and posting any letters? make sure you're using royal mail's new bar—coded stamps — old ones won't work any more after today, and i'll be explaining how to get them replaced. good morning. it's a final—day decider for england in the ashes. they're hoping to draw the series, but it's australia who are in charge going into the last day of play at the oval. good morning. for many of us, today is going to be cloudy, wet and breezy. away from the far north of scotland it should remain dry. but later it will brighten up across southern areas. i'll have all the details throughout this morning's programme. good morning, all. it's monday the 31st ofjuly. the prime minister is expected to announce a multi—million—pound funding package for a new carbon capture project in scotland. the acorn project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them under in the north sea.

supporters claim the project could create up to 21,000 jobs. but campaigners say it is prolonging a climate—wrecking industry. katie hunter reports. our economy is still dependent on burning fossilfuels. that emits carbon dioxide and drives climate change. the idea of the acorn project at st fergus in aberdeenshire is to take c02 from plants in scotland and store it under the north sea in empty gas and oil reservoirs. grangemouth refinery and mossmorran are understood to have signed up. government advisers say this technology is vital to meet climate targets. right now, as we talk, the uk is not doing carbon capture at any great skill, so we expect this to be a much bigger industry in the future because we have this storage capacity in the north sea. if we don't develop it, getting to net zero here in the uk is going to be much, much harder. and of course globally we need to demonstrate that it can be done at scale.

but some environmental groups say the money would be better spent elsewhere. carbon capture and storage is a technology that will... that prolongs the use of fossil fuel. and it's an unproven technology and it won't capture all the carbon pollution. what we should instead, instead of looking down that road, we should be looking towards investing in housing insulation so we can cut energy use at source and help people pay their energy bills. assuming the acorn project goes ahead, it's likely to create thousands of new jobs. katie hunter, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent ione wells joins us now. this announcement today could be the first of many over a few days. that's right. we are expecting this to be the government's energy week, where they talk about different announcements and investments in energy plans across the uk, kicking off with this

one in scotland. it is expected the prime minister is going to be announcing millions of pounds worth of funding for this carbon capture project in north—east scotland. now, at the spring budget, the chancellor had already announced a £20 billion of funding to be put into carbon capture and storage, so it's expected that some of this money might come from that part. essentially, as we heard in that piece, what this technology does is capture carbon emissions that are in the air, pipe it under the north sea to store it. now, i think this is something which the tory party are keen to push, because rishi sunak has been quite clear that he wants to still tick to the government's net zero target by 2050, but also wants to back new oil and gas exploration in the north sea, something which the conservatives have argued is necessary to transition away from net zero, and he argues that this announcement would create newjobs. now this is where some of the politics comes in, because i think at this point rishi sunak will be trying to draw a

dividing line between the conservatives and labour and the snp. labour, for example, have said that while they won't revoke existing licences to drill for oil and gas in the north sea, they wouldn't want to be issuing new ones were they in government, because they argue that this wouldn't create long—term jobs, they argue that this wouldn't create long—termjobs, is they argue that this wouldn't create long—term jobs, is bad for the climate and it would be better to invest in more renewable energy, for example. so i think there is going to be a lot of politics that we will hear this week from both major parties. i think the conservatives are also facing internal splits at the moment between those in the party who want the prime minister to water down some of the net zero targets versus those in the party who argue that he should be going hard and faster when it comes to tackling climate change. so i think we can expect a lot of this debate to feed into some of the announcements starting today. indeed. ione, thank you very much indeed. we will be debating more that this morning, but first sally has more of this morning's news.

thank you, jon. at least 38 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a political rally in north—western pakistan. more than 100 other were injured in the blast in bajaur district. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has this report. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in. flags, chants. then the explosion. imran mahir was one of the rally�*s organisers, on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion?

translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances, so people were taking their own cars. he says that several people around him died. he isn't sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency, and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they have struggled to identify all the dead.

among those named is a local political leader. pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. there has been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province, leaving many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan's much—anticipated general election, still expected later this year. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in the capital, islamabad. caroline, what's the latest? good morning. we have had confirmation from the police that they are saying that this was a suicide bomber. yesterday they said there was evidence to suggest it was and today they have confirmed it. they said the suicide bomber used around ten kilograms of explosives, and that they also contained ball bearings to have maximum impact and damage. as you saw, we spoke to one man who was on stage at the time who doesn't understand why he was able to survive on to multiple other people around him died while other people around him died while other people further away also died in the force of the explosion. many people we have spoken to who were both there at the time and quickly on the scene afterwards have talked about some of the chaos, the confusion, the fact that the hospital was very quickly overwhelmed. 0ne hospital said they had about 25 beds which meant that people were being taken further afield, and that is why we have seen the death toll changing too. it is now 38 people who have lost their lives, and some of those people are still unidentified. we understand that the police have been

trying to do that identification process through using their clothes on their shoes, but of course we have seen some of the images of the blast, heard some of the testimony, so you can understand why in some cases it is so difficult to be able to find out who these individuals were, because of the sheer damage. we know that last night as well there were already funerals taking place of those who had been killed in the explosion. what we still don't know, though, is who did this. who was behind this attack. no group has claimed this, and so at the moment there is lots of speculation about what could be behind it, is this about political intimidation because of course it was a political rally. is this about something that is a localised issue? is at a much wider issue? but that is still very unclear, because we do not know who is behind it. security has increased and there is an ongoing investigation. caroline, thank you very much indeed. a british man who was found guilty of manslaughter for killing his seriously ill wife

at their home in cyprus is due to be sentenced today. david hunter suffocated 74—year—old janice hunter, who had blood cancer, in december 2021. he said she had begged him to end her misery and the death was assisted suicide. more than 1,300 people across the uk died waiting for a care package to start during the last financial year according to new bbc research. local authorities said that some vulnerable people are waiting years for the social care they need. wyre davies has this report. i can't afford to waste time at my age. i could go at any day. lily is 96 years old. she's frail and needs help with everyday tasks. but in the words of her friends, she's as sharp as a tack and she knows what she wants. i have to get out. i've had enough. i can't... ijust can't stand any more of it. lily's been in hospitalfor 11

months, and is a striking example of a common problem. a patient well enough to go home, but unable to leave hospital because there's no care available. there are a lot of people like me, and we're holding up beds and everything, so they should be pushing us out, really. i'm lying here in the praying position. the praying position, yeah. carers like rebecca and jessica, who work here in the vale of glamorgan, love theirjobs but are under daily pressures. for retired policeman nigel, who has multiple sclerosis, they're crucial for his quality of life after he spent three months waiting for care. if it wasn't for the carers, i at this time of the day now, i would be stuck in the bed. it's like solitary confinement. but the system is under huge strain. we found that private companies have handed back thousands of care contracts to councils across the uk, the equivalent of more than 70,000 hours. staffing was the most common reason.

our local asda's pays £13 to start with, and to start you off with noj previous experience, - so we can't really compete. the reported staffing crisis in the care sector has a direct impact on the availability of beds in hospitals across the uk. so today we've got 58 patients who are what we call medically fit for discharge. that's nearly three wards of patients that do not need to be here. it's not sustainable, and i think something does need to change. the uk government and the devolved administrations do have the powers to raise taxes to pay for social care if they wanted. they say they are spending billions more, but councils say much of that is being soaked up by rising costs. at least lily, after waiting almost a year, is now going home. oh, my trees. some of the trees are still there.

two carers visit four times daily, allowing her to live as she wishes. the vale of glamorgan council has apologised unreservedly for the delay, and although a health board said the level of care she needed contributed to her stay in hospital, it understood her concerns. lily isjust glad to be home and finally enjoying the view from her own window. wyre davies, bbc news. rail passengers are facing more disruption this week because of a ban on overtime by train drivers. aslef union members at 15 train companies in england are refusing to work extra hours from today until saturday. they're involved in a long—running dispute about pay. a third firefighter has died in canada while battling the country's worst wildfire season on record. these time—lapse images were filmed in the western province of british columbia, where homes were evacuated as the fires burned out of control.

the number of people rescued while kayaking or canoeing more than doubled last year, according to the rnli. the charity says it's also been responding to more calls about paddleboarders — and is urging people to carefully check the tides and weather before getting in the water. madonna has thanked herfamily and friends for their support after she was hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection last month. the singer told her social media followers she was lucky to be alive after her time in intensive care. she postponed her upcoming world tour afterfalling ill. you may have surprised your partner with flowers over the years, but probably nothing like this. farmer lee wilson planted 1.2 million sunflowers on his land in kansas as a gift for his wife, renee, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. tourists have flocked

to the farm to take pictures. isn't that beautiful? absolutely gorgeous. here's carol with the weather. good morning, sally, good morning to you too. the weather this week is going to remain unsettled, cloudy and wet at times, some of the rain will be heavy, and it will also be windy at times and cool. this morning a mild start for many, temperatures in the mid—teens, but in the scottish highlands, for example braemar, temperatures are currently just above 4 degrees. example braemar, temperatures are currentlyjust above 4 degrees. we have had heavy rain for the course of the night as we push northwards and eastwards, and also some patchy rain to the south of that at the moment, and it's a fairly cloudy start wherever you are. this rain is going to continue to push northwards and eastwards through the day. the far north of scotland hanging onto some dry conditions. behind it you have got that patchy rain but it should brighten up later across some southern areas. however we have got

more rain coming in across the english channel, persistent rain for the channel islands and just the chance that will grace southern counties as we go through the day. also quite breezy across sussex and kent, windy across parts of northern ireland and argyll, and these are our temperatures, 16 to about 21 degrees. heading on through the evening and overnight, the rain does make it through to the north of scotland, a platter of showers coming in behind, rain pulling away from the channel islands. they will be some clearer skies, a fair bit of cloud and if anything temperatures will be a little bit lower than last night. we are looking at 11 to about 14 night. we are looking at 11 to about 1a or 15 degrees. into tomorrow, it really is a mixture of sunshine and showers. the will be more dry weather around tomorrow compared to today, some sunshine in the north and south, but by the time you get to the end of the afternoon, already the cloud will be building across, and the isles of scilly, and then we will start to see that rain coming in, sweeping into the channel

islands. temperatures 15 to about 22 degrees. this is an area of low pressure coming our way for wednesday, and you can see how the rain sweeps across us. it is going to be windy as well. to the north, something a little bit drier could well have some gales across the southern areas, and temperatures on wednesday, they are no great shakes, and it is fairly academic because of the rain anyway, and these are the temperatures for the next couple of days. so it remains unsettled, jon and sally. we are we a re really we are really stuck in this. when was the last time we had a lovely, sunny day? it feels like years ago! june wasn't too bad if you like it dry, sunny and warm. july has been really wet. some places in northern england have had more than 2.5 times the normal rainfall you would get in july, for example preston. lets hope august is better for all of us. august tomorrow, pinch,

punch. let's have a look at today's papers. the guardian reports that ministers are considering restrictions on local councils�* abilities to impose 20mph speed limits, as part of what it says is a "new shift" against green policies and traffic schemes. lots of green stories in the papers this morning. the times leads on news that the prime minister will press ahead with oil and gas exploration plans in the north sea, saying that he will use a trip to scotland to confirm it. and the main image on the front of the daily telegraph is of england cricketer stuart broad, who will play his last day of international test cricket today, having announced his retirement over the weekend. sticking with sport, olympic champion tom daley says he is coming out of retirement to return to the pool.

there he is in tokyo three years ago. apparently he is setting his sights on paris, inspired by his son, robbie. he said, dad, iwant to see you at the olympic games, i want to see when the podium. so tom daley is back in time for france. i know tom daly has been busy with his knitting business, but i would never bet against him. incredible. great story in the papers this morning that you are going to love. it is slightly breakfast related. apparently eating eggs, especially for men, can make you less angry. what? ! what? i jon i what? ! jon is never angry. you must be eating a lot of scrambled eggs on your way. apparently it causes a significant

increase in serotonin. the more aggressive men were found to be fatter and heavier. you looked at me then. i didn't know where to look! if you have more protein, particularly eggs, it makes you happier. i think we will leave it there. there is a story on the daily mail about a family who run a cafe in kent who are selling up, they have 8500 teapots, so another breakfast theme. they have got a churchill one, they have got a del boy teapot, they have an r2—d2 teapot. i would love to see your teapot pictures this morning, so do get in touch. send us an image on what's up, give us your name and maybe we will forward that to the family in kent that there are some they have been missing out on. line speciality teapots, nothing betterfor missing out on. line speciality teapots, nothing better for your morning cup of tea, especially if it is made by someone else. with some eggs on the side.

you are watching breakfast. it's almost two years since young mum jade ward was murdered by her estranged husband, but under current laws he automatically retains parental rights for their four children. jade's parents have told bbc breakfast they'll keep campaiging until the system is changed. the government says it's trying to find a quicker way to cut off parental rights for killers. fiona lamdin reports. i do struggle. i just struggle to talk about it. it's so hard to talk about it. i'm stuck in that day. it's just shocking. she really was beautiful inside and out. coming up to two years on the 26th of august. but it's been an utter nightmare, it has. terrible. jade met russell marsh when she was 17.

they were together for ten years, but he was very controlling, and in august 2021 she ended the relationship. a week later, in the middle of the night, while jade and her children slept in their beds, marsh turned up unannounced. he broke into the house and hejust, uh... he went off and he murdered our daughter. he got a knife from the kitchen. got a knife from the kitchen. and it was only a small boxroom. tiny boxroom, one door coming in, double bed. she couldn't have got out if she tried, know what i mean? and that... herfinal moment... her final moment in that, when she was fighting for her life. haunt me forever. you must have been so scared. russell marsh was told he'll spend a minimum of 25 years in prison forjade's killing.

but under current laws, he automatically maintains parental rights for their four children. campaigners say that needs to change. families have told usl that they've been able to influence custody decisions, meaning children are left - trapped in foster care, trapped in social care i that the grandparents and aunties . and uncles from the mother's family are not able to care for them - and look after them at a moment when they need it the most. and that's why this campaign is so crucially important. - after you murder a woman, i you shouldn't have access and control over those children's lives. the government said judges are required to put the welfare of the children first, and can remove all rights and powers from a parent who has murdered the other. but removing parental rights is very rare. campaigners say in the last 25 years, judges have only done this a handful of times.

how does it make you feel that he still has parental control? angry. we can't take the boys abroad without his say—so. he's allowed to ask for medical records, school reports, school attendance reports. he wants to try and find any little thing that he can to help the boys taken from the family. # whoa—whoa # mamma mia! # here i go again. # my, my, how could i resist you? this is one of the last videos, taken just a few days before jade was killed. having fun with a friend. # yes, i've been broken—hearted. # blue since the day we parted... well, i don't half miss her.

if she only knew. her friends and family have built a bench just a few doors down from where she died. ifind this hard coming here, because the family home is there, the one where she was murdered. so i don't like coming here. her four boys were her life. yeah, she, was, um... yeah, she was a brilliant mum. she lived for her boys. i mean, she really did live for her boys. when, like, the boys�* birthdays or anything, when their mum should be there, you know, you'rejust, like... you're just looking at them. they're missing out so bad.

