and after record profits for british gas last week, bp will announce its figures this morning — what's fair while households are still strugging? a fairy—tale finale to the ashes. stuart broad takes the final wicket, bowling england to a series—levelling victory against australia in his final match. and we are here in unst which hopes to become the first vertical spaceport in the uk. today will be driving yesterday but there is still rain in central areas but the outlook remains unsettled. i will have the details. it's tuesday, the 1st of august. the price of some wines and spirits will rise from today, while the cost of weaker drinks will fall after a major shakeup to alcohol taxation. the system aims to simplify alcohol duties by taxing according to strength.

our reporter ben king has the details. when drinkers gather at london's king charles pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. changes announced in march come into effect today — taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise with inflation — up by io.i%. the result — a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre—mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. but a bottle of 12% still wine will rise 44p. a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20% port up £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice.

we have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost—of—living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are increasing in price exponentially and, of course, we have very long supply chains and post—covid transportation has become much more expensive. so it's bad news all round for businesses and, i'm afraid, for consumers, as well, who are going to feel the heat. now, to support pubs, which have been hit by the pandemic and rising prices, draught drinks are largely protected from the duty rises that other drinks are seeing, which means that you should pay up to 11p less duty on a pint of beer bought from a pub than you would pay on the same pint from a supermarket. these duty changes are welcome. they hopefully will make for a fairer system, recognising lower—strength products should receive lower duty. however, there is still an increase overall for the beer category — for your bottles and your cans. they will be going up io.i%. and, unfortunately, that costs

the industry some 225 million. the government says it wants to simplify the alcohol tax system while protecting producers in pubs. but it has to raise revenue, too. and for those who like their alcohol strong, drinks will get more expensive. ben king, bbc news. news now about food prices going up. retailers say the rate at which food prices are rising in shops is at its lowest level since last december. food inflation slowed to 13.4% injuly, helped by the price of some staple foods such as oils, fish and breakfast cereals falling. overall, shop prices are still 7.6% higher thisjuly than a year ago. the uk's biggest farming insurer says criminals have laid siege to the countryside, after it recorded a 22% increase in the cost of rural crime last year. nfu mutual says some

thieves are using drones and social media to scope out valuable agricultural equipment. joe inwood reports. for luke, this is now part of his daily routine. every day, he spends two hours securing his 4,000—acre cambridgeshire farm. he's even hired private security. that's because he's been the victim of 30 different crimes in just one year. what i'll do is i'll take you to the other side and i'll show you some of the issues. speaking last winter, he told the bbc that not one had been solved. we've had generators stolen, we've had batteries stolen off machinery, pieces of stainless steel. if it's not bolted down well enough, they'll come and cut it out and take it, anyway. according to new figures from the insurer nfu mutual, rural crime in cambridgeshire has more than doubled in a single year. across the uk, it's up by a fifth. expensive machinery is often stolen,

as are advanced gps systems, as well as quad bikes, diesel, heating oil and livestock. it's estimated the total cost to farmers was £50 million. behind that figure is the toll on farmers. so farmers are already under a lot of pressure and so that can really add to a lot of stress for farmers. also, when a really essential piece of equipment goes missing, it means that you can't go to work. so that has a huge effect on your business. it's thought rural crime is increasingly organised, with international gangs often stealing to order. some is recovered, often from eastern europe. but for many farmers, the damage is huge. and with food prices rising faster than ever, this is a crime we all pay for. joe inwood, bbc news. nigel farage says coutts bank has offered to reinstate his personal

and business accounts after they were closed. last month, the former ukip leader accused the bank of shutting down his accounts because it did not like his political views. both the head of coutts and the chief executive of its parent company, natwest, have since resigned. england's lionesses are hoping for a win against china later today to secure their place in the next round of the women's world cup. 0ur sports reporter jane dougall is in adelaide. this one really matters, doesn't it? yes, england need to avoid defeat against china if they want to ensure they get through to the knockout stages so a win or draw would suffice to do that. they have had a slow start with a narrow victory against haiti in the opening match. they should have scored more against a team ranked so low down in the

rankings. but then we saw moments of brilliance in the second match against denmark which they won 1—0, especially from one player, lauren james. she was so dangerous looking and scored a stunning goal to give england all three points. she was the star of that match. those three points meant england topped the group. however, there is a downside to the match because the midfielder keira walsh went down towards the end of the first half. she was stretchered off with a knee injury and we all worried it would be an anterior cruciate ligament injury which would rule her out between 9-10 which would rule her out between 9—10 months. it has been revealed it is not that crucial an injury but she will not feature in today's match and the manager sarina wiegman would not confirm whether she would feature in the rest of the tournament which will be a los for

england because she is one of the best midfielders in the world. and they are already lacking players due to injuries. it will be cooler later so perfect conditions for this crucial match. we so perfect conditions for this crucial match.— so perfect conditions for this crucial match. ~ , ., . crucial match. we will be watching. thank yom — plans to start moving asylum seekers on to the bibby stockholm barge have been delayed amid fire—safety concerns. 0ur political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. another delay? good morning. we had been expecting the first migrants to be moved onto the first migrants to be moved onto the barge last week. today, also. there have been delays and we are not completely certain when it will happen. chatting to people in government, they are adamant they are on track for it to happen this

week. there have been delays. this barge, it is off portland port which were first hold about 50 migrants but, overtime, were first hold about 50 migrants but, over time, the number will be increased up to 500. it is part of a government plan to move people from hotels to reduce the cost of the asylum system. but there have been concerns about the renovation of this barge, about whether it is safe, particular concerns about fire safety. it is that that has led to the delays in the past days. that said, i think the government is adamant it will go ahead. although it is taking time, this really seems to be a key test for ministers because senior people in cabinet want more barges. they want this to be a test case that shows it works.

they hope it is good for the port, that more accommodation can be sorted. even if this does not happen tomorrow, the next few days, chatting to people in government, they are adamant they will do whatever it takes to make it happen at some point. whatever it takes to make it happen at some point-— 0rkney has become the first location in the uk to have post delivered by drone. the service will be trialled for three months to distribute letters and parcels between the islands. 0ur reporter chris clements has more. it may be one of britain's most picturesque delivery routes, but its rugged landscape means 0rkney is also among the most challenging for local posties. a new scheme run by the royal mail aims to provide what it claims is a more efficient way of getting mailfrom a to b — electric drones. it says the scheme could help deliver parcels up to 2a hours quicker than by boat. the post arrives at kirkwall�*s delivery office.

it's transported to stromness and then it's flown by drone to graemsay and hoy, where staff then take them to their final destinations. i've worked for royal mail for 20 years and i have to say this is the most exciting thing i've ever been involved in. and having a chance to try new technology and hopefully introduce something that will become more commonplace in the future. but, yeah, it's really cutting edge stuff and it's really exciting to be involved in it. deliveries using unmanned vehicles have been trialled before in these islands, with much larger deliveries using this twin—engine drone sending packages even further afield two years ago. but licensing rules prevented it from being made permanent. this new scheme has smaller electric drones and could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulations. this pilot scheme without the pilots will run for three months. if its successful, unmanned drones could be the future of mail delivery and some of our most remote communities. chris clements, bbc news.

a zoo in china has had to reassure visitors that its sun bears are real, rather than humans in disguise, after footage of one animal standing like a person sent rumours flying online. looking quite human. you will notice there is a particular area they will focus on where it looks like somebody wearing a onesie. don't you think? it is a sun bear. it does not have wrinkly skin around its hips. and it is a human gait. apparently it is real. we will get the misinformation corresponded on it. we have heard from chester zoo it is a real bear.

sadly the weather is too genuine. it is going to stay unsettled and probably till the middle of next week. we have a low pressure. barrelling across. 0ne after the other. we are between low—pressure areas today. today should prove to be drier than yesterday with sunny spells. we have some rain from a weak weather front draped across northern ireland and northern england and we have showers in scotland and wales. it will brighten up scotland and wales. it will brighten up and we will see sunshine developed. by the end of the afternoon, cloud across the southwest and here we will see the arrival of rain and the wind will pick up. temperatures ranging from 15 in lerwick, 22 in london.

0vernight, low pressure comes across. you can see the rain associated with it heading north—eastwards. it will be windy, particularly so across south—west england and the english channel with gales developing. around low pressure you find the wind moves in an anticlockwise direction. and we will see a change in wind direction. 0vernight, the low between 11—17. tomorrow, low pressure pushing across. we have an onshore flow in the east that will hold down temperatures. we have rain across the south—west with strong winds gusting to gale force at times. it could prove to be disruptive. temperatures tomorrow, no great shakes. tempered by the wind and rain. beyond that, it remains unsettled.

we will be talking about the weather and whatjuly has been like and what august has been like —— will be like. i can like. ican sum like. i can sum upjuly, wept. —— wet. let's take a look at today's papers. shoplifters will be hit with mandatoryjail sentences for repeat offences, according to the front of the times. the paper says facial recognition software and ai could also be used by police and retailers to catch criminals. the daily telegraph reports on a study that claims the coronavirus lockdown harmed almost half of children. a survey of more than 6,000 parents in england found that youngsters are now more worried and less confident. the guardian leads with rishi sunak�*s pledge to "max out" the uk's oil and gas reserves in the north sea. however, the paper reports that his plans could be "catastophic for our climate", according to scientists. take a look at these pictures.

the starry snaps are the first pictures to be sent back by europe's new space telescope. it took 11 years to design and build and is now on a six—year mission to build a 3d map of the dark side of our universe. you can read more about its mission on the bbc news website. there is a great story on the front page of the times newspaper. if you want someone to read an e—mail, when should you send it? we get a lot and sometimes it is overwhelming. i would have thought early so it is in the inbox. apparently between 3pm and 6pm on sunday because that is when it is quiet. it is more likely to get

attention and a reply rather than being ignored. who would ever ignore an e—mail? yes, me, too. iwonder if an e—mail? yes, me, too. i wonder if people are keen to show they are working hard on a sunday, impress the boss. replying to the e—mail. not speaking from personal experience! the uk could soon be able to launch its first rocket into space — from a tiny island in shetland. after a husband and wife team bought the land around 15 years ago, the site could now be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. 0ur correspondent laura goodwin joins us from unst. ido i do not think we have ever said that before. good morning. good morning. it is quite the most extraordinary situation. we are standing on what is likely to be the uk's first vertical spaceport. to my left,

sheep are grazing. and we have seen a pod of orca swimming by. we are at the most northern point in the uk. its unique geography makes this point particularly special. beyond us the sea. it is called in the goldilocks position, just right for launching rockets into space. imagine a rocket behind it, 29 metres high, 8—9 small satellites blasting into space. that is the hopein blasting into space. that is the hope in unst. they have two other launch pads under construction and they hope once they get the correct permissions, rockets can be blasting off from unst in shetland. that is the hope. that will begin in around a year's time. the couple who bought the spaceport, i have been finding out, it has been tricky.

as you might imagine, getting to the most northern point in the uk is a bit of a mission in itself. first up, a flight from mainland uk, then onto one ferry and then onto another ferry before you reach your final destination. but its remoteness is just one of the reasons unst in shetland could soon become something of a super highway — that way. 0nce part of an raf radar base, the land was bought by frank strang and his wife around 15 years ago. never in my wildest dreams did i think we'd be building a spaceport. it's all about geography and location, location, location. and it's really we're the most northern tip of the united kingdom. so when we launch, we're launching over sea. we've got a clear trajectory into the orbits that we're trying to get to and the airspace itself is very uncongested.

so there's very little civilian air traffic flying overhead. so from this location here, we can get the satellites into the orbits they need to be. also, because of our location, we're two and a half kilometres away from human houses, human habitats, so it's a very safe location. this is the first of three launch pads, with the site hoping to get their orbital licence in the next few weeks. eventually, up to 30 rockets could be launched each year carrying a number of small satellites, and that's attracted interest from companies across the globe. there are so many applications from space. the biggest two dimensions are connectivity and earth observation, right? we are talking lots about climate change and understanding of our planet, but we are not even halfway there for understanding it properly. so we really need a live—data climate model of our planet and that's only possible with supervision and monitoring from space.

that is what we need satellites for. less than 700 people live on unst and it's hoped the spaceport might bring morejobs and more people to the island. speaking as an islander, i'm just really, really keen for this project to happen. i'm giving it everything i can to ensure that this build happens and the spaceport is operational. because for the islanders, it's sort of a lifeline. the population has gone down and down and down. it's halved since 1999, and we need economic and social activity on the island to ensure its viability. unst is already a place of immense natural beauty and ancient heritage. this burial site was recently discovered not far from the launch pad. few places in the world can boast bronze age and space age sitting side by side. laura goodwin, bbc news. to tell us more we are joined by the deputy ceo of the space centre. what a unique project. it

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second as opposed to moo feet you do here where we do 800 feet a second as opposed to m00 feet of the equator. when we launch, much as an aircraft, it has drift and angle and we use less fuel. the fuel is not that expensive but it means we can put on more payload which means more satellites into space for the same price. it more satellites into space for the same price-— more satellites into space for the same price. it is a special place of natural beauty _ same price. it is a special place of natural beauty and _ same price. it is a special place of natural beauty and they _ same price. it is a special place of natural beauty and they have - same price. it is a special place of natural beauty and they have just| natural beauty and they have just discovered an ancient burial site. how do you run a spaceport and maintain the environmental and human concerns of people living here? iliiuiith concerns of people living here? with res-ect. concerns of people living here? with reaped- you — concerns of people living here? tn respect. you have to respect the environment, local population, and everything that is here and the history. we were down at the stone circle. 4000 years ago people would have looked at the stars from here. in the celestial timescale, a nanosecond has passed and now descendants will be launching into the stars. . , . , the stars. that is incredible.

remarkable. _ remarkable. with that we will hand you back to the studio. studio: thank you. let's talk about a little furry creature with bright eyes and a bushy tail — the red squirrel. it's still relatively rare to see one in the uk, but four babies have been born at the yorkshire arboretum after a project was launched to boost their population. our reporter michelle lyons went to meet them. bright—eyed and bushy—tailed — these cute little kits are only a few months old and, already, they're a bit of a handful. the york arboretum welcomed their new arrivals back in the spring and the first baby red squirrels were born shortly afterwards. we opened this project in april and it's been incredible.

the squirrels have really settled in. two females and one male. they love it. and the result has been, so far, two litters — one in the first litter and three kits in the second who have just come out about two weeks ago and are now really getting to know the place. the enclosure was specially designed to protect the red squirrels, especially from grey squirrels, which can spread disease. one of the main features of the enclosure itself is the green plastic—coated steel that you see all the way around the enclosure. that is made of a material that squirrels just can't climb. so that is on the inside and the outside. coupled with that, we have a 3—5m no—jump zone either side of the fence. we have a 3—5m no—jump zone the squirrels are growing in confidence every day and are quick to take advantage. so this is eric. he's the father of the four kits that have been born here a few months ago. now, he's a very brave red squirrel. and he seems to have his paws in everything. well, eric is an exceptional squirrel.

