from muddy boots to bunk beds. youth hostels have been providing a cheap way to travel for almost a century. good morning from the peak district, where i will be looking at plans to sell off some hostel sites. on men's semi finals day at wimbledon, novak djokovic backs himself to equal roger federer's record of eight titles, as he aims to lift the trophy for the 5th year running. large parts of italy are under red alert as a fierce heatwave sweeps across southern europe, with temperatures in excess of a0 degrees. that heat is not coming our way. instead what we have got is a low pressure. the next few days will be unsettled. today heavy rains sweeping in from the south—west, pushing north. it will be

accompanied by strong winds, especially in the west. all the details later in the programme. it's friday, the 14th ofjuly. there are calls for clarity over how the government will fund pay rises of up to 7% for more than a million public sector workers. several unions have welcomed the latest offers, but others say they're not enough, as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. chanting: cuts don't pay the bills. stopping the strikes is the government's hope. but afterjunior doctors in england began another walkout yesterday, they said the 6% rise they'd been offered was not enough. appointments and operations cancelled again, adding to a mounting backlog for the nhs. and, as ministers urged unions to say yes to the increases offered, they warned there could be more to come. i think there will be a new wave of strikes in the nhs and what really needs to happen is the government needs to come to the table, pay a proper pay rise to these workers.

i think everybody wants that to happen. and let's get these people back to work in a proper way, in a secure way that means they're not having to come back out again. this is not finished by a long chalk and that is really because of the government's actions. the prime minister has ruled out borrowing or higher taxes to pay for these pay rises, which will cost billions more than planned. this is a fair and final settlement. an increase for some doctors in training of as much as 10.3% reflects the huge value of the work that they do, and it's now time that we move forward. teaching unions, though, have welcomed the government's offer of a 6.5% increase in england, which they said was properly funded and would signal an end to strikes in schools. overall, it was pretty positive and i think it'sjust... it's much better than it was. i think the real issue is the fact that it's just taken too long to get there. police officers, along with prison staff, are in line for a 7% rise. they don't have the option to go on strike

but representatives warned forces would struggle. i think there will be a mixed reaction to the 7%, whilst many might say that's probably one of the better pay rises we've ever had in our history. however, in the current climate, it simply isn't good enough. members of the armed forces uk—wide can expect a 5% increase. overall, the pay rises will be funded from existing department budgets. labour held back from criticising the government's plans, but the liberal democrats said they would result in savage cuts to public services. jonathan blake, bbc news. a subject we have been talking about on this programme a lot is the difficulty in getting a dentist appointment on the nhs. charlie, you are going to be talking about this. absolutely. people are resorting to diy dentistry, such as pulling out their own teeth, because they're unable to see an nhs dentist — that's according to a new report.

mps on the health and social care committee described the lack of access to dental care as "totally unacceptable". celestina olulode reports. excruciating pain caused by gum disease and no access to an nhs dentist led danielle to desperate measures. i've extracted 13 of my own teeth. last year, she told the bbc about her struggle. there are no dentists. i'd love to be able to bring a dentist up and say, "my teeth are falling out, i need help." but every time i do, it's like, "sorry, we're not taking on nhs patients any more." and i, like a lot of other people, cannot afford to go and get this treatment done privately. in the end, she relied on the kindness of strangers to pay for private medical treatment. so we make a little noise. i'll show you the noise. so this is the little noise like that. and it sprays some water like that. and emma has a little vacuum cleaner that just sucks up all

the water like that. is that ok there? the dentists blame an nhs contract system that they say does not pay them properly for their work. this is a damning report on the state of nhs dentistry and the committee has not minced its words, and we welcome the report and agree with the committee that we need nothing short of fundamental and urgent reform away from the current uda system. without this urgent action by ministers, the nhs dental service will not survive for the millions of patients that rely upon it. now, a group of mps are calling for change. in a report published today, they recommend making sure everyone in need of an nhs dentist can access one within a reasonable timeframe and distance. financial incentives for dentists to see new patients and those with greater needs, and more information so the public are better informed about the treatment they're entitled to.

nhs england and wales has announced some changes to dentist contracts. the government says it's invested more than £3 billion a year into nhs dentistry, but there's concerns rapid action could prove too little too late. celestina olulode, bbc news. the immigration minister says he doesn't expect any further compromises over the government's plan to remove people arriving illegally in the uk. the house of lords has voted to overturn several parts of the illegal migration bill. but ministers still hope to pass it before mps go on their summer break at the end of the week. it's central to the prime minister's pledge to "stop the boats." an inquiry has begun into whether or not the city of london is sexist. it comes five years after a report said multiple barriers were holding back gender diversity in senior roles. mps from the treasury select committee said they will now focus on obstacles faced by women in the sector.

world health experts say more research is needed into the artificial sweetener, aspartame, to determine if it is possibly carcinogenic. it's widely used in food and drinks with current advice remaining unchanged. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. aspartame is found in thousands of products, most commonly in sugar—free drinks, but also some toothpastes, yogurts and cough sweets. it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, so you get the sweet taste for a fraction of the calories. a who committee has listed aspartame as possibly carcinogenic on the basis of limited evidence that it may increase the risk of liver cancer. and it wants more research. this shouldn't really be taken as a direct statement that indicates that there is a known cancer hazard from consuming aspartame. this is really more a call to the research community

to try to better clarify and understand the carcinogenic hazard that may or may not be posed by aspartame consumption. aspartame has been placed in a group of products deemed possibly carcinogenic to humans, along with things like aloe vera and asian pickled vegetables. this is below things deemed probably carcinogenic, like nightshift work and eating red meat. the highest group, where there is clear evidence they can cause cancer, include smoking, alcohol and processed meat. given the weakness of the evidence on cancer and aspartame, the official advice on how much we can consume is unchanged. the who safety limits for aspartame are based on a person's weight. i'm 70 kilos, or 11 stone, so i'd need to drink, for example, more than 14 cans of diet coke a day to exceed safe levels.

that's a lot of cola! i think people can be very reassured by this report, which essentially says, although there is some limited evidence for this possibly having a role in cancer, aspartame is safe at the levels that we currently recommend. when asked which was better for you — a can of diet, or regular sugary cola,a who scientist recommended a third option — water. fergus walsh, bbc news. hollywood actors are going on strike for the first time in a0 years, which will halt most american film and tv productions. matt damon and emily blunt were among the stars, who left the london movie premiere of oppenheimer, after walking the red carpet. here's our los angeles correspondent, peter bowes. from a red carpet in london... ..to studios in la, actors are walking off the job. even before the strike had

officially started, stars at the much—anticipated uk premiere of oppenheimer showed their solidarity with fellow actors here in hollywood. cillian murphy and emily blunt left the screening, along with matt damon, who said it was in support of colleagues who are struggling to make a living. you have to make $26,000 a year to qualify for your health insurance. and there are a lot of people who get across that threshold through their residual payments. and so, you know, we can go long stretches without working, and not by choice, obviously, and we have to find a way to bridge so that so that those people who are on the bubble are taken care of. and, you know, it'sjust got to be a fair deal. we've got to get what we're worth. and there's money being made and it needs to be allocated in a way that takes care of people, who are on the margins. much of hollywood has already closed down. the writers' dispute is deadlocked and now the actors are following suit.

almost all film and tv production will grind to a standstill. the issues are similar for both groups of workers. concerns about the use of artificial intelligence and better pay in the age of streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. we are being victimised by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. in a statement, the studio said they were deeply disappointed that the union had dismissed an historic pay increase. they added that the strike would lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people, who depend on the industry. with the two sides seemingly far apart, hollywood is gearing up for a long and painful strike. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. large parts of southern europe are under severe weather alerts as an extreme heatwave threatens to bring record—breaking

temperatures to the continent in the coming days. it's thought parts of spain, france and greece could see levels rise above a0 degrees celsius. 0ur correspondent louisa pilbeam reports. if you have a holiday planned to europe, prepare for it to be hot, very hot. in athens, ambulances and red cross volunteers have been on hand offering assistance to those caught up in the heatwave gripping large parts of the continent as temperatures reach at least a0 degrees. they were nauseous, they are dizzy. they don't feel well. they want somewhere to sit and they have immediately to take them out of sun, immediately. it's really hard. i've got asthma, so this heat is terrible, yeah, for it. we were in florence, yeah...rome, and i had to actually have the paramedics called because the heat was so bad. we put on 60 spf, so we're good. we have our water, no complaints.

in italy, red alerts have been issued for severe heat in the capital, rome, as well as nine other cities. we were yesterday at the colosseum and there it was like 38 degrees. so it was suffering like one hour in the heat. elsewhere, red and orange warnings are also in place across serbia. whilst in croatia, the heat brings danger as wind helps spread wildfires, forcing the evacuation of residents and tourists along western coastal areas. climate scientists say the heat is driven in part by global warming with a warning large parts of europe could see temperatures rising higher still into next week. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. morning to you. i am looking at

those pictures, seeing that dark skies, thinking, i had noticed the mornings and evenings drawing in, just that little bit sooner. i do not like it. just that little bit sooner. i do not like it— just that little bit sooner. i do not like it. that is the way it is coin: not like it. that is the way it is auoin to not like it. that is the way it is going to be — not like it. that is the way it is going to be now, _ not like it. that is the way it is going to be now, naga. - not like it. that is the way it is going to be now, naga. nagal not like it. that is the way it is l going to be now, naga. naga is not like it. that is the way it is - going to be now, naga. naga is quite right. yesterday in rome the temperature was 33.5 celsius. the average for the time of year is 30.5. next week we could see temperatures in rome in excess of a0 degrees. the black sky naga is talking about is quite of ominous. we have wet and windy conditions. there will be heavy rain and windy conditions, notjust today but there will be heavy rain and windy conditions, not just today but also tomorrow. the strongest winds today are likely to be across wales and the south—west of england. this is where the met office has a yellow weather warning enforce. gusty

around the coasts and hills with choppy seas as well, very high waves. as well as that the rain steadily pushing on, continuing to move north and east. the of it it will be drier but also a week weather front will move across scotland. that will fizzle as we go through the day. temperatures today fairly academic, 15 in the north to about 20 in the south. through the evening and overnight the rain continues to push north. still heavy bassin continues to push north. still heavy bass in it. the strongest winds rotating around what is an area of low pressure. these are the overnight lows, ia to 16. tomorrow the strongest winds transfer over towards the south east. we are looking at wider gusts of a0 miles an hour, locally 50. along the south coast potentially 50 to 55. all the gusts are potentially damaging. something to bear in mind, especially if you are camping.

thank you. we will chat to you later. let's have a look at today's papers. and many of the front pages lead with the government's announcement that it will offer pay rises of between 5% and 7% to public sector workers. the mirror says the pay offer has come "at last," after months of strikes. the daily telegraph turns its attention to doctors' responses to the pay offer — reporting that medics have been "urged to give in" by senior conservatives, and accept the pay deal. the junior doctors' strike will continue as planned, and enter its second day today, while consultants are due to walk out for two days next week. the metro leads on the england player dele alli, praising his bravery for opening up about his sleeping pill addiction. it reports that the football star revealed on a podcast that he spent six weeks in rehab to kick the addiction, and to cope with the trauma of being sexually abused as a child. and the times says that a report by a group of mps has revealed that china has tried to infiltrate british intelligence agencies with its spies as part of what it calls a "prolific

and aggressive" espionage campaign. and, take a look at this gorgeous picture — takes ta kes to takes to tune in what is going on. that is a lot of golden golden retrievers in one place. this is the ancestral home of the breed in the scottish highlands. the first golden retreiver puppies were born at a mansion house in glen affric 155 years ago. that is like a pub quiz type question. where do golden retrievers come from? there are so many of them. get a sense of how different them. get a sense of how different the colours are. pale ones and honey coloured ones. are you a fan of doughnuts? i coloured ones. are you a fan of doughnuts?— coloured ones. are you a fan of doughnuts? coloured ones. are you a fan of dou~hnuts? ., ., , ~ ., doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i am _ doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i am not _ doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i am not averse _

doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i am not averse to - doughnuts? i do not seek them out often but i am not averse to a - often but i am not averse to a doughnut. often but i am not averse to a doughnut-— often but i am not averse to a dou:hnut. ., ., ., ., ., doughnut. you do not go doughnut huntin: doughnut. you do not go doughnut hunting that _ doughnut. you do not go doughnut hunting that you will eat _ doughnut. you do not go doughnut hunting that you will eat one. - doughnut. you do not go doughnut hunting that you will eat one. you | hunting that you will eat one. you know delia smith, doyen of the cookery world. she went out with friends in norfolk went to eric's fish and chip shops in holt and friends ordered a deep—fried jam sandwich. friends ordered a deep-fried “am sandwich. ., ., , ., friends ordered a deep-fried “am sandwich. ., ., ., sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested — sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested by _ sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested by the _ sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested by the idea _ sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested by the idea of - sandwich. how does that sound? i am not interested by the idea of hot - not interested by the idea of hot jam because i think it will burn my mouse. , ., , ., mouse. they tried it and delia has ut it on mouse. they tried it and delia has put it on the _ mouse. they tried it and delia has put it on the menu _ mouse. they tried it and delia has put it on the menu at _ mouse. they tried it and delia has put it on the menu at norwich - mouse. they tried it and delia has put it on the menu at norwich cityj put it on the menu at norwich city where she owns the majority share in the football club. she has asked them if they will serve it and they are going down a treat. she has the delia effect on food, so i think we will be seeing many more deep—fried jam sandwiches. i hadn't thought

about hotjam. i jam sandwiches. i hadn't thought about hot jam-— about hot “am. i think “am will stay hot for a about hot jam. i think “am will stay not for a long h about hot jam. i think “am will stay hot for a long time, _ about hot jam. i think “am will stay hot for a long time, a _ about hot jam. i thinkjam will stay hot for a long time, a bit _ about hot jam. i thinkjam will stay hot for a long time, a bit like - hot for a long time, a bit like tomatoes. hot for a long time, a bit like tomatoes-— hot for a long time, a bit like tomatoes. , ., ., tomatoes. very high heat retention. the kee tomatoes. very high heat retention. they keep the _ tomatoes. very high heat retention. they keep the water _ tomatoes. very high heat retention. they keep the water for _ tomatoes. very high heat retention. they keep the water for a _ tomatoes. very high heat retention. they keep the water for a long - tomatoes. very high heat retention. | they keep the water for a long time. if i am having a sand wedge, i wouldn't go in that direction. white if you like doughnuts, look out for that. look out for it in a cafe near you. for generations, youth hostels have been an affordable haven for students, backpackers and families. but like many sectors, covid and recent economic pressures have pushed up costs. now, the youth hostels association is looking to sell off some of its sites, in the hope they'll become independent hostels. hannah's in bakewell in the peak district to tell us more. enjoying the views are so often you can. it is about what is happening inside you are focusing on. yes, that's right.

look at that view! we're at yha youlgreave this morning. this shared room is all set for some guests to come later tonight. the yha are selling 20 of their 150 locations across england and wales. it's all part of a three—year plan, the yha say, to "secure their long—term prosperity." sharing rooms like this were not particularly covid friendly at the time. they hope by selling off some of the property that they have, they come to more than £10 million in value the property is, they hope

that will help them to make the charity more sustainable and allow people to come to places like this and sea views as spectacular as the one we have just seen. they hope some of them will continue to be run as franchises, like this one has beenin as franchises, like this one has been in the last couple of years. we will come on to that in a second because that is the future of the youth hostel association, potentially. first let's have a look back at how it all started. spring here and summer on the way, britain's youth hostels enter their busiest season, and with good, strong boots and a rucksack, they're ready for anything and anywhere. keeping people cheerful on the cheap. for nearly a century, youth hostels have provided an affordable way to holiday. thousands of young people each year spend their holidays and weekends this way, discovering some of the loveliest parts of the country, all for a few shillings. the original was actually in germany, set up by a schoolmaster in 1909. it wasn't until the 1930s

that the first british site opened in st albans. the idea was to get young people outdoors. providing facilities for schools and youth groups and those taking their first summer holidays without parents. this party is on another yha holiday, this time in the yorkshire dales. often based in the heart of the countryside, the charity's hostels, cabins and campsites pride themselves on giving visitors the chance to experience adventure and build new skills. i spend as much time as i possibly can youth hosteling. it enables me to meet a lot of people with my own interests. now, 93 years since the first one opened, youth hostels are changing and trying to remain popular with all ages as hundreds of thousands choose to stay in them each year. we have come down here now to the bakery at this youth hostel. they

have just added it in the last few weeks also. you can see matt making some notes. morning, how are you? they are getting busy for the day. they are getting busy for the day. they will be getting visitors, not just people staying here in the youth hostel but also people who live in the community nearby. we are going to come now and talk to colin, who took over this site. morning to you. how has it been? you took over the site just over two years ago, what has it been like?— what has it been like? really excitina. what has it been like? really exciting. challenging - what has it been like? really exciting. challenging but- what has it been like? really| exciting. challenging but fun. what has it been like? really i exciting. challenging but fun. it was the — exciting. challenging but fun. it was the end of covid. a fantastic building — was the end of covid. a fantastic building and a great location. i believed — building and a great location. i believed i_ building and a great location. i believed i could do something special— believed i could do something special with it.— believed i could do something special with it. believed i could do something secialwith it. ., ., ., special with it. what made you want to do it? i special with it. what made you want to do it? i was _ special with it. what made you want to do it? i was looking _ special with it. what made you want to do it? i was looking to _ special with it. what made you want to do it? i was looking to buy - special with it. what made you want to do it? i was looking to buy a - to do it? i was looking to buy a hostel because i _ to do it? i was looking to buy a hostel because i stayed - to do it? i was looking to buy a hostel because i stayed in - to do it? i was looking to buy a hostel because i stayed in so i to do it? i was looking to buy a - hostel because i stayed in so many over the _ hostel because i stayed in so many over the years in the uk and abroad. i over the years in the uk and abroad. ithought— over the years in the uk and abroad. i thought it _ over the years in the uk and abroad. i thought it would be a fun thing to own and _ i thought it would be a fun thing to own and put my mark on really. you