at the moment, it doesn't look hopeful that this government will change the law. but jade's family say they'll continue to fight. fiona lamdin, bbc news. 0ur our thoughts are with paul and karen, jade's mum and dad. you like it is 6.25. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. 110w now all good morning, i'm asad ah now all mad. —— good morning, i'm asad ahmad. next month's ultra low emission zone expansion has been blamed for causing a distoration in the second hand car market, with prices remaining

unusually high for compliant cars. research by autotrader has found a 2016 ulez compliant car is selling for up to £3,000 more than an identical non—compliant from the year before. drivers of higher—polluting vehicles face paying £12.50 a day for driving anywhere within the m25. the ulez scrappage scheme is being extended today to help drivers get rid of non—compliant vehicles. if you have any questions about ulez, and are unsure about any aspect of it, e—mail us today on hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we'll try and get those questions answered on our programme at 6.30pm this evening. thejewish museum london, founded over 90 years ago, has closed its doors in camden due to rising costs and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the museum's vast collection, including rare photographs, prints and objects will be put into storage until a new site is found. hundreds of people went to the museum yesterday for a closing ceremony. four holocaust survivors were among those who attended. it's hoped a new museum will open by 2028. if you were following the formula e world championships in east london at the weekend,

you'll know briton's jake —— britain's jake dennis has secured the title. the spectacle saw cars racing at up to 135 miles an hour at the excel centre. and something the organisers wanted to draw attention to was that every vehicle that took part was exempt from paying the 12.50 ulez charge, due to their zero emissions. let's take a look at the tubes now. bakerloo and 0verground are part—suspended due to engineering work. now on to the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. it's a mild start to the day. plenty of cloud out there this morning, a bit of patchy rain lingering. and through the rest of this week, it will stay rather unsettled. it'll be breezy at times with a few showers around, too, particularly through wednesday. those showers could fall heavy and thundery. now, at the moment, there's a bit of patchy rain, very light in nature. and i think there'll be some showers around also later on. but that cloud will break occasionally to allow for some glimmers of brightness. the best of the sunshine

towards the end of the afternoon. and it will be breezy today. top temperatures around 21 in celsius. now, through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with clear spells. but a little bit later on, we'll start to get further showers moving in from the west. could get the odd heavy bursts there, but these will clear by the end of the night, and temperatures, under those clear skies, will fall away to around 12 to 1a in celsius. so tuesday, i think, a bright start to the day, a bit more cloud around through the afternoon. still some sunny spells and the chance of a few showers. but wednesday will turn rather unsettled. it will turn increasingly windy through the day with some showers. and those showers, potentially, falling heavy and thundery. that's it. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast

with sally nugent and jon kay. postage stamps without a bar code will no longer be valid for use after today. royal mail is reminding people to exchange any non bar—coded stamps we still have, as emma is going to explain for us. what as emma is going to explain for us. can you tell us if you've bought stamps recently, they will have a bar code on them, and they've been in use for a while now. but, after today — the 31stjuly — you'll no longer be able to use these non bar—coded first and second class stamps that we're all used to because they're being phased out of circulation. if you do try and use them, the person you're sending a letter to will have to pay a fee. they're being replaced by these bar—coded stamps, which royal mail say will make it possible to track individual letters through the postal system, and will cut down on fraud. but, if you do still have a stash

of non—barcoded stamps at home, don't worry they won't be wasted, you can post them in free of charge and get replacement ones sent to you in return. after today, if you've still got stamps — after today, if you've still got stamps lying around you haven't been able to _ stamps lying around you haven't been able to use, _ stamps lying around you haven't been able to use, i would urge you, please, — able to use, i would urge you, please, don't try to use them because _ please, don't try to use them because they will get thrown out of our system and the person you were i’i l ht our system and the person you were right will_ our system and the person you were right will end up with a card asking them _ right will end up with a card asking them to— right will end up with a card asking them to pay a fee to get the item delivered~ — them to pay a fee to get the item delivered. we want to avoid that. we would _ delivered. we want to avoid that. we would ask_ delivered. we want to avoid that. we would ask you to send them back to so we _ would ask you to send them back to so we can_ would ask you to send them back to so we can swap them. if you discover after today— so we can swap them. if you discover after today you have stamps lying around _ after today you have stamps lying around at — after today you have stamps lying around at home, please send them to us. around at home, please send them to us we _ around at home, please send them to us we will— around at home, please send them to us. we will swap them like for like. and there's no end date at the moment for when you can exchange old stamps. check on the royal mail website for the address to send them to. you might not be surprised to hear that these days we're using less stamps on the whole. the number of addressed letters sent is down by nearly a third

on pre—pandemic levels and much lower than the tens of billions that were sent a number of decades ago. but royal mail is still describing the use of bar codes as the biggest single change to postage stamps since the introduction of?this — the very first adhesive stamp introduced in 1840, known as the penny black. and another change we're seeing is new stamps featuring his majesty king charles, with a bar code but not, you might notice, a crown. just remember, don't send any last—minute birthday cards tomorrow, as the recipient would have to pay a small charge to get it. that wouldn't seem terribly fair, would it? not particularly good if it were your birthday. now the sport. lots of news about the ashes to reflect on and look forward to as well. yesterday started with stuart

broad dominating headlines across the weekend. this is his final test match, his final cricket match, the final time we get to see him play. we thought we were heading towards england winning the test match and during the series but drama yesterday as has been throughout the series. australia are in charge and possibly in control. 384 runs is what they are chasing down. they are 135 without loss when they pick up play this morning. england have ten wickets to take on the final day. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. the rain doesn't care. it's neutral. it foiled england at old trafford. actually, it held up australia at the oval. 0nce we'd witnessed stuart broad hit the final delivery he'd everface for six... well, of course he did! ..we then saw australia's batters excel. david warner and with him usman khawaja. both know they're near the end of their careers. ten overs bowled by james anderson with no reward on his 41st birthday.

admire warner's reaction here. even that went for four, not the delivery anderson had intended. he immediately apologised. accepted. 0k. mark wood bowled just three overs. it's always alarming to see a batter struck like this but khawaja, after the normal checks, was ok to continue. and australia's opening batters with touch and confidence did continue. you know, 384 would be a record score to win a test here. they're at 135. one way or another, today, it ends. joe wilson, bbc news at the oval. the weather looking 0k at the oval. england need to win to draw the series. two more groups will be determined at the women's world cup. already through, spain and japan, meet at 8 this morning to decide

who wins that group. hosts australia will hope a fit again sam kerr can help them in their crucial game against canada. ireland, already out, will be looking for consolation points against nigeria, who are top of that group. another premier league star has completed his move to saudi arabia. allan saint—maximin left newcastle and joined al—ahli, for an undisclosed fee. the french forward made over 100 appearances for newcastle sincejoining from nice four years ago. we're under two weeks away from the premier league returning. here's a goalfrom pre—season that's worth a watch — this is aston villa defender ezri konsa taking the ball from his own half and scoring in a friendly against brentford in the us. it finished 3—3. max verstappen's dominance continues, as he looks to ease towards another formula one world title. despite starting from sixth on the grid at the belgian grand prix, he carved through the field and finished 22 seconds ahead of his red bull team—mate sergio perez for his eighth win in a row. verstappen's championship lead is now 125 points with ten races left.

lewis hamilton was fourth. all three home nations taking part in the netball world cup are into the the next phase of the tournament. and scotland have both moved into group f together but it was england who came out on top when the two sides met — winning 62—37 in cape town. that's three wins from three for england. wales, meanwhile, are into group g after getting their first win of the tournament. they beat sri lanka 68—56 to confirm their place in the next stage. demi vollering is the new tour de france femmes champion. the dutch rider, who claimed the yellowjersey in the mountains on saturday, came second in the time trial on the final stage and that was enough to secure victory. she finished more than three minutes clear of her team—mate lotte kopecky in the general classification. celine boutier has picked the perfect moment to win herfirst major.

in front of her home fans, the french golfer held her nerve to win the evian championship by six shots — becoming the first french winner at the evian resort. the final major of the year is two weeks away, remember, the women's open just outside london. there were no medals for team gb on the final day of the world aquatics championships injapan. but there was time for a bit of history to be made. sarah sjostrom broke michael phelps�* world medals record, with victory in the 50m freestyle. it was the swedish swimmer�*s 21st individual world medal to take her past phelps�* tally. great britain�*sjess fulagar said it was a delight to be part of her team after they won silver in the mixed relay at the world triathlon championship series in sunderland. fulagar was called up as a late replacement because of illness but didn�*t let anybody down, finishing second in the fourth and final leg, 23 seconds behind france. norway won bronze.

and if you have a fear of heights, probably best to look away now. this is estonian daredeviljaan roose setting a new world record for the longest led—lit, single—building slackline walk, which took place at the iconic katara towers in qatar. he battled with high winds to beat his balance. roose battled with high winds to keep his balance and cover a distance of more then 150 metres between the twin towers, at an elevation of more than 185—metres, which was performed on a line that was just 2.5cm wide. moving in the wind throughout as he kept his balance and edged his way to the very end. did not slip at one moment and in fact wanted to celebrate crossing the line. what? what is he doing? he will take a seat and enjoy their support. i

thought i was good on the balance beam at school and that was not moving. that was epic. i do not have a head for heights at all. not sure about that one. it is over. it is ok. thank you. ukrainian forces have been praised by president zelensky for their continuing advances around bakhmut — a city of huge symbolic importance in the conflict. the bbc was given exclusive access to a team of elite snipers, called the ghost of bakhmut, who are raiding the outskirts of the city at night. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale has the story. we�*re on our way to a secret location — a place they call the edge of existence. behind the wheel, the man simply known as ghost. he tells me his team of snipers are all known as the ghosts of bakhmut because they silently bring death.

their base is already well within range of russian artillery. explosion. that was close. but they�*ll be going even closer, towards enemy lines. translation: you can hide from artillery, - but not from snipers. their work is precise, but they�*re killing at scale. do you know how many russians your team have killed? translation: yes, - the confirmed number is 524. 76 of those are mine. the ghosts have been operating on the edges of bakhmut for the past six months — often looking for high—value russian targets. they record every kill through their sights. kuzia will be the marksman for tonight�*s mission. before the war, he

worked in a factory. translation: when i was a civilian, i didn't like weapons. _ but now i�*ve had to take up arms to defend my country. of course i�*m scared. only a fool wouldn�*t be. a quick blessing. we leave with dusk approaching — the music to lift the mood and mask the sound of artillery. several times the driver warns, "incoming." they wear british—supplied uniforms. the insertion of the team can often be the most dangerous part of the mission. from here, they�*ll have to walk another mile to reach their target. explosion. and that�*s a big explosion.

we soon discover the shrapnel has torn through one of the back tyres. it�*s a long, nerve—racking limp home. now, the anxious wait for the team�*s return. this man says he hand—picked each man for their patriotism. while he waits for news, he calls his seven—year—old daughter. he�*s already taught her how to strip a gun. seven hours later, the two—man team are extracted — early morning, just before the shelling resumes. the relief is palpable. they share the result of the night�*s mission. this, the moment, they say, before they took out the target — a russian machine gunner. so this is the shell you fired, yes? kuzia shows us the casing.

just one shot. "one shot, one target," he says. tomorrow night, they�*ll be doing it again. translation: every trip could be our | last, but we are doing a noble deed. | it�*s also part of ukraine�*s psychological warfare. killing from a place that can�*t be seen and with a sound that can�*t be heard. jonathan beale, bbc news, bakhmut. here�*s carol with the weather. is it going to be a little better this week? go on, surprise us! i will be surprised at myself as well. the weather remains unsettled. if you are stepping out now it is not particularly cold. these are the

temperatures that will greet you, then mid to high teens, except when there are clear skies in the scottish highlands. braemar is around 5 degrees. a bit nippy for you. in answer to your question the rest of the week we are looking at spells of wind and rain and it will feel called for the time of year. we have no pressure today moving steadily north and east through the course of the night. it has brought some of us heavy rain. we can see it here on the radar picture. as the weather front moves away behind it is patchy rain. later heavy rain coming back in across the english channel. first thing this morning it is a cloudy start, a mild one, also wet and breezy as well. the far north of scotland hanging on to the driest conditions for the longest. the rain pushing north and east with showers following on behind. the heavy rain across the english channel. a wet day in the channel islands. some of the rain could clip

the far south of england. they�*re a greasy across sussex and kent, windy across northern ireland and argyll in particular. temperatures ranging from 16 in the north to 21 in the south. the cricket at the oval, there should be a lot to play today. what you may well find is we could catch the odd shower, especially as we go through the course of the afternoon. heading on to the evening and overnight period, the rain eventually gets into northern scotland. behind it for england, wales and northern ireland but we are looking at some showers. the wind is getting a knighthood through the night and we will have clear skies. temperatures down on last night. the range 11 to 14 degrees. that takes us into tomorrow. tomorrow, there will be areas of cloud. once again they will also be showers. it will be a drier day on the whole compared to today. the wins will be lighter as well. through the afternoon the cloud will

be gathering across the eyes of silly and corbel and eventually the rain will come in. temperatures 15 in the north to 22 as we push further south. in the north to 22 as we push furthersouth. —— in the north to 22 as we push further south. —— the isles of scilly and cornwall. this is a new area of low pressure canning away. through tuesday and wednesday it will move across us. you can see from the isobars it will be pretty windy, especially in the south, especially across england and wales. all the rain pounds in across england and wales. heavy inventory in places. some of that could get into northern ireland, southern and central scotland but not as heavy. further north we are looking at something a bit drier. in the english channel we could be looking at gales. temperatures 15 to 21 degrees. then beyond that, the weather forecast still does remain unsettled. .. weather forecast still does remain unsettled. ,,. ., weather forecast still does remain unsettled. ., ., ~ weather forecast still does remain unsettled. ., . ~' , ., , unsettled. same old. thank you very much indeed- _

last year, the olympic cyclist katie archibald lost her partner rab wardell. he died suddenly at the age ofjust 37. in the face of personal grief, katie continued to ride at the top of her sport — and will soon lead the british team at the world championships in glasgow. she�*s been talking to cycling legend sir chris hoy. heya. how are you doing? ah, i�*m very well. how are you? you good? good to see you. some good scottish weather. oh, i know. shall we get inside? we�*ll crack on anyway. where the magic happens, huh? yeah, indeed. this is where it�*s all going to be taking place. glasgow velodrome, that�*s not what we call it. what do you call it? sir chris hoy velodrome. there we go. yes. and what are you hoping to come away from, from these world championships? what would be a positive outcome for you? same as ever. team pursuits, the underpinning of everything. i just get nervous. i don�*t want to stand here and say to you, "i want to be three times world

champion," because so does everybody else. you know? i�*m just going to give it a crack as good as the next person. but you�*ve got something they don�*t have — that�*s the home support here. yeah, it�*s my mum with herflag. what does glasgow mean to you as a city? now that i spend so much time training in manchester, it�*s that typical, like expat thing, where you become quite evangelical about all of the strengths of your hometown and why it�*s so good. and what do you think the worlds are going to do for glasgow? the fact that it�*s such a major championships, the fact that we�*ve got 13 different disciplines and it�*s going to be the first time the uci have done this. i�*ve spoken to so many people that are so excited. but it�*s coming off the back of the most unbelievably tough 2022 for you. i mean, injury—wise alone, in the space of a few months, you crammed in... i�*ve got a list of it here. ..planned shoulder surgery in january, fractured back then a concussion, broken collarbone, another surgery, ankle ligament damage after being hit by a car that meant you missed the commonwealth games. i mean, that must have been the most incredibly difficult few months. you know, everybody gets injured, like, all the time. and these are all...

they�*re all completely manageable by themselves. but, yeah, i got to a point, more with the car crash that i wasn�*t... i just wasn�*t coping, really. i was just terrified all the time. understandably. well, yeah. and it made training really hard. next on the programme, to an incredibly sad story. just two days after winning the scottish championship, mountain biker rab wardell has died in his sleep. he was 37. and then you lost rab. rab was the one thing kind of off the back of it that was clear in my future. and, for that time, through through the summer of 2022, he had figured it out. he owned his coaching business. he was making these films. he�*d won the scottish cross—country championship. and it was clear that it was...

kind of, it was his time, you know, that i was going around races with him and kind of seeing this other world and things. and when it... when he left, it was funny. i got on the bike about three days afterwards, and it hadn�*t even occurred to me. i�*m out riding and i was like, "oh, i�*m not scared any more." i mean, like, the worst thing — the worst thing�*s happened. i�*m quite serious about my career and i�*m quite focused. and there�*s maybe occasions where that will be to the detriment of other things in your life. um, whereas, rab was quite serious about having fun, probably to the detriment of his career. but the one thing i knew really clearly was that if it was rab, he would bring a good time. he was always late. because he was always late,

i was always there when he walked in the door and i could always see how it changed a room, you know? and everybody�*s laughing. and, you know, you�*ve gone from being angry at the guy to realising, like, "well, this is what we were waiting for," and it was worth it, you know? it�*s so easy to see what other people have and maybe be jealous of it, but also see what they do wrong. and he just didn�*t have that instinct. it was all like, "oh wow, imagine if i could do that!" like, just that enthusiasm, just love for the sport. and that�*s what these worlds are. it�*s about a love for sport on two wheels. it�*s a love for cycle sport. and that�*s what i�*m hoping that we celebrate. really powerful interview from katie archibald. coverage of the uci cycling world championships from across scotland begins on thursday 3rd august. there�*s over 200 hours of live coverage on iplayer

and clare balding will present the best action live across the 11 days. we were talking earlier about a cafe in kent which is on the market and they had to get rid of bad teapots. we asked if you had any unusual teapots. guess what? you do. this was from jill butler. a cat with a curly tail. this is valerie�*s teapot with otters on the top. these are moving quite quickly. recognise that? ., , , ., that? the rovers return. these are rather elaborate, _ that? the rovers return. these are rather elaborate, aren't _ that? the rovers return. these are rather elaborate, aren't they? - that? the rovers return. these are rather elaborate, aren't they? it i rather elaborate, aren�*t they? it would be a bit of a crime to pour a cup of tea out of one of those. kind of camouflaged. squirrels and flowers and it is all that. keep

your teapots coming. [30 flowers and it is all that. keep your teapots coming.- your teapots coming. do send ictures your teapots coming. do send pictures of— your teapots coming. do send pictures of your _ your teapots coming. do send pictures of your fabulous - your teapots coming. do send i pictures of your fabulous teapots your teapots coming. do send - pictures of your fabulous teapots at breakfast time. if anyone would like to send a cup of tea, that would be even better. as we get older, many of us might take a step back from strenuous physical activity and enjoying retirement, bit of a sit down, calm down. not19—year—old joy! she is believed to be the oldest cancer in britain and is still going strong. becky thomas has been to meet her. fencing is a sport that requires speed, strength and stamina. one of the best members of this club, the bridlington blades, isjoy this club, the bridlington blades, is joy threatened. you wouldn�*t think she is 90 years old. irlat.

