and i'm at murky old trafford, where it's make or break for england. they must win the fourth ashes test to keep the series alive against australia. but will the weather dictate proceedings in manchester? it is big, it is pink. we are in essex and britain's only life—size barbie dream house. can you feel the kenergy? shower still with us _ can you feel the kenergy? shower still with us but _ can you feel the kenergy? shower still with us but there _ can you feel the kenergy? shower still with us but there should - can you feel the kenergy? shower still with us but there should be i still with us but there should be sunshine around today. i will have the forecast. it's wednesday, 19thjuly. the uk's latest inflation figures — showing how much prices rose by injune — will be released in an hour's time. in may, the figure didn't move from april's rate, staying at 8.7%. ben is in the prime minister's constituency of richmond.

what do we expect to see in the latest figures? good morning from the prime minister's constituency. one of the big draws here is the historic norman castle built more than 1000 years ago but my goodness, the prime minister has no where near as long as that to deal with soaring prices. he pledged to halve inflation by the end of the year. the rate at which average prices are increasing has slowed down since the beginning of the year but nowhere near as quickly as experts expected and not as quickly as the bank of england and government hoped. we will get the latest figures this morning. they should reflect the fall in energy, petrol and diesel. we will get that figure at seven this morning. in the meantime, i have spent the day in richmond to hear how prices have affected people and businesses. time is ticking on the prime minister's pledge to halve inflation

by the end of the year to slow down soaring average prices. when he made that promise, inflation had been at over 10%, so his target is to get it down to around five. economic numbers that have a very real impact on people's daily lives. i think groceries are going up, but we are, you know, alternating in supermarkets trying to find better deals. there's nothing going down price—wise. everything's going — like fuel, food—wise, just everything. we have just been discussing the summer holidays and how we'll probably have picnics more than going out to cafes with the kids. at the local barber shop, they're all about cutting and trimming — notjust hair, but the price rises facing the business, too. the energy bills are going up quite a bit. stock prices, when we have to buy stuff in, has gone up quite a lot as well now. water, electric, gas. obviously, wages went up, as well.

so we are struggling with our bills quite a bit. have you had to put the price of haircuts up? yeah, so the price of haircuts and on the ladies' side have gone up about £3 per service. and on the gents' side it's gone up about £1 a service. people are just making their haircuts last longer, spreading it out over the month. you know, rather than being fortnightly, it's six—weekly and things like that. that means putting up the price of haircuts and customers leaving longer between visits. it's becoming a treat now. it's like instead of every six weeks, it's like every eight, 12 weeks, leaving it. richmond in north yorkshire is an historic market town and relies on tourism. with household budgets squeezed, though, are people cutting back on things like minibreaks and eating out? doesn't seem to be. a 24—bedroomed hotel — our occupancy levels are anything

between 90% and 100% most nights, including the weeknights. if it's not, what we find is a lot of walk—in passing trade. what about prices if your energy bills have gone up, you're trying to pay staff a bit more to help them with cost of living? have you had to put prices up for customers? we have, unfortunately, but i think that's the same for everyone and it's what we've all come to expect. people are still buying. people are still coming in, eating and drinking with us and staying with us. sustained demand for hotel rooms, coffees and eating out is all good for businesses like this one and for economic growth as a whole. but high demand for anything tends to push up prices, furtherfuelling inflation. it's notjust demand pushing up prices — the cost of producing things is getting more expensive as well, especially food, and shops tend to pass that on to us as customers. there is some good news. food prices are not rising quite as fast as they were. but the average grocery shop

is still costing significantly more than it did a year ago, and many are wearily wondering when that pressure on household budgets will start to ease. i mentioned richmond castle. take a look at it this morning as sunrise breaks over the yorkshire dales. it is absolutely stunning. it is what brings a lot of people here, spending money as tourists. but part of the problem is when there is demand, when people are out spending, it tends to push up prices. that is why the bank of england has been raising interest rates to try to make it less attractive for people to spend and instead save, the theory being it should bring down the rise in average prices and slow down inflation. that is the theory, but it is not having the effect as

quickly or as strongly as they would have hoped. you might wonder where we are. this is the old... this place is full of history. this is the victorian station that has been turned into a centre for businesses with a cafe and shops. i will be in there later to hear about the effect of inflation and rising prices. it is also a cinema. look what was showing, this, perhaps, not the best omen. but the prime minister determined to halve inflation by the end of the year. certainly won't be, he is hoping, mission impossible. studio: thank you. get the inflation figure at seven o'clock. that is the top story. sally has the rest of the news. the parent company of jaguar land rover is expected to confirm today that it will build an electric car battery plant in somerset. our chief political correspondent

nick eardleyjoins us. what do we know about these plans? how significant is the timing of the announcement? this how significant is the timing of the announcement?— announcement? this is a big deal. there had been _ announcement? this is a big deal. there had been a _ announcement? this is a big deal. there had been a battle _ announcement? this is a big deal. there had been a battle between i announcement? this is a big deal. | there had been a battle between a site in spain and somerset to get this new land rover building. somerset has won. it will be good forjobs and means thousands of extra jobs atjaguar land forjobs and means thousands of extra jobs at jaguar land rover. it will be good for the car industry. electric batteries will be essential as cars start to move away from petrol and diesel. the uk needs a good supply and they are going to be built in the uk so that is a good thing. it is also i think a good thing. it is also i think a good thing for investment in the uk. i am sure the government will say this is a big deal because it shows the uk is still attracting a lot of inward

investment. but one thing to flag up. this comes at a price. we think there will be hundreds of millions of pounds of subsidies involved in the deal we will get announced later. that will be for things like local infrastructure to help the company building the new plant with things like energy costs. so the government is having to stump up cash to make sure this factory came to the uk. we will get the final details later. i am sure some will want to look over how the subsidies work to make sure they are good value for money. on the face of it, having not seen the full details just yet, it looks like really good news. studio: thanks. large parts of southern europe are continuing to swelter in the heat, as red alerts, which are warnings that the extreme temperatures pose a high risk to health, remain in place for most of italy, spain and greece. meanwhile temperatures went above 50

celsius in the us and china. meanwhile, temperatures went above 50 celsius in the us and china. joe inwood reports. for days, greece has been battling these fires, fighting notjust flames, but extreme heat, too. in turkey, the military have joined in — literally using water bombs to try and get them under control. the entire mediterranean is in the grip of a heat wave that keeps getting hotter. this is no weather for heavy work. but here in the gaza strip, ahmed has little choice. he cools down as best he can. but there's only so much you can do. translation: it's so hot, we're unable to work. - it's the first time we've had such a heat wave. it's a picture found all over. in france, it's reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia,

it's hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 43 celsius for 19 days straight and there's no end in sight. there's not a lot of signs for this heat to break down. so at least for the next five to seven days, for sure, we're looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing don't just cause heat waves. there has been extreme rainfall, too, including in india. the yamuna river is at its highest level in 45 years, lapping against the walls of the famous taj mahal. for those who live in its shadow, these are worrying times. translation: this is the first time we've seen this - much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it. it's frightening. for days, wildfires raged on the spanish island of la palma,

destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constancio, who ran a wine business, has lost everything. translation: the damage caused by the wildfire, - it's going to take years to recover what was in here. the people of these islands are tough, very tough. we are made exactly as the earth here — made of volcano and fire. the extraordinary heat wave that did this damage has come after a global temperature rise ofjust 1.2 degrees. the current prediction is that the world will get far hotter still and that unless something changes fast, we should prepare for more of this. joe inwood, bbc news. our reporter sofia bettiza joins

us now from palermo. good morning. you have been travelling across italy during the heatwave. what is the situation where you are in sicily? it heatwave. what is the situation where you are in sicily?- heatwave. what is the situation where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot _ where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot in _ where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot in sicily _ where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot in sicily the - where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot in sicily the last - where you are in sicily? it has been extremely hot in sicily the last few| extremely hot in sicily the last few days _ extremely hot in sicily the last few da s. , ._ extremely hot in sicily the last few das. , , days. yesterday there were blackouts here in the capital— days. yesterday there were blackouts here in the capital palermo _ days. yesterday there were blackouts here in the capital palermo because l here in the capital palermo because of so many using air conditioning. today 23 cities across the country have been placed under a red alert warning. this is essentially most major cities in italy which means that he poses a threat to everybody. that is what we are seeing in emergency rooms across the country where there has been a 20% increase in the number of patients being admitted with dehydration, exhaustion, confusion and heat stroke. it is mostly elderly people but we see a lot of younger people. that is not so much because they are

in the sun in the hottest hours but because of a prolonged exposure to the sun for several days in a row. that is why the health minister in italy has asked hospitals to activate a heat code. it is similar to the way italy dealt with the covid pandemic, basically setting up a separate branch with extra doctors in a specific procedure to deal with people quickly who need to be treated because of heat —related health issues. this heatwave, temperatures here in italy are expected to peak today. it will remain hot for several days, but next week, in the south, temperatures are expected to go back to thank you. more than 100 mcdonald's workers have come forward following a bbc investigation into sexual assault, racism and bullying at the company's uk outlets. the company has said it "deeply apologises" for the experiences of the individuals, some

of whom told the bbc�*s original investigation that workers as young as 17 were being groped and harassed regularly. the metropolitan police is in talks regarding a payout to the family of murdered private detective daniel morgan. mr morgan was killed in south—east london in 1987, and despite five police inquiries, no one has been convicted of his murder. the met has previously admitted that corruption hampered the original murder investigation and has apologised to mr morgan's family. nhs leaders have warned that a two—day strike by consultants in england, which begins tomorrow, could have the most severe impact ever seen in the health service as a result of industrial action. the walk—out will affect all planned treatment, with only emergency care being covered. the actor noel clarke is seeking £10 million damages from the guardian, after it published interviews with several female colleagues who made misconduct allegations against him. the actor says the newspaper articles have had a catastrophic

effect on his career. a us soldier who was facing disciplinary action has crossed from south to north korea, where he's now being detained. he's been identified as 23—year—old travis king. the us state department said the military was working to resolve the issue. we're joined now by our correspondent jean mackenzie in seoul. what more do we know? good morning. we know travis king was serving in korea and yesterday went on an organised trip of the north korean border and while there, he chose wilfully to enter north korea, where he has been detained. what is interesting is the area in which he was. this is a bubble within the demilitarised zone that is unarmed. the only thing that differentiates north and south korea is a line of concrete along the

floor. all he would have had to do is take a simple step across the concrete block in order to be in north korea. the big question is why would he want to do this? reports we get today suggest mr king might have been detained in south korea for a couple of months before this happened and he was being sent back to the us where he may have faced further disciplinary action. there is a report he was taken to the airport under escort but did not board the plane and from there left and got on one of these tours. to get on a tour would require quite a bit of research and preparation. they are harder to get on these days after the pandemic with only a couple of operators taking foreigners. you have to submit details many days in advance, possibly a week in advance he would have had to have given passport details and perhaps his military id. it gives a suggestion it was not just a rash in the moment decision

but something planned, premeditated. what the authorities who run this area, call the un command, are trying to establish is does travis king want to stay in north korea? is it a defection? or does he want to return? interesting to see how north korea responds. will they try to use him for information or decide they do not want him and remove him from the country?— a group of thrill—seeking sky divers have set a new record for the largest ever group diving in sequence in the uk. 41 people jumped out of planes while falling at speeds of 120mph. together, they made two consecutive formations. they then broke their own record by forming three consecutive shapes in this daring challenge.

i love how they make it look so easy. they glide in. it does look effortless. 120 mph. they look very calm. i would not be. shall we not give that a go? no. good morning. no. good morninu. ., . , , good morning. i did once try but the weather was — good morning. i did once try but the weather was too _ good morning. i did once try but the weather was too windy. _ good morning. i did once try but the weather was too windy. undone - good morning. i did once try but the weather was too windy. undone by l good morning. i did once try but the i weather was too windy. undone by the weather. you would hear me screaming from the ground. 12c! you would hear me screaming from the round. ' :: , you would hear me screaming from the ground-_ that _ you would hear me screaming from the ground-_ that is _ you would hear me screaming from the ground._ that is not _ you would hear me screaming from the ground._ that is not this - ground. 120 mph. that is not this week? i am _ ground. 120 mph. that is not this week? i am going _ ground. 120 mph. that is not this week? i am going to _ ground. 120 mph. that is not this week? i am going to take - ground. 120 mph. that is not this week? i am going to take you - ground. 120 mph. that is not this | week? i am going to take you back ground. 120 mph. that is not this i week? i am going to take you back a year ago from today. talking about heatin year ago from today. talking about heat in europe, but this is the scene in lincolnshire on this day backin scene in lincolnshire on this day back in 2022 when we broke the uk temperature record. 40.3 celsius. a remarkable 46 stations in the uk exceeded the previous record of

38.7. bearthat exceeded the previous record of 38.7. bear that in mind when i tell you what to expect today. cooler. but some will have more sunshine. still some showers around. most starting wednesday on a dry note. rain in northern england. showers around the west and south. but equally in parts of the north and west more sunshine than yesterday. it will brighten up in eastern areas but here, heavy showers. lunchtime, northern scotland always cloudy today but we can see the sunshine and notice the cloud bumps up. showers could be heavy and thundery. showers could be heavy and thundery. showers in northern ireland but fewer in the west of england and wales. the eastern half of england are most likely to have downpours in the afternoon. they continue through the afternoon. they continue through the afternoon. they continue through the afternoon and by the end of the day, temperatures still up to around

24 degrees in the south—east. most places around the high teens, low 20s. tonight, temperatures drop away. a fresh night. some fog patches. many dry. temperatures widely in single figures. the next few days, another mixture of sunshine and showers. the weekend, the first weekend when most of the country is on a summer holiday and the rain arrives. i am sorry. of course it does. thank you. sorry is the correct word. let's have a look at today's papers. wednesday's front pages are dominated by the heatwave in southern europe — with the daily mirror referring to it as the "terrifying reality of today's climate crisis". the times leads with a report on expectations that prime minister rishi sunak will "delay issuing trans guidance for schools". the paper reports that —

according to a whitehall source — the women and equalities minister kemi badenoch had "pushed for the guidance to be hardened". the telegraph features an interview with nigel farage after claims he was "exited" from coutts bank — with the former ukip leader telling the paper he has evidence that shows he was targeted "on personal and political grounds". it was earlier reported he fell below the financial threshold to keep an account with the bank. and one of the most—read stories on the bbc news website tells how the first british passports issued in king charles's name are being released this week. passports will now use the wording "his majesty". we have been to italy once this morning. back again now. the roman city of pompeii is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites. destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79ad, the city was largely preserved under the ash, and it now offers a unique snapshot of what life was like.

however, more than a third of the city is yet to be uncovered, but a major new dig could change that. our science editor rebecca morelle is there. good morning. it is fascinating what is uncovered. still so much to learn. that is right. i am standing in the middle of one of the incredible rooms that has been excavated. it is the atrium, the heart of a complex set of rooms in a larger building. archaeologists, what they are unearthing here has been extraordinary. it is raising lots of questions about exactly what happened to the people living and working in pompeii on that fateful day the volcano erupted. with vesuvius looming over it, a roman city, perfectly preserved exactly as it was on the day of a violent eruption 2,000 years ago.

but now, new secrets are being unearthed in pompeii's biggest excavation in a generation. layer by layer, archaeologists are revealing a new snapshot of how romans lived and died. this is one of the main streets of pompeii. it would have been a hive of activity. but let me take you through this entrance into one of the newly excavated areas. this is an atrium, the heart of the building, with a series of rooms running off to each side. at its centre would have been a fountain, gently splashing. and you can see, if you come down here, the beautifully preserved white mosaic floor, and the plumbing looks as if it could have been installed just yesterday. this is a room where two beds were standing. this bedroom just off the atrium was the scene of an intense fire. these charred remains are all that's left.

a relic of the chaos and ensuing panic of the eruption. it really was, you know, hell on earth. so we have the eruption, of course, the hot ash arriving, earthquakes. the team thinks the fire might have been started by a lamp knocked over by people trying to flee. their fate is unknown. it will be interesting to understand who were the people who didn't make it. were they the poor? or maybe people who had property and who tried to stay because they were maybe afraid to protect what they have, and others who had just nothing just took and ran. the discoveries keep on emerging — from an unusual shrine adorned with snakes, where people left offerings of food, to piles of roof tiles left exactly as they were, suggesting a room that

was mid—renovation. this was a building where people lived and worked. the team here are trying to work out what the different rooms were used for. this one is pretty obvious, though. this is an oven very similar to an oven you'd see in naples today, but it is way too big to be inside a home. so, most likely, this was a wholesale bakery making bread for the people of pompei. with something like this on the menu — a possible pizza found on a recently revealed fresco. but there have also been some morbid discoveries. three skeletons found buried under rubble. the moment was captured by a documentary crew for the bbc�*s three—part series on pompeii's new dig. the bones are extremely fragile. they've been taken to the onsite lab for closer examination. we have two women, probably, and a child, and they are totally

destroyed by the collapse of the roof. these bones bear the scars of the horror from what started as a normal day. pompeii is a city of horrible stories for the people. not for the houses, for the frescoes, for the objects, but for the people, yeah. we start to study the reconstruction of the story of these people to give them a new memory. only in pompeii, you can see the life of the people, of the roman people. this excavation has already given up some incredible new treasures after only a few months. but this is just the start. a third of pompeii still lies buried beneath the volcanic soil. there are many stories left to tell about this lost roman world.