have books — own and put my mark on really. you have books and _ own and put my mark on really. gm, have books and a cafe, presumably for the local community and things as well. how have they found it since you took it over and changed it? it since you took it over and changed it? ., , , ., .,, since you took it over and changed it? ., , it? it has been a hostel, they did not need a _ it? it has been a hostel, they did not need a hostel _ it? it has been a hostel, they did not need a hostel in _ it? it has been a hostel, they did not need a hostel in themselvesl it? it has been a hostel, they did . not need a hostel in themselves and now we _ not need a hostel in themselves and now we have created a hub for their village to— now we have created a hub for their village to meet and the response has been fantastic. i love the bread, coffee _ been fantastic. i love the bread, coffee and — been fantastic. i love the bread, coffee and cakes. they have been great, _ coffee and cakes. they have been great, the — coffee and cakes. they have been great, the cornerstone of success so far for— great, the cornerstone of success so far for the _ great, the cornerstone of success so far for the cafe.— far for the cafe. people will wonder- — far for the cafe. people will wonder- it _ far for the cafe. people will wonder. it is _ far for the cafe. people will wonder. it is called - far for the cafe. people will wonder. it is called the - far for the cafe. people will l wonder. it is called the youth hostel association and you are running it as a franchise. people coming through the doors, they all people? coming through the doors, they all --eole? ., , , ., , people? now, it is misleading. it is about getting _ people? now, it is misleading. it is about getting experience _ people? now, it is misleading. it is about getting experience of- people? now, it is misleading. it is about getting experience of the - about getting experience of the countryside. some of the many people pay goes _ countryside. some of the many people pay goes towards that end. very often _ pay goes towards that end. very often when i have been in it with my wife, _ often when i have been in it with my wife, christine, we have been the only people in the hostel perhaps

all people our age. lots of middle—aged people with families, lots of— middle—aged people with families, lots of school groups but people my a -e lots of school groups but people my age as _ lots of school groups but people my age as well. no reason people should not look— age as well. no reason people should not look and consider staying in a hostel~ _ not look and consider staying in a hostel. . ~' , ., not look and consider staying in a hostel. ., ~ , ., ., not look and consider staying in a hostel. ., ~' , ., ., ., ~' not look and consider staying in a hostel. ., ~ ., ., ~ ., , hostel. thank you for talking to us this morning- _ hostel. thank you for talking to us this morning. we _ hostel. thank you for talking to us this morning. we will— hostel. thank you for talking to us this morning. we will be _ hostel. thank you for talking to us this morning. we will be back - hostel. thank you for talking to us | this morning. we will be back later talking to the youth hostel association more specifically about plans to sell off some of the site. they hope they will get more people like colin to take over some of the sites. there is a slogan up there, that seems very much to be the motto and the kind of things they hope to encourage. it and the kind of things they hope to encouraue. , ., , �*, encourage. it should be everyone's motto reallv- _ encourage. it should be everyone's motto really. thank _ encourage. it should be everyone's motto really. thank you _ encourage. it should be everyone's motto really. thank you very - encourage. it should be everyone's| motto really. thank you very much. tomorrow is a day when we can offer a window on the world, to look inside a place you do not normally get to look at. the state rooms of buckingham palace will open again to the public from today, and our royal correspondent sarah campbell is there.

are you feeling rather at home in these grand, opulent surroundings? good morning. i these grand, opulent surroundings? good morning-— good morning. i think i feel at home. welcome _ good morning. i think i feel at home. welcome to _ good morning. i think i feel at home. welcome to the - good morning. i think i feel at - home. welcome to the boardroom. there is a special display this year. this is the anointing screen, clue one. these other thrown chairs, clue one. these other thrown chairs, clue two. you may have guessed, the special display this year for the opening of the statement is all about the coronation happening in may. even the room here, the bull ring, had a really important role in the run—up to the coronation on mega six. trying to find a room big enough to stand in in westminster abbey is difficult. it does not look as fast as it is because they have got display screens here. take them out and it is huge. it is laid out like the coronation theatre in westminster abbey, which remained open to the public until a week

before. this is where the king and queen could practice in private. what the of queen camilla's do you think is embroidered into her robe of the state. all will be revealed after the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. people are being urged to only call 999 and use a&e services in life—threatening emergencies in london over the weekend as the nationwide strike byjunior doctors enters a second day. it's understood to be the longest single period of industrial action by medical staff in the history of the health service. nhs london is warning of significant disruption in the capital. a london fire brigade investigation's concluded the wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden. a large grass fire in the village in havering, east london, tore through 17 houses

during scorching temperatures while investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze, a large caravan was noted as an early area where it began. the first route of the proposed new express bus network called superloop planned for london's outer boroughs, starts this weekend. route 607 between uxbridge and white city will be known from tomorrow as sl8. six new routes are planned with four incorporated into the network. london mayor sadiq khan hopes it will compensate for the expansion of the ultra—low emission zone. a painting thought to be lost forever in a bombed—out ukrainian art school is to feature in an exhibition in essex. the work, by vlada zabielina, was transported more than 2000 miles from mariupol to southend—on—sea, after being salvaged by a friend. the 20—year—old said the unfinished work was symbolic. i always thought, oh, i've got so much time to finish that. i've got so much time to just paint and enjoy the process but unfortunately,

i didn't have as much time as i thought. so i had to kind of give up because of the tragic and unfortunate events we all know about. let's take a look at the tubes now — there are part suspensions on the circle line, district line and hammersmith and city line because of a signal problem at whitechapel. now onto the weather with sara thornton. good morning. staying with a very unsettled theme today, we had some very wet weather in the forecast, tomorrow some very windy weather and it's all because of this area of low pressure moving across us through the day to day. we can see the white lines, a real squeeze on the isobars will bring increasingly strong winds into tomorrow. the winds will be picking up today as the rain rattled through, and initial belts turning

to showers which could be heavy and thundery. in the best of it, temperatures low 20s celsius, when the wind comes through, it will not feel any great shakes. rain and showers into the evening and then things clear up over night but the wind will pick up into tomorrow morning. so you will see with the wink wind gusts, in excess of a0 miles an hour. i'll start tomorrow but a met office weather warning starting at 9am, gusts through the day in excess of a5 miles an hour. some sharp showers around, a little bit, on sunday. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. next thursday voters in the constituency of somerton and frome will choose their next mp. the by—election was triggered when conservative mp, david warburton, stood down after being suspended by his party over allegations of sexual misconduct, which he's denied, and taking

cocaine, which he's admitted. it's one of three by—elections taking place on the same day. earlier this week we reported from selby and ainsty, next week we'll take a look at uxbridge and south ruislip. but here's our political correspondent alex forsyth on the contest in somerset. pigs used to be the mainstay of this family farm in somerset, but over the years they've branched out and now have a bustling cafe and busy shop selling their own produce. growing and selling food is important to steve, who's farmed this land for years. he says finding workers and the climate can both be a challenge. last year we had a drought on when our potato crop was sort of like halved. the challenges that you set out, how are they making you think when it comes to voting in the by—election? i read what they're saying, but do they really understand what is happening out in the rural countryside? i don't think they do. it's really, small businesses around the countryside is a big foundation of our england.

since this rural seat was created, it's changed hands between the lib dems and the conservatives who won it last time by more than 19,000 votes. so in the market town of frome, how are voters feeling this time around? we feel that we haven't had a voice in the town at all, so no, we haven't felt represented at all. housing is probably going to be quite a big one. a lot of the old locals would maybe like to maybe see some controlled growth. not so just like crazy expansion. can i ask, what's your general sense of politics at the moment? it's depressing. it feels quite futile and itjust seems very self—serving. and it doesn't seem like you see many politicians who are actually in it to improve things. people here have got eight candidates to choose from. the lib dems are throwing everything at this seat, trying to tap into discontent with the government and show they can keep making inroads into areas that have recently been pretty comfortable for the conservatives.

the tories are trying to persuade people to keep faith with them. they know if they lose here, it will be a damning verdict from the voters. we're going to do some mindful drawing. across the constituency, an art class is under way at the old town hall in somerton. the calm feels a far cry from any by—election fever, but people here are thinking about it. the environment is the most important thing because not only on a local level, but on a national and sort of global level. i think the gp surgery needs, needs support and funding, and also we look forward to having a train station. do you think that this by—election and its result will make a difference to those things? are you hopeful that it might? are they going to be there with any clout long enough, do you think? i don't know. and that is a factor, with a general election due in the next 18 months.

in the meantime, the result here will be a crucial measure of the public mood. alex forsyth, bbc news, in somerton and frome. you can find a list of all the candidates standing in the constituency of somerton and frome on the bbc news website. all of the details for all three by—elections are there. tennis fans don't need to be told this bit honestly, we do need to talk about one of the best days in wimbledon, semifinals day. yes. talk about one of the best days in wimbledon, semifinals day. yes, a blue ribbon — wimbledon, semifinals day. yes, a blue ribbon day. _ wimbledon, semifinals day. yes, a blue ribbon day. the _ wimbledon, semifinals day. yes, a blue ribbon day. the novak- wimbledon, semifinals day. yes, a i blue ribbon day. the novak djokovic, in generations to come when the sports reporter is here talking about the greatest of all time, he wants the stats to back him up. he is already in terms of grand slams out there on his own, 23, trying to equal margaret court's record at 2a.

he wants to equal and overtake roger federer's record of eight wimbledon singles titles. he hasn't been beaten on the centre court for ten years. beaten on the centre court for ten ears. �* , ~ ., beaten on the centre court for ten ears. �* , ~ , ., novak djokovic will be first on centre court later when he takes onjannik sinner in what is the italian's first grand slam semifinal. djokovic in contrast will be contesting a a6th major semi final. that now equals roger federer's all—time men's record as he aims to also match federer's record eight mens singles title at wimbledon, and he is backing himself to do it. i don't want to sound arrogant but of course i would see myself favourite. judging the results that i had in my career here and the previous four occasions of wimbledon that i have won, reaching another semifinal, so i do see myself favourite, yes.

in the other semi, world number one carlos alcaraz will play russia's daniil medvedev, the so—called octopus because of his ability to reach for every ball. both have won major titles on the us open hard courts, as both now attempt to reach their first final on the wimbledon grass. ukraine's elina svitolina says she had the weight of a nation on her during her brilliant run at wimbledon which ended in yesterday's semifinal on centre court. she was beaten by marketa vondrousova in straight sets. the unseeded czech will face tunisia's 0ns jabeur in the final after she beat aryna sabalenka as andy swiss reports. ready for another shot at glory. the amazing 0ns jabeur, last year's runner up into another final after the most epic of struggles. that's a great shot. belarus's aryna sabalenka won the first set, and she led in the second. but from the brink of defeat, what brilliance.

it's one set all. how's that for entertainment? jabeur firing up the fans. and come the decider, her momentum was unstoppable. soon she was into the final in style. game, set, match, jabeur. the crowd favourite and now also the bookies' favourite after the toughest of triumphs. it was very, very difficult accepting her serves and her shots. so thank you guys for cheering for me until the last moment and believing in me. well, 0ns jabeur faces an unlikely opponent in saturday's final. the unseeded marketa vondrousova, after she put an end to the feel good story of these championships. ukraine's elina svitolina carried the hopes of a nation onto centre court, watched by ukrainian fans here as well as back home in kyiv. but her opponent had

no time for sentiment. wow! vondrousova's run has been so unexpected, her husband stayed home to look after their cat. but she says she's now found a pet sitter after a straight sets win. vondrousova, the first unseeded women's finalist here for 60 years. well, afterwards, a tearful svitolina thanked ukrainians for their support. it's unbelievable that they've been there with me all the way and hopefully they continue. an emotional exit then, but her run here will long be remembered. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. the prince of wales has called footballer dele alli brave and inspirational for the way he overcame addictions to sleeping pills and alcohol which he developed as he struggled to cope with difficult childhood memories.

talking to gary neville the everton midfielder says he has recently got help for his addictions. how recent was this that you went into rehab? so i got out three weeks ago. that recent? three weeks ago, yeah. and if i'm being honest, i probably wouldn't have wanted to talk about it this soon. i think maybe give it a little bit more time but i am in a really good place and i feel strong enough to do this. i think it's important. maybe could have done with a little bit more time in terms of when i was talking about it, but unfortunately the way the world is now, the tabloids, they found out and they were calling the team a lot and telling them that they knew where i was and stuff. and the decision that i may be made in the past where i didn't really care about what people thought, i didn't care about being understood, i would just let them write what they wanted to write and put their own story on which they do a lot of the time. but that's not the reality and i think for me it was important that also, when i help other people to know that they are not alone

in the feelings they've got and that you can talk to people, it doesn't make you weak to get help. catalans dragons have extended their lead at the top of rugby league's, super league, to a points, with a win at st helens. the french side opened the scoring and led throughout. their english winger, tom johnstone, scored the pick of the game's four tries, with this lung bursting run. it was enough to seal the 1a—12 win and was a 7th defeat of the season, for the champions, st helens, who are 6 points off the top now. it's bastille day at the tour de france, which means there will be a lot of partying along the roadside today for stage 13. reigning championjonas vingegaard, still leads by 17 seconds ahead of tadej pogacar. ion izagirre won yesterday's stage seven years since his last tour stage win. the basque rider covered the last 30 kilometers all on his own to finish ahead of the pack.

britain's adam yates is sixth with his brother simon seventh and tom pidcock eighth overall. there was a british one, two, three last night as hannah corckroft won world para gold in the t3a 100 metres in paris. cockroft won her sixth 100 metre world title as she led home team—mates kare adenegan and fabienne andre in second and third respectivaly. next up for cockroft she will be defending her 800 metre title on sunday but for cockroft it's all about her team—mates. people expect myself and kare to come one and two in whatever order and that's fine. but to turn around and to see fabs, she was a little down this morning when she came fourth in the heat, to see her cross that line in third, that's what it's all about, you know. the excitement on her face, it's just amazing. we did it in birmingham last year at the games. to come here, it's a bigger stage, we got more girls to race against, it's not a given for myself or kare.

we never know what those girls are going to pull out and we need to watch our backs now, fabienne is on her way! healthy competition there, ahead of the paralympics, back in paris next year. thank you, see you later. carol can tell us all about the weather, where are those choppy seas? they will be across parts of south—west england, the irish sea, south—west england, the irish sea, south—west england, the irish sea, south—west england as well, because we have a deep area of low pressure coming our way and it is going to bring with it notjust windy conditions, gales with exposure, but also some heavy rain. it will be with us through the weekend so it's coming in from the south—west, pushing steadily north, with its heavy rain, and if you look at the isobars it's going to be a windy weekend. today the strongest winds in the south—west, tomorrow in the south—east. these are the kind of gusts you can expect, widely we are

looking at 35 to a0 miles an hour, locally higher than that. especially west wales and along the coastline. and also the hills as well. these wind strengths are high enough to cause some travel disruption and bring down some small branches. there will be choppy seas and big waves. in comes the rain as we go through the morning, heavy in places. ahead it will be dry but a weak weather front going across scotland fizzling through the afternoon. you can see the progress the rain is making, slowly through the rain is making, slowly through the latter part of the day, the winds will ease in the south—west and quarter. temperatures 15 in the north to 21 in the south. this evening and overnight, we pick up the band of rain as it continues to journey northwards. strong winds in the irish and north sea, gusty inland as well. these are overnight

lows, between 13 and 16 degrees. into tomorrow, our low—pressure advances north eastwards, in the centre of the low pressure it will not be windy but you can see the tightening of the isobars in the south—east, a yellow weather warning out for this area. gusts a0 to 50, locally especially along the south coast but not exclusively, we are looking at 50 to 55. it could cause some disruption to travel and we could see some small slates coming up could see some small slates coming up roofs of houses and branches coming through. there could be some day be on the words and surface spray. there will be a lot of showers rotating around this area of low pressure and it is going to be a windy day, the strongest we saw

across the south—east of england. temperatures up to 1a and 22 degrees. 0n temperatures up to 1a and 22 degrees. on sunday, low pressure pushes up, here is the centre of it over the northern isles, so once again we have got some showers wrapped around, some could be heavy and thundery. many of us will miss them altogether. 0nce and thundery. many of us will miss them altogether. once again it is going to be windy, blustery but not as windy as it will be for some of us today and tomorrow. these are the temperatures, 1a in stornoway, to a high of 21 as we push down towards the south—east. will it get any better next week? the short answer is, no, it will remain unsettled. 0n is, no, it will remain unsettled. on monday, further showers and as we head into tuesday, we have got another area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic which will bring us some more rain. with those rotating showers, your

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absolutely appalled about it, worried about it. there's a lot of elderly people i know who are very reliant on rails and train journeys. and the thought of bringing in all this new technology and the number of people i know haven't got mobile phones, never about computers and laptops. so it's notjust about me, i worry about community. i'm trying to buy a ticket for tomorrow and it's only offering me today. so what is the point of these machines? paul wants train companies to rethink their plans. it will alienate possibly 25 to 30% of the population because they will not know how to buy rail tickets. i witnessed this morning the amount of people asking questions at these offices, and if they're not there, they're going to have nowhere to go. these people are going to be restricted. they're not going to be able to travel. the rail delivery group says the way that people pay for their tickets is changed.