he's the male — eric the red. he's incredibly bold and tame, as you've seen. he's been raiding the feed container, this morning — he's still there now. and if you turn up at feeding time, they're sure to make an appearance. i've been hunting around the country looking for red squirrels for years and they've always seemed to be disappearing in the trees and on holiday or something. and there he was, scampering around. it was absolutely amazing. having spent hours on the isle of wight and on anglesey looking for red squirrels, five miles up the road and we've got this fabulous breeding programme here. when the four kits are mature enough, they'll be taken away to breed to help boost their population, leaving eric, holly and hazel to enjoy their time together and, hopefully, produce more kits next spring. michelle lyons, bbc news. that is the keys —— cutest thing i

have seen in a long time. i want one. well done with the piece to camera. perfect timing. it was genuine. bribed with peanut butter, i think. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. leaked documents have shown how a businessman cheated a council out of millions of pounds before going on a spending spree. liam kavanagh used thurrock council's money to buy luxury goods, including a yacht and a private jet. the council's been made effectively "bankru pt" after investing over half a billion pounds in mr kavanagh's solar farm business. mr kavanagh's lawyers say payments were legal. the council has cut other services. and there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer. a new service provider,

collecting millions of pounds from drivers using the dartford crossing, has been criticised for causing long delays, not at the crossing itself but online. some drivers say they've waited for hours on their computers and phones to pay the £2.50 charge to conduent, who work for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay, or face a fine. national highways blame "system improvements." a four—storey property in south west london goes under the hammer today with a guide price ofjust £20,000. but it's not the building you're looking at, it's only the stairwell. the glass structure in twickenham is described as having "development potential subject to planning permission." six years after renovation, the royal college of surgeons has reopened its museum. and among its new installations, it's marking recent historic

operations like this one. carry on. violin music. this is when professor keymours ashkan from king's college hospital operated on violinist dagmar turner's brain, while she played the violin, to ensure areas responsible for delicate hand movement weren't damaged. it's one of the moments captured in a new exhibition. and later today, the surgeon and patient will meet again at the huntarian museum. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. now onto the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. a much drier day ahead compared with yesterday. there will be some sunny spells around and winds lighter. and i think for many of us, it should stay mostly dry. but things do take a bit of a turn out there tonight. this deep area of low pressure will work its way in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain,

followed by strong winds, particularly through the day on wednesday. this morning, it's not a bad start to the day. we've got variable amounts of clouds, some sunny spells around, and we'll hold onto some of those sunny spells through the course of this afternoon. and i think, for many of us, it should stay mostly dry. there's just a chance of the odd isolated shower. highs today of around 22 in celsius. now, through this evening, it'll start off mostly dry with some clear spells. but overnight cloud amounts will increase with outbreaks of rain. you can see, could be some hefty bursts in that rain. the bulk of that, though, clearing by the end of the night. we'll still be left with one or two showers and temperatures will fall away to around 15 in celsius. so another mild start to wednesday. i think through the day on wednesday it's going to stay quite showery. could be some longer spells of rain with the chance of the odd rumble of thunder. that's it. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. in around half an hour's time, the energy giant bp is expected to announce its latest results. it comes after british gas posted record profits last week. emma is here with more details.

good morning we've heard about a string of big profits for energy companies over the past year, haven't we? bp enjoyed a bumper 2022, with the company reporting record profits of £23 billion — double the previous year. you can see how, after a dip during the pandemic, profits soared for bp. a lot of this was due to higher energy prices, which came after russia's invasion of ukraine. now though, wholesale gas and oil prices have started to come down, and so too have the sky—high profits. last week, bp�*s big rival shell announced profits between april and june of nearly £4 billion. still relatively high, but down significantly on where they were a year ago because of those falling wholesale costs. the expectation is that we'll see something simliar with bp�*s results this morning. however, both companies will have been encouraged by prime minister

rishi sunak�*s announcement yesterday of 100 new gas and oil offshore licences to be granted in the north sea. but the big picture for most people at home of course is that companies are still reporting strong profits while many families are still struggling to afford fuel and energy prices, which continue to be much higher than they were just a few years ago. jon and sally will have an update for you in about half an hour's time. thank you very much. we will bring you those numbers as soon as we get them. it was a thrilling afternoon and evening in the ashes, wasn't it? magical, wasn't it? very tell. you are abroad. it was extraordinary, the setting sun at the oval. england needed 249 runs to win the test

match. then it had to be, didn't it? his final match and he took the last two wickets. his final contribution with the bat was a six and his final ball was a winning wicket. we have talked about contrasting styles with australia and england throughout this series. it was fitting and fair that we saw a draw in the end. yes, australia retain the urn. england getting natural in the end, overall, in the series. it was stuart broad, heroic moment for him, his final act playing for england. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson what happened here will be remembered. and, for the future of the ashes, that's what really matters. chris woakes with early wickets at the oval to give england belief. but australia had their goal. they were aiming for 384 to win the match. with steve smith and with travis head, it certainly seemed reachable. there were 264—3. england have serious work to do,

so did the groundstaff. for hours, we watched the rain and reflected and then mayhem. moeen ali wasn't really fit. he got rid of head for 43. smith made 54 and no more. chris woakes' role pivotal. still two more to take. who's that young man? yeah. pretty good. but stuart broad could make them scream even louder. one last time for the legs, the arms and the headband. his final delivery. his last act was to win the match. when i made the decision on friday night, you know, you start thinking, like, what will your last ball be and how will that sort of be remembered? and it was really what dreams are made of, to be honest. i'll miss the competitiveness. i'll miss the changing room, and i'll miss being... putting on an england shirt and putting on my england floppy hat.

but, ultimately, it's up to someone younger and fresher to take it on. we obviously want to win games of cricket, but we want to win those games in a manner in which people can look back on and say like, "wow, what a day i've had or what a week i've had." and i think we've been able to do that throughout this whole series. well, let's remember the series finishes 2—2, so australia retained the ashes. and, of course, that was marked here, if not with a full sense of australian celebrations. they should feel proud of their performances. the fact is the two teams have been so competitive and that has revived the interest and the intrigue in this historic series. for stuart broad, well, there are new responsibilities and other headbands to consider. joe wilson, bbc news at the oval. england play their final group game at the women's world cup today. they'll be hoping to make it three wins from three when they face china at midday. a draw or a win in adelaide will guarantee their place in the last 16 as group winners.

they'll be without star midfielder keira walsh following her injury against denmark. katie gornall reports. adelaide is a city of surprises. take a wander around its streets and lanes, and every corner reveals something new. england are hoping to steer clear of danger here. in their last match, they found some much—needed creativity. now it's time to build something perhaps even more important — momentum. commentator: it's lauren james. 0h! against denmark, laurenjames gave england lift off. the finish, a little slicker than the celebration. just one more point will guarantee them a place in the knockout stages. but that task has been complicated by the loss of keira walsh in midfield. such is her talent, some say she's irreplaceable. england will have to adapt. it's always difficult in that moment to see your teammate, but my best friend as well go down in such pain.

that's the most embarrassing thing for her, is the fact that she got stretchered off. she wasn't necessarily thinking about the knee. she was more bothered about the whole nation watching her. there's 22 of us now that have got a step up and, yeah, we're just excited and she'll be watching. when walsh went off against denmark, it was laura coons who was brought on. despite being the oldest player in the squad at 32, she's one of the most inexperienced, having gone eight years between call ups. i've definitely taken the long route getting here. but, yeah, i think everyone's journey is different and i'm really, really proud of mine and the fact that i have actually made it on in a world cup. yes. career goals complete. england will be expected to beat china here at the hindmarsh stadium in adelaide, the smallest venue at this tournament. but with is shaping up to be the most open world cup yet,

nothing is certain. back in the 1990s, no—one wanted to line up against china. their status has faded since, but they're now on the rise. with wang xiang in their side, the steel roses are a threat. they have to go on the attack in adelaide, while england could draw and still top the group. england will still have a lot of confidence butjust need to ramp it up a little bit, get people excited, get them feeling on top of their individual and collective games because you want to be a head of steam going into these knockout games. there is a chance australia could be next for england. commentator: it's catley. it's four. facing elimination, the hosts roared to a 4—0 win over canada. commentator: the matildas waltzing into the round of 16. _ they'll hope their party is just getting started. katie gornall, bbc news, adelaide. that is the football world cup. what about the netball world cup? england came through a tough, physical test to beat tonga 72—46

in the second pool phase of the netball world cup in south africa. the roses made slow starts during their three wins in the first pool stage, but they looked much sharper here as they look to reach the semi finals. scotland are in the same group again as england. they put in a brave performance before going down 76—37 to the world's number one—ranked side australia. they now face tonga and fiji seeking a first top—10 spot since 1994. wales, meanwhile, were outclassed by the defending champions and world's number two side new zealand in the other group. the silver ferns ran out 83—34 winners. wales next face uganda tomorrow. remember you can watch all the matches from the women's world cup on bbc television and iplayer. thank you. 20 27. 20 to 7. as we've been hearing this morning, we could be paying more for some

wines and spirits from today after a major shakeup of how alcohol is taxed. but, under the changes, the price of a draught pint could also fall. john maguire's at a beer festival in london this morning, hearing reaction from the industry. morning, john. i think that is one of the best sentences you have probably ever heard, isn't it, john? it is sentences you have probably ever heard, isn't it, john?— heard, isn't it, john? it is right u . heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there- _ heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there- we _ heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there. we are _ heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there. we are at _ heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there. we are at the - heard, isn't it, john? it is right up there. we are at the great i up there. we are at the great british beer festival. up there. we are at the great british beerfestival. the biggest in the uk in one of the biggest in the world. more than 900 beers, ciders and perrys will be said here over the next few days until it closes on saturday. this hall at olympia is huge, it will be thronging with devotees, talking no doubt about their favourite beer, talking about the certain qualities of cider and perhaps even talking about the increase in alcohol duty. the process of gin—making is essentially evaporating and then condensing alcohol. jake black is happy to tell you how his gin is made but the ingredients, the botanicals that create its flavour, remain

a closely—guarded secret. they're expanding their range with a vodka but recent years have been challenging. and today's increase in government duty, the tax paid on some alcohols, is the latest in a long line of increased costs for the distillery. around 10% increase. so we're going from £27.80 for a litre of pure alcohol to £31.64. so that equates to about 80... around 80 pence a bottle. so a significant rise, for sure. i think when you combine that with all the other increases in costs that we've seen recently, then it leaves producers in a position where most — most are going to have to pass that increase on to their customers, so, yeah, it will definitely have an effect. the stronger the alcohol, the higher the duty.

designed to encourage people to cut down. first announced two years ago, it's been delayed until now. what are your thoughts? well, i didn't even know it was going up. keep pubs in business, you know. cheaper beer, less tax. yeah, it would be good. small business owners, you know. it's hardly the cheapest thing in the world as it is and it's . already, like, pushing people away from pubs, — so that's not really going to help. do you find that? do you think it will put people off? yeah. well, it already is. i work nightlife anyway. alex troncoso worked for very successful breweries in australia and london before setting up his own here in bristol. so right now we're brewing keller pils, which is our... one of our main brands that we make. so it's an unfiltered lager. lagers are their best sellers. they produce kegs for pubs and festivals and cans for people to drink at parties or at home. and those will attract a higher tax. alex says it will impact his business. it does make a fair difference. but the problem is, when you start talking about selling beer to a pub and then looking at the price of the bar, there's always a multiplier effect. so, you know, say something goes up

10p on a pint, like, cost—wise, it's actually going to be about 30p on the bar. so it actually... with all the other increases we've had lately, it's actually quite easy for the price to escalate. and you can see that, especially some accounts that i know that are selling beer up to around £6.50 a pint now, which, you know, two years ago that would be unheard of. it's quite normal now. to ease the pain, the government's announcing help for pubs by reducing tax for drinks on tap. the brexit pubs guarantee, it's called. any help is welcome. for an industry that likes to party, hospitality has faced some glum times in recent years. and drowning its sorrows hasjust become more expensive. back here in olympia, this will be britain's biggest pub for their next few days. we are joined by nick from camra, this is your baby here.

winners and losers in their duty change, how do you see it? the bi est change, how do you see it? the biggest winners will be pubs and breweries who now produce 8.5% and are able _ breweries who now produce 8.5% and are able to _ breweries who now produce 8.5% and are able to sell it into the pubs at the reduced rate. they will obviously be able to compete competitively with pubs... supermarkets and the like. but there is and _ supermarkets and the like. but there is and always going to be winners in this _ is and always going to be winners in this. unfortunately, the legislation brought— this. unfortunately, the legislation brought in— this. unfortunately, the legislation brought in still needs a bit of tweaking. we are seeing take away beer from — tweaking. we are seeing take away beer from pubs being penalised. they cannot_ beer from pubs being penalised. they cannot do— beer from pubs being penalised. they cannot do takeaway beer any more because _ cannot do takeaway beer any more because obviously they paid the lower— because obviously they paid the lower duty rate on that beer through the brewery and it is seen as tax evasion — the brewery and it is seen as tax evasion. what we as an organisation are doing _ evasion. what we as an organisation are doing is — evasion. what we as an organisation are doing is trying to get that legislation amended, in a similar way to— legislation amended, in a similar way to they did with the wholesale

selling _ way to they did with the wholesale selling system. there was no allowance in therefore incidental sales _ allowance in therefore incidental sales we — allowance in therefore incidental sales. we would like to see the same thin- sales. we would like to see the same thing in _ sales. we would like to see the same thing in incidental sales, allowing pubs _ thing in incidental sales, allowing pubs to— thing in incidental sales, allowing pubs to sell those. they don't sell an awful— pubs to sell those. they don't sell an awful lot that it is the viewpoint they might sell a week to the driver— viewpoint they might sell a week to the driver who wants to take some home _ the driver who wants to take some home because he wants to comply with the law _ home because he wants to comply with the law it _ home because he wants to comply with the law. it might be because he is visiting _ the law. it might be because he is visiting a — the law. it might be because he is visiting a local restaurant that is unlicensed and they allow people to brin- unlicensed and they allow people to bring beer— unlicensed and they allow people to bring beer in. there is a small element — bring beer in. there is a small element of— bring beer in. there is a small element of trade but not massive. we would _ element of trade but not massive. we would like _ element of trade but not massive. we would like to change it for that reason — would like to change it for that reason to— would like to change it for that reason, to give them a level playing field _ reason, to give them a level playing field they — reason, to give them a level playing field. they need all the help they can get, — field. they need all the help they can get, pubs. they are struggling with all— can get, pubs. they are struggling with all the duty, high vat, high duty on— with all the duty, high vat, high duty on their beers, and also business _ duty on their beers, and also business rates are extortionate at the moment for the pub industry. sony— the moment for the pub industry. sony need — the moment for the pub industry. sony need to support them in any way they can _ sony need to support them in any way the can. . ., sony need to support them in any way the can. ., ,, ,., sony need to support them in any way the can. . ~' ,. , sony need to support them in any way the can. . ~' , . they can. thank you very much