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grace. in the club, including ten-year-old ava grace. . , ,, ., the club, including ten-year-old ava grace. . , , , ., ., ., grace. in that session i learned a lot. she grace. in that session i learned a lot- she is _ grace. in that session i learned a lot. she is going _ grace. in that session i learned a lot. she is going to _ grace. in that session i learned a lot. she is going to the _ grace. in that session i learned a | lot. she is going to the olympics, she is_ lot. she is going to the olympics, she is 90 — lot. she is going to the olympics, she is 90 years old. i wondered if i could _ she is 90 years old. i wondered if i could do— she is 90 years old. i wondered if i could do that. i want to be like her _ could do that. i want to be like her. , , ., , ., could do that. i want to be like her. , ,~ i. ., ., could do that. i want to be like her. , ., ., her. did you give you a run for your mone ? her. did you give you a run for your money? she _ her. did you give you a run for your money? she did. _ her. did you give you a run for your money? she did. how— her. did you give you a run for your money? she did. how much - her. did you give you a run for your| money? she did. how much energy her. did you give you a run for your- money? she did. how much energy does she have? a _ money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot- — money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot. joy— money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot. joy has _ money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot. joy has no _ money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot. joy has no plans - money? she did. how much energy does she have? a lot. joy has no plans of i she have? a lot. joy has no plans of slowin: she have? a lot. joy has no plans of slowing down _ she have? a lot. joy has no plans of slowing down and _ she have? a lot. joy has no plans of slowing down and wants _ she have? a lot. joy has no plans of slowing down and wants to - she have? irrit. joy has no plans of slowing down and wants to keep proving that age is just a number. where a beauty! i think i will be training to 100. it is the hobby that has taken over my life. ijust love it. my whole life revolves around fencing. wonderful. thank

ou. jo around fencing. wonderful. thank you joy speaking _ around fencing. wonderful. thank you joy speaking to _ around fencing. wonderful. thank you. joy speaking to our- around fencing. wonderful. thank you. joy speaking to our reporter, becky thomas. that must be so good for you. becky thomas. that must be so good foryou. do becky thomas. that must be so good for you. do you reckon? hand and eye coordination. nice glasses. great glasses. well done, joy. inspiring story. a lot of inspiring sports stories in the next half—an—hour. still to come this morning, the netball world cup is heating up in south africa — and england, scotland and wales are all hoping to bring home the trophy. we�*ll have the latest analysis from former england captain ama agbeze at 7:40am. lots more still to come this monday morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a hello, i�*m asad ahmad.

next month�*s ultra low emission zone expansion has been blamed for causing a distoration in the second—hand car market, with particularly high prices for compliant cars. research by autotrader has found a 2016 ulez—complaint car — is selling for up to £3,000 more than an identical non—compliant from the year before. drivers of higher—polluting vehicles face paying £12.50 a day for driving anywhere within the m25. well, the ulez scrappage scheme is being extended today to help drivers get rid of non—complient vehicles. if you have any questions about it, or are unsure about any aspect of it, email us today on hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we�*ll try and get them answered on our programme at 6.30 this evening. thejewish museum london, founded over 90 years ago, has closed its doors in camden due to rising costs and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the museum�*s vast collection,

including rare photographs, prints and objects, will be put into storage until a new site is found. hundreds of people went to the museum yesterday for a closing ceremony, including four holocaust survivors. it�*s hoped a new museum will open by 2028. if you were following the formula e world championships in east london at the weekend, you�*ll know britain�*s jake dennis has secured the title. the spectacle saw cars racing at up to 135 miles an hour at the excel centre. and something the organisers wanted to draw attention to was that every vehicle that took part was exempt from paying the 12.50 ulez charge due to their zero emissions. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. the bakerloo and 0verground are part—suspended due to engineering work. elsewhere it is a good service on all other lines. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there.

good morning to you. it�*s a mild start to the day. plenty of cloud out there this morning, a bit of patchy rain lingering. and through the rest of this week, it will stay rather unsettled. it�*ll be breezy at times with a few showers around, too, particularly through wednesday. those showers could fall heavy and thundery. now, at the moment, there�*s a bit of patchy rain, very light in nature. and i think there�*ll be some showers around also later on. but that cloud will break occasionally to allow for some glimmers of brightness. the best of the sunshine towards the end of the afternoon. and it will be breezy today. top temperatures around 21 in celsius. now, through this evening, we�*ll start off on a mostly dry note with clear spells. but a little bit later on, we�*ll start to get further showers moving in from the west. could get the odd heavy bursts there, but these will clear by the end of the night, and temperatures, under those clear skies, will fall away to around 12 to 14 in celsius. so tuesday, i think, a bright start to the day, a bit more cloud around through the afternoon. still some sunny spells and the chance of a few showers. but wednesday will turn rather unsettled. it will turn increasingly windy through the day with some showers.

and those showers, potentially, falling heavy and thundery. that�*s it. i�*m back in half an hour. goodbye for now. good morning. seven o�*clock. welcome to breakfast

with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. capturing carbon dioxide and storing it under the north sea. the government�*s expected to announce multi—million pound plans for a new scheme which it hopes will cut emissions. stuck in hospital when they�*re well enough to go home. some vulnerable people are waiting months to be discharged because of a lack of home care, according to a a bbc investigation. good morning. it�*s a final—day decider for england in the ashes. they�*re hoping to draw the series, but it�*s australia who are in charge going into the last day of play at the oval. good morning. today is going to be cloudy, wet and breezy away from the far north of scotland, where you will have the driest and sunniest conditions. but it should brighter up conditions. but it should brighter up later on in the afternoon across some southern parts of the country. i�*ll have all the details later on in the programme. good morning, all. it�*s monday, the 31st ofjuly.

the prime minister is expected to announce a multi—million—pound funding package for a new, carbon—capture project in scotland. the acorn project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions — and store them under the north sea. supporters claim the project could create up to 21,000 jobs. but campaigners say it is prolonging a climate—wrecking industry. katie hunter reports. our economy is still dependent on burning fossilfuels. that emits carbon dioxide and drives climate change. the idea of the acorn project at st fergus in aberdeenshire is to take co2 from plants in scotland and store it under the north sea in empty gas and oil reservoirs. grangemouth refinery and mossmorran are understood to have signed up. government advisers say this technology is vital to meet climate targets. right now, as we talk, the uk is not doing carbon capture at any great scale, so we expect this to be a much bigger industry in the future because we have this storage capacity in the north sea. if we don�*t develop it, getting to net zero here in the uk is going to be much, much harder. and of course globally we need to demonstrate

that it can be done at scale. but some environmental groups say the money would be better spent elsewhere. carbon capture and storage is a technology that will... that prolongs the use of fossil fuel. and it's an unproven technology and it won't capture all the carbon pollution. what we should instead, instead of looking down that road, we should be looking towards investing in housing insulation so we can cut energy use at source and help people pay their energy bills. assuming the acorn project goes ahead, it�*s likely to create thousands of new jobs. katie hunter, bbc news. green issues are likely to dominate politics this week. our political correspondent ione wells joins us now. this is the first of several big announcements. that is right. this is being dubbed

the government�*s energy week, and they are expected to announce several plans to invest in the sector. it is expected that millions will be announced to invest in this carbon capture project in scotland. we know that £20 billion was announced in the spring budget by the chancellor for carbon capture and storage, and i think some of this will come out of that pot. but what we can expect to hear from the prime minister as well as some of the politics around this. rishi sunak is likely to argue that by capturing carbon, this is one way that the government can move towards its net zero commitments while also still backing more production of oil and gas in the north sea. it�*s expected the government might also announce new licences for drilling and exploration of oil and gas sites in north sea too this week. now, this is where i think some of the politics comes in, and rishi sunak is keen to kind of draw a dividing line between the conservatives and

labour and the snp on this issue. labour and the snp on this issue. labourfor labour and the snp on this issue. labour for example labour and the snp on this issue. labourfor example have labour and the snp on this issue. labour for example have said that if they were in government, while they wouldn�*t revoke new licences, sorry, wouldn�*t revoke new licences, sorry, wouldn�*t revoke new licences, sorry, wouldn�*t revoke existing licences, they wouldn�*t be looking to issue new ones, arguing that that wouldn�*t create long—term jobs, cut bills, and they would rather invest in longer term renewable energy projects. so i think this is a dividing line that we are going to hit a lot more about, both in the coming days as more of these energy announcements are outlined by the government, but also i think in the run—up to the next general election too. and we are going to speak to a government minister about those announcements in about half an hour. sally has more of today�*s news now. at least 44 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a political rally in north—western pakistan. more than 90 others were injured in the blast in the bajaur district. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has this report. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan�*s biggest religious parties,

jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in. flags, chants. then the explosion. imran mahir was one of the rally�*s organisers, on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances, so people were taking their own cars. he says that several people around him died. he isn�*t sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency, and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar.

the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they have struggled to identify all the dead. among those named is a local political leader. pakistan�*s prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. there has been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province, leaving many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan�*s much—anticipated general election, still expected later this year. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in the capital, islamabad. caroline, what�*s the latest? what updates can you give us? good mornin: , what updates can you give us? good morning. sally- _ what updates can you give us? good morning, sally. we _ what updates can you give us? good morning, sally. we have _ what updates can you give us? (13mm morning, sally. we have heard that the death toll is at 44 now. this number has been fluctuating over the course of the last few hours, and we are speaking to police sources directly to find out how many they think have died. we know that tens

of people were injured. part of the process as well is still on going to be able to identify all of the bodies, that is also meaning people are still trying to ascertain exactly how many people have been killed. we know that the funerals of some people that died in the explosion yesterday that they have already had their funerals, and that we have seen images of hundreds of mourners who have been attending those funerals too. another major confirmation from the police this morning is that they are now saying that this was a suicide bomber. yesterday they said that there was evidence to suggest that it might be, now they are confirming that it was, and they say that they believe that they used an estimated ten kilograms of explosives and ball bearings as well to try to cause maximum death and destruction at this political rally. but at the moment, in terms of who is behind it, what is the motive, that isn�*t clear because no individual group has yet claimed this attack. there has yet claimed this attack. there has been speculation about which

groups might be behind it, but at this stage, we don�*t know whether this stage, we don�*t know whether this is politically motivated, a local issue, something wider. at this stage, it�*s not entirely clear. the police have said that the investigation is continuing in the security situation is heightened. caroline, thank you very much indeed. a british man who was found guilty of manslaughter for killing his seriously ill wife at their home in cyprus is due to be sentenced today. david hunter suffocated 74—year—old janice hunter — who had blood cancer — in december 2021. he said she had begged him to end her misery and the death was assisted suicide. rail passengers are facing more disruption this week because of a ban on overtime by train drivers. aslef union members at 15 train companies in england are refusing to work extra hours from today until saturday. they�*re involved in a long—running dispute about pay. a third firefighter has died in canada while battling the country�*s worst wildfire season on record. many of the fires are raging

in british columbia. residents in the town of osoyoos in the south of the province and its surrounding areas have been evacuating. the number of people rescued while kayaking or canoeing more than doubled last year, according to the rnli. the charity says it�*s also been responding to more calls about paddleboarders, and is urging people to carefully check the tides and weather before getting in the water. and madonna has thanked herfamily and friends for their support after she was hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection last month. the singer told her social media followers she was lucky to be alive after her time in intensive care. she postponed her upcoming world tour afterfalling ill. have you ever survived your other half with flowers? a bunch here and there, if they are reduced!

i can�*t believe you said that. have a look at this. us farmer lee wilson planted 1.2 million sunflowers on his land in kansas as a gift for his wife, renee, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. tourists have flocked to the farm to take pictures. the thing i would say about that is they are beautiful, but there are not enough vases in any house! and what is he going to do for their 60th wedding anniversary? he has raised the bar. you like you have got to really, really like sunflowers, haven�*t you? it is 11 minutes past seven. here�*s carol with the weather. as the weather going to bring us any sunshine here? mar; as the weather going to bring us any sunshine here?— sunshine here? may be a little bit, jon. good morning. _ sunshine here? may be a little bit, jon. good morning. this _ sunshine here? may be a little bit, jon. good morning. this picture i jon. good morning. this picture behind me is far more representative of how we are waking up this morning across the country, with just one or two exceptions. it is grisly, it is

cloudy, it is dank, for example, in devon. what is happening over the next few days is the weather is going to be unsettled. we have wind and rain, it will remain cool, and if you are wondering when this is going to change, because we are stuck in a blocking pattern, thejet stream is to the south of us at the moment, and in the summer we expect it to be to the north of us. when it is at the north, we trap high pressure and it brings more subtle conditions. it doesn�*t look like it is going to change until we get well into august, and even the timing on thatis into august, and even the timing on that is a bit uncertain at the moment. what we have at the moment is low pressure once again, but you can see the weather fronts around it, may be producing heavy rain as we have gone through the course of the night. it has been pushing northwards and eastwards, you may well have heard it when you were asleep, and you can see behind it some patchy rain following on. many of us starting on that cloudy note. we do have clear skies across the north of scotland, here is a cold start to the day, but for most it is mild, easily in double figures. the

rain continuing to push north and eastwards. some of this patchy rain becoming more showery through the day, some of us will miss those showers and be brighter in the south, but across the english channel, we are looking at some heavy rain coming in. that will be fairly persistent across the channel islands, and at times it could just clip the south coast of england, where it will be breezy in sussex and kent. it will be windy across parts of northern ireland and also argyll, but if you look at the temperatures, the ranges up to the low 20s. for the cricket today, it looks like it will see a lot of play. they will be quite a bit of dry weather, not necessarily blue skies, but we should see some sunshine, and we are not out of the woods in terms of showers, particularly in the afternoon. heading on through the evening and overnight period, the wind eventually does push up into northern scotland, they will be some showers coming in behind it, some clear skies. the winds will fall a bit lighter and it is going to be a cooler night than last night.

arrange again from the low teens to about the mid—teens. again, into tomorrow, a day of sunshine and showers. fewershowers tomorrow, a day of sunshine and showers. fewer showers than there are today, so a much drier day. they will be more sunshine and lighter winds, but we have got the next area of low pressure coming in from the south—west, and by the end of the afternoon that will be introducing rain to the isles of scilly and also cornwall. and here are the temperatures. here is that area of low pressure coming in, introducing the cloud and the rain, and looking at the squeeze on those i suppose, particularly across england and wales, and particularly in the south. so we have all this rain moving across england and wales, and as it gets into northern ireland, central and southern scotland it won�*t be as heavy. drier in the north, but we are looking at windy conditions and gales across the south and west approaches. again, these are the temperatures, and remaining unsettled beyond that. carol, thank you very much.

some breaking news in the last few minutes — the prime minister has confirmed a huge investment in north sea energy projects. rishi sunak said hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk. and north—east scotland and the humber have been chosen as locations for two new carbon capture usage and storage. that carbon capture project in scotland, we were expecting that, that had been widely trailed over the weekend. the hum but we were not expected to be confirmed this morning, and that information about hundreds of new oil and gas licences being granted in the uk, that goes rather further than we expected an announcement this morning. nothing specific on where those will be, there has been a lot of speculation that the rosebank oil drilling off the coast of shetland, that is not mentioned in the release we have seen so far, but we will be speaking

to a government energy minister in the next 15 minutes or so, so we will try to get more detailed information on that for you. it is 7.15 exactly. more than 1,300 people across the uk died waiting for a care package to start during the last financial year, according to new bbc research. local authorities said that some vulnerable people are waiting years for the social care they need. wyre davies has this report. i can�*t afford to waste time at my age. i could go at any day. lily is 96 years old. she�*s frail and needs help with everyday tasks. but in the words of her friends, she�*s as sharp as a tack and she knows what she wants. i have to get out. i�*ve had enough. i can�*t... ijust can�*t stand any more of it. lily�*s been in hospitalfor 11 months, and is a striking example of a common problem.

a patient well enough to go home, but unable to leave hospital because there�*s no care available. back with the help of friends, she�*s been keeping a video diary. so what's is stopping you now from going home? no carers. it�*s just waiting because you can�*t find any carers that will care for me. there are a lot of people like me, and we�*re holding up beds and everything, so they should be pushing us out, really. i'm lying here in the praying position. the praying position, yeah. they laugh. carers like rebecca and jessica, who work here in the vale of glamorgan, love theirjobs but are under daily pressures. for retired policeman nigel, who has multiple sclerosis, they�*re crucial for his quality of life after he spent three months waiting for care. if it wasn't for the carers, i at this time of the day now, i would be stuck in the bed. it's like solitary confinement. but the system is under huge strain.

we found that private companies have handed back thousands of care contracts to councils across the uk, the equivalent of more than 70,000 hours. staffing was the most common reason. our local asda's pays £13 to start with, and to start you off with noj previous experience, - so we can't really compete. the reported staffing crisis in the care sector has a direct impact on the availability of beds in hospitals across the uk. so today we�*ve got 58 patients who are what we call medically fit for discharge. that�*s nearly three wards of patients that do not need to be here. it�*s not sustainable, and i think something does need to change. we�*ve been told many times that higher pay for carers and extra money for councils to make that happen might be part of the solution here. but where might that money come from? this is the necessary spending

on social care that's going up.| five years ago, gerry holtham wrote a paper for the welsh government anticipating the inevitable rising cost of care. his conclusions then haven�*t changed. the basic notion of a ring—fencedl tax to cope with social care i think still has to be on the table. the uk government and the devolved administrations do have the powers to raise taxes to pay for social care if they wanted. they say they are spending billions more, but councils say much of that is being soaked up by rising costs. at least lily, after waiting almost a year, is now going home. oh, my trees. some of the trees are still there. two carers visit four times daily, allowing her to live as she wishes. so, what�*s it like to be back home? wonderful. bubbling over inside of me. you know, i�*m so excited that i�*m home.