they sayjust12% of people bought their train tickets from a kiosk last year with a majority of people paying online or at a machine. they say under the plans, staff will be available on the platform to advise passengers and sell tickets. i always buy from my phone anyway. i've never been there. personally, from my own personal point of view, i'm not overly concerned. i mean, it's more concerning for the elderly people. this ticket office saved me a couple of times because my phone died i and i had no other way of literally booking my train home. - the government says it's about modernising the railways, but for some it's hard to keep track. that was leanne brown reporting. what do you think about station ticket offices closing? please get in touch and let us know. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0aao, orjust scan the qr code

with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. ?you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. do get in touch and share your stories. let's go inside buckingham palace. the state rooms of buckingham palace will open again to the public from today, with the coronation robes worn by the king and queen forming part of this year's display. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is at buckingham palace this morning. she has been quizzing us, you promised an answer to the question you posed earlier, good morning. i did, and i have got another question. charlie, naga, did you get one of these? the coronation of their majesties, king charles ii! and queen camilla, the invitation, i didn't get one either. if you come to the state rooms or particularly the ball room, you see what you would have got if you had been invited to the coronation. this is the ballroom at buckingham palace.

not many rooms in the country are big enough to act as a replica for westminster abbey because the king and queen needed to rehearse their steps for the big day and they did that in this vast room. if you come here now, the coronation display is on, you can see the outfits, the jewellery, furniture, the things that made made the sixth so memorable. —— may the 6th. the first coronation for 70 years. most of us either watched it on television or from a distance, and much of the detail was difficult to pick out among the pomp and ceremony. two months on, a chance for visitors to see in close—up what was worn and the history behind the outfits. take the queen's coronation dress. painstakingly embroidered, look closely and you'll see the names of her children and grandchildren and pictures of her two jack russell terriers, bluebell and beth. queens throughout the 20th and now in the 21st century have had a degree of choice about the embroidery

which goes on all of their clothing for a coronation. and it's wonderful to see her majesty's interest in the natural world and that acknowledgement of her family upon her dress and her robe. historical threads run through much of what was worn. the coronation glove and girdle were last used by the king's grandfather, george vi, in 1937. and take a look at the paintings of monarchs past in their coronation outfits. this is queen mary, crowned in 1911. her necklace may well look familiar. we see the coronation necklace, which was worn by queen camilla. it was actually made for queen victoria in 1858 and has been worn by queen consorts since then at all coronations. and we can see in the painting as well, alongside the crown that was made for queen mary for her coronation in 1911, this is the same crown that queen camilla used, but four of the detachable arches were removed to give it a little bit of a lighter feel. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery

in time for may 6th, spending hundreds of hours either restoring or creating brand new items, including the screen used to shield the king from view during the most sacred part of the ceremony, the anointing. it was designed by nick gutfreund, a furniture maker and project managed by him, but it involved a huge number of other skills. gilding, bronze foundry, embroidery, both hand embroidery and digital embroidery. and also it was the key moment in the coronation where we were able to acknowledge the commonwealth. so it's in the design of a tree and every leaf on the tree has hand embroidered upon it the name of a commonwealth country. and then there's the carriage which protected the king and queen from the inclement weather on their way to the abbey. now on display in the palace quadrangle. not surprisingly, visitors won't be able to actually sit in the diamond jubilee stagecoach. but i can tell you,

the windows are electric, it has air conditioning, and i'm reliably informed it is a very comfortable carriage. a gilded mix of history and modernity for a 21st century coronation. so, there you go. two little jack russell terriers are embroidered on queen camilla's coronation dress. i'm joined by the curator of this display, you saw her in the peace there, and you had some very special visitors on wednesday evening? yes. visitors on wednesday evening? yes, their majesties _ visitors on wednesday evening? 1a: their majesties pages a visitors on wednesday evening? 12: their majesties pages a visit, they saw the state rooms, this special display. it was special to see them see the pieces they wore on the coronation. it see the pieces they wore on the coronation-— see the pieces they wore on the coronation. it must have been a stressful day — coronation. it must have been a stressful day for _ coronation. it must have been a stressful day for them _ coronation. it must have been a stressful day for them so - coronation. it must have been a j stressful day for them so seeing everything in the calm undermining themselves about what would have been a special day in their lives. yes, and beautifully mounted here on the ballroom. irate

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lots of detail here. the coronation | lots of detail here. the coronation display and another 18 staterooms should you want to come and visit. 0pen should you want to come and visit. open until the 2ath of september. back to you. that looks amazing. thank you, sarah, who will be walking around and looking around all morning. in my head i am thinking, things don't have to be grand to be beautiful, do they? have to be grand to be beautiful, do the ? ., have to be grand to be beautiful, do the ? :, , have to be grand to be beautiful, do the ? ., , ., �* ., have to be grand to be beautiful, do the? ., , ., ., have to be grand to be beautiful, do the ? ., , ., �* ., ., .«r have to be grand to be beautiful, do the ? ., , ., �* ., ., ., they? no, they don't have to make a bi imact they? no, they don't have to make a big impact by — they? no, they don't have to make a big impact by being _ they? no, they don't have to make a big impact by being big. _ they? no, they don't have to make a big impact by being big. often - they? no, they don't have to make a big impact by being big. often you i big impact by being big. often you have got concrete of the cities and you see one of these community gardens in the corner, they are not just about flowers and fresh food, they are being praised for their environmental and health benefits. we will talk about why they are becoming so popular and valued. find becoming so popular and valued. and the rive becoming so popular and valued. and they give people a lot ofjoy. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london.

i'm victoria hollins. people are being urged to only call 999 and use a&e services in life—threatening emergencies in london over the weekend, as the nationwide strike byjunior doctors enters a second day. it's understood to be the longest single period of industrial action by medical staff in the history of the health service. nhs london is warning of "significant disruption" in the capital. a london fire brigade investigation's concluded the wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden. a large grass fire in the village in havering, east london, tore through 17 houses during scorching temperatures injuly last year. while investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze, a large caravan was noted as an early area where it began. the first route of the proposed new express bus network, called superloop, planned for london's outer boroughs, starts this weekend. route 607 between uxbridge and white city will be known from tomorrow as sl8. six new routes are planned with four

incorporated into the network. london mayor sadiq khan hopes it will compensate for the expansion of the ultra—low emission zone. there are plans for more operations to stop illegal taxi touts at stansted airport over the summer. 0nly black cab taxis are authorised to pick customers up on the street without a booking. uttlesford district council in essex said it "disrupted a number of suspected touts" after a trial procedure earlier this year. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are part suspensions on the district line, circle line and hammersmith and city line. that's because of a signal problem ast whitechapel. all other lines though are running a good service at the moment. now onto the weather with sara thornton. good morning. staying with a very unsettled theme today, we had some very wet weather in the forecast,

tomorrow some very windy weather and it's all because of this area of low pressure moving across us through the day to day. we can see the white lines, a real squeeze on the isobars which will bring increasingly strong winds into tomorrow. the winds will be picking up today as the rain rattles through, and initial belts turning to showers which could be heavy and thundery. in the best of it, temperatures low 20s celsius, when the wind comes through, it will not feel any great shakes. rain and showers into the evening and then things clear up over night but the winds will pick up into tomorrow morning. so you will see with the wink wind gusts, in excess —— wind gusts in excess of a0 miles an hour. i'll start tomorrow but a met office weather warning starting at 9am, gusts through the day in excess of a5 miles an hour. some sharp showers around, a little bit, on sunday.

that's it. you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. riz is on radio london this morning talking access to nhs dentists. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today... a new pay deal for more than one million public sector workers. there are calls for clarity from the government over how it will be funded. diy dentistry — the people pulling out their own teeth because they can't get an appointment on the nhs. a damning new report calls for urgent reform of the system. the greatest is backing himself to set more records at wimbledon. 0n men's semi finals day, novak djokovic says he is confident that he can equal roger federer's record of eight wimbledon titles. large parts of italy are under red alert, as a fierce heatwave sweeps

across southern europe, with temperatures in excess of a0 degrees. good morning. that heatwave is not coming our way. what we have is low pressure coming our way, bringing in heavy rain and strong winds across the next few days. today it will be the next few days. today it will be the that sees the highest guests. all the details later the programme. it's friday, the 1ath ofjuly. there are calls for clarity over how the government will fund pay rises of up to 7% for more than a million public sector workers. several unions have welcomed the latest offers, but others say they're not enough, as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. chanting: cuts don't pay the bills. stopping the strikes is the government's hope. but afterjunior doctors in england began another walkout yesterday, they said the 6% rise they'd been offered was not enough.

appointments and operations cancelled again, adding to a mounting backlog for the nhs. and, as ministers urged unions to say yes to the increases offered, they warned there could be more to come. i think there will be a new wave of strikes in the nhs and what really needs to happen is the government needs to come to the table, pay a proper pay rise to these workers. i think everybody wants that to happen. and let's get these people back to work in a proper way, in a secure way that means they're not having to come back out again. this is not finished by a long chalk and that is really because of the government's actions. the prime minister has ruled out borrowing or higher taxes to pay for these pay rises, which will cost billions more than planned. this is a fair and final settlement. an increase for some doctors in training of as much as 10.3% reflects the huge value of the work that they do, and it's now time that we move forward. teaching unions, though, have welcomed the government's offer of a 6.5% increase in england, which they said was properly funded and would signal

an end to strikes in schools. overall, it was pretty positive and i think it'sjust... it's much better than it was. i think the real issue is the fact that it's just taken too long to get there. police officers, along with prison staff, are in line for a 7% rise. they don't have the option to go on strike but representatives warned forces would struggle. i think there will be a mixed reaction to the 7%. whilst many might say that's probably one of the better pay rises we've ever had in our history, however, in the current climate, it simply isn't good enough. members of the armed forces uk—wide can expect a 5% increase. overall, the pay rises will be funded from existing department budgets. labour held back from criticising the government's plans, but the liberal democrats said they would result in savage cuts to public services. jonathan blake, bbc news.

we have talked a lot on this programme about how people struggle to get appointments with nhs dentists and consequences are being seen now. absolutely. people are resorting to diy dentistry, such as pulling out their own teeth, because they're unable to see an nhs dentist — that's according to a new report. mps on the health and social care committee described the lack of access to dental care as "totally unacceptable." 0ur reporter, celestina 0lulode has more. excruciating pain caused by gum disease and no access to an nhs dentist led danielle to desperate measures. i've extracted 13 of my own teeth. last year, she told the bbc about her struggle. there are no dentists. i'd love to be able to ring a dentist up and say, "my teeth are falling out, i need help." but every time i do, it's like, "sorry, we're not taking on nhs patients any more."

and i, like a lot of other people, cannot afford to go and get this treatment done privately. in the end, she relied on the kindness of strangers to pay for private medical treatment. so we make a little noise. i'll show you the noise. so this is the little noise like that. and it sprays some water like that. and emma has a little vacuum cleaner that just sucks up all the water like that. is that ok there? the dentists blame an nhs contract system that they say does not pay them properly for their work. this is a damning report on the state of nhs dentistry and the committee has not minced its words, and we welcome the report and agree with the committee that we need nothing short of fundamental and urgent reform away from the current uda system. without this urgent action by ministers, the nhs dental service will not survive for the millions of patients that rely upon it. now, a group of mps are calling for change.

in a report published today, they recommend making sure everyone in need of an nhs dentist can access one within a reasonable timeframe and distance. financial incentives for dentists to see new patients and those with greater needs, and more information so the public are better informed about the treatment they're entitled to. nhs england and wales has announced some changes to dentist contracts. the government says it's invested more than £3 billion a year into nhs dentistry, but there's concerns rapid action could prove too little too late. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. the immigration minister says he doesn't expect any further compromises over the government's plan to remove people arriving illegally in the uk. the house of lords has voted to overturn several parts of the illegal migration bill but ministers still hope to pass it before mps go on their summer break

at the end of next week. it's central to the prime minister's pledge to "stop the boats." five people have been charged with violent disorder after missiles were thrown and a police van was set on fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in knowsley. merseyside police said three teenage boys were among those arrested as part of an investigation into the disorder in february. world health experts say more research is needed into the artificial sweetener, aspartame, to determine if it is possibly carcinogenic. it's widely used in food and drinks with current advice remaining unchanged. the world health organization says it has listed it as possibly?carcinogenic, based on limited evidence it may? increase the risk of liver cancer. hollywood actors are going on strike for the first time in a0 years, which will halt most american film and tv productions. matt damon and emily blunt

were among the stars who left the london movie premiere of oppenheimer, after walking the red carpet. here's our los angeles correspondent, peter bowes. from a red carpet in london... ..to studios in la, actors are walking off the job. even before the strike had officially started, stars at the much—anticipated uk premiere of oppenheimer showed their solidarity with fellow actors here in hollywood. cillian murphy and emily blunt left the screening, along with matt damon, who said it was in support of colleagues who are struggling to make a living. you have to make $26,000 a year to qualify for your health insurance. and there are a lot of people who get across that threshold through their residual payments. and so, you know, we can go long stretches without working, and not by choice, obviously, and we have to find a way to bridge so that those people who are on the bubble are taken care of.

and, you know, it'sjust got to be a fair deal. we've got to get what we're worth. and there's money being made and it needs to be allocated in a way that takes care of people, who are on the margins. much of hollywood has already closed down. the writers' dispute is deadlocked and now the actors are following suit. almost all film and tv production will grind to a standstill. the issues are similar for both groups of workers. concerns about the use of artificial intelligence and better pay in the age of streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. we are being victimised by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. in a statement, the studio said they were deeply disappointed that the union had dismissed an historic pay increase. they added that the strike

would lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people, who depend on the industry. with the two sides seemingly far apart, hollywood is gearing up for a long and painful strike. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. large parts of southern europe are under severe weather alerts as an extreme heatwave threatens to bring record—breaking temperatures to the continent in the coming days. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza joins us now from rome. i think this is a seen a lot of people will know if they had been to rome, the trevi fountain.— people will know if they had been to rome, the trevi fountain. morning to ou. rome, the trevi fountain. morning to you- morning. — rome, the trevi fountain. morning to you. morning, charlie, _ rome, the trevi fountain. morning to you. morning, charlie, that _ rome, the trevi fountain. morning to you. morning, charlie, that is - you. morning, charlie, that is right. that is the trevi fountain and it is going to be another extremely hot day here in italy. there is a red alert warning for ten cities today, then it is going to go up cities today, then it is going to go up to 1a cities tomorrow. in the

southern region of calabria, people will not be allowed to wear between 12:30pm and for pm if theirjobs require prolonged exposure to the sun. the italian authorities are urging people to stay indoors, avoid heavy food and alcohol, drink lots of water and check on elderly neighbours. the issue is it is the middle ofjuly, there are lots of tourists in italy. thousands of people come here every day for these sorts of sites like the trevi fountain behind me was that they told us they are not really following the advice was that they are here on holiday, they had come from japan, australia and the us. they are not going to spend hours in the hotels and are not going to avoid italian wine and food. what we have seen in the last few days to several tourist collapsing because of the heat, including a british tourist who collapsed in front of the colosseum. heatwaves like this

can be very dangerous and that is why the authorities here in italy and in other european countries are urging people to take this very seriously because these sorts and extreme temperatures are expected to continue in the next few days. thank you. we will get much more with karen about the weather here. nothing like the temperatures there, i think, is fair to say. one more story to bring you. do you like snakes? i am fine with snakes, actually. is this a look away moment? here... this was the moment a local hunter wrestled the longest burmese python ever to be found in florida. you can see the pie and doing that thing where they try to coil around

victims. 19 feet long and weighed 56 kilograms. this species is believed to be responsible for the decline of native mammals in the region. if anyone is concerned, also animal welfare, obviously. in that region, it's legal for the pythons to be captured and humanely killed in the us state. that was in florida. 19 feet long. thing is, what do you do when you seeit? thing is, what do you do when you see it? i have a pretty good idea what i would do if i saw it. i think i would be running away quite fast. it looks brutal. i had to assume he knows what he is doing and it is ok but it looks brutal, doesn't it? it absolutely does. it has been responsible for the decline of mammals in the area. is it safe to

be around a 19th the burmese python? what is your theory on that? i would be with you, running on the other direction. it is huge. this morning we are going to see a change in the weather. wet and windy conditions coming our way. notjust today that all says we go through the course of the weekend. if we start with the rain, it is continuing to coming across the south—west of england. it will be heavy, especially as we go through the day, a lot of surface water and spray around. a fair bit of cloud with one or two showers. the rain edging into the south of northern ireland. a weak weather front draped across scotland also producing some rain. to the north of that in the north of scotland something drier. through the course of the day the rain will advance steadily north. the rain in the north of scotland will fizzle out. that is half the story, the other

half is the wind. that will be picking up during the course of the day, especially in the south—west. widely guests 35 to a0 miles an hour. in the coastal areas and hills in wales, gusts up to 50 miles an hour. call moll as well. do bear that in mind. the rain will pick up. as we head on this evening and overnight, the rain will push north. wendy in the irish sea and north sea as well as in the end. we are looking at drier conditions following on behind. temperatures 13 to 15 overnight. tomorrow we start off with rain to the far north of scotland. showers as well, plentiful showers. the strongest winds will be in the south—eastern quarter. 0nce in the south—eastern quarter. once again widely we are looking at gusts of a0 miles an hour. noticeably along the south coast up to 50 miles

an hour. the gusts of wind today and tomorrow in particular could cause some disruption. thank you. with the summer holidays around the corner, many parents will be relying on childcare as theyjuggle work with family time. a recent report shows that nine in ten parents with a disabled child are unable to find a suitable holiday club or activity. ?our correspondent ellie price has this report. yes! even if we were multimillionaires, we would still be in the exact same position because there is no childcare for a child with complex needs, who needs personal care and toileting and things like that. ok, let's see what i got. like most five year olds, max can be a handful, but he has various developmental issues, including autism and learning disabilities. his mumjas had to give up her full—time job as a police officer to look after him, something that's all the more full—on when he's not

at school during the holidays. it's had an obvious financial impact and an emotional one. we're trying to juggle work, home, caring for max, all in one, and it's really, really tricky. like many kids with complex needs, max also tends to struggle with the change in routine at the end of the six long weeks of being at home. all of these things that he's been working so hard on throughout the year, he sort of, bless him, he loses a lot of them. and so then he has to spend from september up till christmas getting back into the swing of things and it takes a massive toll on him. but us as a family as well. a recent survey of all local authorities in england found that nearly one in five say they don't have adequate childcare for disabled children. in a different survey of 1,800 parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities, nine in ten families say they hadn't been able to find a suitable holiday club or activity, and only a% had found something for the days and hours they wanted. it's not uncommon for a family to be quoted more than £150 a day for a holiday club

for their disabled child. and we also heard from families that said that when they had been able to find the right childcare, that it was often oversubscribed, there was a huge waiting list. so it's having an absolutely devastating impact on families. this boy is 1a and has autism. he goes to a mainstream school in manchester, but unlike most kids his age, he's not looking forward to the school holidays. i feel quite fed up to be honest, like, i don't get to socialise — that opportunity to get to get to socialise with people like me. it's just... without the summer clubs, it'sjust not there. and that makes me feel pretty lonely. udi says holiday clubs are rarely catered to his needs, with few quiet spaces and too many people around. many holidays, we don't go out. we really don't.