indeed. this _ they can. thank you very much indeed. this afternoon, - they can. thank you very much i indeed. this afternoon, britain's champion beer will be crowned. that, as you can imagine is a very auspicious award. there will be some nervous brewers in here this afternoon. they will be looking forward to being named by hopefully, champion beer. i hope none of our viewers are ever actually nervous. talking about very relaxed, carol is in the studio with us this morning. the relaxed, carol is in the studio with us this morning.— relaxed, carol is in the studio with us this morning. the most beautiful iicture. us this morning. the most beautiful picture- isn't _ us this morning. the most beautiful picture- isn't it _ us this morning. the most beautiful picture. isn't it gorgeous?! - us this morning. the most beautiful picture. isn't it gorgeous?! this - picture. isn't it gorgeous?! this picture. isn't it gorgeous?! this picture from one of our weather watchers. this picture was taken in the highlands, the north of scotland. it has seen the drives of the weather at the moment. for the rest of us it is pretty wet. you can see it nicely on the radar picture. we have an old occlusion across

northern ireland producing some rain. showers in scotland, wales and the south of england. in between a very cloudy start to the day. it will brighten up. we should see some sunny spells at least developing. this old occlusion will weaken through the day and turned all showery. it will be breezy but not as windy as yesterday. in fact, even looking at this picture, it will be dry for most of us than it was yesterday. later on in the afternoon are the cloud will thicken up in the south—west, heralding the arrival of our next area of low pressure, bringing in some wet and windy weather. temperatures 15 in lerwick, 17 in newcastle to a high of around 22, depending on sunshine amounts in london. as we head on through the course of the evening and overnight but what you will find as we hang on to a high of around 22, depending on sunshine amounts in london. as we head on through the course of the evening and overnight but what you will find as we hang onto a few showers in the north. the low pressure is coming in from the south—west heading north and is bringing rain and strengthening

winds were particularly strong winds across the south western approaches and also the english channel. all of this going on. it will not be a cold night, 11 move in an anticlockwise direction. the wind will be a feature across the south—west and the english channel with gales at times. especially sarah across england and wales. an easterly coming in from the north sea. if you are exposed to that and in the rain it will feel quite cool. temperatures below average for the time of year. the driest conditions in the north. even here we are not immune to some showers. the area of low pressure bringing the rain moves away. then we open up to northerly winds. a cooler direction for us. again temperatures will be affected by this. on thursday there will be a lot of dry weather around. areas of cloud. areas exposed to the

northerly wind, we will see showers. across the north of scotland and northern ireland we will see some develop across northern england and even wales. 15 in the north to highs of 21 in the south. as we head on through friday and into saturday, it remains unsettled with rain or showers. if you are wondering how much rental we have had during the month ofjuly, we have had a lot. these are the figures. in preston we have had three times the amount of rainfall we would expect during the whole of the month ofjuly. why is this? it is because of the position of the jet stream. effectively we are driving in areas of low pressure. at this time of year we would expect the jet stream to be further north, bringing settled conditions. i

further north, bringing settled conditions.— further north, bringing settled conditions. ,, ., ., ., ., conditions. i know you are going to ex-lain conditions. i know you are going to exnlain for — conditions. i know you are going to exnlain for us _ conditions. i know you are going to explain for us or— conditions. i know you are going to explain for us or were _ conditions. i know you are going to explain for us or were august - conditions. i know you are going to | explain for us or were august might be like. ., ., ~' . . be like. look at the time. the una bit. mums and dads and grandparents are listening to carol and thinking, oh my goodness! how do we keep the kids entertained in the summer holidays? how do you keep the adults entertained? reporter frances read is at the national trust's petworth park in sussex this morning, where they have some ideas. morning, frances. you have got sunshine. gorgeous. i have got sunshine. look at the amazing beautiful view. iam have got sunshine. look at the amazing beautiful view. i am quite lucky with the sunshine. i do not think that will last if we listen to carol. i have something to show you. come quick. head up the steps. look who it is! we have elmer, who will

be keeping the kids entertained and the parent sane, more to the point. in the meantime let's have a quick look at what you have all been doing to keep yourself entertained during the wet weather in a cost of living crisis. the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain. in the uk, it's well, everywhere. enjoying the ride... in christchurch, there's not many people out enjoying the fun of the fair. a soggy start to the school holidays for operators like si, who's seen it all before. it seems like it doesn't matter how bad it's going to get, we're not going to change, you know. it's just what we do. my boys, they sit in there with me now daily, you know, and they'll be the seventh generation, i'm sure, you know.

it's how it goes, is in our veins. on the east coast of england, a brief respite from the rain this weekend, chatting about the weather is always a favourite pastime. plenty to chew over this summer. the first two weeks, the weather wasn't very good at all and we were waiting for it to kick off. and itjust didn't until this weekend. and this weekend's been really good, actually. and who can forget this... when rain stopped play at old trafford and with it, england's chances of winning the fourth test and the ashes series. wet weather is a pain for families, too, when you don't want to be stuck in with the kids. and when it's grey and drizzly, we still need to find something to do. and so, for some, they're heading indoors. the science museum in london is one of many welcome, and dry, activities the science museum is a really great place to come in a cost of living crisis because it's completely free. so we've got three floors, absolutely jam packed full of stuff. you canjust come here with your family, with your friends, have a really nice time, hopefully learn a little something. it gets up to 15,000 visitors a day at the moment. you know, for us, this is not a lot of rain because it'sjust a little drizzle.

so we are fine with it, but it's always nice to get out of the wet weather and come into something dry and warm. so it's like a nice thing to do that's free and it's not... - and it's like... you actually get - something out of it. like, you see something. it's not, like, just- hanging out in a park. free entry, it's under cover. it's interesting for the kids, who have been learning as we've been going round. this is just one of many free museums across the country because, frankly, outside its less dry. and failing that, there's always an ice cream van nearby in august. it's never too cold, wet or rainy for that. that was earlier in london. now you join me with alma. let's go over to tell us why alma is here. the rose, the visitor experience manager. how

did elmer get here?— did elmer get here? families can come along _ did elmer get here? families can come along and _ did elmer get here? families can come along and find _ did elmer get here? families can come along and find elmer. - did elmer get here? families can i come along and find elmer. inspired by artists— come along and find elmer. inspired by artists on — come along and find elmer. inspired by artists on the art parade. what is petworth _ by artists on the art parade. what is petworth house? _ by artists on the art parade. what is petworth house? we _ by artists on the art parade. what is petworth house? we have - by artists on the art parade. what is petworth house? we have a - by artists on the art parade. whatl is petworth house? we have a 700 acre deer park. _ is petworth house? we have a 700 acre deer park, an _ is petworth house? we have a 700 acre deer park, an art _ is petworth house? we have a 700 acre deer park, an art collection. l acre deer park, an art collection. also— acre deer park, an art collection. also ducks — acre deer park, an art collection. also ducks and wildlife. trees to climb _ also ducks and wildlife. trees to climb and — also ducks and wildlife. trees to climb and manages to run three. a place _ climb and manages to run three. a place where — climb and manages to run three. a place where you can roam free and have a _ place where you can roam free and have a great — place where you can roam free and have a great time. —— run through. stuft— have a great time. —— run through. stuff for— have a great time. —— run through. stuff for the — have a great time. —— run through. stuff for the kids as well. we have a great time. -- run through. stuff for the kids as well.— stuff for the kids as well. we have sace stuff for the kids as well. we have space hoppers. — stuff for the kids as well. we have space hoppers, elmer— stuff for the kids as well. we have space hoppers, elmer noughts - stuff for the kids as well. we have | space hoppers, elmer noughts and crosses— space hoppers, elmer noughts and crosses and crafts. lots of things or people — crosses and crafts. lots of things or people to do all the summer here at petworth. we or people to do all the summer here at petworth-— at petworth. we know this is the real elmer _ at petworth. we know this is the real elmer because _ at petworth. we know this is the real elmer because when - at petworth. we know this is the real elmer because when it - at petworth. we know this is the real elmer because when it rains at petworth. we know this is the . real elmer because when it rains his patchwork does not wash off. we know

this is the real life elmer, the real deal. i this is the real life elmer, the real deal-— this is the real life elmer, the real deal. ., . , ., real deal. i love that! plenty to do, real deal. i love that! plenty to do. loads _ real deal. i love that! plenty to do. loads to — real deal. i love that! plenty to do, loads to do. _ real deal. i love that! plenty to do, loads to do. some - real deal. i love that! plenty to do, loads to do. some ideas. l if you've been enjoying a soggy summer break then we'd love to see your pictures. lots of lucky people are sharing beach holidays in the sunshine. if you are here in the rain to send us a photo of your holiday activities. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is on screen now, orjust scan the qr code you can also still get in touch with us by e—mail, and on twitter as well. the soggy and more miserable the better. as long as you are having fun exclamation my even if you are not we would still like to see the pictures. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. leaked documents have shown how

a businessman cheated a council out of millions of pounds before going on a spending spree. liam kavanagh used thurrock council's money to buy luxury goods, including a yacht and a private jet. the council's been made effectively bankrupt, after investing over half a billion pounds in mr kavanagh's solar farm business. mr kavanagh's lawyers say payments were legal. the council has cut other services. there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer. a new service provider collecting millions of pounds from drivers using the dartford crossing has been criticised for causing long delays — not at the crossing itself, but online. some drivers say they've waited for hours on their computers and phones to pay the £2.50 charge to conduent, who work for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay or face a fine. national highways blame

system improvements. a four—storey property in southwest london goes under the hammer today with a guide price ofjust £20,000. but it's not the building you're looking at. it's the stairwell. the glass structure in twickenham is described as having development potential subject to planning permission. six years after renovation, the royal college of surgeons has reopened its museum and, among its new installations, it's marking recent historic operations like this one. amazing. carry on. this is when professor keyoumars ashkan from king's college hospital operated on violinist dagmar turner's brain while she played the violin to ensure areas responsible for delicate hand movements weren't damaged. it's one of the moments captured in a new exhibition and, later today, the surgeon and patient will meet again at the hunterian museum. let's take a look at the travel. the bakerloo line and the overground

are part suspended due to enginering work. now the weather with katerina. should stay mostly dry but things take a turn tonight. low—pressure works in from the west bringing outbreaks of rain followed by strong wind, particularly on wednesday. this morning, not a bad start. variable amounts of cloud, sunny spells. we will hold onto sunny spells. we will hold onto sunny spells through the afternoon. for many, it should stay dry. the chance of the odd isolated shower. the high 22 celsius. this evening, starting dry with clear spells. overnight, cloud will increase with outbreaks of rain. there could be hefty bursts. the bulk of it clearing by the end of the night. we will be left with showers and temperatures

fall to 15 celsius. another mile start on wednesday and through the day i think it will be showering. there could be longer spells of rain with the odd rumble of thunder. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines. the price of stronger alcohol increases as the government changes the way drinks are taxed. we are at the great british beer festival, the largest of its kind in the world. they also will be serving cider. we will hear what the industry thinks of the tax changes. after record profits for british gas last week, bp will announce its figures in a few minutes. what's fair while households are still strugging? a fairy—tale finale to the ashes. stuart broad takes the final wicket, bowling england to a series—levelling victory against australia in his final match.

# shine a light on me. and we'll bejoined by two generations of rock icons as theyjoin forces for an album of duets. suzi quatro and kt tunstall will be here just before eight. despite the fact we have rain and showers this morning, today will be drier and not as windy as yesterday. the outlook remains unsettled. all the details later. it's tuesday, 1st of august, our main story. the price of some wines and spirits will rise from today, while the cost of weaker drinks will fall aftera majorshake—up to alcohol taxation. the new system aims to simplify alcohol duties by taxing according to strength. our reporter ben king has the details.

when drinkers gather at london's king charles pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. changes announced in march come into effect today — taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. at the same time, alcohol duties rise with inflation — up by 10.1%. the result — a complex series of changes. 12% sparkling wine will be 19p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. a can of pre—mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. but a bottle of 12% still wine will rise 44p. a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20% port up £1.30. so among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. but the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. we have the biggest duty increase

in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost—of—living crisis. on top of that, we have raw materials like glass that are increasing in price exponentially and, of course, we have very long supply chains, and post—covid transportation has become much more expensive. so it's bad news all round for businesses and, i'm afraid, for consumers, as well, who are going to feel the heat. now, to support pubs which have been hit by the pandemic and rising prices, draught drinks are largely protected from the duty rises that other drinks are seeing, which means that you should pay up to 11p less duty on a pint of beer bought from a pub than you would pay on the same pint from a supermarket. these duty changes are welcome. they hopefully will make for a fairer system, recognising lower—strength products should receive lower duty. however, there is still an increase overall for the beer category — for your bottles and your cans. they will be going up 10.1%. and, unfortunately, that costs the industry some 225 million. the government says it wants to simplify the alcohol tax system

while protecting producers in pubs. but it has to raise revenue, too. and for those who like their alcohol strong, drinks will get more expensive. ben king, bbc news. that is the top story. now more of the news. retailers say the rate at which food prices are rising in shops is at its lowest level since last december. food inflation slowed to 13.4% injuly, helped by the price of some staple foods such as oils, fish and breakfast cereals falling. but overall, shop prices are still 7.6% higher thisjuly, 7.6% higher this july than a year ago. hsbc has announced its profits doubled in the first half of the year, as it benefited from rising interest rates. the bank said it made £16.9 billion. its chief executive warned of a tough six months ahead for customers, with more

rate rises expected. the uk's biggest farming insurer says criminals have "laid siege" to the countryside after it recorded a 22% increase in the cost of rural crime last year. nfu mutual says some thieves are using drones and social media to scope out valuable agricultural equipment. joe inwood reports. for luke, this is now part of his daily routine. every day, he spends two hours securing his 4,000—acre cambridgeshire farm. he's even hired private security. that's because he's been the victim of 30 different crimes in just one year. what i'll do is i'll take you to the other side and i'll show you some of the issues. speaking last winter, he told the bbc that not one had been solved. we've had generators stolen, we've had batteries stolen off machinery, pieces of stainless steel. if it's not bolted down well enough, they'll come and cut it out

and take it, anyway. according to new figures from the insurer nfu mutual, rural crime in cambridgeshire has more than doubled in a single year. across the uk, it's up by a fifth. expensive machinery is often stolen, as are advanced gps systems, as well as quad bikes, diesel, heating oil and livestock. it's estimated the total cost to farmers was £50 million. behind that figure is the toll on farmers. farmers are already under a lot of pressure and so that can really add to a lot of stress for farmers. also, when a really essential piece of equipment goes missing, it means that you can't go to work. so that has a huge effect on your business. it's thought rural crime is increasingly organised, with international gangs often stealing to order. some is recovered, often from eastern europe. but for many farmers,

