almost 1,000 baggage handlers and ground staff at gatwick airport announce strikes timed to hit the peak summer holiday season. hollywood actors walk out on strike stopping the production of films and tv shows. and later tonight the first night of the proms takes place here at the royal albert hall. find the proms takes place here at the royal albert hall.— royal albert hall. and novak d'okovic royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets _ royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready - royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready to - royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready to play . royal albert hall. and novaki djokovic gets ready to play in royal albert hall. and novak- djokovic gets ready to play in his 11th wimbledon semifinal. good afternoon. a scathing report from mps says some people are being forced to pull

out their own teeth at home because they can't get access to an nhs dentist. the commons health and social care committee says the pain and distress of people who can't see a dentist is "totally unacceptable in the 21st century". many dentists are refusing to accept new adult patients and some people are travelling hundreds of miles to get dental treatment. celestina 0lulode 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 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 anymore." 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. i'll show you the noise, this is the little noise, like that. and then there's a little vacuum cleaner that sucks up all the water like that. is that 0k? the dentists blame an nhs contract system that they say does not pay them properly for their work. the government pay dentists by how many units of dental activity they do every year, and that means that we as dentists, as clinicians, have to see so many patients and do so much treatment in order to fulfil our contract. if i don't hit my uds, units of dental activity, by the end of the year, the nhs will fine me massively. 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 time frame 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. machine hums. nhs england and wales has announced some changes to dentists' contracts. the government says it has 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. let's talk more about this with our health correspondent michelle roberts. this is a pretty grim picture, isn't it? what are the potential long—term solutions to? $5 it? what are the potential long-term solutions to?—

solutions to? as we have 'ust heard, the government * solutions to? as we have 'ust heard, the government has _ solutions to? as we have just heard, the government has been _ solutions to? as we have just heard, the government has been doing - the government has been doing something, but certainly this committee of mps and dentists are saying that more needs to be done. the issue is quite widespread, so our bbc investigation found that nine in ten were not taking on new patients. people are finding it really hard to get nhs dental care, and that is critical that that can be made available. the solutions in terms of changing contracts, so, there have been some reforms of it, but really the mps are saying it needs to be bigger, it needs to be quicker, anyone who needs access needs to be able to get it, and that is just not happening at the moment. so, part of it is retaining more nhs dentists, because they can do private work puzzles but if the incentive is not there financially for them to do nhs work, then you can understand why they are doing private work. it is also training more. we have heard from the government about doing retain,

train, reform, we have had that with the workforce but we really need it with the dental plan, too.- with the dental plan, too. michelle roberts, with the dental plan, too. michelle roberts. our— with the dental plan, too. michelle roberts, our health _ with the dental plan, too. michelle | roberts, our health correspondent, thank you. the unite union has announced that almost 1,000 workers at gatwick airport including baggage handlers and check—in staff will go on strike for eight days this summer. the industrial action is over pay. it starts later this month onjuly 28th, potentially disrupting what could be the busiest summer holiday period since the pandemic. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is here. yes, well, the prospect of strike action during that busy summer period at one of the busiest airports in the country will be worrying for holidaymakers hoping for a smoother time this year after the problems last year which was largely down to staff shortages. the dates announced for this action are in two chunks of four days, up to the 1st of august, and then from the 4th of august to the 8th of august.

airlines bring in specialist companies to dojobs airlines bring in specialist companies to do jobs like ground handling, baggage handling, check—in, and it is those jobs that the hundreds of workers involved in this dispute do stop if the strikes go ahead, i do think some delays and disruption are likely, if it goes ahead, it will be happening on top of challenges already faced by the industry around airspace and air—traffic control challenges which have been causing some cancellations already. easyjet is the biggest airline at gatwick, they told us today that they are extremely disappointed to hear of this proposed industrial action and gatwick itself said it would support our lines with contingency plans to ensure as many flights as possible, they said, operate as scheduled. it looks like more talks are planned early next week between the union and some of the company is involved to see if they can head off this action and stop those strikes going ahead. ., , �* , ., action and stop those strikes going ahead. . , ~ , ., ., , ahead. katy austin, our transport correspondent, _ ahead. katy austin, our transport correspondent, thank _ ahead. katy austin, our transport correspondent, thank you. -