and that's because either we cannot afford it or because we don't believe that when we get there, we would be able to access what is available. and i hate to see disappointment on his face. i hate to see him cry. in three, two, one, go. back in mostyn, near crewe, max and his mum are looking forward to a summer that will look a bit like this... i mean, you take the good with the bad and we have amazing, amazing moments with max and we love him to bits. but it does sometimes feel like you're on a hamster wheel and you'rejust waiting for the stumble to come. ellie price, bbc news, crewe. something many parents can relate to, i think.

in recent years, community gardens have been springing up in towns and cities across the uk. but they're notjust there to brighten up dreary streets and wasteland. these projects are helping to bring locals together, improve the environment and feed people struggling with the cost of living. here's the story of one community garden in nottingham. i've been growing veg and plants since i was since i was a little kid. my dad had an allotment on whitemoor and i've now got an allotment on whitemoor. so we were looking for quite a while for for a spot or a piece of land to do — to build a garden, like a veg garden for the public. and then one day we realised we'd been by this place, like loads and loads of times, and never really paid any attention. so that's when we had the idea to make this the first kind of urban garden that we did. it was very, very derelict. it was completely overgrown with weeds and rubbish. so we cleared out about three skip bags full of rubbish, beer bottles and beer cans. we took out a lot of syringes as well and really

sorted the place out. but the idea was that it became a really nice, welcoming space that people could interact with and pick veg and sit on the wall and make it a generally nice spot really. so this is the warehouse. we work with a lot of public donations, charities and wholesalers. food stored here is used for the food bank, it's used for social supermarkets, it's used for hot meal provisions that we work with. so what we're growing here, we've got loads of tomatoes growing. we're growing courgettes as well. these ones are chard, so they've been picked a couple of times already and they're on the way back to being picked again, so they're looking quite good. we make up the selection of veg in a bag and then we bring it into the food bank, bringing a fresh supply of a nice selection of veg. i feel like it really benefits the community.

we're bang in the middle of an area that doesn't have much access to fresh produce. so we're trying to encourage people to grow their own food, educate people, inspire people, hopefully. and, i think, even in the few months that we've been doing it one or two hours a week, there's been huge change to the space. it was really down and depleted before, and now it's thriving. a couple of weeks ago, we did a thing that we called tomato day. so we handed out 200 free tomato plants to the community. and it was an effort to get them interested in growing their own tomatoes, but also to get them to come down and engage with the garden. we work with some of the disadvantaged students in the city and some of these students have never actually grown vegetables. there's a real buzz that's been created with having this right on our doorstep. the students are so excited to get involved with these projects. it's an amazing opportunity for them to see how it can work in a small community and how they can support their local community, too. we feel like it's making a big difference because people can access the veg for free and also

it's connecting them with the growing process. so it's getting them to connect more with the food, how it's grown. they can see the plants — plants growing rather than bags in a supermarket. we're always looking for different — different spots of land that we can can turn into something that benefits the community, really. let's talk now to former footballer, turned gardener, tayshan hayden—smith. good morning to you. we have seen some beautiful, really lovely community garden in nottingham. it is the feel of it, i think that people can get some insight too. where are you now? show us around. i am based in north kensington. i am on my small, humble balcony up in the trees actually, so i can give you a peek. i have to young children

and this served as an amazing little spot for them to play, relax and be immersed in the little bit of nature we get, especially in such a built—up space. we get, especially in such a built-up space.— we get, especially in such a built-up space. this is the key, isn't it? i _ built-up space. this is the key, isn't it? i genuinely _ built-up space. this is the key, isn't it? i genuinely thought i built-up space. this is the key, | isn't it? i genuinely thought you were in a community garden because she made the balcony so green and seem so peaceful. that is it. if you are seeing the benefits with your children. what do community gardens by these areas, deal in terms of lifting the mood? it is by these areas, deal in terms of lifting the mood?— lifting the mood? it is a very sim - le lifting the mood? it is a very simple thing- _ lifting the mood? it is a very simple thing. any _ lifting the mood? it is a very simple thing. any peaceful. lifting the mood? it is a very - simple thing. any peaceful because my kids are not up yet. community gardens are such an amazing way of bringing people together, bringing communities together. it is so healing. plants serve such amazing benefits to people. the sooner we realise that, the better. i like to call community spaces community gardens. they are common ground, a way we can all connect, relate to each other and resonate. it is one of the many shared labs and repeated

things amongst all generations, all ages, all backgrounds. does not matter who you are. the more gardens there are, the better.— there are, the better. morning to ou. there are, the better. morning to you- when _ there are, the better. morning to you- when did — there are, the better. morning to you. when did you _ there are, the better. morning to you. when did you kind _ there are, the better. morning to you. when did you kind of- there are, the better. morning to you. when did you kind of way i there are, the better. morning to you. when did you kind of way is| there are, the better. morning to i you. when did you kind of way is up to the benefits of bit of greenery? is it something you already knew about and just embraced more and more? about and “ust embraced more and more? ., about and “ust embraced more and more? :, about and “ust embraced more and more? ., . ~y about and “ust embraced more and more? ., . g ., about and “ust embraced more and more? ., . g more? not so much. my mum was a big insiration. more? not so much. my mum was a big inspiration- she — more? not so much. my mum was a big inspiration. she is _ more? not so much. my mum was a big inspiration. she is no _ more? not so much. my mum was a big inspiration. she is no longer _ more? not so much. my mum was a big inspiration. she is no longer with - inspiration. she is no longer with us. she is to have a deep appreciation of nature and would look at the trees by saying, can you see the amazing bark or hear the beautiful singing of birds? that time of need, it was nature that saved me. when the fire kind of shot this community, i took to the streets among other community members. some people tend to music, others to art and for some reason the garden called me. i am grateful

to have found that passion and love. it is something that is not a hobby, not a luxury, it needs to be a necessity. the moral access point we can create and the more ways to keep gardening interesting and amazing, the better. lats gardening interesting and amazing, the better. :, , :, gardening interesting and amazing, the better. ., , ., , , the better. lots of people embrace that idea. the better. lots of people embrace that idea- i— the better. lots of people embrace that idea. i know _ the better. lots of people embrace that idea. i know you _ the better. lots of people embrace that idea. i know you gave - the better. lots of people embrace that idea. i know you gave us - the better. lots of people embrace that idea. i know you gave us a - that idea. i know you gave us a brief glance at what is around, do you have anything particular you are proud of growing on the balcony? anything particular you can point us towards? ~ :, anything particular you can point us towards? ~ ., ., , ., anything particular you can point us towards? ~ ., ., ., , towards? what do you have? i can try towards? what do you have? i can try to show you. — towards? what do you have? i can try to show you, avoid _ towards? what do you have? i can try to show you, avoid all _ towards? what do you have? i can try to show you, avoid all the _ towards? what do you have? i can try to show you, avoid all the mess. - towards? what do you have? i can try to show you, avoid all the mess. we. to show you, avoid all the mess. we have a little pond here actually. i do not know if you can see. contained in a steel bucket or something?— contained in a steel bucket or somethin.? ., ., something? no, actually a cooking ot we something? no, actually a cooking pot we have _ something? no, actually a cooking pot we have repurposed _ something? no, actually a cooking pot we have repurposed into - something? no, actually a cooking pot we have repurposed into a - something? no, actually a cooking i pot we have repurposed into a pond. there are plants and it is all about engaging with a different democrat all about creating more biodiversity, different insects and

animals will find food and shelter in the pond plants. i will show you around, actually. a little herb corner here, sage, rosemary and thyme. echinacea, meantand corner here, sage, rosemary and thyme. echinacea, meant and then jasmine. i am sitting next to this jasmine plant and it smells amazing. it is just lovely. jasmine plant and it smells amazing. it isjust lovely. looks jasmine plant and it smells amazing. it is just lovely. looks like a perfect oasis. just before we say goodbye, people will be saying, i do not have a lot of space or i had just seen the square of dirt around the corner, how do i go about making a change? how do i get people involved and change my community for the better? :, , , , :, ~' the better? honestly, if you knew me in 2017, all i — the better? honestly, if you knew me in 2017, all i cared _ the better? honestly, if you knew me in 2017, all i cared about _ the better? honestly, if you knew me in 2017, all i cared about was - the better? honestly, if you knew me in 2017, all i cared about was that - in 2017, all i cared about was that book. forsome in 2017, all i cared about was that book. for some reason i swapped my football boots for gardening boots. i thought, if i can do anyone can do it. communalspace i thought, if i can do anyone can do it. communal space are important for us to engage in. often walk past

these patches of land passively. if we looked at it from a different angle and saw the opportunity in which space can unlock mental health benefits, physical health, food security air pollution, all the different societal and environmental issues, gardens are the answer. get gardening, get growing, get involved. ., , gardening, get growing, get involved. ., , ., , ., involved. there was a bit to me ho - in: involved. there was a bit to me hoping your _ involved. there was a bit to me hoping your tranquillity - involved. there was a bit to me hoping your tranquillity was - involved. there was a bit to me i hoping your tranquillity was going to be ruined by your kids rushing out. they are obviously not. you don't want _ out. they are obviously not. you don't want that! _ out. they are obviously not. you don't want that! lovely - out. they are obviously not. you don't want that! lovely talking i out. they are obviously not. you | don't want that! lovely talking to ou, don't want that! lovely talking to you. thank _ don't want that! lovely talking to you. thank you — don't want that! lovely talking to you, thank you so _ don't want that! lovely talking to you, thank you so much. - we had that oasis which seems so packed with beautiful things. we are going to take you into the big open space, just as wonderful. hannah is taking a look. you are in the peak district. you have a bit of macon but the weather is holding up. it is a little bit

but the weather is holding up. it " a little bit chilly, perhaps, but definitely not ruining the view at all. we are talking about youth hostels this morning. when i say that word you might think about shared bathrooms and bunk beds but really this is what you get when you stay in a youth hostel in the countryside. this is the view behind me near bakewell in the heart of the peak district. it is really places like this that youth hostel association was hoping to showcase when it first set up nearly a century ago, encouraging people to get outdoors can enjoy a walk, enjoy a bike ride, go on any kind of outdoor adventure. a bike ride, go on any kind of outdooradventure. now a bike ride, go on any kind of outdoor adventure. now they have announced plans to sell off some of their sites, they hope they will continue to be run by other people had youth hostels, perhaps as a franchise but absolutely no guarantee of that. we will be chatting about that later and we might be asking how young you have to be to stay in a youth hostel. i

suspect the answer is not that young. i once stayed in when webber took it overfor a young. i once stayed in when webber took it over for a 60th birthday party, a lot of fun at the time. we will talk about that later. first, let's get their news, travel and weather wherever you are waking up this morning. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. a london fire brigade investigation's concluded the wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden. a large grass fire in the village in havering, east london, tore through 17 houses during scorching temperatures injuly last year. while investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze, a large caravan was noted as an early area where it began. people are being urged to only call 999 and use a&e services in life—threatening emergencies in london over the weekend as the nationwide strike byjunior doctors enters a second day. nhs london is warning of significant disruption in the capital.

the first route of the proposed new express bus network called superloop planned for london's outer boroughs, starts this weekend. route 607 between uxbridge and white city will be known from tomorrow as sl8. six new routes are planned with four incorporated into the network. several hollywood stars walked out of a film premier in leicester square last night in solidarity with american actors who are going on strike. emily blunt, kenneth brannagh, cillian murphy and matt damon were among the stars at the oppenheimer premier. they decided to support the striking members of the screen actors guild in america. well, i'm in solidarity with my sag colleagues, i've been a sag member for over 30 years. it's a critical time for such negotiations. there is an existential threat and it's really important that it gets resolved quickly. but it's critical because the consequences beyond the membership of sag—aftra for other areas of the business is really significant.

so i know people are working very hard and we keep our fingers crossed that it gets resolved quickly. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are part suspensions on the district line, circle line and hammersmith and city line. that's because of a signal problem at whitechapel. now onto the weather with sara thornton. good morning. staying with a very unsettled theme today, we had some very wet weather in the forecast, tomorrow some very windy weather and it's all because of this area of low pressure moving across us through the day to day. we can see the white lines, a real squeeze on the isobars which will bring increasingly strong winds into tomorrow. the winds will be picking up today as the rain rattles through, and initial belts turning to showers which could be heavy and thundery. in the best of it, temperatures low 20s celsius, when the wind comes through, it will not feel any great shakes. rain and showers into the evening and then things clear up over night but the winds will pick up into tomorrow morning.

so you will see with the wind gusts, in excess of a0 miles an hour. a mild start tomorrow but a met office weather warning starting at 9am, gusts through the day in excess of a5 miles an hour. some sharp showers around, a little bit calmer on sunday. riz is on radio london this morning talking access to nhs dentists. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. around a million public sector workers are being offered a pay rise after the government accepted the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies and attempts to end strikes. the proposals include a 6.5% rise for teachers in england, 6% forjunior doctors,

consultants, dentists and gps in england. 7% for police officers in england and wales, 7% for prison officers also in england and wales and 5% for the armed forces across the uk. however, the prime minister said there would be no new borrowing to fund the pay rises. he said "it's not about cuts" but about departments "reprioritising". four education unions are recommending that teachers accept the offer and call off strike action. schools will not have to fund pay rises from existing budgets, according to the pm and the education secretary. but not everyone is happy, the british medical association said the pay rise is still not enough and junior doctors are continuing their longest ever walk—out which is due to end next tuesday. let's speak now to the education secretary gillian keegan.

good morning. good morning, naga. these -a good morning. good morning, naga. these pay rises _ good morning. good morning, naga. these pay rises have _ good morning. good morning, naga. these pay rises have come _ good morning. good morning, naga. these pay rises have come through, | these pay rises have come through, how long have you known that this was the level, 6.5% for teachers would be the pay review�*s recommendation? brute would be the pay review's recommendation? ~ :, :, recommendation? we got that in the middle of may. _ recommendation? we got that in the middle of may, second _ recommendation? we got that in the middle of may, second or _ recommendation? we got that in the middle of may, second or third - recommendation? we got that in the middle of may, second or third week| middle of may, second or third week of may. what has made it difficult is we have had a lot of independent pay review bodies and we have had to wait for them all to come in, they'll come in a different time. we then needed to figure out the impact of them and most importantly how we were going to fund them without fuelling inflation which lets just say has been quite a challenge. we knew in may, we have had strikes since from teachers, why didn't you say it was a possibility to avoid the strikes? can occur because what happens when teachers pay is it isn't the headline figure, what they really need to know is how it will be funded. if you say that you offer a figure but they think it has got to come out of their own budgets,

thatis to come out of their own budgets, that is something which is incredibly difficult for head teachers because you are telling them they need to make difficult decisions to pay somebody more but may be the make someone redundant or do other things which are very unpalatable to head teachers. so the challenge is not the headline rate, the challenge is how you fund it. so how will this be funded? that has been a challenge. _ so how will this be funded? that has been a challenge. what _ so how will this be funded? that has been a challenge. what happens - so how will this be funded? that has been a challenge. what happens in . been a challenge. what happens in government funding is you make your estimates or forecasts for new things, we spend a lot of money on education and anything that you underspend, eitherthings education and anything that you underspend, either things you don't deliver as quickly as you thought, or more challenges, or it is demand led, that money goes back to the treasury usually. in this case, the treasury usually. in this case, the treasury have worked with us and enabled us to keep all of those anticipated underspends which we have gone through painstakingly line by line and shift those to cover

pgy- by line and shift those to cover pay. we have done that for this year and next year, been to all of the budget lines, i spent 30 years in business doing something similar to this so i am used to doing this. it is painstaking and you have to go through and look at demand led forecasts where you think there are going to be programmes that you can slow down or maybe not start. we have made sure that it does not impact the front line, the school budgets, but also spread to —— special educational needs, building conditions, things like child care. so there are some key programmes that we wanted to make sure we keep and then anything to do with schools or children and how we support and serve them, we have kept those budgets as they are. and we have increased the school budgets. that’s increased the school budgets. that's for the next — increased the school budgets. that's for the next two _ increased the school budgets. that's for the next two years, _ increased the school budgets. that's for the next two years, is _ increased the school budgets. that's for the next two years, is it? - increased the school budgets. that's for the next two years, is it? yes, i for the next two years, is it? yes, and that is — for the next two years, is it? yes, and that is what _ for the next two years, is it? yes, and that is what happens, - for the next two years, is it? yes, and that is what happens, we - for the next two years, is it? 12: and that is what happens, we do spending cycles in what is called spending cycles in what is called spending reviews. an any additional costs you pick up in those two years

