i wasn't doing anything wrong. but i feel like i'm being punished. car insurance premiums have jumped nearly 20% in the past year. insurers say it's because repairs are costing them more. but there are ways to lower your quote. i'll look at how you can save money. there's a new king of the grass at wimbledon, and carlos alcaraz said it was a dream come true after the 20—year—old beat novak djokovic in a thrilling men's singles final. and was part of europe and the us continue to scorch, it is business as usual in the uk, sunshine or showers and coal. forecast coming up. good morning. it's monday, the 17th ofjuly. our top story. large parts of mainland europe are continuing to swelter in extreme temperatures as a second heatwave moves in. the united states is also experiencing near record highs, with extreme heat warnings in place for more than 110 million people,

while other countries are seeing torrential rain and floods. joe inwood reports. they call it death valley for a reason. this californian desert once recorded the earth's highest ever temperature, 56.7 celsius. this current heatwave is getting close to beating that. for some, it's a tourist attraction, a chance to witness a piece of history. but tom has a very different message. the fact that people are coming out here to celebrate this, the park service is giddy. people are excited about tomorrow. it's not a milestone. i'm calling it happy death day, because, 0k, it's a milestone tomorrow. but then, next year it's going to be another milestone. in ten years, 20 years, it's going 140 here. what are we celebrating? right across the us, heat records look set to be broken. here in phoenix, it's been above 43 celsius for

more than 17 days in a row, with no sign of things getting cooler. authorities are warning that children, pregnant women and the elderly are at serious risk. it's all being caused by extreme high pressure, resulting in something called a heat dome. and that is leading to other forms of extreme weather. new york has seen torrential rain, leading to this warning from the governor. this is possibly our new normal. this is the kind of weather that even what should normally be a beautiful beach—going sunday injuly, can turn into a devastating catastrophe because of mother nature. and it's notjust the us that is seeing extremes. some parts ofjapan saw more than 300 millimetres of rain in just 2a hours, while the capital, tokyo, is seeing near record temperatures. much of europe is also feeling the heat for a second week. italy is expected to see the temperature rise to 45 celsius as hot airfrom africa heads north.

authorities put out red weather alerts for 16 cities, including rome. oh, it's almost sickening. you know, you just. get almost nauseous. so i am carrying a towel, and you just keep on- wetting yourself, your hair| and drinking a lot of water. in the spanish island of la palma, more than 4000 people have now had to leave their homes, as wildfires rage out of control. it's a similar picture back across the atlantic. canada has seen its most destructive burning season ever, with cities struggling to breathe. while down in california, wildfires are said to be out of control. there is now little doubt that man—made climate change is behind the chaos in our weather. and still the world is getting warmer. joe inwood, bbc news. we'rejoined now by guy hedgecoe in madrid. guy, it's notjust the spanish mainland that's affected, but there's also a serious situation

on the canary islands? that's right. we heard about that fire on the island of la palma in the canary islands, which has been burning throughout the weekend. so far we are told it has burned around 4500 hectares, a majorfire. we also heard about people who had to leave their homes, 4000 people had to evacuate their homes. we are told the authorities are starting to bring that fire under control. some of those people are starting to return to their homes as well. but clearly, in these very hot and dry conditions, the risk of fires is increased. here in central spain we are expected to see temperatures of up are expected to see temperatures of up to 40 degrees today. further south, down in andalusia, which is on red alert, we are going to see temperatures of up to 44 degrees. and we are going to see a similar

picture across much of southern europe today. picture across much of southern eumpe today-— picture across much of southern euroe toda . . ~ ,, , . europe today. thank you very much. guy hedgecoe- _ europe today. thank you very much. guy hedgecoe. development - europe today. thank you very much. guy hedgecoe. development is - europe today. thank you very much. guy hedgecoe. development is to i guy hedgecoe. development is to bring you up—to—date with in ukraine this morning. sally has all of those details. russian officials are warning people not to use the kerch bridge — which links them to crimea — amid unconfirmed reports that it has been damaged by explosions in the early hours. the cause of the incident is not yet clear. abdujalil abdurasulov is in kyiv. what more can you tell us about this developing story? there is not much information that is coming out from crimea at the moment. what we know is that of the bridge is closed. according to russian installed crimean officials, it is due to an emergency situation. 0ne it is due to an emergency situation. one of the pillars that support this bridge. local media are reporting

explosions in the area early morning today. we have not been able to confirm those reports. and reports about casualties following those explosions. but it appears to be quite serious since even ferry crossing to crimea and the russian mainland stopped working. russian installed crimean officials now asking people to travel using the land route via what they called new territory, referring to occupied regions in southern ukraine. but the minister of transportation of russia says all the construction that supports the bridge are intact and functioning normally. it isjust supports the bridge are intact and functioning normally. it is just at the surface of the road that is damaged. they also say the traffic will be reopened on the bridge very soon, which suggests that even the movement of trains stopped as well. this bridge is, of course, crucial for the supplies for russian troops in southern ukraine. it was already

damaged in the past following a major explosion. without regular supplies, russian troops, it would be much harderfor them to maintain their control in kherson and zaporhizhia regions. these are the regions that kyiv is focusing its counteroffensive on.— regions that kyiv is focusing its counteroffensive on. thank you very much indeed- _ plans to build 40 new hospitals in england by 2030 will fall short, according to a new report by the public spending watchdog. the national audit office says the government will complete only 32 hospitals by the end of the decade, eight short of a target which formed a key pledge in the conservative party's 2019 election manifesto. with more on this, here's our health editor hugh pym. with some hospitals complaining of crumbling buildings and risks to patients, the government has responded with plans to invest in new facilities in england. five hospitals, said to be at risk of collapse because of deteriorating

concrete infrastructure, are to be added to a list of upgrades and rebuilds. but bbc news revealed in may work on 33 out of the target of 40 hospitals hasn't begun. the conservative manifesto in 2019 had a pledge in 2019 had a pledge to fund and build 40 new hospitals in england over ten years. these plans were confirmed in 2020. but the spending watchdog, the national audit office, says based on what was set out then, only 32 hospitals will be built by 2030. the government is including new hospital schemes like the royal liverpool, which was announced back in 2010, as well as seven others which had been approved before 2020. but the watchdog says these are not included in its calculations. under the government's definition in 2020 of 40 new hospitals by 2030, we think the figure under the revised programme is 32 hospitals by 2030, with the remaining eight to be completed after that. the nao says there is a risk that

some of the new hospitals will be too small, with faulty assumptions about the number of beds needed for patients. it adds that delivery to date had been slower than expected. labour said it was a shocking and damning report. the department of health said it was firmly committed to delivering the hospitals, backed by over £20 billion of investment. hugh pym, bbc news. universities in england will be forced to limit the number of students they recruit on underperforming courses. the prime minister wants to clamp down on what he calls rip off degrees which don't need two jobs. he calls rip off degrees which don't need twojobs. labour he calls rip off degrees which don't need two jobs. labour describes he calls rip off degrees which don't need twojobs. labour describes it as an attack on the aspirations of young people. rail passengers are facing more travel disruption as train drivers and other staff continue their long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. thousands of train drivers in the aslef union are starting a six—day ban on overtime, which will cause some services to start later and finish much earlier than usual.

nhs consultants in england, who are already due to walk out on thursday and friday, have announced two more strike dates in august. it comes after their union, the bma, rejected the government's offer of a 6% pay rise. more than 50 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in the western isles. an entire pod was found on a beach in the isle of lewis. all but one were either dead already or, despite a rescue effort, had to be put down. 0ur scotland correspondent jamie mcivor reports. this is thought to be one of the biggest strandings ever in britain. the pilot whales were found in the beach north of stornoway about seven o'clock yesterday morning. most were already dead, but 15 were still alive. police, the coastguard and charities trying to help them. vets and special equipment were brought overfrom the mainland. but it proved too late, and they were euthanised on welfare grounds. these are animals that have spent their entire lives in the water.

they have evolved to not need the ability to support their own weight when they're out on land. so they do gradually crush themselves. and having been out for such a long time now, the effect of that crushing can potentially be fatal. pilot whales are one of the smaller species and part of the dolphin family. they're known for their strong social bonds. when one gets into difficulty, others often follow. one of the female whales was giving birth, and this may have led to the stranding. jamie mciver, bbc news. the bosses of major supermarkets and other fuel retailers will meet the energy secretary today, to discuss concerns that a drop in the wholesale price of fuel hasn't been passed on to consumers quickly enough. ben's looking at this for us this morning. yes, the energy secretary grant shapps will give them until next month, to voluntarily share live prices online, to help motorists find the cheapest fuel. unleaded hit almost £2 per litre at the pump last year before coming back down.

the wholesale price went up sharply. cast your mind back. unleaded head almost £2 per litre last year before coming back down. but there were accusations that retailers didn't drop the price quickly enough when the wholesale price fell. in fact, the competition watchdog found supermarkets were charging drivers an extra 6p per litre last year, increasing their profit margins. the energy secretary says he is meeting petrol retailers today to challenge them on all of this. it's yet another element to the cost of living pressures on households — costs associated with driving going up and putting a strain on already stretched monthly budgets. this is a phenomena many people would be aware of. when the price goes up, it goes up like a rocket.

it drops like a feather. i suspect that phrase may come up in the conversations we have this morning. now time to check the weather closer to home. we have talked about the heat wave in parts of europe. here is matt. good morning. you know the story. it's been a fairly wetjuly. another changeable week in store. we will see some lighter winds this week. but there will be some further rain. the biggest gap between the downpours probably mid week. throughout, temperatures lower than you would expect for this date in july. to start your monday off, the north of scotland, persistent rain. heavy showers in western parts of england, wales and northern ireland. they will develop more widely through the day, transferring their weight eastwards. the heavy rain in northern scotland pushes south. turns more sherry. by the middle

part of the day a few showers in northern scotland. lots of cloud in scotland today. not a huge made of sunshine. showers in the borders of northern england later. frequent and widespread showers towards the midlands, yorkshire, east anglia. this is where there is the greatest chance of thunder. across western areas into the afternoon we started to see the showers fade. longer, drier spells with a bit of sunshine. temperatures this afternoon around 14 to 22 celsius. maybe just a little bit lower than we expected the state injuly. the showers this evening will fade away. clear skies for many. but another batch of more widespread rain pushes him towards ireland and edging in towards the irish sea tomorrow morning. for tomorrow, many of you can expect some longer spells of rain. the far north of scotland, north—east of england, not too much rain. further showers the rest of this week. details later.—

victims of terror attacks in the uk say a government compensation scheme, which was set up to help people like them, is actually doing more harm than good. a new report says the criminal injuries compensation authority is too slow, pays out too little, and shows no sympathy for victims, leaving many feeling like they're on trial. one of those calling for reform isjoanne mcsorley, who was injured in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. in her first ever tv interview, she's been telling her story to graham satchell. screaming. suddenly there's a loud bang, and i can feel that there's something wrong. i know that people are dying around me and i think i'm going to die too.

joanne's life changed forever after the manchester arena attack. she was 15 feet from the suicide bomber, hit with 31 pieces of shrapnel. i'm basically housebound, really, because i can't even put my own shoes on, or my own coat, you know? so, it's a life that's very, very different to what it was. joanne spent 11 weeks in hospital. her severe injuries meant she had to give up herjob at a local primary school. it was a real vocation. absolutely loved it, and was good at it as well. was really good at it. i was a busy working mum, working full—time,

spontaneous, running a busy house and, yeah, a full life, you know? and now i feel like i'm just existing. i don't... ..have a life, really. joanne started the process of claiming compensation from the government run criminal injuries compensation authority. i put my faith in the systems, and in the government. this was a terror attack. so i thought, well, of course we'll be looked after because it's their duty, surely, to be there and be that support for victims of of terror? but that... ..that didn't happen. joanne says she was asked again and again to prove the extent of her injuries. i feel totally degraded

by the process of it, because you're having to prove all the time that you are still in that state, you know? i was picking my girls up from a concert that they had got tickets for, for a christmas present. i was in the right place at the right time. i wasn't doing anything wrong, but i feel like i'm being punished. the authors of a new report out today have spoken to 132 people who have survived terror attacks. they say the current compensation system takes too long, pays out too little, doesn't show respect or empathy — in short, is broken and should be replaced. an organisation that is supposed to be helping survivors recover and rebuild, it says, is instead consistently doing them harm. the government told us the compensation scheme has paid out more than £150 million in the last year alone, but we know more must be done, they say,

which is why the government is reviewing the support available. joanne has been told she needs what's called low level living, a bungalow. but after a process that's taken six years, the compensation authority has offered her £25,000 for her injuries, which she describes as an insult. i don't even think that you should have to apply for something. it should just be there. no one has got in touch with me to ask me, how are you? you know, how are you doing? or, how are you now? you know? no one, in government or anyone. they don't care.

because it's just not fair. it's just not fair. none of this is fair. no one cares. joanne mcsorley talking to graham satchell. let's look at the papers. the mirror leads with news of drug trial results that could herald the beginning of the end of alzheimer's disease. it says the new treatment could reduce patients' mental decline significantly. we'll have more on this story at 8.30. many of the papers carry a picture of new wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz. did you watch that match? it is the main story on the front page. the times also reports homeowners are living on negative budgets, where their income is no longer meeting their basic costs because of high interest rates.

the daily telegraph shows the royals enjoying the drama on centre court yesterday. the paper also has an interview with the prime minister, who wants to take action on university degree. he says the policy should say to young people that there are good alternatives to university. and here's a wonderful picture of princess charlotte and prince george really enjoying the thrilling action at wimbledon yesterday. getting involved. yes, she really was. i want to show you another picture if we can. princess charlotte once again. there we go. also with the rest of the family. prince george during along. it was a pretty long match. it was a pretty long match. it was a very long! some of the rallies were mad. i know that everybody in the royal box is completely neutral. but you do get a sense that of the two royal children are during the 20—year—old spaniard on. and who can blame them? the one person who operably wasn't

neutral was the spanish king. he was doing his best. it was so exciting. at every point i thought djokovic would win. and he didn't. and just 20. it really wise head on young shoulders. a lot more from him, i think. 0ne story you are going to like from the inside pages. this is in the times. apparently working from your sun lounger is on the rise. actually, working away from the office, or perhaps working from the beach, is becoming the latest corporate trend. growing numbers of companies are allowing staff to base themselves wherever they want over the summer months. just pick where you want to holiday but not holiday. exactly. thomas cook have said, we have had people spend the month in china, india, while others work from there holiday home and enjoy working

from a different task. i imagine you would probably not even need a desk. you just need good wi—fi. where are we taking this? shall we go? do you think we would get away with it? i'm not sure. no. 23, infact, coming up to 24 minutes past six. we've heard a lot about artificial intelligence recently, both the opportunities it presents, and the dangers it poses. now the uk's first ever a! tsar has been appointed to manage those risk and rewards. his name is ian hogarth and he's been speaking to our technology editor zoe kleinman about the challenges ahead. the world is waking up to the potential and the dangers of the most advanced forms of artificial intelligence. across the globe, countries are racing to try to both harness and regulate this technology. here, ian hogarth, a tech entrepreneur, is the man appointed by the prime minister to lead the charge on al in the uk, to ensure that it's developed safely.

we've seen the results in terms of how powerful these systems are now. and so, the question is if we keep doing that, and we keep feeding these systems more and more computing resource, more and more data, and we keep having stronger and stronger incentives for the private sector to accelerate this stuff, when do we cross a line when these systems become dangerous in a new way? where they become, you know, closer to human intelligence or exceed human intelligence? and no one can tell you a definitive answer for when that's going to be. there's another threat, isn't there, which isjobs? there will be winners and losers on a kind of global basis in terms of where thejobs are as a result of ai. we've got to think about how to protect britishjobs, and that's sort of one challenge. we can have to rethink a lot of these fundamental questions around work as we develop machines that are capable of doing more and more of the jobs that we currently do. artificial intelligence is developed in a computing system called neural networks, inspired by the complex connections

between the cells in human brains, which enable us to think. ai systems are rapidly improving, as they're trained on increasingly vast datasets, huge libraries of information which allow them to identify patterns and solve problems, and even learn from their own mistakes. it's got huge potential for good. for instance, in healthcare, spotting cancer and discovering new drugs. a couple of words to prompt it, and a! can create images, too. earlier this year, this image of the pope went viral when people thought it was real. it's not. and that's one of the biggest risks of ai — its potential for spreading false information, orsimply getting its facts wrong, is huge. the big tech companies are in the driving seat for al. in northern ireland, emma has built her own generative marketing software. in less than two seconds, wally

will custom develop the website. but she's worried she won't be able to grow her start—up here without greater access to the computing power behind the tech. technology is advancing so quickly, and because people have more access to hardware and stuff, and the us offers more grants and funding than the uk does, it gets to the point where you have to take investment to exit. like, that's the only way you can go. so, if we have to take investment, then we're going to have to sell wally, and we're going to have to sell this engine. so realistically, you know, that's going to go to a big tech corporation, which will then put it into their product. and once again the uk will be reliant on big tech companies. it's a balancing act that the world can't get wrong — maximising the benefits and minimising the risks of ai, while ensuring that no single company, country or the tech itself, grows too powerful. zoe kleinman, bbc news.