renters are likely to be the most stretched by housing and food bills as the cost of living continues to rise, according to an official survey. the report from the office for national statistics also suggests that one in 20 adults had run out of food in the previous two weeks. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with more details. marc. the 0ns carried out this survey between february and may and they asked 15,000 people in england, scotland and wales a series of questions. could they afford a one off sudden expense of £850? have they borrowed more in loans or credit cards recently? have they been able to save at all? and have they struggled with their energy bills? if someone answered yes to three or more of those, then they re considered "financially vulnerable". 0verall about a quarter of all adults surveyed were found to be. but certain groups appear to be struggling more than others. for example, 43% of renters said they had difficulty affording their rent. while just 28% of mortgage

holders are struggling. tenants are also spending less on food and essentials... 58% compared to 48% of homeowners. across great britain 5% of adults said they had run out of food in the past two weeks. that rose to 28% for a parent living on their own with at least one child and 45% for those receiving help from a charity. the survey shows that age and ethnicity are both factors, too. when we delve deeper into our data, we find that there's certain groups of the population more likely to be struggling with their cost of living. so it's younger adults, perhaps not the youngest, but those in their early twenties and also from different ethnic backgrounds as well. so black, african, caribbean and black british adults are among those more likely to be struggling with their costs of living at the moment. almost everyone surveyed said their cost of living is rising, but there are differences in just

how much more difficult some people are finding it to cope. there is a lot of advice and some money saving tips on the bbc�*s tackling it together section of the website. many thanks indeed, marc ashdown. hundreds of people have gathered in taunton in somerset to remember one of the people killed in the nottingham attacks last month. barnaby webber, who was a keen cricketer, died alonside his friend and medical student grace 0'malley—kumar. the pair were stabbled to death as they walked home from a night out. school caretaker ian coates was also killed in another attack. an inquest into their deaths heard that all three had died as a result of stab wounds. the chaplain of taunton school paid tribute to barnaby. indie the chaplain of taunton school paid tribute to barnaby.— tribute to barnaby. we can never stop telling _ tribute to barnaby. we can never stop telling barnaby's _ tribute to barnaby. we can never stop telling barnaby's whole - tribute to barnaby. we can never. stop telling barnaby's whole story, the beginning and the middle, so that the end does not define him. as you know, your story is yours to

tell, you will use your voices for the good, so that your beautiful boy's life was not taken in vain. the actor kevin spacey has told a jury in his sexual assault trial that he could have had sex "all the time", but found it hard to trust people because of his fame. mr spacey is being cross—examined after giving evidence for the first time yesterday. he has denied 12 sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley is outside southwark crown court for us. thank you. ben, yesterday, the court heard how kevin _ thank you. ben, yesterday, the court heard how kevin spacey _ thank you. ben, yesterday, the court heard how kevin spacey had - thank you. ben, yesterday, the court heard how kevin spacey had returned to the uk to establish his innocence and proceed with his life, and today, he wanted to do just that. he was very confident and very assertive at times and there were some very tense times in the court between mr spacey and the prosecution, christine agnew kc, and

the judge even had prosecution, christine agnew kc, and thejudge even had to the judge even had to interject at times, telling mr spacey to answer her questions. now, beginning the cross examination, the prosecutor questioned miss to spacey about what she called the crotch grab, she said, was this your trademark move? he said he did not agree with this term and he said he may have touched one of the accusers, but it would have been gentle and not a grab. the prosecution then turned to allegations made by another man and asked, why would he have lied about this? missed a spacey replied, money, money, and then money. there were some further tense exchanges between mr spacey and the prosecution, especially when he called the allegations that he grabbed the crotch of one man, and excuse my language here, "absolute bullocks". the prosecution replied, thatis bullocks". the prosecution replied, that is exactly where you did grab him, didn't it? thejudge said,