is what the treasury has... its the costs that are occurring. sorry, recurring! i think my axe and got on the way there! —— my accent got in the way there! —— my accent got in the way there! sorry, i didn't understand your phrase! talking of phrases i didn't understand, reprioritising, rishi sunak said, isn't thatjust cuts? idat isn't thatjust cuts? not necessarily. _ isn't thatjust cuts? not necessarily. it - isn't thatjust cuts? not necessarily. it has - isn't thatjust cuts? not necessarily. it has been isn't that just cuts? not necessarily. it has been eye—opening going _ necessarily. it has been eye—opening going through these budgets. you are anticipating how many people will come _ anticipating how many people will come forward, and how you will be able to— come forward, and how you will be able to roll — come forward, and how you will be able to roll out the programme, people — able to roll out the programme, people will come forward with demand led things _ people will come forward with demand led things. there we have looked very carefully at what the demand will be _ very carefully at what the demand will be. it's the same in business, people _ will be. it's the same in business, people quite often over full cast

and over— people quite often over full cast and over anticipate, they will be able to— and over anticipate, they will be able to do— and over anticipate, they will be able to do things quicker. there are some _ able to do things quicker. there are some things that will slow down. you sa this is some things that will slow down. you say this is just _ some things that will slow down. 1171. say this isjust like business, but when you look at the teaching profession, aa,000 teachers left the profession, aa,000 teachers left the profession last year, i don't think i have spoken to one head teacher who said they have got too much money. i think we have spoken to spoken to lots of head teachers who say they are struggling with budgets and to retain staff and provide equipment. many teachers are digging into their own pockets. i would like you to explain where this extra money is going to come from and the re—jiggling on funds as happens in business, is going to happen in schools? �* 7 77 7 7 schools? it's happening in the department — schools? it's happening in the department for _ schools? it's happening in the department for education, i schools? it's happening in the| department for education, not schools. that is what we have had to do, we have had to go through every single line. we spent £100 billion on education in this country, so we have gone through and looked at all of these programmes we were going to

introduce and looked at those. the schools and the school budgets, we have increased the school budgets, so all of those underspends are going towards making sure that we can fund this pay rise. you are right, schools will not sit there and say that they have got to extra money, that's why we had to do that, so it was really important, the difficult bit about this whole debate and the discussions we have been having is how to fund it. it isn't easy to do that, but that's how we do it. what has changed here, the treasury have changed their approach. usually that would go back to the treasury but they have said that we can keep it and shifted to budgets. 50 that we can keep it and shifted to budrets. v7, that we can keep it and shifted to budrets. i. . that we can keep it and shifted to buduets. , 7, . . that we can keep it and shifted to buduets. , 7, 77 . . budgets. so you have had extra mone , budgets. so you have had extra money, education _ budgets. so you have had extra money, education is _ budgets. so you have had extra money, education is very - budgets. so you have had extra i money, education is very funded, budgets. so you have had extra - money, education is very funded, you say, this extra money, reprioritising, how much will be re—prioritised or cut from your department? re-prioritised or cut from your department?— re-prioritised or cut from your department? re-prioritised or cut from your deartment? 77 , 7, , . department? that is the money that we need to fund _

department? that is the money that we need to fund this. _ department? that is the money that we need to fund this. how— department? that is the money that we need to fund this. how much - department? that is the money that we need to fund this. how much is l we need to fund this. how much is that? there _ we need to fund this. how much is that? there are _ we need to fund this. how much is that? there are three _ we need to fund this. how much is that? there are three parts - we need to fund this. how much is that? there are three parts of - we need to fund this. how much is that? there are three parts of it, . that? there are three parts of it, the increase _ that? there are three parts of it, the increase in _ that? there are three parts of it, the increase in teachers - that? there are three parts of it, the increase in teachers pay, - that? there are three parts of it, i the increase in teachers pay, which is 525 million this, 900 next year. also an additionalfund is 525 million this, 900 next year. also an additional fund for those schools which are in distress so when i look at school budgets, i would look at the average. there could be a smaller school with specific concerns and this often happens, we have increased the amount for that budget to support schools in trouble. haifa amount for that budget to support schools in trouble.— amount for that budget to support schools in trouble. how much is that worth? an extra _ schools in trouble. how much is that worth? an extra 40 _ schools in trouble. how much is that worth? an extra 40 million - worth? an extra 40 million additional _ worth? an extra 40 million additional to _ worth? an extra 40 million additional to that. - worth? an extra 40 million additional to that. and - worth? an extra 40 million additional to that. and we | worth? an extra 40 million - additional to that. and we have also for the first time which i am delighted by, which is something i really care about, we have increased further education colleges and sixth form colleges funding. that is at an equivalent rate. they are funded differently but we have worked out the equivalent because the skills and skills agenda and further education colleges, which is the next part of education for lots of

16 to 19—year—olds, it's a really important to dictate to me and i wanted to make sure that they also got funding as well. that's 185 got funding as well. that's185 million for this year and 285 next year. that's the detail of the numbers. that's what we have had to go through and painstakingly find budget to cover. 50 go through and painstakingly find budget to cover.— go through and painstakingly find buduet to cover. 77 , 7, 7 budget to cover. so that is how much ou have budget to cover. so that is how much you have saved? _ budget to cover. so that is how much you have saved? you _ budget to cover. so that is how much you have saved? you had _ budget to cover. so that is how much you have saved? you had no - budget to cover. so that is how much you have saved? you had no savingsl you have saved? you had no savings there already? that you have saved? you had no savings there already?— there already? that is the anticipated _ there already? that is the anticipated savings - there already? that is the anticipated savings that i there already? that is the l anticipated savings that we there already? that is the - anticipated savings that we have there already? that is the _ anticipated savings that we have put to the school budget.— to the school budget. could that have been _ to the school budget. could that have been done _ to the school budget. could that have been done before? - to the school budget. could that have been done before? the - to the school budget. could that have been done before? the big chance have been done before? the big change is. _ have been done before? the big change is. and _ have been done before? the big change is, and this _ have been done before? the big change is, and this is _ have been done before? the big change is, and this is typical - have been done before? the big| change is, and this is typical with budget cycles within government, always what happens is people forecast things for new programmes, and if they over forecast which is quite common, and that happens in business as well, the money usually goes back to the treasury. the big change here is the treasury have

worked with us and given us the flexibility to keep that money in the department which is the change. usually that'll go back to the treasury, they are prioritising all the time, it's very complex running the time, it's very complex running the country, so usually they would be reprioritising that on behalf of all the departments. what they have worked with us to do is allow us to keep that money to re—prioritise. gillian keegan, education secretary, thank you for your time with us this morning. thank you for your time with us this morninu. 77 1' thank you for your time with us this morninu. 7, ,, , 7, mike is here on the sofa. two wimbledon semifinals today. the obvious _ wimbledon semifinals today. the obvious thing to point out is the seeding — obvious thing to point out is the seeding has worked out pretty much, because _ seeding has worked out pretty much, because one, two and three all playing — because one, two and three all playing in— because one, two and three all playing in the semifinals. the first time in 11 years — playing in the semifinals. the first time in 11 years that _ playing in the semifinals. the first time in 11 years that the _ playing in the semifinals. the first time in 11 years that the four - time in 11 years that the four semifinalists are in the top eight seeds. although djokovic, he is the

second seed behind alcatraz. he is first up and second court, he is the old swing against the young pretenderjannik sinner, and it is the biggest age gap between any finalist ever, 1a years and 86 days. he was a professional before some of these people were born. the he was a professional before some of these people were born.— these people were born. the date that jannik sinner _ these people were born. the date that jannik sinner was _ these people were born. the date that jannik sinner was born, - that jannik sinner was born, djokovic thatjannik sinner was born, djokovic was playing at a junior davis cup match aged 1a. age is not a thing with djokovic, just a number. this a thing with d'okovic, “ust a number. : 7 a thing with d'okovic, “ust a number. �* 7 , . a thing with d'okovic, “ust a number. : 7 7 7 and he number. as the experience. and he loves the centre _ number. as the experience. and he loves the centre court. _ centre court is a home from home for novak djokovic, and he will be first on centre court later when he takes onjannik sinner in what is the italian's first grand slam semifinal. djokovic in contrast will be contesting a a6th major semi final. that now equals roger federer's all—time men's record as he aims to also match federer's record of eight men's singles title

at wimbledon and he is backing himself to do it. i don't want to sound arrogant but of course i consider myself favourite. judging the results that i had in my career here and the previous four occasions of wimbledon that i have won, reaching another semifinal, so i do see myself favourite, yes. in the other semi, world number one carlos alcaraz will play russia's daniil medvedev, the so—called octopus because of his ability to reach for every ball. both have won major titles on the us open hard courts, as both now attempt to reach their first final on the wimbledon grass. ukraine's elina svitolina says she had "the weight of a nation" on her during her brilliant run at wimbledon which ended yesterday's semifinal on centre court. she was beaten by marketa vondrousova in straight sets. the czech is the first unseeded player to reach the wimbledon women's singles final in the open era but after the match, the emotional svitolina said she was grateful for the support

she has received throughout the tournament. vondrousova will face tunisia's 0ns jabeur after she came back to beat aryna sabalenka in three sets and reach a second successive wimbledon final. last year's runner up is aiming to become the first african and arab woman to be grand a slam singles champion. british hopes of titles are still alive. neal skupski is looking good in the men's doubles, after he and his partner wesley koolhof won their semi final as they beat rohan bopanna and matthew ebden in straight sets. the match was full of thrills and spills entertaining the court number one crowd with some brilliant rallies. skupski is now into the men's doubles final for the first time, having won two mixed doubles titles. there will be british presence in the men's wheelchair double final too after alfie hewett and gordon reid won their semifinal over martin de la puente and gustavo fernandez in straight sets. hewett and reid could face each

other in the final of the singles if they both win their semi finals later today. the prince of wales has called footballer dele alli brave and inspirational for the way he's recently overcome addictions to sleeping pills and alcohol. the everton midfielder says he was struggling to cope with memories of a really difficult childhood when he says he was sexually abused aged six and dealing drugs aged eight. talking to gary neville, dele says he has recently went to rehab to get help. just tell us what has been happening with you in the last sort of six to 12 months. you say you're feeling good now but obviously it means that you weren't feeling well at a certain point. i was waking up every day and i was winning the fight, you know, going into training, smiling, showing that i was happy. but inside i was definitely losing the battle. so now is probably the right time for me to tell people what's been going on. it's tough to talk about it because it's quite recent, and it's something i have kind

of hid for a long time. i'm scared to talk about it but i think it's the right thing to do. if i help one person to come out and change their life and potentially save their life, then that's all i need from this. it's one of the most anticipated days in the tour de france, when whole towns and villages along the route are in full on party mood. it's bastille day, you see. so the riders will be on their guard, and it won't be as peaceful as it was for ion izagirre, who won yesterday's stage and covered the last 30kms all on his own, to finish ahead of the pack. britain's adam yates is sixth, with his brother simon seventh, and tom pidcock eighth overall.

jonas vingegaard remains the overall leader by 17 seconds. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. 0h, oh, dear, carol, this is a real contrast to some of the pictures you have been showing as of late. that's right, the weather is really changing into the weekend. it is setting in across cornwall, the rain is going to be fairly steady and moving in from the south—west as it has done, and pushing steadily north through the day. across scotland we have got a weak weather front which will be pushing north, but in the far north of scotland we start with some sunshine. behind the rain in scotland, a dry interlude with one or two showers but the heavy rain getting in to northern ireland, wales, the midlands and the south—west. edging in the direction of the south—east. the south—west will have a weather warning for the

strength of the wind. widely gusts of 35 to a5, locally up to 50, particularly in the coasts and hills around west wales and cornwall. through the rest of the day, the rain continues to advanced slowly northwards, a lot of surface water and spray on the roads and the wind will pick up elsewhere but again the strongest is going to be in the south—west and quarter of the country. dryer is the rain fizzles off across the far west of scotland, temperatures 15 to 21 degrees. the rain continues heavy in places, northwards, but it something drier comes our way. when he threw the irish sea as well as the north sea but inland it will be windy as well. tomorrow rain in ensconced in the north, a lot of showers, some heavy and thundery but tomorrow, the strongest winds will be in the south—eastern quarter, widely gusting a0 miles an hour, locally a0

to 50, a little bit more especially but not exclusively along the south coast. i think you could hear a voice there. three years ago, the comedian shaparak khorsandi was diagnosed with attention defecit hyperactivity disorder, adhd. good morning! we were gossiping behind the scenes. _ good morning! we were gossiping behind the scenes. we _ good morning! we were gossiping behind the scenes. we were - good morning! we were gossiping | behind the scenes. we were trying good morning! we were gossiping i behind the scenes. we were trying to listen to carol but sometimes we chat a bit. 7, ~' 7, listen to carol but sometimes we chat a bit. 7, ~ 7, . �* , chat a bit. you know what, it's uuite chat a bit. you know what, it's quite apt _ chat a bit. you know what, it's quite apt because _ chat a bit. you know what, it's quite apt because my - chat a bit. you know what, it's quite apt because my book - chat a bit. you know what, it's i quite apt because my book talks about my tendency to over talk, my book scatter rain. i find about my tendency to over talk, my book scatter rain. ifind it about my tendency to over talk, my book scatter rain. i find it very hard to stop talking especially when i'm excited. —— my book scatter brain. i'm excited. -- my book scatter brain. 7, , 7, . ~ i'm excited. -- my book scatter brain. 7, , 7, . ,, . i'm excited. -- my book scatter brain. 7, . ,, . 7, , brain. people who talk a lot is good here, we brain. people who talk a lot is good here. we like _ brain. people who talk a lot is good here, we like that. _ brain. people who talk a lot is good here, we like that. you _ brain. people who talk a lot is good here, we like that. you have - brain. people who talk a lot is good here, we like that. you have been i here, we like that. you have been diagnosed, some people will have heard this, with adhd with relatively recently. tell us why you

want to try and get a diagnosis? well, doctor! whati want to try and get a diagnosis? well, doctor! what i thought was, all my life i have known there was something. there are some things that other people find very easy to do that i have always found very difficult or impossible to do. like, know when to stop talking, and know how to fill in a form, and eventually, it was in lockdown, where the emotional dysregulation of adhd which is something i had been learning about, it really came to the fore with me when i was on my own with my kids. i ended up hurling this box of chocolate at the wall, and it was just bonkers. this box of chocolate at the wall, and it wasjust bonkers. it this box of chocolate at the wall, and it was just bonkers. it was a bonkers way to behave. and i realised that i have to get help for whatever it is that makes the pressure built up, and i have always suspected i have got adhd and a psychiatrist told me i had seven years ago and i said, do you think

so? i went and forgot about it and never thought about it again. i needed to get to the bottom of why i could not manage ordinary things to the point... we couldn't get the box open so obviously there is other stuff going on, it's notjust about the chocolates. and in lockdown in particular because i was on my own in my house with my children, for their sake, in my house with my children, for theirsake, i in my house with my children, for their sake, i was like, in my house with my children, for theirsake, iwas like, i need in my house with my children, for their sake, i was like, i need to get proper help. so ijust went on the psychotherapy website, the british psychotherapy website and output, adult adhd in the search box, and ifound a brilliant therapist who talked to me for weeks and said, yeah, if ever i saw it, you have adhd. and itjust gave me so many answers and i started to learn about it.— so many answers and i started to learn about it. so, what were the symptoms _ learn about it. so, what were the symptoms that — learn about it. so, what were the symptoms that were _ learn about it. so, what were the symptoms that were affecting i learn about it. so, what were the i symptoms that were affecting your life? because i have read the book,

and it seems to me that putting things in order, orjust going through, you make a list of what i think are ordinary things. get up, go to the shop, by this, come back put it in the fridge, but you will almost missing out steps. because as the book is titled, you are scatterbrained.— the book is titled, you are scatterbrained. 77 . 7, scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tid m scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tidy my living _ scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tidy my living room, _ scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tidy my living room, i— scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tidy my living room, i have - scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to tidy my living room, i have to - scatterbrained. yeah, if i want to i tidy my living room, i have to write down individually the things i need to do. take the caps into the kitchen, do this, do that, and cross those things off. 0therwise kitchen, do this, do that, and cross those things off. otherwise i wonder often i daydream and that is —— i wander off, and i daydream, and that is chronic when you really need to get life stuff done. and for me, the adhd really came into play at secondary school. the thing that i has always been feeling that has been most catastrophically affected was my education. and it wasjust been most catastrophically affected was my education. and it was just so

frustrating at school because, one of my chapters is called nerd without portfolio, i was a geek, nerd, i wanted to be a really good student but this is steel curtain would come down in my concentration and i would then go and learn everything there was to know about different dog breeds or gorillas and do everything other than my homework. so the attention deficit part of adhd is quite misleading, because we hyperfocus on not necessarily the right things. lots of --eole necessarily the right things. lots of people watching this will ask —— know you from being a comedian, that is yourjob. because doing stand—up, you have a routine as a stand—up, so how does the adhd fits with what you do for a living? it how does the adhd fits with what you do for a living?— do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think one _ do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think one day _ do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think one day there _ do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think one day there is - do for a living? it fits perfectly. i think one day there is going i do for a living? it fits perfectly. | i think one day there is going to do for a living? it fits perfectly. i i think one day there is going to be a book written by comedian who doesn't have adhd. first up, it

makes you a risk taker so you don't always think ahead, you don't think of consequences, and that can be obviously very bad, but in the case of a creative job, obviously very bad, but in the case of a creativejob, anyjob obviously very bad, but in the case of a creative job, anyjob where you have to think on your feet, i don't really write my material down. i have ideas that i'm going to do and they become part of my set as i do them all the more. i never go, i'm never going to —— i never go, i am going to write some jokes. actually being on stage is a respite from all of the world of anxiety from everything else happening for me. anxiety is i lived with without realising. it's fascinating. shaparak�*s book is called shaparak —— scatter brain and it is out now. we all like looking around peoples homes, don't we?—