there are so many incredible discoveries. lots of them raising questions. there are mysteries here. who better to ask about them than gabriel, the director of pompeii. we have this year. it gabriel, the director of pompeii. we have this year-— have this year. it does not belong here. it have this year. it does not belong here- it is — have this year. it does not belong here- it is a _ have this year. it does not belong here. it is a millstone, _ have this year. it does not belong here. it is a millstone, a - have this year. it does not belong here. it is a millstone, a bakery l here. it is a millstone, a bakery nearby. evidently, they were bringing it there or removing it. we have also construction work going on. what we see is actually this moment frozen in time. they were doing stuff and rebuilding and working and planning for the future. and at some point... this would have been used for grinding grain. let's have a look at some of the signs of activity. when i first came to the site, i thought these had been left

by the archaeologists.— by the archaeologists. beautifully laid out. by the archaeologists. beautifully laid out- we _ by the archaeologists. beautifully laid out. we found _ by the archaeologists. beautifully laid out. we found them - by the archaeologists. beautifully laid out. we found them exactly i by the archaeologists. beautifully i laid out. we found them exactly like this. the funny thing is, they were piling up stuff here and they also were writing, evidently, on the wall, their numbers. so we suppose they were doing, writing the numbers of tiles and bricks. we still have to study that. but it is written in a way that shows it does not belong to the decoration.— to the decoration. building notes for the renovation _ to the decoration. building notes for the renovation here. - to the decoration. building notes. for the renovation here. incredible to see. just quickly on this, a thing everyone is excited about. very quickly. everyone is trying to remake the pizza. it is not pizza it is bred with stuff on it. we see

pomegranate, date. it might be some kind of ancestor of pizza. it is a very simple food, some kind of offering. it is part of the decoration. a still life. so we will now see what the rest of it is. it is complicated. thank you very much, gabriel. i will interrupt you there. not a pizza. it looks a bit like a pizza. now it is time to get the news where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. businesses located near the route of the new hs2 high speed rail line say they're worried they might not survive after work on the station at euston was paused for two years. the government says it is committed to delivering the line to birmingham in full but it's taking time to reconsider the station design.

camden council says it needs progress. we need urgently for them to come forward with a proposition that delivers the the homes and jobs our community deserve. if we could get some green space here, some some businesses, some activity, so we're notjust left with a partially abandoned construction site. 20,000 railway workers across 14 train companies will go on strike tomorrow, meaning reduced services for passengers in london. the dispute is over pay, jobs, and working conditions, which has now been going on for over a year. the government says it has played its part by facilitating fair and reasonable pay offers that would see generous increases for rail workers. the mayor of london is calling on the government to help protect london's housing supply from being drastically reduced by short—term lets. it's thought the growth in platforms such as airbnb is fuelling the capital's housing crisis.

sadiq khan says a lack of sufficient regulation on these properties needs to be addressed, and wants to see a new licensing system. the government says, while short—term lets have helped boost tourism, it has consulted on a registration scheme, and plans to make proposals shortly. retailers are being offered the chance to be rent—free for six months on oxford street. businesses will also benefit from reduced rates and support in areas such as store design, marketing, and management. westminster city council is investing millions of pounds in the scheme to encourage people back to the capital's famous shopping street. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line and also on the metropolitan line — that's wembley park to aldgate. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start first thing this morning, one or two spots of rain within it, but it will break. we'll see some sunny spells developing, but also some scattered showers.

now, for today, we've got a northwesterly breeze blowing those showers through. could get one or two heavy ones, but on the whole, there is more sunshine than yesterday. so temperatures feeling warmer, 25 celsius the maximum. now overnight tonight, any showers remaining will fade, becoming dry with some clear spells, a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature not quite so warm as last night, 10 celsius at the minimum, there's not quite so much cloud. now, it is looking like a drier day for thursday, but we still have one or two of those showers, perhaps fewer than today. and some lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures tomorrow around 23 celsius. as we head towards friday, it is looking like a drier day overall, but at the weekend, low pressure takes over. it is going to be blustery, similar to last weekend, but perhaps the wind not quite so strong. we're likely to see some heavy, potentially thundery, showers at times. that's it. plenty more on our website. back to ben and sally.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. in about half an hour's time, we'll get the latest insight into the rising cost of living when the monthly inflation figures are released. ben is in the prime minister's constituency of richmond in north yorkshire this morning. ben, what are we expecting to hear? good morning, and welcome to richmond, a market town on the edge of the yorkshire dales, and a constituency that is a safe conservative seat and whose last two mps have been party leaders no less, william hague, and now rishi sunak, as you say. iam i am keeping an eye on the big screen, because op there is a rather big number. —— up there. that is the rate of inflation, 8.7%, the average rate of inflation, 8.7%, the average rate at which prices have been

rising. we have a few people here we will hear from rising. we have a few people here we will hearfrom in a moment. but the rise in average prices is putting pressure on household budgets, in large part because food prices have been rising. 15% is how much they have been going up compared with a year before. that is why the bank of england has raised rates to 5%, the highest in 15 years, to try to bring down prices. coletta smith has been finding out more. this is matt. daddy daycare. but this is no regular chip shop, because every hour or so, the shutters come down and we hit the road for the next village. hiya.

he's a kind of postman, pat of the chippie world, trundling along his round to the delight of his customers. and he knows lots of them by name. usually two or three stops a night. people's spending habits change. two fish and chips and two mushy peas, and that's down to two fish, one chips and one mushy peas. profits are going down for matt, but he's not putting his prices up again. i don't think they can go up any more. i don't think people would pay it. next up for us, north carlton. well, the husband's having fish and chips, i'm having chips, and the dog's having a sausage. but treats like this are becoming rarer for lots of customers.

does it feel like things have got any easier over the last six months? worse, if anything. i think obviously when you've got the threat of your mortgage needing to be renewed and that sort of thing, it's worrying about what that's going to mean. thank you. we're hitting the road again, because every sale is important for matt's own family finances. one's a teenager and one's ten, just that age where they just hate everything. but every time you go shopping, itjust costs a fortune. so, yeah. wife's got a newjob. just going off, got a promotion, and she's full—time. at least it's more money. yeah, but it's more hours, so it's... she is out more. and matt's family aren't alone in trying to survive the price rises by working more. i can pick up overtime at work. a bit bit extra to help with the cost of living at the moment. we're sort of working more hours

and getting less spare. it's not for luxuries? no, no, no. not at the moment. it used to be. but it's not now. but i'm notjust along for the ride. i'm having to work for my supper. what kind of service is that? difficult. oh, there we go. that will be £11.50, please, sir. even with inflation starting to fall, food is still increasing at a faster rate than most other things. and that's felt in every household. how much do you like mushy peas? right to the top. look at this beauty. matt's seen a big change to the cost of potatoes in the last six months, which means prices won't be falling for customers any time soon. was £6 january—february time and now it's £21 for a big giant bag, kilogram bag of potatoes. yeah, that's just crazy. it's crazy. the prime minister has promised to halve inflation, but his constituents aren't feeling the benefits yet. gosh, this is much harder than it looks. there you go, sir. enjoy your tea. fuel and energy prices both affect a

business like yours, what does that mean for you?— mean for you? prices have consistently _ mean for you? prices have consistently risen - mean for you? prices have consistently risen to - mean for you? prices have consistently risen to last l mean for you? prices have i consistently risen to last year mean for you? prices have - consistently risen to last year or so, customers are struggling to meet the cost of repairing their cars. the cost of fuel and the price of energy have come down, have you seen that reflected in your bills? hat energy have come down, have you seen that reflected in your bills?— that reflected in your bills? not at all. it that reflected in your bills? not at all- it feels _ that reflected in your bills? not at all. it feels like _ that reflected in your bills? not at all. it feels like it _ that reflected in your bills? not at all. it feels like it is _ that reflected in your bills? not at all. it feels like it is getting - all. it feels like it is getting increasingly more tricky and expensive to keep the business running, and to be able to support the customers in repairing their cars. , ., , cars. 0k. the thing is that people cannot afford _ cars. 0k. the thing is that people cannot afford or _ cars. 0k. the thing is that people cannot afford or it _ cars. 0k. the thing is that people cannot afford or it is _ cars. 0k. the thing is that people cannot afford or it is costing - cars. 0k. the thing is that people j cannot afford or it is costing them more for the essentials like running a car to get to school or work, they might cut back on luxuries such as flowers. will, you have a florist business, have you noticed that effect? ~ ., ., . ., effect? we have noticed that the flowers have _ effect? we have noticed that the flowers have gone _ effect? we have noticed that the flowers have gone up _ effect? we have noticed that the flowers have gone up on - effect? we have noticed that the flowers have gone up on the - effect? we have noticed that the| flowers have gone up on the daily market _ flowers have gone up on the daily market. we do feel like people are buying _ market. we do feel like people are buying more from supermarkets because — buying more from supermarkets because they are cheaper, and we

feel like _ because they are cheaper, and we feel like people not supporting their_ feel like people not supporting their local business or florist, we are going — their local business or florist, we are going to lose it. ok. their local business or florist, we are going to lose it.— are going to lose it. ok. of course, one of the — are going to lose it. ok. of course, one of the other _ are going to lose it. ok. of course, one of the other things _ are going to lose it. ok. of course, one of the other things that - are going to lose it. ok. of course, one of the other things that has - one of the other things that has gone up in price as the cost of food and groceries. william is a farmer. he knows all about that. the cost of producing food has gone up, and how does that affect your business? we have does that affect your business? - have seen a huge increase in costs over the last 18 months. unimaginable, they were, we are seeing fertiliser and electrical by two or three fold, animal feed has gone up by 60%, and it has had a big impact on us in the business, so a big impact in terms of increasing the cost of production. i am planting crops in a few weeks' time which will be harvested next year, sold the year after that, so we are making decisions based largely on sentiment, we are having to gauge where we will be at a long way out and make decisions around that. share and make decisions around that. are the costs coming down at all?

because people are really being squeezed by the numbers that, at the till when they get to the checkout at the supermarket. is there any hope of those slowing? we at the supermarket. is there any hope of those slowing?- at the supermarket. is there any hope of those slowing? we have seen a reduction in — hope of those slowing? we have seen a reduction in the _ hope of those slowing? we have seen a reduction in the sun _ hope of those slowing? we have seen a reduction in the sun costs, - hope of those slowing? we have seen a reduction in the sun costs, but - a reduction in the sun costs, but volatility is a big thing, so we are seeing big changes in day—to—day, so we are still seeing a long—term trend in upward increase in costs. william, thank you very much. will and amy, thanks to you as well. we will be here throughout the morning, hearing from people and businesses, and of course just after seven o'clock we will get the latest inflation figure, telling us how much prices went up on average compared with a year ago, we will bring that to you as soon as we get that number, all eyes waiting to see what that number will tell us about the cost of living pressures that many are feeling not just here the cost of living pressures that many are feeling notjust here but around the uk. then, thanks very much, we will be back to just after

seven o'clock for that figure. —— ben, thanks very much. after the highs of headingley, it's back to business today for england's cricketers. the first day of the fourth ashes test at old trafford gets underway — and with australia leading 2—1 in the series, it's a match england must win if they want to keep alive their hopes of regaining the famous urn. iamon i am on the steps down from the famous australia players balcony. they will walk out to a raucous crowd of 22,000 here at old trafford, including 8000 over there in the famous party stand, thejimmy anderson and there, hopefully that will inspire him to get some more wickets in what will surely be his final appearance in a test match against australia here at his home ground at the age of nearly 41. the only trouble is for england, they have not beaten australia here in the ashes since 1981, 42 years ago, so they have history to contend with, they have got also australia,

plus the weather. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. here's your game for the fourth test. ben stokes versus the weather. not certain what either will do, of course, butjust as rain disrupted the training day, so it will affect the test. the captain is certainly thinking about it. going into the last game, we were 2—0 down. we knew we had to win that. so i think that sort of helped us a little bit. and maybe again, with the weather that's predicted that it might bring more out of us again, knowing that we have to push the game on even more than we normally do. but, you know, we'lljust have to wait and see if the weather if the weather is what it's like and what it's predicted to be, then we might have to. sounds interesting. while stokes knows it's a match, england must win. well, to do that, england have brought back someone very familiar.

you rememberjames anderson. he's 41 this month. they even named part of the ground here after him. and it's another match beginning. australia's captain is a mere child at 30. pat cummins carries a lot of responsibility. he deals with it all. i love it, you know, i love playing cricket. it's still the main reason why i do it. i still remember me as a kid going out there wanting to play and win games for australia. the bowling can drain energy, but really i love it. were those imaginary games this kind of scenario, ashes winning opportunity? oh, for sure. yeah - it was always against england in the backyard. however the weather falls in this cricketing garden, england must control the controllables. catch the catch. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. nat sciver—brunt stole all the headlines for england's women once again — as she hit a second successive ashes century to help her team

finish their series with australia on a high. sciver—brunt hit 129 as england scored 285 from their 50 overs — after being put into bat. a rain delay meant australia's target was reduced to 269 from 44 overs, but it didn't help the tourists — bowled out for 199 — england winning by 69 runs on the dls method. they win the mini odi series 2—1, but draw the overall ashes series 8—8, meaning australia retain the ashes. we talked about wanting to continue to play and do justice to how we've played this series so far. and i've seen odi series on the line. there's no bigger carrot than that against a team. we haven't beaten in odis for ten years. i think it is so, yeah, super proud of how the girls have turned that round and obviously disappointment that we haven't got the ashes, but it's a draw at the end of the day. and if you told me that at 6—0 down, i certainly would have bitten your hand off. so, yeah, pretty happy. from england's cricketers to england's footballers —

and the squad will pause discussions over performance—related bonuses until after this summer's women's world cup. england captain millie bright tweeted this image — saying the players are disappointed that a resolution hasn't been found before the world cup started. england kick off their tournament on saturday, when they face haiti in their first group match. with five stages to go, is the tour de france over for another year? it certainly seems that way following stage 16 yesterday. jonas vinegaard is on the cusp of victory after an incredible performance in the time trial. the dane began the stage 10 seconds ahead of his rival tadej pogacar, but blew him and everyone else away to extend his overall lead to 1 minute and 48 seconds. the race finishes in paris on sunday. when of course we will know what is happening here at old trafford in the crucial fourth ashes test that england have to win to keep the series alive. i'm sure the weather

will play its part, perhaps not today because it is misty and murky but dry, but i will not do any more weather because matt gets upset if i do all that. all i can say is the clouds are over at the moment, it is murky and grey but at least it is dry. enough weather from you, mike. enough weatherfrom you, mike. let's get the real weather, but let's go back to our theme this morning, heat wave in italy. yes, let me take it to rome. the centre of rome yesterday experienced their hottest day on record, almost 43 celsius, and look at some of the temperatures recorded through the afternoon across southern europe, widely in the low to mid 40s. north—east of spain had their hottest day on record, too, and this morning at majorca and across sardinia, temperatures for some did not drop below 29 celsius overnight for us,

completely different picture, feeling a touch warmer for some of you after the cloud and rain yesterday, a little bit more sunshine around western areas but a little rain to begin with here in central eastern england, one or two showers around the west, but in the north and west, some sometime fast thing. but the shower clouds will bring up through the day, heaviest of those in eastern scotland down to eastern counties of england, fewer showers to the western far south, some of you staying dry throughout. temperatures up a little, still lower than where we should be at this stage ofjuly, but a bit cool across north scotland where more cloud. make mention of the cricket, just the chance of a passing south through today, but much of the rain will —— much of the day will be dry. the rain through the weekend. tonight and tomorrow, a ratherfresh note compared to what we have been used to. a few showers to begin with across eastern parts, most becoming clear, temperatures down into single figures on another day of sunshine and showers to come there you go. all that cloud and rain! no good. no

good. come back later with something else. thank you, matt. the wait is almost over — after months of fanfare and glittering promotion, barbie the movie will come out in cinemas this friday. during production of the film, its been revealed that the set required so much pink paint, there was a global shortage. fortunately, the pink house in tiptree didn't need a fresh coat at the time. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is there for us this morning. good morning. this is britain's only life—sized barbie dream house regeneration. it has been open for ten years, you can hired for a hen dos, little mix once did a music video here, and this morning to add to the vibes, we got carl to bring his 1959 pink cadillac, because you

can be rented for occasions as well. absolutely, we have lots of brides wanting this for their weddings all of a sudden. you wanting this for their weddings all of a sudden-— wanting this for their weddings all of a sudden. ., ., a, , , of a sudden. you feel that barbie is havin: an of a sudden. you feel that barbie is having an impact? _ of a sudden. you feel that barbie is having an impact? absolutely, - of a sudden. you feel that barbie is having an impact? absolutely, i- of a sudden. you feel that barbie isj having an impact? absolutely, i am not sure what _ having an impact? absolutely, i am not sure what a _ having an impact? absolutely, i am not sure what a barbie _ having an impact? absolutely, i am not sure what a barbie wedding - not sure what a barbie wedding is but i guess i will find out. is it extra for— but i guess i will find out. is it extra for you _ but i guess i will find out. is it extra for you to _ but i guess i will find out. is it extra for you to dress - but i guess i will find out. is it extra for you to dress up as kent? yeah, why not? i will do it forfun. —— ken. yeah, why not? i will do it for fun. -- ken. ~ ., ., ., , -- ken. we will go into the house soon. in -- ken. we will go into the house soon- in the _ -- ken. we will go into the house soon. in the meantime, - -- ken. we will go into the house soon. in the meantime, you - -- ken. we will go into the house| soon. in the meantime, you made about the history of barbie. 1959. ruth handler, a co—founder of the toy company mattel, creates barbie, named after her daughter. until then, us children had only played with baby dolls. barbie would change everything. targeted advertising aimed at kids during the mickey mouse club led to the rise of pester power — children nagging their parents

to buy them something. by the end of the year, 350,000 barbies have been sold. now mattel announces live action, barbie, live action pj, the new fashion dolls that you can really move, you can pose barbie continually. developed in the 1970s, there were experiments with the mobility function, got their own new touch and go stands that let you make them dance to any kind of music. this is one here called peaches and cream. she's really collectible and she is one that i had as a child. claire rawling from blackpool has