please answer the question, mr spacey. he replied, i did not. mr spacey. he replied, i did not. mr spacey faces 12 sexual offence allegations, all of which he denies. frankie mccamley at southwark crown court, thank you. medical officials in los angeles say lisa marie presley, the only child of elvis presley, died of a bowel obstruction. the obstruction was a result of adhesions caused by weight—loss surgery she underwent several years ago. presley, who was also a singer, died after being rushed to a california hospital injanuary. she was 5a. tens of thousands of hollywood actors are on strike — shutting down the vast majority of american film and television productions. their union, the screen actors guild, wants studios and streaming giants to give performers a fairer share of profits. and it wants assurances about the use of artificial intelligence. the actors' strike is indefinite and it will add to the disruption already being caused

by a separate writers' strike. 0ur correspondent peter bowes reports from los angeles. from a red carpet in london... horns toot. ..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 0ppenheimer 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. aside from money, many

hollywood actors are worried about having a job at all. the union wants guarantees that computer generated faces and voices won't be used in their place. it is a slippery slope into a very dangerous time and a real dystopia. if big business corporations think that they can put human beings out of work and replace them with artificial intelligence... it's dangerous and it's without thinking or conscience. with the two sides seemingly far apart, hollywood is gearing up for a long and painful strike. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the time is 16 minutes past one. our top story this afternoon. mps say it's totally unacceptable that some people have resorted to pulling out their own teeth because they cannot find or afford an nhs dentist. and officials warn low measles

vaccination rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in london. coming up on bbc news... it's the second day of action at scottish 0pen. we'll have the latest on who's making progress up the leaderboard as tyrell hatton makes his move. experts at the world health organisation have classified the artificial sweetener, aspartame, as a possible cause of cancer. and low—calorie foods — it's 200 times sweeter than sugar. but the world health organisation says the current daily limits on its consumption don't need to be changed. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. 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.

there could be tens of thousands of new measles cases in london because of low levels of vaccination — that's according to the uk health security agency. it says there's an "urgent" need to vaccinate children, teenagers and young adults because levels of measles, mumps and rubella immunisations in the uk are at their lowest level in a decade. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher is here. how concerned should we be? if you have been vaccinated then not very but as you point out vaccination rates are at the heart of this. at the lowest rates for a decade but go back to the train at the millennium when newspapers were full of scare stories around autism and the mmr jab, that led to a dip in vaccination rates so you have the current children and the turn of the

millennium children with low rates of vaccination on the number crunchers have gone we have this incredibly infectious virus, one of the most contagious window and door vaccinations. run the numbers but do we get? production is a 40,000-160,000 we get? production is a 40,000—160,000 cases of measles in london if there was an outbreak. we're not saying this will happen but it's like pointing a gigantic pile of bone dry wood, you do not want it to catch fire so that is why the nhs is encouraging parents to check if the children are vaccinated and young adults to check if they are vaccinated.— and young adults to check if they are vaccinated. only one in 20 councils in england says there is enough childcare available during the summer holidays for children with special educational needs and disabilities. 0ne children's charity says the vast majority of parents with a disabled child are unable to find a suitable holiday club or activity for them. with more details, here's ellie price. 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 you got. like most five—year—olds, max can be a handful, but he has various developmental issues, including autism and learning disabilities. his mum had to give up herfull 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. so then he has to spend

from september 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 4% 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. eudy 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. ifeel quite fed up to be honest, like i don't get to socialise. the opportunity to get to socialise with people like me, it'sjust... without the summer clubs, it's just not there. and that makes me feel pretty lonely. eudy 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. the indian space agency has successfully launched its latest mission to land a rover on the moon. a rocket lifted off from the southern state of andhra pradesh with the chandrayaan—3 spacecraft on board. the craft will go into orbit before attempting to deploy a lander near the moon's south pole next month. if the mission is successful, india willjoin an elite group of three countries, the united states, the former soviet union and china, that have managed a controlled lunar landing. the bbc proms get under way this evening, with the first of 84