the vale of glamorgan council has apologised unreservedly for the delay, and although a health board said the level of care she needed contributed to her stay in hospital, it understood her concerns. lily isjust glad to be home and finally enjoying the view from her own window. wyre davies, bbc news. louise jackson from age uk joins us now from bedford. a fascinating report from our colleague. just explain to us why it is so important that people are able to leave hospital when they should, and how damaging might it be for people who are having long term conditions treated or towards the end of their life, how damaging is it that they should be in hospital instead of at home? it is incredibly damauain. instead of at home? it is incredibly damaging. nobody _ instead of at home? it is incredibly damaging. nobody wants - instead of at home? it is incredibly damaging. nobody wants to i instead of at home? it is incredibly damaging. nobody wants to be i instead of at home? it is incredibly damaging. nobody wants to be in l damaging. nobody wants to be in hospitalfor damaging. nobody wants to be in hospital for longer than they need to be. lily�*s story was incredibly familiar to us. we talked to a lot of older people, as you would expect. we hear a lot about delayed

discharge. obviously lily was there for a very long time, and she didn�*t need to be. and people want to be at home, surrounded by people that they love and the things that they know. when people stay in hospital for longer than they need to, they can de condition, so their care needs can increase which makes it even harder then for them to get the care that they need when they are discharged. that they need when they are discharged-— that they need when they are discharued. . ., , , , that they need when they are discharued. �* ., , , , , discharged. and how surprising these fi . ures for discharged. and how surprising these figures for you? _ discharged. and how surprising these figures for you? because _ discharged. and how surprising these figures for you? because the - discharged. and how surprising these figures for you? because the number| figures for you? because the number is quite staggering, isn�*t it? idat is quite staggering, isn't it? not at all is quite staggering, isn't it? iirrt at all surprising, i'm afraid. a lot at all surprising, i�*m afraid. a lot of our research in recent years has shown that people are waiting an extraordinary amount of time to get the care that they need. we have regular numbers which show that this is the picture up and down the uk, and we released last year a report called why can�*t england get care, which highlighted the problem. we know that too many people are dying without getting the care that they need, which is honestly terrible. why is there such a disparity between different locations in the

uk? why does it matter so much where you live? uk? why does it matter so much where ou live? , ., .., you live? there is a postcode lotte , you live? there is a postcode lottery, obviously _ you live? there is a postcode lottery, obviously it - you live? there is a postcode lottery, obviously it depends| you live? there is a postcode i lottery, obviously it depends on local market conditions, where other employers are situation to, whether or not you can get a job that pays more as you heard in the retail sector or hospitality. i think it is very challenging, and there is clearly a bit of a postcode lottery at play here, but i think it is difficult everywhere, and we need to do more to uplift the pay and conditions for people who work in care to make sure that councils have the money and the resources that they need in order to assess people too, because if you delay assessing somebody, by the time you get to them they may have greater care needs. so there is an awful lot happening up and down the country to try and address this and get to people early and make sure they are getting the care they need at an earlier stage and do some preventative work, but unless we give more money to local authorities in order to do the job that they need to do and make sure that some

of that money finds its way to providers and into the pockets of care workers, then this is going to be a problem that is only going to get worse. 50 be a problem that is only going to net worse. ., , be a problem that is only going to .et worse. ., , , be a problem that is only going to net worse. ., , , ., ., get worse. so money is one of the issues, get worse. so money is one of the issues. very _ get worse. so money is one of the issues, very clearly, _ get worse. so money is one of the issues, very clearly, for— get worse. so money is one of the issues, very clearly, for people i get worse. so money is one of the l issues, very clearly, for people who want to work in the care sector. how do you make a career in care more appealing for people, notjust in recruitment terms but in retention terms, making people stay in that job? terms, making people stay in that “ob? . , , ., terms, making people stay in that job? absolutely. it is a very rewarding _ job? absolutely. it is a very rewarding job. _ job? absolutely. it is a very rewarding job. people i job? absolutely. it is a very rewarding job. people who l job? absolutely. it is a very i rewarding job. people who work in care really enjoy what they do. but there is no real career progression. we need to make it a more attractive profession for people. we need to make sure there is a proper career structure, that as you rise through that career structure you are going to get better pay as well. on the cost of living is going to be having an impact. you can go and get better pay working in a supermarket then you can do in care work, even if that care role is more rewarding, you are more likely to look for something else that is going to give you better pay. so we do need to do something to encourage people into the care sector, but we also need to

make it more attractive for people to stay in that sector as well. they need a better pay structure and career progression and training. i know that staying in hospital longer than necessary is not the answer, not the ideal solution, but if someone has a relative in hospital at the moment not able to get care, how do you make that hospital stay, that hospital experience, less stressful and may be safer for them? visiting is obviously really important for people when they are in hospital. you really look forward to those visits, so making sure as well that the people who are caring for your loved one know about any conditions that they might have, if they have a cognitive impairment as well it is really important that they have that consistent contact with somebody that they know and who understands their condition. but just keeping in touch with the people who are caring for them in hospital is going to be really important too, and making sure that the local authority are doing their

bit. to the local authority are doing their bit. ., ., , the local authority are doing their bit. to louise jackson, thank you very much _ bit. to louise jackson, thank you very much indeed. _ and you can watch?! want to go home — bbc wales investigates on iplayer now and on bbc one wales at 8pm tonight. 24 minutes past seven. we have been reporting so much over the last few weeks. it�*s been a summer of extreme weather, and there are fresh warnings that the changing climate is testing the limits of the uk s rail and roads. the government�*s official adviser on the subject wants a conversation around how much we re prepared to pay — to keep the country moving. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. this is what the impact of extreme weather on our transport networks looks like. intense rainfall and flooding roads, rail embankments slipping away, track buckling in the heat. it all adds up to disruption, including for train passengers. it is network rail�*sjob

including for train passengers. it is network rail�*s job to including for train passengers. it is network rail�*sjob to monitor the thousands of miles of railway track up thousands of miles of railway track up and down the country for anything that could make it unsafe for trains to run. so every system that you are looking at is affected in some way by the weather. you will see the signalling equipment, we need to mainge make sure that they maintain temperatures. we need to maintain power lines, because if the wires aside, they catch on top of the train. ~ ., , ., ., ., train. when the rails get too hot, the metal can — train. when the rails get too hot, the metal can walk. _ train. when the rails get too hot, the metal can walk. they - train. when the rails get too hot, the metal can walk. they are i the metal can walk. they are engineered to cope with britain�*s normal temperature range. last year�*s heatwaves tested the network�*s resilience. ladle year's heatwaves tested the network's resilience. we are spending — network's resilience. we are spending more _ network's resilience. we are spending more money i network's resilience. we are spending more money than | network's resilience. we are i spending more money than ever before, but of course every year we see extremes of weather. we break records on heat, on rain, on wind, so we are really racing to catch up. network rail says it has done more preparation than ever for this summer, and new technology is helping. from this control centre in wales, staff can keep an eye out for overheating rails or flooding. wales, staff can keep an eye out for overheating rails orflooding. 5am

overheating rails or flooding. sam is on the desk— overheating rails or flooding. sam is on the desk today. _ overheating rails or flooding. sam is on the desk today. he can see temperatures being relayed from site via a small— temperatures being relayed from site via a small little box that we have attached — via a small little box that we have attached at the side of the track. that is— attached at the side of the track. that is giving us a live feed of temperatures as they happen. maintenance staff can then go to look closer or sending out to drones is now an option. it is look closer or sending out to drones is now an option.— is now an option. it is all about predicting _ is now an option. it is all about predicting an — is now an option. it is all about predicting an event _ is now an option. it is all about predicting an event and - is now an option. it is all about predicting an event and how. is now an option. it is all about| predicting an event and how we is now an option. it is all about i predicting an event and how we stop something _ predicting an event and how we stop something from becoming a major incident _ something from becoming a ma'or incident. ~ ., something from becoming a ma'or incident. ~ . ., ., ., something from becoming a ma'or incident. . ., ., incident. what about our main roads? the drainage — incident. what about our main roads? the drainage will— incident. what about our main roads? the drainage will be _ incident. what about our main roads? the drainage will be integrated i the drainage will be integrated within the safety barriers. climate chance within the safety barriers. climate change has _ within the safety barriers. climate change has forced _ within the safety barriers. climate change has forced the _ within the safety barriers. climate | change has forced the organisation which looks after them to adapt. taste which looks after them to adapt. we are which looks after them to adapt. - are noticing the effects of extreme heat on our network. we had some instances last year where pockets of the roads did soften and in extreme cases melt. we have noticed an increase in surface water flooding through the intense rainfall. we have introduced new, more resilient road surfacing which means that as we experience greater heat they will not melt or potentially crack. we

have introduced a new drainage standards which are in line with future climate projections. future climate pro'ections. weather extremesarso— future climate projections. weather extremes also add _ future climate projections. weather extremes also add to _ future climate projections. weather extremes also add to every - future climate projections. weather extremes also add to every driver's| extremes also add to every driver�*s nemesis, potholes, a headache for cash—strapped council is trying to keep local roads in shape. the government�*s infrastructure advisor says our society needs to think about how much we�*re prepared to invest in shoring up our networks. we get the infrastructure that we are prepared _ we get the infrastructure that we are prepared to— we get the infrastructure that we are prepared to pay— we get the infrastructure that we are prepared to pay for. - we get the infrastructure that we are prepared to pay for. we i we get the infrastructure that we are prepared to pay for. we need we get the infrastructure that we i are prepared to pay for. we need to spend _ are prepared to pay for. we need to spend more — are prepared to pay for. we need to spend more money— are prepared to pay for. we need to spend more money or— are prepared to pay for. we need to spend more money or choose - are prepared to pay for. we need to spend more money or choose how. are prepared to pay for. we need tol spend more money or choose how to spend _ spend more money or choose how to spend the _ spend more money or choose how to spend the money _ spend more money or choose how to spend the money. we _ spend more money or choose how to spend the money. we are _ spend more money or choose how to spend the money. we are there i spend more money or choose how to . spend the money. we are there except rather— spend the money. we are there except rather more _ rather more disruption, frequent disruption, — rather more disruption, frequent disruption, or— rather more disruption, frequent disruption, or we _ rather more disruption, frequent disruption, or we engineer- rather more disruption, frequent disruption, or we engineer and l disruption, or we engineer and design — disruption, or we engineer and design to— disruption, or we engineer and design to limit _ disruption, or we engineer and design to limit that. _ disruption, or we engineer and design to limit that. but - disruption, or we engineer and design to limit that. but in i disruption, or we engineer and l design to limit that. but in doing that, _ design to limit that. but in doing that, we — design to limit that. but in doing that, we are _ design to limit that. but in doing that, we are likely— design to limit that. but in doing that, we are likely to _ design to limit that. but in doing that, we are likely to increase i design to limit that. but in doing l that, we are likely to increase the allocation — that, we are likely to increase the allocation of — that, we are likely to increase the allocation of funds _ that, we are likely to increase the allocation of funds we _ that, we are likely to increase the allocation of funds we have - that, we are likely to increase the allocation of funds we have to i that, we are likely to increase the allocation of funds we have to put to maintenance _ allocation of funds we have to put to maintenance and _ allocation of funds we have to put to maintenance and renewal. i allocation of funds we have to put to maintenance and renewal. keeping --eole on to maintenance and renewal. keeping peeple on the — to maintenance and renewal. keeping people on the move _ to maintenance and renewal. keeping people on the move whatever- to maintenance and renewal. keeping people on the move whatever the i people on the move whatever the weather is a bigger challenge than it has ever been. katy austin, bbc news. several environment stories this morning about how we pay for the kind of changes that we�*ve talked

about, including that breaking news who brought you a few moments ago about the government announcing hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the north sea. we will speak to a government minister about that in the next couple of minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i�*m asad ahmad. next month�*s ultra low emission zone expansion has been blamed for causing a distoration in the second hand car market, with particularly high prices for compliant cars. research by autotrader has found a 2016 ulez complaint car is selling for upto £3,000 more than an identical non—compliant from the year before. drivers of higher—polluting vehicles face paying £12.50 a day for driving anywhere within the m25. well, the ulez scrappage scheme is being extended today to help drivers get rid of non—complient vehicles. if you have any questions about it, or are unsure about any aspect of it, e—mail us

today on hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we�*ll try and get them answered on our programme at 6.30pm this evening. thejewish museum london, founded over 90 years ago, has closed its doors in camden due to rising costs and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the museum�*s vast collection, including rare photographs, prints and objects will be put into storage until a new site is found. it�*s hoped a new museum will open by 2028. someone serving up burgers in central london yesterday, suprised customers. the prince of wales was making veggie burgers made of products created by three winners of his earthshot prize. the eco—burgers were served in biodegradable cartons, which were created in london. if you were following the formula e world championships in east london at the weekend, you�*ll know britain�*s jake dennis has secured the title. the spectacle saw cars racing at upto 135 miles an hour at the excel centre.

and something the organisers wanted to draw attention to was that every vehicle that took part was exempt from paying the ulez charge. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. bakerloo and 0verground have part closures due to engineering work. now on to the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. it�*s a mild start to the day. plenty of cloud out there this morning, a bit of patchy rain lingering. and through the rest of this week, it will stay rather unsettled. it�*ll be breezy at times with a few showers around, too, particularly through wednesday. those showers could fall heavy and thundery. now, at the moment, there�*s a bit of patchy rain, very light in nature. and i think there�*ll be some showers around also later on. but that cloud will break occasionally to allow for some glimmers of brightness. the best of the sunshine towards the end of the afternoon. and it will be breezy today. top temperatures around 21 in celsius. now, through this evening, we�*ll start off on a mostly dry note

with clear spells. but a little bit later on, we�*ll start to get further showers moving in from the west. could get the odd heavy bursts there, but these will clear by the end of the night, and temperatures, under those clear skies, will fall away to around 12 to 14 in celsius. so tuesday, i think, a bright start to the day, a bit more cloud around through the afternoon. still some sunny spells and the chance of a few showers. but wednesday will turn rather unsettled. it will turn increasingly windy through the day with some showers. and those showers, potentially, falling heavy and thundery. that�*s it. hello. this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. in the last half hour, the prime minister has confirmed that hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the north sea. rishi sunak has also confirmed plans for major carbon capture schemes.