if you d like to know more about artificial intelligence, there 5 a new podcast series on bbc sounds. it's called understand tech and ai. you're watching breakfast. still to come on today's programme... the british flute society says the pop superstar lizzo has made the instrument cool again. we'll have a classically trained flautist on the sofa to give us a blast at ten to eight — and we might have a go ourselves. there is only one flute coming in. i think we should practice. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. just good morning and welcome to bbc london and to viewers joining us in the south east, i'm asad ahmad. survivors of terror attacks, including the fishmonger�*s hall compensation scheme as broken. a new report by survivors against terror said most of those surveyed felt the scheme was unfair and unreasonable. a government spokesperson said, "we know more must be done" to address needs. london's leading doctors treating and researching body dysmorphia — a mental health condition where people spend a lot of time worrying about their appearance — say people are turning to cosmetic surgery instead of accessing mental health support. around 2% of the population suffer from what's known as bdd and, although a new centre is being built in south london

to treat the illness, doctors insist more must be done as the impact can be extreme. there's rates of self—harm and, in some cases, people do feel so desperate that they can't change their appearance and just their self—esteem and self—worth is so kind of caught up in that that some people have taken their life or think about it. strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding on to a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney yesterday afternoon. police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called and helped to free the woman. strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding on to a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney yesterday afternoon. police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called and helped to free the woman. she was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. just stop 0il activists who have caused disruption for months on london's roads at events including the proms and at the wimbledon tennis championships held a low key, non—disruptive protest atjohn lewis. this was them at the oxford street

store, where they didn't glue themselves to anything, shout loudly or throw anything over shoppers, staff or products. they also left peacefully when asked to do so. let's take a look at the tube board now. 0verground — severe delays between stratford and richmond due to earlier overhead wire problems. now onto the weather with kate. good morning, it's a dry, bright start for this monday morning. we've got some sunshine but also the chance of showers today. a few of those might contain a rumble of thunder. you can see the showers blowing through on that westerly breeze. more chance of getting thunder out towards parts of essex, the home counties, but anywhere could hear the odd rumble. the showers becoming a little less as we head through the day. temperatures reaching 23 celsius. some sunshine through this evening and then, overnight, it's dry and clear. you can see the cloud edging in as we head into tuesday morning. the minimum temperature dropping to 9 celsius. we have a cold front tomorrow that will bring the cloud. also the chance of a shower,

but looking likely it will veer further north, so there is a risk of a shower tomorrow but, further south and east, more chance of sunshine and it staying dry. it is there we will get our warmest temperatures at 24 celsius. as we head through the week, it will stay largely unsettled. sunny spells, showers at times, but a little bit drier as we head through thursday and friday. back in 30 minutes. hello this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. you might have noticed your car insurance has been going up lately. so what's behind the rise and what can you do about it? ben's here to explain. what are the top tips? i will come onto those but this is something people will have noticed. i have had conversations with friends and family and they have noticed renewal quotes are significantly higher than a year

ago. the cost of insuring your car has shot up. today, we're looking at the amount you pay your car insurance company — maybe monthly, maybe every six months — to keep you covered. well, car insurance premiums have risen by 16% compared with this time last year. so, what's driving the change? well, there are pressures on the insurance companies — with energy inflation adding to repair costs. raw materials tend to cost more now. for example, average paint and material costs have risen by nearly 16%. so what can you do to get the best deal on your insurance? we've got some tips for you. it is worth shopping around to see if you could get a better deal. and there are some things you can do to make yourself more attractive to an insurance company. timing is everything. leave it last minute and you're unlikely to get a good deal. 0ne price comparison site says the best time to get a quote is around three weeks

before your renewal date. how you can lower the quote. car insurers are going to give you a quote based on your driving behaviour. check your mileage is accurate. if you don't drive much any more and overestimate your mileage, that can increase your premium. you could get your premium down by adding a named driver. if you're sharing with an experienced driver, it might be a parent or a friend, you're sharing the risk and that could be reflected in your insurance quote. but there might be some negotiating to do — primary school teacherjames pearce told us that even though his circumstances stayed exactly the same — his quote rocketed. it was £433 last year — same car, same insurance policy this year and it's up to £577. so it's gone up by about 30%. it's definitely shocking when the quote comes through and it's a much higher. over the last five years,

it's been reasonably consistent, around the £400 mark. i knew with the cost of living and everything that the price was likely to go up a little bit, but to go up £150, particularly when i'm using the car all the time for supply teaching and going around for work, it was quite a big shock. we'll be speaking to a car insurance expert a little later. interestingly, before i came on, i looked on twitter. it has sparked an exchange and andrew said i am talking about a 20% rise but mine is double. he is talking about the quote. the messages shop around. we will hearfrom the quote. the messages shop around. we will hear from the expert later in the programme with more advice. keep looking, basically. some worrying signs that bird flu is

killing large numbers of seabirds. at one sanctuary in northumberland, the number of birds killed has almost doubled in three days, with hundreds more found dead or dying elsewhere. experts are warning it'll take years for populations to recover, as andrew hartley reports. the north east coastline attracts thousands of breeding seabirds every summer. but in recent days, increasing numbers of dead and dying birds have been found on shores from north northumberland to teesside. stephen westerberg is in charge of the reserve at coquet island. this tiny patch of land is a protected sanctuary for more than 80,000 seabirds. but in the past week, there has been an alarming rise in bird deaths. it has really badly affected the black—headed gulls. we have not seen any juveniles at all. they might not have produced any young. common terns have been particularly badly affected. taking out some of these birds when they are six, seven years old, that is years and years of lost productivity.

so it is going to have a long—term effect. coquet island is the only place in the uk where the rare roseate tern nests. the rspb says that of 108 occupied nest boxes, 22 contained dead chicks. long nanny near beadnell is the biggest mainland breeding colony of arctic terns in the uk. on monday, the national trust revealed it had collected more than 600 dead chicks. just three days later, that number has almost doubled. as of today we have recovered 208 adult arctic tern birds dead and 1,025 arctic tern chicks that are dead. with the little terns, we have had 19 dead chicks and nine dead adults, which is really quite a disturbing position to be in. other factors driving the increase in deaths may be at play,

including rising sea temperatures. there are so many other pressures on birds. this is just another one. it does seem that some birds are building up immunity, but it is still too soon to say. but there are reports of dead birds right along the coast and, at the rspb nature reserve at saltholme on teesside, 300 dead black—headed gulls have been counted. the rspb has called on the government to respond with true urgency. andrew hartley, bbc news. mike is with us this morning. what a match yesterday at wimbledon. amazing. what a weekend. henry searle also making history. 0ne amazing. what a weekend. henry searle also making history. one of the best men's finals in recent history. henry searle is 17. carlos alcaraz is 20. potential for henry searle to follow in the

footsteps. carlos alcaraz, ending novak djokovic's ten year run on centre court. and you have this new spanish dynasty perhaps starting. novak djokovic is not used to losing and he was gracious in defeat. andy murray was the last person to beat him on centre court, at least. novak djokovic said the better player won and tipped his had to carlos alcaraz saying he had it all. carlos alcaraz says winning wimbledon is a dream come true, after beating seven—time champion novak djokovic in a thrilling men's singles final. djokovic was aiming for a 24th grand slam title, but the heir to his throne, the 20—year—old spaniard, triumphed, in five sets with an amazing victory. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was there he is the new king of centre court. carlos alcaraz, the man who dethroned a sporting legend.

novak djkovic had been chasing an eighth title here, and in front of royalty and celebrities, it was some blockbuster. djokovic breezed to the first set. no contest? no way. atjust 20, alcaraz is the world number one for a reason. commentator: brilliant. and with the crowd backing the spaniard, djokovic wasn't happy. where's my applause? so when alcaraz seized the second set, guess how he celebrated. but the drama had barely begun. alcaraz took the third set, but djokovic took the fourth. while he was blowing kisses, had alcaraz blown his chance? well, this was the answer, as, come of the decider, alcaraz took control, while djokovic lost his. time for a new racket? perhaps even a new post. and after nearly five enthralling

hours, time for a new champion. umpire: game, set and match. djokovic hadn't lost on centre court for ten years, until now. 0ut here on the hill, just listen to the noise for carlos alcaraz. they know they have seen a remarkable final and a remarkable new champion. djokovic's disappointment was only too clear, but after so many wins here, he was philosophical in defeat. maybe i should have lost a couple of finals that i won, so i think this is even—steven. but now he'd been beaten by a player some 16 years hisjunior. since i was born, you know... crowd laugh. ..you already were winning tournaments. you know, it's amazing. the youngest men's champion here for nearly 40 years, but one certainly worth waiting for.

andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. as well as that epic encounter, there were three british winners to celebrate over the weekend as well. on saturday, there was neal skupski's victory, with his partner wesley koolhof, in the men's doubles, and also alfie hewett and gordon reid in the wheelchair doubles, and then there was more success on the final day, as wolverhampton—born henry searle, ended britain's 61—year wait for a boys' singles champion at wimbledon. the 17—year—old beat russian yaroslav demin, in straight sets in front of a buoyant court 0ne crowd. he was unseeded as well and this wolves fan had messages of support from the team manager. the last british boys' champion was stanley matthews — way back in 1962. and it sent the searle barmy army wild with delight. it is amazing to go out and see a

crowd of that size. we are touched by support from the local tennis club, family and friends and this motley crew who also turned up. now i mentioned britain's alfie hewett, a double winner. but and he missed out on a second trophy, as he lost in the men's wheelchair singles final. wimbledon is the one singles grand slam that has eluded hewett so far, and he was beaten in straight sets, by the 17—year—old top seed from japan, tokito 0da. it was a bit of revenge, after hewett and gordon reid, had beaten 0da and his teammate, in the doubles final on saturday. it was a really dramatic day of sport away from wimbledon. england's cricketers so nearly pulled off another remarkable triumph,in their women's ashes series against australia. england needed to beat the aussies again yesterday to have a chance of winning the series, but the tourists looked in a strong position, finishing their 50 overs on 282 for seven.

it was to be a nail—biting finish; nat sciver—brunt hit a century and needed a six with the final ball, to win the match for england, but it wasn't to be, and the aussies won byjust three runs. that defeat means that australia retain the ashes, as england can only draw the series when they play the final one day international in taunton tomorrow. there was more drama at the scottish 0pen, where rory mcilroy is now up a place, to be the world number two, after winning at the renaissance club. in a thrilling finish, the northern irishman birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre and finish on 15 under parfor what is his first win in scotland. in fact, he's the first man, to complete the triple crown of irish, scottish and open championships — the latter of which begins on thursday. some of the riders on the tour de france will be grateful that today is a rest day, after a fan, trying to take pictures on their phone, caused a nasty crash on stage fifteen. the reason that so many riders go down. a fan's outstretched

arm taking a selfie, hits american rider sepp kuss. he then swerved starting a series of collisions. everyone was able to continue, but it prompted teams and organisers to plead with fans to take more care. vout pols won the stage. jonas vingeguard finished alongside his rival pogacar to retain his ten second overall lead. wheelchair racer hannah cockroft claimed her second gold medal and great britain's eighth, at this year's world para—athletics championships last night with a championship record in the final of the women's, t34, 800 metres. it follows on from her gold in the 100 metres last week, in which britain achieved a one, two, three. fellow brit kare adenegan also clinched a silver medal meanwhile, great britain won silver in the universal four by 100 metre relay after canada — on the left of your screen — were disqualified for failing to touch, in the takeover zone. look how close britain were to snatching gold — japan overtaking them, japan overtaking them just a fraction before the line. afterwards, the team, which included blade runnerjonnie peacock,

said they were happy to win silver, but will aim for gold, at next year's paralympics. now back to the new king of centre court. asa as a 12—year—old he was confident. let's look at this video. he does say he is inspired by rafa nadal. roger federer is his favourite player. there are similarities between their game. and he can take the us open off his list and now wimbledon. roland garros may be next year. 0nly list and now wimbledon. roland garros may be next year. only 20. that video was eight years ago.

2015. not that long ago. he knew it was coming. he knew it was coming. he has deposed the greatest for now. talking of the greatest... the actual greatest. i have just introduced ben to a new word. goat. you have not heard that before? greatest of all time. goat. you thought we were talking about goats that go baa. major league soccer has boasted some decent players over the years but last night inter miami unveiled their latest signing, who is arguably the goat, or greatest of all time. the seven—time ballon d'or winner lionel messi met his fans for the first time and — as natalie pirks reports — the event was not short on razzmatazz. as 1,000 flashbulbs exploded

and 16,000 fans�* heart skipped a beat, their messiah finally spoke. muchas gracias. he told fans how happy he was and how he couldn't wait to get started. more importantly, he wanted to win. music to their ears. the day had started a scorcher — a south florida heat wave. and in true american sport tradition, the barbecues were out and and so were the argentina flags to welcome their world cup hero. i know about the club, i hear about the club, i care more about messi. we are from argentina like him, so, for us, the best that can never happen. first the beckhams arrived, ready to take their place in the owners�* suite right next to the action. a little later, it was the messi family's turn to soak up the adulation. ready to see what the famous miami hospitality is all about. butjust as fans were coming

to the boil, the great unveil started with a bang. thunder. welcome to florida, where extreme weather is par for the course. despite the pouring rain delaying everything by an hour, the fans still poured through the gates. once inside, shirts were being sold for up to $200. and excitement was palpable as they waited for the goat, the greatest of all time. when america does unveilings, they go big. broadcasters had sets on the pitch with beckham waxing lyrical on landing the biggest of fish. inter miami are rock bottom of the eastern conference with only five wins this season and need a miracle to reach the play—offs, but now they have magic. imagine if your team had kicked a ball for the first time just three years ago and then the best player in the world was signing for your club. that's what's happening

right now to these guys. there's thousands and thousands of professional clubs, he chose one. intermiami. this is a dream come true. for anybody to have the best player in the world at their own team, in the world at their home team, i am dreaming right now. messi is now the highest paid player in the league's history with a two—year contract worth a reported $150 million. but more than that is what his presence can do for soccer. 0ne diminutive star, one giant coup. natalie pirks, bbc news. that is messi marking his arrival in miami and the weather playing a big role in that ceremony. rain there but not looking like that across europe. good morning. southern europe. we have talked about the heatwave there the past week but it will intensify this week. look at some of the expected temperatures. this

afternoon. high 30s, low 405. the afternoon. high 305, low 405. the heat tomorrow intensifies and transfers further eastwards. some of the spanish coa5t5 blistering in the sunshine tomorrow. indeed, through 5un5hine tomorrow. indeed, through part5 5un5hine tomorrow. indeed, through parts of south—east italy, it might 5tay above 40 by day for the next week. by night, temperatures not dropping greatly either which adds to the problems and health risks. it is the position of the jet stream. it has dipped to the south of the uk which is drawing in hot airfrom africa into 5outhern which is drawing in hot airfrom africa into southern europe but here, bringing in cooler conditions. it will continue to do so this week. we 5tay it will continue to do so this week. we stay on the cooler side of things and like today we will see showers around. sun5hine and like today we will see showers around. sunshine in between. after the strong wind, today not as windy.