the damage is huge. and with food prices rising faster than ever, this is a crime we all pay for. joe inwood, bbc news. england's lionesses are hoping for a win against china later today to secure their place in the next round of the women's world cup. our sports reporterjane dougall is in adelaide this morning. this one really matters? yes. welcome to a grey but dry adelaide. england need to avoid defeat against china if they are to get through to the knockout stages. they need one point to do that. three points for win, one point for a draw. they have had a slow start. it was a narrow one nil defeat against haiti but in the match against haiti but in the match against denmark, we saw some

brilliance from england, particularly from laurenjames, particularly from lauren james, getting herfirst particularly from lauren james, getting her first start particularly from laurenjames, getting her first start in particularly from lauren james, getting her first start in the tournament and what a stunning goal tournament and what a stunning goal to secure all three points against denmark. it separated the two sites. she looked hungry the whole of the match. she was the star for england. unfortunately, there was a bittersweet moment in that match against denmark because the creative midfielder, linchpin of the team, keira walsh, she went down towards the end of the first half with a knee injury and everybody feared the worst, thinking it might be her anterior cruciate ligament she ruptured but it was revealed she has not injured the knee that badly but her manager sarina wiegman would not be drawn on whether she will feature the rest of the tournament. she cannot play later against china. that will be a loss for england and they are already without key players

because of injury. here in adelaide, it is cloudy, it is supposed to be dry later. fingers crossed it will be for this vital match. studio: thank you. you can listen to live coverage of the lionesses�* match against china on bbc 5 live from midday. plans to start moving asylum—seekers onto the bibby stockholm barge have been delayed, amid fire safety concerns. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. we have had many delays with the project and now another. goad project and now another. good morning- _ project and now another. good morning- the _ project and now another. good morning. the word _ project and now another. good morning. the word from - project and now another. (13mg. morning. the word from government is there are final preparations taking place, including fire safety checks. campaigners have been worried about fire safety on the bibby stockholm. the barge, which you can see on your screen, the capacity has been

significantly increased. two people in a room rather than one to allow about 500 to be on board over time. that raised some concerns over fire safety. i have tried to find out when the government thinks people will be taken onto the barge. i do not have a concrete answer. it was supposed to be today. that will not happen now. it is a day to day situation and no confirmation it will happen tomorrow or later this week. this is a big dealfor the government because i understand that senior cabinet ministers want more barges to be part of the plan to get migrants out of hotels and to bring down the bill for taxpayers and if they want more barges to happen, the situation in portland has to go well. it has to be persuasive to other ports to allow barges to doc

there. this is a big dealfor the government and they hope it can be an example of how it can work well but if there are more problems in getting it off the ground, it could make it harder to expand the scheme. studio: thank you. orkney has become the first location in the uk to have post delivered by drone. the service will be trialled for three months to distribute letters and parcels between the islands. our reporter chris clements has more. it may be one of britain's most picturesque delivery routes, but its rugged landscape means orkney is also among the most challenging for local posties. a new scheme run by the royal mail aims to provide what it claims is a more efficient way of getting mailfrom a to b — electric drones. it says the scheme could help deliver parcels up to 24 hours quicker than by boat. the post arrives at kirkwall�*s delivery office.

it's transported to stromness and then it's flown by drone to graemsay and hoy, where staff then take them to their final destinations. i've worked for royal mail for 20 years and i have to say this is the most exciting thing i've ever been involved in. and having a chance to try new technology and hopefully introduce something that will become more commonplace in the future. but, yeah, it's really cutting edge stuff and it's really exciting to be involved in it. deliveries using unmanned vehicles have been trialled before in these islands, with much larger deliveries using this twin—engine drone sending packages even further afield two years ago. but licensing rules prevented it from being made permanent. this new scheme has smaller electric drones and could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulations. this pilot scheme without the pilots will run for three months. if its successful, unmanned drones could be the future of mail delivery and some of our most remote communities. chris clements, bbc news.

a zoo in china has had to reassure visitors that its sun bears are real, rather than humans in disguise, after footage of one animal standing like a person sent rumours flying online. like a person. do you think it is real? it has been all over social media. you can see the area they are focusing on, his bottom, which is wrinkly. it looks like somebody in a baggy onesie. and under the chin, like a cut out. remember rainbow. bungle. similar. it is definitely a sun bear. that isjust bungle. similar. it is definitely a sun bear. that is just what they look like. chester zoo has verified the pictures. the real carol's here. lovely to have you here. always a

pleasure. it is so lively and nice compared to my broom cupboard. good morning. the weatherfor compared to my broom cupboard. good morning. the weather for the compared to my broom cupboard. good morning. the weatherfor the next days will remain unsettled. it will be wet and windy. it will feel quite cold, especially from thursday, when we have a northerly wind. this morning, rain around. we have a wee conclusion producing rain and to the south of its showers. some cloud first thing. it will tend to break up first thing. it will tend to break up and we will see sunshine with some starting the day with sunshine, such as in far north of scotland. further south, showers, and then rain in northern ireland, isle of man, northern england. south of that, variable cloud, sunny spells and showers. today, it will be drier

than yesterday and not as windy. some sunny skies developing but by the end of the afternoon, the next area of low pressure will bring wet and windy conditions. temperatures, 14 in the north, 21 in the south. overnight, low pressure comes in with wet and windy weather. the overnight low 12—18. the rain picking up in the south—west of england and the english channel. tomorrow is looking unsettled and particularly wet and windy. in the last couple of minutes, the energy giant bp has announced its profits over the last few months. emma's here with the details. what are the numbers? the profits in

the last quarter reported by bpr £2 million which is lower than predicted. in the first quarter they reported profits of 4 billion, bp. the big picture is we have seen soaring profits in the past year from energy firms largely driven by the russian invasion of ukraine. but the russian invasion of ukraine. but the price of oil and gas is coming down and we are seeing that reflected in company profits. last week we saw record profits for british gas. shell's came down a bit last week. people are still struggling with high energy costs and we will see the arguments come back about how fair it is for companies to get relatively high profits even though they have turned a corner. pare profits even though they have turned a corner. . . ., , a corner. are we hearing any reaction _ a corner. are we hearing any reaction to — a corner. are we hearing any reaction to the _ a corner. are we hearing any reaction to the numbers? in| a corner. are we hearing any i reaction to the numbers? in the a corner. are we hearing any - reaction to the numbers? in the past few minutes- — reaction to the numbers? in the past few minutes. what _ reaction to the numbers? in the past few minutes. what arguments - reaction to the numbers? in the past few minutes. what arguments we i reaction to the numbers? in the past. few minutes. what arguments we saw last week from labour and the lib

dems were that we need to tax the energy companies tougher. the government says there is a windfall tax and they have clawed back a lot of money from energy firms they say will help with the cost of living schemes but opposition parties say these are still high, still lots of money, get tougher. almost half of under—18s in need of urgent care for eating disorders in england are waiting more than three months to begin nhs treatment, according to new analysis. this is despite an nhs promise to ensure that, by 2021, the majority of children with acute cases would begin treatment within a week. research by the children's commissioner for england has found there are currently almost 12,000 patients under the age of 18 in england — that figure has more than doubled since 2016. we'rejoined by the children's commissioner for england, dame rachel de souza. and by eating disorder campaigner hope virgo.

good morning. rachel, iwill start with you. these figures will cause a lot of families some concern. absolutely. i was shocked but not surprised when analysis this year showed double the number of children are starting treatment from before the pandemic. what we have is the long tail of the pandemic and impact on children and their wellbeing. when i speak to children's hospitals and professionals, they tell me that children suffered in the pandemic. they were online too much and seen things they should not, images that are not realistic, extreme dieting advice, and this was a way of having control. the numbers of boys with eating disorders have doubled. we need to be dealing with this early, and the nhs target is to deal with

serious cases within a week and waiting three months is too long. although more money is going in, we need to deal... demand is greater and we need to pick these up early and we need to pick these up early and do it for children. this and we need to pick these up early and do it for children.— and do it for children. this is an issue you _ and do it for children. this is an issue you know— and do it for children. this is an issue you know only _ and do it for children. this is an issue you know only too - and do it for children. this is an issue you know only too well. i and do it for children. this is an - issue you know only too well. when we talk about delay in treatment and children getting help, what is the practical reality of that for a young person living with an eating disorder? it young person living with an eating disorder? , , ,, ., , disorder? it is shocking and it is sca not disorder? it is shocking and it is scary notjust — disorder? it is shocking and it is scary not just for _ disorder? it is shocking and it is scary not just for the _ disorder? it is shocking and it is scary notjust for the young - disorder? it is shocking and it is i scary notjust for the young person scary not just for the young person but their— scary not just for the young person but their family scary not just for the young person but theirfamily and scary not just for the young person but their family and friends. we have _ but their family and friends. we have to — but their family and friends. we have to remember that the individual is impacted _ have to remember that the individual is impacted but it has a knock—on effect _ is impacted but it has a knock—on effect across the network around them _ effect across the network around them and — effect across the network around them and that includes schools. from my experience in speaking to others, when _ my experience in speaking to others, when you _ my experience in speaking to others, when you get turned away from services, — when you get turned away from services, put on a waiting list, the eating _ services, put on a waiting list, the eating disorder will tell you you are not— eating disorder will tell you you are not good enough, worthless, and it often— are not good enough, worthless, and it often means we see people

escalate — it often means we see people escalate and get worse in that time. the scary— escalate and get worse in that time. the scary thing when that happens is while _ the scary thing when that happens is while people are told they are not thin enough for treatment, people are being — thin enough for treatment, people are being told they are too unwell for treatment so in the three—month period _ for treatment so in the three—month period of— for treatment so in the three—month period of waiting, they could get to a point _ period of waiting, they could get to a point where they are marked as not treatable, _ a point where they are marked as not treatable, put in hospital, get fed, -et treatable, put in hospital, get fed, get them _ treatable, put in hospital, get fed, get them to a healthy weight and discharged out into the community with no— discharged out into the community with no psychological treatment and the long—term impact during this time _ the long—term impact during this time is _ the long—term impact during this time is catastrophic. in the long-term impact during this time is catastrophic.— time is catastrophic. in your exoerience. _ time is catastrophic. in your experience, if— time is catastrophic. in your experience, if a _ time is catastrophic. in your experience, if a young - time is catastrophic. in your i experience, if a young person time is catastrophic. in your - experience, if a young person is watching this morning, thinking how to deal with this delay while waiting for treatment, what can people do? aha, waiting for treatment, what can people do?— waiting for treatment, what can --eole do? . , ., , people do? a good question. it is difficult at the _ people do? a good question. it is difficult at the moment. - people do? a good question. it is difficult at the moment. this - people do? a good question. it is l difficult at the moment. this report is a reminder of the situation people — is a reminder of the situation people face day to day. it is currently _ people face day to day. it is currently not going away, which is

horrible _ currently not going away, which is horrible to — currently not going away, which is horrible to say, but we have to be honest _ horrible to say, but we have to be honest about that. my suggestion is to -o honest about that. my suggestion is to go back— honest about that. my suggestion is to go back to your doctor, get referred, _ to go back to your doctor, get referred, advocate for yourself, push _ referred, advocate for yourself, push for — referred, advocate for yourself, push for your person to get interim support _ push for your person to get interim support it — push for your person to get interim support. it is then about looking at what _ support. it is then about looking at what routine instruction you can put in place. _ what routine instruction you can put in place, alongside psychological treatment people have to eat enough so trying _ treatment people have to eat enough so trying to get to a space where that person has more fuel day today. if that person has more fuel day today. if you _ that person has more fuel day today. if you are _ that person has more fuel day today. if you are caring for someone, get support— if you are caring for someone, get support from a charity. there is a charity— support from a charity. there is a charity called feast which will provide — charity called feast which will provide additional support. a lot of it was— provide additional support. a lot of it was learning to sit with the pain of recovering whilst hanging on to the motivation, remembering the eating _ the motivation, remembering the eating disorder is not solving anything _ eating disorder is not solving anything and there is a life outside of this _ anything and there is a life outside of this. ., ._ , anything and there is a life outside of this. ., , , of this. the government says it is boostini of this. the government says it is boosting capacity. _ of this. the government says it is boosting capacity, with _ of this. the government says it is boosting capacity, with services i

boosting capacity, with services across the country. i5 boosting capacity, with services across the country.— across the country. is that something _ across the country. is that something you _ across the country. is that j something you recognise? across the country. is that - something you recognise? they are putting more money into this and they have been. what i think they did not realise is how the numbers would explode. the demand is greater than the money put in and also there is a postcode lottery where in some areas there is good provision and in others not. well done for the support that is there but we need more and we need mental health support in schools, early intervention support. it is more community support to get these things early. more is needed and i would always argue for more money for this. would always argue for more money forthis. in would always argue for more money for this. in terms of eating disorders, the nhs knows how to treat it but it needs to put the money there. there was going to be a mental health strategy for children

that would include eating disorders that would include eating disorders that has been put to one side and they are doing a condition strategy stop i urge government to ring—fence things like children's eating disorders and mental health because following the pandemic when children did so much, taking the hit in lockdown. what we have seen is an increase in mental health issues for children and eating disorders has gone up exponentially. we need to support children and ensure the nhs focuses on children, notjust meeting the target for times but meeting the target for times but meeting financial targets to put in money needed to support the children. we should be holding tech companies to account and making sure they take down some of these images and extreme dieting material are websites which young girls and boys access. it is having a negative impact. we need an nhs, government

strategy but also hold the tech companies to account and support schools and parents with the best advice on how to pick up issues early and make sure any child suffering is supported. brute early and make sure any child suffering is supported. we were talkini suffering is supported. we were talking about — suffering is supported. we were talking about the _ suffering is supported. we were talking about the impact - suffering is supported. we were talking about the impact on - suffering is supported. we were talking about the impact on the | talking about the impact on the young person and on their friends and family. what about the impact of delays on services, on the nhs, on schools, the institutions around us? again, it is difficult. the problem at the _ again, it is difficult. the problem at the moment is i do not think that the right— at the moment is i do not think that the right support and treatment is out there — the right support and treatment is out there so people go into services and then— out there so people go into services and then are not getting treated to and then are not getting treated to a space _ and then are not getting treated to a space where they are fully recovered and they are often discharged too early which has a knock-on— discharged too early which has a knock—on effect because that person will be _ knock—on effect because that person will be in _ knock—on effect because that person will be in and out of treatment or maybe _ will be in and out of treatment or maybe wait a couple of years and when _ maybe wait a couple of years and when they— maybe wait a couple of years and when they hit adult services will relapse — when they hit adult services will