one of the uk's biggest barbie collections. the barbie collection that i've got, i genuinely stopped counting. so what i have here and what you see in the background is just a very small selection of what i've actually got, and it's probably somewhere in excess of about 1,000 now. it's a huge draw back to childhood. so barbie for me is a connection with many, many happy hours i spent playing in the loft of my parents' home. a distinctive fringe and they captured that beautifully. and then there is an elite group of people who have actually been turned into barbies. my name is dr maggie aderin—pocock. i'm a space scientist and a science communicator, and this is my very own barbie doll. how did you come to get a barbie doll? well, it was a total surprise to me, but it turns out that every year, mattel, the people who make barbie, they nominate six scientists

from across the world, and make a barbie doll figure of them. and i think it's trying to promote a sort of a diversity of different careers and encourage young girls to consider careers in stem — science, technology, engineering, and maths. as a child growing up in the 19705, barbie dolls really didn't look like me. so the idea of having a barbie doll that actually was not based on my likeness was quite mind—boggling. and it does look like me, but it looks like me on a really good day! and now the first ever live action barbie film, which finally opens this friday. at the age of 64, this doll is set to have a blockbuster summer. and we are inside the barbie house now. this is barbie's room, if you look around a lot of pink, a lot of dolls, a lot of old books. let's speak to two people. this is india,

who is in the film as architect barbie, and this is dolly trolley, who i think it is fair to say, that barbie influences your drag act quite a lot. but let's start with india. what was it like to make this film? it india. what was it like to make this film? ., , . , india. what was it like to make this film? .,, . , , film? it was incredible. i played one of the _ film? it was incredible. i played one of the barbies. _ film? it was incredible. i played one of the barbies. with - film? it was incredible. i played one of the barbies. with them i film? it was incredible. i played l one of the barbies. with them for about three months last year, and i have the best time. it was a dream come true. —— we filmed for about three months last year. there are lots of different barbies in the film, the amazing set was incredible.— film, the amazing set was incredible. �* ., ., incredible. and you got to meet maruot incredible. and you got to meet margot robbie? _ incredible. and you got to meet margot robbie? yes, _ incredible. and you got to meet margot robbie? yes, we - incredible. and you got to meet margot robbie? yes, we did . incredible. and you got to meet - margot robbie? yes, we did scenes with all the main _ margot robbie? yes, we did scenes with all the main stars, _ margot robbie? yes, we did scenes with all the main stars, the - margot robbie? yes, we did scenes with all the main stars, the model i with all the main stars, the model was very lovely. the with all the main stars, the model was very lovely-— with all the main stars, the model was very lovely. the reviews embargo has lifted overnight. _ was very lovely. the reviews embargo has lifted overnight. five _ was very lovely. the reviews embargo has lifted overnight. five stars - was very lovely. the reviews embargo has lifted overnight. five stars in - has lifted overnight. five stars in the independent, four stars in the telegraph. the independent, four stars in the teleu-rah. , ., , , . telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, telegraph. great news. i expected it of course. but _

telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, but it _ telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, but it is _ telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, but it is great _ telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, but it is great to - telegraph. great news. i expected it of course, but it is great to see - of course, but it is great to see them get those views.- of course, but it is great to see them get those views. dolly trolley, barbie, 1959 — them get those views. dolly trolley, barbie, 1959 we _ them get those views. dolly trolley, barbie, 1959 we were _ them get those views. dolly trolley, barbie, 1959 we were just _ them get those views. dolly trolley, barbie, 1959 we were just saying - them get those views. dolly trolley, | barbie, 1959 we were just saying she was brought into the world, why has she lasted? i was brought into the world, why has she lasted? ., , , was brought into the world, why has she lasted? ~ , , ., , she lasted? i think she is a very forward-thinking _ she lasted? i think she is a very forward-thinking women, - she lasted? i think she is a very forward-thinking women, she l she lasted? i think she is a very - forward-thinking women, she moves forward—thinking women, she moves with the _ forward—thinking women, she moves with the times and is very trendy, she has— with the times and is very trendy, she has the — with the times and is very trendy, she has the dream that never dies, she has the dream that never dies, she is— she has the dream that never dies, she is a _ she has the dream that never dies, she is a style icon, she has had every— she is a style icon, she has had everyioh— she is a style icon, she has had everyjob you can. she is a style icon, she has had everyjob you can-— she is a style icon, she has had everyjob you can. every 'ob you can. door, barbie. how much everyjob you can. door, barbie. how much does— everyjob you can. door, barbie. how much does she _ everyjob you can. door, barbie. how much does she influence _ everyjob you can. door, barbie. how much does she influence your- everyjob you can. door, barbie. how much does she influence your drag i much does she influence your drag act? 50 much does she influence your drag act? ,, ., . much does she influence your drag act? . ,, .., ., act? so much. i like the colour ink, in act? so much. i like the colour pink. in case — act? so much. i like the colour pink, in case you _ act? so much. i like the colour pink, in case you hadn't - act? so much. i like the colour. pink, in case you hadn't noticed, and barb — pink, in case you hadn't noticed, and barb invented the colour pink. she teaches us that more is more and extra _ she teaches us that more is more and extra is— she teaches us that more is more and extra is great, and be whatever you want _ extra is great, and be whatever you want whether it is an astronaut, a beekeeper. — want whether it is an astronaut, a beekeeper, ora want whether it is an astronaut, a beekeeper, or a supermodel. criticisms— beekeeper, or a supermodel. criticisms over the years, that she created unobtainable levels of beauty and could be a bad influence on girls, do you subscribe to that at all? i on girls, do you subscribe to that at all? ., on girls, do you subscribe to that at all? ~ ., , on girls, do you subscribe to that at all? ~ .,, ., ., , at all? i think it has totally changed — at all? i think it has totally changed now, _ at all? i think it has totally changed now, and - at all? i think it has totally changed now, and how- at all? i think it has totally changed now, and how it i at all? i think it has totally| changed now, and how it is at all? i think it has totally . changed now, and how it is so impressive especially within the movie, rejecting such different types of barbies, i think now in this day and age it is definitely changing. i

this day and age it is definitely chanauin. ., ., ,~ this day and age it is definitely chanauin. ., ., , ., ., changing. i totally agree, wonderful to see barbie _ changing. i totally agree, wonderful to see barbie moving _ changing. i totally agree, wonderful to see barbie moving forward - changing. i totally agree, wonderful to see barbie moving forward and l to see barbie moving forward and keeping _ to see barbie moving forward and keeping going with the kind of ocular— keeping going with the kind of popular opinion and more diversity and barbie, the better. it popular opinion and more diversity and barbie, the better.— popular opinion and more diversity and barbie, the better. it does kind of deal this — and barbie, the better. it does kind of deal this summer _ and barbie, the better. it does kind of deal this summer is _ and barbie, the better. it does kind of deal this summer is very, - and barbie, the better. it does kind of deal this summer is very, very i of deal this summer is very, very pink. of deal this summer is very, very ink. �* . , of deal this summer is very, very ink. �* ., , ., ., of deal this summer is very, very ink. ~ ., , ., ., ., , pink. and that is amazing, that is wh we pink. and that is amazing, that is why we are _ pink. and that is amazing, that is why we are here _ pink. and that is amazing, that is why we are here today, _ pink. and that is amazing, that is why we are here today, we - pink. and that is amazing, that is why we are here today, we are i pink. and that is amazing, that isj why we are here today, we are so happy to celebrate it. absolutely, the more the _ happy to celebrate it. absolutely, the more the better. _ happy to celebrate it. absolutely, the more the better. india - happy to celebrate it. absolutely, the more the better. india and i the more the better. india and doll , the more the better. india and dolly. thank— the more the better. india and dolly, thank you _ the more the better. india and dolly, thank you very - the more the better. india and dolly, thank you very much i the more the better. india andj dolly, thank you very much for joining us here on bbc breakfast in britain's only life—sized barbie dream house, we are in the bedroom. colin is living his best life. fabulous, great to see you there. we might have thought a bit like dressing like barbie ourselves this morning, a pink theme. more about barbie later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield.

the family of a private investigator who was murdered in south—east london more than 35 years ago have reached a settlement with scotland yard. daniel morgan was killed with an axe in a pub car park in sydenham in 1987, but no—one's ever been brought to justice despite multiple investigations where corrupt police officers were found to have shielded suspects. the met has made an admission of liability and an apology. businesses located near the route of the new hs2 high speed rail line say they're worried they might not survive after work on the station at euston was paused for two years. the government says it is committed to delivering the line to birmingham in full but it's taking time to reconsider the station design. camden council says it needs progress soon. ? we need urgently for them to come forward with a proposition that delivers the homes and jobs

our community deserve. if we could get some green space here, some businesses, some activity, so we're notjust left with a partially abandoned construction site. a football academy in berkshire that set up a team for young ukrainian refugees living in and around london has been paid a visit by the country's greatest ever player. former chelsea striker andrei shevchenko has also helped the phoenix academy raise funds to send the boys to a prestigious youth tournament taking place in sweden. we have to do everything to help our country, help the young generation. in this case, we try to support the ukrainian team to participate in such a nice tournament, and that's our contribution. let's take a look at the tubes now — there a minor delays on the bakerloo line.

and on the metropolitan line — that's wembley park to aldgate. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start first thing this morning, one or two spots of rain within it, but it will break. we'll see some sunny spells developing, but also some scattered showers. now, for today, we've got a northwesterly breeze blowing those showers through. could get one or two heavy ones, but on the whole, there is more sunshine than yesterday. so temperatures feeling warmer, 25 celsius the maximum. now overnight tonight, any showers remaining will fade, becoming dry with some clear spells, a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature not quite so warm as last night, 10 celsius at the minimum, there's not quite so much cloud. now, it is looking like a drier day for thursday, but we still have one or two of those showers, perhaps fewer than today. and some lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures tomorrow around 23 celsius. as we head towards friday, it is looking like a drier day overall, but at the weekend, low pressure takes over. it is going to be blustery, similar to last weekend, but perhaps the wind not quite so strong.

we're likely to see some heavy, potentially thundery, showers at times. that's it for now. there's plenty more on our website. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines.

is rishi sunak on course to hit his target of halving inflation this year? we'll have the latest figures in a few minutes. good morning from richmond. we are in the prime minister's constituency hearing from people about how rising prices affect them. we will have the latest figure in just a moment. the parent company of jaguar land rover is to announce plans to build a huge electric car battery factory in somerset. a further 100 current and former mcdonald's employees make allegations of sexual assault, bullying and racism after a bbc investigation uncovered a toxic culture at uk branches. i'm at old trafford. it's make or break for england. they must win the fourth ashes test to keep the series alive against australia. but will the weather dictate proceedings in manchester?

the weather could be crucial there but for the time being, like the rest of us, more sunshine today but the chance of showers. the full forecast here. it's wednesday, 19thjuly. the uk's latest inflation figures — showing how much prices rose by injune — they are about to be announced. in may, the figure didn't move from april's rate, staying at 8.7%. ben has been to the prime minister's constituency of richmond. time is ticking on the prime minister's pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year to slow down soaring average prices. when he made that promise, inflation had been at over 10%, so his target is to get it down to around five. economic numbers that have a very

real impact on people's daily lives. at the local barber shop, they're all about cutting and trimming — notjust hair, but the price rises facing the business, too. the energy bills are going up quite a bit. stock prices, when we have to buy stuff in, has gone up quite a lot as well, now. water, electric, gas. obviously, wages went up, as well. so we are struggling with our bills quite a bit. that means putting up the price of haircuts and customers leaving longer between visits. it's becoming a treat now. it's like instead of every six weeks, it's like every eight, 12 weeks, leaving it. richmond in north yorkshire is an historic market town and relies on tourism. with household budgets squeezed, though, are people cutting back on things like minibreaks and eating out? doesn't seem to be. a 24—bedroomed hotel — our occupancy levels are anything between 90% and 100% most nights, including the weeknights.

have you had to put prices up for customers? we have, unfortunately, but i think that's the same for everyone and it's what we've all come to expect. people are still buying. people are still coming in, eating and drinking with us and staying with us. it is not just it is notjust a man putting up prices. food is also more expensive and shops tend to pass on that. there is some good news. food prices are not rising quite as fast as they were. but the average grocery shop is still costing significantly more than it did a year ago, and many are wearily wondering when that pressure on household budgets will start to ease. that is some of the background. you saw the confirmation on—screen inflation falling to 7.9%, which is better than many expected. a bigger fall than forecast. a little bit of

relief for the cost—of—living crisis. we can head to richmond. that will be welcome relief for the prime minister, who is committed to halving inflation but it is still way above that target. yes. in the past minutes we had confirmation injune, inflation was at 7.9%. that is the rise in average costs of goods and services compared with 12 months before. the fact it has come down shows price rises are slowing. it does not mean things are dropped in price since last year, they arejust rising dropped in price since last year, they are just rising in dropped in price since last year, they arejust rising in price more slowly than they were the month before. that is important because in real terms, before. that is important because in realterms, it before. that is important because in real terms, it means that if you bought a load of goods and services 12 months ago that cost £100. 12 months on, they would cost £107 90.

it is moving in the right direction, but some things are keeping it high. food prices, they are still rising and putting pressure on grocery bills. downward impact has come from a fall in fuel and energy costs. that is helping to slow down the overall rate of inflation but as you say, the prime minister's target is to halve inflation by the end of the year to get it down to around 5%. these are moves in the right direction with the numbers we have seen, but there is still some way to go. we will get reaction from people in his own constituency about how it is affecting them throughout the morning. studio: we will get more reaction to that figure throughout the morning and speak to the government and also the shadow chancellor. that is in half an hour. let's get the rest of

the main stories. the parent company of jaguar land rover is expected to confirm today that it will build an electric car battery plant in somerset. chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. what do we know about these plans ? potentially another good piece of economic news today.— potentially another good piece of economic news today. because there has been a battle _ economic news today. because there has been a battle between _ economic news today. because there has been a battle between spain i economic news today. because there has been a battle between spain and j has been a battle between spain and the uk to secure this factory and the uk to secure this factory and the uk to secure this factory and the uk has won and we expect confirmation later today that this factory will be built in somerset. it will be great news for the area with thousands ofjobs potentially in this sector over the next years. it will be good news for the uk car industry. the uk needs batteries for electric cars as we move away from petrol and diesel vehicles. having that supply built in the uk will be

a big deal. good news for the government because they can say, look, this is a sign investment is still coming to the uk. that some of the predictions the car industry would suffer after brexit are not as bad as some suggested. but it is worth pointing out that it comes at a bit of a price. we expect hundreds of millions of pounds of subsidies to be part of this deal with the tata group. it will mean subsidising the high—intensity energy the sector uses and potentially some infrastructure upgrade around the plant in somerset. we will get the details later. i think a lot of people will want to scrutinise exactly what those subsidies look like. but overall, it looks like good news, both for the area and the uk car industry.

studio: thanks. while you have been speaking, the news has been confirmed that the parent company of jaguar land rover will build the electric car battery plant in somerset. large parts of southern europe are continuing to swelter in the heat, as red alerts — which are warnings that the extreme temperatures pose a high risk to health — remain in place for most of italy, spain and greece. meanwhile, temperatures went above 50 celsius in the us and china. joe inwood reports. for days, greece has been battling these fires, fighting notjust flames, but extreme heat, too. in turkey, the military have joined in — literally using water bombs to try to get them under control. the entire mediterranean is in the grip of a heat wave that keeps getting hotter. this is no weather for heavy work. but here in the gaza strip, ahmed has little choice.

he cools down as best he can. but there's only so much you can do. translation: it's so hot, we're unable to work. i it's the first time we've had such a heat wave. it's a picture found all over. in france, it's reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia, it's hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 43 celsius for 19 days straight and there's no end in sight. there's not a lot of signs for this heat to break down. so at least for the next five to seven days, for sure, we're looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing don't just cause heat waves. there has been extreme rainfall, too, including in india.