we all like looking around peoples homes, don't we?_ this we all like looking around peoples i homes, don't we?_ this is homes, don't we? yes, nosy! this is escalated to — homes, don't we? yes, nosy! this is escalated to the _ homes, don't we? yes, nosy! this is escalated to the match. _ homes, don't we? yes, nosy! this is escalated to the match. max. - homes, don't we? yes, nosy! this is escalated to the match. max. and i escalated to the match. max. and onl our escalated to the match. max. and only our royal— escalated to the match. max. fific only our royal correspondent could be there, it's very grand, have a guess where she is, i hope you are looking in all of the nooks and crannies. 7 , 7, . looking in all of the nooks and crannies-— looking in all of the nooks and crannies. 7 . 7, 7, 7, crannies. yes, you are going to love this. i crannies. yes, you are going to love this- i wanted _ crannies. yes, you are going to love this. i wanted to _ crannies. yes, you are going to love this. i wanted to show— crannies. yes, you are going to love this. i wanted to show you - crannies. yes, you are going to love this. i wanted to show you the - crannies. yes, you are going to lovej this. i wanted to show you the other room, the white drawing room, even though it is gold coloured. this is a gilt piano built in 1856, mendelsohn played it for queen victoria. take a look at this, this is the largest chandelier i have ever seen, we think it is the largest in buckingham palace and there is a lot of competition on that front. they all get cleaned once every two years, can you imagine cleaning that? pretty incredible. this is my favourite part of the whole palace i think. these are all function rooms, they are used for receptions. you would think when members of the royal

family make an entrance, they would want to make a sweeping entrance down a sweeping staircase, no. take a look here. if you look from this angle, you will see that that is actually a door. when there are receptions here, functions, the members of the royal family arrive through this door, managing to retain that element of surprise. i love that, the secret door in the white drawing room. plenty more after the news, travel and weather wherever you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a london fire brigade investigation's concluded the wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden. a large grass fire in the village in havering, east london, tore through 17 houses during scorching temperatures injuly last year. investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze. people are being urged to only call 999 and use a&e services in life—threatening emergencies

in london over the weekend(00v) as the nationwide strike byjunior doctors enters a second day. nhs london is warning of "significant disruption" in the capital. the first route of the proposed new express bus network — called superloop — planned for london's outer boroughs, starts this weekend. route 607 between uxbridge and white city will be known from tomorrow as sl8. six new routes are planned with four incorporated into the network. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning unless you're using the circle, district or hammersmith and city lines. they are part suspended because of a signal failure at whitechapel. now onto the weather. today will start rather cloudy with scattered showers in most places. they will move in from the west and later could be thundery and heavy in places. maximum temperature 23c. that's it. you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. riz is on radio london this morning

talking access to nhs dentists. i'm back in half an hour. see you then. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today... a new pay deal for more than one million public sector workers — there are calls for clarity from the government over how it will be funded. diy dentistry — the people pulling out their own teeth because they can't get an appointment on the nhs. a damning new report calls for urgent reform of the system from muddy boots to bunk beds youth hostels have been providing a cheap way to travel in the countryside for nearly a century. good morning from nearly a century. good morning from near ba kewell nearly a century. good morning from near bakewell where we will be looking at plans to sell off some youth hostel association sites.

on men's semi finals day at wimbledon, novak djokovic backs himself to equal roger federer's record of eight titles, as he aims to lift the trophy for the 5th year running. large parts of italy are under red alert as a fierce heatwave sweeps across southern europe, with temperatures in excess of a0 degrees. good morning. that heatwave is not coming our way. what we had a slow pressure instead. that is bringing in some heavy rain and strong winds, notjust in some heavy rain and strong winds, not just today but through the course of this weekend. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's friday the 1ath ofjuly. there are calls for clarity over how the government will fund pay rises of up to 7% for more than one million public sector workers. several unions have welcomed the latest offers, but others say they're not enough, as our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. chanting: cuts don't pay the bills. stopping the strikes is the government's hope. but afterjunior doctors in england began another walkout yesterday,

they said the 6% rise they'd been offered was not enough. appointments and operations cancelled again, adding to a mounting backlog for the nhs. and, as ministers urged unions to say yes to the increases offered, they warned there could be more to come. i think there will be a new wave of strikes in the nhs and what really needs to happen is the government needs to come to the table, pay a proper pay rise to these workers. i think everybody wants that to happen. and let's get these people back to work in a proper way, in a secure way that means they're not having to come back out again. this is not finished by a long chalk and that is really because of the government's actions. the prime minister has ruled out borrowing or higher taxes to pay for these pay rises, which will cost billions more than planned. teaching unions, though, have welcomed the government's offer of a 6.5% increase in england, which they said was properly funded and would signal an end to strikes in schools.

the treasury has worked with us and enabled us to keep the underspend is we have gone through painstakingly line by line and to ship those to cover teacher pay. police officers, along with prison staff, are in line for a 7% rise. they don't have the option to go on strike but representatives warned forces would struggle. i think there will be a mixed reaction to the 7%. whilst many might say that's probably one of the better pay rises we've ever had in our history, however, in the current climate, it simply isn't good enough. members of the armed forces uk—wide can expect a 5% increase. overall, the pay rises will be funded from existing department budgets. labour held back from criticising the government's plans, but the liberal democrats said they would result in savage cuts to public services. jonathan blake, bbc news. we will talk a little bit more about that later on in the programme.

0ther other things we are focusing on, diy dentistry. charlie, you need to explain more. people are resorting to diy dentistry, such as pulling out their own teeth, because they're unable to see an nhs dentist — that's according to a new report. mps on the health and social care committee described the lack of access to dental care as "totally unacceptable." 0ur reporter, celestina 0lulode has more. excruciating pain caused by gum disease and no access to an nhs dentist led danielle to desperate measures. i've extracted 13 of my own teeth. last year, she told the bbc about her struggle. there are no dentists. i'd love to be able to ring a dentist up and say, "my teeth are falling out, i need help." but every time i do, it's like, "sorry, we're not taking on nhs patients any more." and i, like a lot of other people,

cannot afford to go and get this treatment done privately. in the end, she relied on the kindness of strangers to pay for private medical treatment. so we make a little noise. i'll show you the noise. so this is the little noise like that. and it sprays some water like that. and emma has a little vacuum cleaner that just sucks up all the water like that. is that ok there? the dentists blame an nhs contract system that they say does not pay them properly for their work. this is a damning report on the state of nhs dentistry and the committee has not minced its words, and we welcome the report and agree with the committee that we need nothing short of fundamental and urgent reform away from the current uda system. without this urgent action by ministers, the nhs dental service will not survive for the millions of patients that rely upon it. now, a group of mps are calling for change. in a report published today, they recommend making sure everyone

in need of an nhs dentist can access one within a reasonable timeframe and distance. financial incentives for dentists to see new patients and those with greater needs, and more information so the public are better informed about the treatment they're entitled to. nhs england and wales has announced some changes to dentist contracts. the government says it's invested more than £3 billion a year into nhs dentistry, but there's concerns rapid action could prove too little too late. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. the immigration minister says he doesn't expect any further compromises over the government's plan to remove people arriving illegally in the uk. the house of lords has voted to overturn several parts of the illegal migration bill but ministers still hope to pass it before mp's go on their summer break at the end of next week. it's central to the prime minister's

pledge to "stop the boats." five people have been charged with violent disorder after missiles were thrown and a police van was set on fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in knowsley. merseyside police said three teenage boys were among those arrested as part of an investigation into the disorder in february. an inquiry has begun into whether or not the city of london is sexist. it comes five years after a report said multiple barriers were holding back gender diversity in senior roles. mps from the treasury select committee said they will now focus on obstacles faced by women in the sector. world health experts say more research is needed into the artificial sweetener, aspartame, to determine if it is possibly carcinogenic. it's widely used in food and drinks with current advice remaining unchanged. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. aspartame is found in thousands of products, most commonly in sugar—free drinks, but also some toothpastes, yogurts and cough sweets.

it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, so you get the sweet taste for a fraction of the calories. a who committee has listed aspartame as possibly carcinogenic on the basis of limited evidence that it may increase the risk of liver cancer. and it wants more research. this shouldn't really be taken as a direct statement that indicates that there is a known cancer hazard from consuming aspartame. this is really more a call to the research community to try to better clarify and understand the carcinogenic hazard that may or may not be posed by aspartame consumption. aspartame has been placed in a group of products deemed possibly carcinogenic to humans, along with things like aloe vera and asian pickled vegetables. this is below things deemed probably carcinogenic, like nightshift work

and eating red meat. the highest group, where there is clear evidence they can cause cancer, include smoking, alcohol and processed meat. given the weakness of the evidence on cancer and aspartame, the official advice on how much we can consume is unchanged. the who safety limits for aspartame are based on a person's weight. i'm 70 kilos, or 11 stone, so i'd need to drink, for example, more than 1a cans of diet coke a day to exceed safe levels. that's a lot of cola! i think people can be very reassured by this report, which essentially says, although there is some limited evidence for this possibly having a role in cancer, aspartame is safe at the levels that we currently recommend. when asked which was better for you — a can of diet, or regular sugary cola,a who scientist recommended a third option — water.

fergus walsh, bbc news. hollywood actors are going on strike for the first time in a0 years. it will see most american film and tv production halted, in a row over pay and the use of artificial intelligence in the industry. last night, the actor matt damon and other stars left the london film premiere of oppenheimer, in solidarity with those on strike. you have to make $26,000 a year to qualify for your health insurance. and there are a lot of people who get across that threshold through their residual payments. and so, you know, we can go long stretches without working and, not by choice, obviously. and we have to find a way to bridge so that so that those people who are on the bubble are taken care of. and, you know, it'sjust got to be a fair deal. we've got to get what we're worth. and there's there's money being made and it needs to be allocated

in a way that takes care of people who are who are on the margins. —— who are on the margins. large parts of southern europe are under severe weather alerts as an extreme heatwave threatens to bring record—breaking temperatures to the continent in the coming days. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza joins us now from rome. the trevi fountain. lots of people here will know that place. what are the like today? it is here will know that place. what are the like today?— the like today? it is only nine o'clock in _ the like today? it is only nine o'clock in the _ the like today? it is only nine o'clock in the morning - the like today? it is only nine o'clock in the morning here i the like today? it is only nine i o'clock in the morning here but the like today? it is only nine - o'clock in the morning here but it already feels extremely hot. even though i am in the shade at the at the moment. the italian health ministry has issued a red alert warning for ten cities today. it is going to go up to 1a cities tomorrow. for example, in the southern region of calabria, people will not be allowed to work from 12:30pm tale full pm if theirjobs require prolonged exposure to the

sun. —— full pm. the italian government is advising people to stay indoors, drink plenty of water, avoid alcohol and heavy food. they are also asking people to check on elderly neighbours if they live alone. the problem is there are lots of tourists here in italy. thousands of tourists here in italy. thousands of people come here every day to see sites like this, the trevi fountain. they are not really following advice. some of them have told us they have come here on holiday from australia, from japan. there is no way they are not going to beat italian food or drink italian wine. what we are seeing are several tourists in the last few days that have collapsed because of heat stroke including a british man he passed out in front of the coliseum. now, charlie, heat waves like this can be dangerous. last year was the hottest summer on record and more

than 60,000 people died in europe because of the heat. and so the fear is that this heatwave could cause more deaths in europe. that is why the authorities are urging people to take this extremely seriously. thank you very much. i can see carol listening into what she was saying. they are an hour ahead of us, aren't they? it is obviously pretty warm out there right now.— they? it is obviously pretty warm out there right now. parts of italy today likely _ out there right now. parts of italy today likely to — out there right now. parts of italy today likely to get _ out there right now. parts of italy today likely to get up _ out there right now. parts of italy today likely to get up into - out there right now. parts of italy today likely to get up into the - out there right now. parts of italy| today likely to get up into the high 30s. parts of eastern greece could get into the low to mid a0s. we will not have any impact from the heatwave at all. we have low pressure in charge of the weather today and it will bring wet and windy conditions, notjust today but also into the weekend. here is the low pressure, advancing steadily north and east. you can see from the isobars it will be windy. the strongest winds will be across the

south—west of england. widely we are looking at gusts of 35 to a0 mph. locally the western coast and hills of wales and the south—west up to 50 miles an hour. something to bear in mind if you are out and about. there will be high seas as well. a combination of the wind and rain will make for tricky travelling conditions, potentially some disruption. the rain will advance north and east during the course of the day. for the rest of us the wind will pick up and it will always be strongest in the south—west until later. a week by the french crossing scotland, bringing rain, which will fizzle. temperatures 15 to 21 degrees that are picking up this band of rain through this evening and overnight were still heavy, still pushing north. strong winds through the irish sea, the north sea, as well as inland. these are the overnight lows. round about 13 to 16 degrees. tomorrow the strongest winds transfer over towards the south—east. the met

office has another weather warning in force. tomorrow widely we are looking at gusts a5 to 50 miles an hour but locally, particularly but not exclusively along the south coast, 50 to 55 miles an hour. again this could lead to some disruption and it could also come up with the rain around, mean it is difficult if you are out and about travelling. through the course of tomorrow the rain pushes up into the north. we have lots of showers rotating around the area of low pressure. some sunshine in between but it will be a windy day wherever you are. temperatures ranging from 16 to 22 celsius. not the kind of weather i know you like, naga, and it will remain unsettled even into next week. �* 7 7, remain unsettled even into next week. �* , 7, remain unsettled even into next week. , 7, . week. but it is not your fault, i acce -t week. but it is not your fault, i accept that! —

last week, we heard of plans from the rail delivery group, which represents train companies, to close nearly all ticket offices in england over the next three years. around three in five stations has a ticket office and some will remain in larger stations. many are increasingly underused, and that's what is driving this decision. the rail delivery group says that in 1995, nearly 30 years ago, the vast majority of tickets were sold over—the—counter. that number has plummeted to 12% on average. passengers are now mostly buying online, on a phone app or using ticket machines. the rail delivery group says by freeing up staff from the counters, they can then help passengers on the concourse and platforms, including selling them tickets. the plans sparked protests from campaigners and unions. disability groups say it'll be more difficult for vulnerable customers to use the train, and could stop some from travelling at all. 0ur reporter leanne brown has more. jane is a regular visitor to grimsby railway station, often going to london with her partner, paul.

as a wheelchair user, it's a vital mode of transport. never had a car. so we are 100% users of rail. without railways, we wouldn't go anywhere. i wonder if you could help me, please, regarding tickets. so we want to go to london. jane campaigns for better transport and is worried about the plans to remove ticket offices. absolutely appalled about it, worried about it. there's a lot of elderly people i know who are very reliant on rails and train journeys. and the thought of bringing in all this new technology and the number of people i know haven't got mobile phones, never about computers and laptops. so it's notjust about me, i worry about community. i'm trying to buy a ticket for tomorrow and it's only offering me today. so what is the point of these machines? paul wants train companies to rethink their plans. it will alienate possibly 25 to 30% of the population because they will not know how

to buy rail tickets. i witnessed this morning the amount of people asking questions at these offices, and if they're not there, they're going to have nowhere to go. these people are going to be restricted. they're not going to be able to travel. the rail delivery group says the way that people pay for their tickets is changed. they sayjust12% of people bought their train tickets from a kiosk last year with a majority of people paying online or at a machine. they say under the plans, staff will be available on the platform to advise passengers and sell tickets. i always buy from my phone anyway. i've never been there. personally, from my own personal point of view, i'm not overly concerned. i mean, it's more concerning for the elderly people. this ticket office saved me a couple of times because my phone died i and i had no other way of literally

booking my train home. - the government says it's about modernising the railways, but for some it's hard to keep track. we joined now by erik matthies from the royal national institute of blind people. morning to you. first of all tell us about your experience. here is you and you are going somewhere, you are going to a train station. tell us what difference it makes to have a place, a physical location, a physical ticket office was someone there. . 7, , .,, there. fixed location is the most im ortant there. fixed location is the most important thing. _ there. fixed location is the most important thing. if _ there. fixed location is the most important thing. if you _ there. fixed location is the most important thing. if you cannot i there. fixed location is the most. important thing. if you cannot see staff moving around or anybody in a crowd, it is kind of an obstacle more than anything else. you want location to learn and navigate. we do kind of land particular roots we are used to we use a lot of the of the time. the fixed point is the

only reliable way for somebody who cannot seem to be able to find stuff. your level of sight, so people understand, in that scenario, what are you able to see? what is your level of site? i do not have any depth perception. a lot of visual noise, almost. the any depth perception. a lot of visual noise, almost. the thing that ma be, visual noise, almost. the thing that may be. the — visual noise, almost. the thing that may be, the authorities, _ visual noise, almost. the thing that may be, the authorities, the - visual noise, almost. the thing that may be, the authorities, the train i may be, the authorities, the train groups are not getting about this is it is not so much about the ticket machine and whether you can get a ticket, it is about knowing where there is a place to go where someone can assist with the ticket and other things. ticket machines and sales are not very accessible to blind and partially sighted people. researchers found 3% of people could use them without problems.— use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to — use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to be _ use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to be done. _

use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to be done. there - use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to be done. there are - use them without problems. clearly a lot needs to be done. there are all i lot needs to be done. there are all kinds of support offered from ticket office staff. they are the first port of call on a railjourney. they might help you get the right ticket. i have been known to get the wrong ones from machines more than once. they will make sure the right concessions are applied to your ticket, which is such an arcane system. they will tell you the lift is out, are you 0k to use the stairs quest what they can arrange for you to be guided onto the platform will get someone to do if they are not doing it themselves. this multifaceted skilled work they are doing is not possible if you cannot find them. ~ 77 doing is not possible if you cannot find them. 7 77 . , , find them. what the rail delivery grou is find them. what the rail delivery group is saying — find them. what the rail delivery group is saying is _ find them. what the rail delivery group is saying is 12% _ find them. what the rail delivery group is saying is 12% of- find them. what the rail delivery group is saying is 12% of tickets i group is saying is 12% of tickets are bought over—the—counter now. one in ten can say. it wants to, in its wordsmith free up staff from behind the counters and they will, it says, they will be just as readily available as they are now but they will be on the concourse of the