relapse and go back into services so this pattern — relapse and go back into services so this pattern of in and out is not tackling — this pattern of in and out is not tackling the main issue. schools are left picking — tackling the main issue. schools are left picking up pieces. i spent time working _ left picking up pieces. i spent time working in— left picking up pieces. i spent time working in schools and the amount of teachers _ working in schools and the amount of teachers and school nurses who are seeing _ teachers and school nurses who are seeing young people struggling with eating _ seeing young people struggling with eating disorders and are trying to support— eating disorders and are trying to support them. it is not theirjob to do that— support them. it is not theirjob to do that but— support them. it is not theirjob to do that but they have no choice. whilst _ do that but they have no choice. whilst we — do that but they have no choice. whilst we need to make sure the right— whilst we need to make sure the right funding goes into place, we need _ right funding goes into place, we need to— right funding goes into place, we need to look at what treatments are working _ need to look at what treatments are working. and how can we support people _ working. and how can we support people beyond that from the early prevention point of view making sure we get _ prevention point of view making sure we get in _ prevention point of view making sure we get in at — prevention point of view making sure we get in at the early point but even _ we get in at the early point but even before someone has developed the disorder what can we do to educate — the disorder what can we do to educate on how to manage the relationship with food, exercise and mental— relationship with food, exercise and mental health. the reality is if we do not _ mental health. the reality is if we do not tackle this, eating disorders have the _ do not tackle this, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate and we will _ have the highest mortality rate and we will lose people to this nasty illness — we will lose people to this nasty illness i— we will lose people to this nasty illness. . , ., , a

we will lose people to this nasty illness. . , ., , xi , illness. i am interested to pick up on what hope _ illness. i am interested to pick up on what hope is _ illness. i am interested to pick up on what hope is talking _ illness. i am interested to pick up on what hope is talking about. i illness. i am interested to pick up. on what hope is talking about. you said the nhs knows how to treat eating disorders but what hope is saying, it seems not everybody knows what to do. it is saying, it seems not everybody knows what to do. , ,., saying, it seems not everybody knows what to do. , ., what to do. it is the point about the postcode — what to do. it is the point about the postcode lottery. _ what to do. it is the point about the postcode lottery. we - what to do. it is the point about the postcode lottery. we have i the postcode lottery. we have expertise in the nhs and some success and evidence around treatment but it is not everywhere across the country. everyone needs to be as good as the best. but the point about trying to nip it in the blood and even stop it happening is important. i was a head teacher for 32 years and i saw the rise of eating disorders and mental health concerns in the pandemic. there is good work going on with the roll—out of mental health support teams in schools and roll—out of training for senior leaders and we need to make sure the absolute things happening

on the ground, support is put in to deal with those. those things particularly, eating disorders, what can we do in terms of curriculum, the pastoral system and supporting leaders and what can we do with the mental health support teams to ensure girls and boys can have that positive body image, not take their advice and get stuck in the dark cycles, particularly online, of depriving themselves of food and seeing unrealistic images. instead, turning it to a positive, healthy way of living your life and learning that with those at school. there is a lot we can do and i want tech companies to play a part because so many young people see unrealistic images and are getting caught up very early. and it being the start

of a journey that goes into being and eat is death my eating disorder. these horrible online networks —— and being an eating disorder. we are supporting teachers, parents, making sure the nhs is funded to deal with those who have this illness. i talk to children across the country and since the lockdown. when i talk to them about what they see online and about mental health, they correlate mental health and good mental health with boundaries about being online. they won parents saying to them, talking to them about what they are seeing. a lot of children say even though when my mum asks if everything is all right, and i go,

oh, they want parents to keep asking. we all have a part to play. from nhs strategy, funding, schools to the home to keep children safe. thank you very much. a lot of you getting in touch. if you've been affected by any issues raised in this discussion you can find help and advice on the bbc action line website. now the news where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. leaked documents have shown how a businessman cheated a council out of millions of pounds before going on a spending spree. liam kavanagh used thurrock council's money to buy luxury goods, including a yacht and a private jet. the council's been made effectively "bankru pt" after investing over half a billion pounds in mr kavanagh's solar farm business. mr kavanagh's lawyers say

payments were legal. the council has cut other services. and there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer. a new service provider collecting millions of pounds from drivers using the dartford crossing has been criticised for causing long delays not at the crossing itself but online. some drivers say they've waited for hours on their computers and phones to pay the £2.50 charge to conduent, who work for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay or face a fine. national highways blame "system improvements." a four—storey property in south west london goes under the hammer today with a guide price ofjust £20,000. but it's not the building you're looking at, it's only the stairwell. the glass structure in twickenham is described as having "development potential subject to planning permission."

six years after renovation, the royal college of surgeons has reopened its museum. and among its new installations, it's marking recent historic operations like this one. carry on. violin music. this is when professor keymours ashkan from king's college hospital operated on violinist dagmar turner's brain, while she played the violin, to ensure areas responsible for delicate hand movement weren't damaged. later today the surgeon and patient will meet again at the huntarian museum. we will be there. let's take a look at the travel now. bakerloo and overground are part suspended due to enginering work. now on to the weather with katerina. there will be some sunny spells around and winds lighter. for many of us it should stay mostly dry. things take a bit of a turn tonight. this deep area of low pressure

will work its way in from the west bringing outbreaks of rain, followed by a strong wind, particularly through the day on wednesday. this morning, not a bad start to the day. variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells around. we will hold on to the sunny spells through the course of the afternoon. i think, for many of us, it should stay mostly dry. there is just the chance of an odd isolated showers. highs today of around 22 in celsius. through this evening, it will start off mostly dry with some clear spells. overnight, cloud amounts will increase with outbreaks of rain. you can see there could be some hefty bursts in the rain. the bulk of that clearing by the end of the night. we will still be left with one or two showers and temperatures will fall away to 15 in celsius. another might start to wednesday. —— another mild start to wednesday. i think through the day on wednesday it will stay quite showery. there could be some longer spells of rain with the chance of the old rumble of thunder. that's it.

hello. this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our main story is the news we could be paying more for some wines and spirits and less for a draught pint. it comes after a major shakeup of how alcohol is taxed. the conservative mp richard holden led the campaign to lower taxes for draught beer, and joins us now. this makes a great headline, doesn't it? cheap beer. this makes a great headline, doesn't it? cheap beer-— it? cheap beer. there is a big chanie, it? cheap beer. there is a big change. the _ it? cheap beer. there is a big change, the biggest - it? cheap beer. there is a big change, the biggest change l it? cheap beer. there is a big | change, the biggest change in it? cheap beer. there is a big - change, the biggest change in 140 years in the way we tax alcohol. the more alcohol in your drink of the more alcohol in your drink of the more tax you will pay from now on. until now we had a bison time system not reflecting that. some drinks will go up. a lot of drinks like prosecco or premixed cans of g and t or draught beer in the pub, that will be taxed at a lower rate. loath? will be taxed at a lower rate. why

particularly _ will be taxed at a lower rate. why particularly draught beer in a pub? several reasons. pubs are at the heart of the community. we could only do a differential tax on beer and now we are out of the european union we are delivering on that. lots of people like myself had their firstjob, really important for hospitality, really important for jobs for young people and a real heart of many communities up and down the country. that is why i think we want to see lower tax wherever possible on pubs. we have got to also acknowledge that the hospitality sector has had a really tough time over the last few years. anything we can do to help pubs and clubs across the country, i want to see them doing it. we have always seen republicans upset by the fact supermarkets can massively discount prices. this will tip the odds back in favour of pubs and clubs across

the country. white it will not help smaller craft breweries or people who do not like draft beer. brute smaller craft breweries or people who do not like draft beer. we had been contacted _ who do not like draft beer. we had been contacted by _ who do not like draft beer. we had been contacted by someone - who do not like draft beer. we had been contacted by someone from i who do not like draft beer. we had i been contacted by someone from the durham brewery, you are mp for north west durham. ian gibb says craft beer has a special case in the modern scene. it is very difficult to get craft beer below 8.4%. actually, almost impossible. they are going to be paying more. most of the beer i drink _ are going to be paying more. most of the beer i drink in _ are going to be paying more. most of the beer i drink in the _ are going to be paying more. most of the beer i drink in the pubs _ are going to be paying more. most of the beer i drink in the pubs is - the beer i drink in the pubs is below 8.4%. so i am not quite sure about that. actually, we want to have a sensible system in which people pay more tax depending on what percentage alcohol is in their drinks. for draft beer produced in pubs, what you are going to see is 9.2% lower tax on draught beer than you do on beer bought in the supermarket. that is a big

difference, a big change. it was 5% before when we first introduced it. we have taken it to 9.2%. when it comes to beer duty, what you want to see is slower dutiable low alcohol drinks and extra discount for drinks sold in pubs as well. full some drinks like prosecco as well. i think it was really unfair in the past to see that that was taxed at the same level as something which was 15, 16%. now we are going to have at least 50, 60p a bottle, 90p less on prosecco for a bottle as well. reflecting the fact it is a lower percentage alcohol. the concentration on pubs is what is really important. that is what is really important. that is what is really important. that is what is really important for people up and down the country in those communities in their community pubs. having those great recognising they are at the heart of responsible drinking at the centre of all of our

communities is a really important thing. i am glad the government has recognised it with this new at the centre of all of our communities is a really important thing. i am glad the government has recognised it with this new lower rate of duty full beer sold in pubs. also it is produced in the uk. 50 full beer sold in pubs. also it is produced in the uk.— full beer sold in pubs. also it is produced in the uk. so is wine and iin. produced in the uk. so is wine and sin exactly- _ produced in the uk. so is wine and sin exactly- it— produced in the uk. so is wine and gin. exactly. it won't— produced in the uk. so is wine and gin. exactly. it won't be _ produced in the uk. so is wine and gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? | gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? enilish gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? english sparkling _ gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? english sparkling wine _ gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? english sparkling wine will- gin. exactly. it won't be cheaper? english sparkling wine will also i english sparkling wine will also benefit from the lower duty as well. they used to be a higher duty for sparkling wine, like prosecco and english sparkling wine, then there was full non—sparkling wine, which was full non—sparkling wine, which was a very strange system. now the new system, based on the level of alcohol in a drink, is much more sensible with the extra discount full beer sold in pubs. i think that is the right way to be. i full beer sold in pubs. i think that is the right way to be.— full beer sold in pubs. i think that is the right way to be. i would like ou to is the right way to be. i would like you to address — is the right way to be. i would like you to address if— is the right way to be. i would like you to address if you _ is the right way to be. i would like you to address if you plan, - is the right way to be. i would like you to address if you plan, what l you to address if you plan, what will happen to small producers of staging and craft beers? how will you protect them from the rises in costs? ii you protect them from the rises in costs? , ., , ., . .,

costs? if people are producing low alcohol normal— costs? if people are producing low alcohol normal strength _ costs? if people are producing low alcohol normal strength alcohol. alcohol normal strength alcohol beers, particularly small brewers relief is also being expanded to enable... there used to be a cliff edgein enable... there used to be a cliff edge in meaning if you produced x amount of beer you had to pay full tanks. there is a taper on that as well to encourage small breweries to grow. if you are producing incredibly high strength products in very small batches, the tax needs to reflect the percentage of alcohol contained in that. the ale works in my own constituency, they will benefit. they largely sell draft beer. there will be really benefiting from this. all cakes 20 litres and over, small kegs of beer right through to the big ones where they will be benefiting from the new draft beer duty relief. camra have campaigned for this draught beer

duty. we are extending the draught beer duty relief to 9.2% today because that is a differential you pay for beer in a supermarket to beerin pay for beer in a supermarket to beer in a pub. that is a big change. i want to see it continue. it is a really important message we are sending out a stand by the 38,000 plus pubs and clubs across the country because they deliver so much more than just beer or alcohol, they deliver a real sense of community and in a responsible drinking environment as well.- and in a responsible drinking environment as well. thank you. thank you- _ environment as well. thank you. thank you. coming _ environment as well. thank you. thank you. coming up _ to 20 to eight. i expect there this quite a lot of beer drunk overnight. i do not know if the cricketers would have something like a rum and coke. they will be paying more for it. just in time before the 1st of

august. i am sure stuart broad has been partying. stuart broad has said he will leave cricket with "pure joy and happiness" after taking the final two wickets, as england drew the ashes with a 49—run victory. in a thrilling finale, broad removed the final two australian batters as england levelled the series at 2—2. it was a fitting end for the ashes legend, who announced this weekend that he would retire after this test. i made the decision on friday night. you know, you start thinking, like, what will your last ball be and how will that sort of be remembered? and it was really what dreams are made of, to be honest. i'll miss the competitiveness, i'll miss the changing room, and i'll miss being... putting on an england shirt and putting on my england floppy hat. we are going to miss him, aren't we? we're joined now by cricket commentator david gower and australian cricket journalist adam collins. good morning to both of you. david,

what a thriller that was to end at all! . ., . what a thriller that was to end at all! . ,, ., ,, ., �* all! thank heaven. full stuart broad of course, someone _ all! thank heaven. full stuart broad of course, someone is _ all! thank heaven. full stuart broad of course, someone is writing - all! thank heaven. full stuart broad of course, someone is writing his i of course, someone is writing his scripts absolutely perfectly. not everyone gets to go out in such a blaze of glory, most of us fade away quietly and slink off with a large glass of something with quite a lot of tax paid on it. it was a lovely, lovely finish. it probably reflects the sort of quality of cricket played by both teams, the competitive spirit of both teams over the five test matches. people will rue the weather in manchester, of course. every english cricket fan will say, but for the rain we could have won the series. i would say there are one or two other reasons as well. marvel at the quality. both sides produced extraordinary cricket. a more traditional way of playing test cricket and both work. i am interested in your thoughts on what happened yesterday. it was a

lovely moment for england fans to see stuart broad ending his career in the way he did. i am not sure how australians feel about that. there has been a _ australians feel about that. there has been a great _ australians feel about that. there has been a great rivalry _ australians feel about that. there has been a great rivalry betweenl has been a great rivalry between stuart _ has been a great rivalry between stuart broad and australia for many years _ stuart broad and australia for many years. 2009 at the oval in 2013 at durham _ years. 2009 at the oval in 2013 at durham and 2015 at trent bridge, he is a cricket _ durham and 2015 at trent bridge, he is a cricket great. more wickets than _ is a cricket great. more wickets than even — is a cricket great. more wickets than even ian basson. it felt like he took— than even ian basson. it felt like he took the last two wickets in many ways yesterday. he was having his say. ways yesterday. he was having his say he _ ways yesterday. he was having his say. he took a six with his final ball and — say. he took a six with his final ball and took a wicket with his final— ball and took a wicket with his final delivery test cricket. i am bereft — final delivery test cricket. i am bereft it — final delivery test cricket. i am bereft it is— final delivery test cricket. i am bereft it is over. they put on such a magnificent shell across six and a half weeks — a magnificent shell across six and a half weeks. we talk a lot about ashes — half weeks. we talk a lot about ashes cricket in the rivalry over the years _ ashes cricket in the rivalry over the years. you do not get many truly great _ the years. you do not get many truly great series — the years. you do not get many truly great series. this was one to savour~ — great series. this was one to savour. broad having his say after