the yamuna river is at its highest level in 45 years, lapping against the walls of the famous taj mahal. for those who live in its shadow, these are worrying times. translation: this is the first time we've seen this - much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it. it's frightening. for days, wildfires raged on the spanish island of la palma, destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constancio, who ran a wine business, has lost everything. translation: the damage caused by the wildfire, i it's going to take years to recover what was in here. the people of these islands are tough, very tough. we are made exactly as the earth here — made a volcano and fire. made of volcano and fire. the extraordinary heat wave that did

this damage has come after a global temperature rise ofjust1.2 degrees. the current prediction is that the world will get far hotter still and that unless something changes fast, we should prepare for more of this. joe inwood, bbc news. justin rowlatt is in murcia. temperatures here are expected to peak today. i am on the coast at alicante. inland we expect temperatures of 43, may be higher. it sounds like groundhog day but this enduring heatwave continues in southern europe and the problem is the hotter it gets as it continues

to stay this heart, the ground dries out and it becomes more vulnerable to forest fires. there are warnings for fires potential across southern europe. it really is very hot and very dry in southern europe. that is just the start. we have simultaneous heatwaves in asia and america and even higher temperatures in asia and america. incredibly hot northern hemisphere summer. another warning as the un weather climate service said today, another warning of the climate changes in the world's climate. . ., climate changes in the world's climate. ., ,, , ., the metropolitan police has reached a settlement with the family of murdered private detective daniel morgan, admitting liability forfailings in its investigation. mr morgan was killed in south—east london in 1987, and despite five police enquiries, no one has been convicted of his murder. the met has previously admitted that corruption hampered the original murder investigation. nhs leaders have warned

that a two—day strike by consultants in england, which begins tomorrow, could have the most severe impact ever seen in the health service as a result of industrial action. the walkout will affect all planned treatment, with only emergency care being covered. police in the us have searched a house in connection with the unsolved killing of rapper tupac shakur. detectives carried out the search at a home in a suburb of las vegas where tupac was killed in a drive—by shooting in 1996. no arrests have been made. here's matt. ican take i can take you to stockton—on—tees in the northeast where yesterday we saw cloud, rain, cool afternoon. some sunshine this morning and they should be more in areas that saw rain yesterday. but be prepared, showers dotted around. we have some

in central and eastern parts this morning. in the west, the best of the sunshine. most sunshine developing in eastern areas as we developing in eastern areas as we develop through the day. at lunchtime, always more cloudy to the north of scotland. not as warm here as yesterday. in the south, more sunshine. some showers heavy and may be thundery. showers in northern ireland. western england and wales, more will stay dry whereas to the eastern half of england, the greater chance of heavy showers. through the afternoon there could be a small chance of thunder. but more sunshine between the downpours this morning. temperatures peaking at 25. most places down on what we expect at this stage injuly but warmer than yesterday. through this evening and overnight, most of the showers fade. some fog patches in the west are possible. temperatures dropping into

single figures into thursday morning. maybe a little bit on the cool side. morning. maybe a little bit on the coolside. looking morning. maybe a little bit on the cool side. looking further ahead, morning. maybe a little bit on the coolside. looking furtherahead, it looks like thursday will be sunshine and showers. towards the weekend, low—pressure set to develop which is set to bring in wetter and windy weather. especially in england and wales. the temperatures, 17—21. not feeling like summer when the rain is with us. as we've been hearing this morning, the latest inflation figures forjune have been released. they show inflation fell to 7.9%. down from 8.7% in may. we're joined now by rachel reeves, labour's shadow chancellor. good morning, inflation is heading in the right direction?— in the right direction? prices are still increasing _ in the right direction? prices are still increasing at _ in the right direction? prices are still increasing at a _ in the right direction? prices are still increasing at a staggering i still increasing at a staggering rate. these numbers will confirm what families know that prices are

still rising sharply. the numbers today have confirmed food price inflation, probably the most important element for most, is still going up, almost 17%. there are big challenges. we need to stabilise the economy because whether it is energy bills, the food shop, increasingly mortgage and rent, they are going through the roof and wages are not keeping pace. through the roof and wages are not keeping pace-— keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult _ keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult it — keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult it is _ keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult it is to _ keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult it is to bring _ keeping pace. what it underlines is how difficult it is to bring down i how difficult it is to bring down inflation. it has been stubbornly high for a long time and higher than many other developed economies. what would you do differently and bring it down? ., ., ., _ it down? you are right to say the situation in _ it down? you are right to say the situation in the _ it down? you are right to say the situation in the uk _ it down? you are right to say the situation in the uk is _ it down? you are right to say the situation in the uk is unique. in i situation in the uk is unique. in the us, inflation is 3%. in the euro area, 5.5%. problems have built up over a long period in britain, keeping inflation so high. there are three things i would focus on. to

start to bring down inflation. the first is we need to do more to secure our own energy supplies, insulated homes, invest in nuclear and renewables. that is the cheapest form of energy and can get bills down. the second, the botched brexit deal means food and other prices are higher than they need to be because of extra bureaucracy at the border. we need to make improvements to the deal to improve the flow of goods and services to get prices down. and last in that package, we need to help people back into the labour market with hundreds of thousands in the uk who were working before the pandemic who now are not. if we could get some back into the labour market it would help deal with price rises. there are things we could do immediately to help with the cost of living. i have said over a year now that we need a proper windfall tax

on huge profits energy giants make. we could use that money to help people with bills. at the same time, we have committed to free breakfast clubs at primary schools to help parents, particularly working parents, particularly working parents and we would fund that by getting rid of the non—domicile tax status. those are things we could do to deal with the underlying reasons behind inflation but also help cost of living today. behind inflation but also help cost of living today-— behind inflation but also help cost of living today. interest rates, one of living today. interest rates, one ofthe of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt _ of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt tool _ of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt tool is _ of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt tool is the _ of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt tool is the bank i of living today. interest rates, one of the blunt tool is the bank of i of the blunt tool is the bank of england has to keep inflation in checkis england has to keep inflation in check is to raise interest rates and essentially make us poorer and stopping us going out to spend. some want a recession, bring on a recession, because it brings inflation down. it is a suggestion the bank of england might have to get to and is that right? i the bank of england might have to get to and is that right?— get to and is that right? i heard one of the _ get to and is that right? i heard one of the chancellor's - get to and is that right? i heard i one of the chancellor's economic advisers said what we need is recession. i think that is out of touch with how people are struggling so much. i do not want to see

recession. i think it would be disastrous when you have such pressure on family finances. it would mean more people out of work with little money coming in. but interest rates _ with little money coming in. but interest rates would have to go up? that is a decision for the bank of england, where i have worked many years. they have independence but the government needs to do its part to deal with some reasons why inflation is higher in britain than inflation is higher in britain than in similar countries around the world. �* , in similar countries around the world. 3 . ., in similar countries around the world. �*, ., ,, ., ., world. let's talk about the other sto we world. let's talk about the other story we are _ world. let's talk about the other story we are following _ world. let's talk about the other story we are following which i world. let's talk about the other story we are following which is l story we are following which is confirmation of the battery factory being built in the uk, jaguar land rovehs being built in the uk, jaguar land rover�*s parent company saying they will create 4000 newjobs. they are calling it a multi—billion pound investment with state—of—the—art technology. it is a welcome boost? i really welcome jaguar land rover's really welcome jaguar land rover�*s decision to make that investment in britain. it is something i want more

of, more gigafactory is, production of, more gigafactory is, production of electric vehicles in britain, i want to see the steel industry move from the high energy intensive industry it is to green steel and i want more floating offshore wind and carbon capture and storage in places like teesside in the north—east. we need to do all of these things because we need to boost domestic economic security and we need to help bring down gas and electricity bills and we need to secure for britain the jobs of the future. countries around the world are making those investments and we need more of it in the uk, which is what labour's green prosperity plan is about, securing for britain jobs labour's green prosperity plan is about, securing for britainjobs in the future, bringing down bills and making us less reliant on regimes like putin's in russia and other dictators around the world. jaguar land dictators around the world. jaguar land rover— dictators around the world. jaguar land rover want _ dictators around the world. jaguar land rover want to _ dictators around the world. jaguar land rover want to thank - dictators around the world. jaguar land rover want to thank the i land rover want to thank the government that has worked closely

with them they say to enable the investment. some report subsidies. do you welcome that investment and taxpayer money spent on the project? it is important we get investment into britain. at the moment, we export cars around the world. the risk is if we do not make these investments, we will find we are importing cars and steel and electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments. i5 electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments. is it electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments.— make investments. is it a good use of ublic make investments. is it a good use of public money — make investments. is it a good use of public money for _ make investments. is it a good use of public money for private - of public money for private business? i of public money for private business?— of public money for private business? ., ~ ., ., business? i would like a return on those investments _ business? i would like a return on those investments but _ business? i would like a return on those investments but we - business? i would like a return on those investments but we need i business? i would like a return on i those investments but we need those jobs in britain. i was in the us recently. they use inflation reduction to secure jobs for america and boost their resilience and security and to help bring down bills. we need more of that in britain if we want those jobs here. i am ambitious for britain and know we can lead in these industries of

the future from electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, green hydrogen, but only if government matches the scale of the ambition. this is the first step but there are already 35 electric vehicle plants either under construction or built already in europe but we only have one in britain. we need to be in the race if we want those jobs and investment in the uk. this race if we want those “obs and investment in the uk.i race if we want those “obs and investment in the uk. as we head towards a general _ investment in the uk. as we head towards a general election, i i towards a general election, i imagine what the labour party is keen to do is look like you are keeping promises. the things you suggest you might do that you would follow through and achieve. i want to remind you about something keir starmer tweeted two or three years ago saying we must scrap punitive sanctions, the two child limit and benefits cap. we heard from keir starmer that a labour government would keep the two child benefits cap in place. how will you get people to believe what you say when you change your mind on things like

this? ., , you change your mind on things like this? .,, ,., ., , this? the most important thing is --eole this? the most important thing is people can _ this? the most important thing is people can trust _ this? the most important thing is people can trust labour _ this? the most important thing is people can trust labour with i this? the most important thing is. people can trust labour with public finances. we have spoken about inflation and interest rates, everyone is aware of the dire economic situation and the terrible inheritance if labour win the next election we will have. there are things the conservatives had done the past 13 years we would not have done or agree with. can i commit to being able to reverse all of them when we will face a debt to the same size of our economy, inflation at 7.9%, economic growth on the floor, are we going to be able to do everything? the honest answer is no because the first duty i will have as chancellor is to ensure numbers add up and we secure public finances. economic and fiscal stability is the rock on which all policies have to be built. of course labour is committed to reducing child poverty. it is who we are and what we did when we were last in

power. it will be an important part of what we do in government but we have to secure the economy and grow the economy to have the revenue we need to do the things we want to do in government. i5 need to do the things we want to do in government-— in government. is that what you will sa to in government. is that what you will say to colleagues _ in government. is that what you will say to colleagues like _ in government. is that what you will say to colleagues like angela i in government. is that what you will| say to colleagues like angela rayner who said it must go and john ashworth who said the decision was he in us. it ashworth who said the decision was he in us. ,, ashworth who said the decision was heinus. , he in us. it is causing division in our he in us. it is causing division in your party- _ he in us. it is causing division in your party- itoth _ he in us. it is causing division in your party. both angela - he in us. it is causing division in your party. both angela and i he in us. it is causing division in i your party. both angela and jonathan have said this week they understand the need to ensure we have fiscal stability. you see what happens when governments play fast and loose with public finances, which is what this government did last year. i will say fiscal responsibility has to come first. the government have done things labour would not have done but we cannot promise to reverse all those things straightaway. the public would not believe it if we said it. .., ., . public would not believe it if we saidit. ., . , public would not believe it if we saidit. ., i, said it. economic stability is the watchword- _ said it. economic stability is the watchword. it _ said it. economic stability is the watchword. it would _ said it. economic stability is the watchword. it would cost i said it. economic stability is the watchword. it would cost £1.4 l watchword. it would cost £1.4 billion. does it mean you cannot

commit to ever spending more than that because the money is there somewhere. it depends on what you decide to spend it on. we somewhere. it depends on what you decide to spend it on.— somewhere. it depends on what you decide to spend it on. we have made commitments- _ decide to spend it on. we have made commitments. i— decide to spend it on. we have made commitments. i said _ decide to spend it on. we have made commitments. i said we _ decide to spend it on. we have made commitments. i said we would i decide to spend it on. we have made commitments. i said we would get i decide to spend it on. we have made | commitments. i said we would get rid of the non—domicile tax status. you should pay taxes here and under a labour government you will and we have committed that money to the nhs and free breakfast clubs that will help parents, particularly those on low incomes, and with the opportunity to work more hours. we said we will end the tax loophole where there is no vat on private school fees and put that money into state schools to children to get on and succeed in life. we would make different choices to the conservatives but we have to ensure everything we put forward adds up because we must ensure we have a strong economy that is delivering for people in a way we do not have today. for people in a way we do not have toda . . , , for people in a way we do not have toda. ., , , ., ., for people in a way we do not have toda . ., , , ., ., ,., today. that seems important to you but ou today. that seems important to you but you would _ today. that seems important to you but you would not _ today. that seems important to you but you would not scrap _ today. that seems important to you but you would not scrap the - today. that seems important to you but you would not scrap the two i but you would not scrap the two child cap? i

but you would not scrap the two child ca - ? . but you would not scrap the two child ca? ., , child cap? i have said everything we ut in the child cap? i have said everything we put in the manifesto _ child cap? i have said everything we put in the manifesto will _ child cap? i have said everything we put in the manifesto will be - child cap? i have said everything we put in the manifesto will be costed i put in the manifesto will be costed and fully funded. we have set out different choices we will make but there are many things. i could list many. that i haven't supported over the past 13 years, but we cannot reverse all of them because of the terrible economic inheritance we will have. i think people understand that. when you have debt the same size as the entire economy and inflation and interest rates and high levels and an economy that has barely grown, it means there will have to be difficult choices. that is because of the state the conservatives have left the economy and. ~ . , conservatives have left the economy and. . ., , conservatives have left the economy and. ~ ., , ., conservatives have left the economy and. ., ., ., and. what is your opinion on free school meals? _ and. what is your opinion on free school meals? i— and. what is your opinion on free school meals? ijust _ and. what is your opinion on free school meals? i just cannot i and. what is your opinion on free school meals? i just cannot see i school meals? i 'ust cannot see where the _ school meals? ijust cannot see where the money _ school meals? ijust cannot see where the money will _ school meals? ijust cannot see where the money will come i school meals? i just cannot see i where the money will come from. free school meals for children who need it most, but i cannot magic money out of thin air and the most important thing is that the sums add up. important thing is that the sums add u . _ ., . important thing is that the sums add u n . ., . , important thing is that the sums add u l , a, a , a, " important thing is that the sums add u. , a, a

up. rachel reeves, thank you. we will seak up. rachel reeves, thank you. we will speak to _ up. rachel reeves, thank you. we will speak to grant _ up. rachel reeves, thank you. we will speak to grant shapps - up. rachel reeves, thank you. we will speak to grant shapps from i up. rachel reeves, thank you. we l will speak to grant shapps from the government late on the programme. children in some parts of england who need urgent dental treatment are facing waits of up to 18 months, according to new data. the british dental association says issues accessing nhs dental care means vital work to prevent tooth decay is not being done, leaving some children in prolonged pain, and in need of a tooth extraction. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. bell rings. it's time for the teeth at maybury primary school in hull. these local volunteer dentists and nurses visit schools in the area to help spot problems with teeth. wow, such big teeth there. can you go "ah"? they are needed because this part of east yorkshire is what is known as a dental desert, where nhs provision is scarce and families struggle to find a practice that can take them. today has been busy. the need is exceptionally high.

we are sending out, particularly today, about 10—11 letters per class going out to parents. a high proportion of those are an urgent need, which is four or more cavities in the children's teeth. some that require extraction, some that might get away with simple fillings. so some of the kids today are going to have to have teeth extracted? yes, and because it is multiple teeth decaying in children's mouse, it is probably going to end up being a general anaesthetic. tooth decay and extractions are the most common reason for children between six and ten to be admitted to hospital. data obtained by the liberal democrats from the nhs and shared with the bbc earlier this year, shows that children in some areas of england face average weights as long as 18 months for dental general anaesthetic treatment and teeth extractions, leaving some with prolonged dental pain. so at maybury, a school in one of the more deprived parts of hull, they are trying to instill good habits early on. every day, tooth—brushing

classes after lunch. very carefully, can you scoop up the toothpaste from your paper towel? excellent, you can start your brushing. but also practical help for families who might struggle at home. if we have a family we feel might need some support with that, they can come to us and we can provide toothbrushes and toothpaste for the children at home. toothbrush in the air, show me that you have finished. and the other issue is finding a dentist, because we have a lot of parents who know the children have issues, want to get that sorted out, but finding a dentist is so difficult. head teacher alison has seen generations of children coming through the doors of maybury. you want to make a difference and it is really hard. that difference isn't going to happen overnight. she knows that tackling tooth decay is important. we are educators first and foremost. because of the impact it can have on the pupils learning. certainly, if you are missing the school it has a massive impact because you are missing lessons,

but if you are coming to school and you are trying to concentrate and trying to learn while you are in pain, that is going to have an impact, too. but when it is so hard to access affordable dental health care, it can feel like a battle to keep the kids' teeth in good condition. very difficult, to be honest. it is not cheap, either. going for checkups and stuff like that, it is expensive. so, yeah, try and brush your teeth twice a day and keep them healthy. stay out of the dentist. you go and get that fixed and the next time we come back it will be perfect. the department of health said work was under way to improve access to nhs dentistry and further reforms are planned. but a shortage of nhs dentists plus long waiting lists for treatment, it all adds up to months living with tooth pain for thousands of children. dominic hughes, bbc news, hull. time now to get the news, travel and weather where

you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. businesses located near the route of the new hs2 high speed rail line say they're worried they might not survive after work on the station at euston was paused for two years. the government says it is committed to delivering the line to birmingham in full, but it's taking time to reconsider the station design. camden council says it needs progress. we need urgently for them to come forward with a proposition that delivers the the homes and jobs our community deserve. if we could get some green space here, some some businesses, some activity, so we're notjust left with a partially abandoned construction site. the mayor of london is calling on the government to help protect london's housing supply from being drastically reduced

by short—term lets. it's thought the growth in platforms such as airbnb is fuelling the capital's housing crisis. sadiq khan says a lack of sufficient regulation on these properties needs to be addressed, and wants to see a new licensing system. the government says, while short—term lets have helped boost tourism, it has consulted on a registration scheme, and plans to make proposals shortly. 20,000 railway workers across iii train companies will go on strike tomorrow, meaning reduced services for passengers in london. the dispute is over pay, jobs, and working conditions, which has now been going on for over a year. the government says it has played its part by facilitating fair and reasonable pay offers that would see generous increases for rail workers. small businesses are being offered the chance to be rent—free for six months on oxford street. retailers will also benefit from reduced rates and support in areas such as store design, marketing, and management.