platform where they can advise passengers on journey planning and selling tickets. do you have confidence that if he went to a station, say a regular station where you would have once, and this is likely to be the case, isn't it? gone to buy a ticket at a counter, if there was a meeting point, for example, instead of the counter, where staff would have an eye on this point, perhaps, would you have confidence that system would work? you wouldn't go to a booth. there may be a meeting, and assistance point where you press the button and keep an eye on it. would that be an acceptable alternative?— acceptable alternative? really difficult to say _ acceptable alternative? really difficult to say without - acceptable alternative? really difficult to say without adding | acceptable alternative? really - difficult to say without adding more details. we have not had a sense of what ticket of this going to be replaced with.— what ticket of this going to be replaced with. that is the thing, isn't it? that _ replaced with. that is the thing, isn't it? that fear, _ replaced with. that is the thing, isn't it? that fear, why - replaced with. that is the thing, isn't it? that fear, why should i replaced with. that is the thing, i isn't it? that fear, why should your routine change? bi]! isn't it? that fear, why should your routine change?— routine change? all this talk of modernising — routine change? all this talk of modernising the _ routine change? all this talk of modernising the railway. - routine change? all this talk of modernising the railway. i- routine change? all this talk of| modernising the railway. i don't understand how modernisation means

it makes it more difficult for blind and partially sighted people to use the railway. it should be more inclusive. d0 the railway. it should be more inclusive-— the railway. it should be more inclusive. , 7, . . . inclusive. do you have much evidence of interacting — inclusive. do you have much evidence of interacting with _ inclusive. do you have much evidence of interacting with staff _ inclusive. do you have much evidence of interacting with staff on _ inclusive. do you have much evidence of interacting with staff on the - of interacting with staff on the railway stations, on the platforms when you need help? ticket booth, yes. there will be someone there at this moment in time. often people will need help on the way from the these to the train, to the platform. how will you get to the platform and find a star? a lot of people lose their sight as they get older. if you think about combining somebody�*s sight loss would then perhaps not being able to walk very far, just with the chance of finding somebody who might be in completely the wrong place to get them to the right train. b. place to get them to the right train. : 77 7 place to get them to the right train. �* 77 , 7, y., place to get them to the right train. �* 77 , 7, , 7, ~' train. a last thought, if you like. all the blind — train. a last thought, if you like. all the blind people _ train. a last thought, if you like. all the blind people i _ train. a last thought, if you like. all the blind people i have - train. a last thought, if you like. all the blind people i have ever. train. a last thought, if you like. i all the blind people i have ever met are people who cope with things. practical people. they deal with the

situation and they work things through. are you already hearing from people within that community who are saying, who are fearful? thinking they will have to change the way they live.— thinking they will have to change the way they live. absolutely. the da the the way they live. absolutely. the day the consultation _ the way they live. absolutely. the day the consultation was - the way they live. absolutely. the i day the consultation was announced, the helpline started to get calls from people worrying about ticket offices closing immediately. it will! offices closing immediately. it will chan . e offices closing immediately. it will change literally _ offices closing immediately. it will change literally the _ offices closing immediately. it will change literally the way _ offices closing immediately. it will change literally the way they - offices closing immediately. it will change literally the way they lived their lives. that is a real worry, isn't it? 77 7 77 their lives. that is a real worry, isn'tit? 77 isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you _ isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you so _ isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you so much _ isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you so much for— isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you so much for talking i isn't it? that is a massive worry. thank you so much for talking to isn't it? that is a massive worry. i thank you so much for talking to us this morning. we will keep an eye on that story and how it works out. thank you. we'd love to hear what you think of this issue. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0aao, 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

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go. that looks like directing the traffic, that is not waving. causing a few accidents if they are left in charge. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. a london fire brigade investigation's concluded the wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden. a large grass fire in the village in havering, east london, tore through 17 houses during scorching temperatures injuly last year. while investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze, a large caravan was noted as an early area where it began. people are being urged to only call 999 and use a&e services in life—threatening emergencies in london over the weekend as the nationwide strike byjunior doctors enters a second day. nhs london is warning of " significant disruption' in the capital. several hollywood stars walked

out of a film premier in leicester square last night in solidarity with american actors who are going on strike. emily blunt, kenneth branagh, cillian murphy and matt damon were among the stars at the oppenheimer premier. they decided to support the striking members of the screen actors guild in america. well, i'm in solidarity with my sag colleagues, i've been a sag member for over 30 years. it's a critical time for such negotiations. there is an existential threat and it's really important that it gets resolved quickly. but it's critical because the consequences beyond the membership of sag—aftra for other areas of the business is really significant. so i know people are working very hard and we keep our fingers crossed that it gets resolved quickly. a bird, considered sacred injapan, has been born at a whipsnade zoo. a red—crowned crane hatched earlier this month and has already been spotted by visitors. there are fewer than 2,200 left in china and japan, and it's thought the chick will be an important part of the breeding programme for the species. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are severe delays on the district line, circle line and hammersmith and city line. that's because of an earlier signal problem at whitechapel. now onto the weather with sara thornton. good morning. staying with a very unsettled theme today, we had some very wet weather in the forecast, tomorrow some very windy weather and it's all because of this area of low pressure moving across us through the day to day. we can see the white lines, a real squeeze on the isobars which will bring increasingly strong winds into tomorrow. the winds will be picking up today as the rain rattles through, and initial belts turning to showers which could be heavy and thundery. in the best of it, temperatures low 20s celsius, when the wind comes through, it will not feel any great shakes. rain and showers into the evening and then things clear up over night but the winds will pick up into tomorrow morning. so you will see with the wind gusts, in excess of a0 miles an hour.

a mild start tomorrow but a met office weather warning starting at 9am, gusts through the day in excess of a5 miles an hour. some sharp showers around, a little bit calmer on sunday. that's it — you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. riz is on radio london this morning talking access to nhs dentists. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. more than a million public sector workers have been offered pay rises of between five and 7%, a deal which the government calls its final offer to end ongoing strike action. let's talk more about this with emma runswick, deputy chair of the bma junior doctors committee and geoff barton, general secretary for the association of school

and college leaders. emma, cani emma, can i start with you? the government says this is it, job done, no more coming, what is your reaction to that and of course the number? it’s reaction to that and of course the number? �* 7 77 , reaction to that and of course the number? �* 7 7, , , reaction to that and of course the number? �*7 .7 7 7 ., number? it's really disappointing to see rishi sunak _ number? it's really disappointing to see rishi sunak putting _ number? it's really disappointing to see rishi sunak putting himself- number? it's really disappointing to see rishi sunak putting himself in i see rishi sunak putting himself in as a roadblock to negotiations. we have now been in dispute for about eight months, up until very recently they were saying that 5% was the last and final offer, the best they can do. we now know that behind that they were hiding this supposedly independent pay review body recommendations.— independent pay review body recommendations. 7 . , 7, . , recommendations. what you mean, they were hidin: recommendations. what you mean, they were hiding it? — recommendations. what you mean, they were hiding it? they— recommendations. what you mean, they were hiding it? they have _ recommendations. what you mean, they were hiding it? they have known - were hiding it? they have known these numbers _ were hiding it? they have known these numbers for _ were hiding it? they have known these numbers for months - were hiding it? they have known these numbers for months but i were hiding it? they have known i these numbers for months but they were not prepared to share it in negotiations so it demonstrates what disingenuous, disingenuous nature of negotiation. brute disingenuous, disingenuous nature of neuotiation. 7 , 7, disingenuous, disingenuous nature of neuotiation. 7 7, , . negotiation. we spoke to gillian keenan, negotiation. we spoke to gillian keegan. the _ negotiation. we spoke to gillian keegan, the education - negotiation. we spoke to gillian. keegan, the education secretary, negotiation. we spoke to gillian - keegan, the education secretary, and when i put that, when did you know about this pay review because there

have been lots of pay reviews, she said that what happened is they learned about the pay reviews and then there were conversations between the treasury and individual departments about how to reject the money and that is what they were trying to figure out. that is her defence for not revealing that number, in her department at least. you would share that information if you are in good faith negotiations with the trade union will stop and they haven't done. and they have also not made any steps towards further negotiations in our department in health and for doctors towards pay restoration. in stark contrast to what has happened in scotland where they have negotiated despite strikes being potentially on the table and they have committed to pay restoration and they are making steps towards that. the westminster government's position is quite frankly shocking. flan government's position is quite frankly shocking.— government's position is quite frankly shocking. can i ask you a blunt question? _ frankly shocking. can i ask you a blunt question? the _ frankly shocking. can i ask you a blunt question? the prime - frankly shocking. can i ask you a i blunt question? the prime minister made it very clear yesterday, this is the end. so no matter what you do

now, this figure will not change. so given that you have heard that explicitly from the prime minister, why not call off the strike? because your strike cannot achieve what you are seeking to do. we your strike cannot achieve what you are seeking to do.— are seeking to do. we were already in negotiations _ are seeking to do. we were already in negotiations about _ are seeking to do. we were already in negotiations about multiple - in negotiations about multiple years, discussions about multiple years, discussions about multiple years, we think that is probably still on the table for discussion. we think it will be a dramatic shame if the prime minister really wants to put himself in the position where we are now in the second day of a five—day strike forjunior doctors, five—day strike for junior doctors, we five—day strike forjunior doctors, we have two days for consultants of strike action later this week. if he really want that to continue, that's his choice. but if he wants to end the crisis in the nhs and retain staff in the nhs, to get on top of his waiting list target, then he will discuss with doctors a fair deal that retains staff. he is

currently putting himself in the way of that. �* 7 7, , 7, ' currently putting himself in the way ofthat. �*7 7, , 7, of that. let's turn to geoff barton, who can talk _ of that. let's turn to geoff barton, who can talk to — of that. let's turn to geoff barton, who can talk to us _ of that. let's turn to geoff barton, who can talk to us about _ of that. let's turn to geoff barton, | who can talk to us about education. these are such important issues affecting everyone, health, education. you are always very candid with us. people are scratching their heads a bit this morning, and wondering where the government has come up with the cash for teachers to get more money and lots of teachers unions are saying this is a good thing, but other people saying, how can there be more money for schools and education generally when you are not taking any more tax revenue and you are not making any cuts? are you clear in your head about that? well, you be the judge whether i sound like and clear. you are asking exactly the question that somebody who represents 25,000 school and college leaders who are concerned about the pay to be able to recruit teachers, a really big issue, but they are equally concerned about how it will be funded. that is what we have been putting in the talks that we have

been having recently, and the guarantees that i have got, the reassurances i have got is that this money is not going to be taken out of existing school budgets because otherwise that would lead to people i represent having to make redundant other stuff to pay this, teaching assistants for example.- other stuff to pay this, teaching assistants for example. there is a reassurance _ assistants for example. there is a reassurance about _ assistants for example. there is a reassurance about that. _ assistants for example. there is a reassurance about that. and - assistants for example. there is a reassurance about that. and it - assistants for example. there is a reassurance about that. and it is. reassurance about that. and it is not going — reassurance about that. and it is not going to come from the special needs— not going to come from the special needs budget as i understand it, those _ needs budget as i understand it, those vulnerable young people who need extra support, there should not be collateral damage. the other think— be collateral damage. the other think that — be collateral damage. the other think that people don't talk about enough _ think that people don't talk about enough is — think that people don't talk about enough is the effie sector, further education — enough is the effie sector, further education doesn't get a lot of airtime, _ education doesn't get a lot of airtime, -- _ education doesn't get a lot of airtime, —— the fe sector, and the young _ airtime, —— the fe sector, and the young people doing technical courses there. _ young people doing technical courses there, they should not suffer. where does the _ there, they should not suffer. where does the money come from? sorryr there, they should not suffer. where does the money come from? sorry for interrupting. — does the money come from? sorry for interrupting. i— does the money come from? sorry for interrupting, iwill— does the money come from? sorry for interrupting, i will put _ does the money come from? sorry for interrupting, i will put it _ does the money come from? sorry for interrupting, i will put it to _ does the money come from? sorry for interrupting, i will put it to you, - interrupting, i will put it to you, naga spoke to gillian keegan earlier

on and i think i am representing fairly when they say in their budgets for education, they predicted that schools would need more money than you actually do. so actually in the system somewhere they predicted that schools needed more money and that money can be freed up to pay the salaries. does that make any sense to you? it makes a kind of sense. _ that make any sense to you? it makes a kind of sense. i— that make any sense to you? it makes a kind of sense. i would _ that make any sense to you? it makes a kind of sense. i would put— that make any sense to you? it makes a kind of sense. i would put it - a kind of sense. i would put it differently. the independent schools body was _ differently. the independent schools body was told that it was going to have to _ body was told that it was going to have to spend no more than 3.5%. the people _ have to spend no more than 3.5%. the people i_ have to spend no more than 3.5%. the people i represent have budgeted generally speaking for 3.5 increase. if generally speaking for 3.5 increase. if there _ generally speaking for 3.5 increase. if there is _ generally speaking for 3.5 increase. if there is 6.5, 3% extra is needed and that— if there is 6.5, 3% extra is needed and that is— if there is 6.5, 3% extra is needed and that is where we are looking to the government. where that money comes— the government. where that money comes from is important. i think where _ comes from is important. i think where it— comes from is important. i think where it will come from chiefly is some _ where it will come from chiefly is some of— where it will come from chiefly is some of the money in underspent pots of money— some of the money in underspent pots of money which normally would go back to _ of money which normally would go back to the treasury, the department for education would hold onto that, and that— for education would hold onto that, and that will be the big source of the funding. that is my reassurance

about _ the funding. that is my reassurance about it _ the funding. that is my reassurance about it. there are questions around that _ about it. there are questions around that i_ about it. there are questions around that. 77 7, 7, . . , 7, that. i am going to ask a question straightaway- _ that. i am going to ask a question straightaway. unspent _ that. i am going to ask a question straightaway. unspent money, ii straightaway. unspent money, i thought schools needed money, why is there and spend money?— thought schools needed money, why is there and spend money? because there are ots of there and spend money? because there are pots of money. _ there and spend money? because there are pots of money, they _ there and spend money? because there are pots of money, they go _ there and spend money? because there are pots of money, they go for- are pots of money, they go for special— are pots of money, they go for special project in this department for education. the national tutoring programme for one, underspent, and in your— programme for one, underspent, and in your world — programme for one, underspent, and in your world and my world you would 'ust in your world and my world you would just give _ in your world and my world you would just give that to schools. but the treasury — just give that to schools. but the treasury expectation is that money .oes treasury expectation is that money goes back— treasury expectation is that money goes back to the treasury and they say this— goes back to the treasury and they say this time as i understand it, it doesn't _ say this time as i understand it, it doesn't go — say this time as i understand it, it doesn't go back, the dfe can allocate _ doesn't go back, the dfe can allocate that in order to be able to pay towards the 6.5% pay rise if that is— pay towards the 6.5% pay rise if that is accepted by teachers. considering how the education department has been running its budgets, does that give you any hope, orany budgets, does that give you any hope, or any more concern about the redistribution of money, and where this goes? you say you are carrying on with strike action and this isn't

good enough and rishi sunak has said, enough. i good enough and rishi sunak has said. enough-— good enough and rishi sunak has said, enou:h. 77 7, . ,, .y said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding — said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding plan _ said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding plan for— said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding plan for another- said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding plan for another -- - said, enough. i am not reassured by the funding plan for another -- real| the funding plan for another —— real terms pay cut. they say they are planning to pay it from an immigration health surcharge possibly primarily. £311 immigration health surcharge possibly primarily.— immigration health surcharge possibly primarily. of which there are no details. _ possibly primarily. of which there are no details. 2096 _ possibly primarily. of which there are no details. 2096 of— possibly primarily. of which there are no details. 2096 of the - possibly primarily. of which there | are no details. 2096 of the medical workforce is _ are no details. 2096 of the medical workforce is international - workforce is international colleagues. many of those will be paying these charges, many will bring family and have to pay immigration health surcharge for theirfamily. they might immigration health surcharge for their family. they might well be paying for their own pay cut again. 0nly paying for their own pay cut again. only a small section of them, the people that we rely on to run the nhs in this country, will be paying once again. i don't think that's acceptable, even before you get to the discussion about how much it is, is enough to retain staff in the health service, which we know it is not to be. we have another set of people who will go in august to

australia, canada, new zealand. increasingly people are moving to ireland where consultant salaries are double where they are in england. it is going to solve the problem? no, so we can't stop having the discussion or attempting to have the discussion or attempting to have the discussions with government about medical pay in this country. thank you very much, emma runswick from the bma, and geoff barton, thank you very much forjoining us. for generations, youth hostels have been an affordable haven for students, backpackers and families but like many sectors, covid and recent economic pressures have pushed up costs. now, the youth hostels association is looking to sell off some of its sites, in the hope they'll become independent hostels. hannah's in bakewell in the peak district to tell us more. i think you have been taking a little — i think you have been taking a little bit — i think you have been taking a little bit on the trip down memory lane, _ little bit on the trip down memory lane, haven't you? |

little bit on the trip down memory lane, haven't you?— lane, haven't you? i definitely have, i remember— lane, haven't you? i definitely have, i remember staying - lane, haven't you? i definitely have, i remember staying in i lane, haven't you? i definitely - have, i remember staying in youth hostels. i think they have probably improved a little bit since then. these bunk beds are set up for people who are going to tonight. this youth hostel near bakewell was sold off a couple of years ago by the youth hostel association and is taken over by someone who now runs it as a franchise. they are now hoping that more people will come forward to do that as they try to sell off 20 of the 150 sites that the youth hostel association have across england and wales. they say they have to do that to ensure the long—term prosperity of the charity. it was a particularly difficult time for them during cove aid when they lost 80% of their income, obviously shared spaces like this were not something that could be opened back then. since the pandemic, things have remained quite challenging. the youth hostel association now gets 90% of its income from just 60% of

the properties that they run. that is one of the reasons they say they need to sell off more than £10 million worth of property that they own. we will be chatting to a representative from the yha in a moment. first, let's take a look back at the history of the youth hostel association and how it came to own properties like this that have such an incredible view is the one you are seeing out there. archive: with spring - here and summer on the way, britain's youth hostels enter their busiest season, and with good, strong boots and a rucksack, they're ready for anything and anywhere. keeping people cheerful on the cheap. for nearly a century, youth hostels have provided an affordable way to holiday. archive: thousands of young people each year spend their holidays - and weekends this way, discovering some of the loveliest parts of the country, all for a few shillings. the original was actually in germany, set up by a schoolmaster in 1909. it wasn't until the 1930s that the first british site opened in st albans.