concerts over the summer at the royal albert hall in london. as well as classical music, there'll be a bollywood tribute, and some northern soul. our music correspondent, mark savage, has the details. the royal albert hall �*s steinway piano being tuned ahead of the opening night of the proms. paul lewis will be sat here later to play a piano concerto. 0utside fans queued from 7am to get one of the eight found on the day tickets available for every concert. although they scattered because of the rent the principle of cheap access to classical music is the very heart of the proms. indie access to classical music is the very heart of the proms. we are all about finding _ very heart of the proms. we are all about finding any _ very heart of the proms. we are all about finding any audience - very heart of the proms. we are all about finding any audience for - about finding any audience for classical music, we do not want price to be a barrier so the fact you can come here, £8, cheaper than going to a football match or a beyonce concert, buying a pint of

beer, fantastic opportunity for everyone to come and hear this wonderful festival.— everyone to come and hear this wonderful festival. wonderfulfestival. opening night kicks off eight — wonderfulfestival. opening night kicks off eight weeks _ wonderfulfestival. opening night kicks off eight weeks of _ wonderfulfestival. opening night kicks off eight weeks of concertsl kicks off eight weeks of concerts spanning everything from beethoven to stevie wonder and a night of northern soul.— to stevie wonder and a night of northern soul. what i am looking forward to is _ northern soul. what i am looking forward to is the _ northern soul. what i am looking forward to is the third _ northern soul. what i am looking forward to is the third prong, - northern soul. what i am looking forward to is the third prong, this intense song form from portugal full of yearning and melancholy, and a superstar coming to the proms and i am looking forward to the audience choice proms, the budapest festival, we do not know what they are playing but the audience had control, over 200 options for the orchestra to play. what will they do? we will find out on the night. the season wra -s u- find out on the night. the season wraps up in _ find out on the night. the season wraps up in september— find out on the night. the season wraps up in september with - find out on the night. the season wraps up in september with a - wraps up in september with a performance to buy a cellist and the traditional last night rendition of rule britannia! i have been here since about 8am this morning at the royal albert hall and i would describe it as a sense of quiet

excitement. everyone is going about their business, rehearsing the lights at the moment so you may see them coming up and down but when the concert starts at seven tonight it will be full of sound and joy and there is a ukrainian element to the opening night concert. the conductor was born in kyiv and the first piece the bbc symphony orchestra will play is called finlandia, written as a protest against russian interference in finland in 1900 and that will be followed by a world premiere by another ukrainian composer called let there be light and i know on this stage, the performers will be thinking about the colleagues around the world, who are unable to perform because of political reasons. it will be a very emotional opening to the proms this year and you will be able to watch it on bbc from 7pm tonight. marc, thank you. to wimbledon now where the focus today is on the men s semifinals. chasing a record equalling eighth

title — defending champion novak djokovic will playjannik sinner. while the current world number one spain 5 carlos alcaraz is up against daniil medvedev. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is at the all england club. the big question as so often is he will be able to stop novak djokovic? three men remaining in the tournament who said they can bet except the mission is one thing and competing at another. novak djokovic goes into today on a 33 unbeaten match run on grass and he is supremely confident. the last time he lost on centre court was 2013, yes, that is the andy murray final and he is chasing a fifth wimbledon title in a row and a chance to equal the title of roger federer of eight

overall. his opponentjannik sinner will not be a pushover, the number eight seeded italian and he is bored by the fact in the quarterfinals he 2-0 by the fact in the quarterfinals he 2—0 sets up against novak djokovic by the fact in the quarterfinals he 2-0 by the fact in the quarterfinals he 2—0 sets up against novak djokovic before letting the match slip away. before letting the match slip following that we have carlos alcaraz taking on daniil medvedev who is from russia, number one against the number three seed so that should be interesting. both men are us open winners, they prefer the hard surface but with each match on grass, they are feeling more confident. we've had some rent this morning but that will not affect play on centre court, you can probably see the covers on the outside courts and alfie hewett and gordon reid from britain are already three day street to the men's fulcher doubles finals, they should have been playing semifinals singles matches and this is the only individual title missing from the

very impressive trophy collection of alfie hewett! he