westminster city council is investing millions of pounds in the scheme to encourage people back to the capital's famous shopping street. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line and severe delays on the metropolitan line — that's wembley park to aldgate. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start first thing this morning, one or two spots of rain within it, but it will break. we'll see some sunny spells developing, but also some scattered showers. now, for today, we've got a northwesterly breeze blowing those showers through. could get one or two heavy ones, but on the whole, there is more sunshine than yesterday. so temperatures feeling warmer, 25 celsius the maximum. now overnight tonight, any showers remaining will fade, becoming dry with some clear spells, a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature not quite so warm as last night, 10 celsius at the minimum, there's not quite so much cloud. now, it is looking like a drier day for thursday, but we still have one or two of those showers, perhaps fewer than today. and some lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures tomorrow around 23 celsius. as we head towards friday,

it is looking like a drier day overall, but at the weekend, low pressure takes over. it is going to be blustery, similar to last weekend, but perhaps the wind not quite so strong. we're likely to see some heavy, potentially thundery, showers at times. that's it. plenty more on our website. back to ben and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. two breaking stories, the latest inflation figures have been published in the last half hour, they tell us that the rising cost of living is starting to slow. it has fallen from 8.7%, the headline rate of inflation, down to 7.9%, that is much better—than—expected. but you will know it is still way above the

prime minister's promised to halve inflation by the end of the year. another story we reported in the last half hour or so, it has been confirmed that the parent company of jaguar land rover has actually confirmed it is going to build a new electric car battery plant in somerset, with significant government investment. we're joined now by the energy secretary, grant shapps. let's start with the inflation figure coming down to 7.9%, better—than—expected, but as i touched on there, still way above rishi sunak�*s promised to halve it by the end of the year. rishi sunak's promised to halve it by the end of the year.— by the end of the year. obviously aood by the end of the year. obviously good news. _ by the end of the year. obviously good news, families _ by the end of the year. obviously good news, families have - by the end of the year. obviously good news, families have been i by the end of the year. obviously - good news, families have been under a lot of pressure. a lot of adoption has been led by things like fuel prices coming down, things that we did, like capping the price gouge, capping people's energy bills and other measures are starting to pay dividends. and i think it is very important that wejust dividends. and i think it is very

important that we just carry on following the plan, because reducing inflation, as you rightly point out, is one of the prime minister's top priorities. it is starting to work, we were up above 11%, 7.9%, it has clearly moved in the right direction.— clearly moved in the right direction. ., ., ., ~ direction. you is starting to work, but it has come _ direction. you is starting to work, but it has come at _ direction. you is starting to work, but it has come at significant - direction. you is starting to work, | but it has come at significant cost, interest rates have had to rise to new record highs to keep a lid on inflation, which has caused a lot of misery for a lot of people, hasn't it? ~ , , misery for a lot of people, hasn't it? ~ , y ., misery for a lot of people, hasn't it? ~ y ., ., ., misery for a lot of people, hasn't it? ~ _, ., ., ,., misery for a lot of people, hasn't it? absolutely, a lot of us are on floatin: it? absolutely, a lot of us are on floating mortgages _ it? absolutely, a lot of us are on floating mortgages and - it? absolutely, a lot of us are on floating mortgages and it - it? absolutely, a lot of us are on floating mortgages and it does i it? absolutely, a lot of us are on i floating mortgages and it does have a big impact. and all of this is connected, vladimir putin invades ukraine and pushes up the energy bills and energy prices, which pushes up inflation, which pushes up mortgage rates through base rates having to rise, so the whole thing is connected together. it is good to see it coming down, and energy prices coming down. just at the beginning of the month, the average household energy bill will have dropped by £426, about 17%, so we are seeing the other side of this now. and i'm very keen to put

measures in place to make sure that continues. and ultimately get to some of the lowest energy prices in europe, which interestingly, is connected with the story about the investment in the electric battery plant in the uk, because one of these things, one of the sticking points, i have been involved in this negotiation for nine months now, is actually a high energy prices, and we need to be able to show that the uk had a plant to be able to get our energy prices to among the lowest in europe, i set out that plan, and today we won this for billion pound investment which will support 4000 jobs directly and many of others indirectly. jobs directly and many of others indirectl . a, jobs directly and many of others indirectl . ~ ., ., jobs directly and many of others indirectl . a, ., ., ., jobs directly and many of others indirectl . ., ., ., ., indirectly. more detail on that in a moment, indirectly. more detail on that in a moment. but _ indirectly. more detail on that in a moment, but worth _ indirectly. more detail on that in a moment, but worth talking - indirectly. more detail on that in a moment, but worth talking about | indirectly. more detail on that in a - moment, but worth talking about more about inflation first. you talk about inflation first. you talk about inflation first. you talk about inflation coming down, of course it is coming in the right direction, you blame it on the war in ukraine but it is notjust that, is it? the uk is an outlier in continental europe, it is lower in the united states, interest rates are much lower, why are we such an

outlier? we are much lower, why are we such an outlier? ~ ., ., , ., ., ., ., outlier? we have a combination of a ve low outlier? we have a combination of a very low unemployment, _ outlier? we have a combination of a very low unemployment, lower - outlier? we have a combination of a very low unemployment, lower than the eu average and most european countries, which gives you a tight labour market, and then of course we had big impact on the energy essentially, that vladimir putin waged on us, which the united states did not have, for example. so a couple of technical reasons for it, very good to see our inflation rate coming down now. i checked before coming down now. i checked before coming on, we were already before this latest fall lower than nine other eu states, i believe. but moving in the right direction. and these are hard—won gains, it shows these are hard—won gains, it shows the chancellor and prime minister's plan is working. what we need to do is stick with this in order to continue to see the speed that prices rise, that is the whole point of inflation, that speed go up

slower comments today's significant drop is important. but slower comments today's significant drop is important.— drop is important. but quickly on the economy. — drop is important. but quickly on the economy, we _ drop is important. but quickly on the economy, we know - drop is important. but quickly on the economy, we know that - drop is important. but quickly on | the economy, we know that rising interest rates mean that the economy slows down, and another of rishi sunak's promises is to grow the economy. we cannot have everything here, can we? i economy. we cannot have everything here. can we?— here, can we? i think actually one ofthe here, can we? i think actually one of the thing _ here, can we? i think actually one of the thing is. — here, can we? i think actually one of the thing is, in _ here, can we? i think actually one of the thing is, in fairness, - here, can we? i think actually one of the thing is, in fairness, you i of the thing is, in fairness, you could be sent to me, is that all economists were projecting a recession. now the imf and all the rest of them, they all project now that we will not be in recession, the fact the economy continues to grow, unlike the euro zone, which is in recession, unlike germany which is in recession, so we have avoided the worst of it. but this is not to be complacent, these have been incredibly difficult times, we were ahead with a pandemic and then a war in europe, and one man is literally to blame for what happened with inflation in vladimir putin and what he has done to the world. but our plan has been working, things like the energy price gap, protecting people from what would have been much higher energy bills —— price

cap. we were paying about half of the average energy bill last winter. and thus £426 drop per year and people's energy bills, as prices started to come back down, will started to come back down, will start to feed through and we have seen that in the latest inflation figures, these things are starting to feed through, fuel prices coming down etc, so we are on the other side of this, it is very important we stick to the prime minister and chancellor's plan, that is what has got us to the point where we have seen inflation dropped quite dramatically.— seen inflation dropped quite dramatically. seen inflation dropped quite dramaticall . �*, ., ~ ., dramatically. let's talk about the bi new dramatically. let's talk about the big new battery _ dramatically. let's talk about the big new battery factory, - dramatically. let's talk about the l big new battery factory, announced byjlr, 4000 newjobs, have the battery production needed by the year 2030. they say they want to thank the government hadn't worked so closely with them to enabled investment, you have talked about the work going into it as well, but at what cost? how much are we as taxpayers are funding some of this? those numbers will come out in the usual way because that is commercial sensitivity, it has to be released in the normal way, but the support

has come from a number of different places, notjust a single place, so there's something called the automotive transformation fund, some money from there has been used, but one of the key thing is, and i have been involved in this dealfor one of the key thing is, and i have been involved in this deal for nine months since my original conversation with tata, where actually the conversation was for them to tell me the battery factory was going elsewhere, and since that time, we have done a whole series of things. one thing that has attracted them to the uk as our worldly —— world leading research into batteries themselves through things like the faraday institute, things like the faraday institute, things like that and also, as i mentioned, the trajectory on uk energy prices, where we aim to get to amongst the lowest in europe. this will be things in the end, along with our skilled workforce, which persuaded tata to come in and probably the biggest ever uk car manufacturing investment of £4 billion, suddenly be biggest for 40 years, so this is

a very significant vote of confidence. it puts the uk in the fast lane for vehicle production —— electric vehicle production. the financial times _ electric vehicle production. the financial times reporting this morning that subsidy, but also some state assistance for things like high energy prices, do those figures are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right — are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to _ are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to me, _ are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to me, but _ are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to me, but it— are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to me, but it is- are sound right to you? that doesn't sound right to me, but it is the i sound right to me, but it is the case that this government has moved to introduce the outjust a supercharger, this is very energy intensive industries like electric vehicle production, many other industries are covered by our attempt to make sure we are competitive with the germans and elsewhere, to make sure that when people need to use a lot of energy, particularly when they are using green energy, that they can access it in this country at competitive prices. that does notjust apply to

tata, it applies across the board, but there are many things we have done to attract them here, and i make no bones about it, it has been a long and quite complicated negotiation, but in the end, british workers, british research and development, and the pledges we were able to make on the bringing us to being very competitive on energy prices, those are the big things which have brought tata's huge investment here.— which have brought tata's huge investment here. many people will welcome the _ investment here. many people will welcome the jobs _ investment here. many people will welcome the jobs created, - investment here. many people will welcome the jobs created, but i investment here. many people will| welcome the jobs created, but they will ask at what cost, and as you said the numbers will come out in due course, but many people will find pretty difficult to swallow this morning the idea that small businesses, you cut the subsidies for energy for small businesses, get what you're saying here is that you are giving big business a lot of money to help with energy prices. why would small businesses suffer? just to be clear, over the last winter, we paid between a third and a half of a typical... winter, we paid between a third and a half of a typical. . ._ a half of a typical... sure, but you face that out _ a half of a typical... sure, but you face that out in _ a half of a typical... sure, but you face that out in march. _ face that out in march. under because the _ face that out in march. under because the bills _ face that out in march. under

because the bills are - face that out in march. under because the bills are coming| face that out in march. under- because the bills are coming down, fortunately. == because the bills are coming down, fortunately-— because the bills are coming down, fortunatel . , ., , ., , ., ., fortunately. -- you phased that out. household bills _ fortunately. -- you phased that out. household bills dropping _ fortunately. -- you phased that out. household bills dropping 70% i fortunately. -- you phased that out. household bills dropping 70% this . household bills dropping 70% this month. people signed up at the peak of the market, perhaps come into fixed term contracts... you of the market, perhaps come into fixed term contracts. . ._ fixed term contracts... you are aaivin fixed term contracts... you are giving tata _ fixed term contracts... you are giving tata and _ fixed term contracts... you are giving tata and jlr _ fixed term contracts... you are giving tata and jlr something l fixed term contracts... you are i giving tata and jlr something you are not willing to give to smaller businesses. the fsb says one in four small businesses will go under without energy help. i small businesses will go under without energy help.— without energy help. i want to challenae without energy help. i want to challenge that. _ without energy help. i want to challenge that. what - without energy help. i want to challenge that. what we i without energy help. i want to challenge that. what we are l without energy help. i want to i challenge that. what we are offering has been across the economy, and we have seen support, in other words subsidy from government and the taxpayer, drop away because energy prices have fallen, but that pledged to get to amongst the cheapest wholesale energy prices in europe applies to the whole of the economy, and i have set out in a document in march exactly how we plan to get there. just yesterday, i launched great british nuclear which is part of that, and expect to generate

about half of our energy that way, so we have a plan to get us there and it applies to all businesses and indeed all households in this country. indeed all households in this count . , . indeed all households in this count . _, ,, indeed all households in this count . ,, ., ~ indeed all households in this count. ,, .mg country. ok, grant shapps, thank you for 'oinin: country. ok, grant shapps, thank you forioining us— country. ok, grant shapps, thank you forjoining us this _ country. ok, grant shapps, thank you forjoining us this morning. _ country. ok, grant shapps, thank you forjoining us this morning. the i forjoining us this morning. the energy secretary grant shapps. thank ou. let's go to old trafford to speak to mike about cricket. iam i am getting my steps in along the boundary. we expect it to be dry today. today is so crucial. after the highs of headingley, it's back to business today for england's cricketers. the first day of the fourth ashes test at old trafford gets underway — and with australia leading 2—1 in the series, it's a match england must win — to keep alive their hopes of regaining the famous urn. it has brightened up a bit in the last hour. history is not an

england's side when it comes to old trafford, they have not beaten australia in an ashes test here since 1981, but ben stokes would say, it is about the current generation. rain is forecast from friday onwards, with the weekend looking particularly bleak. but a shortened test could work in england's favour, according to their captain. we know we have to win this game to take it to the last game for us to have a chance of getting the urn back. so going into the last game, we were 2—0 down. we knew we had to win that. so i think that sort of helped us a little bit. and maybe again, with the weather that's predicted, that it might bring sort of more out of us again, knowing that we might have to push the game on even more than we normally do. but, you know, we'lljust have to wait and see, and if the weather is what it's like and what it's predicted to be, then we might have to. so the pressure could be on, but they can deal with it, i'm sure,

look at what happened to the women. nat sciver—brunt stole all the headlines for england's women once again, as she hit a second successive ashes century to help her team finish their series with australia on a high. sciver—brunt hit 129 as england scored 285 from their 50 overs after being put in to bat. a rain delay meant australia's target was reduced to 269 from 44 overs, but it didn't help the tourists, bowled out for 199, england winning by 69 runs on the dls method. they win the mini odi series 2—1, but draw the overall ashes series 8—8, meaning australia retain the ashes. the women's world cup begins tomorrow, and england's squad have said the will pause discussions over performance—related bonuses until after the tournament — that's after saying they were disappointed that the fa couldn't come to a resolution. jane dougall is in sydney for us.

they've been preparing for this trip down underfor years. but on the eve of the world cup, england women have had to turn their attentions to money, bonuses specifically, after the fa said they would not be given one. it was important for us to share our voice that people know that it's something that we feel is important to us, is making changes in women's football both on and off the pitch, that we strive to make differences, that although we're just players who play football, that we are pushing to make changes. we want women's football to be in a better place, and notjust for ourselves, but for the future of the game. overnight, a statement was released on behalf of the lionesses, saying they were disappointed that they couldn't resolve the issue before the tournament had begun. they aren't the only team at this world cup to ask financial questions. co—hosts the matildas released a video calling out fifa for not giving the women the same prize money as the men. just like we do on the pitch, we stuck together, refused to back down,

and got the result. now we're treated as serious professionals with fairness and respect that women deserve. for us, this world cup - is a celebration of that progress that we've had to earn every step of the way. australia's opening match of the tournament is here at stadium australia against ireland tomorrow. it was originally at a smaller venue but it was moved here because this holds 82,000 people, and it sold out. but despite these strong ticket sales, the prize money available at this women's world cup is a quarter of that on offer to the men at the world cup in qatar last year. of the 32 teams involved, the matildas are one of the few who have pay parity. that was down to football australia. we have a collective bargaining agreement here in australia with our players, through our player union, the professional footballers australia, and within that agreement we've had equal pay here in australia for about four years.

as preparations for england's first match against haiti get under way in brisbane, they say they will pause discussions for now, but after a year of negotiating, resolution feels very far away. jane dougal, bbc news, sydney. with five stages to go, is the tour de france overfor another year? it certainly seems that way following stage 16 yesterday. jonas vinegaard is on the cusp of victory after an incredible performance in the time trial. the dane began the stage 10 seconds ahead of his rival tadej pogacar, but blew him and everyone else away to extend his overall lead to 1 minute and 48 seconds. the race finishes in paris on sunday. there'll be a ryder cup reunion in the opening two rounds of the open championship, as rory mcilroy, justin rose and john rahm will play alongside each other. the trio will tee offjust before 3.00pm in thursday's opening round at royal liverpool.

mcillroy won the last of his four majors on the course, nine years ago. the urge to win now is just as strong as it was then. and i'm sure the weather will play a big part in what happens at high over those opening rounds, and into the weekend we are expecting friday, saturday, so what happens today it is crucial, should be a full day's play -- is crucial, should be a full day's play —— at hoylake. one man could be crucial for play —— at hoylake. one man could be crucialfor england, play —— at hoylake. one man could be crucial for england, jimmy anderson, roared on by thejimmy anderson end in what will probably be his final test match here, doing what he does so well with one of these. i have been to the shop, lancashire cricket ball, could that be the lucky omen that england need, getting that to swing and turn in the misty and murky conditions? too shiny, definitely not. thanks, mike.

yesterday on the programme we heard from shelby, one of more than 100 current and former mcdonald's employees who told the bbc about a toxic culture of sexual assault, harassment, racism, and bullying at the company's uk outlets. this story provoked a massive reaction, with many of you getting in touch about your own experiences. we'll hear them shortly. but first, a reminder of what shelby told us. mcdonald's does 100% have a problem with sexual harassment. they'd grope stomachs, waists, bum, thighs as well, i'd say, and hips. why should we have to go to work in fear? when i'd go through the kitchen, i'd have my arms, like, up, and i'd make myself as small as possible, just so that, like, hopefully they wouldn't come into my space. something would happen every shift.

i'd be like, grabbed, having my bum grabbed or hips grabbed. i think that they don't really think about their staff at all. they have little to no regard for our feelings, and how we might feel in the workplace and how we're being treated. since shelby and other current and former employees spoke to us, many of you have messaged to share similar experiences. one person who has worked at the chain for years said, "i wasn't surprised to see this story. during my time at mcdonald's, the management team was abusive to the employees, and women employees were frequently harassed." another, who worked there ten years ago, wrote, "my manager would ask the male crew workers which girls they wanted him to hire for them. he hired the fit girls, all of whom were 16 or 17 and looking for their firstjob." it's notjust sexist or sexual comments. one person wrote, "there was rife discrimination and harassment from other members of staff towards me and other staff members

based on ethnicity and sexuality." and finally, one current employee shared this. they said, "i have been dealing with months of bullying and singling out by managers in my mcdonald's store and nothing is being done about it." well, here's what caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee in parliament, had to say about the bbc investigation. i was horrified to hear these reports. they're absolutely disgusting. and putting young women in a vulnerable position, they may well be entirely reliant on mcdonald's for their income, so they're scared to speak out. and that's just a horrendous situation for anybody to be in. this isn't just about sex. it's about power. it's about older managers exploiting what is at mcdonald's, a very young workforce. joining us now is kate palmer, a hr and employment law consultant.