let�*s get more on this with andrew bowie, the minister for nuclear and networks, who joins us from our aberdeen newsroom. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. hundreds more licences to get oil and gas out of the north sea. how do you square that were trying to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels?— trying to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels? this is absolutely in line with our _ fossil fuels? this is absolutely in line with our net _ fossil fuels? this is absolutely in line with our net zero _ fossil fuels? this is absolutely in i line with our net zero commitments. the international committee on climate change is saying we are going to be reliant at least in part on fossil fuels as an energy base for decades to become. we believe it is important that oil and gas is taken from the north sea, using british workers are making sure the british workers are making sure the british exchequer gets the revenue from that extraction, rather than being reliant on foreign hostile actors like vladimir putin. that is why we are making that investment and announcing new licences in the north sea today. in no way it

attracts from our huge efforts to drive towards net zero. we were the first major economy to legislate for net zero. we are faster than any g7 nation. we have the largest offshore wind farms. it is about a drive to ensure we are more energy —dependent and also to make our net zero ambitions a reality.— and also to make our net zero ambitions a reality. your critics would say _ ambitions a reality. your critics would say if — ambitions a reality. your critics would say if you _ ambitions a reality. your critics would say if you are _ ambitions a reality. your critics would say if you are genuinelyl would say if you are genuinely determined to get to net zero, it may be sooner than 2015, beating the target, you would not be issuing this number of licenses, however much security that might give us? security is incredibly important. we have all seen what has happened in central europe as a result of vladimir putin�*s illegal invasion of ukraine. we need to ensure we are not beholden to hostile actors like vladimir putin and that is why it is

absolutely right the prime minister has announced his intention to max out our reserves in the north sea while also investing billions in carbon capture utilisation storage when new technology, new nuclear and in offshore wind and other new technologies as well. our net zero commitment remains. we are decarbonising faster than any other g7 nation. it is at the central core of what this government is trying to do, ensuring the future energy supply for this country and its people. that should be one of the most importantjobs. taste people. that should be one of the most important jobs.— people. that should be one of the most importantjobs.— people. that should be one of the most important jobs. most important “obs. we are not 'ust talkin: most important “obs. we are not 'ust talking about h most important jobs. we are not 'ust talking about the i most important jobs. we are not 'ust talking about the licences i most important jobs. we are not 'ust talking about the licences today. i talking about the licences today. over the last few days, the last couple of weeks, almost strangely since the uxbridge by—election, we have been talking a lot about environmental policies and where your government stands on them. rishi sunak describing himself as the motorist�*s friend, opposing low traffic neighbourhoods. the bigger picture looks to a lot of people you are scaling back on this commitment

to the environment. that are scaling back on this commitment to the environment.— to the environment. that is not true at all. to the environment. that is not true at all- today — to the environment. that is not true at all. today we're _ to the environment. that is not true at all. today we're announcing i to the environment. that is not true at all. today we're announcing it i to the environment. that is not true at all. today we're announcing it is. at all. today we�*re announcing it is energy security and having hundreds of thousands of jobs energy security and having hundreds of thousands ofjobs across aberdeen and scotland. we remain absolutely committed to net zero. the fastest decarbonising nation in the g7. you cannot beat that. we are leading the way in terms of new technologies, creating newjobs, investing in offshore. the largest offshore wind farms in the world of the coast of great britain right now. you cannot question our commitment to net zero all decarbonising. i launch great british nuclear, the cleanest, safest and most secure means of getting to eddie carbonised energy source. absolutely essentially become energy secure and energy independent. that is why we are announcing the new licensing today. i remember rishi sunak telling us his daughter was his environmental conscience and she would keep him on

his toes when it comes to energy policies. i wonder what she would say to him today about the fact he is allowing all the licences in the uk. ., ,_ ., , is allowing all the licences in the uk. ., ., is allowing all the licences in the uk. he would say, as i would say to my daughter. _ uk. he would say, as i would say to my daughter, this _ uk. he would say, as i would say to my daughter, this government i uk. he would say, as i would say to my daughter, this government is i uk. he would say, as i would say to | my daughter, this government is the first to legislate for net zero and is leading the way other g7 competitors. investing in new technologies, launch new nuclear plants. the largest wind chill farms, creating new technologies and newjobs. it would be the first major economy to create net zero. i would be proud to tell that to my daughter also ensuring we are not in hock to hostile actors like vladimir putin, creating work for hundreds of thousands of people. ensuring we are getting fossil fuels from british waters using british workers are not relying on other countries for our energy base. that is what i would be proud to tell my daughter and i am sure the prime minister would as

well. ., �* sure the prime minister would as well. . �* ., , ., , ., well. haven't the conservatives also sotted a well. haven't the conservatives also spotted a gap? _ well. haven't the conservatives also spotted a gap? after _ well. haven't the conservatives also spotted a gap? after the _ well. haven't the conservatives also spotted a gap? after the uxbridge l spotted a gap? after the uxbridge by—election which looked at the us policy in london, there is the potential to get votes out of this. i make no apology for representing the only party standing up for the oil and gas sector, standing up for our need to be more energy secure. we are not in hock like others. we do not have policies like the scottish government which would be a presumption against oil and gas licences. that would be more reliant on hostile foreign actors. we absolutely must secure our energy base load going forward. that means investing more in the north sea which i think it�*s a very good thing. which i think it's a very good thin. ., ., , ., , thing. no other parties would stay the are thing. no other parties would stay they are in — thing. no other parties would stay they are in hock _ thing. no other parties would stay they are in hock to _ thing. no other parties would stay they are in hock to just _ thing. no other parties would stay they are in hock to just stop i thing. no other parties would stay they are in hock to just stop oil. . they are in hock to just stop oil. can we talk about the carbon capture you are announcing? people would say

it is a case of sweeping carbon under the carpet from under the north sea, hiding the reality of what we are doing. idat north sea, hiding the reality of what we are doing.— north sea, hiding the reality of what we are doing. not at all. all the models _ what we are doing. not at all. all the models show _ what we are doing. not at all. all the models show in _ what we are doing. not at all. all the models show in scotland i what we are doing. not at all. all the models show in scotland and | what we are doing. not at all. all. the models show in scotland and the rest of the uk are to meet net zero goals, carbon capture utilisation and storage has a large part to play. that is why we are investing up play. that is why we are investing up to 20 billion in projects of the north east coast in the acorn and viking projects we are announcing today and previous projects we already announced. it will create tens of thousands of newjobs in new technologies and will make our net zero ambitions a reality. it is not at all hiding under the carpet. this is key to their net zero strategy, key to the scottish government and the uk government�*s the overall aim is to get to net zero and it is an incredibly positive move we are announcing today. two new projects making that a reality. haifa announcing today. two new pro'ects making that a realityi

making that a reality. how safe is carbon capture? _ making that a reality. how safe is carbon capture? incredibly i making that a reality. how safe is carbon capture? incredibly safe. l making that a reality. how safe is i carbon capture? incredibly safe. we have full confidence _ carbon capture? incredibly safe. we have full confidence in _ carbon capture? incredibly safe. we have full confidence in the - have full confidence in the technology. it is a new technology and that is why we must be at the forefront of eczema getting the new jobs and new technologies here in the uk. we have full confidence in carbon capture as a technology. it will prove critical in ensuring we meet net zero by 20 30. what will prove critical in ensuring we meet net zero by 20 30. what do we know about — meet net zero by 20 30. what do we know about rosebank _ meet net zero by 20 30. what do we know about rosebank of _ meet net zero by 20 30. what do we know about rosebank of shetland? i meet net zero by 20 30. what do we | know about rosebank of shetland? it has had a particular amount of scrutiny and interest. is there anything about that this morning? rosebank annual specific licences for fuels are down to the licensing authority. a final decision will lie with them. it is not for ministers to make decisions about individual licenses. taste to make decisions about individual licenses. ~ ., ., licenses. we are not getting confirmation _ licenses. we are not getting confirmation about - licenses. we are not getting| confirmation about rosebank licenses. we are not getting i confirmation about rosebank at licenses. we are not getting - confirmation about rosebank at the moment? the confirmation about rosebank at the moment? ., ,, ., ., , ., moment? the north sea transition authority will _ moment? the north sea transition authority will make _ moment? the north sea transition authority will make an _ moment? the north sea transition i authority will make an announcement. when and if it goes ahead will be

down to them to decide.- when and if it goes ahead will be down to them to decide. thank you for “oininu down to them to decide. thank you forjoining us— down to them to decide. thank you forjoining us here _ down to them to decide. thank you forjoining us here on _ down to them to decide. thank you forjoining us here on bbc- forjoining us here on bbc breakfast. thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end — thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end of— thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end of an _ thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end of an era. _ thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end of an era. the _ thank you. now the sport. ashes news and the end of an era. the final- and the end of an era. the final time we will — and the end of an era. the final time we will see _ and the end of an era. the final time we will see stuart - and the end of an era. the final time we will see stuart broad l time we will see stuart broad playing cricket. the final day of what has been an incredible ashes series. thinking back to last weekend with the rain in manchester and thinking chances of winning the series were gone and what they have to play for? now they are trying to end the series with a jewel and yet australia could well win it. they had the edge and could win the series 3—1. all sorts of things could potentially happen. the weather forecast is ok. some showers are forecast but we should get a grandstand finish. it�*s all set up for a thrilling finish to the fifth and final test at the oval, with england needing to bowl australia out to level

the series at 2—2. australia though could still win the match themselves. fittingly, england bowler stuart broad hit a six with what turned out to be the last ball he�*ll face in cricket after announcing he�*s retiring after today. england were all out for 395, and usman khwajaha and david warner were untroubled at 135 without loss in the tourists reply before rain stopped play. in some ways that helped save england in some ways. australia need another 249 runs to win with ten wickets in hand. we've got to try and break that partnership and get on a bit of a roll. 250 runs in the bank still. there's still a long way to go. and it kind of puts the game in an interesting predicament, doesn't it? you know, do they go for a victory and orjust sort of sit out and see what happens? but, most importantly, hopefully the rain stays away and we can get the cricket out there and we can get the result that everybody wants. two more groups will be determined at the women�*s world cup. already through, spain and japan

meet at 8 this morning to decide who wins that group. whilst the hosts australia will hope a fit again sam kerr can help them stay in the tournament and win their crucial game against canada. ireland in that group, but already out, will be looking for consolation points against nigeria, who are currently top. demi vollering is the new tour de france femmes champion. the dutch rider, who claimed the yellowjersey in the mountains on saturday, came second in the time trial on the final stage and that was enough to secure victory. she finished more than 3 minutes clear of her teammate lotte kopecky in the general classification. max verstappen�*s dominance continues, as he looks to ease towards another formula one world title. despite starting from 6th on the grid at the belgian grand prix, he carved through the field and finished 22 seconds ahead of his red bull teammate sergio perez for his eighth win in a row. verstappen�*s championship lead is now 125 points with ten races left. lewis hamilton was fourth. i knew that we had a great car. it was just about surviving turn one. i could see it was all getting really tight.

i've been in that position before myself. so it's like, i'm just going to stay out of that and it worked out. and then from there onwards, i think, yeah, we all made the right overtakes moves. ijust got a little bit stuck in the beginning in a bit of a drs drain, but once that cleared i could do my own pace and yeah, again it's really enjoyable. all looking very good for max verstappen at the moment. following their victory over scotland, england have won all three of their opening matches at the netball world cup in south africa and are hoping to continue their streak when they play tonga later today. scotland go head to head against australia at 8 this morning, and wales face reigning champions new zealand later. all three of the home nations have progresed into the next qualifying round and from now on you can all the matches across the bbc, television, iplayer, radio, online. part of the team leading the coverage is former england captain ama agbeze, who led the roses to gold at the commonwealth games in 2018. thank you for being with us this morning. can wejump in with

england? you were watching yesterday and covering it. england against scotland, a lot tighter than people were expecting. what have you made of england and scotland so far at the tournament?— of england and scotland so far at the tournament? england would have exected the tournament? england would have expected scotland _ the tournament? england would have expected scotland to _ the tournament? england would have expected scotland to hit _ the tournament? england would have expected scotland to hit them - the tournament? england would have expected scotland to hit them with i the tournament? england would have expected scotland to hit them with a | expected scotland to hit them with a bang, the home nations rivalry. scotland play malawi and were expected to get trashed and took it to them. they are punching above their weight. to them. they are punching above theirweight. it to them. they are punching above their weight. it was a tightly contested game to start with and england eventually ran away with it. scotland did notjust lie down and let england walk all over them. taste let england walk all over them. we have talked a lot about the women's have talked a lot about the women�*s world cup and football is at the moment. any expectation because of winning the euros, you are part of the incredible commonwealth success. people are excited about england and rating them in every major tournament they go into. what are you making of their chances? how are they dealing with our expectation? full so long england had been the underdogs. suddenly there was expectation. at the commonwealth games last year england were

supposed to go back to back and they came forth. that was unfortunate. there is a level of expectation on them now. everyone has fingers crossed in england they can win the next world championship. i have to say australia and new zealand have made the final and england have not made the final and england have not made a final of the world cup. they are definitely eager and keen. taste are definitely eager and keen. we have seen some incredible pictures from 2018 and the success you enjoyed. can i mention wales? they were in a different place, it is a semiprofessional side. were in a different place, it is a semiprofessionalside. unlike were in a different place, it is a semiprofessional side. unlike the bigger teams like south africa or england. they are through to the next qualifying stage. what do you make of their progression? thea;r next qualifying stage. what do you make of their progression? they have done really well. _ make of their progression? they have done really well. they _ make of their progression? they have done really well. they do _ make of their progression? they have done really well. they do not - make of their progression? they have done really well. they do not get i done really well. they do not get the financial backing of the england team. great they had progressed through. they have had some great play. i guess the tenacity they have is showing and they have got through to their next stage. they will be

pleased with that performance as well. ., . ., ., ., well. how much of a change have you seen in your— well. how much of a change have you seen in your career? _ well. how much of a change have you seen in your career? it _ well. how much of a change have you seen in your career? it was _ well. how much of a change have you seen in your career? it was a - well. how much of a change have you seen in your career? it was a long i seen in your career? it was a long career, 20 years. how much of a change have you seen in the sport? in that time, have you seen our home nations may be starting to catch up to australia and new zealand a bit? a bit. it has been phenomenal. when i started the game were not televised. it is crazy. so many people play netball. until very recently it was a number one female sport in terms of participation in the uk. slowly there has been commercial backing. not as much for scotland and wales. it is slowly getting there. it has completely changed. the win in 2018 gave a lot of females predominantly in the country licensed to say, i play netball and i am proud. country licensed to say, i play netballand i am proud. i country licensed to say, i play netball and i am proud. i go to talking companies and people understand now when i say i have played netball in school. it has definitely changed the landscape.

with their women�*s euros when it has helped to propel women sport further. i helped to propel women sport further. ., , ., ., ., helped to propel women sport further. ., ., ., further. i was going to ask you exactly that- _ further. i was going to ask you exactly that. whether - further. i was going to ask you exactly that. whether the i further. i was going to ask you i exactly that. whether the lioness is with their soccer success creates a whole new challenge. the football success, that creates a whole new challenge for netball, a new competition, if you like. it definitely does. so much population to play different sports. it helps because it creates a platform. people have started to play more and closer attention to female sport. there is a large population in the uk, plenty people to go around. we need to be supportive and collective to grow female sports so we get to the position where it is on a par with male sport. taste the position where it is on a par with male sport.— the position where it is on a par with male sport. we have seen that participation — with male sport. we have seen that participation lifted _ with male sport. we have seen that participation lifted across _ with male sport. we have seen that participation lifted across other i participation lifted across other women�*s sports by following the success of the lioness as last summer. that includes netball as well. some criticism about the crowds in south africa. we know support in some parts of africa has

been huge and that has not been backed up by the crowds. there is clearly work to do. the backed up by the crowds. there is clearly work to do.— clearly work to do. the sport is curowin clearly work to do. the sport is growing exponentially - clearly work to do. the sport is growing exponentially in i clearly work to do. the sport is| growing exponentially in africa. clearly work to do. the sport is i growing exponentially in africa. a lot of travelling supporters have not necessarily gone to south africa, just because i guess the cost of living crisis. australia and new zealand fans flock world cups. it is not simple to get there. also the cost of tickets for south african local fans. the cost of tickets for south african localfans. it the cost of tickets for south african local fans. it might be about some of their means. it has been difficult. there have been some amazing sound games. where is opened against south africa. that game was sold out. the welsh players were impressed it was so great for them to have to play in front of the capacity crowd. for to have to play in front of the capacity crowd.— to have to play in front of the capacity crowd. to have to play in front of the caaci crowd. ., ., , ., capacity crowd. for those of us who were not lucky _ capacity crowd. for those of us who were not lucky enough _ capacity crowd. for those of us who were not lucky enough to _ capacity crowd. for those of us who were not lucky enough to be - capacity crowd. for those of us who were not lucky enough to be sent . capacity crowd. for those of us who i were not lucky enough to be sent out to south africa, we have been listening on the radio. everyone can watch these matches across the bbc on television and on iplayer. you will be leading that coverage. we have wales and england playing later

today as well. thank you forjoining us. sorry about the same soccer! these two are more outrage than you are, to be fair. i do not know what to say about that. i don't know. let's get the weather instead to distract. iii let's get the weather instead to distract. , ., ., , ~ distract. if you have been thinking jul has distract. if you have been thinking july has been _ distract. if you have been thinking july has been particularly - distract. if you have been thinking july has been particularly wet - distract. if you have been thinking july has been particularly wet you| july has been particularly wet you will not be mistaken. this chart shows the percentage of average rainfall. many parts have had more than double the rain for we would expect for the whole of the month of july. today is the last day, it will potentially go up a bit. preston is the standout. it looks for a moment that preston has had over three times the amount of rainfall we would expect injuly. more rain pushing north and east through the course of the night. patchy rain coming in behind. a little bit heavy moving in the direction of northern ireland at the moment. a fair bit of ploughed around. courtesy this area

of low pressure with its attendant fronts. continuing to move north and east. we have a trailing front across the north china which will pick up the rain later. the rain continues to move north. the driest and driest and sunniest and coolest editions to start the day in the north of scotland. turning to showers this afternoon. somehow the animal persistent rain sweeping in across the english channel, affecting the channel islands and at times affecting the far south of england as well. coastal counties. these black circles represent a gust of wind strength. today is going to be breezy wherever you are. quite gusty across parts of kent and sussex and also parts of northern ireland and argyll and bute as well. temperature wise we are looking at a range round about 16 in the north to 21 in the south. as we head onto an evening and overnight the rain makes it into the north of scotland. we were the showers in northern ireland, england and wales. the wind

will fall lighter with clear skies as well. it will be cooler than last night. overnight lows 11 to 15 north to south. into tomorrow, it still is going to be a day with areas of cloud, sunshine and showers but it will be drier than today for most. until later on when the cloud starts to gather across the isles of scilly and cornwall. by the end of the afternoon will have more rain sweeping in. temperature is 15 to 22 degrees. the rain coming into the south—west is an area of low pressure. moving across us tuesday night into wednesday before clearing. look at the isobars! they come from a different cooler direction mainly from the north. three tonight and wednesday it will bring rain with that. heaviest across england and wales. the odd rumble of thunder. some getting into northern ireland, central and southern scotland. a few showers in the finals. temperature is 15 to 19