the idea was to get young people outdoors — providing facilities for schools and youth groups and those taking their first summer holidays without parents. archive: this party is on another yha holiday, this time _ in the yorkshire dales. often based in the heart of the countryside, the charity's hostels, cabins and campsites pride themselves on giving visitors the chance to experience adventure and build new skills. i spend as much time as i possibly can youth hosteling. it enables me to meet a lot of people with my own interests. now, 93 years since the first one opened, youth hostels are changing and trying to remain popular with all ages as hundreds of thousands choose to stay in them each year. this youth hostel was originally a co—op before it was taken over by

the youth hostel association and then sold on to its current owner. let's come inside and see what they have done since i took it over. all the books this cafe and bakery has been set up inside, fill the dog has come in this morning for a bit of a chat. —— philthe come in this morning for a bit of a chat. —— phil the dog. come in this morning for a bit of a chat. —— philthe dog. let's come in this morning for a bit of a chat. —— phil the dog. let's talk to jake from the yha. a lot of people will be wondering why you have to sell off so many sites. it will be wondering why you have to sell off so many sites.— sell off so many sites. it has been a difficult few _ sell off so many sites. it has been a difficult few years, _ sell off so many sites. it has been a difficult few years, not - sell off so many sites. it has been a difficult few years, not just - sell off so many sites. it has been a difficult few years, not just for i a difficult few years, not just for yha but hostelling around the world. festival covid, that had the impact of around £70 million of losses to yha. and just as we started to recover from that, cost of living hits us and our customers. so how do we recover, we need to think about how we operate, what we can do better. what we wanted to do is exploit all the opportunities we have within the wider yha, how we

operate, camping, caravanning and youth hostels, but also franchising which has also been part of yha and we want to do more of it.— we want to do more of it. there is no guarantee _ we want to do more of it. there is no guarantee that _ we want to do more of it. there is no guarantee that people - we want to do more of it. there is no guarantee that people will- we want to do more of it. there is| no guarantee that people will take them over and continue to run them as hostels. what do you say to people who might think, this is a bad thing for the charity, it could potentially limit what you are able to do? 7 77 to do? these are unique opportunities _ to do? these are unique opportunities around - to do? these are unique| opportunities around the to do? these are unique - opportunities around the country to do? these are unique _ opportunities around the country for investing, from the welsh coast side to the mountains of england and wales. it's a one—off opportunity for people to come and take part in something bigger than themselves. as colin has done here, and make their mark. we are enthused about the future of yha and we are looking for new people tojoin future of yha and we are looking for new people to join us and do that and become part of the yha network. thank you for talking to us this morning. before we go, one last question, an important one, we have got the almond croissants, sausage rolls, a whole loaf of bread, i don't know which i will be having

for my breakfast. 1&1!!! don't know which i will be having for my breakfast.— don't know which i will be having for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make — for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make the _ for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make the choice, _ for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make the choice, if _ for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make the choice, if they - for my breakfast. all of them, don't ever make the choice, if they all. ever make the choice, if they all looked good, have all three. don't torture yourself with the choices, just enjoy all three.— torture yourself with the choices, just enjoy all three. just en'oy all three. where are you on just enjoy all three. where are you on that, mike? _ just enjoy all three. where are you on that, mike? all— just enjoy all three. where are you on that, mike? all three _ just enjoy all three. where are you on that, mike? all three and - just enjoy all three. where are you on that, mike? all three and then| just enjoy all three. where are you i on that, mike? all three and then go u . on that, mike? all three and then go u- and fell on that, mike? all three and then go up and fell in — on that, mike? all three and then go up and fell in derbyshire _ on that, mike? all three and then go up and fell in derbyshire to - on that, mike? all three and then go up and fell in derbyshire to work- on that, mike? all three and then go up and fell in derbyshire to work it i up and fell in derbyshire to work it off. up and fell in derbyshire to work it off i_ up and fell in derbyshire to work it off i used — up and fell in derbyshire to work it off. i used to stay in youth hostels _ off. i used to stay in youth hostels l _ off. i used to stay in youth hostels-— off. i used to stay in youth hostels. 77 7 7, �* 7 hostels. i always wonder, men's semifinal day — hostels. i always wonder, men's semifinal day in _ hostels. i always wonder, men's semifinal day in wimbledon, - hostels. i always wonder, men's semifinal day in wimbledon, it i hostels. i always wonder, men's| semifinal day in wimbledon, it is 8:a5am, what times they get out to the practice court? 8:45am, what times they get out to the practice court?— 8:45am, what times they get out to the practice court? usually by about 9:30am. the practice court? usually by about 9:30am- they _ the practice court? usually by about 9:30am. they will _ the practice court? usually by about 9:30am. they will have _ the practice court? usually by about 9:30am. they will have their - 9:30am. they will have their breakfast, probably face time with their dogs, pierre and tesla, novak djokovic, they don't travel with him, his poodles. he is first up and he is the third oldest men's semifinal in the open era, 36, but he doesn't seem old. imagine how daunting it must be for the young italianjannik sinner in his first grand slam semi final

against the seven time champion, novak djokovic, who hasn't lost on the grass of centre court for ten years. djokovic in contrast will be contesting a a6th major semi final. that now equals roger federer's all—time men's record as he aims to win the title for a fifth year running and also match federer's record of eight mens singles title at wimbledon. and he is backing himself to do it. in the other semi world number one carlos alcaraz will play russia's daniil medvedev. both have won major titles on the us open hard courts, as both now attempt to reach their first final on the wimbledon grass. there will be british presence in the men's wheelchair doubles final too — after alfie hewett and gordon reid won their semi—final in straight sets. hewett and reid could face each other in the final of the singles, if they both win their semi finals, later today. there can be no greater feeling in rugby league than when you get the ball

near your own try line and make a break for it. running free the length of the field, knowing no one is going to catch you. this was the joy english winger tom johnstone must have felt as he helped the super league leaders, catalans dragons, win at the champions st helens. the riders in the tour de france, will work extra hard to keep their focus today, with whole towns and villages along the route in full on party mood for bastille day. so the riders will be on their guard and it won't be as peaceful as it was for ion izaguirre who won yesterday's stage and covered the last 30 kilometers all on his own, to finish ahead of the pack. britain's adam yates is sixth, with his brother simon seventh, and tom pidcock eighth overall. jonas vingegaard remains the overall leader by 17 seconds. there was a british one, two, three, last night, as hannah cockroft won world para gold in the t3a100 metres

in paris. cockroft won her sixth 100 metre world title, as she led home team—mates kara adenegan and fabienne andre, in second and third respectively. next up for cockroft, she will be defending her 800 metre title on sunday. more success potentially to come for her. 77 1' more success potentially to come for her. 77 ~' , 7, , more success potentially to come for her. 7, ,, , 7, , . more success potentially to come for her. 77 , 7 ~~' her. thank you very much, mike. i know mike — her. thank you very much, mike. i know mike was _ her. thank you very much, mike. i know mike was talking _ her. thank you very much, mike. i know mike was talking about - her. thank you very much, mike. i know mike was talking about the i her. thank you very much, mike. i i know mike was talking about the tour of france, i'm not sure how france is affected, southern europe is facing extreme temperatures and. that's right, france is above average at the moment, i will show you this chart. it is a temperature anomaly chart. white means average temperatures, and as we push over towards the far end of the key, the browns are where we have got the highest temperatures. france is above average a little. the red and brown is really hot weather, into the high 30s the low a0s. there are

some red alerts out for greece, sicily, sudden —— sardinia and southern italy, that means danger to life, wildfires possible, disruption to travel and electricity supplies possible. this is coming from the west is travelling eastwards, as we had to do the next few days we have another surge of heat coming our way. watch how the colours change, in northern europe heat will transfer into poland, austria and switzerland, but then for corsica, sardinia and italy, deep red and brown once again by monday. high 30s, low a0s, possibly a bit more. it is the sustained nature of the heat which is vital. notjust by day, but also by night. if your overnight temperature only goes to 28 degrees, that is a high threshold to start the day and the temperature will rise much more than that. and it doesn't give your body a chance

to recover as it often does by night. that heatwave is not coming our way, we have high or low pressure, today will be wet and windy. continuing to drift through the course of the weekend, steadily north and east, taking the rain with it. also strong winds. the strongest winds today are going to be across the southwest. widely looking at gusts of wind up to 35, a0 five miles an hour, the coastal hills of west wales and the south—west of england, it could be as much as 50 miles an hour. potentially bringing down some small branches. with that sum rain producing surface water and spray on the roads, a weak weather front will fizzle as you go through the day and as the rain pushes north, the ruined will strengthen. across the south—west, fairly academic temperatures, 15 to 21 degrees. this evening an open night,

the rain continues to advance steadily north. dry conditions behind, windy and the irish and north sea as well as inland. overnight lows falling away between 13 and 16 degrees. that takes us into tomorrow, the low pressure drifting, it will be windy tomorrow. tomorrow the strongest winds will be across the south—east and quarter of the country. another weather warning out for this, gusts of wind up to a0 miles an hour. locally 50 to 55 along the south coast especially but not exclusively. that could cause some disruption. by tomorrow morning, the rain will have pushed up morning, the rain will have pushed up into northern scotland, wrapped around our area of low pressure will be plentiful showers, some heavy and thundery. it will be windy wherever you are. temperatures tomorrow ranging between 16 and 22 degrees. sunday we start to see the windas is

a bit. —— wins he's a bit. we have been getting a special look around a special place this morning. the state rooms of buckingham palace will open again to the public from today, with the coronation robes worn by the king and queen forming part of this year's display. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell is at buckingham palace this morning. you have been running riot around the palace, and they were on the lawn, i do see that you have had to change your shoes now that you are on that part of the grass. you change your shoes now that you are on that part of the grass.— on that part of the grass. you are not allowed _ on that part of the grass. you are not allowed to _ on that part of the grass. you are not allowed to wear _ on that part of the grass. you are not allowed to wear heels - on that part of the grass. you are not allowed to wear heels on - on that part of the grass. you are not allowed to wear heels on the | not allowed to wear heels on the lawn. i wouldn't say running riot, i would say that it is a little bit far. but buckingham palace have effectively kicked us out because they are doing the final vacuuming, dusting, all the rest of it, as you do when you know that hundreds of thousands of visitors are going to be here from about 10am this morning. there are 19 state rooms which from today are open to the

public for the summer. we have been talking about the main event of this year which is the coronation display. the outfits, the furniture, all of those things that make may six so memorable. the first coronation for 70 years. most of us either watched it on television or from a distance, and much of the detail was difficult to pick out among the pomp and ceremony. two months on, a chance for visitors to see in close—up what was worn and the history behind the outfits. take the queen's coronation dress. painstakingly embroidered, look closely and you'll see the names of her children and grandchildren and pictures of her two jack russell terriers, bluebell and beth. queens throughout the 20th and now in the 21st century have had a degree of choice about the embroidery which goes on all of their clothing for a coronation. and it's wonderful to see her majesty's interest

in the natural world and that acknowledgement of her family upon her dress and her robe. historical threads run through much of what was worn. the coronation glove and girdle were last used by the king's grandfather, george vi, in 1937. and take a look at the paintings of monarchs past in their coronation outfits. this is queen mary, crowned in 1911. her necklace may well look familiar. we see the coronation necklace, which was worn by queen camilla. it was actually made for queen victoria in 1858 and has been worn by queen consorts since then at all coronations. and we can see in the painting as well, alongside the crown that was made for queen mary for her coronation in 1911, this is the same crown that queen camilla used, but four of the detachable arches were removed to give it a little bit of a lighter feel. teams of experts were employed to craft the outfits and upholstery in time for may 6th, spending hundreds of hours either restoring or creating brand

new items, including the screen used to shield the king from view during the most sacred part of the ceremony, the anointing. it was designed by nick gutfreund, a furniture maker and project managed by him, but it involved a huge number of other skills. gilding, bronze foundry, embroidery, both hand embroidery and digital embroidery. and also it was the key moment in the coronation where we were able to acknowledge the commonwealth. so it's in the design of a tree and every leaf on the tree has hand embroidered upon it the name of a commonwealth country. and then there's the carriage which protected the king and queen from the inclement weather on their way to the abbey. now on display in the palace quadrangle. not surprisingly, visitors won't be able to actually sit in the diamond jubilee state coach. but i can tell you, the windows are electric, it has air conditioning, and i'm reliably informed

it is a very comfortable carriage. a gilded mix of history and modernity for a 21st century coronation. i'm pleased to say i havejoanne evans, one of the wardens here, showing people around, explaining the history of the building and guns, thank you forjoining us. ihie guns, thank you for 'oining us. we 'ust saw guns, thank you forjoining us. we just saw the ball run there, —— the building and gardens. wejust all the ballroom there and it is one of your favourite rooms?— the ballroom there and it is one of your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size — your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of— your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of it, _ your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of it, you _ your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of it, you can _ your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of it, you can park- your favourite rooms? yes, it's the sheer size of it, you can park at i sheer size of it, you can park at double—decker buses in there. sheer size of it, you can park at double-decker buses in there. that's wh it can double-decker buses in there. that's why it can double _ double-decker buses in there. that's why it can double up _ double-decker buses in there. that's why it can double up as _ double-decker buses in there. that's why it can double up as a _ why it can double up as a westminster abbey? so they can rehearse for the coronation? yes. rehearse for the coronation? yes, it's such a — rehearse for the coronation? yes, it's such a large — rehearse for the coronation? yes, it's such a large space, _ rehearse for the coronation? yes, it's such a large space, you - rehearse for the coronation? 12: it's such a large space, you can use it's such a large space, you can use it for all sorts of things.— it for all sorts of things. people can ask you _ it for all sorts of things. people can ask you all— it for all sorts of things. people can ask you all sorts _ it for all sorts of things. people can ask you all sorts of - it for all sorts of things. people i can ask you all sorts of questions. we have seen the secret door, the

sea —— chandeliers, what is the thing that people are most interested in?— thing that people are most interested in? 7, , . 7, . interested in? people get concerned about how you _ interested in? people get concerned about how you can _ interested in? people get concerned about how you can keep _ interested in? people get concerned about how you can keep something l about how you can keep something like this cleaner.— like this cleaner. that's a good question- _ like this cleaner. that's a good question. things _ like this cleaner. that's a good question. things like _ like this cleaner. that's a good question. things like the - question. things like the chandeliers, _ question. things like the chandeliers, how - question. things like the chandeliers, how do - question. things like the chandeliers, how do you | question. things like the - chandeliers, how do you clean question. things like the _ chandeliers, how do you clean those, and you can use modern versions, but in the olden days, it was with stale bread believe it or not. edie bread believe it or not. stale bread, bread believe it or not. stale bread. all— bread believe it or not. stale bread, all right, _ bread believe it or not. stale bread, all right, interesting! | bread believe it or not. stale bread, all right, interesting! and you have got 300,000 visitors expected this summer? hopefully yes, lots will be flocking _ expected this summer? hopefully yes, lots will be flocking through _ expected this summer? hopefully yes, lots will be flocking through those - lots will be flocking through those doors to see this beautiful rooms and the gardens.— doors to see this beautiful rooms and the gardens. let's have a spin around and _ and the gardens. let's have a spin around and have _ and the gardens. let's have a spin around and have a _ and the gardens. let's have a spin around and have a look, _ and the gardens. let's have a spin around and have a look, because. and the gardens. let's have a spin. around and have a look, because as you leave the palace, this is what you leave the palace, this is what you see, tell us about the garden and the link at the coronation. the [art est and the link at the coronation. t12 largest private garden in london, 39 acres and this iconic lawn, this is where the a000 troops assembled to give three cheers on the coronation day. give three cheers on the coronation da . . . ~' day. the palace, the link with the coronation. _ day. the palace, the link with the coronation, the _ day. the palace, the link with the coronation, the ground, -

day. the palace, the link with the coronation, the ground, the - day. the palace, the link with the coronation, the ground, the neck| coronation, the ground, the neck with the coronation. you have worked here for years, does it feel like a special year because of what has gone on? special year because of what has one on? 7 , �* 7 special year because of what has coneon? 7 , �*7 77 gone on? yes, definitely, it's a secial gone on? yes, definitely, it's a special place — gone on? yes, definitely, it's a special place at _ gone on? yes, definitely, it's a special place at all _ gone on? yes, definitely, it's a special place at all times - gone on? yes, definitely, it's a special place at all times but i gone on? yes, definitely, it's a i special place at all times but this year so momentous, such a special part to be able to join in such an occasion. i part to be able to 'oin in such an occasion. 77 part to be able to 'oin in such an occasion. . , 7, 7, part to be able to 'oin in such an occasion.— occasion. i will leave you to get on. i occasion. i will leave you to get on- i have _ occasion. i will leave you to get on. i have seen _ occasion. i will leave you to get on. i have seen the _ occasion. i will leave you to get on. i have seen the cleaners i occasion. i will leave you to get on. i have seen the cleaners in | on. i have seen the cleaners in there, they have been vacuuming, the people have been dusting, everyone is getting ready for the opening in a few minutes so we will leave you with this beautiful view of the gardens. buckingham palace, state opening, all the state open from now until an 2ath december —— 2ath of september. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.

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