good morning. are you surprised by any of what you have heard? obviously the descriptions you just went through, they are really horrible, but they are not rare, unfortunately, sexual harassment and discrimination is still prevalent in organisations.— discrimination is still prevalent in oruanisations. ., , ., ., , organisations. what should have been ha enin: organisations. what should have been happening instead _ organisations. what should have been happening instead of _ organisations. what should have been happening instead of this? _ organisations. what should have been happening instead of this? and i organisations. what should have been happening instead of this? and how . happening instead of this? and how does this culture of people keeping quiet about it, how is this allowed to continue in big organisations? proactivity is key. mcdonald's talked about doing training and delivering that on an annual basis, and it is great during training, but it can often be a tick box exercise, you have to reinforce what is good, what are right behaviours within an organisation, you have to call out behaviour that is inappropriate and deal with it with pace. and often thatis deal with it with pace. and often that is what organisations are allowed to do, they sweep it under

the carpet and productivity is essential. the carpet and productivity is essential-— the carpet and productivity is essential. ., , , essential. you say it could be seen as a tick box _ essential. you say it could be seen as a tick box exercise, _ essential. you say it could be seen as a tick box exercise, and - essential. you say it could be seen as a tick box exercise, and the i as a tick box exercise, and the problem is that these businesses are huge, some of them particularly mcdonald's franchises, so they are not directly owned by the business. they might put this policies in place, but it is about policing them and actually following through on the detail. the and actually following through on the detail. . ., . and actually following through on the detail. _, . _, ., the detail. the correct command line management — the detail. the correct command line management enforcement _ the detail. the correct command line management enforcement is - the detail. the correct command line management enforcement is key. i the detail. the correct command line | management enforcement is key. the wavy line manager acts on site at the coalface, it wavy line manager acts on site at the coal face, it is absolutely fundamental to the culture of an organisation. it is great, and itch team implement policies, but the real proof in the pudding is how they act at the coalface and how they act at the coalface and how they enforce the correct behaviours within an organisation. sort line management and action is absolutely fundamental. the management and action is absolutely fundamental-— fundamental. the story is terrific for anybody _ fundamental. the story is terrific for anybody who _ fundamental. the story is terrific for anybody who has _ fundamental. the story is terrific for anybody who has been i fundamental. the story is terrific. for anybody who has been through this experience, or parents letting their kids work in an organisation like this, it is awful, but does it at least encourages people to have the confidence to speak out and to understand that they don't need to

accept this type of behaviour? i think you're absolutely right, it has got some unfortunate press, obviously, but it does demonstrate that if you raise things and put forward your concerns via a grievance process or a harassment grievance process 01’ a harassment process, grievance process or a harassment process, but people will hear, the will wilson, they will act the ramifications of not acting as this. the reputational risk for mcdonald's, the unfortunate situations is individual to have been through, is not to be acceptable.— been through, is not to be accetable. ,, _ ., , acceptable. shelby said to us yesterday — acceptable. shelby said to us yesterday that _ acceptable. shelby said to us yesterday that the _ acceptable. shelby said to us i yesterday that the fundamental problem is, however good an organisation is putting in these policies, these ways of speaking to your boss, if you are in a newjob, your boss, if you are in a newjob, you are 16 or17, your boss, if you are in a newjob, you are 16 or 17, shelby told us that she just thought that was what happened and that is what you have to put up with. and even if all of that best practice is in place, it is still a daunting process to take on your manager or your boss, and accuse them of inappropriate behaviour. it accuse them of inappropriate behaviour-—

accuse them of inappropriate behaviour. , , ., behaviour. it absolutely is, and you will be concerned _ behaviour. it absolutely is, and you will be concerned about _ behaviour. it absolutely is, and you will be concerned about that i behaviour. it absolutely is, and you will be concerned about that and i will be concerned about that and have fear, but i think if you can see that the organisation is dealing with things and acting, that all the embed confidence in you that your worries and concerns will be listened to and heard, but the organisation has to demonstrate that. , , . ~ organisation has to demonstrate that. , , ., ~ ., , that. very 'ust talk to you this morning. — that. veryjust talk to you this morning, thank— that. veryjust talk to you this morning, thank you. - that. veryjust talk to you this morning, thank you. a - that. veryjust talk to you this morning, thank you. a story i that. very just talk to you this i morning, thank you. a story that has so many people talking as well. kate, thank you for coming in. if you've been affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available via the bbc action line. mcdonald's have said that every one of the 177,000 employees in mcdonald's uk deserves to work in a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace. they say there are clear instances where they have fallen short, and for that they deeply apologise. they say they will investigate all allegations put to them and all proven breaches of their code of conduct will be met with severe measures that they can legally impose. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. the family of a private investigator who was murdered in south—east london more than 35 years ago have reached a settlement with the met police. daniel morgan was killed in sydenham in 1987 and, despite five police inquiries, no one has been convicted of his murder. the force has admitted liability for failings in its investigation, including corruption and incompetence. businesses located near the route of the new hs2 high—speed rail line say they're worried they might not survive after work on the station at euston was paused for two years. the government says it is committed to delivering the line to birmingham in full but it's taking time to reconsider the station design. camden council says it needs to see progress soon. we need urgently for them to come forward with a proposition that delivers the homes and jobs our community deserve. if we could get some green space

here, some businesses, some activity, so we're notjust left with a partially abandoned construction site. let's take a look at the tubes. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line. the metropolitan line has severe delays wembley park to aldgate. here's today's weather — starting off cloudy with rain for some. sunny spells and scattered showers developing during the afternoon. temperatures reaching 24 degrees celsius. that's it — i'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and ben thompson. our headlines. inflation is down by 0.8

points to 7.9% injune. good morning from richmond in north yorkshire _ good morning from richmond in north yorkshire. we good morning from richmond in north yorkshire. ~ ., _, ., yorkshire. we have come to the prime ministermy constituency _ yorkshire. we have come to the prime ministermy constituency to _ yorkshire. we have come to the prime ministermy constituency to hear i yorkshire. we have come to the prime ministermy constituency to hear from | ministermy constituency to hear from people how inflation is affecting them and whether the prime minister is on track to hard inflation by the end of the year. == is on track to hard inflation by the end of the year.— end of the year. -- to half inflation- _ the parent company of jaguar land rover announces plans to build a huge electric car battery factory in somerset. i'm at old trafford. it's make or break for england. they must win the fourth ashes test against australia to keep the series alive. but will the weather affect it? it is big, it is pink, we are in essex and britain was 's only life—size ore creation of the barbie house. can you feel the kenergy? while heat continues in southern europe, here, a familiar picture of sunshine and showers. i will have

the details right here. it's wednesday, 19thjuly. in the last hour, we've had the latest inflation figures, which show price rises in the uk slowed more than expected, in the 12 months tojune. inflation dropped to 7.9%, aided by a fall in fuel prices and a slower rise in food costs. ben is in the prime minister's constituency of richmond to see how the cost of living is impacting people there. while it has slowed it means prices are still going up pretty quickly. yes, it does. it does not mean prices have come down compared with a year ago, they arejust prices have come down compared with a year ago, they are just not rising as quickly the previous month. in june, inflation was at 7.9% which means if you spent £100 on a range of goods and services a year ago,

now they would cost 107.90 on average. it is an average and some things will have gone up more and some will have dropped. drops are in petrol, diesel, energy prices. food and drink is still rising. not as sharply but still rising above the general rate of prices for other things. this is something the chancellor has been speaking about. responding to the latest figures. it is welcome news inflation has fallen. it shows that if the government and bank of england are prepared to take difficult decisions, we can win the battle against inflation. nonetheless, for family is up and down the country, prices are rising much too fast, there is a long way to go. if we look at inflation at 3% in the us, 5.5% in the eurozone, we can see if we stick to the plan we can bring down inflation and that is what this

government is utterly determined to do. well, as the days starts in richmond on the edge of the yorkshire dales, we are in the prime minister's constituency because he made it a pledge to bring inflation down sharply by the end of the year. by by half. when he made that pledge it was 10% so the aim is to get it to 5% by the time we get to christmas. it is something people here care about. quite a few have joined us this morning to talk about how rising prices have affected them. we will hear from people and businesses based in richmond later. because these economic numbers have a real impact in the real world. they have put pressure on household budgets and on businesses. that is why there is a sense of urgency on the prime minister and why he made it his pledge to bring down soaring prices and relieve some of the cost of

living pressure so many feel not just in richmond but all around the uk. studio: thanks. we will be back there later. that is the main story. sally has the rest of the main news. the parent company of jaguar land rover has confirmed plans to build an electric car battery plant in somerset. chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. what do we know about these plans? and how much will the government invest. ,., ., and how much will the government invest. ., ., , , invest. good morning. there has been a battle for months _ invest. good morning. there has been a battle for months over— invest. good morning. there has been a battle for months over where - invest. good morning. there has been a battle for months over where this i a battle for months over where this factory would be, whether in spain or the uk. the government is absolutely delighted this morning it is confirming the factory will be in somerset. we had the energy secretary grant shapps on breakfast saying this was a vote of confidence in the car manufacturing sector in the uk. that it will be good for

jobs, may be about 4000 jobs at the plant itself and thousands more connected to some of the different supply chains in things like that. it is good news for somerset itself. one of the big questions not answered yet, that grant shapps was asked earlier, was how much the uk is paying in subsidies to tata group to make sure the factory was in the uk. we do not have a firm answer. we think it will be hundreds of millions to help with things like high energy bills, some of the infrastructure that will have to be built around the factory. but on the whole, this is broadly welcomed. the labour party have welcomed it. it is seen as good news for the car sector in the uk as the move from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles

picks up pace. the fact that some of those matches will be made in the uk is a big deal. it is broadly welcomed. studio: thanks. large parts of southern europe are continuing to swelter in the heat, as red alerts — which are warnings that the extreme temperatures pose a high risk to health — remain in place for most of italy, spain and greece. meanwhile, temperatures went above 50 celsius in the us and china. joe inwood reports. for days, greece has been battling these fires, fighting notjust flames, but extreme heat, too. in turkey, the military have joined in — literally using water bombs to try to get them under control. the entire mediterranean is in the grip of a heat wave that keeps getting hotter. this is no weather for heavy work. but here in the gaza strip, ahmed has little choice. he cools down as best he can. but there's only so much you can do.

translation: it's so hot, we're unable to work. i it's the first time we've had such a heat wave. it's a picture found all over. in france, it's reached 40.6. in italy, 41.8. in spain, 45.2. while in tunisia, it's hit 46 celsius. but it is arizona in the us that is breaking the most extraordinary record. here in the city of phoenix, the temperature has been above 43 celsius for 19 days straight and there's no end in sight. there's not a lot of signs for this heat to break down. so at least for the next five to seven days, for sure, we're looking at temperatures continuing well above normal. the extraordinary weather systems we are seeing don't just cause heat waves. there has been extreme rainfall, too, including in india. the yamuna river is at its highest

level in 45 years, lapping against the walls of the famous taj mahal. for those who live in its shadow, these are worrying times. translation: this is the first time we've seen this - much water in the river. our children have never seen anything like it. it's frightening. for days, wildfires raged on the spanish island of la palma, destroying forests, homes and livelihoods. constancio, who ran a wine business, has lost everything. translation: the damage caused by the wildfire, i it's going to take years to recover what was in here. the people of these islands are tough, very tough. we are made exactly as the earth here — made of volcano and fire. the extraordinary heat wave that did this damage has come

after a global temperature rise ofjust1.2 degrees. the current prediction is that the world will get far hotter still and that unless something changes fast, we should prepare for more of this. joe inwood, bbc news. in a moment, we will speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri in athens. first, reporter sofia bettiza joins us from palermo. you have been all over italy. what are conditions like now? it is extremely — are conditions like now? it is extremely hot _ are conditions like now? it is extremely hot in _ are conditions like now? it is extremely hot in sicily i are conditions like now? it 3 extremely hot in sicily today. there have been a lot of blackouts in the capital palermo because of so many people using air—conditioning. today, 23 cities in italy have been placed under a red alert warning. we are seeing how these extreme

temperatures are having an impact on people's help. there has been a 20% increase in the number of patients admitted to hospital, showing signs of heat stroke, dehydration, confusion. it is mostly elderly people but it is younger people also. it is not because they are going in the sun at the hottest hours, but because they have now been exposed to these high temperatures for several days in a row. temperatures here are expected to peak today. but of course this heatwave is affecting several countries in southern europe. mr; countries in southern europe. my colleague is in athens. hello. _ colleague is in athens. hello, sally. the spokesperson for the fire _ hello, sally. the spokesperson for the fire brigade said a difficult day dawns in greece and driving tbrough— day dawns in greece and driving through where we are today, west of

athens. _ through where we are today, west of athens. you — through where we are today, west of athens, you can understand why. we knew _ athens, you can understand why. we knew we _ athens, you can understand why. we knew we were driving into smoke in the hills— knew we were driving into smoke in the hills but— knew we were driving into smoke in the hills but leaving the windows up in the _ the hills but leaving the windows up in the car, _ the hills but leaving the windows up in the car, we could smell burnt ash _ in the car, we could smell burnt ash the — in the car, we could smell burnt ash. the fire stretched over eight kilometres. but the people specifically here are pointing the finger— specifically here are pointing the finger to — specifically here are pointing the finger to the government and wondering why firefighters had not been able to respond to fires yesterday, seeing their homes decimated and having no one there to beta _ help. studio: thank help. — studio: thank you. that is the latest in southern europe this morning. the metropolitan police has reached a settlement with the family of murdered private detective daniel morgan, admitting liability forfailings in its investigation. mr morgan was killed in south—east london in 1987 and, despite five police inquiries, no one has been convicted of his murder. the met has previously admitted that corruption hampered the original murder investigation. nhs leaders have warned that a two—day strike by consultants in england, which begins tomorrow, could have the most severe impact ever seen in the health service as a result of industrial action.

the walkout will affect all planned treatment, with only emergency care being covered. a us soldier who was facing disciplinary action has crossed from south to north korea, where he's now being detained. he's been identified as 23—year—old travis king, whojoined the us army in 2021. the white house and the state department are said to be working together to resolve the issue. that is the latest news. here's matt. good morning. iwill take good morning. i will take you good morning. iwill take you back good morning. i will take you back a year to this very day in 2022. we have been talking about heat in southern europe recently but here in the uk we saw the hottest day recorded, 40.3 celsius. and other weather stations beat the previous record of 38.7. today, 20 degrees or

cooler than that for the majority. more sunshine will develop but again dodging showers in many areas. the showers right now are across parts of central and eastern england. showers in the north—west of northern ireland and the odd shower in scotland. a lot of scotland, western england and wales are drying, some showers around liverpool bay at the moment. showers developing through the day but we will see sunshine between them in parts of eastern england. lunchtime, to give a flavour of what to expect, cloud in northern scotland. some in scotland, sunshine and slow—moving showers. the odd rumble of thunder. northern ireland, west england and wales, more of thunder. northern ireland, west england and wales, more review dry rather than showers whereas further east, a greater chance of showers as we go into the afternoon and they could be lively around eastern counties. with

sunshine around, a lot of you feeling warmer than yesterday. tonight, a fresh night with showers continuing into the evening. most becoming dry with the odd fog patch in the west. temperatures into single figures for most as we start tomorrow. another day of sunshine and showers as we will see on friday. and through the weekend, some wet and windy weather heading our way. studio: it never stops. the roman city of pompeii is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites. destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79ad, the city was largely preserved under the ash, and it now offers a unique snapshot of what life was like. more than a third of the city is yet to be uncovered, but a major new dig could change that. science editor rebecca

morelle is there. with vesuvius looming over it, a roman city, perfectly preserved exactly as it was on the day of a violent eruption 2,000 years ago. but now, new secrets are being unearthed in pompeii's biggest excavation in a generation. layer by layer, archaeologists are revealing a new snapshot of how romans lived and died. this is one of the main streets of pompeii. it would have been a hive of activity. but let me take you through this entrance into one of the newly excavated areas. this is an atrium, the heart of the building, with a series of rooms running off to each side. at its centre would have been a fountain, gently splashing. and you can see, if you come down here, the beautifully preserved white mosaic floor, and the plumbing looks as if it could have been

installed just yesterday. this is a room where two beds were standing. this bedroom just off the atrium was the scene of an intense fire. these charred remains are all that's left. a relic of the chaos and ensuing panic of the eruption. it really was, you know, hell on earth. so we have the eruption, of course, the hot ash arriving, earthquakes. the team thinks the fire might have been started by a lamp knocked over by people trying to flee. their fate is unknown. it will be interesting to understand who were the people who didn't make it. were they the poor? or maybe people who had property and who tried to stay because they were maybe afraid to protect what they have, and others who had just

nothing just took and ran. the discoveries keep on emerging — from an unusual shrine adorned with snakes, where people left offerings of food, to piles of roof tiles left exactly as they were, suggesting a room that was mid—renovation. this was a building where people lived and worked. the team here are trying to work out what the different rooms were used for. this one is pretty obvious, though. this is an oven very similar to an oven you'd see in naples today, but it is way too big to be inside a home. so, most likely, this was a wholesale bakery making bread for the people of pompei. with something like this on the menu — a possible pizza found on a recently revealed fresco. but there have also been some morbid discoveries. three skeletons found buried under rubble. the moment was captured by a documentary crew for the bbc�*s three—part series

on pompeii's new dig. the bones are extremely fragile. they've been taken to the onsite lab for closer examination. we have two women, probably, and a child, and they are totally destroyed by the collapse of the roof. these bones bear the scars of the horror from what started as a normal day. pompeii is a city of horrible stories for the people. not for the houses, for the frescoes, for the objects, but for the people, yeah. we start to study the reconstruction of the story of these people to give them a new memory. only in pompeii, you can see the life of the people, of the roman people. this excavation has already given up some incredible new treasures after only a few months. but this is just the start.