or 21 degrees. particularly windy across england and wales. when a man took a photograph under gina martin's skirt at a music festival, she went straight to the police but discovered he hadn't broken the law. gina led calls for change and, after an 18—month campaign, the act known as "upskirting" was made a crime. she's now written a guide on tackling difficult subjects like harassment and toxic masculinity — and she's here to tell us more. morning to you. good to see you here this morning. he went morning to you. good to see you here this morning. he went down morning to you. good to see you here this morning. he went down really specifically for that incident, several years ago now.- specifically for that incident, several years ago now. yes. in many severalyears ago now. yes. in many wa s, it severalyears ago now. yes. in many ways. it change — severalyears ago now. yes. in many ways, it change the _ several years ago now. 19:3 in many ways, it change the direction of your life and you are talking about much wider issues, issues people might find uncomfortable to talk about. why is it important? we have these massive _

about. why is it important? we have these massive -- _ about. why is it important? we have these massive -- massive _ about. why is it important? we have these massive -- massive issues - about. why is it important? we have these massive -- massive issues to| these massive —— massive issues to talk about. we had to have conversations about how they connect. we need solutions to make a difference culturally.— difference culturally. when you said make a difference _ difference culturally. when you said make a difference when _ difference culturally. when you said make a difference when you - difference culturally. when you said make a difference when you did - difference culturally. when you said l make a difference when you did make a difference, didn't you? i make a difference when you did make a difference, didn't you?— a difference, didn't you? i really tried. i worked _ a difference, didn't you? i really tried. i worked on _ a difference, didn't you? i really tried. i worked on a _ a difference, didn't you? i really tried. i worked on a campaign i a difference, didn't you? i really| tried. i worked on a campaign for two years, trying to make upskirting a political offence. we tried to bring about changes to the sexual offences act. it was a huge amount offences act. it was a huge amount of work. i was working full—time in an office. ifelt like instead of raising awareness i could be best placed to create a solution. that is probably what people know me most for. when you gotta change in the law, did you get a corresponding change in behaviour? —— you law, did you get a corresponding change in behaviour? -- you got a chance change in behaviour? -- you got a change in — change in behaviour? -- you got a change in lava _ change in behaviour? -- you got a change in law. when _ change in behaviour? -- you got a change in law. when i _ change in behaviour? -- you got a

change in law. when i first - change in behaviour? -- you got a| change in law. when i first googled u skirtin . change in law. when i first googled unskirting it _ change in law. when i first googled upskirting it was _ change in law. when i first googled upskirting it was in _ change in law. when i first googled upskirting it was in the _ change in law. when i first googled upskirting it was in the corner - change in law. when i first googled upskirting it was in the corner of i upskirting it was in the corner of the internet. people recognise the impact of it. law does not change minds won't necessarily. now my work is much more cultural. hagar minds won't necessarily. now my work is much more cultural.— is much more cultural. how on earth do ou is much more cultural. how on earth do you start — is much more cultural. how on earth do you start with _ is much more cultural. how on earth do you start with that? _ is much more cultural. how on earth do you start with that? it _ is much more cultural. how on earth do you start with that? it is - is much more cultural. how on earth do you start with that? it is like - do you start with that? it is like you say, two different things. it is people's behaviour you have to manage and also attitudes to what is appropriate. then what is available to see online. we appropriate. then what is available to see online.— to see online. we are getting so many messages. _ to see online. we are getting so many messages. from - to see online. we are getting so many messages. from media, l to see online. we are getting so i many messages. from media, tv, movies, cultural scripts about gender hierarchies, power dynamics. our work is to disrupt that as activists and ask questions about culture. if we can create spaces where people feel safer when they can say difficult things and figure out to that can be transformational

work. ., .. out to that can be transformational work. ., ., , , ., work. you are getting messages from women who — work. you are getting messages from women who say _ work. you are getting messages from women who say they _ work. you are getting messages from women who say they do _ work. you are getting messages from women who say they do not - work. you are getting messages from women who say they do not feel- work. you are getting messages from women who say they do not feel safe | women who say they do not feel safe and is still experiencing the same things you experienced in hyde park. activists have been doing this work for hundreds of years with their entire lives. these things do not change quickly. they are a slow burn and take collective efforts. they come up in different guises. we see online misogyny with misogyny influences and the impact of that. we are switching a material to try to equip young people to deal with it. the key is not to tell young people what to think that gives them the tools to start evaluating it themselves and get to a healthier, more human place with it. what themselves and get to a healthier, more human place with it.- more human place with it. what is missin: more human place with it. what is missing that _ more human place with it. what is missing that leaves _ more human place with it. what is missing that leaves a _ missing that leaves a gap culturally for these things to happen? we talk about toxic masculinity. influences he might be talking will have an audience among young boys, particularly. what makes those boys vulnerable to this kind of message?

there is a vacuum. we really struggle to see positive representation and masculinity. a lot of pressure for young men to adhere to stereotypes. not enough funding for creating spaces to question these ideas. if we get the right answer we can pass the test. we do not have that thinking skills to look around us. how does it connect with this? what can i learn from my father? what does success look like for me. they do not get those opportunities. i would like to see more funding. looking at green flags, at the opportunity of doing great work on platforming that work. how you can be a vulnerable and sensitive man.— how you can be a vulnerable and sensitive man. .. ., ., , sensitive man. changing the law was a big enough — sensitive man. changing the law was a big enough challenge. _ sensitive man. changing the law was a big enough challenge. it _ sensitive man. changing the law was a big enough challenge. it sounds i a big enough challenge. it sounds like what you are saying, this is a whole new level of complexity and challenge, changing culture and

mindsets. . ., challenge, changing culture and mindsets. . .. , mindsets. the strange thing is chan . in . mindsets. the strange thing is changing the _ mindsets. the strange thing is changing the law— mindsets. the strange thing is changing the law as _ mindsets. the strange thing is changing the law as an - mindsets. the strange thing is i changing the law as an individual was the biggest i could think at 26. i did not think i could finish it and i struggled and thought i could not. somehow the feeling of being able to make cultural change feels more doable to me. i do not know why. i have been in rooms. where people have said something, and by the end of the session they have evaluated my feeling lighter anything they understand in a way they did not before. ultimately, we'll talk about changing culture and society. it takes enough people to ask those questions for a difference to be made. that will impact every action they make and every conversation may have. it has been a pleasure. _ every conversation may have. it has been a pleasure. thank _ every conversation may have. it has been a pleasure. thank you - every conversation may have. it has been a pleasure. thank you for- been a pleasure. thank you for coming in. it is coming up to eight o'clock. more on the oil and gas licenses

that have been announced. first, let's get the news, travel and weather where you are. see you in a second. good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. next month's ultra low emission zone expansion has been blamed for causing a distoration in the second—hand car market, with particularly high prices for compliant cars. research by autotrader has found a 2016 ulez—complaint car is selling for up to £3,000 more than an identical non—compliant from the year before. drivers of higher—polluting vehicles face paying £12.50 a day for driving anywhere within the m25. thejewish museum london, founded over 90 years ago, has closed its doors in camden due to rising costs and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the museum's vast collection, including rare photographs, prints and objects, will be put into storage until a new site is found. it's hoped a new museum will open by 2028.

someone serving up burgers in central london yesterday suprised customers. the prince of wales was making veggie burgers made of products created by three winners of his earthshot prize. the eco—burgers were served in biodegradable cartons which were created in london. let's take a look at the tubes now. bakerloo and 0verground are part suspended due to engineering work. a look at the weather, and the wetjuly continues into the final day of the month. we can expect passing showers and a top temperature of around 21 celsius. there's more on the ultra low emission zone on bbc radio london in a few minutes' time. i'm backjust before 8.30.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... a the government confirms hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk, as rishi sunak says he wants to make the uk energy independent. stuck in hospital when they're well enough to go home. some vulnerable people are waiting months to be discharged because of a lack of home care, according to a a bbc investigation. posting any letters? make sure you're using royal mail's new bar—coded stamps — most old ones won't work any more after today, and i'll be explaining how to get them replaced.

good morning. it's a final—day decider for england in the ashes. they're hoping to draw the series, but it's australia who are in charge going into the last day of play at the oval. good morning. there may well be an afternoon shower at the oval, but for many of us today it will be cloudy. it is also going to be wet and breezy. the north of scotland will have the driest conditions, but it should improve a touch in southern areas through the afternoon. all the details later. good morning. it's monday, the 31st ofjuly. in the last hour, the prime minister has confirmed hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk as part of the government's energy security scheme. rishi sunak also announced that major carbon capture schemes will go ahead in the north sea. let's find out more from our political correspondent, lone wells. lone, what more can you tell us? this series of announcements rather

more comprehensive than we were expecting. more comprehensive than we were exectina. .. v ~ ., expecting. that's right, jon. we now know that the _ expecting. that's right, jon. we now know that the government _ expecting. that's right, jon. we now know that the government will - expecting. that's right, jon. we now know that the government will be i know that the government will be issuing hundreds, it says, of new oil and gas licences for more drilling in the north sea in particular but also as you say millions of pounds of funding for two new carbon capture and storage facilities, one in north—east scotland and one in the humber. these are essentially plants that allow carbon emissions to be captured, pumped underground through pipelines under the sea and stored. rishi sunak has been speaking to our colleagues up in scotland this morning. he defended the plans for the carbon capture storage facilities by saying that this would boost the uk's energy security because it allows carbon emissions to be reduced while still backing new oil and gas production as well. here is also how the energy minister andrew bowie defended the government's plans to store oil and gas in the north sea. this government's plans to store oil and gas in the north sea.— gas in the north sea. this is

absolutely _ gas in the north sea. this is absolutely in _ gas in the north sea. this is absolutely in line _ gas in the north sea. this is absolutely in line with - gas in the north sea. this is absolutely in line with our . gas in the north sea. this is i absolutely in line with our net gas in the north sea. this is - absolutely in line with our net zero commitments. the international committee on climate change has said that we _ committee on climate change has said that we are _ committee on climate change has said that we are going to be relying at least _ that we are going to be relying at least in _ that we are going to be relying at least in part on fossil fuels for our energy base for many decades to come _ our energy base for many decades to come is, _ our energy base for many decades to come is, so — our energy base for many decades to come is, so we believe it is important _ come is, so we believe it is important that those fossil fuels, oil and _ important that those fossil fuels, oil and gas, important that those fossil fuels, oiland gas, taken important that those fossil fuels, oil and gas, taken from the north sea using — oil and gas, taken from the north sea using british workers are to making — sea using british workers are to making sure that the british exchequer gets the revenue from that extraction _ exchequer gets the revenue from that extraction rather than being reliant on foreign — extraction rather than being reliant on foreign hostile actors like vladimir— on foreign hostile actors like vladimir putin. so on foreign hostile actors like vladimir putin.— on foreign hostile actors like vladimir putin. so the government does say that _ vladimir putin. so the government does say that these _ vladimir putin. so the governmentl does say that these announcements are in line with their net zero commitments, but they are likely just face some strong opposition, particularly from green campaigners who argue that carbon capture is just a way to prolong the fossil fuel industry, and of course opposition parties who have not necessarily been in favour of more oil and gas licences. i think the tories are really keen to try and draw a tories are really keen to try and drawa dividing tories are really keen to try and draw a dividing line between them and labour in particular on this issue. labour have said that while they wouldn't revoke existing oil and gas licences in the north sea, they wouldn't look to introduce new ones like the government has done

today. they argue that this would be bad for the climate, that it wouldn't create long—term jobs or cut people's energy bills, and they argue that it would be better instead to focus more investment in boosting renewable energy supplies instead, so i think we can expect to hear lots of debate on this particular attention, both between parties but also within the conservative party as well in the coming days as more energy announcements are made this week, but also in the run—up to the next general election. but also in the run-up to the next general election.— but also in the run-up to the next general election. ione wells, thank ou ve general election. ione wells, thank you very much _ general election. ione wells, thank you very much indeed. _ general election. ione wells, thank you very much indeed. that's - general election. ione wells, thank you very much indeed. that's the i you very much indeed. that's the politics. we will talk about the environmental side of this with our climate editorjustin rowlatt later in the programme. sally has more of today's news. thank you, jon. at least 44 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a political rally in north—western pakistan. more than 90 others were injured in the blast in the bajaur district. our pakistan correspondent,

caroline davies, has this report. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in. flags, chants. then the explosion. imran mahir was one of the rally�*s organisers, on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances, so people were taking their own cars. he says that several people around him died. he isn't sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency, and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly.

police have said that they have struggled to identify all the dead. among those named is a local political leader. pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. there has been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province, leaving many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan's much—anticipated general election, still expected later this year. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in the capital, islamabad. caroline, what's the latest? we have had confirmation from the police that this was a suicide bomber. yesterday they said there was evidence to suggest it could be and now they have confirmed that. they say they believe the suicide bomber used around ten kilograms of explosives and that they also used pellets or ball bearings as well to try to create maximum damage. we

know that the death toll is now at around 44, but some of those individuals have still not been identified and police are working on that. wejust identified and police are working on that. we just heard from the police certain details about this attack, saying that this is currently an unknown terrorist. no group has as yet claimed this attack. slightly confusingly, let me walk you through this. they have suggested that so—called islamic state is not responsible for the attack, however there are some potential early indications of the involvement of a local chapter with links to the so—called islamic state. that might sound contradictory, but ultimately in this situation it is not one group that is then constantly filtering things down to individuals on the ground, there are often splinter groups that might have had an association, localised groups too, so it is complicated and difficult to ascertain exactly who might be behind it. i mentioned in my report that pakistan has seen an

increase in attacks, and often they are targeting the security services, police, army, and that is often being carried out by the pakistani taliban. many factions within the pakistani taliban have already started distancing themselves from this particular terrorist attack, talking about the fact that this is, some have condemned the attack as well, distancing themselves. but without knowing exactly who is behind it, it is difficult to ascertain a motive. the big concern is this is happening in the run—up to a general election, and what might we see in the coming few months in pakistan?— might we see in the coming few months in pakistan? caroline, thank ou. a british man who was found guilty of manslaughter for killing his seriously ill wife at their home in cyprus is due to be sentenced today. david hunter suffocated 74—year—old janice hunter, who had blood cancer, in december 2021. he said she had begged him to end her misery and the death was assisted suicide. more than 1,300 people

across the uk died waiting for a care package to start during the last financial year, according to new bbc research. local authorities said that some vulnerable people are waiting years for the social care they need as around a quarter of councils had an average wait of over a month for patients?to be assessed last year. rail passengers are facing more disruption this week because of a ban on overtime by train drivers. aslef union members at 15 train companies in england are refusing to work extra hours from today until saturday. they are involved in a long—running dispute over their pay offer, which train companies say is fair and reasonable. a third firefighter has died in canada while battling the country's worst wildfire season on record. many of the fires are raging in british columbia. residents in the town of osoyoos, in the south of the province,

and its surrounding areas have been evacuating. the number of people rescued while kayaking or canoeing more than doubled last year, according to the rnli. the charity says it's also been responding to more calls about paddleboarders, and is urging people to carefully check the tides and weather before getting in the water. madonna has thanked herfamily and friends for their support after she was hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection last month. the singer told her social media followers she was lucky to be alive after her time in intensive care. she postponed her upcoming world tour afterfalling ill. it is 11 minutes past eight. how about this for a romantic story for you this morning? if it is your wedding anniversary today, you cannot compete with this man. us farmer lee wilson planted 1.2 million sunflowers on his land in kansas as a gift for his wife, renee, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

isn't that gorgeous? he did it as a surprise. he did it in secret. no way! he had his son secretly planted them, 1.2 million sunflowers. the actual anniversary is on for ten days, but he couldn't keep it a secret any longer because they were so many of them! i was going to say, how do you keep that a secret? tourists have turned up from all over america to take pictures for instagram. i was going to say, it is all over instagram. they are going to need a bigger vase! vase! here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning to you both, and good morning to you. spells of wind and rain this week, rather cool as well, particularly from thursday when the wind changes to more of a northerly direction. we have had a lot of rain

through the night, and you can see progress north and east. and there is more rain heading in the direction of northern ireland. there is a lot of cloud around as well. breezy today, cloudy and wet sums it up. the far north of scotland will see the sunniest skies, and here is the rain coming across the west of scotland with some showers coming into northern ireland, northern england, wales, parts of southern england, wales, parts of southern england, and then we have got more rain across the english channel and also the channel islands. and if anything, that will pep up as we go for the course of the day, and at times it mayjust clip southern counties. it is possibly going to be quite breezy across much of the land, especially sussex and also kent, and also argyll and bute in parts of northern ireland, but wherever you are you will notice the gusty winds. temperatures 15 in the north to 21 in the south. for the oval today there is the chance of a shower through the course of this afternoon. as we head through the

evening and overnight, the rain does push up into the far north of scotland. again there will be a few showers, england, wales and northern ireland, some clear skies and the wind will start to fall lighter. it was going to be a cooler night than last night, temperatures falling away between 12 and 15 degrees, so then into tomorrow, they will be areas of cloud, sunshine and also showers, and there will be lighter winds as well. through the course of the day, the cloud will start to build across the far south—west of england and by the end of the afternoon we will see some rain coming in as well with strengthening winds. this is the next area of low pressure coming our way. temperatures 1a in the north to 21 in the south. so here is the low pressure moving across us, bringing some heavy rain which could prove to be thundery in places across england and also it will eventually get into northern ireland, southern and central scotland where it won't be as heavy, just one or two showers

across the far north of scotland. temperatures 15 to about 20 degrees, but it is going to be a windy day across england and wales, particularly so through the english channel, and we could well be looking at some gales here. i wasn't kidding when i said it was unsettled. u nsettled. i unsettled. i think the sunflowers in kansas is going to be the closest we will see today. thank you very much indeed. it is almost two years since young mumjade ward it is almost two years since young mum jade ward was murdered by her estranged husband. but under current laws he automatically retains parental rights for their four children. jade's parents have told bbc breakfast they'll keep campaiging until the system is changed. the government says its trying to find a quicker way to cut off parental rights for killers. fiona lamdin reports. i do struggle. i just struggle to talk about it. it's so hard to talk about it. i'm stuck in that day.