still a breeze blowing especially in northern scotland. low pressure is governing things. it is clearing. cloud and rain in northern scotland and a cloudy day in scotland. showers developing in england and wales. the heaviest with thunder. further west into wale5 wales. the heaviest with thunder. further west into wales and northern ireland, some 5howers. wale5 further west into wales and northern ireland, some 5howers. wales and western england, fewer showers this we5tern england, fewer showers this afternoon. still a breeze from the west. it will make it feel cool when showers are with you but overall, temperatures down on where they should be. this evening, showers for a while but they will largely fade. clear skies around. later, a more widespread area of rain into wide5pread area of rain into northern ireland as we start tomorrow morning. the commute tomorrow morning. the commute tomorrow will be on fresh side. not

too cold to start with. the next area of low pressure as we go into tuesday bringing rain in northern ireland. rain in southern scotland, north—west england, part5 ireland. rain in southern scotland, north—west england, parts of wales but more persistent in these areas through the day. northern scotland largely drying with the odd shower and potentially hazy 5un5hine largely drying with the odd shower and potentially hazy sunshine and staying drier in the south—east of 5taying drier in the south—east of england. mo5t places will see temperatures in the teens. feeling rather cool. middle part of the week looking brighter but there will still be showers around and on wednesday mainly to the north and east where eastern areas could have thunder. longer dry spells between the showers and temperatures on wednesday afternoon feeling cool. maybe low 205 toward southern parts

of england. some extremes in that forecast. you might have heard of someone knocking on your front door and delivering flowers — but how about a whole tomato plant? that's what's happening in todmorden in west yorkshire, and it's all thanks to two teenage sisters who wanted to help out their neighbours with some random acts of kindness. mark ansell has more. phoebe and mabel have spent months growing 240 tomato plants from seed. now it's time to share the fruits of their labour. heuo. — i've got some tomato plants. thank you so much. it's really lovely to receive this tomato from the young girls and seeing them doing good for the community and dropping off the tomatoes. it's a really good cause, i think. heuo. — a tomato plant for you. thank you very much. that's lovely. - fantastic.

i mean, it's good to see young people helping out, as well. i and, you know, it's unexpected and very kind and it— will come in very useful. next stop, sharing tomatoes with the incredible edible project in todmorden, which grows vegetables in communal areas for anyone to help themselves to. people usually are very happy with what they're receiving. and it's nice to see that, because it's nice to see that when people enjoy something that you've put work in and you give back to the community. it's nice to know lots of people get some fresh home—grown tomatoes out of it. it's nice to see some not so well off people get something that's just really nice and they could work on. i'm extremely proud of them, i but i know also that they've got so much out of it themselves. it's really been enriching for them, i because they see how much it means to them when they do these acts of kindness, how much - it means to people. and it's wonderful- for everybody, really. the charity calder community cares co—ordinated the tomato project.

they approached me to say can we do something that's not a foodbank, that's not an emergency provision — how can we help people to help themselves? so we decided that we could — we wanted to grow the tomatoes long enough so that those who are not familiar with growing vegetables could actually see some of the rewards on the plant. the sisters have pledged to continue distributing kindness in the calder valley. mark ansell, bbc news. very impressive. the gift that keeps on giving. we'd love to hear if you've got someone in your community who — like phoebe and mabel — is carrying out random acts of kindness. maybe it's you. you can tell us all about it on whatsapp — and you can still get in touch by email, and on twitter. still to come on today's breakfast.

we could see a major milestone in the treatment of alzheimer's disease, as the results of a new drug trial are released. more on that at half—eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. survivors of terror attacks, including the fishmonger�*s hall stabbings at london bridge in 2019, have described the government's compensation scheme as broken. a new report by survivors against terror said most of those surveyed felt the scheme was unfair and unreasonable. a government spokesperson said, "we know more must be done to address needs." london's leading doctors, treating and researching body dysmorphia, a mental health condition where people spend a lot of time worrying about their appearance, say people are turning to cosmetic surgery instead of accessing

mental health support. around 2% of the population suffer from what's known as bdd, and although a new centre is being built in south london to treat the illness, doctors insist more must be done as the impact can be extreme. the kind of risk that we see is quite high, so it is really sad that there's rates of self—harm and, in some cases, people do feel so desperate that they can't change their appearance and just their self—esteem and self—worth is so kind of caught up in that that some people have taken their life or think about it. strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding onto a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney yesterday afternoon. police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called, and helped to free the woman. she was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. just stop 0il activists, who've caused disruption for months on london's roads, at events including the proms and at the wimbledon

tennis championships, held a low key, non—disruptive protest atjohn lewis. this was them at the oxford street store where they didn't glue themselves to anything, shout loudly or throw anything over shoppers, staff or products. they also left peacefully when asked to do so. let's take a look at the tube board now. now onto the weather with kate. morning, it's a dry, bright start for this monday morning. we've got some sunshine but also the chance of showers today. a few of those might contain a rumble of thunder. you can see the showers blowing through on that westerly breeze. more chance of getting thunder out towards parts of essex, the home counties, but anywhere could hear the odd rumble. the showers becoming a little less as we head through the day. temperatures reaching 23 celsius. some sunshine through this evening and then, overnight, it's dry and clear. you can see the cloud edging in as we head into tuesday morning.

the minimum temperature dropping to ninth celsius. we have a cold front tomorrow that will bring the cloud. also the chance of a shower but looking likely it will veer further north, so there is a risk of a shower tomorrow but, further south and east, more chance of sunshine and it staying dry. it is there we will get our warmest temperatures at 24 celsius. as we head through the week, it will stay largely unsettled. sunny spells, showers at times, but a little bit drier as we head through thursday and friday. i'm back in half an hour. until then, bye—bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. 0ur headlines today. crews continue to battle wild fires in la palma, and there are warnings of record temperatures for millions in europe and north america. singer and songwriter lucy spraggan speaks for the first time about the rape that

ended her x factor dream. are you paying too much for your petrol and diesel? the energy secretary will today quiz retailers about why they haven't passed on the drop in wholesale costs more quickly. there's a new king of the grass at wimbledon as carlos alcaraz, at the age of 20, ends the reign of novak djokovoic, to win a thrilling men's singles final. the lizzo effect — how the singer is inspiring a new generation of flautists. and our weather certainly of tune here. it will continue to be the of the week. more sunshine, more showers, feeling rather cool. good morning. it's monday, the 17th ofjuly. our top story. large parts of mainland europe

are continuing to swelter in extreme temperatures as a second heatwave moves in. the united states is also experiencing near record highs, with extreme heat warnings in place for more than 110 million people, while other countries are seeing torrential rain and floods. joe inwood reports. they call it death valley for a reason. this californian desert once recorded the earth's highest ever temperature, 56.7 celsius. this current heatwave is getting close to beating that. for some, it's a tourist attraction, a chance to witness a piece of history. but tom has a very different message. the fact that people are coming out here to celebrate this, the park service is giddy. people are excited about tomorrow. it's not a milestone. i'm calling it happy death day, because, 0k, it's a milestone tomorrow. but then, next year it's going to be another milestone. in ten years, 20 years, it's going 140 here. what are we celebrating?

right across the us, heat records look set to be broken. here in phoenix, it's been above 43 celsius for more than 17 days in a row, with no sign of things getting cooler. authorities are warning that children, pregnant women and the elderly are at serious risk. it's all being caused by extreme high pressure, resulting in something called a heat dome. and that is leading to other forms of extreme weather. new york has seen torrential rain, leading to this warning from the governor. this is possibly our new normal. this is the kind of weather that even what should normally be a beautiful beach—going sunday injuly, can turn into a devastating catastrophe because of mother nature. and it's notjust the us that is seeing extremes. some parts ofjapan saw more than 300 millimetres of rain in just 24 hours, while the capital, tokyo, is seeing near record temperatures.

much of europe is also feeling the heat for a second week. italy is expected to see the temperature rise to 45 celsius as hot airfrom africa heads north. authorities put out red weather alerts for 16 cities, including rome. oh, it's almost sickening. you know, you just. get almost nauseous. so i am carrying a towel, and you just keep on- wetting yourself, your hair| and drinking a lot of water. in the spanish island of la palma, more than 4000 people have now had to leave their homes, as wildfires rage out of control. it's a similar picture back across the atlantic. canada has seen its most destructive burning season ever, with cities struggling to breathe. while down in california, wildfires are said to be out of control. there is now little doubt that man—made climate change is behind the chaos in our weather. and still the world is getting warmer. joe inwood, bbc news.

we'rejoined now by guy hedgecoe in madrid. guy, it's notjust the spanish mainland that's affected, but there's also a serious situation on the canary islands? that is right. the island of la palma has been battling a large forest fire throughout the weekend. so far, around 4500 hectares have been burned. around 10,000 acres. there was some good news over the last few hours. some of the 4000 people evacuated from their homes have been able to return back to their homes. but the firefighters are still battling that blaze. those high temperatures we are seeing, we will see those across much of spain today. here in central spain, where i am, temperatures of up to 40 degrees. it is in the south in andalusia where we will see the highest temperatures. that area is

on red alert, with temperatures of 44 degrees expected today. much of southern europe is going to see a similar situation, with record—breaking temperatures expected in rome and southern areas of italy. temperatures are expected to go into the mid 405, or even beyond, in the next couple of days. thank you. guy hedgecoe in madrid. there are developments in ukraine. sally has those. russian officials say two people have been killed during what they've called an emergency on the kerch bridge linking southern russia and the crimean peninsula. it's been closed to traffic, and the cause of the incident is not clear. abdujalil abdurasulov is in kyiv. what more can you tell us about this developing story? yes, russian officials have accused ukraine of carrying out this attack.

they blame ukraine and they call them terrorists who attacked civilian infrastructure. there has been no official reaction from kyiv regarding this incident. kyiv has not normally openly admitted any involvement of ukrainian similar attacks the past. but this question appears to be quite serious since even the ferry crossing between crimea and russia's mainland stopped working. according to the russian installed crimean officials, one of the pillars that support the bridge, there was an emergency situation near one of the pillars, as they said. there is speculation the pillar is seriously damaged, even though the ministry of infrastructure in russia deny this, and say it is just the surface of the road that was damaged. but this bridge is important for russia. it

is key for its troops in southern ukraine. it was already damaged in the past following a major explosion. without regular supplies, of course, russia's troops in southern ukraine will find it harder to defend those territories they occupied last year.— plans to build 40 new hospitals in england by 2030 will fall short, according to a new report by the public spending watchdog. the national audit office says only 32 hospitals will be finished by the end of the decade, and that the scheme has not achieved good value for money. the department for health and social care says it remains firmly committed to the new hospitals. rail passengers are facing more travel disruption as train drivers and other staff continue their long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. thousands of train drivers in the aslef union are starting a six—day ban on overtime, which will cause some services to start later and finish much earlier than usual.

nhs consultants in england, who are already due to walk out on thursday and friday, have announced two more strike dates in august. it comes after their union, the bma, rejected the government's offer of a 6% pay rise. more than 50 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in the western isles. an entire pod was found on a beach in the isle of lewis. most were either dead already or, despite a rescue effort, had to be put down. however, one whale was successfully refloated. the bosses of major supermarkets and other fuel retailers will meet the energy secretary today, to discuss concerns that a drop in the wholesale price of fuel hasn't been passed on to consumers quickly enough. ben's looking at this for us this morning. yes, it is a phenomenon known as

rocket and feather. prices go up like a rocket and fall like a feather. yes, the energy secretary grant shapps will give them until next month to voluntarily share live prices online, to help motorists find the cheapest fuel. it's all to do with the fact that petrol and diesel prices jumped when the war in ukraine began, as oil exports from russia were limited. the wholesale price went up sharply — and so did the price at the pump. unleaded hit almost £2 per litre at the pump last year before coming back down. but there were accusations that retailers didn't drop the price quickly enough when the wholesale price fell. in fact, the competition watchdog found supermarkets were charging drivers an extra 6p per litre last year, and increasing their profit margins. the energy secretary says he is meeting petrol retailers today to challenge them on this. it's yet another element to the cost of living pressures on households, costs associated with driving going up, and putting a strain on already stretched monthly budgets.

if those retailers and the energy secretary... why does the price differ from secretary... why does the price differfrom petrol secretary... why does the price differ from petrol station to secretary... why does the price differfrom petrol station to petrol station when often there are a few miles down the road? plenty of questions. absolutely. lots of you getting in touch about that, and also changes to the cost of car insurance as well. yes, really important points. ben is looking at both stories this morning. it is 11 minutes past seven. now it has the weather closer to home. we have discussed some of the heat waves across europe. not quite as hard here, is it? nowhere near as hot! good morning. 0ur weather watchers out and about early this morning. the showers are already going. it is going to be a showery day and a showery week. the biggest difference with what we saw

at the weekend, the winds will be nowhere near as strong. it was quite wild for a time. there will be further rain at times. the best of the sunshine on wednesday and thursday. with the winds still coming in from a westerly, north—westerly direction, temperatures down and where you want at this time injuly. for the moment though rain is there across much of mainland scotland and the north. a few showers in western england and wales. the rumble of thunder, a flash of lightning. a dry start in the east. the rain will ease in parts of england and scotland. this is a look at lunchtime. still a few showers. lots of cloud across scotland. the bulk of the showers will be along the borders with northern england and also across northern england and also across northern ireland. heavy showers in the midlands. some western areas should start to turn drier. fewer showers around in the afternoon compared to the morning. the showers easing in eastern parts of england.

in the sunshine temperatures in the low 205. most around 17 to 20 degrees. cooler in the breeze. a cool night. we will see some clearer skies for a time. but persistent rain arrives in ireland, irish sees, tomorrow will be a wet day for many. top and tail of the country not too bad. then if they showers for the rest of the week at the temperatures drop a little bit more. thank you. when lucy spraggan entered the x factor in 2012, she quickly became a favourite to win. then she suddenly left the show, saying she wasn't well enough to perform. now, in herfirst tv interview, lucy has revealed that she left the competition after being raped. lucy, who has written a book about her life, spoke to our correspondent chi chi izundu. i've been playing gigs since i was 12 or 13 and around the time i was scouted for x factor, which is what happened, i was playing gigs everywhere,

like five gigs at the weekend. in 2012, x factor was one of the most watched tv shows, and lucy spraggan became an overnight sensation when millions saw her audition. what's your name? my name's lucy spraggan. from that moment on, my life changed for ever, yeah. # last night, i told you i loved you. # woke up, blamed it on the vodka. so there was a narrative for me that i sang this song about going out and getting drunk. and that was very true for me — that was me. # last night, i told you i need ya. # that's the last time i drink tequila. and the show said, ok, so that's your thing. from the beginning, they kind of make you into a caricature of yourself. it's almost like there's a storyline written for you. during that season of x factor, all the participants stayed in a luxury hotel. but lucy and fellow contestant rylan clark were told by producers they had to leave. headlines branded them party animals. we were put into another hotel.

we were rushed, put in there. we were not given security. so rylan and i always sort of were under the impression that we were removed because that supported the narrative. lucy was one of the favourites. but after week three, she abruptly left the show. this is the first time she's explaining why. we were moved the same night that it was rylan's birthday party. i don't remember anything. so this story that i can tell you now has been pieced together through information from the police, from, like, what people remember at the time. but i was not conscious when i arrived at the hotel. the hotel porter that had offered his help to get me up to bed got a key card, let himself into my room and raped me while i was in my hotel room.

in 2013, that hotel porter pled guilty to lucy's rape and was sentenced to ten years. it happened on a thursday night. the biggest opportunity i've ever got, like, that's on saturday. the police are here. i've just had this examination and people are still asking me what do you want to do, what do you want to do? the day after it happened, they put me in another hotel room and i remember sort of having to peel myself away from jumping off the balcony. in a statement, itv said it has the deepest compassion for lucy. they say the production companies thames and syco were primarily responsible for the duty of care towards contributors, but added it is committed to having in place robust procedures to protect the mental health and welfare of all participants. both itv and fremantle say they are evolving their duty of care processes. and fremantle added...

syco responded. i thought they would be the most aggressive. they said, "simon wants to talk to you." and he called me and i picked up the phone. and he said, "lucy, before you or i say anything else, the first thing i need to tell you is that i'm sorry." it makes me emotional. because no one else said sorry. he wasn't even on my year. he wasn't even a judge. and he still, as a human being, gave me everything i needed in two words. # i'm dealing with all my feelings. # trust me, i'm healing. # i'm still a little temperamental.