a third of pompeii still lies buried beneath the volcanic soil. there are many stories left to tell about this lost roman world. there are so many astonishing discoveries here at this site. they have given us answers but there are lots of questions raised and some mysteries and who better to ask about those then doctor sophie, an archaeologist here. this is something linked to the bakery used to grind grain. why is it in the middle of the atrium? that to grind grain. why is it in the middle of the atrium?- to grind grain. why is it in the middle of the atrium? that is a good ruestion. middle of the atrium? that is a good question. evidently _ middle of the atrium? that is a good question. evidently there _ middle of the atrium? that is a good question. evidently there is - middle of the atrium? that is a good question. evidently there is work i question. evidently there is work going on here so they were probably either moving it into the bakery or out for the works next door but you are correct, it should not be in pride of place in the atrium, which is the grand room where they would

receive people. it is a mystery for us. ., ., , , ., us. there are other signs of renovation. _ us. there are other signs of renovation. we _ us. there are other signs of renovation. we think i us. there are other signs of renovation. we think this i us. there are other signs of. renovation. we think this was us. there are other signs of- renovation. we think this was a building undergoing some work. what is amazing to me, when we first came here, i thought these had been beautifully excavated by the archaeologists and laid here but they have not.— archaeologists and laid here but the have not. , , ., , they have not. this is how they were left. it is they have not. this is how they were left- it is one — they have not. this is how they were left. it is one of _ they have not. this is how they were left. it is one of the _ they have not. this is how they were left. it is one of the most _ they have not. this is how they were left. it is one of the most poignant l left. it is one of the most poignant and heartbreaking scenes because it really shows an interrupted life. they were building, mending their room. we have these roof tiles behind it a stack of bricks and they were repairing things. and they thought, we will finish this tomorrow and they never had a tomorrow. i tomorrow and they never had a tomorrow-— tomorrow and they never had a tomorrow. ., ,, , tomorrow. iwill take us in here. it is such a beautiful— tomorrow. iwill take us in here. it is such a beautiful room. - tomorrow. iwill take us in here. it is such a beautiful room. it - tomorrow. iwill take us in here. it is such a beautiful room. it is i tomorrow. iwill take us in here. it is such a beautiful room. it is the l is such a beautiful room. it is the walls, the amazing paintings. what

does this tell you about what life was like? it does this tell you about what life was like? , ., ., , was like? it is a lovely room because _ was like? it is a lovely room because it — was like? it is a lovely room because it is _ was like? it is a lovely room because it is intimate, i was like? it is a lovely room because it is intimate, a i was like? it is a lovely room i because it is intimate, a small bedroom perhaps, and they decorated it with fake marble. then we have this rare design on the wall. you can see the little holes in the middle of the panels where they actually used to string it out and make geometric shapes. we have this lovely process visible and an amazing beautiful design with animals and flowers. but this would be a room probably where they slept. next door, we have the remains of a wooden bed. we know these are more intimate areas as opposed to the bakery which is public, and the atrium where they would receive guests. it atrium where they would receive ruests. , ., guests. it is the mix of the building- _ guests. it is the mix of the building. you _ guests. it is the mix of the building. you have - guests. it is the mix of the building. you have a i guests. it is the mix of the i building. you have a laundry over there, the bakery, and rooms here where people slept. the mix of

commercial and residential. itrier?r commercial and residential. very common in _ commercial and residential. very common in pompeii _ commercial and residential. very common in pompeii to _ commercialand residential. , common in pompeii to have this mix. most bakeries are tied to a house. usually in a quiet area. it shows the public and private life are blurred. . ~ the public and private life are blurred. ., ,, , ., , , blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. every room. _ blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. every room. so — blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. every room, so many _ blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. every room, so many stories i blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. every room, so many stories to i blurred. thank you. it is exquisite. | every room, so many stories to tell and so much of pompeii has not been excavated. think about the discoveries ready to be found out there. studio: it has been glorious to see that. thank you so much. it is incredible. somewhere so old, we can be shown around like that. and it worked! rebecca's enthusiasm is so... what is the word? engaging. infectious. a couple from lincoln are raising money to help a young girl in iceland, who has an incurable illness. the two families have a close bond — one that dates back more than 80 years, beginning in

extraordinary circumstances in the second world war, asjess lord reports. my dad was trained for arctic warfare. on manoeuvres in iceland, there was a very bad snowstorm. he was rescued by a man called meyvant who was looking for his sheep, i understand. i was born after the war, so if it hadn't been for that family, i wouldn't be here. hi. hello. sue has kept the connection with iceland going all of her life. and when she found out that meyvant�*s great—great—granddaughter sunna had been diagnosed with an incurable illness, she wanted to help. ifeel it's in me. it's something i've got to do, you know, to say thank you. so sue and husband tony got to work. welcome to the funny farm — enter at own risk! and granny maude and the old grump was born. maude is my middle name. i crochet, as well, and ifound

a granny maude square, and that became my name. and the old grump — he makes jewellery and wooden things. i said to him, "what do you want to be called?" and he said, "oh, i don't know, the miserable old..." i said you can't call yourself that! sue and tony sell their creations and every single penny goes towards supporting sunna. she's lovely. she loves dressing in leopard prints. full of fun. she likes riding a wheelchair bike. she just loves it. 0h, she's great. she's a real happy little soul. and having these seizures, it doesn't seem to knock it out of her once she's got rid of them. aged two, sunna was diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood, which means she has episodes causing temporary paralysis, and there's currently no cure. this disorder is one in a million. today, we have about 1000 people

diagnosed in the whole world. i it has been described as the most complex neurological— disorder known to man. she has lots of limitations. water, it's difficult for her. it's a big trigger. and sunlight and stress and fever and sickness, just like a regular cold. it's like a human time bomb — you never know what's going to happen. sometimes, it is so painful that they have to take her to hospital because they are not allowed to administer the most strongest of drugs. sue and tony's efforts over the past ten years have paid for care and research, which sunna's family are so grateful for. their support is tremendous. yes, we love them very much. they're very dear. so there you have it — a life saved in 1940 to lives being changed in 2023.

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9.15. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm alice salfield. businesses located near the route of the new hs2 high speed rail line say they're worried they might not survive after work on the station at euston was paused for two years. the government says it is committed to delivering the line to birmingham in full, but it's taking time to reconsider the station design. camden council says it needs to see progress soon. we need urgently for them to come forward with a proposition that delivers the homes and jobs our community deserve. if we could get some green space here, some businesses, some activity, so we're notjust left with a partially abandoned construction site. the mayor of london is calling on the government to help protect london's housing supply

from being drastically reduced by short—term lets. it's thought the growth in platforms such as airbnb is fuelling the capital's housing crisis. sadiq khan says a lack of sufficient regulation on these properties needs to be addressed, and wants to see a new licensing system. the government says, while short—term lets have helped boost tourism, it has consulted on a registration scheme, and plans to make proposals shortly. a football academy in berkshire that set up a team for young ukrainian refugees living in and around the capital has been paid a visit by the country's greatest ever player. former chelsea striker andriy shevchenko has also helped the phoenix academy raise funds to send the boys to a prestigious youth tournament taking place in sweden. we have to do everything to help our country, help the young generation. in this case, we try to support the ukrainian team to participate in such a nice tournament,

and that's our contribution. there are minor delays on the bakerloo line and severe delays on the metropolitan line from wembley park to aldgate, with minor delays on the rest of the line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a largely cloudy start first thing this morning, one or two spots of rain within it, but it will break. we'll see some sunny spells developing, but also some scattered showers. now, for today, we've got a northwesterly breeze blowing those showers through. could get one or two heavy ones, but on the whole, there is more sunshine than yesterday. so temperatures feeling warmer, 25 celsius the maximum. now overnight tonight, any showers remaining will fade, becoming dry with some clear spells, a little bit of patchy cloud. the minimum temperature not quite so warm as last night, 10 celsius at the minimum, there's not quite so much cloud. now, it is looking like a drier day for thursday, but we still have one or two of those showers, perhaps fewer than today. and some lengthy spells of sunshine. temperatures tomorrow around 23 celsius. as we head towards friday, it is looking like a drier day

overall, but at the weekend, low pressure takes over. it is going to be blustery, similar to last weekend, but perhaps the wind not quite so strong. we're likely to see some heavy, potentially thundery, showers at times. that's it. plenty more on our website. back to ben and sally. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. earlier, we heard the uk's rate of inflation dropped to 7.9% in the yeartojune, meaning the rate of price rises slowed more than expected. ben is in the prime minister's constituency of richmond in north yorkshire this morning. ben, what's the reaction there? good morning, and welcome to richmond,

a market town on the edge of the yorkshire dales, and a constituency that is a safe conservative seat. the reason we've come here is to gauge the progress the prime minister has made six months since he laid out five pledges, in particular that top priority of halving inflation. that means prices are still rising compared with a year ago but not quite as sharply as last month. if you spent £100 on a range of goods and services a year ago, on average they would now cost you £108. with prices rising, people have less spare money to spend. as our cost of living correspondent coletta smith has been finding out. this is matt. daddy daycare! but this is no regular chip shop,

because every hour or so, the shutters come down and we hit the road for the next village. hiya! he's a kind of postman, pat of the chippie world, trundling along his round to the delight of his customers. and he knows lots of them by name. usually two or three stops a night. have people's spending habits changed? typical order was two fish and chips and two mushy peas, and that's down to two fish, one chips, and one mushy peas. profits are going down for matt, but he's not putting his prices up again. i don't think i can put them up any more. i don't think people would pay it. next up for us, north carlton. well, me husband's having fish and chips, i'm having chips, and the dog's having a sausage. but treats like this are becoming rarer for lots of customers. does it feel like things have got any easier over the last six months? worse, if anything. i think obviously when you've got the threat of your mortgage needing to be renewed and that sort

of thing, it's worrying about what that's going to mean. thank you. we're hitting the road again, because every sale is important for matt's own family finances. one's a teenager and one's ten, just that age where they just hate everything. ——eat everything. but every time you go shopping, itjust costs a fortune. so, yeah. wife's got a newjob. she's got a promotion, and she's full—time. it's more money, yeah, but it's more hours, so it's... she is out more. and matt's family aren't alone in trying to survive the price rises by working more. i can pick up overtime at work. a bit extra to help with the cost of living at the moment. we're sort of working more hours and getting less pay. _ it's not for luxuries? no, no, no. not at the moment. it used to be. but it's not now. but i'm notjust along for the ride.

i'm having to work for my supper. oh, there we go. that will be £11.50, please, sir. even with inflation starting to fall, food is still increasing at a faster rate than most other things, and that's felt in every household. how much do you like mushy peas? right to the top. look at this beauty. matt's seen a big change to the cost of potatoes in the last six months, which means prices won't be falling for customers any time soon. it was £6 january—february time and now it's £21 for a big giant bag, 25 kilogram bag of potatoes. yeah, that's just crazy. it's crazy. the prime minister has promised to halve inflation, but his constituents aren't feeling the benefits yet. gosh, this is much harder than it looks. there you go, sir. enjoy your tea. when we talk about inflation, the figure is an average. some things

are increasing in price more sharply than that, food a notable one. peter knows all about that, he runs a local food knows all about that, he runs a localfood bank. food prices are rising more than the rest of the economy, although it has slowed down. what are you noticing in terms of the impact on the service you provide? of the impact on the service you rovide? ~ ., of the impact on the service you rovide? ~ . ., , , of the impact on the service you rovide? . . . , , ., provide? what we are seeing is a dro in provide? what we are seeing is a dmp in the _ provide? what we are seeing is a drop in the amount _ provide? what we are seeing is a drop in the amount of _ provide? what we are seeing is a drop in the amount of donations| drop in the amount of donations we receive, so while service users may have been very well supported by things like the cost of living donations, what we have not seen is an increase in the donations we are receiving from individuals and people who maybe have not been supported by cost of living payments before. 50 supported by cost of living payments before. , ., , ., ., before. so where people have had cost of living _ before. so where people have had cost of living payments _ before. so where people have had cost of living payments before, i before. so where people have had| cost of living payments before, you noticing a drop—off in demand on the food bank? we noticing a drop-off in demand on the food bank? ~ ., , noticing a drop-off in demand on the food bank? ~ . , ., ., , ., food bank? we have seen a drop of around a times _ food bank? we have seen a drop of around a times we _ food bank? we have seen a drop of around a times we have _ food bank? we have seen a drop of around a times we have had - food bank? we have seen a drop of around a times we have had those, j around a times we have had those, and it has been brilliant to see the government supporting people so well in those times. qm. government supporting people so well in those times— in those times. ok, peter, thank you very much- — in those times. ok, peter, thank you very much- of _ in those times. ok, peter, thank you very much. of course, _ in those times. ok, peter, thank you very much. of course, when - in those times. ok, peter, thank you very much. of course, when the - very much. of course, when the essentials cost people more, things like food, it needs to have less money to spend on things like days

out, weekends away. linda knows all about that, she is from welcome to yorkshire. what kind of patterns are you seeing? is there still demand for tourism services in a place like this which relies on that? yes. for tourism services in a place like this which relies on that?- this which relies on that? yes, we have seen — this which relies on that? yes, we have seen strong _ this which relies on that? yes, we have seen strong demand - this which relies on that? yes, we have seen strong demand and - this which relies on that? yes, we | have seen strong demand and also this which relies on that? yes, we i have seen strong demand and also a bit of— have seen strong demand and also a bit of a _ have seen strong demand and also a bit of a change towards experiences, so agricultural shows and escape rooms— so agricultural shows and escape rooms are — so agricultural shows and escape rooms are doing absolutely brilliantly, selling out, but we have — brilliantly, selling out, but we have seen some really sensitive campaigns from local councils and attractions — campaigns from local councils and attractions towards scenic bus routes. — attractions towards scenic bus routes, walks, and free performances.- routes, walks, and free performances. routes, walks, and free erformances., , . ~ ., routes, walks, and free erformances. , w ., ., performances. just making it all a bit more affordable _ performances. just making it all a bit more affordable for _ performances. just making it all a bit more affordable for families, l bit more affordable for families, a bit more affordable for families, a bit cheaper. {iii bit more affordable for families, a bit cheaper-— bit more affordable for families, a bit cheaper._ what - bit more affordable for families, a| bit cheaper._ what about bit cheaper. of course. what about labour, bit cheaper. of course. what about labour. peeple _ bit cheaper. of course. what about labour, people being _ bit cheaper. of course. what about labour, people being able - bit cheaper. of course. what about labour, people being able to - bit cheaper. of course. what about labour, people being able to get i labour, people being able to get enough staff? we often hear from businesses there is a shortage. {line businesses there is a shortage. one ofthe businesses there is a shortage. one of the surprise _ businesses there is a shortage. one of the surprise intensity level of investment from attractions and hotels, — investment from attractions and hotels, so — investment from attractions and hotels, so i know in the upper dates. — hotels, so i know in the upper dales, they are building new accommodation for staff. try

dales, they are building new accommodation for staff. try to draw eo - le in. accommodation for staff. try to draw peeple in- yeah. _ accommodation for staff. try to draw people in. yeah, support _ accommodation for staff. try to draw people in. yeah, support those - people in. yeah, support those workers. linda, _ people in. yeah, support those workers. linda, thank- people in. yeah, support those workers. linda, thank you - people in. yeah, support those workers. linda, thank you very| people in. yeah, support those - workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason _ workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason we _ workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason we have _ workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason we have come - workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason we have come here . workers. linda, thank you very much. the big reason we have come here is| the big reason we have come here is to assess the prime minister's pledged to halve inflation. josie is an economist and joins us this morning. as the prime minister on track to meet that pledge? this morning. as the prime minister on track to meet that pledge?- track to meet that pledge? this is very positive _ track to meet that pledge? this is very positive when _ track to meet that pledge? this is very positive when inflation - track to meet that pledge? this is very positive when inflation is - track to meet that pledge? this is very positive when inflation is so i very positive when inflation is so high, that. and by the decline in petrol and diesel prices, but also that slower inflation in food prices, and we are expecting food prices, and we are expecting food prices to continue to come down towards the end of the year, and actually looking ahead, a key factor driving a deceleration in inflation is utility prices, so how much you pay for your home energy. and the off gem energy price cap reduced this month injuly, and is expected to fall again before the end of the year, and that has a big impact on

inflation. so we are expecting inflation. so we are expecting inflation to come down below 5% by the end of the year, and when it started at 10%, that is a halving in inflation. , , ., ~ inflation. ok, 'ustly, thank you very much — inflation. ok, 'ustly, thank you very much for— inflation. ok, justly, thank you very much for giving _ inflation. ok, justly, thank you very much for giving us - inflation. ok, justly, thank you very much for giving us the - inflation. ok, justly, thank you - very much for giving us the context. a big thank you to everyone who has joined us here in richmond this morning, sharing their experiences and thoughts with us, just take one more look at our drone shot, it is a beautiful morning, look at that, beautiful morning, look at that, beautiful morning, look at that, beautiful morning across the yorkshire dales here in north yorkshire. ben, thank you, it does look glorious there, what a view. it was a bit more clad if we are doing next. —— a bit more cloudy where we are doing next. mike is at old trafford, an important day. and the weather could potentially play quite a big role. yes, especially when it comes to the weekend and the latter stages of this test match. and i think ben has

sent some of his blue skies to us, the colours are of the wicket, they have even put some stumps up there now as they make their final preparations. such a crucial day. england and we have to win day one because they have to win at this fourth ashes test, australia can afford to draw, but england have to win to keep the series alive, so it is important to end day one on top with a weather affected days to come. jimmy anderson back in the side come on his home ground, been so good here over the years at old trafford. let's stoke up the ashes rivalry even more, speak to a four ashes winner. england, i do not want to pour cold water on our prospects, but england have not beaten australia in an