retiring _ savour. broad having his say after retiring made all the better. david sani retiring made all the better. david sam had retiring made all the better. david sang had it _ retiring made all the better. david sang had it not — retiring made all the better. david sang had it not been _ retiring made all the better. david sang had it not been for _ retiring made all the better. david sang had it not been for the - retiring made all the better. lia. c sang had it not been for the wet weather in manchester england might have the series. do you agree? england won the month ofjuly and australia _ england won the month ofjuly and australia won the month ofjune. you could _ australia won the month ofjune. you could argue _ australia won the month ofjune. you could argue they would have taken the points — could argue they would have taken the points. time isn't linear. if england — the points. time isn't linear. if england win at manchester it could be a very— england win at manchester it could be a very different test match here at the _ be a very different test match here at the 0val~ — be a very different test match here at the oval. i do not think it is as simplistic— at the oval. i do not think it is as simplistic as— at the oval. i do not think it is as simplistic as saying if england win at manchester they went 3—2. i understand the frustration of some england _ understand the frustration of some england fans, they had the better of australia _ england fans, they had the better of australia all the way from lunch on day two. _ australia all the way from lunch on day two, they were 142—7 on day two, that is, _ day two, they were 142—7 on day two, that is, england. they dragged it back, _ that is, england. they dragged it back, they— that is, england. they dragged it back, they will be in a world of pain— back, they will be in a world of pain needs. because of chris woakes's _ pain needs. because of chris woakes's fresh energy in the dressing _ woakes's fresh energy in the dressing room. australia never had a meaningful— dressing room. australia never had a meaningful answer after. some

eniland meaningful answer after. some england fans — meaningful answer after. some england fans are _ meaningful answer after. some england fans are suggesting . meaningful answer after. some i england fans are suggesting that england fans are suggesting that england won the moral series. i am not a great — england won the moral series. i am not a great believer _ england won the moral series. i am not a great believer in _ england won the moral series. i —n not a great believer in moral victories. as adam so rightly says, it has been a great series. record all that but the scoreline will remain 2—2. it will remain 2—2 throughout the rest of history. i think when you look back, ben stokes doesn't like looking back. he said that plainly yesterday in an interview. there are mistakes to look back on. then secretly will think and i could have been an ashes captain but that this and that. that is the beauty of the game. also can i point out, whether it is not new. it has been part of this game for hundreds of years and always will be. i think, hundreds of years and always will be. ithink, is hundreds of years and always will be. i think, is a hundreds of years and always will be. ithink, is a moral victory think and iforget be. ithink, is a moral victory think and i forget all that. focus on the great things. there were extraordinary performances. that series was a revelation because he

has been battling against low schools or relatively low scores. for him to try and show his breed of batting works in the most intense competitive spirit of a national series, that was brilliant for him. look at stokes! the way he has led the team. this is the biggest thing we have seen in english cricket for many years, for decades, their leadership qualities of stokes with brendon mccullum as the team coach. it is an extraordinary culture they have developed and it deserves to do well. this is the biggest test for it. it has shown, as i say, you can play test cricket in various different ways according to the strengths of your team. whether they can keep it going year after year remains to be seen. when people start to lead the team.— start to lead the team. great did talk to you- _ start to lead the team. great did talk to you. thank _ start to lead the team. great did talk to you. thank you _ start to lead the team. great did talk to you. thank you very - start to lead the team. great did | talk to you. thank you very much indeed full tilt into us this morning. —— great to talk to you.

there was some speculation they were refusing to meet up. the inventor presentations went on longer than expected. ben stokes posted this morning, at about half past four, to suggest they did all meet up later on. , ., , ., on. they said there were lots of iood on. they said there were lots of good buys _ on. they said there were lots of good buys are _ on. they said there were lots of good buys are needed - on. they said there were lots of good buys are needed to - on. they said there were lots of good buys are needed to have i on. they said there were lots of| good buys are needed to have in on. they said there were lots of- good buys are needed to have in the dressing room. traditional to invite in australia. they met up at a nightclub afterwards. no drama is well ben stokes is saying. hand shakes. all very happy between england and australia for the moment. away from the ashes, england play their final group game at the women's world cup today. they'll be hoping to make it three wins from three when they face china at midday. a draw or a win in adelaide will guarantee their place in the last 16 as group winners. they'll be without star midfielder

keira walsh following her injury against denmark. katie gornall reports. adelaide is a city of surprises. take a wander around its streets and lanes, and every corner reveals something new. england are hoping to steer clear of danger here. in their last match, they found some much—needed creativity. now it's time to build something perhaps even more important — momentum. commentator: it's lauren james. 0h! against denmark, laurenjames gave england lift off. the finish, a little slicker than the celebration. just one more point will guarantee them a place in the knockout stages. but that task has been complicated by the loss of keira walsh in midfield. such is her talent, some say she's irreplaceable. england will have to adapt. it's always difficult in that moment to see your teammate, but my best friend as well go down in such pain. that's the most embarrassing thing for her, is the fact that she got stretchered off.

she wasn't necessarily thinking about the knee. she was more bothered about the whole nation watching her. there's 22 of us now that have got a step up and, yeah, we're just excited and she'll be watching. when walsh went off against denmark, it was laura coons who was brought on. despite being the oldest player in the squad at 32, she's one of the most inexperienced, having gone eight years between call ups. i've definitely taken the long route getting here. but, yeah, i think everyone's journey is different and i'm really, really proud of mine and the fact that i have actually made it on in a world cup. yes. career goals complete. england will be expected to beat china here at the hindmarsh stadium in adelaide, the smallest venue at this tournament. but with is shaping up to be the most open world cup yet, nothing is certain. back in the 1990s, no—one wanted to line up against china. their status has faded since, but they're now on the rise. with wang xiang in their side, the steel roses are a threat.

they have to go on the attack in adelaide, while england could draw and still top the group. england will still have a lot of confidence butjust need to ramp it up a little bit, get people excited, get them feeling on top of their individual and collective games because you want to be a head of steam going into these knockout games. there is a chance australia could be next for england. commentator: it's catley. it's four. facing elimination, the hosts roared to a 4—0 win over canada. commentator: the matildas waltzing into the round of 16. _ they'll hope their party is just getting started. katie gornall, bbc news, adelaide. from the football world cup to the netball world cup. after defeats for scotland and wales in their first matches of the second pool phase, england came through a tough, physical test against tonga, winning 72—46 in south africa. the roses looking much sharper here as they aim

to reach the semi finals. next up for them is fiji this evening, before that scotland play tonga. you can watch all the matches on the bbc. much more to come from the netball world cup. much more to come from the netball world cu ., . ., much more to come from the netball world cu-. ., ,, ,., much more to come from the netball world cu-. ., ,, y., , world cup. thank you very much indeed. world cup. thank you very much indeed- the _ world cup. thank you very much indeed. the netball _ world cup. thank you very much indeed. the netball players - world cup. thank you very much indeed. the netball players willl world cup. thank you very much l indeed. the netball players will be glad they are indoors, inside, after the weather we have been having. depends where you are in the world. here at the moment it is not brilliant, is it?— here at the moment it is not brilliant, is it? today, brighter than yesterday _ brilliant, is it? today, brighter than yesterday but _ brilliant, is it? today, brighter than yesterday but the - brilliant, is it? today, brighter| than yesterday but the outlook brilliant, is it? today, brighter. than yesterday but the outlook is pretty unsettled. wet and at times windy. the outlook for today, some sunny spells developing. starting off on a mostly cloudy note there are some exceptions. also some rain around. a weak occlusion bringing rain across northern ireland and northern england. some scattered showers in scotland, england and wales. adding on the satellite,

brighter breaks across northern ireland, southern england and northern scotland. through the course of the day we will hang on a few showers across the southwest. still a lot of dry weather. some of the cloud breaking up allowing sunny skies to develop. we hang on to the occlusion across northern england and northern ireland. it will turn more showery. a few showers across eastern scotland. northern scotland staying largely dry with the sun. it will not be as windy as yesterday. still breezy. temperature wise we are looking at arranging the north from about 15 to about 20, may be 21, 22. as we head on to the evening and overnight you find we hang on to some showers in scotland. the new area of low pressure is sweeping in north and east, taking heavy bursts of rain and also strengthening winds. the strongest winds will be across the south western approaches and also the english channel. as a result it will not be exactly a cold night. tomorrow the rain sweep

steadily north and east. windy, especially england and wales. is across the south western approaches and also the english channel, including the channel islands. temperatures tomorrow again fairly academic but 15 to about 20 in the south. brute academic but 15 to about 20 in the south. ~ . academic but 15 to about 20 in the south. . . , ., ., ,, south. we have been warned. thank ou. two generations of rock musicians, who were both ground—breaking women in the industry in their own right, have joined forces to release a new album. suzi quatro and kt tunstall wrote and recorded the original tracks together — to reflect their experiences as women in rock. let's have a listen to their new single. # shine a light on me # or let me be # cos there's a light in me # no matter what you see # shine a light on me # or let me be # shine a light on me or let me be

# cos there's a light in you # no matter how you feel # shine that light on you and you'll be free # you'll be free # shine a light on me.# it is one of those songs, you feel like you have heard it before. feels like you have heard it before. feels like a classical ready. already in your brain. suzi and kt are here with us now. you look like you're having so much fun together. brute you look like you're having so much fun together-— you look like you're having so much fun together._ it _ you look like you're having so much fun together._ it was - fun together. we have. it was serious but — fun together. we have. it was serious but you _ fun together. we have. it was serious but you see _ fun together. we have. it was serious but you see the - fun together. we have. it was - serious but you see the connection. we did _ serious but you see the connection. we did connect pretty quick, didn't we? ~ , ., , .,

we? when you mix integrity and authenticity _ we? when you mix integrity and authenticity with _ we? when you mix integrity and authenticity with joy _ we? when you mix integrity and authenticity with joy of - we? when you mix integrity and authenticity with joy of working | we? when you mix integrity and i authenticity with joy of working and collaborating with someone, you get something kind of magic which i have not done before. i something kind of magic which i have not done before.— not done before. i have not done before. not done before. i have not done before- we _ not done before. i have not done before. we were _ not done before. i have not done before. we were talking - not done before. i have not done before. we were talking about i not done before. i have not done| before. we were talking about it. unconsciously i leaned a little towards — unconsciously i leaned a little towards when she leaned a little towards — towards when she leaned a little towards me. towards when she leaned a little towards me— towards when she leaned a little towards me. towards when she leaned a little towardsme. . ., ., , , towards me. leaned towards us if you want! we created _ towards me. leaned towards us if you want! we created this _ towards me. leaned towards us if you want! we created this particular - want! we created this particular album. it really _ want! we created this particular album. it really was _ want! we created this particular album. it really was creative. i want! we created this particularl album. it really was creative. we talked _ album. it really was creative. we talked and — album. it really was creative. we talked and talked and talked. as we were talking we were in our heads, creating _ were talking we were in our heads, creating the soul. she would say a line, _ creating the soul. she would say a line. i_ creating the soul. she would say a line, i would creating the soul. she would say a line, iwouldjump creating the soul. she would say a line, i would jump in. creating the soul. she would say a line, iwouldjump in. | creating the soul. she would say a line, iwouldjump in.— line, iwould “ump in. i love that! that came — line, iwouldjump in. i love that! that came out — line, iwouldjump in. i love that! that came out of _ line, iwouldjump in. i love that! that came out of the _ line, iwouldjump in. i love that! that came out of the discussion i line, iwouldjump in. i love that! i that came out of the discussion we had. go— that came out of the discussion we had. , ., ., ., that came out of the discussion we had. ,., ., ., ., , ., that came out of the discussion we had. ., ., ., , ., ., we had. go on, what does that mean? we were asked to — had. go on, what does that mean? we were asked to give _ had. go on, what does that mean? we were asked to give a _ had. go on, what does that mean? we were asked to give a little _ had. go on, what does that mean? we were asked to give a little blurb - were asked to give a little blurb about what the song meant. i didn't know what she said she didn't know what i said. she goes, it's about

that light inside of you that doesn't go out. it comes out no matter what. doesn't go out. it comes out no matter what-— doesn't go out. it comes out no matter what. ., , ., .., ., matter what. could you record that for me? then _ matter what. could you record that for me? then i _ matter what. could you record that for me? then i said _ matter what. could you record that for me? then i said my _ matter what. could you record that for me? then i said my bit. - matter what. could you record that for me? then i said my bit. i- matter what. could you record that for me? then i said my bit. i said i for me? then i said my bit. i said it is a song _ for me? then i said my bit. i said it is a song about _ for me? then i said my bit. i said it is a song about getting - for me? then i said my bit. i said it is a song about getting rid - for me? then i said my bit. i said it is a song about getting rid of. it is a song about getting rid of terrible people in your life. it is actually about base, about people who do not lift you up. you can waste your energy on people who try to keep you down. it is waste your energy on people who try to keep you down-— to keep you down. it is also about that. we to keep you down. it is also about that- we did _ to keep you down. it is also about that. we did discuss _ to keep you down. it is also about that. we did discuss on _ to keep you down. it is also about that. we did discuss on the - to keep you down. it is also about that. we did discuss on the big i to keep you down. it is also about. that. we did discuss on the big talk we had _ that. we did discuss on the big talk we had it— that. we did discuss on the big talk we had. it doesn't matter who you are or— we had. it doesn't matter who you are or what — we had. it doesn't matter who you are or what you do, you will have a light _ are or what you do, you will have a light. everybody has one. my mantra is to go— light. everybody has one. my mantra is to go inside and find it, switch it on _ is to go inside and find it, switch it on i_ is to go inside and find it, switch it on i could _ is to go inside and find it, switch it on. i could swear now but i will not _ it on. i could swear now but i will not let — it on. i could swear now but i will not. let nobody switch it off. shine a light _ not. let nobody switch it off. shine a light on _ not. let nobody switch it off. shine a light on me or let me be. i like the opening _ a light on me or let me be. i like the opening line. i think that sets up the opening line. i think that sets up the _ the opening line. i think that sets up the song. opportunity knocked on my door. _ up the song. opportunity knocked on my door. i_ up the song. opportunity knocked on my door, i chose to m. some people are afraid _ my door, i chose to m. some people are afraid of— my door, i chose to m. some people