2014 was probably the lowest i got mentally. that's the year that i attempted to take my own life. it was just constant. it was just constant — touring, touring, touring. releasing another album. look the other way while you drink too much and take too many drugs. # i'm gonna run, run, run. i'm nearly four years sober. and becoming sober helped me in ways that i could never have possibly imagined. the clarity that i have now, i wouldn't have written this book without sobriety. # there's lots of reasons i've messed up. lucy now wants practical change in the industry. when the reality tv show is made, there is a gross budget. i would like to be part of the change that influenced an industry standard, where they take, let's say, 10% of this gross budget

and they put it into a mental health pension scheme which is accessible for producers, contestants, judges, anybody. they can go from here and they can access those resources. we need these shows, because there's a thriving community of talented people who just don't have the funds and the opportunity to get there. i'm here to build, not destroy. i don't want to destroy anything. i want to build a better infrastructure. but lucy's book isn'tjust about her time as an artist. she also looks back on her childhood. i remember loads of wonderful things about being young and i remember some not so wonderful things about being young. i was also a total free spirit when i was little. i lived as a boy called max for many years. i got to live as authentically as i wanted to. and i look at pictures of me as max, and i see this like sparkle in my eye — this, like, happiness that,

definitely, when puberty came about, which is why i stopped being max, it definitely dimmed. and you can you can see it. and in the book, i describe it as something being set on fire and you couldn't there was nothing you could do to put out. had there have been a choice to have carried on being max, i'd love to have carried on being max. but i'm not max now. will i be max in the future? who knows? because it's part of the process, isn't it? so what does future lucy look like? i hope to carry on doing what i do now. take days off to go fishing, sometimes. that was it! write music, go fishing? sounds like my dream. lucy's book, process, is out on thursday. if you ve been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations which can offer advice and support.

the time is 20 minutes past seven. it's been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history — the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly accused of stealing money because of a faulty it system. many of them are yet to receive compensation. and today, the head of the public inquiry will give details about how that issue should be fixed. let's just remind ourselves of how the scandal unfolded. between 2000 and 2014, the post office prosecuted more than 700 sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses, based on information from a recently installed computer system called horizon, which falsely suggested there were cash shortfalls. some went to prison following wrongful convictions for false accounting and theft, and many were financially ruined. after 20 years, campaigners won a legal battle

to have their cases reconsidered, claiming that the computer system was flawed. a total of 86 criminal convictions have so far been overturned, but many victims are still waiting for compensation and some have since died. we're joined now by journalist and author of the great post office scandal, nick wallis, and lee castleton who's a former sub—postmaster. morning. lee, tell us what happened to you? i morning. lee, tell us what happened to ou? ., . to you? i bought a post office in 2003. in 2004, _ to you? i bought a post office in 2003. in 2004, we _ to you? i bought a post office in 2003. in 2004, we were - to you? i bought a post office in 2003. in 2004, we were havingj 2003. in 2004, we were having problems balancing with the system. it led to a shortfall ofjust over £25,000. the post office decided i was liable. they took me to the high court in london. and spent £321,000 trying to recoup the £25,000 of the tax payers money, which forced me into bankruptcy and i basically lost everything. and they won? yeah, they

won. ., . ., , everything. and they won? yeah, they won. ., .., , _ , won. even though the computer system was fatally flawed _ won. even though the computer system was fatally flawed and _ won. even though the computer system was fatally flawed and incorrect? - was fatally flawed and incorrect? yeah. the documentation available at the time through disclosure wasn't what it is now. it has taken many, many years to get the information about the system to come out from the post office. talk about the system to come out from the post office-— the post office. talk us through the rocess of the post office. talk us through the process of using — the post office. talk us through the process of using the _ the post office. talk us through the process of using the computer - the post office. talk us through the i process of using the computer system saying money was missing and you knew quite clearly it wasn't. what goes through your mind when you are trying to make those numbers add up? because everyone is so confident in the fact that their system is really very good, you constantly question yourself. you go over everything over and over and over again. it becomes an ever decreasing circle. spiralling down. very difficult. and the other side of that is that you don't actually have all of the documentation in house. it's one of

those things. if you knew you were going to have a problem you would print out more documents. but because you obviously do not know that you are not going to balance, by the time you get to the end of the week we are not prepared for not balancing, so it makes it difficult to get the information required to prove what is going on. what prove what is going on. what happened — prove what is going on. what happened to _ prove what is going on. what happened to you _ prove what is going on. what happened to you and - prove what is going on. what happened to you and your . prove what is going on. what happened to you and your family after that decision at the high court? ., .,, , court? yeah, we lost everything, reall . it court? yeah, we lost everything, really- it was _ court? yeah, we lost everything, really. it was very _ court? yeah, we lost everything, really. it was very disruptive. - court? yeah, we lost everything, really. it was very disruptive. it's| really. it was very disruptive. it's been nearly 20 years for my family. and some people longer. it was devastating. you become kind of encapsulated in a community. and once people sort of think that you have done something — i have been told i have stolen people's pensions. it is awful, just terrible. pensions. it is awful, 'ust terriblei pensions. it is awful, 'ust terriblefi pensions. it is awful, 'ust terrible. �*, , ., , , pensions. it is awful, 'ust terrible. �*, , , ., terrible. nick, lee's story is not an isolated _ terrible. nick, lee's story is not an isolated case, _ terrible. nick, lee's story is not an isolated case, and _ terrible. nick, lee's story is not an isolated case, and yet, - terrible. nick, lee's story is not an isolated case, and yet, each | an isolated case, and yet, each person going through this is made to feel they were the only person whose

books didn't add up? that feel they were the only person whose books didn't add up?— books didn't add up? that was a secific books didn't add up? that was a specific tactic _ books didn't add up? that was a specific tactic of _ books didn't add up? that was a specific tactic of the _ books didn't add up? that was a specific tactic of the post - books didn't add up? that was a specific tactic of the post office, | specific tactic of the post office, to keep — specific tactic of the post office, to keep these individuals isolated. some _ to keep these individuals isolated. some postmasters, while being visible — some postmasters, while being visible in — some postmasters, while being visible in the community, are geographically isolated. this was in the days— geographically isolated. this was in the days of social media when they could _ the days of social media when they could work— the days of social media when they could work out what was happening to them _ could work out what was happening to them lee _ could work out what was happening to them lee is _ could work out what was happening to them. lee is an absolute hero. he has been — them. lee is an absolute hero. he has been campaigning for two decades _ has been campaigning for two decades. he first contacted computer weekly— decades. he first contacted computer weekly in _ decades. he first contacted computer weekly in 2009, they broke the story _ weekly in 2009, they broke the story his — weekly in 2009, they broke the story. his family have suffered unimaginably. hundreds, potentially thousands of families come across the country. there are more than 2400 _ the country. there are more than 2400 applicants to one of these compensation schemes got that is going _ compensation schemes got that is going to _ compensation schemes got that is going to be adjudicated on today. the ruination that has been visited upon _ the ruination that has been visited upon summoning upstanding people... lee served _ upon summoning upstanding people... lee served his country in the rfp because — lee served his country in the rfp because before becoming a sub—postmaster. his work in trying to bring _ sub—postmaster. his work in trying to bring the — sub—postmaster. his work in trying to bring the scandal to life has been _ to bring the scandal to life has been nothing short of heroic. —— rat _ been nothing short of heroic. —— rat yet — been nothing short of heroic. —— rat yet he _ been nothing short of heroic. —— raf. yet he is still fighting for compensation three years after the sub—postmaster banded together and

risked _ sub—postmaster banded together and risked everything to take on the post office at the high court. 30, post office at the high court. so, what will the _ post office at the high court. 5r, what will the inquiry change? what can you to achieve? the what will the inquiry change? what can you to achieve?— can you to achieve? the inquiry chair is laying _ can you to achieve? the inquiry chair is laying a _ can you to achieve? the inquiry chair is laying a report - can you to achieve? the inquiry chair is laying a report before i chair is laying a report before parliament today specifically on the issue of— parliament today specifically on the issue of compensation, because whilst _ issue of compensation, because whilst everybody wants to know who made _ whilst everybody wants to know who made the _ whilst everybody wants to know who made the decisions at the post office — made the decisions at the post office to — made the decisions at the post office to prosecute innocent people and why. _ office to prosecute innocent people and why, and on what information, and why, and on what information, and then— and why, and on what information, and then who with the post office covered _ and then who with the post office covered it — and then who with the post office covered it up when it became apparent _ covered it up when it became apparent that there were serious problems— apparent that there were serious problems with their it system...? there _ problems with their it system...? there is— problems with their it system...? there is also — problems with their it system...? there is also the issue of trying to .et there is also the issue of trying to get people — there is also the issue of trying to get people like lee and his family and the _ get people like lee and his family and the hundreds of other people who have applied for these schemes, proper— have applied for these schemes, proper compensation. the compensation schemes have been described — compensation schemes have been described by lee's barristers lacking — described by lee's barristers lacking transparency, like incoherence and lacking independence. the post office and the government are still in charge of giving — the government are still in charge of giving sub—postmaster is the compensation. there are some of the people _ compensation. there are some of the people saying, why should they be in control— people saying, why should they be in control of— people saying, why should they be in control of it? they messed them up in the _ control of it? they messed them up in the first— control of it? they messed them up in the first place. the way the compensation schemes have been laid

out, the _ compensation schemes have been laid out, the people responsible for choosing — out, the people responsible for choosing compensation for the some postmasters have a duty by law to the post— postmasters have a duty by law to the post office and their shareholder, the government. so there _ shareholder, the government. so there are — shareholder, the government. so there are plenty more qualified people — there are plenty more qualified people than me, lawyers, saying that unfairness _ people than me, lawyers, saying that unfairness has been baked into these schemes— unfairness has been baked into these schemes because the people doing the negotiations have two, by law, favour — negotiations have two, by law, favour the _ negotiations have two, by law, favour the post office in favour of the government at the expense of the sub postmasters. so the inquiry today— sub postmasters. so the inquiry today has— sub postmasters. so the inquiry today has to decide or not to take this entire — today has to decide or not to take this entire process out of the hands of the _ this entire process out of the hands of the government or the post office — of the government or the post office. we haven't seen, and we don't _ office. we haven't seen, and we don't know. _ office. we haven't seen, and we don't know, what sir len williams, the inquiry— don't know, what sir len williams, the inquiry chair, is going to say. that— the inquiry chair, is going to say. that is— the inquiry chair, is going to say. that is one — the inquiry chair, is going to say. that is one decision he may have to make _ that is one decision he may have to make if— that is one decision he may have to make ifthat— that is one decision he may have to make. if that happens that will change — make. if that happens that will change how the compensation is going to -o change how the compensation is going to go forward. but also, it could slow _ to go forward. but also, it could slow down — to go forward. but also, it could slow down the process. that is a really _ slow down the process. that is a really kev — slow down the process. that is a really key thing for these sub postmasters. 61 applicants to the various _ postmasters. 61 applicants to the various compensation schemes have already— various compensation schemes have already died waiting for full and

final compensation. that can't be right _ final compensation. that can't be right i_ final compensation. that can't be riuht. ., ., ., ., ., right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful _ right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful are _ right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful are you _ right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful are you that _ right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful are you that this - right. i wanted to ask you comolli, how helpful are you that this will l how helpful are you that this will change anything? we know for example that there are documents that are outstanding which should have been submitted to the inquiry and have not been received. are you confident this will change anything? will you get the compensation you feel you deserve? hat get the compensation you feel you deserve? ., ., , , deserve? not really. the problem bein: , deserve? not really. the problem being. even _ deserve? not really. the problem being, even with _ deserve? not really. the problem being, even with disclosure, - deserve? not really. the problem being, even with disclosure, it. deserve? not really. the problem| being, even with disclosure, it has been an ongoing theme throughout every aspect. the one common denominator through all of this has been the post office. the post office is still running the show. on every level of every single compensation scheme, the post office are involved. it is about competency. if they are not competent to do that side of things, there are not many places in life where the perpetrator gets to decide what you are going to receive. it's time it was taken out of the hands

of those same people and put into an independent, separately run group of people. there's lots of people that have the knowledge and the ability to do a much betterjob. band have the knowledge and the ability to do a much betterjob.— to do a much better 'ob. and the inuui , to do a much better 'ob. and the inquiry. as h to do a much better 'ob. and the inquiry. as it h to do a much betterjob. and the inquiry, as it stands, _ to do a much betterjob. and the inquiry, as it stands, if _ to do a much betterjob. and the inquiry, as it stands, if nothing l inquiry, as it stands, if nothing changes, will that, when it concludes, bring you closer? it will certainly help _ concludes, bring you closer? it will certainly help to — concludes, bring you closer? it will certainly help to move _ concludes, bring you closer? it will certainly help to move us - concludes, bring you closer? it will certainly help to move us another. certainly help to move us another step forward in hopefully maybe even some accountability, too actually, evenin some accountability, too actually, even in the process until now, we have now been involved with disclosure of e—mails, internal things that no one has ever seen before, which is starting to give route and threat analysis of what happened, why it happened and the process to move forward in the internal side of the post office, which is something we have never seen. —— route and thread. i which is something we have never seen. -- route and thread.- seen. -- route and thread. iwish ou the seen. -- route and thread. iwish you the best. _ seen. -- route and thread. iwish you the best, lee. _ seen. -- route and thread. iwish you the best, lee. this _ seen. -- route and thread. iwish you the best, lee. this has - seen. -- route and thread. iwish you the best, lee. this has been| you the best, lee. this has been going on for a very long time. thank you for telling us your story. thank

you for telling us your story. thank you to make as well. we do have a statement from the post office about compensation. they say, "it is or priority to provide full and fair compensation. we have made substantial progress. 0ffers totalling more than one of than £20 million have been made already. with the majority of these cases already agreed and paid interim payments continue to be provided in cases not yet fully resolved." we will follow that story for you on bbc breakfast. now the local news for you. hello, good morning from bbc london. survivors of terror attacks, including the fishmonger�*s hall stabbings at london bridge in 2019, have described the government's compensation scheme as broken. a new report by survivors against terror said most of those surveyed felt the scheme was unfair and unreasonable.

a government spokesperson said "we know more must be done to address needs". london's leading doctors treating and researching body dysmorphia — a mental health condition where people spend a lot of time worrying about their appearance — say people are turning to cosmetic surgery instead of accessing mental health support. around 2% of the population suffer from what's known as bdd. a new centre is being built in south london to treat the illness, whose impact can be extreme. there's high rates of self—harm and, in some cases, people do feel so desperate that they can't change their appearance and just their self—esteem and self—worth is so kind of caught up in that that some people have taken their life or think about it. strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding onto a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney yesterday afternoon.

police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called and helped to free the woman. she was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. just stop 0il activists, who've caused disruption for months on london's roads and at events including the proms and at the wimbledon tennis championships, held a low—key non—disruptive protest atjohn lewis. this was them at the oxford street store — where they didn't glue themselves to anything, shout loudly or throw anything. they also left peacefully when asked to do so. let's take a look at the tubes. 0verground — severe delays between stratford and richmond due to earlier overhead wire problems. now weather with kate good morning, it's a dry, bright start for this monday morning. we've got some sunshine but also the chance of showers today. a few of those might contain a rumble of thunder. you can see the showers blowing through on that westerly breeze. more chance of getting thunder out towards parts of essex, the home counties, but anywhere

could hear the odd rumble. the showers becoming a little less as we head through the day. temperatures reaching 23 celsius. some sunshine through this evening and then, overnight, it's dry and clear. you can see the cloud edging in as we head into tuesday morning. the minimum temperature dropping to 9 celsius. we have a cold front tomorrow that will bring the cloud. also the chance of a shower, but looking likely it will veer further north, so there is a risk of a shower tomorrow but, further south and east, more chance of sunshine and it's staying dry. it is there we will get our warmest temperatures at 24 celsius. as we head through the week, it will stay largely unsettled. sunny spells, showers at times, but a little bit drier as we head through thursday and friday. finally, go to our website to read about a woman who's met and worked with graffiti artist banksy. she's given her first interview about the artist — but i'll tell you now. she doesn't identify him.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. amy williams won britain's only gold medal in the 2010 winter olympics in the skeleton. but recently, she's faced an entirely different sort of challenge. after giving birth to her two sons, amy was left with urinary incontinence. now she wants to help other women by breaking taboos around the topic. let's say hello to amy now. and dr nighat arifjoins us. morning. i know this is a subject women watching at home will probably be familiar with. tell us your story. be familiar with. tell us your sto . ~ . be familiar with. tell us your sto . ., be familiar with. tell us your sto .l ., be familiar with. tell us your sto l ., ., be familiar with. tell us your sto . l ., ., , , ., ., story. what happened? i have two lovely sons. _ story. what happened? i have two lovely sons, oscar _ story. what happened? i have two lovely sons, oscar and _ story. what happened? i have two lovely sons, oscar and alfie - story. what happened? i have two lovely sons, oscar and alfie who l story. what happened? i have two l lovely sons, oscar and alfie who are six and four. they were big babies and i am quite a small frame. i

