in england become fully professional. hugh ferris has been to meet a group of young players and began by asking which of the euro winning lionesses inspires them the most. millie bright. chloe kelly. mary earps. alessia russo. if the lionesses wanted

the legacy of their euros win to inspire a generation, consider this generation inspired. but turning that enthusiasm into a new era of success, well, that might be a bit harder to guarantee. england lead! it's karen carney. karen carney played 144 times for england and watches almost as many games a season now as a pundit. she's been leading a major review of women's football commissioned by the government last year. there's players that are on £5,000 a year, working three jobs. so that means they're undernourished, they're dehydrated, they're fatigued. the quality is not there. they're not being treated fairly. there's been evidence that at the elite game they've been treated as second class citizens. it's been revolved around the men's game. that has to change. we have to see these as elite athletes and treat them with that utmost respect. getting youngsters into the game, like at bedworth girls in the west midlands, isn't a problem. in the months after euro 2022,

there was a near 200% rise in women's and girls football session bookings. but keeping them interested is difficult. nearly half stop playing beyond primary school age. today's report suggests it's notjust providing the motivation that matters, but also money. funding for grassroots, investment to improve the fan experience and facilities for players throughout the game. some of the other key recommendations include... a dedicated broadcast slot for women's football should be created. the fa should urgently address the lack of diversity across the game, in on— and off—pitch roles. and the wsl and championship, the top two divisions in women's football, should be fully professional. the report says that is to ensure better players, elite training facilities, and it could also help clubs to sustain financially independent men's and women's teams. at the end of last season, reading were relegated from the wsl and immediately went part time, not least because the men's team also went down

and money was too tight. again, going back to the investment, is asking for minimum standards, maternity rights to be improved, a salary floor, is that asking a lot for elite female athletes? i don't think it is. see it as an investment, that if you invest in it, you will get returns for it. like when we invested in the lionesses, they brought home a trophy. karen carney lays most of her recommendations at the door of two institutions — the fa, and here at whitehall. the culture secretary, lucy frazer, says that women's football is at a milestone, and that everyone involved in the game should help take it to the next level. the government will officially respond to the report in the autumn, by which point the lionesses�* legacy could well include another major trophy — a first—ever world cup. hugh ferris, bbc news. good luck to them. at wimbledon, it's women's semifinals day. first up is the ukrainian

elina svitolina, taking on marketa vondrousova from the czech republic. svitolina isn't ranked and says it's crazy she's got this far in the tournament. 0ur correspondent nesta mcgregor is at wimbledon for us. she was a wild card and wasn't she, elina svitolina?— elina svitolina? yes, both players entered this _ elina svitolina? yes, both players entered this tournament - elina svitolina? yes, both players| entered this tournament unseeded elina svitolina? yes, both players - entered this tournament unseeded so they've already defied the odds by getting this far. marketa vondrousova will be hoping it's her name in the final on saturday but it is the story of elina svitolina that has really captured the imagination, nine months ago she gave birth to a baby daughter and just 12 weeks ago she picked up a racket and rejoined the tour. she says with every wind she just wants to bring a little bit of happiness to the people of ukraine. we know the state of the countries in following the invasion of russia. 0n the other ladies�* semifinal we have 0ns jabeur, last year�*s beaten finalist, going against aryna sabalenka, we really

are in store for some high level of tennis. any fan would want a front row seat. which brings me nicely to talk about how technology is being used here to improve the fan experience. i have been to meet a 17—year—old. i have contemplated coming to wimbledon in the past to watch it. and i've always come to the same conclusion of it's not really worth it, because i won't be able to experience the full package of what wimbledon has to offer. ivan, if you had to describe your vision to me, what can you see? it's kind of like a camera that's out of focus. so what a normal person would be able to see at 40 feet, i would have to be six feet away to be able to see the same thing. if i'm watching tennis, for example, it would just be blobs moving side to side, and up and down on a tennis court. so, we developed a headset that brings images closer to the user�*s eyes and allows them to see like they�*ve never before. we use the cameras

on the front of the headset. the user can zoom in, they can zoom out. they can make it darker or lighter, depending on their individual needs. essentially what we�*re doing is enhancing the image, bringing it closer to them, allowing them to see this. and 5g, i�*m not familiar with the technology, how has it made this possible? having that network means that we can have our users set ——sat anywhere within the court, so they can see from any angle. and instead of being relegated to sort of an accessibility platform, they can sit with their friends and family anywhere they�*d like to. having the headset was almost like the sight i never had, and it was just such an amazing experience to to be able to watch a match in such detail, and the expressions on the players' faces. and, "how close exactly did that ball go to the line?" all those details that have been so important to me, i was able to experience for the first time. so that was a truly incredible and magical moment for me.

magical indeed, and if anyone knows a spell to welcome some warm weather, let me know! back to you. thank you. the coronation robes worn by the king and queen are to go on display from tomorrow at buckingham palace. the state rooms will be open to the public until september. jewellery and the throne chairs will also be on show, as our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. choral singing. millions watched the coronation on the television but the majesty of the two hour ceremony made the detail hard to pick out, and that�*s what this year�*s summer exhibition will allow visitors to see close—up. take the queen�*s coronation dress. take the queen�*s coronation dress. painstakingly embroidered, look closely, and you�*ll see the names of her children the names of her children and grandchildren, and pictures of her two jack russell terriers, bluebell and beth. and grandchildren, and pictures queens throughout the 20th and now in the 21st century have had a degree of choice had a degree of choice

about the embroidery which goes on all of their clothing about the embroidery which goes for the coronation, and it�*s wonderful to see her majesty�*s wonderful to see her majesty�*s interest in the natural world, and that acknowledgement interest in the natural world, of herfamily upon her dress and her robe. dress and her robe. also on display, the coronation necklace worn by queen camilla. 0riginally made for queen victoria, it�*s been worn at every coronation since 1902. coronation since 1902. during the most sacred part and the glove and girdle, and the glove and girdle, both worn by king charles�*s grandfather george v! at his coronation in 1937. both worn by king charles�*s there are very few rooms in london which are big enough to act as a stand—in for westminster abbey, as a stand—in for westminster abbey, but this is one of them. but this is one of them. the ballroom at buckingham palace. so in the run—up to the coronation, this is where the king and queen rehearsed for their big day. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery in time for may the sixth, spending hundreds of hours either restoring or creating brand—new items, including the screen used

to shield the king from view