are afraid of success.— are afraid of success. some people are afraid of success. some people are frightened _ are afraid of success. some people are frightened of— are afraid of success. some people are frightened of success. - are afraid of success. some people are frightened of success. they i are afraid of success. some people j are frightened of success. they get so close. are frightened of success. they get so close- we _ are frightened of success. they get so close. we all _ are frightened of success. they get so close. we all know— are frightened of success. they get so close. we all know people - are frightened of success. they get so close. we all know people like i so close. we all know people like that _ so close. we all know people like that they— so close. we all know people like that. they complained they never made _ that. they complained they never made it — that. they complained they never made it. when opportunity knocked on the door. _ made it. when opportunity knocked on the door, they didn't open the door. the song _ the door, they didn't open the door. the song is — the door, they didn't open the door. the song is about recognising may be people who don't want the best for you and not getting to mecca having a part of your life. how did you learn about that? that is the sort of thing you can only learn. it is all about life experience, isn't it? it took a long time. i think it takes confidence. that is maybe something we found through getting to know each other. so many similarities for us. suzi are so confident and in a fire at all times. i spent so much time trying to make people happy. it is exhausting. making friends with suzi

is a really great lesson. it takes a long time, you know.— is a really great lesson. it takes a long time, you know. suzi, what have ou long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? — long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? she _ long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? she is _ long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? she is more _ long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? she is more of - long time, you know. suzi, what have you learned? she is more of an - you learned? she is more of an observer and _ you learned? she is more of an observer and i _ you learned? she is more of an observer and i am _ you learned? she is more of an observer and i am more - you learned? she is more of an observer and i am more in - you learned? she is more of an observer and i am more in your you learned? she is more of an - observer and i am more in your face. observerand i am more in yourface. she pulled _ observerand i am more in yourface. she pulled me into certain areas and i she pulled me into certain areas and i pulled _ she pulled me into certain areas and i pulled her— she pulled me into certain areas and i pulled her into certain areas. i learned — i pulled her into certain areas. i learned how to deal with the reluctant sea of somebody wanting to be vulnerable. this was a good lesson— be vulnerable. this was a good lesson for— be vulnerable. this was a good lesson for me. i pulled you out and then you _ lesson for me. i pulled you out and then you showed me howl lesson for me. i pulled you out and then you showed me how i was ridiculously vulnerable. we 'ust bounced efffi ridiculously vulnerable. we 'ust bounced off each i ridiculously vulnerable. we 'ust bounced off each other. i ridiculously vulnerable. we just bounced off each other. we i ridiculously vulnerable. we just l bounced off each other. we came ridiculously vulnerable. we just - bounced off each other. we came to the project, suzi would bring her flavour of music, i brought my flavour. we actually found something totally new that we didn't expect. we don't know how it happened. just as the _ we don't know how it happened. just as the album was coming out, it was being _ as the album was coming out, it was being done _ as the album was coming out, it was being done with promotion, i went, how did _

being done with promotion, i went, how did it— being done with promotion, i went, how did it happen? she being done with promotion, ! went, how did it happen?— being done with promotion, i went, how did it happen? she said, i don't know. i how did it happen? she said, i don't know- i am — how did it happen? she said, i don't know. i am always _ how did it happen? she said, i don't know. i am always interested, - how did it happen? she said, i don't know. i am always interested, when we talk to people, song writers, how they write their music. we both watched the documentary with george michael talking about writing careless whisper on the bus. not always a big dramatic moment. it comes at you. if you are an artist, we are both creative and song writers, your antenna is up and talking. all the time we are waiting for that moment where you pick up a guitar and go for that moment where you pick up a guitarand go to for that moment where you pick up a guitar and go to the piano. itjust guitar and go to the piano. it 'ust comes. i guitar and go to the piano. it 'ust ceeem i was fl guitar and go to the piano. it 'ust comes. i was talking i guitar and go to the piano. it 'ust comes. i was talking to i guitar and go to the piano. it 'ust comes. i was talking to my i guitar and go to the piano. itjust comes. i was talking to my bassl comes. i was talking to my bass player— comes. i was talking to my bass player the — comes. i was talking to my bass player the other day. he works with damon— player the other day. he works with damon albarn quite a lot and nick cave, _ damon albarn quite a lot and nick cave. for— damon albarn quite a lot and nick cave, for example. amazing song writers _ cave, for example. amazing song writers. they will sit down every day, _ writers. they will sit down every day. like — writers. they will sit down every day. like a — writers. they will sit down every day, like a job, writers. they will sit down every day, like ajob, and writers. they will sit down every day, like a job, and write. writers. they will sit down every day, like ajob, and write. i writers. they will sit down every day, like a job, and write. i have never— day, like a job, and write. i have never been — day, like a job, and write. i have never been like that. i am kind of amazed _ never been like that. i am kind of amazed by— never been like that. i am kind of amazed by that, that someone can be that disciplined. i am more lightening bolt where it comes to

me. lightening bolt where it comes to me that— lightening bolt where it comes to me. that means you have to get up at three _ me. that means you have to get up at three o'clock— me. that means you have to get up at three o'clock in the morning. otherwise you forget it. it is recognising _ otherwise you forget it. it is recognising it _ otherwise you forget it. it is recognising it again. - otherwise you forget it. it 3 recognising it again. you know it is something. i was sitting at the piano. i had a couple of lines written, i was fooling around. you are making yourself something to eat. you ran into the other room and you did not say anything. i like what i just you did not say anything. i like what ijust heard. you put on your guitar and played your version on the guitar to the bit i was fiddling with on the piano and all of a sudden we had a song. it is exploration _ sudden we had a song. it is exploration with _ sudden we had a song. it is exploration with space - sudden we had a song. it is exploration with space and time than 'ust exploration with space and time than just being _ exploration with space and time than just being able to play around. great — just being able to play around. great to— just being able to play around. great to see you having so much fun together. it great to see you having so much fun toiether. . great to see you having so much fun toiether. , ,., great to see you having so much fun toiether. , . great to see you having so much fun together-— have i great to see you having so much fun| together._ have we together. it is so much fun. have we had any difficult _ together. it is so much fun. have we had any difficult moments? - together. it is so much fun. have we had any difficult moments? we - together. it is so much fun. have we had any difficult moments? we havej had any difficult moments? we have had any difficult moments? we have had difficult moments _ had any difficult moments? we have had difficult moments where - had any difficult moments? we have had difficult moments where we i had any difficult moments? we have| had difficult moments where we have been writing. we have been very real with the _

been writing. we have been very real with the subject matter, very honest — with the subject matter, very honest. sometimes it is kind of hard to share _ honest. sometimes it is kind of hard to share really personal stuff with a lot of— to share really personal stuff with a lot of people. you might get asked about_ a lot of people. you might get asked about it. _ a lot of people. you might get asked about it, you might be sitting talking — about it, you might be sitting talking about it one day. it takes courage — talking about it one day. it takes courage and that has been challenging. let courage and that has been challenging.— courage and that has been challenging. afraid i had to bring it to an end. that is what she did to me on the video shoot. it that is what she did to me on the video shoot-— that is what she did to me on the video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going _ video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to _ video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to give _ video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to give me _ video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to give me an - video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to give me an idea - video shoot. it is forever my thing. she is going to give me an idea forj she is going to give me an idea for the next for me. it is she is going to give me an idea for the next for me.— suzi and kt�*s album face to face is released on 11th august. i think we have broken bbc one. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. leaked documents have shown how a businessman cheated a council out of millions of pounds before

going on a spending spree. liam kavanagh used thurrock council's money to buy luxury goods, including a yacht and a private jet. the council's been made effectively made bankrupt after investing over half a billion pounds in mr kavanagh's solarfarm business. mr kavanagh's lawyers say payments were legal. the council has cut other services. there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer. a new service provider collecting millions of pounds from drivers using the dartford crossing has been criticised for causing long delays — not at the crossing itself but online. some drivers say they've waited for hours on their computers and phones to pay the £2.50 charge to conduent, who work for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay orface a fine. let's take a look at the travel now. the district has issues because of a faulty train.

the victoria line has faulty escalators at walthamstow central. the bakerloo and overground are part—suspended due to enginering work. a look at the weather. unlike most ofjuly, the first day of august should be mainly dry. it's not going to last as it's rain again tomorrow, so enjoy. top temperature of 22c. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines. oil giant bp reveals profits of more than £2 billion between april and june, falling below expectations. it marks a sharp drop in profits for bp, as the wholesale price of oil and gas falls. i'll be looking at the numbers. welcome to britain's biggest pub.

this is the great british beer festival. we are here to take the industry temperature on the government increase in alcohol duty. and we are on the island of unst which looks set to become the uk's first vertical spaceport. a fairytale finale to the ashes. stuart broad takes the final wicket, bowling england to a series levelling victory against australia in his final match. today will be drier than yesterday but there are showers in the forecast. it will not be as windy. the outlook remains unsettled. all the details later. in the past hour, the energy giant bp has announced profits ofjust over £2 billion for the last three months. emma's been looking at the numbers.

high but less than we expected. we know oil and gas prices are coming down but this is a sharper fall for bp's down but this is a sharper fall for bp's profits than predicted and it reports a £2 billion profit, halved from the first quarter. and it's similar picture to the figures we saw for shell last week — their profits have been coming down, too. but over the past year energy prices have increased, largely driven by the situation in ukraine. last year, the situation in ukraine. last year, the really high prices at petrol pumps. it has turned a corner. despite this, people are paying higher energy costs and we are still seeing critics argue it is not fair for energy companies to benefit. the government is taxing energy firms with a windfall tax. that is not going away while profits are relatively high, but some want those

taxes made tougher. but more evidence today of the continuing fall in energy prices that has brought bp's profits down. retailers say the rate at which food prices are rising in shops is at its lowest level since last december. food inflation slowed to 13.1i% injuly — helped by the price of some staple foods such as oils, fish and breakfast cereals falling. but overall, shop prices are still 7.6% higher this july than a year ago. hsbc has announced its profits doubled in the first half of the year, as it benefited from rising interest rates. the bank said it made £16.9 billion. its chief executive warned of a tough six months ahead for customers though, with more rate rises expected. meanwhile, uk house prices dropped at their fastest annual pace for iii years injuly, according to nationwide. the building society said prices dropped by 3.8%, with high mortgage interest rates

making affordability a challenge for house—buyers. the uk's biggest farming insurer says criminals have "laid siege" to the countryside after it recorded a 22% increase in the cost of rural crime last year. nfu mutual says some thieves are using drones and social media to scope out valuable agricultural equipment and warns the loss of machinery is disrupting food production. england's lionesses are hoping a win against china today, which would secure their place in the knockout stages of the women's world cup. the european champions need at least a draw to go through and qualify at the top of the group, but with star midfielder keira walsh ruled out through injury, their spot is not guaranteed. the crucial match kicks off

at adelaide's hindmarsh stadium at midday. plans to start moving asylum—seekers onto the bibby stockholm barge have been delayed amid fire safety concerns. political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us. what have you found out? morning. there had been a plan to get the first migrants onto the bibby stockholm today, which will not happen because there are still last—minute checks being done including fire safety checks. for the past weeks, campaigners who oppose the use of barges to house asylum seekers and migrants have said the fact that the capacity on the barge has been increased significantly, putting two people into each room under the government plan, has meant there could be more

fire safety risks. as things stand, there has not been a final sign off on the safety front. it will not happen today. i chatted to people in whitehall to figure out when it might happen. no one is giving guarantees it will even happen this week. the phrase used to me is it is a day by day decision—making process at the moment. we are waiting for the final sign off. i do think the government is determined to make this happen, even if there is a delay. chatting to people in the home office, they say they need to get the portland, bibby stockholm case right because they are hoping if it goes well it could lead to other barges used in other ports around the uk. basically, if this example is successful, it will allow the argument to be used to do it

more. i suppose that counts in the opposite direction. if this does not work, it could make it less likely to be rolled out elsewhere. thank ou. a zoo in china has had to reassure visitors that its bears are real, rather than humans in disguise, after footage of one animal standing like a person sent rumours flying online. the cigarette in hand gives it away! not really. after the video was shared widely on social media, people questioned how the bear could stand so upright on slender even the mannerisms are human. chester zoo here said this is a sun bear. it looks like it has a jumper and trousers. it is real. and we have some real weather. good morning. it will be a drier day

than yesterday but still some showers. we should see sunny spells developing. some have started off with sunshine. here we have a weak weather front across northern ireland and northern england producing rain. on eitherside, showers. equally, some sunshine and through the day we should see more developed. not as windy but still breezy. in the south—west later, cloud will build, rain will come in and the wind will strengthen. these are the temperatures. 15 in the north, 22 in the south. overnight, the low pressure will bring rain moving northwards and eastwards. it will be more windy, particularly in the south—west. and the english

channel. the rain not getting to the far north of scotland. temperatures 11-15 far north of scotland. temperatures ii—is north to south over night. tomorrow, low pressure pushes across. you can see the centre. the rain and wind rotate around it. as low pressure pushes through, it will bring the rain with it. a windy day tomorrow. temperatures 15 in the north, 2! in the south. on thursday, it looks like it will be cooler. a northerly wind and another day of sunshine and showers. studio: it is autumnal. absolutely right. as we've been hearing this morning, we could be paying more for some wines and spirits from today after a major shakeup of how alcohol is taxed. but, under the changes, the price of a draught pint could fall. john maguire's at a beer festival in london this morning, hearing reaction from the industry.

you have the whole festival to yourself. good morning. good morning. making sense of it is right. atb handles. have you seen anything like it? it is complicated because there are winners and losers as there always is with a change in duty. certain alcohol, stronger alcohol, you will pay more, the weaker, in some cases you will pay less and there is a special dispensation, a draft legislation for pumps to try to bolster the industry. this event runs from this afternoon until saturday evening. almost 900 beers and other drinks represented. notjust british producers but from all around the world and i'm sure the conversation will be dominated notjust about the

beer, but also about how much we will be paying for it in the months and years to come. the process of gin—making is essentially evaporating and then condensing alcohol. jake black is happy to tell you how his gin is made but the ingredients, the botanicals that create its flavour, remain a closely—guarded secret. they're expanding their range with a vodka, but recent years have been challenging. and today's increase in government duty, the tax paid on some alcohols, is the latest in a long line of increased costs for the distillery. around 10% increase. so we're going from £27.80 for a litre of pure alcohol to £31.64. so that equates to about 80... around 80 pence a bottle. so a significant rise, for sure. i think when you combine that

with all the other increases in costs that we've seen recently, then it leaves producers in a position where most are going to have to pass that increase on to their customers, so, yeah, it will definitely have an effect. the stronger the alcohol, the higher the duty. designed to encourage people to cut down. first announced two years ago, it's been delayed until now. what are your thoughts? well, i didn't even know it was going up. keep pubs in business, you know. cheaper beer, less tax. yeah, it would be good. small business owners, you know. it's hardly the cheapest thing in the world as it is and it's . already, like, pushing people away from pubs, so that's not— really going to help. do you find that? do you think it will put people off? yeah. well, it already is. i work nightlife anyway. alex troncoso worked for very successful breweries in australia and london before setting up his own here in bristol. so right now we're brewing keller pils, which is one of our main brands that we make.