guess after their birth, bless them, there they are. the births were tough. i had a lot of recovery to do with internal and external stitches. as i got back into fitness and health, striving to almost be the person i was before, i guess ijust realised, hang on a minute, i am jogging realised, hang on a minute, i am jogging and i am leaking. i am sneezing, coughing, iam jogging and i am leaking. i am sneezing, coughing, i am leaking. all my checks after birth, i have a strong pelvic floor, i did all the recovery i should do, and as a former athlete i know what i have to do. i have clients i am teaching. i thought this is unfair. it led on to being bloated and realising i was not going to the toilet the same. i was not emptying my bowels the same. it led to a hospital investigation,

and the investigation was ok you have a prolapsed uterus. the bladder has the pressure. pelvic floor collapsed. internal rector collapses. i needed to have that lifted and shifted and moved with mesh and a lot of stitching to be able to recover. i am not embarrassed. ifeel so able to recover. i am not embarrassed. i feel so many able to recover. i am not embarrassed. ifeel so many issues with women happen after birth we brush away. i did not want to accept it as the norm.— it as the norm. that is important. the acceptance _ it as the norm. that is important. the acceptance of _ it as the norm. that is important. the acceptance of the _ it as the norm. that is important. the acceptance of the norm. - it as the norm. that is important. i the acceptance of the norm. people say you are an 0lympian and it happened to you. a lot of mothers at home, who are not as fit, have had the lifestyle you have had, this is something they deal with everyday. i have had hundreds of women contacting through social media saying thank you so much. i put a

post out and a picture. so many people, even their husbands, i suffer with this daily, my wife is suffering. asking me how and why and what. i am not a doctor so i was giving my story and what made me go to the doctor. my surgeon was amazing. the advice. i trust in what they are saying. that is the thing. not to be embarrassed. i gave birth. my not to be embarrassed. i gave birth. my body changed from an olympic athlete to growing these amazing humans. but there is another side post birth and you are either lucky to have no complications or you do and you need to sort them out. it is very important to talk about it, talk about it to other women. do not be embarrassed if you are incontinent. do not be embarrassed if these things are happening because there might be a solution. we can talk to a doctor now. amy

said hundreds of people have got in touch with her. hour said hundreds of people have got in touch with her.— said hundreds of people have got in touch with her. how common is this? first, i am — touch with her. how common is this? first. i am so — touch with her. how common is this? first, i am so proud _ touch with her. how common is this? first, i am so proud of— touch with her. how common is this? first, i am so proud of amy - touch with her. how common is this? first, i am so proud of amy for - first, i am so proud of amy for talking — first, i am so proud of amy for talking about this because it is brushed — talking about this because it is brushed under the carpet and it is an embarrassing subject. no one wants— an embarrassing subject. no one wants to — an embarrassing subject. no one wants to talk about their bowels and bladderl _ wants to talk about their bowels and bladder. how common? if i had ten women _ bladder. how common? if i had ten women postpartum see me, seven would at some _ women postpartum see me, seven would at some point— women postpartum see me, seven would at some point have the courage to tell me _ at some point have the courage to tell me so — at some point have the courage to tell me so almost 70% of women, so we are _ tell me so almost 70% of women, so we are looking at urinary incontinence, and also pelvic floor prolapse — incontinence, and also pelvic floor prolapse. which could be rectal, your— prolapse. which could be rectal, your bladder. causing horrific symptoms for a lot of patients. they vary too _ symptoms for a lot of patients. they vary too mild, moderate and severe and at _ vary too mild, moderate and severe and at the _ vary too mild, moderate and severe and at the severe end, you can have dragging _ and at the severe end, you can have dragging sensation between your legs _

dragging sensation between your legs you — dragging sensation between your legs. you find you cannot hold onto your urine — legs. you find you cannot hold onto your urine. you can find having sex is uncomfortable. the ability to open _ is uncomfortable. the ability to open the — is uncomfortable. the ability to open the bowels is uncomfortable. what _ open the bowels is uncomfortable. what has _ open the bowels is uncomfortable. what has happened unfortunately is it has— what has happened unfortunately is it has been normalised. we have had a campaign _ it has been normalised. we have had a campaign saying it is your oops moment — a campaign saying it is your oops moment. ., l ., , moment. no. we need a better understanding. _ moment. no. we need a better understanding. what _ moment. no. we need a better understanding. what is - moment. no. we need a better understanding. what is the - moment. no. we need a betterl understanding. what is the most common treatment? _ understanding. what is the most common treatment? the - understanding. what is the most common treatment? the most l understanding. what is the most - common treatment? the most common thing, _ common treatment? the most common thing, in _ common treatment? the most common thing, in 2023, it was that it is preventable. we need good pelvic health— preventable. we need good pelvic health understanding. girls and boys in their— health understanding. girls and boys in theirteens health understanding. girls and boys in their teens need to understand about— in their teens need to understand about pelvic floor exercises and do that _ about pelvic floor exercises and do that the _ about pelvic floor exercises and do that. the squeezing and lift. 14, 16—year—olds should do it. we should

continue _ 16—year—olds should do it. we should continue to— 16—year—olds should do it. we should continue to do it lifelong. getting the strengthening of the pelvic floor— the strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles, make sure we are reducing — floor muscles, make sure we are reducing constipation because any pressure — reducing constipation because any pressure on the abdomen, pelvis, bladder. _ pressure on the abdomen, pelvis, bladder, will cause incontinent symptoms. we are getting bigger as a nation _ symptoms. we are getting bigger as a nation not— symptoms. we are getting bigger as a nation. not in amy's case, a superhuman olympian, but if you are overweight, — superhuman olympian, but if you are overweight, pressure will cause impact — overweight, pressure will cause impact on — overweight, pressure will cause impact on that. cutting out alcohol, not smoking too much, keeping your weight— not smoking too much, keeping your weight down. there are prolapses. you can— weight down. there are prolapses. you can send a patient to have studies — you can send a patient to have studies. there are pessaries, silicone — studies. there are pessaries, silicone ring pessaries and we can teach _ silicone ring pessaries and we can teach patients to do that. and topical— teach patients to do that. and topical oestrogen, it is important topical oestrogen, it is important to allow— topical oestrogen, it is important to allow an elasticity to the pelvic floor muscles. on the other scale, it will_ floor muscles. on the other scale, it will be _ floor muscles. on the other scale, it will be surgery, but that is done

by specialist consultants. how it will be surgery, but that is done by specialist consultants.- by specialist consultants. how are ou now? by specialist consultants. how are you now? how — by specialist consultants. how are you now? how am _ by specialist consultants. how are you now? how am i _ by specialist consultants. how are you now? how am i now? - by specialist consultants. how are you now? how am i now? 11, - by specialist consultants. how are you now? how am i now? 11, 12 i by specialist consultants. how are - you now? how am i now? 11, 12 weeks post operation. my scars have healed amazingly. ifeel good in the post operation. my scars have healed amazingly. i feel good in the sense i am at least exercising again. it was the longest i had not exercise. i lay flat on a sofa in the first few weeks and then it was baby steps. i was in pain afterwards. i did not want internal stitches to p0p, did not want internal stitches to pop, come undone. ifeel good in that sense. symptoms, i will be honest, i have not quite yet found much of a difference and i am working so hard on the pelvic floor exercises. i have not gonejogging yet. so i am glad to be back in the gym and strengthening everything. i think i need to go back to

potentially to see the nutritionist, gut health person to help and advise. i am still waiting, for me, but i needed the surgery. i needed everything put in the rightful place and stitched up. ifelt everything put in the rightful place and stitched up. i felt that was going to get worse and worse. i am positive in that sense. my surgeon did an amazingjob positive in that sense. my surgeon did an amazing job and i had trust in him. i am did an amazing job and i had trust in him. iam happy and i hope other women can potentially solve their problems and know there are other solutions out there and help and to be able to talk and not be embarrassed. now even with women, to change colour of what they are wearing in sport, whether it is black shorts and not white shorts. an athlete has gone out and shared the fact she was competing on her period. women and health and fitness, do not be shy of your body.

our bodies are amazing and i want to celebrate that as well. it is our bodies are amazing and i want to celebrate that as well.— celebrate that as well. it is great to talk to you. _ celebrate that as well. it is great to talk to you. thank _ celebrate that as well. it is great to talk to you. thank you. - mike has the sport. including a busy day at wimbledon. three british champions to tell you about and one of the men's finals that was the best in recent history. not only did the carlos alcaraz beat novak djokovic in a grand slam final, he did it on the grass where the seven—time wimbledon champion has been unbeatable for a decade. djokovic was aiming for a 24th grand slam title, but the 20—year—old spaniard, triumphed over five sets, with an extraordinary victory. alcaraz is the third youngest man to win the men's title in the open era after 17—year—old boris becker in 1985 and 20—year—old bjorn borg in 1976. and to many this now feels like a changing of the guard — the start of a new dynasty. being the guy to be here after ten

years unbeaten on that court is amazing for me. it is something they will never forget. amazing for me. it is something they will neverforget. it amazing for me. it is something they will never forget. it is great, i think, for a new generation to see me beating him and making them think they are capable to do it, as well. it is great for me and i think for younger players. as well as that epic encounter, there were three british winners to celebrate over the weekend as well. on saturday, there was neal skupski's victory with his partner wesley koolhof in the men's doubles. also alfie hewett and gordon reid in the wheelchair doubles, and then there was more success on the final day, as wolverhampton—born henry searle ended britain's 61—year wait for a boys' singles champion at wimbledon. the 17—year—old beat russian yaroslav demin in straight sets in front

of a buoyant court one crowd. he was unseeded as well. the last british boys' champion was stanley matthews — son of the former blackpool and england footballer — way back in 1962. and this historic win sent the searle barmy army wild withjubliltion. i mentioned britain's alfie hewett, a double winner. hewett, a doubles winner. but and he missed out on a second trophy as he lost in the mens wheelchair singles final. wimbledon is the one singles grand slam that has eluded hewett so far, and he was beaten in straight sets by the 17—year—old top seed from japan, tokito 0da. it was a bit of revenge, after hewett and gordon reid, had beaten 0da and his teamate, had beaten 0da and his teammate, in the doubles final on saturday. now it was a step too far in the end for england's cricketers in the women's ashes and it means australia retain the urn. england needed to beat the aussies again yesterday to have a chance of winning the series, but the tourists looked in a strong position, finishing their 50 overs on 282 for seven. it was to be a nailbiting finish;

nat sciver—brunt hit a century and needed a six with the final ball to win the match for england, but it wasn't to be and the aussies won byjust 3 runs. that defeat means that australia retain the ashes, england can only draw the series when they play the final one day international in taunton tomorrow. fans lining the route of the tour de france have been warned to give the riders more space after one spectator caused a pile—up trying to take a picture on their phone. if you watch the right of your screen here, you'll see the multiple crashes which happened when a fan's outstretched arm taking a selfie knocked american rider sepp kuss. he then swerved starting a series of collisions. everyone was able to continue, but it prompted teams and organisers to plead with fans to take more care. wout pols won the stage.

jonas vingegaard finished alongside his rival pogacar to retain his ten second overall lead. today is a rest day. next to the drama at the scottish open golf, where rory mcilroy became number two in the world, after winning at the renaissance club. in a thrilling finish, the northern irishman birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre and finish on 15—under par for what is his first win in scotland. in fact, he's the first man to complete the triple crown of irish, scottish and open championships — the latter of which begins on thursday. whatever the weather at royal liverpool throws at the golfers, it won't match the conditions that fans in florida had to deal with as they gathered in their thousands to welcome the greatest of all time. the unveiling of lionel messi had to be delayed by an hour, as thunder and lightning and torrential downpours made it a rather wet welcome at inter miami. but it didn't dampen the excitement of over 16,000 fans who gathered to behold theirfootballing messiah.

signed in deal said to be worth up to £60 million a season. more on this in an hour's time. our correspondence was there. the beckham 5 were there as would expect. fans will have to wait a month before they can see him play i think on the 21st of august. adding to the drama, i think, when he arrived. it was like special effects. it was like special effects. it is your moment. it is not my moment. you are building it up too much. rappers have been accused of encouraging young people into all sorts of pursuits over the years — most of them bad — but here's a new one for you. playing the flute. notjust any rappers, though. we're talking about the american superstar lizzo, who is also a classically trained flautist. now, the british flute society says lizzo is making the instrument cool in the eyes of her young fans,

as fiona lamdin explains. lizzo, one of america's biggest rappers, pop star and devoted flautist. and with herflute miked up, 200,000 glastonbury festivalgoers were treated to a bit of mozart. over 100 miles away in this music lesson in coventry, lizzo's performance is having a huge impact. she doesn't really read from sheet music. she just improvises, mostly. it makes it feel a lot more up—to—date rather than feeling that music is kind of more classical. she performed at glastonbury

and that has been one of my dreams and i would absolutely love to do that — performing in front of thousands of people. like, inspiring them with your dream, your music. that would be absolutely amazing. it makes me want to carry on playing the flute because it shows that you can do anything, because you can create your own piece of music with the flute. if you watch lizzo play, - her fingers move quite fast, even though she's got lots of nails. but one of the things . is even just two notes... and their teacher is delighted with what she calls the lizzo effect afterfearing numbers might decline following the pandemic. for the instrument, it's wonderful just to see it out there. _ flute playing, any kind _ of instrument, music, takes time. lizzo has worked very hard to get to where she is — i with joy and with experimenting and improvisation — _ but it's taken time to get better. and, hopefully, it'll create maybe a few more flute i players in the future. you never know. lizzo first picked up the flute

when she was ten and, for the next eight years, was classically trained. you played jazz flute? no, i dabbled injazz flute. does she ever? and, recently, lizzo and her beloved flute have been popping up in some unexpected places. in 2019, she recreated the iconic anchorman jazz flute scene after being challenged by the actor will ferrell himself. in february, the four—time grammy award winner stopped by sesame street to try their cookie flute. i've played a lot of instruments, but i've never played a cookie before. may i? go for it. oh, boy, oh, boy! in may, lizzo and her flute

starred in the us animated sitcom the simpsons. and she finally got to play at the met gala with one of her heroes — nicknamed the man with the golden flute — sirjames galway. he might be seven decades older than these students, but they were delighted with his message. hello, i'm james galway and i've been playing the flute since i was nine years old. and i hope you're going to enjoy it as much as i do. like, that'sjust for you guys. yeah — i've always looked up to him since i started playing, - but i don't think i've heard him talk before, so it's _ a surprise to hear his accent! lizzo sounds like me because she listened to me

every day, playing the flute on cd. and i did the same when i was a kid. i listened tojean—pierre rampal and marcel moyse and all these big flute players, and that's what lizzo is doing now — she's listening to all the big flute players like me. unlike these pupils, nathan lee was older when he first picked up the flute. i left school at 15 and then i pretty much started working on a building site. he plays it while beatboxing at the same time. if the flute was more available and there was less of a stereotype, less of a stigma around it being — i don't know, a posh instrument or one for girls and not boys — if we just got rid of that nonsense, i think you'd see a lot more people on building sites maybe playing the flute. i don't know. and we'd get, you know, tyson fury on the flute or something like that. anthonyjoshua. this unlikely trio —

lizzo, sirjames and nathan — spanning the decades, doing all they can to keep the flute flag flying. fiona lamdin, bbc news. amina hussain is a principal flautist and tony followell is from music for all, a charity which helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn instruments. good morning. we have listened to you serenade us this morning beautiful. but talk to me about playing the flute and lizzo's contribution puts it on the map again and particularly in that setting it makes it cool. it map again and particularly in that setting it makes it cool.— setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler. setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler- i— setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler. i was _ setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler. i was going _ setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler. i was going to - setting it makes it cool. it makes it cooler. i was going to say, - setting it makes it cool. it makes| it cooler. i was going to say, does the flute have _ it cooler. i was going to say, does the flute have an _ it cooler. i was going to say, does the flute have an image _ it cooler. i was going to say, does| the flute have an image problem? looking at you, i do not think so. i do not think it does particularly

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strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding onto a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney yesterday afternoon. police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called — and helped to free the woman. she was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. just stop oil activists — who've caused disruption for months on london's roads — at events including the proms and at the wimbledon tennis championships — held a low key, non—disruptive protest atjohn lewis. this was them at the oxford street store, where they didn't glue themselves to anything, shout loudly or throw anything. they also left peacefully when asked to do so. let's take a look at the tube board now. now onto the weather. and expect passing showers. some of them could be quite heavy, but they won't last long. it will feel mild with a top temperature of 22 celsius. that's it.