it's just shocking. she really was beautiful inside and out. coming up to two years on the 26th of august. but it's been an utter nightmare, it has. terrible. jade met russell marsh when she was 17. they were together for ten years, but he was very controlling, and in august 2021 she ended the relationship. a week later, in the middle of the night, while jade and her children slept in their beds, marsh turned up unannounced. he broke into the house and hejust, uh... he went off and he murdered our daughter. he got a knife from the kitchen. got a knife from the kitchen. and it was only a small boxroom. tiny boxroom, one door coming in, double bed. she couldn't have got out

if she tried, know what i mean? and that... herfinal moment... her final moment in that, when she was fighting for her life. haunt me forever. she must have been so scared. russell marsh was told he'll spend a minimum of 25 years in prison forjade's killing. but under current laws, he automatically maintains parental rights for their four children. campaigners say that needs to change. families have told usi that they've been able to influence custody decisions, meaning children are left - trapped in foster care, trapped in social care. | that the grandparents and aunties i and uncles from the mother's family are not able to care for them - and look after them at a moment when they need it the most. and that's why this campaign is so crucially important. - after you murder a woman, i you shouldn't have access and control over those children's lives. the government said judges are required to put the welfare

of the children first, and can remove all rights and powers from a parent who has murdered the other. but removing parental rights is very rare. campaigners say in the last 25 years, judges have only done this a handful of times. how does it make you feel that he still has parental control? angry. we can't take the boys abroad without his say—so. he's allowed to ask for medical records, school reports, school attendance reports. he wants to try and find any little thing that he can to help the boys taken from the family. # whoa—whoa

# mamma mia! # here i go again. # my, my, how can i resist you? this is one of the last videos, taken just a few days before jade was killed. having fun with a friend. # yes, i've been broken—hearted. # blue since the day we parted...# well, i don't half miss her. if she only knew. her friends and family have built a bench just a few doors down from where she died. ifind this hard coming here, because the family home is there, the one where she was murdered. so i don't like coming here. her four boys were her life. yeah, she, was, um...

a yeah, she was a brilliant mum. she lived for her boys. i mean, she really did live for her boys. when, like, the boys' birthdays or anything, when their mum should be there, you know, you'rejust, like... you're just looking at them. they're missing out so bad. at the moment, it doesn't look hopeful that this government will change the law. but jade's family say they'll continue to fight. fiona lamdin, bbc news. it is exactly 20 past eight. postage stamps without a bar code will no longer be valid for use after today. we have been warned. royal mail is reminding people to exchange any non bar—coded stamps they still have,

as emma is going to explain for us. if you've bought stamps recently, they will have a bar code on them, and they've been in use for a while now. but after today, the 31st ofjuly, you'll no longer be able to use these non bar—coded first— and second—class stamps that we're all used to because they're being phased out of circulation. and if you do try and use them, the person you're sending a letter to will have to pay a fee. they're being replaced by these bar—coded stamps which royal mail say will make it possible to track individual letters through the postal system and will cut down on fraud. but if you do still have have a stash of non—barcoded stamps at home, don't worry — they won't be wasted, you can post them in free of charge and get replacement ones sent to you in return. after today, if you've still got stamps lying around that you haven't been able to use, i would just urge

you, please don't try to use them, because they will get thrown out of our system, and the person you are writing to will end up with a card asking them to pay a fee to be able to get that item delivered. so we want to avoid that. what we would ask you to do is to send them back to us so that we can swap them. so if after today you discover you've got some stamps lying around at home, please send them to us. we will swap them like for like. and there's no end date at the moment for when you can exchange old stamps. check on the royal mail website for the address to send them to. the good news is that any commemorative or christmas stamps you have will remain valid and don't need to be exchanged. these changes come at a time when we're all using fewer stamps. the number of addressed letters sent is down by nearly a third on pre—pandemic levels, and much lower than the tens of billions that were sent a number of decades ago. but royal mail is still describing the use of bar codes as the biggest single change to postage stamps since the introduction of?this —

the very first adhesive stamp introduced in 1840, known as the penny black. and another change we're seeing is new stamps featuring his majesty king charles — with a bar code, but not, you might notice, a crown. there is something quite nice about sending an old—fashioned letter with a stamp on, isn't there? butjust remember to send the right ones. and if you send back the ones that haven't got the bar codes to the royal nail, but using a stamp that hasn't got a bar code, will the royal nail have to pay for the delivery of the thing that hasn't got the bar code? and they are not going to want the fine! you are overthinking this, jon. it matters! it is 23 minutes past eight. earlier in the programme we asked you for your photos of teapots.

there is a reason, we were talking about a cafe that has got hundreds of teapots. you have been sending them in. di from staffordshire sent in a picture of her quirky chicken teapot. funky chicken! christlie conway from essex has a colourful painted teapot with a little cat on top. pam bridgewater in taunton sent in a pretty white and blue floral teapot. you've also been sending in yourfamily heirlooms — like this one dating back to 1885. afamily a family heirloom! finally how about this unicorn teapot — barbara from nottingham bought it at camden market 30 years ago how do you take the lid off? oh, the

spout is the horn! we are going to have a cup of tea right now, and for a moment we can talk to morning live. it is helen and michelle. sometimes i want to be injon kay's head, and then i really don't! i know what you mean. i head, and then i really don't! i know what you mean.- head, and then i really don't! i know what you mean. i want that unicorn one. _ know what you mean. i want that unicorn one, that _ know what you mean. i want that unicorn one, that looked - know what you mean. i want that l unicorn one, that looked amazing. coming up... they'd been overpaying for months. people are getting caught out when their deal auto—renews by assuming they're on the best rate. but it's not always the case. i'll show you how to make sure you're on the right one and how to secure a refund. people are getting caught out when their deal renews by assuming they are on the best rate, but that is not always the best case. and using online voucher codes

is one way shoppers can save cash. however, some aren't what they seem. we investigate how fraudsters are making fakes to steal your personal information and why negative reviews could be a sign of a dodgy deal. also today, a new study suggests having a baby could cause men with a history of mental health issues to relapse. dr punam shares the challenges she and her husband faced with post—natal depression. it's supposed to be the happiest | time, but for many it can leave | them feeling lonely, - overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness. however it can also affect men, too, l so i'll be talking about how to spotl the signs and where to get free help fast. _ and it's the nail—biting new bbc thriller that starts tonight. the star of wolf opens up about why taking part in the terrifying tales and shocking on—screen twists is all down to his mum! see you at 9:15. thank you very much indeed. have a

cuppa, and we will be with you. just continuing the chat about tea! it is 26 minutes past eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. next month's ultra low emission zone expansion has been blamed for causing a distoration in the second hand car market — with particularly high prices for compliant cars. research by autotrader has found a 2016 ulez complaint car is selling for upto £3,000 more than an identical non—compliant from the year before. drivers of higher polluting vehicles face paying £12.50 a day for driving anywhere within the m25. well, the ulez scrappage scheme is being extended today — to help drivers get rid of non—complient vehicles. if you have any questions about it — or are unsure about any

aspect of it — e—mail us today on hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. we'll try and get them answered on our programme at 6.30pm this evening. thejewish museum london — founded over 90 years ago — has closed its doors in camden — due to rising costs and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the museum's vast collection, including rare photographs, prints and objects will be put into storage until a new site is found. it's hoped a new museum will open by 2028. someone serving—up burgers in central london yesterday suprised customers. the prince of wales was making veggie burgers made of products created by three winners of his earthshot prize. the eco—burgers were served in biodegradable cartons, which were created in london. if you were following the formula e world championships in east london at the weekend, you'll know britain's jake dennis has secured the title. the spectacle saw cars racing

at upto 135 miles an hour at the excel centre. and something the organisers wanted to draw attention to was that every vehicle that took part was exempt from paying the ulez charge. let's take a look at the tubes now. bakerloo and 0verground have part—closures due to engineering work. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. it's a mild start to the day. plenty of cloud out there this morning, a bit of patchy rain lingering. and through the rest of this week, it will stay rather unsettled. it'll be breezy at times with a few showers around, too, particularly through wednesday. those showers could fall heavy and thundery. now, at the moment, there's a bit of patchy rain, very light in nature. and i think there'll be some showers around also later on. but that cloud will break occasionally to allow for some glimmers of brightness. the best of the sunshine towards the end of the afternoon.

and it will be breezy today. top temperatures around 21 in celsius. now, through this evening, we'll start off on a mostly dry note with clear spells. but a little bit later on, we'll start to get further showers moving in from the west. could get the odd heavy bursts there, but these will clear by the end of the night, and temperatures, under those clear skies, will fall away to around 12 to 1a in celsius. so tuesday, i think, a bright start to the day, a bit more cloud around through the afternoon. still some sunny spells and the chance of a few showers. but wednesday will turn rather unsettled. it will turn increasingly windy through the day with some showers. and those showers, potentially, falling heavy and thundery. wa nted wanted it. the next updatejust after nine o'clock. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. a rather dreary end ofjuly, isn't it? no, it is brilliant, positive thinking. come on. next is what we are calling the weather this morning. it is a good day to watch the cricket. what a series it has

been! fingers crossed the weather holds up. it looks ok. we will not see this man again playing cricket for england, retiring, of course, stuart broad for england. it felt at times he would go out on a high. it finishes 2-2. would go out on a high. it finishes 2—2. australia are in a great position to win this test match and to win the series 3—1. england fans will be doing that a lot today. how many twists and turns in this ashes series? who knows what lies in store? whatever it will be, it will be fascinating. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. the rain doesn't care. it's neutral. it foiled england at old trafford. actually, it held up australia at the oval. once we'd witnessed stuart broad hit the final delivery he'd everface for six... well, of course he did! ..we then saw australia's batters excel. david warner and with him usman khawaja. both know they're near the end of their careers. ten overs bowled by james anderson

with no reward on his 41st birthday. admire warner's reaction here. even that went for four, not the delivery anderson had intended. he immediately apologised. accepted. 0k. mark wood bowled just three overs. it's always alarming to see a batter struck like this but khawaja, after the normal checks, was ok to continue. and australia's opening batters with touch and confidence did continue. you know, 384 would be a record score to win a test here. they're at 135. one way or another, today, it ends. joe wilson, bbc news at the oval. australia 249 runs. england need to take ten wickets. all three home nations are taking part in the netball world cup —

that's england, scotland and wales have all made it into the next stage of the tournament. next scotland are up against the 11—time champions australia. this got under way at eight o'clock. the score currently 15—6 to australia in the first quarter. scotland gave a good showing against england on sunday, a match they lost, but it was closer than some were expecting. wales play the holders new zealand at ten, england, tonga this afternoon. every match is available to watch on the bbc, on television and iplayer. two more groups will be determined at the women's world cup. spain and japan are already through, but are playing for top spot in their group. japan lead 2—0 approaching half—time. later this morning, the hosts australia will hope a fit again sam kerr can help them stay in the tournament and win their crucial game against canada. ireland in that group, but already out. they will be looking for consolation points against nigeria, who are currently top. another premier league star has completed his move to saudi arabia. allan saint—maximin left

newcastle and joined al—ahli for an undisclosed fee. the french forward made over a 100 appearances for newcastle sincejoining from nice four years ago. we're under two weeks away from the premier league returning — here's a goalfrom pre—season that's worth a watch. this is aston villa defender ezri konsa taking the ball from his own half and scoring in a friendly against brentford in the us. it finished 3—3. celine boutier has picked the perfect moment to win herfirst major. in front of her home fans, the french golfer held her nerve to win the evian championship by six shots — becoming the first french winner at the evian resort. the final major of the year is two weeks away, remember, the women's open, just outside london. great britain'sjess fulagar said it was a delight to be part of the team after they won silver in the mixed relay at the world triathlon championship series in sunderland. fulagar was called up as a late replacement because of illness,

but didn't let anybody down, finishing second in the fourth and final leg, 23 seconds behind france. norway won bronze. max verstappen's dominance continues, as he looks to ease towards another formula one world title. despite starting from 6th on the grid at the belgian grand prix, he carved through the field and finished 22 seconds ahead of his red bull teammate sergio perez for his eighth win in a row. verstappen's championship lead is now 125 points with 10 races left. lewis hamilton was fourth. i knew that we had a great car. it was just about surviving turn one. i could see it was all getting really tight. i've been in that position before myself. so it's like, i'm just going to stay out of that and it worked out. and then from there onwards, i think, yeah, we all made the right overtakes moves. ijust got a little bit stuck in the beginning in a bit of a drs drain, but once that cleared i could do my own pace and yeah, again it's really enjoyable. all looking very good for max verstappen at the moment.

thank you. last year, the olympic cyclist katie archibald lost her partner rab wardell. he died suddenly at the age ofjust 37. in the face of personal grief, katie continued to ride at the top of her sport — and will soon lead the british team at the world championships in glasgow. she's been talking to cycling legend sir chris hoy. heya. how are you doing? ah, i'm very well. how are you? you good? good to see you. some good scottish weather. oh, i know. shall we get inside? we'll crack on anyway. where the magic happens, huh? yeah, indeed. this is where it's all going to be taking place. glasgow velodrome, that's not what we call it. what do you call it? sir chris hoy velodrome. there we go. yes. and what are you hoping to come away from, from these world championships? what would be a positive outcome for you? same as ever. team pursuits, the underpinning of everything. i just get nervous. i don't want to stand here and say to you,

"i want to be three times world champion," because so does everybody else. you know? i'm just going to give it a crack as good as the next person. but you've got something they don't have — that's the home support here. yeah, it's my mum with herflag. what does glasgow mean to you as a city? now that i spend so much time training in manchester, it's that typical, like expat thing, where you become quite evangelical about all of the strengths of your hometown and why it's so good. and what do you think the worlds are going to do for glasgow? the fact that it's such a major championships, the fact that we've got 13 different disciplines and it's going to be the first time the uci have done this. i've spoken to so many people that are so excited. but it's coming off the back of the most unbelievably tough 2022 for you. i mean, injury—wise alone, in the space of a few months, you crammed in... i've got a list of it here. ..planned shoulder surgery in january, fractured back then a concussion, broken collarbone, another surgery, ankle ligament damage after being hit by a car that meant you missed the commonwealth games. i mean, that must have been the most incredibly difficult few months. you know, everybody gets injured,

like, all the time. and these are all... they're all completely manageable by themselves. but, yeah, i got to a point, more with the car crash that i wasn't. .. i just wasn't coping, really. i was just terrified all the time. understandably. well, yeah. and it made training really hard. next on the programme, to an incredibly sad story. just two days after winning the scottish championship, mountain biker rab wardell has died in his sleep. he was 37. and then you lost rab. rab was the one thing kind of off the back of it that was clear in my future. and, for that time, through the summer of 2022, he had figured it out. he owned his coaching business. he was making these films. he'd won the scottish cross—country championship. and it was clear that it was...