ashes test here since 1981, so what do they do?— do they do? they have 'ust beaten them recently. h do they do? they have 'ust beaten them recently, so _ do they do? they have just beaten them recently, so psychologically, j them recently, so psychologically, it is one thing talking about it and one that we make another thing doing it, so now they have done that i think they will unlock their potential even more. they have shown a lot of coverage and bravery in the series —— courage and bravery, and i think we saw that at headingley, and ijust think there think we saw that at headingley, and i just think there was a boost with mark wood coming into the side, chris woakes as well, and others they have jimmy chris woakes as well, and others they havejimmy back, he will have a point to prove, sol they havejimmy back, he will have a point to prove, so i think it is all there for england. fiur point to prove, so i think it is all there for england.— there for england. our story are more worried _ there for england. our story are more worried after— there for england. our story are more worried after what - there for england. our story are i more worried after what happened there for england. our story are - more worried after what happened at headingley? it is more worried after what happened at headinule ? , ' ., ., headingley? it is different now, and the ashes hits _ headingley? it is different now, and the ashes hits different _ headingley? it is different now, and the ashes hits different when - headingley? it is different now, and the ashes hits different when you i the ashes hits different when you are up— the ashes hits different when you are up north, i reckon 0ld the ashes hits different when you are up north, i reckon old trafford is the _ are up north, i reckon old trafford is the best— are up north, i reckon old trafford is the best ashes venue. i remember 10,000 _ is the best ashes venue. i remember 10,000 people outside here in 2005 trying _ 10,000 people outside here in 2005 trying to— 10,000 people outside here in 2005 trying to get in for the final day, and it— trying to get in for the final day, and it has— trying to get in for the final day, and it has that 2005 energy at the moment, — and it has that 2005 energy at the moment, everyone has their eyes fixed _ moment, everyone has their eyes fixed on _ moment, everyone has their eyes fixed on the ashes, men and women, the fact— fixed on the ashes, men and women, the fact we _ fixed on the ashes, men and women, the fact we are to— one up with two

to play. _ the fact we are to— one up with two to play, could not be a better seturr. — to play, could not be a better setup, and this is the grant for it. but you _ setup, and this is the grant for it. but you have the weather on your side coming friday or saturday, and needing a draw, the students can put their feet needing a draw, the students can put theirfeet up. needing a draw, the students can put their feet urn-— their feet up. some truth to that, a draw aood their feet up. some truth to that, a draw good enough _ their feet up. some truth to that, a draw good enough for _ their feet up. some truth to that, a draw good enough for australia, i their feet up. some truth to that, a | draw good enough for australia, but i do draw good enough for australia, but i do not _ draw good enough for australia, but i do not think they will see it that way _ i do not think they will see it that way. they— i do not think they will see it that way. they want to come here and win emphatically, they do not want to come _ emphatically, they do not want to come here — emphatically, they do not want to come here and sneak through, they want it— come here and sneak through, they want it result they can go home and be proud _ want it result they can go home and be proud of — want it result they can go home and be proud of. they talked about being a legacy— be proud of. they talked about being a legacy defining trip, they won the first two— a legacy defining trip, they won the first two test matches, if they could — first two test matches, if they could finish it here as they did four— could finish it here as they did four years _ could finish it here as they did four years ago, it would be special. you can— four years ago, it would be special. you can only— four years ago, it would be special. you can only imagine the atmosphere, 22000 and here, ifjimmy anderson gets the ball, just imagine the noise, probably his final test, nearly 41 years old now, so i'll be getting a bit too nostalgic about jimmy now? i getting a bit too nostalgic about jimmy now?— jimmy now? i think we have to appreciate _ jimmy now? i think we have to appreciate it — jimmy now? i think we have to appreciate it when _ jimmy now? i think we have to appreciate it when we - jimmy now? i think we have to appreciate it when we see - jimmy now? i think we have to | appreciate it when we see him, jimmy now? i think we have to - appreciate it when we see him, look at what andy murray has been doing the last few weeks. he is just such

a primary force, especially when it comes to swing bowling, and easily perfect conditions for that. in his home ground, he has a point to prove because he has not been performing as well as he would like, and i don't think that is necessarily all down to bad bowling, i genuinely think that when a couple of catches go down, that he had had those taken, you never know, he could have gone on a bit of a role. so a little bit here at old trafford, i don't think he likes bowling from his own end, so i don't know how many times you will seejimmy anderson bowling you will see jimmy anderson bowling from the you will seejimmy anderson bowling from thejimmy anderson m. {line from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah. from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah- the — from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah. the women _ from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah. the women have _ from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah. the women have drawn - from the jimmy anderson m. one final hurrah. the women have drawn the . hurrah. the women have drawn the series, even though the australians retain at the women's ashes, a great result in the end. it retain at the women's ashes, a great result in the end.— result in the end. it was, they showed tremendous - result in the end. it was, they showed tremendous character result in the end. it was, they i showed tremendous character to result in the end. it was, they - showed tremendous character to come back after that final overthrow, of the won two white ball series against the most dominant side and the world for the last ten years, so

the world for the last ten years, so the t20 series, the 0di series, they can take a lot of heart from what they have done. i wanted to see one more game. i they have done. i wanted to see one more game-— more game. i know! thanks so much indeed. from england's cricketers to england's footballers, and the squad will pause discussions over performance—related bonuses until after this summer's women's world cup. england captain millie bright tweeted this image, saying the players are disappointed that a resolution hasn't been found before the world cup started. england kick off their tournament on saturday, when they face haiti in their first group match. with five stages to go, is the tour de france overfor another year? it certainly seems that way following stage 16 yesterday. jonas vinegaard is on the cusp of victory after an incredible performance in the time trial. the dane began the stage 10 seconds ahead of his rival tadej pogacar, but blew him and everyone else away to extend his overall lead to 1 minute and 48 seconds. the race finishes

in paris on sunday. quite invalid. back at old trafford, a lucky omen in our midst, that will worry adam cummins and there are now stronger camp, it is lanky the giraffe. they had a mascots race of all the t20 clubs in england, and lanky the giraffe won, so we have a winner in our midst. {31536 lanky the giraffe won, so we have a winner in our midst.— winner in our midst. give it to me. a false start! _ winner in our midst. give it to me. a false start! no, _ winner in our midst. give it to me. a false start! no, he _ winner in our midst. give it to me. a false start! no, he won - winner in our midst. give it to me. a false start! no, he won it - a false start! no, he won it fair and square- — a false start! no, he won it fair and square. we _ a false start! no, he won it fair and square. we don't _ a false start! no, he won it fair and square. we don't need - a false start! no, he won it fair - and square. we don't need barbie, we have got lanky the giraffe to spur england on at the home of lancashire today. you can have him. i have never seen

1 have never seen a i have never seen a giraffe brandished so aggressively. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. if you are tense series for us weather forecasters as well as cricket fans, the weather has played an important role, and it will do again particularly this weekend. next few days it will be a case of a passing light shower, but most of the time will be dry, so plenty of play. into the weekend, it could be a wash—out on saturday, pretty wet and windy. some become a case of a will leaving be right over old trafford orjust to the south? we will keep you updated. i will come to the golf at hoylake shortly, but across the uk, compared with yesterday, more sunshine around, fewer showers, yesterday, more sunshine around, fewershowers, but yesterday, more sunshine around, fewer showers, but still some wet

weather at least four summit where it was cold and wet yesterday, it will be that touch warmer. the satellite picture showers this area of white cloud pulling away, that brought the more persistent rain yesterday, it has left back some cloud yesterday, a few heavier showers working through northern ireland and a lot more cloud in northern scotland today, but elsewhere, some shower clouds going up, some on the heavy side, a rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out, westerners fewer showers, so now the bulk of the day dry, but suddenly dry in the south—east corner, overall cooler than you'd expect for this stage injuly. tonight, most of the shower is fading away, sticking with cloud in northern scotland, clear skies around and temperatures lower than they have been over recent nights, more widely into single figures to start tomorrow morning, so a bit of a fresh start,

dry and bright start for many, but quite quickly shower clouds bubbling up quite quickly shower clouds bubbling up winds again, the showers could be just about anywhere, some of them on the heavier side, but with light winds it means those of you full between the showers will spend the bulk of the day dry winds more. temperatures like today maybe a little cooler thanks to the north westerly airflow, the wind will be crucial when we go to hoylake for the start of the open championship, there will be a bit of patchy rain, but into the weekend of the wet and windy weather will gradually be with us. friday, some showers and outbreaks of in developing to the north and west, closer to the south and east, but into the weekend, a deep area of low pressure set to push, and we have some very wet and windy weather to come, especially for england and wales. 0h, windy weather to come, especially for england and wales. oh, dear! thank you, matt. we might need a bit of cheering up.

it never rains in barbie world. the wait is almost over, after months of fanfare and glittering promotion, barbie the movie will come out in cinemas this friday. during production of the film, it's been revealed that the set required so much pink paint, there was a global shortage. fortunately, the pink house in tiptree didn't need a fresh coat at the time. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is there for us this morning. you look right at home. he is ken! britten's only _ you look right at home. he is ken! britten's only life-size _ you look right at home. he is ken! britten's only life-size recreation l britten's only life—size recreation of the barbie dream house. it has been opened ten years, lots of hen dos here, little mix that if a video here —— britain's only. this is a 1959 pink cadillacjust to add to the vibes. here is a little look back at the history of barbie.

1959. ruth handler, a co—founder of the toy company mattel, creates barbie, named after her daughter. until then, us children had only played with baby dolls. barbie would change everything. targeted advertising aimed at kids during the mickey mouse club led to the rise of pester power — children nagging their parents to buy them something. by the end of the year, 350,000 barbies had been sold. now mattel announces live action barbie, live action pj, the new fashion dolls that you can really move, you can pose the doll... barbie continued to develop. in the 19705, there were experiments with the mobility function. they've got their own new touch and go stands that let you make them dance to any kind of music.

and over time, a growing emphasis on trying to inspire girls to aim high when it came to careers. other apparently not at the expense of the romantic life. ——although apparently not at the expense of their romantic life. this is one here called peaches and cream. she's really collectible and she is one that i had as a child. claire rawling from blackpool has one of the uk's biggest barbie collections. the barbie collection that i've got, i genuinely stopped counting. so what i have here and what you see in the background is just a very small selection of what i've actually got, and it's probably somewhere in excess of about 1,000 now. it's a huge draw back to childhood. so barbie for me is a connection with many, many happy hours i spent playing in the loft of my parents' home growing up. i have a distinctive fringe,

and they captured that beautifully. and then there is an elite group of people who have actually been turned into barbies. my name is dr maggie aderin—pocock. i'm a space scientist and a science communicator, and this is my very own barbie doll. how did you come to get a barbie doll? well, it was a total surprise to me, but it turns out that every year, mattel, the people who make barbie, they nominate six scientists from across the world, and make a barbie doll figure of them. and i think it's trying to promote a sort of a diversity of different careers and encourage young girls to consider careers in stem — science, technology, engineering, and maths. as a child growing up in the 1970s, barbie dolls really didn't look like me. so the idea of having a barbie doll that actually was based on my likeness was quite mind—boggling. and it does look like me, but it looks like me on a really good day! and now the first ever live action barbie film, which finally opens this friday.

at the age of 64, this doll is set to have a blockbuster summer. let me show you a very special room in this house. this is barbie's bedroom. and to make me feel at home, they have given me my very own ken style t—shirt. this is one fluffy bedroom. let me introduce you to two guests. this is christian, a curator at the young vna comedy barbie expert, is that fair? yes i think so. more _ barbie expert, is that fair? yes i think so. more from _ barbie expert, is that fair? yes i think so. more from you - barbie expert, is that fair? yes i think so. more from you in - barbie expert, is that fair? yes i think so. more from you in a - think so. more from you in a moment, but this is amy — think so. more from you in a moment, but this is amy griffith, _ think so. more from you in a moment, but this is amy griffith, the _ think so. more from you in a moment, but this is amy griffith, the woman . but this is amy griffith, the woman who created this place, highest pink of such a colour? it is who created this place, highest pink of such a colour?— of such a colour? it is so happy, “0 ul, it of such a colour? it is so happy, joyful. it is _

of such a colour? it is so happy, joyful, it is positive, _ of such a colour? it is so happy, joyful, it is positive, it - of such a colour? it is so happy, joyful, it is positive, it is - joyful, it is positive, it is uplifting. joyful, it is positive, it is uplifting-— joyful, it is positive, it is quiftinl. ., ., joyful, it is positive, it is uliftinu. ., ., ., uplifting. what are you making of this summer _ uplifting. what are you making of this summer and _ uplifting. what are you making of this summer and the _ uplifting. what are you making of this summer and the way - uplifting. what are you making of this summer and the way that - uplifting. what are you making of. this summer and the way that barbie is absolutely everywhere? presumably not bad for you. ho. is absolutely everywhere? presumably rrot bad for you-— not bad for you. no. i think it is amazin: not bad for you. no. i think it is amazing because _ not bad for you. no. i think it is amazing because of _ not bad for you. no. i think it is amazing because of what - not bad for you. no. i think it is amazing because of what she i amazing because of what she represents, which is, like, the courage — represents, which is, like, the courage to— represents, which is, like, the courage to follow your dreams and endless _ courage to follow your dreams and endless possibilities.— courage to follow your dreams and endless possibilities. keith, barbie exert, endless possibilities. keith, barbie expert, historian, _ endless possibilities. keith, barbie expert, historian, why _ endless possibilities. keith, barbie expert, historian, why has - endless possibilities. keith, barbie expert, historian, why has she - endless possibilities. keith, barbie expert, historian, why has she last of this length of time? what expert, historian, why has she last of this length of time?— of this length of time? what is amazin: of this length of time? what is amazing about _ of this length of time? what is amazing about barbie - of this length of time? what is amazing about barbie is - of this length of time? what is amazing about barbie is the i of this length of time? what is - amazing about barbie is the endless possibilities, she has really changed through all the eras she has been through, so when she started she was a fashion model, then she becomes a fashion designer, then in 1965 she became an astronaut, and it is changing with the times that has kept up—to—date and really popular with children. kept up-to-date and really popular with children.— with children. before man was on them and. _ with children. before man was on them and, barbie _ with children. before man was on them and, barbie was _ with children. before man was on them and, barbie was in - with children. before man was on them and, barbie was in space. l with children. before man was on i them and, barbie was in space. that is riaht, them and, barbie was in space. trust is right, absolutely ground—breaking —— before man was on the moon. criticisms of barbie over the years as well, the idea she created this unobtainable idea of beauty and could actually be detrimental to

young girls, what have you learned about that?— about that? that is definitely an arc ument about that? that is definitely an argument that _ about that? that is definitely an argument that has _ about that? that is definitely an argument that has been - about that? that is definitely an argument that has been put - about that? that is definitely an - argument that has been put forward, but what she actually represents is the amazing things you can be, so she is really encouraging children to play in different ways, think about different roles in society that they might be, and today's barbie is actually a lot more diverse, so from 2016 you have the fashionista range where you have different skin tones, hairstyles, disabilities, that has really broadened what barbie is, but of course pink and blunders are still the iconic image.— the iconic image. because interestingly, _ the iconic image. because interestingly, that - the iconic image. because interestingly, that is - the iconic image. because interestingly, that is still| the iconic image. because - interestingly, that is still very much the bestselling doll. there's a reason, it much the bestselling doll. there's a reason. it is — much the bestselling doll. there's a reason, it is fabulous, _ much the bestselling doll. there's a reason, it is fabulous, really. - much the bestselling doll. there's a reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, | reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer. _ reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we _ reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we are _ reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we are here - reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we are here and - reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we are here and justl reason, it is fabulous, really. amy, the summer, we are here and just how much interest there has been in this film. —— we are hearing. has this led to more people wanting to come to the pink house? i led to more people wanting to come to the pink house?—

to the pink house? i think it has for everyone — to the pink house? i think it has for everyone who _ to the pink house? i think it has for everyone who wants - to the pink house? i think it has for everyone who wants to - to the pink house? i think it has| for everyone who wants to come to the pink house? i think it has - for everyone who wants to come -- for everyone who wants to come —— who has— for everyone who wants to come —— who has any— for everyone who wants to come —— who has any barbie related things, but to— who has any barbie related things, but to be _ who has any barbie related things, but to be honest, we are busy here all of— but to be honest, we are busy here all of the _ but to be honest, we are busy here all of the time anyway. you but to be honest, we are busy here all of the time anyway.— but to be honest, we are busy here all of the time anyway. you have her head looming _ all of the time anyway. you have her head looming over _ all of the time anyway. you have her head looming over your _ all of the time anyway. you have her head looming over your shoulder - head looming over your shoulder there. , , , ., , there. yes, this is from my friend jane who works — there. yes, this is from my friend jane who works at _ there. yes, this is from my friend jane who works at the _ there. yes, this is from my friend jane who works at the royal- there. yes, this is from my friend | jane who works at the royal opera house, _ jane who works at the royal opera house, she styles the wakes there. have _ house, she styles the wakes there. have you _ house, she styles the wakes there. have you enjoyed your day at barbie the house? it is have you en'oyed your day at barbie the house? , ., have you en'oyed your day at barbie the house? , . ., ., have you en'oyed your day at barbie the house? , . . ., , the house? it is an amazing place. it is a lot fluffier _ the house? it is an amazing place. it is a lot fluffier than _ it is a lot fluffier than i expected. —— she styles the wigs there. if you have been outside and you want to come in here, you have to put on these little pink shoe covers, and essentialfor a visit to put on these little pink shoe covers, and essential for a visit to barbie's bedroom. is there anything in there that is not pink, colin? i am now trying to see what the colour is of her ensuite toilet paper. white. ~

is of her ensuite toilet paper. white. . ., ., ,., . white. we have found something. we also sotted white. we have found something. we also spotted a — white. we have found something. we also spotted a pink — white. we have found something. we also spotted a pink barbie _ white. we have found something. we also spotted a pink barbie shoe - also spotted a pink barbie shoe cupboard a little earlier. what more could you want in the world? some cupboard a little earlier. what more could you want in the world? glasses, perhaps. you're watching bbc breakfast. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59. it's 8.59. —— sunglasses. —— sunglasses.

good morning. welcome to the nation's phone—in. kid's teeth, stopping the rot? last week we had an amazing phone and talking about the lack of nhs dentists. people in chronic interminable agony. an investigation has revealed the time children can wait for dental treatment, up to 18 months in parts of england for extractions and other treatments that require a general anaesthetic.

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