i'll have another update for you just before 8.30. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines today. crews continue to battle wild fires in la palma, and there are warnings of record temperatures for millions in europe and north america. falling short — a plan for 40 new hospitals in england by 2030, won't be met according to the government's spending watchdog. consistently doing them harm — the scathing conclusion of a report into a government compensation scheme set up for victims of terror. i was in the right place at the right time. i wasn't doing anything wrong. but i feel like i'm being punished. car insurance premiums havejumped nearly 20% in the past year. insurers say it's because repairs are costing them more. but there are ways

to lower your quote. i'll look at how you can save money. the new king of centre court, says winning wimbledon is a dream come true. aged just 20, carlos alcaraz ended the reign of novak djokovic in a thrilling men's singles final. whilst southern europe and the usa scorchers, here in the uk it is another fairly cool week with a mixture of sunshine and showers. the full forecast coming up. good morning. it's monday, the 17th ofjuly. our top story. large parts of mainland europe are continuing to swelter in extreme temperatures, as a second heatwave moves in. the united states is also experiencing near record highs, with extreme heat warnings in place for more than 110 million people, while other countries are seeing torrential rain and floods. joe inwood reports. they call it death valley for a reason. this californian desert once

recorded the earth's highest ever temperature, 56.7 celsius. this current heatwave is getting close to beating that. for some, it's a tourist attraction, a chance to witness a piece of history. but tom has a very different message. the fact that people are coming out here to celebrate this, the park service is giddy. people are excited about tomorrow. it's not a milestone. i'm calling it happy death day, because, 0k, it's a milestone tomorrow. but then, next year it's going to be another milestone. in ten years, 20 years, it's going 140 here. what are we celebrating? right across the us, heat records look set to be broken. here in phoenix, it's been above 43 celsius for more than 17 days in a row, with no sign of things getting cooler. authorities are warning that children, pregnant women and the elderly are at serious risk. it's all being caused by extreme high pressure, resulting in something called a heat dome. and that is leading to other

forms of extreme weather. new york has seen torrential rain, leading to this warning from the governor. this is possibly our new normal. this is the kind of weather that even what should normally be a beautiful beach—going sunday injuly, can turn into a devastating catastrophe because of mother nature. and it's notjust the us that is seeing extremes. some parts ofjapan saw more than 300 millimetres of rain in just 24 hours, while the capital, tokyo, is seeing near record temperatures. much of europe is also feeling the heat for a second week. italy is expected to see the temperature rise to 45 celsius as hot airfrom africa heads north. authorities put out red weather alerts for 16 cities, including rome. oh, it's almost sickening. you know, you just. get almost nauseous. so i am carrying a towel, and you just keep on- wetting yourself, your hair|

and drinking a lot of water. in the spanish island of la palma, more than 4000 people have now had to leave their homes, as wildfires rage out of control. it's a similar picture back across the atlantic. canada has seen its most destructive burning season ever, with cities struggling to breathe. while down in california, wildfires are said to be out of control. there is now little doubt that man—made climate change is behind the chaos in our weather. and still the world is getting warmer. joe inwood, bbc news. we'rejoined now by guy hedgecoe in madrid. guy, it's notjust the spanish mainland that's affected, but there's also a serious situation on the canary islands? yes, that's right. this fire that began on the island of la palma at

the weekend is still burning. quite strongly. it has already devoured about 10,000 acres of land. 4000 people were evacuated from their homes. however, there is some good news in that many of those people have been able to return to their homes in the last few hours. and the authorities are hoping to bring it under control. still not under control. they hope they can prevent it from spreading into a nearby national park. however, obviously with the very high temperatures we are seeing across spain, the risk of wildfires is very high across the country. here where i am in central spain, we are expected to see temperatures of 40 degrees today. in the south of to 44 degrees. that picture will be replicated across much of southern europe today. guy. much of southern europe today. guy, thank ou. much of southern europe today. guy, thank you- guy _ much of southern europe today. guy, thank you. guy hedgecoe from madrid. there are further developments in ukraine this morning. sally has the details. the ukrainian military has attacked

the kerch bridge that links crimea with russia's mainland — that's according to bbc sources in kyiv. explosions were heard in the early hours and russian officials say two people were killed. abdujalil abdurasulov is in kyiv. what more can you tell us about this attack? yes, our sources in the security services in the spu claim that it was ukraine, together with the ukrainian navy, who carried out this attack. but of course we need to treat this information quite carefully because ukraine, like russia, is heavily involved in what they call information war. and officially kyiv has not admitted their role in this attack. but this is a usual practice. for example, this very bridge in crimea was attacked last october. until this

month officially kyiv has not admitted their involvement. only in july the deputy defence minister said this was the first attempt carried out by ukraine to break russia's logistics, and that this bridge is very important for russia because it is part of the key route to supply its forces in southern ukraine. without regular supplies, it will be much harderfor its troops to maintain their control in the regions in southern ukraine that they occupied last year.— plans to build 40 new hospitals in england by 2030 will fall short, according to a new report by the public spending watchdog. the national audit office says the government will complete only 32 hospitals by the end of the decade, eight short of a target which formed a key pledge in the conservative party's 2019 election manifesto. with more on this, here's our health editor hugh pym. with some hospitals complaining of crumbling buildings and risks to patients, the government has

responded with plans to invest in new facilities in england. five hospitals, said to be at risk of collapse because of deteriorating concrete infrastructure, are to be added to a list of upgrades and rebuilds. but bbc news revealed in may work on 33 out of the target of 40 hospitals hasn't begun. the conservative manifesto in 2019 had a pledge to fund and build 40 new hospitals in england over ten years. these plans were confirmed in 2020. but the spending watchdog, the national audit office, says based on what was set out then, only 32 hospitals will be built by 2030. the government is including new hospital schemes like the royal liverpool, which was announced back in 2010, as well as seven others which had been approved before 2020. but the watchdog says these are not included in its calculations. under the government's definition in 2020 of 40 new hospitals by 2030, we think

the figure under the revised programme is 32 hospitals by 2030, with the remaining eight to be completed after that. the nao says there is a risk that some of the new hospitals will be too small, with faulty assumptions about the number of beds needed for patients. it adds that delivery to date had been slower than expected. labour said it was a shocking and damning report. the department of health said it was firmly committed to delivering the hospitals, backed by over £20 billion of investment. hugh pym, bbc news. rail passengers are facing more travel disruption as train drivers and other staff continue their long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. thousands of train drivers in the aslef union are starting a six—day ban on overtime, which will cause some services to start later and finish much earlier than usual. nhs consultants in england — who are due to walk out on thursday and friday — have announced two more strike dates in august.

it comes after their union, the bma, rejected the government's offer of a 6% pay rise. more than 50 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in the western isles. an entire pod was found on a beach in the isle of lewis. most were either dead already or — despite a rescue effort — had to be put down. however, one whale was successfully refloated. the bosses of major supermarkets and other fuel retailers will meet the energy secretary today to discuss concerns that a drop in the wholesale price of fuel hasn't been passed on to consumers quickly enough. ben's looking at this for us this morning. yes, the energy secretary grant shapps will give them until next month to voluntarily share live prices online, to help motorists find the cheapest fuel. it's all to do with the fact that petrol and diesel prices jumped when the war in ukraine began, as oil exports from russia were limited. the wholesale price went up sharply,

and so did the price at the pump. unleaded hit almost £2 per litre at the pump last year before coming back down. but there were accusations that retailers didn't drop the price quickly enough when the wholesale price fell. in fact, the competition watchdog found supermarkets were charging drivers an extra 6p per litre last year, and increasing their profit margins. the energy secretary says he is meeting petrol retailers today to challenge them on all of this. it 5 yet another element to the cost of living pressures on households, costs associated with driving going up, and putting a strain on already stretched monthly budgets. rocket and feather pricing. she was like —— so it's like a rocket, down like —— so it's like a rocket, down like a feather. 13 minutes past eight. matt has got the weather.

a mixed bag. it eight. matt has got the weather. a mixed bag-— eight. matt has got the weather. a mixed bag. eight. matt has got the weather. a mixed baa. l ., a mixed bag. it is. good morning. it is one of those _ a mixed bag. it is. good morning. it is one of those weeks _ a mixed bag. it is. good morning. it is one of those weeks again - a mixed bag. it is. good morning. it is one of those weeks again where l a mixed bag. it is. good morning. it is one of those weeks again where it doesn't really feel like summer has got going. this morning's�*s weather watchers already picking out the shower clouds. more today. it will again be fairly cool for this stage injuly. compared to the weekend there will be lighter winds and, during wednesday and thursday, fewer showers and more sunshine. out there today, the rain at the moment is fairly widespread across some parts of central and northern line in scotland. it is starting to fragment. heavier showers towards the west of england and wales. some already have the odd flash of lightning, rumble of thunder. they will develop further through the morning. starting in western areas. the showers get going in the afternoon. if you are heading towards lunchtime in the afternoon, some showers in northern scotland. a cloudy day for much of scotland. the bulk of the showers will move to the south. more in northern ireland. a

few western areas of england and wales turning drier. central and eastern england is where we will start to see some of the heavier downpours. passing through on the breeze. not as strong as yesterday. still enough of a breeze to walk them through. some parts of central and western wales will be drier in the afternoon. temperatures around 17 to 22 celsius for many. down on where you would usually be at this stage injuly. showers around in the evening. most of them stay for a time but then we cast our eyes towards what is coming into ireland tomorrow morning. outbreaks of rain that become extensive on tuesday. the top and tail of the country not looking too wet. as you can see, it is still fairly changeable and fairly cool. thank you. victims of terror attacks in the uk say a government compensation scheme — which was set up to help people like them — is actually doing more harm than good. a new report says the criminal injuries compensation

authority is too slow, pays out too little, and shows no sympathy for victims — leaving many feeling like they're on trial. one of those calling for reform isjoanne mcsorley, who was injured in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. in her first ever tv interview, she's been telling her story to graham satchell. screaming. suddenly there's a loud bang, and i can feel that there's something wrong. i know that people are dying around me and i think i'm going to die too. joanne's life changed forever after the manchester arena attack.

she was 15 feet from the suicide bomber, hit with 31 pieces of shrapnel. i'm basically housebound, really, because i can't even put my own shoes on, or my own coat, you know? so, it's a life that's very, very different to what it was. joanne spent 11 weeks in hospital. her severe injuries meant she had to give up herjob at a local primary school. it was a real vocation. absolutely loved it, and was good at it as well. was really good at it. i was a busy working mum, working full—time, spontaneous, running a busy house and, yeah, a full life, you know? and now i feel like i'm just existing. i don't...

..have a life, really. joanne started the process of claiming compensation from the government run criminal injuries compensation authority. i put my faith in the systems, and in the government. this was a terror attack. so i thought, well, of course we'll be looked after because it's their duty, surely, to be there and be that support for victims of of terror? but that... ..that didn't happen. joanne says she was asked again and again to prove the extent of her injuries. i feel totally degraded by the process of it, because you're having to prove all the time that you are still in that state, you know? i was picking my girls up

from a concert that they had got tickets for, for a christmas present. i was in the right place at the right time. i wasn't doing anything wrong, but i feel like i'm being punished. the authors of a new report out today have spoken to 132 people who have survived terror attacks. they say the current compensation system takes too long, pays out too little, doesn't show respect or empathy — in short, is broken and should be replaced. an organisation that is supposed to be helping survivors recover and rebuild, it says, is instead consistently doing them harm. the government told us the compensation scheme has paid out more than £150 million in the last year alone, but we know more must be done, they say, which is why the government is reviewing the support available. joanne has been told she needs what's called low level living, a bungalow.

but after a process that's taken six years, the compensation authority has offered her £25,000 for her injuries, which she describes as an insult. i don't even think that you should have to apply for something. it should just be there. no one has got in touch with me to ask me, how are you? you know, how are you doing? or, how are you now? you know? no one, in government or anyone. they don't care. because it's just not fair. it's just not fair. none of this is fair. no one cares.

we're joined now by one of the report's co—authors, brendan cox, and by darryn frost, who survived a terror attack himself and who had the idea for the survey. good morning. thank you for coming in. �* ll �* l good morning. thank you for coming in. .l , in. brendan, it's astonishing, i havejust— in. brendan, it's astonishing, i have just been _ in. brendan, it's astonishing, i have just been looking - in. brendan, it's astonishing, i have just been looking at - in. brendan, it's astonishing, i| have just been looking at some in. brendan, it's astonishing, i. have just been looking at some of those examples of individual cases. talk to me about what some people have been asked to do here? not only not getting the compensation, somebody has to pay it back? you 'ust heard somebody has to pay it back? you just heard from _ somebody has to pay it back? er�*i. just heard from joanne there and her horrific experience. the fact that she had over 30 pieces of shrapnel in her. and all this time on, because of the lack of a payout, she still can't afford a mobility scooter to get out and about. she

still can't afford to build a bathroom downstairs because she struggles to get upstairs. the indignity we are putting those people through. another case, a survivor from the tunisia attack, whose husband was killed, who was given £5,000 to pay for the funeral, and seven years later got a letter out of the blue demanding that she pay that money back within 30 days, or they would take legal action. she didn't have that money. she had spent that money on burying her husband. that kind of disregard and disrespect for survivors is what we are facing. it is notjust individual cases. 50 are facing. it is not 'ust individual cases. are facing. it is not 'ust individualcases. ., ., individual cases. so what has gone wron: ? i individual cases. so what has gone wrong? ithink— individual cases. so what has gone wrong? i think it _ individual cases. so what has gone wrong? i think it is _ individual cases. so what has gone wrong? i think it is the _ individual cases. so what has gone wrong? i think it is the culture - individual cases. so what has gone wrong? i think it is the culture of. wrong? i think it is the culture of the organisation. _ wrong? i think it is the culture of the organisation. they _ wrong? i think it is the culture of the organisation. they are - wrong? i think it is the culture of the organisation. they are trying| wrong? i think it is the culture of. the organisation. they are trying to minimise the payments. perhaps they are used to dealing with people who are used to dealing with people who are trying to fiddle the system. but they are treating people with a complete culture of disrespect. secondly, it is about the competence. they use —— losing people's notes. it is also the policies. these ridiculous policies where, for example, you can only claim for the top three injuries. if

you are someone likejoanne, who has got a 30 pieces of shrapnel, you have to choose the top three. it is degrading, it is dehumanising and the government now that. they know that this system isn't working. they know that it is a disgrace. but they still haven't, despite back in 2019, promising they would sort it out, they still haven't done that. you heled they still haven't done that. you helped tackle — they still haven't done that. you helped tackle the _ they still haven't done that. you helped tackle the terrorists in the london bridge attack. horrific experience for anybody who was there that day. talk to us about the process that you have had to go through to get to the point you are at now, and how difficult that process has been? 50. at now, and how difficult that process has been?— at now, and how difficult that process has been? so, i think the authority was _ process has been? so, i think the authority was set _ process has been? so, i think the authority was set up _ process has been? so, i think the authority was set up with - process has been? so, i think the authority was set up with good... | process has been? so, i think the i authority was set up with good... my personal— authority was set up with good... my personal expense was really difficult. when you are in a state of trauma — difficult. when you are in a state of trauma you struggle with your memory. — of trauma you struggle with your memory, you get confused and all the rest. memory, you get confused and all the rest it— memory, you get confused and all the rest it is— memory, you get confused and all the rest it is this— memory, you get confused and all the rest. it is this paper—based postal system _ rest. it is this paper—based postal system in — rest. it is this paper—based postal system in the modern era where you are sending — system in the modern era where you

are sending papers back and forth, you are _ are sending papers back and forth, you are in— are sending papers back and forth, you are in total darkness, you don't know _ you are in total darkness, you don't know where — you are in total darkness, you don't know where you are in the process, you don't— know where you are in the process, you don't know if they have received your paperwork. you get no notification. there was over a year of pure _ notification. there was over a year of pure silence. i was asking, is this still— of pure silence. i was asking, is this still going on, what is happening? then they keep asking for more evidence. you feel like you are on trial— more evidence. you feel like you are on trial or— more evidence. you feel like you are on trial or you — more evidence. you feel like you are on trial or you are scrounging. that is an— on trial or you are scrounging. that is an awful— on trial or you are scrounging. that is an awful thing. what was really interesting is we raised days after our last— interesting is we raised days after our last experience of being on bbc. see ica _ our last experience of being on bbc. see ica representatives met with survivors — see ica representatives met with survivors. there is a whole group of us. survivors. there is a whole group of us it— survivors. there is a whole group of us it was— survivors. there is a whole group of us. it was shocking how tone deaf they were — us. it was shocking how tone deaf they were. they were telling us how amazing _ they were. they were telling us how amazing their service was. they had amazing their service was. they had a 93%_ amazing their service was. they had a 93% satisfaction score. this didn't— a 93% satisfaction score. this didn't chime with our experiences of the conversations we have had with other— the conversations we have had with other survivors, or my own experiences. we had a look at how less than— experiences. we had a look at how less than half of people get compensation. it didn't make sense