kind of, it was his time, you know, that i was going around races with him and kind of seeing this other world and things. and when it... when he left, it was funny. i got on the bike about three days afterwards, and it hadn't even occurred to me. i'm out riding and i was like, "oh, i'm not scared any more." i mean, like, the worst thing — the worst thing's happened. i'm quite serious about my career and i'm quite focused. and there's maybe occasions where that will be to the detriment of other things in your life. um, whereas, rab was quite serious about having fun, probably to the detriment of his career. but the one thing i knew really clearly was that if it was rab, he would bring a good time. he was always late. because he was always late,

i was always there when he walked in the door and i could always see how it changed a room, you know? and everybody�*s laughing. and, you know, you've gone from being angry at the guy to realising, like, "well, this is what we were waiting for," and it was worth it, you know? it's so easy to see what other people have and maybe be jealous of it, but also see what they do wrong. and he just didn't have that instinct. it was all like, "oh wow, imagine if i could do that!" like, just that enthusiasm, just love for the sport. and that's what these worlds are. it's about a love for sport on two wheels. it's a love for cycle sport. and that's what i'm hoping that we celebrate. what incredible resilience! we are all rooting for you. coverage of the uci cycling world championships

from across scotland begins on thursday 3rd august. there's over 200 hours of live coverage on iplayer and clare balding will present the best action live across the 11 days. back to our top story this morning. the prime minister confirms that hundreds of new oil and gas licences will be granted in the uk. it is part of the government's energy security scheme, with rishi sunak also announcing that major carbon capture schemes will go ahead in the north sea. let's get more on this from our climate editorjustin rowlatt. morning to you. so we have heard planned this morning for hundreds of new oil and gas licences. what exactly does this mean for everybody watching at home? what exactly does this mean for everybody watching at home?— watching at home? what it means is that government _ watching at home? what it means is that government will _ watching at home? what it means is that government will be _ watching at home? what it means is that government will be issuing - that government will be issuing licences initially for exploration to kind of find new reserves of oil and gas in the north sea. most of the big north sea fields have depleted. there are a couple of large ones left, one called rosebank of the coast of the shetland islands reckoned to have something like 500

million barrels of oil and gas in there. there are some big ones left. these are much smaller recess. the idea is to go out there and try to explore, try and find them and then ultimately they will issue licences to drill them. this is very controversial with environmentalists and climate scientist, who say there is a very clear recommendation from the international energy agency, a kind of global energy watchdog, which says there should be no new oil, gas or call agricole if we are to stick to the threshold of 1.5 degrees temperature increase. that cannot happen with new oil and gas, they say. environmentalists say the new licences will involve the uk busting through its climate targets. these are very controversial. the government says there is a lower carbon footprint per unit of gas that we produce it from our own local resources, powering britain from britain is the message from the prime minister today. we from britain is the message from the prime minister today.— prime minister today. we are using this message _ prime minister today. we are using this message a _ prime minister today. we are using

this message a lot _ prime minister today. we are using this message a lot today, - prime minister today. we are using this message a lot today, carbon i this message a lot today, carbon capture. what is it? can you explain it? how will it work?— it? how will it work? pretty much what it sounds _ it? how will it work? pretty much what it sounds like. _ it? how will it work? pretty much what it sounds like. to _ it? how will it work? pretty much what it sounds like. to capture i it? how will it work? pretty much | what it sounds like. to capture the carbon dioxide. could bejust taking, stripping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere itself, concentrating it and then putting in a pump and pumping it underground mostly to disused oil or depleted oil and gas reserves in the north sea. because we have extracted so much oil and gas from the north sea, we have a lot of these reserves, which are geologically good for capturing. they are domes which you can pump in gas into and it stays and that in theory for millions of years potentially. a permanent storage solution. the idea is we can capture some of the carbon emissions from our activity and store them underground which will get us to net zero. government advisers say this technology is essential in reaching

net zero filter environmentalists and climate scientists are worried it will be an excuse for the oil and gas industry. it is quite a controversial project potentially. is a sense that this is, i wonder if climate activists are suggesting, it is almost delaying progress? absolutely, they think that was that they say the cause of climate change is overwhelmingly carbon dioxide from the use of fossil fuels. that is what we need to focus on, what the international energy agency as saying as well. that is what we need to focus on the list is a bit of a distraction. as i say, lots of government advisers and climate scientists say, look, there will be sectors of the economy, steel, cement, farming, aviation, that can be really hard to decarbonise. we need ways to capture carbon dioxide to offset those emissions. this is the most plausible way we can do

that at the bar scare we need to. lots of people say it is an essential technology. we should not continue to use oil and gas when we had alternatives like renewable power and nuclear we can use instead. .. ~ ., ., ., ., instead. taking on of that into consideration, _ instead. taking on of that into consideration, do _ instead. taking on of that into consideration, do you - instead. taking on of that into consideration, do you think. instead. taking on of that into i consideration, do you think they instead. taking on of that into - consideration, do you think they are likely to see more licences being granted? —— taking all that into consideration. granted? -- taking all that into consideration.— granted? -- taking all that into consideration. . .. ~ consideration. there is a huge bank ofthe consideration. there is a huge bank of the coast — consideration. there is a huge bank of the coast of _ consideration. there is a huge bank of the coast of shetland, _ consideration. there is a huge bank| of the coast of shetland, rosebank. they are massively depleted, that said. the ones closest to the surface have already been exploited. we are talking about exploiting their last reserves from the north sea and other basins around the uk. there is an issue about what signal it sends to the international community. the uk has led to other countries around the world, please

reduce production of oil and gas to tackle the climate crisis we face. they say, critics say, how can the government ask countries abroad to change their behaviour if we are chasing down the last bits of the reserves of oil and gas we have here in the uk? it undermines the moral authority of the government in the world, as they say. quite controversial policy the government is outlining today. thank you very much. let's get the latest with the weather. the weather is lookin: latest with the weather. the weather is looking unsettled. _ latest with the weather. the weather is looking unsettled. there _ latest with the weather. the weather is looking unsettled. there will- latest with the weather. the weather is looking unsettled. there will be i is looking unsettled. there will be areas of cloud, rain at times and it will be windy at times. thursday will be windy at times. thursday will turn radical as the wind changes to more of a northerly direction. why are we stuck in this rut? it is to do with the jet stream. it is to the south of us.

normally at this time of year we were expected to be at the north of us. because it is to the south it is tracking areas of low pressure. low pressure often associated with and conditions. that is certainly what is happening at the moment. a lot of rain this morning. it has been pushing north and east through the course of the night and this morning. behind it we are seeing other areas of patchy rain. a lot of cloud around today as well. in between the cloud we will see some bright breaks developing as the rain continues to advance north and east. the drive conditions will be across the north of scotland. we will see improvements for the afternoon. not completely dry. still showers around and rain across the english channel turning heavier. a wet afternoon for the channel islands. that will clip the channel islands. that will clip the south coast of england at times. really it wherever you are. particularly in kent, sussex and parts of northern ireland, argyll

and bute. temperatures ranging from 15, 16 and and bute. temperatures ranging from 15,16 and then and bute. temperatures ranging from 15, 16 and then after 21 and bute. temperatures ranging from 15,16 and then after 21 in the south. forthe 15,16 and then after 21 in the south. for the cricket at the oval, we can't completely rule out a shower, especially this afternoon. but we should get in a decent day's amount of play. this evening the rain continues to move north across the west of scotland. showers following on between the gaps in the cloud across northern ireland, england and also wales. the breeze will tend to ease a touch. actually it will be cooler than last night. temperatures 11 to 15 quit north to south. tomorrow we start off with a fair bit of cloud around. sunshine and also showers. there will be like winds. the next area of low pressure comes our way. coming winds. the next area of low pressure comes ourway. coming in winds. the next area of low pressure comes our way. coming in from the south—west, introducing some heavier bouts of rain and strengthening winds. temperatures 15 to 22. here is that area of low pressure. it will be crossing us tuesday and

wednesday before eventually pulling away onto their near continent. that is when the wind will change direction to more of a northerly. a wet start to the day, especially england and wales. it will be windy. some of the rain will be heavy inventory. also rain getting into northern ireland, central and southern scotland. not as heavy. one to showers in the temperatures 15 to 21, north to south. beyond that, it does remain unsettled. i 21, north to south. beyond that, it does remain unsettled.— 21, north to south. beyond that, it does remain unsettled. i was going to ask is there _ does remain unsettled. i was going to ask is there a _ does remain unsettled. i was going to ask is there a chance _ does remain unsettled. i was going to ask is there a chance of - does remain unsettled. i was going to ask is there a chance of any - to ask is there a chance of any return to summer in the next week or so? a, . return to summer in the next week or so? ~ . , , . , return to summer in the next week or so? , ., return to summer in the next week or so? . ., ., so? may be as we get further on into au:ust it so? may be as we get further on into august it looks _ so? may be as we get further on into august it looks as _ so? may be as we get further on into august it looks as though _ so? may be as we get further on into august it looks as though high - august it looks as though high pressure will come in from the south. that is a long way off and it can still change. fiic south. that is a long way off and it can still change.— south. that is a long way off and it can still change. 0k. thank you very much indeed- _ as we get older, many of us might take a step back from strenuous physical activities and enjoy retirement,

but not 90—year—old joy fleetham. joy, who's from east yorkshire, is believed to be the oldest fencer in britain and is still going strong. our reporter becki thomas has been to meet her. fencing is a sport that requires speed, strength and stamina. one of the best members of this club, the bridlington blades, is joy fleetham. and you wouldn't think she's 90 years old. just me. what? i'm not... marvellous. if i can do it, anybody can do it. i'm a living example. there is life after 70,80 or even 90. joy only took up the sport at the age of 63, and she's not a pensioner to be messed with — still beating opponents more

than a quarter of her age. how good do you think are you at fencing? excellent. ask them and they'll tell you. in france, i beat a 17—year—old japanese boy. he couldn't believe it and i couldn't. we used to have, like, best lady fencer. and one time i'd win it and next time she'd win it. we were... she's really hard to beat, her defence is really good. i am more of an attacker, she's more of a defender. her defence is difficult to get through, even now. she's a huge inspiration to all members of the club, including ten—year—old ava grace. in that session, i've learned a lot. she's gone to the olympics, she was 90 years old. and i wondered if i could do that. so i want to try and be like her. does she give you a run for your money? she certainly did. and how much energy does she have?

a lot. if only one could bottle it and sell it. right, missus. ready? joy has no plans of slowing down, and wants to keep proving that age isjust a number. that were a beauty! when i started fencing, my instructor said, "i think you'll be fencing when you're100." i thought, "don't be silly." well, he's going to be right, isn't he! it's the hobby that has taken over my life. i can say no more than that. i just love it. my whole life revolves around my fencing. wonderful. thank you. isn't she amazing! absolutely brilliant. it is an emotional day for england cricket fans as stuart broad prepares for his final appearance before calling time on his illustrious career. the 37—year—old will retire after the conclusion

of the fifth ashes test at the oval and yesterday he hit his final ball in test cricket for six against australia. watching on was stuart's dad, chris, whojoins us now. good morning to you. morning. must be uuite a good morning to you. morning. must be quite a strange _ good morning to you. morning. must be quite a strange day _ good morning to you. morning. must be quite a strange day today, - good morning to you. morning. must be quite a strange day today, the - be quite a strange day today, the fact he is retiring.— fact he is retiring. well, 'ust listenin: fact he is retiring. well, 'ust listening to i fact he is retiring. well, 'ust listening to that i fact he is retiring. well, 'ust listening to that last i fact he is retiring. well, just listening to that last story, i fact he is retiring. well, just i listening to that last story, why fact he is retiring. well, just - listening to that last story, why is he retiring at 37? you rightly say. he has years ahead of him, surely. i think he talked about it at the start of the year. if it goes well for him, this could be his last series. when the series, he was in the middle of the series, he was enjoying it so much, he was not sure the decision was going to be made. when i got a phone call on saturday morning to say he thought about it

long and hard and had come to a decision on the friday night it was going to be his last match, i had to say i wasn't surprised. for the reasons he gave, i was absolutely behind him all the way. i think it is the right time and the right decision. , . , decision. just remind us those reasons- _ decision. just remind us those reasons- why _ decision. just remind us those reasons. why now? _ decision. just remind us those reasons. why now? well, - decision. just remind us those reasons. why now? well, he i decision. just remind us those i reasons. why now? well, he has decision. just remind us those - reasons. why now? well, he has been -la in: for reasons. why now? well, he has been playing for 17 — reasons. why now? well, he has been playing for 17 years- _ reasons. why now? well, he has been playing for 17 years. as _ reasons. why now? well, he has been playing for 17 years. as a _ reasons. why now? well, he has been playing for 17 years. as a bowler- playing for 17 years. as a bowler you always play with some kind of ailment, whether your toe bursting through the shoe or whether it is a back injury or a leg injury. just minor little things. he has had to scrap those boots on full same many years, 167 test matches. that is absolutely unprecedented. jimmy has done 180 test matches. i think it... he has a young family. he has potential for a he has a young family. he has potentialfor a new he has a young family. he has potential for a new career in the media and he loves the big occasion.

lots of people have left international cricket at the oval. this is a massive series. it has been a brilliant series to watch and for him to play in. it has been full house for the last four days and another full house today. i think it just decided the time must write to move on. it just decided the time must write to move on. . just decided the time must write to move on. , ., . move on. it is one thing deciding in our own move on. it is one thing deciding in your own mind. _ move on. it is one thing deciding in your own mind, another— move on. it is one thing deciding in your own mind, another thing - your own mind, another thing announcing it. some people surprised he did that halfway through the test, what was his thinking with that? ~ , , test, what was his thinking with that? ~ . , , that? well, it is entirely his thinking- — that? well, it is entirely his thinking- i— that? well, it is entirely his thinking. i haven't - that? well, it is entirely his thinking. i haven't gone - that? well, it is entirely his| thinking. i haven't gone into that? well, it is entirely his - thinking. i haven't gone into why he decided to do it in the middle of a test match. actually, yesterday, it gave the cricketing public of the uk and australia as well to give him a really good sendoff. it was emotional yesterday morning. him walking out to bat and then him walking out to bat and then him walking out to bat and then him walking out again to bell. he chased the ball to the boundary during the

innings yesterday and the crowd near that boundary got up and started applauding him as well. listen, it was emotional. i don't know why he choseit was emotional. i don't know why he chose it middle of the game. it has given us all an opportunity to share in his success and applaud his career. ~ in his success and applaud his career. . . . ,, . , career. we saw that applause in the uuard of career. we saw that applause in the guard of honour _ career. we saw that applause in the guard of honour yesterday. - career. we saw that applause in the guard of honour yesterday. that - career. we saw that applause in the l guard of honour yesterday. that must have been quite a moment for him plan for you watching on as well. yes, i think tv cameras caught me videoing it on my phone. it is a nice moment. it was applause all the way to the middle and then of course to end his batting career hitting a six off mitchell starc all was a nice way to go out. 55 sixes he has hit in his test career. no mean feat. everyone will remember his 600 and something odd wickets as a bowler. ., .. . and something odd wickets as a bowler. ., .. , , bowler. you have been there every ste of

bowler. you have been there every step of the — bowler. you have been there every step of the way _ bowler. you have been there every step of the way with _ bowler. you have been there every step of the way with him. - bowler. you have been there every step of the way with him. what - step of the way with him. what moment stand out for you? i think the first moment _ moment stand out for you? i think the first moment really _ moment stand out for you? i think the first moment really is - moment stand out for you? i think the first moment really is when i moment stand out for you? i think the first moment really is when he was playing for leicestershire against notts in a t20 game. he was just a young whippersnapper bowling to a guy called stephen fleming, then new zealand captain that captain of notts. he actually tied him up in knots. he actually, he couldn't score a run in a t20 game. then i thought this boy can bowl. he has some mobility. leicestershire saw that at an early age in england saw that at an early age in england saw it as well. i think, as a former player myself, i could always see there were certain barriers in his way. he did not see those barriers at all then he stepped over them and kept rising through the ranks. listen, all of us in the family have been extremely proud of how he has coped with all sorts of things. he hasn't really had a major injury,

which has been phenomenalfor a bowler of 167 test matches. he has just been brilliant at learning bowler of 167 test matches. he has just been brilliant at [earning his trade and continues to learn just been brilliant at [earning his trade and continues to [earn his trade. getting marnus labuschagne out first ball when he said he was working on the away swing delivery during the edgbaston test match was testament to the fact he is continuing to work on his bowling and making himself better. you are riaht to be and making himself better. you are right to be proud. _ and making himself better. you are right to be proud. lovely _ and making himself better. you are right to be proud. lovely to - and making himself better. you are right to be proud. lovely to see - right to be proud. lovely to see those pictures in that recap. let's ask you before you go about this final day at the fifth ashes test. what is your prediction? the weather is looking dry. i what is your prediction? the weather is looking dry-— is looking dry. i am in london at the moment- — is looking dry. i am in london at the moment. it _ is looking dry. i am in london at the moment. it is _ is looking dry. i am in london at the moment. it is quite - is looking dry. i am in london at the moment. it is quite humid, | is looking dry. i am in london at - the moment. it is quite humid, quite overcast and quite humid. that is a good thing for england's bolus. yesterday the sun was out and the pitch went flat. australia were in a

fantastic position. they only need 250, well within their capability. if it remains overcast and it remains humid as well, it gives our bowlers, you know, the potential to swing the ball, move the ball off the scene. let's hope that today produces another exciting end to what has been fantastic and exciting series. ., .., series. you sounded quite optimistic. _ series. you sounded quite optimistic. of— series. you sounded quite optimistic. of course, - series. you sounded quite optimistic. of course, i. series. you sounded quite| optimistic. of course, i am series. you sounded quite - optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic- — optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic. thank _ optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic. thank you _ optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic. thank you so - optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic. thank you so much - optimistic. of course, i am always optimistic. thank you so much for| optimistic. thank you so much for talking to us. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.

a very good morning and thanks for joining us on the nations phoned in. here's a question for you, should we just stop oil? a licence to drill, more than one, the prime minister is talking about 100 licenses to drill per oil in the north sea, committing

himself to pressing ahead, he's been talking this morning, we will hear a bit of that. the international energy agency announced in may 21 that no new developments of fossil fuels could be constructed, if the world was to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees. it's all about us leading by example. the prime minister announcing his new initiative, is it urgent, necessary, clear—sighted? is it madness to drill questions, ? is it madness to drill questions, ? is it madness to drill questions, ? is it madness not to drill? sensible says the government but madness says greenpeace. has the government given up greenpeace. has the government given up on green stuff for a bit of the black stuff? that is your question this morning. should wejust stop oil?