to me _ compensation. it didn't make sense to me 93% — compensation. it didn't make sense to me. 93% satisfaction. who are they serving? then hearing the stories— they serving? then hearing the stories of— they serving? then hearing the stories of others, we just thought, when _ stories of others, we just thought, when they— stories of others, we just thought, when they mark their own homework they pat _ when they mark their own homework they pat themselves on the back. i think— they pat themselves on the back. i think we _ they pat themselves on the back. i think we need to see what people say to us if— think we need to see what people say to us if we _ think we need to see what people say to us if we take it. the report had shocked _ to us if we take it. the report had shocked usl — to us if we take it. the report had shocked us. i don't think we were expecting — shocked us. i don't think we were expecting it to be that contrasting. we knew— expecting it to be that contrasting. we knew it — expecting it to be that contrasting. we knew it would be bad because of the individual case stories. paul price from the manchester attack came on and spoke to a few months ago. we did that survey. what that found is that ease individual stories, these horrific stories, likejoanne's, like paul's, they are not aberrations, they are the norm. they are people been consistently treated like that. 70% of survivors said they didn't think the service was fit for purpose. that is an outrage. forthis was fit for purpose. that is an outrage. for this organisation that are supposed to be helping people, it is putting people through another trauma. it is actively doing them

harm. ., ., , harm. you were here november, talkin: to harm. you were here november, talking to us _ harm. you were here november, talking to us about _ harm. you were here november, talking to us about this. - harm. you were here november, talking to us about this. after i harm. you were here november, | talking to us about this. after you are on the programme you got a call? yeah, that is the first time they contacted — yeah, that is the first time they contacted me proactively. being on the bbc_ contacted me proactively. being on the bbc they wanted to settle mine and paul's— the bbc they wanted to settle mine and paul's claim really quickly. that _ and paul's claim really quickly. that was— and paul's claim really quickly. that was not really the point of being _ that was not really the point of being there. it shouldn'tjust be those _ being there. it shouldn'tjust be those people who come on tv. do we have to _ those people who come on tv. do we have to trawl— those people who come on tv. do we have to trawl people out with their injuries— have to trawl people out with their injuries and bring people who are children? _ injuries and bring people who are children...? what do we need to do? the government response of saying, we know _ the government response of saying, we know more must be done, it is a disgrace _ we know more must be done, it is a disgrace to — we know more must be done, it is a disgrace to hear that as a response. we are _ disgrace to hear that as a response. we are quite — disgrace to hear that as a response. we are quite clear about the things we -- _ we are quite clear about the things we -- where — we are quite clear about the things we —— where it is failing. i am supporting _ we —— where it is failing. i am supporting prison leavers into housing — supporting prison leavers into housing etc. the dwp system is online — housing etc. the dwp system is online you _ housing etc. the dwp system is online. you get a portal. it is really— online. you get a portal. it is really not _ online. you get a portal. it is really not rocket science. so yeah, for me _ really not rocket science. so yeah, for me it _ really not rocket science. so yeah, for me it felt disingenuous that i .ot for me it felt disingenuous that i got a _ for me it felt disingenuous that i got a call— for me it felt disingenuous that i got a call and that was the one time they were _ got a call and that was the one time they were proactive in trying to resolve — they were proactive in trying to resolve that. and i said, actually,

i resolve that. and i said, actually, idon't _ resolve that. and i said, actually, idon't want — resolve that. and i said, actually, i don't want to resolve this right now and — i don't want to resolve this right now and i— i don't want to resolve this right now and i would like you to listen to the _ now and i would like you to listen to the results of a survey we are going _ to the results of a survey we are going to — to the results of a survey we are going to take. they didn't even respond — going to take. they didn't even respond. they sent me to tribunal. i had to _ respond. they sent me to tribunal. i had to last — respond. they sent me to tribunal. i had to, last week before, speak to a and explain — had to, last week before, speak to a and explain why am i —— why i'm asking— and explain why am i —— why i'm asking for— and explain why am i —— why i'm asking fora— and explain why am i —— why i'm asking for a delay. the judge was understanding. this is how terrorists win. when we create this distraction — terrorists win. when we create this distraction. you see that our own country— distraction. you see that our own country can't look after those people — country can't look after those people who are literally political targetsl — people who are literally political taraets. �* ll people who are literally political taraets. �* .l ., targets. brendan, what practical ste s, targets. brendan, what practical steps. what _ targets. brendan, what practical steps. what do _ targets. brendan, what practical steps, what do people _ targets. brendan, what practical steps, what do people need? i targets. brendan, what practicalj steps, what do people need? to targets. brendan, what practical- steps, what do people need? to start with we hope — steps, what do people need? to start with we hope the _ steps, what do people need? to start with we hope the criminal _ steps, what do people need? to start with we hope the criminal injuries - with we hope the criminal injuries compensation authority can be reformed. it is supposed to be the thing that rubs its arms around you and looks after you in the aftermath of these attacks. but because of the filling culture, because of the lack of confidence, our view is it has to be rebuilt from scratch. it needs to be rebuilt from scratch. it needs to be a new organisation. if you go back to 2020, the gunmen said they

were going to create a new organisation. they have recognised this is a disgrace also is the. but as darren said, they have not followed through. it is not ok just to say, we know it is not good enough. they are the government they have to act to improve it. we are saying that system needs to be based around helping people, not trying to minimise the payments, but to make sure that people are ok. i think the public would expect that. when they see summary likejoanne, who has been through the worst possible thing, and many other people, who have lost loved ones, they would expect, as politicians promised in the aftermath of these attacks, that those people would be looked after, that we will put our arms around them and help them through the worst possible thing. people that have done nothing wrong, who are targets because they are trying to target our state. therefore, the garment needs to take its responsibility seriously, notjust accept it is not good enough, but actually change the system. we know they can do that. there is an idea of a survivors�* charger, a bill of rights for survivors of terror attacks. the

gunmen set in 2019, following the fishmongers hall attacks, they would consult on this. we have still yet to see a draft. that is what needs to see a draft. that is what needs to happen. to see a draft. that is what needs to happen-— to see a draft. that is what needs to hauen. ll ~ ., ., to happen. thank you to you both are cominu in to happen. thank you to you both are coming in and — to happen. thank you to you both are coming in and explaining. _ coming in and explaining. fascinating to see how this will play out. thank you. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let�*s find out what they have in store. coming up. money misery rumbles on with sky—high interest rates making borrowing more expensive. today, cash queen laura pomfrett explains the difference between bad finance and smart finance, including how to shift the debt so you�*ll end up owing less. also on the show, in the latest social media scam, we find out how fraudsters are posting fake missing people profiles on our news feeds, designed to trick you, your friends and your family. people believed they were messaging . and writing to our official account. l but what they were doing was playing right into the hands _

of the scammer's one. rav wilding tells us how criminals are tugging our heartstrings for cash. plus, it�*s the excruciating condition that�*s making one in five brits call in sick to work. dr xand is talking about lower back pain. i am sure we've all experienced it |at some point, so if you're sittingj for over seven hours a day, you need to give your- knees a good hug. and why paracetamol. and bed rest won't help. plus, we're welcoming the latest member of the morning live family to the studio as our vet drjames greenwood and his husband mark have got their brand—new baby oliver with them to celebrate the 10—year anniversary of same—sex marriage. and strictly prosjowita and vito are going back on tour.

they tell us how they go through a pair of shoes a week because of all the dancing. see you at 9:15. get a shot of the baby. we need more oliver! look at all about. what a fantastic head of hair. the bbc to get me every time. i love him. —— baby feet. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. london�*s leading doctors treating and researching body dysmorphia — a mental health condition where people spend a lot of time worrying about their appearance — say people are turning to cosmetic surgery instead of accessing mental health support.

around 2% of the population suffer from what�*s known as bdd. a new centre is being built in south london to treat the illness, whose impact can be extreme. there�*s high rates of self—harm and, in some cases, people do feel so desperate that they can�*t change their appearance and just their self—esteem and self—worth is so kind of caught up in that that some people have taken their life or think about it. strong winds at the weekend blew scaffolding onto a car in east london, injuring a woman inside. it happened on dalston lane in hackney on saturday. police officers, firefighters and paramedics were called — and helped to free the woman. she was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. just stop oil activists, who�*ve caused disruption for months on london�*s roadsm at events including the proms and at the wimbledon

tennis championships held a low—key non—disruptive protest atjohn lewis. this was them at the oxford street store where they didn�*t glue themselves to anything, shout loudly or throw anything. they also left peacefully when asked to do so. let�*s take a look at the tube board now. on the elizabeth line — there are severe delays between paddington and heathrow and reading — because a vehicle hit a bridge in the hanwell area this morning. it�*s a good service elsewhere on the line. the 0verground — minor delays between stratford and richmond due to an overhead wire problems. now the weather with kate. good morning, it�*s a dry, bright start for this monday morning. we�*ve got some sunshine but also the chance of showers today. a few of those might contain a rumble of thunder. you can see the showers blowing through on that westerly breeze. more chance of getting thunder out towards parts of essex, the home counties, but anywhere could hear the odd rumble. the showers becoming a little less as we head through the day. temperatures reaching 23 celsius.

some sunshine through this evening and then, overnight, it�*s dry and clear. you can see the cloud edging in as we head into tuesday morning. the minimum temperature dropping to 9 celsius. we have a cold front tomorrow that will bring the cloud. also the chance of a shower, but looking likely it will veer further north, so there is a risk of a shower tomorrow but, further south and east, more chance of sunshine and it�*s staying dry. it is there we will get our warmest temperatures at 24 celsius. as we head through the week, it will stay largely unsettled. sunny spells, showers at times, but a little bit drier as we head through thursday and friday. the writer and director of the film love actually — the brilliant richard curtis — has announced a new christmas show, which will come to the london stage in december. ten points if you can guess what the production will be called. you can see the website to find out what it is.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. alzheimer s specialists have described the results of an experimental drug trial as historic and a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. it's called ? donanemab and early tests have shown that it can slow the progression of alzheimers by a third, in patients who are in the early stages of the condition. the full results of the trial are due to be released later today. let�*s speak now with dr richard oakley from the alzheimer�*s society and paul lindsay, whose father richard was diagnosed with the disease six years ago. good morning. tell us how this dreadful disease affected your family. dreadful disease affected your famil . dreadful disease affected your famil. , ., family. dad has been a fit individual _ family. dad has been a fit individual and _ family. dad has been a fit individual and did - family. dad has been a fit individual and did the - family. dad has been a fit. individual and did the london

marathon in underfour hours. he was diagnosed six years ago. it has been quick changing. dad has been physically fit. it is so sad to see the regression and the way it has affected the whole family, particularly my mother, who has ended up giving a lot of care to him. we give a lot of support and we are so proud of the alzheimer�*s society for what they have given us, and certainly the research they do to help families. we and certainly the research they do to help families.— and certainly the research they do to help families. we know it is not 'ust those to help families. we know it is not just those tackling _ to help families. we know it is not just those tackling the _ to help families. we know it is not just those tackling the condition, i just those tackling the condition, it is families often caring for people. it is families often caring for --eole. l ll it is families often caring for ..eole, l ., ., ., people. we are lucky we have a laraer people. we are lucky we have a larger family — people. we are lucky we have a larger family and _ people. we are lucky we have a larger family and can _ people. we are lucky we have a larger family and can offer - people. we are lucky we have a i larger family and can offer support largerfamily and can offer support with him. and my sister goes out walking several times a week with him, as do i, give mum a bit ofa break, so to speak. really, he is

always happy. but it is so sad to see the effect on him. there are so many people who reached out to me and said this is exactly what happened. i see my dad as a silhouette who has gradually walked off into the distance. he was my best man, my best friend. to lose him in that way is sad which is why i am walking from land�*s end tojohn o�*groats for alzheimer�*s to thank them for all they do. o'groats for alzheimer's to thank them for all they do.— o'groats for alzheimer's to thank them for all they do. richard, the news coming _ them for all they do. richard, the news coming out _ them for all they do. richard, the news coming out today _ them for all they do. richard, the news coming out today about - them for all they do. richard, the news coming out today about thisj news coming out today about this particular drug has been years in the making. particular drug has been years in the making-— particular drug has been years in the making. how significant is it? we believe _ the making. how significant is it? we believe it _ the making. how significant is it? we believe it starts _ the making. how significant is it? we believe it starts a _ the making. how significant is it? we believe it starts a new - the making. how significant is it? we believe it starts a new era. i we believe it starts a new era. dementia _ we believe it starts a new era. dementia is the biggest killer in the uk — dementia is the biggest killer in the uk and one of the biggest in the world _ the uk and one of the biggest in the world. alzheimer's is responsible for about— world. alzheimer's is responsible for about 60% of cases. it was discovered almost 120 years ago and we have _ discovered almost 120 years ago and we have seen limited progress since then but— we have seen limited progress since then but we have had a trial announced in november and this this

afternoon _ announced in november and this this afternoon which shows they can remove — afternoon which shows they can remove a — afternoon which shows they can remove a protein called amyloid from the brain— remove a protein called amyloid from the brain effectively which slows progression and keeps people being able to— progression and keeps people being able to drive a car, manage finances. _ able to drive a car, manage finances, talk about current affairs. _ finances, talk about current affairs, recognise family members for longerl — affairs, recognise family members for longer. we believe it is the beginning of a new era. we talk about detection _ beginning of a new era. we talk about detection and _ beginning of a new era. we talk about detection and treatment | beginning of a new era. we talk - about detection and treatment early. it is true in this case.— it is true in this case. these drugs have been — it is true in this case. these drugs have been given _ it is true in this case. these drugs have been given to _ it is true in this case. these drugs have been given to people - it is true in this case. these drugs have been given to people with i it is true in this case. these drugs i have been given to people with mild, early alzheimer's or a precondition. it is important it is diagnosed early — it is important it is diagnosed early we _ it is important it is diagnosed early. we do not quite do that in the uk _ early. we do not quite do that in the uk at — early. we do not quite do that in the uk at the moment but we have not had these _ the uk at the moment but we have not had these treatments coming through before _ had these treatments coming through before and there are now opportunities and we have a sense of momentum _ opportunities and we have a sense of momentum to get behind them. the alzheimer's society funded research 30 years _ alzheimer's society funded research 30 years ago. we are seeing the fruits _ 30 years ago. we are seeing the fruits of— 30 years ago. we are seeing the fruits of that now which is why alzheimer's society are excited

about _ alzheimer's society are excited about this opportunity. i alzheimer's society are excited about this opportunity.- alzheimer's society are excited about this opportunity. i know this research will _ about this opportunity. i know this research will not _ about this opportunity. i know this research will not be _ about this opportunity. i know this research will not be able - about this opportunity. i know this research will not be able to - about this opportunity. i know this research will not be able to help i research will not be able to help your dad. research will not be able to help our dad. ll l ll research will not be able to help our dad. ., , ., ., ., your dad. that is a reason i am doinu your dad. that is a reason i am doing the _ your dad. that is a reason i am doing the charity _ your dad. that is a reason i am doing the charity walk, - your dad. that is a reason i am doing the charity walk, to - your dad. that is a reason i am doing the charity walk, to raise funds to help with research and improve lives for people. i hope others can receive this drug in due course and have a better quality of life. l . ., , , course and have a better quality of life. l ll, l , life. where could this get us to? it is early days- _ life. where could this get us to? it is early days. they _ life. where could this get us to? it is early days. they are _ life. where could this get us to? it is early days. they are trials - life. where could this get us to? it is early days. they are trials and i is early days. they are trials and side—effects need to be looked at but where potentially can it lead? there are side effects that need monitoring and we need the authorities to look at the drugs and make _ authorities to look at the drugs and make decisions. these drugs remove amyloid _ make decisions. these drugs remove amyloid from the brain really quickly _ amyloid from the brain really quickly. we are waiting until the protein— quickly. we are waiting until the protein has built up almost 20 years and started — protein has built up almost 20 years and started causing damage and then getting _ and started causing damage and then getting treatments. if we want to

speculate, if we could give these drugs _ speculate, if we could give these drugs earlier and they clear that, maybe _ drugs earlier and they clear that, maybe we — drugs earlier and they clear that, maybe we could have greater slowing down of _ maybe we could have greater slowing down of the condition and that is what _ down of the condition and that is what the — down of the condition and that is what the society is campaigning for, to do— what the society is campaigning for, to do more — what the society is campaigning for, to do more research and get diagnosis and earlier, look at the side effects. this is why we believe it could _ side effects. this is why we believe it could be — side effects. this is why we believe it could be the beginning of the end _ it could be the beginning of the end it — it could be the beginning of the end it is — it could be the beginning of the end it is a _ it could be the beginning of the end. it is a long journey but this is the _ end. it is a long journey but this is the first— end. it is a long journey but this is the first step and sometimes the first step _ is the first step and sometimes the first step is — is the first step and sometimes the first step is the most important. alzheimer's affects 60% of the total alzheimer�*s affects 60% of the total diagnosis of dementia cases. could this drug help the other 40%? you need to build _ this drug help the other 40%? you need to build up this protein in your— need to build up this protein in your brain _ need to build up this protein in your brain. we do not believe other cases— your brain. we do not believe other cases necessarily have that so probably— cases necessarily have that so probably not but getting a diagnosis or not. _ probably not but getting a diagnosis or not. you — probably not but getting a diagnosis or not, you get an earlier diagnosis of what _ or not, you get an earlier diagnosis of what is _ or not, you get an earlier diagnosis of what is causing dementia. we have done surveys and more than 90%, you .et done surveys and more than 90%, you get the _ done surveys and more than 90%, you get the early— done surveys and more than 90%, you get the early diagnosis, get better care and _ get the early diagnosis, get better care and support and we believe it will help— care and support and we believe it

will help everyone. we care and support and we believe it will help everyone.— care and support and we believe it will help everyone. we do not know at the moments, _ will help everyone. we do not know at the moments, there _ will help everyone. we do not know at the moments, there are - will help everyone. we do not know at the moments, there are worriesl at the moments, there are worries about whether it is hereditary. this could make a huge difference. if it was could make a huge difference. if it was something that continues to be developed and becomes as the doctor described, it could be massive. you could almost plan, nhs could support people with that genetic line. the news is incredible. i people with that genetic line. the news is incredible.— people with that genetic line. the news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovel news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovely to _ news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovely to talk _ news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovely to talk to _ news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovely to talk to you _ news is incredible. i am speechless. it is lovely to talk to you both. - it is lovely to talk to you both. thank you. mike has the sport. it was a big day at wimbledon. a fantastic weekend. it was a weekend that saw three british winners at wimbledon and a changing of the guard on centre court. 20—year—old carlos alcaraz says winning wimbledon is a dream come true, after beating seven—time champion novak djokovic in a thrilling men�*s singles final. our sports correspondent andy swiss

was there. he is the new king of centre court. carlos alcaraz, the man who dethroned a sporting legend. novak djkovic had been chasing an eighth title here, and in front of royalty and celebrities, it was some blockbuster. djokovic breezed to the first set. no contest? no way. atjust 20, alcaraz is the world number one for a reason. commentator: brilliant. and with the crowd backing the spaniard, djokovic wasn�*t happy. where�*s my applause? so when alcaraz seized the second set, guess how he celebrated. but the drama had barely begun. alcaraz took the third set, but djokovic took the fourth. while he was blowing kisses, had alcaraz blown his chance? well, this was the answer, as,

come of the decider, alcaraz took control, while djokovic lost his. time for a new racket? perhaps even a new post. and after nearly five enthralling hours, time for a new champion. umpire: game, set and match. djokovic hadn�*t lost on centre court for ten years, until now. cheering. out here on the hill, just listen to the noise for carlos alcaraz. they know they have seen a remarkable final and a remarkable new champion. djokovic�*s disappointment was only too clear, but after so many wins here, he was philosophical in defeat. maybe i should have lost a couple of finals that i won, so i think this is even—steven. so i think this is even—steven. but now he�*d been beaten by a player some 16 years hisjunior. since i was born, you know... crowd laugh.

..you already were winning tournaments. you know, it�*s amazing. the youngest men�*s champion here for nearly 40 years, but one certainly worth waiting for. andy swiss, bbc news, wimbledon. there were three british winners to celebrate over the weekend as well. neal skupski in the men�*s doubles. also alfie hewett and gordon reid in the wheelchair doubles. then there was more success on the final day as 17—year—old henry searle ended britain�*s 61—year wait for a boys�* singles champion, at wimbledon. the lad from wolverhampton beat russian yaroslav demin in straight sets in front of a buoyant court one crowd. he was unseeded as well. the last british boys�* champion was stanley matthews — son of the former blackpool and england footballer — way back in 1962. his family and friends, the searle barmy army, showed what

this means to them. britain�*s alfie hewett was a doubles winner but he missed out on a second trophy as he lost in the men�*s wheelchair singles final. wimbledon is the one singles grand slam that has eluded hewett so far. he was beaten in straight sets by the 17—year—old top seed from japan tokito 0da. it was a bit of revenge, after hewett and gordon reid had beaten 0da and his teammate, in the doubles final. there was another drmatic finish for england�*s cricketers in the women�*s ashes, but in the end a step too far. after three stunning victories that levelled the series, england needed to beat the aussies again to have a chance of winning the series. but the tourists finished their 50 overs on a good total of 282 for seven. it was to be a nail—biting finish. nat sciver—brunt hit a century and needed a six with the final ball to win the match for england. but it wasn�*t to be and the aussies won byjust three runs. that defeat means that australia retain the ashes, as england can only draw the series now with victory in the final match in taunton tomorrow.

some of the riders on the tour de france will be grateful that today is a rest day after a fan trying to take pictures on their phone caused a nasty crash on stage fifteen. if you watch just below the centre of your screen, you�*ll see the multiple crashes which happened when a fan�*s outstretched arm taking a selfie struck american rider sepp kuss. he then swerved starting a series of collisions. everyone was able to continue, but it prompted teams and organisers to plead with fans to take more care. wout poels won the stage. jonas vingegaard finished alongside his rival tadej pogacar to retain his ten second overall lead. next to the drama at the scottish open golf, where rory mcilroy is up to second in the world rankings after winning at the renaissance club. in a thrilling finish, the northern irishman birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre and finish on 15—under par for what is his first win in scotland. in fact, he�*s the first man to complete the triple crown of irish, scottish and open

championships — the latter of which begins on thursday. now back to the new king of centre court. it has taken many by surprise how well he adapted a grass but perhaps not a surprise to him because this was in the making when he was 12 years old. have a look at this. he has the us open and wimbledon now. going for roland garros next year, no doubt. some people say he is a combination of the great bits of rafa nadal, roger federer and novak djokovic to get this perfect player. at 20 he has disposed of the greatest.

goat. a word i have learned this morning. and you are talking about another goat who has not finished. the greatest of all time. the things you learn. major league soccer has boasted some decent players over the years, but last night inter miami unveiled their latest signing, who is arguably the gaot — or greatest of all time. the seven—time ballon d�*or winner lionel messi met his fans for the first time and — as natalie pirks reports — the event was not short on razzmatazz. as1,000flashbulbs exploded and 16,000 fans�* heart skipped a beat, their messiah finally spoke. muchas gracias. buenas noches. he told fans how happy he was and how he couldn�*t wait to get started. more importantly, he wanted to win. music to their ears. the day had started a scorcher — a south florida heat wave.

and in true american sport tradition, the barbecues were out and and so were the argentina flags to welcome their world cup hero. i know about the club, i hear about the club, i care more about messi. we are from argentina like him, so, for us, the best that can ever happen. first the beckhams arrived, ready to take their place in the owners�* suite right next to the action. a little later, it was the messi family�*s turn to soak up the adulation. ready to see what the famous miami hospitality is all about. butjust as fans were coming to the boil, the great unveil started with a bang. thunder. welcome to florida, where extreme weather is par for the course. despite the pouring rain delaying everything by an hour, the fans still poured through the gates. once inside, shirts were being sold for up to $200. and excitement was palpable as they waited for the goat, the greatest of all time.

when america does unveilings, they go big. broadcasters had sets on the pitch with beckham waxing lyrical on landing the biggest of fish. inter miami are rock bottom of the eastern conference with only five wins this season and need a miracle to reach the play—offs, but now they have magic. imagine if your team had kicked a ball for the first time just three years ago and then the best player in the world was signing for your club. that�*s what�*s happening right now to these guys. there�*s thousands and thousands of professional clubs, he chose one. intermiami. this is a dream come true. for anybody to have the best player in the world at their home team, i am dreaming right now. messi is now the highest paid player in the league�*s history with a two—year contract worth a reported $150 million.

but more than that is what his presence can do for soccer. one diminutive star, one giant coup. natalie pirks, bbc news. let�*s hope he lives up to expectations. very dramatic weather. that was quite an introduction. i think he will do all right. you might have noticed your car insurance has been going up lately. so what 5 behind the rise and what can you do about it? ben 5 here to explain. why is everything, it seems, including... why? people watching will think i was talking about petrol prices going up but this is another pressure on drivers. the rising cost of fuel. certainly when it was more expensive last year. let me explain why we are focusing on car insurance. the average cost of insuring your car has shot up. today, we re looking at the amount you pay your car insurance company ? maybe monthly, maybe every six months ?

to keep you covered. car insurance premiums have risen by 16% compared with this time last year. some people have said there�*s has gone up more but this is an average. whats driving the change? well, there are pressures on the insurance companies ? with energy inflation adding to repair costs. raw materials tend to cost more now. for example, average paint and material costs have risen by nearly 16%. so what can you do to get the best deal on your insurance? we ve got some tips for you. as with all insurance quotes, its worth shopping around to see if you could get a better deal. timing is everything. leave it last minute and you re unlikely to get a good deal. one price comparison site says the best time to get a quote is around three weeks before your renewal date. car insurers are going to give you a quote based on your driving behaviour. so check your mileage is accurate.

if you don t drive much any more and overestimate your mileage, that can increase your premium. you could actually get your premium down by adding a named driver. if you re sharing with an experienced driver, it might be a parent or a friend, you re sharing the risk and that could be reflected in your insurance quote. but there might be some negotiating to do — primary school teacherjames pearce told us that even though his circumstances stayed exactly the same his quote rocketed. it was £433 last year — same car, same insurance policy this year and it�*s up to £577. so it�*s gone up by about 30%. it�*s definitely shocking when the quote comes through and it�*s so much higher. over the last five years, it�*s been reasonably consistent, around the £400 mark. i knew with the cost of living and everything that the price was likely to go up a little bit, but to go up £150, particularly when i�*m using the car all the time for supply teaching and going around for work, it was quite a big shock.

there are other bits of advice on how you can get a lower quote on the bbc news website. look at the business pages. but a lot of you have been in touch with plenty of questions. so many questions. joining us now is louise thomas, car insurance expert from confused.com. ? good morning. we went through some of the ways you might be able to save money but from an insurance point of view, why such a big increase?— point of view, why such a big increase? l, l, l, , l, increase? you are right, as we heard from viewers. _ increase? you are right, as we heard from viewers, insurance _ increase? you are right, as we heard from viewers, insurance premiums i from viewers, insurance premiums have risen quite a lot since the pandemic, just like the rest of us, insurance companies are feeling the pinch and with inflation the cost of everything is rising and claims cost is rocketing every day a week. the

theme in the _ is rocketing every day a week. the theme in the message is that prices seem to go up when you have not claimed, you are a safe driver and have a no claims bonus and some of the reasons, higher repair costs, cost of living, everything else, do not seem to line up. if you are not claiming, you do not incur those costs. l, , l, l , costs. the thing about insurance is that the premiums _ costs. the thing about insurance is that the premiums are _ costs. the thing about insurance is that the premiums are the - costs. the thing about insurance is that the premiums are the risk- costs. the thing about insurance is that the premiums are the risk of. that the premiums are the risk of all drivers being insured. as everything is stacking up on top of each other with the higher cost of repairs, energy bills, wages for actual garages doing the repairs, used cars are holding their value. they are more expensive so total losses are more expensive. i would not lose hope. there are ways to save money. there are savings to be had so make sure you shop around, have a look, and make sure you are getting the best deal by comparing

on comparison websites. you can see the best deals around. iloathed on comparison websites. you can see the best deals around.— the best deals around. what should we look out — the best deals around. what should we look out for _ the best deals around. what should we look out for when _ the best deals around. what should we look out for when trying - the best deals around. what should we look out for when trying to - we look out for when trying to change providers?— we look out for when trying to change providers? there are things ou can do change providers? there are things you can do to _ change providers? there are things you can do to your _ change providers? there are things you can do to your policy _ change providers? there are things you can do to your policy that - change providers? there are things you can do to your policy that will. you can do to your policy that will help save money. make sure you have accurate mileage. it is a reflection of risk, the premium. if you overestimate mileage and say you are driving more than you are you might be seen as a higher risk. we have seen customers save a couple of hundred pounds adding a spouse of the policy. see what it is like if you add them to the policy. fin the policy. see what it is like if you add them to the policy. on that note, you add them to the policy. on that note. jackie — you add them to the policy. on that note, jackie said _ you add them to the policy. on that note, jackie said her _ you add them to the policy. on that note, jackie said her husband - you add them to the policy. on that. note, jackie said her husband passed away recently and they were both on the policy and had a no claims bonus but he had an accident during the insurance year and i had numbered my price went up because i was the only named driver. shopped around and insurers said i did not meet

criteria and when she asked why she was told she had not had enough accidents. a lot of it does not make sense to people. some of it does seem logical. sense to people. some of it does seem logical-— sense to people. some of it does seem loaical. l, l, , l , ,, l, seem logical. no, only insurers know exactly what — seem logical. no, only insurers know exactly what goes — seem logical. no, only insurers know exactly what goes into _ seem logical. no, only insurers know exactly what goes into their - exactly what goes into their premiums stop there are many risk factors, how far you are driving, every driver will represent a different risk and have a different premium. there will be somebody who will insure you and if you look around hopefully you find the best and price. around hopefully you find the best and rice. , l, and price. keith said his quote went from 320 up — and price. keith said his quote went from 320 up to _ and price. keith said his quote went from 320 up to £500, _ and price. keith said his quote went from 320 up to £500, paid - and price. keith said his quote went| from 320 up to £500, paid monthly, which i thought was steep. i looked online and the cheapest i could get was £900. the best —— the most expensive was 1900. this is the level some people are facing. brute

level some people are facing. we said 16% level some people are facing. - said 16% earlier. that is on average and some see steep increases. it is about 14% more expensive if you pay monthly. not everyone can pay up front but that is a sure—fire way to pay less if you can afford it. taste pay less if you can afford it. we alwa s pay less if you can afford it. we always say _ pay less if you can afford it. we always say to — pay less if you can afford it. we always say to shop around. what you are saying this morning is it does paid to do that so work out, have your paperwork in front of you, the details, information you need and shop around because that is the way you will save. llse shop around because that is the way you will save-— you will save. use a price comparison _ you will save. use a price comparison site. - you will save. use a price comparison site. you - you will save. use a price comparison site. you can| you will save. use a price - comparison site. you can see you will save. use a price _ comparison site. you can see dozens of insurers in one place.— of insurers in one place. cathy's oint is of insurers in one place. cathy's point is true- — of insurers in one place. cathy's point is true. she _ of insurers in one place. cathy's point is true. she said _ of insurers in one place. cathy's point is true. she said her- point is true. she said her insurance hasjust point is true. she said her insurance has just arrived and it was a 50% increase and nothing has changed for me. stephen said his jumped to over £1000 after paying

740 and he has changed. your details might not have changed but the industry and insurers have gone is that the point?— that the point? that is it, it has chanced that the point? that is it, it has changed and — that the point? that is it, it has changed and the _ that the point? that is it, it has changed and the risk— that the point? that is it, it has changed and the risk is - that the point? that is it, it has changed and the risk is for- that the point? that is it, it has changed and the risk is for all. changed and the risk is for all insurers. your details might be the same but things cost more, more for insurers and unfortunately that means we are seeing steep increases in premiums this year.— in premiums this year. louise, thank ou. it feels like everything is getting more expensive.

good morning. good morning. i hope you had a nice weekend, i hope you had a nice weekend, welcome to the nation�*s phone in. welcome to the nation�*s phone in. let�*s talk about university degrees. let�*s talk about university degrees. is your degree a rip—off? is your degree a rip—off? rishi sunak says he is taking action to crack down on rip—off university degrees, saying young people are being sold a false dream. with respect, prime minister, isn�*t this about having dreams? you go to university to broaden your horizons and find out about life, yes, have fun. does it more, more for