so it's an unfiltered lager. lagers are their best sellers. they produce kegs for pubs and festivals and cans for people to drink at parties or at home. and those will attract a higher tax. alex says it will impact his business. it does make a fair difference. but the problem is, when you start talking about selling beer to a pub and then looking at the price at the bar, there's always a multiplier effect. so say if something goes up 10p on a pint, like, cost—wise, it's actually going to be about 30p on the ban — with all the other increases we've had lately, it's actually quite easy for the price to escalate. and you can see that, especially some accounts that i know that are selling beer up to around £6.50 a pint now, which, you know, two years ago that would be unheard of. it's quite normal now. to ease the pain, the government's announcing help for pubs by reducing tax for drinks on tap. the brexit pubs guarantee, it's called. any help is welcome. for an industry that likes to party, hospitality has faced some glum times in recent years.

and drowning its sorrows hasjust become more expensive. it depends on your tipple. we can talk to keith from the titanic brewery. and two miles from the wine and spirits trade association. good da , bad and spirits trade association. good day. bad day? _ and spirits trade association. good day. bad day? a — and spirits trade association. good day, bad day? a mixed _ and spirits trade association. (limo. day, bad day? a mixed picture. we have an increase on duty across the board. we have at least got recognition pumps are really important. they are the glue that holds communities together. the government has recognised that and that means this duty helps, laser targeted to those pubs. unfortunately, it is a freeze on that duty rather than an actual reduction but good news they recognise pubs. it is reduction but good news they recognise pubs.— reduction but good news they recognise pubs. it is good health from the government _ recognise pubs. it is good health from the government they - recognise pubs. it is good healthj from the government they would recognise pubs. it is good health - from the government they would say. they are trying to cut down on

alcohol consumption but also trying to support an industry you say is so vital and we had the minister say that. i: i: i: i: vital and we had the minister say that. :: iiiiz: ,, ,,, that. 40,000 businesses in the uk run by families _ that. 40,000 businesses in the uk run by families that _ that. 40,000 businesses in the uk run by families that have _ that. 40,000 businesses in the uk run by families that have had - that. 40,000 businesses in the uk run by families that have had a - run by families that have had a torrid time through covid and at least the government has recognised it but the tax bill is too big as a sector and we pay too much in business rates, across the board in taxes, but at least this is recognition pumps deserve support. miles, in terms of wine, not such good news if you are a wine drinker. 44p on an average bottle which goes up 44p on an average bottle which goes up to 44p on an average bottle which goes up to 53p— 44p on an average bottle which goes up to 53p if— 44p on an average bottle which goes up to 53p if you add vat. a 20% increase — up to 53p if you add vat. a 20% increase and the biggest in almost 50 years — increase and the biggest in almost 50 years. pretty damaging for wine businesses and consumers. do 50 years. pretty damaging for wine businesses and consumers.- businesses and consumers. do you exect the businesses and consumers. do you expect the impact _ businesses and consumers. do you expect the impact to _ businesses and consumers. do you expect the impact to be _ businesses and consumers. do you expect the impact to be felt - expect the impact to be felt quickly, will it change habits which

is often what taxation is about? in theory i would agree. we drink 15% less than— theory i would agree. we drink 15% less than a — theory i would agree. we drink 15% less than a few years ago. what the government ought to do is concentrate on building on the drop in consumption, supporting businesses such as pubs and those who supptv— businesses such as pubs and those who supply pubs. my members selling wine and _ who supply pubs. my members selling wine and spirits. this is a tough hit. biggest increase in 50 years and for— hit. biggest increase in 50 years and for what? they should support the sector— and for what? they should support the sector and not stoke inflation which _ the sector and not stoke inflation which they want to control. as you can see a mixed _ which they want to control. as you can see a mixed picture. - which they want to control. as you can see a mixed picture. the - which they want to control. as you can see a mixed picture. the beer| can see a mixed picture. the beer festival opens later this afternoon. they will be in excess of 20 30,000 people tasting all sorts of beers from all around the world. and a champion beer will be elected. it is the oscars of the brewing industry and a prize that will be

sought—after. studio: and they are talking about the tax increase. 22—year—old beth shriever made history in the tokyo olympics taking home gold medalfor team gb. she is now the first racing cyclist to hold three major titles at the same time. she has been speaking to our sport reporter about her future and speaking to our sport reporter about herfuture and her speaking to our sport reporter about her future and her success. speaking to our sport reporter about herfuture and her success. ready, steady. beth shriever looking so relaxed. let's talk tokyo. that was a good day? ijust wanted to go in for experience, have a good time. i did that. i loved every second. it time. i did that. i loved every second. . . time. i did that. i loved every second. , . , . time. i did that. i loved every second— all! time. i did that. i loved every - second._ all the second. it is a good start. all the wa , she second. it is a good start. all the way. she is _ second. it is a good start. all the way, she is leading _ second. it is a good start. all the

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so special. to see everyone. the reaction, checking my phone, all these followers. all these people, it was insane, more than i expected and really special. the it was insane, more than i expected and really special.— and really special. the timeline, ol mic and really special. the timeline, olympic champion, _ and really special. the timeline, olympic champion, 21. - and really special. the timeline, olympic champion, 21. back - and really special. the timeline, olympic champion, 21. back to l and really special. the timeline, l olympic champion, 21. back to the world. . ., ., . | olympic champion, 21. back to the i world._ i cannot world. another gold medal. i cannot believe it. and _ world. another gold medal. i cannot believe it. and then _ world. another gold medal. i cannot believe it. and then european - believe it. and then european champion. believe it. and then european champion-— believe it. and then european champion. believe it. and then european chamion. ., . . ., , champion. third overall world cup series, champion. third overall world cup series. which _ champion. third overall world cup series, which is _ champion. third overall world cup series, which is the _ champion. third overall world cup series, which is the best - champion. third overall world cup series, which is the best i - champion. third overall world cup series, which is the best i have . series, which is the best i have ever done. having that world championshipjersey, it is ever done. having that world championship jersey, it is a standout, you are different from everyone else. i did not know how to deal with the pressure, being number one. it was a good challenge to learn and if i got the jersey again in glasgow i would be much more

prepared. share in glasgow i would be much more --reared. �* ,, in glasgow i would be much more --reared. �* . . in glasgow i would be much more --reared. . . ., prepared. are you aware of the im act prepared. are you aware of the impact you _ prepared. are you aware of the impact you have _ prepared. are you aware of the impact you have and _ prepared. are you aware of the impact you have and is - prepared. are you aware of the impact you have and is it - prepared. are you aware of the impact you have and is it a - impact you have and is it a conscious decision to help bring in the next champion? i conscious decision to help bring in the next champion?— the next champion? i think definitely _ the next champion? i think definitely now. _ the next champion? i think definitely now. we - the next champion? i think definitely now. we were i the next champion? i think| definitely now. we were not the next champion? i think - definitely now. we were not aware until after the game is how much of an impact we made. it means a lot. i have always said i want to be a role model to younger athletes, girls especially, to get involved and guide the way. i feel i did especially, to get involved and guide the way. ifeel i did not |especially, to get involved a - guide the way. i feel i did not have guide the way. i feel i did not - guide the way. i feel i did not have that during my career to be someone to look up to is definitely something i have always wanted to do and now i can. i am honoured to be able to do that. and now! can. i am honoured to be able to do that.— and now! can. i am honoured to be able to do that. world championships in scotland. able to do that. world championships in scotland- i — able to do that. world championships in scotland. i am _ able to do that. world championships in scotland. i am guessing _ able to do that. world championships in scotland. i am guessing there - in scotland. i am guessing there will be a beth team with their shirts on and your name painted on their chest. it shirts on and your name painted on their chest-— shirts on and your name painted on their chest. , ., ., g their chest. it will be good. my mum and dad and — their chest. it will be good. my mum and dad and youngest _ their chest. it will be good. my mum and dad and youngest brother- their chest. it will be good. my mum and dad and youngest brother luke i and dad and youngest brother luke will be there to support me, my

boyfriend will be there. win or lose it will be cool to have them watch me. it is not often they watch me. i shout out. my boyfriend's birthday. that was for you, love you lots. you have daydreams of coming back on the track, hugging yourfamily. i am getting excited about it but cannot skip ahead too much. i think the atmosphere is going to be electric. we are buzzing for it. it does not come around often and it might be the only time it happens in our careers so you have to take it in and lap it up and hopefully we can do something for everyone. it will be great. do something for everyone. it will be areat. . . do something for everyone. it will be areat. . , . , , be great. final, but rainbow 'ersey would be lovely. * would be lovely. studio: she is brilliant. bbc coverage of the uci cycling world championships begins on thursday — and you can also watch on the iplayer. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. you have moved. we are intrigued. it

is getting close to summer so we are putting the furniture away. i thought we might do a 360, the whole year round. coming up. anti—social behaviour on public transport rises during the summer. to try to tackle it, extra police patrols have been promised in the north east. and here in manchester, travel bans are being dished out to repeat offenders. today, michelle ackerley tells us the extra measures you can take to stay safe, like always making sure you're ready to pay before you board and how to report the yobs. and how to report the louts. plus, thousands of holiday—makers on cruises have been struck with norovirus. cases are at a ten—year high. dr xand explains more. such as how hand sanitiser will not protect you. and with our wet summer set to continue and weather warnings issued, presenter rihayd khalaf heads to norfolk to find out how re—wiggling rivers could help prevent flooding.

i had to say that slowly. also today, cook briony may williams, has been out williams has been out on the balcony and picked ourfirst veg of the season. she'll be making a cheeky chocolate cake that counts towards one of your five a day. and hungry for a hat—trick, the lionesses face china in the women's world cup in just a few hours. bbc sport reporterjo currie joins us from adelaide to tell us why she thinks this squad can go all the way. see you at 9:15. cannot wait to hear that. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm asad ahmad. leaked documents have shown how a businessman cheated a council out of millions of pounds — before going on a spending spree. liam kavanagh used thurrock council's money to buy luxury goods, including a yacht and a private jet. the council's been made effectively "bankru pt" after investing over half a billion

pounds in mr kavanagh's solar farm business. mr kavanagh's lawyers say payments were legal. the council has cut other services. and there's more on that story on panorama on the bbc iplayer. a new service provider collecting millions of pounds from drivers using the dartford crossing has been criticised for causing long delays not at the crossing itself but online. some drivers say they've waited for hours on their computers and phones to pay the £2.50 charge to conduent, who work for the highways agency. drivers who used the bridge at the weekend have been given an extension until today to pay or face a fine. national highways blame "system improvements." a four—storey property in south west london goes under the hammer today with a guide price ofjust £20,000. but it's not the building you're looking at, it's only the stairwell. the glass structure in twickenham is described as having "development potential subject

to planning permission". six years after renovation, the royal college of surgeons has reopened its museum. and among its new installations is a tribute to groundbreaking operations like this one. amazing. carry on. violin music. this is when professor keymours ashkan from king's college hospital operated on dagmar turner's brain, while she played the violin, to ensure areas responsible for delicate hand movement weren't damaged. later today the surgeon and patient will meet again at the huntarian museum. let's take a look at the travel now. district and metropolitan lines have delays due to faulty trains. the victoria line has faulty escalators at walthamstow central. the bakerloo and overground are part suspended due to enginering work. now on to the weather with katerina. there will be some sunny spells around and winds lighter. for many of us it should stay mostly dry.

things take a bit of a turn tonight. this deep area of low pressure will work its way in from the west bringing outbreaks of rain, followed by a strong wind, particularly through the day on wednesday. this morning, not a bad start to the day. variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells around. we will hold on to the sunny spells through the course of the afternoon. i think, for many of us, it should stay mostly dry. there is just the chance of an odd isolated shower. highs today of around 22 in celsius. through this evening, it will start off mostly dry with some clear spells. overnight, cloud amounts will increase with outbreaks of rain. you can see there could be some hefty bursts in the rain. the bulk of that clearing by the end of the night. we will still be left with one or two showers and temperatures will fall away to 15 in celsius. another mild start to wednesday. i think through the day on wednesday it will stay quite showery. there could be some longer spells of rain with the chance of the old rumble of thunder. that's it.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. now for the sport. a really magical finish yesterday at the cricket. fairy tale. it broad. his whole career has been built around these incredible moments, eyes wide open, cannot believe he has done something. he went on to win the final ashes test. let's talk about chris woakes as well. he has been outstanding. the fairy tale finish was in that man's hands in the end. england got worked in the end they deserved, the least they deserved, drawing the series. had it not been for the rain at old trafford it could have been more. australia do deservingly retain the ashes but england getting a win in the final match at the oval by 49 runs in the end. they had ten wickets to take on the final day and they took them

all. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. what happened here will be remembered. and, for the future of the ashes, that's what really matters. chris woakes with early wickets at the oval to give england belief. but australia had their goal. they were aiming for 384 to win the match. with steve smith and with travis head, it certainly seemed reachable. there were 264—3. england have serious work to do, so did the groundstaff. for hours, we watched the rain and reflected and then mayhem. moeen ali wasn't really fit. he got rid of head for 43. smith made 54 and no more. chris woakes' role pivotal. still two more to take. who's that young man? yeah. pretty good. but stuart broad could make them scream even louder. one last time for the legs, the arms and the headband. his final delivery. his last act was to win the match. when i made the decision on friday night, you know,

you start thinking, like, what will your last ball be and how will that sort of be remembered? and it was really what dreams are made of, to be honest. i'll miss the competitiveness. i'll miss the changing room, and i'll miss being... putting on an england shirt and putting on my england floppy hat. but, ultimately, it's up to someone younger and fresher to take it on. we obviously want to win games of cricket, but we want to win those games in a manner in which people can look back on and say like, "wow, what a day i've had or what a week i've had." and i think we've been able to do that throughout this whole series. well, let's remember the series finishes 2—2, so australia retained the ashes. and, of course, that was marked here, if not with a full sense of australian celebrations. they should feel proud of their performances. the fact is the two teams have been so competitive and that has revived the interest and the intrigue in this historic series. for stuart broad, well, there are new responsibilities and other headbands to consider.

joe wilson, bbc news at the oval. just another two and a half years to we do it again. england's lionesses are hoping for a win against china later today, to secure their place in the next round of the women's world cup. our sports reporterjane dougall is in adelaide for us this morning. jane, just a point will do for england to top the group, but they'll want to make it three wins out of three, won't they? yes. that might not be so easy to do against china because they are a good side. england of course the year as winners. we remember that incredible moment at wembley last year. china are the asia cup winners. kind of the equivalent. all england need really is one point in order to get through to the knockout stages so a draw could do. it might

be tough because england had a slow start to the tournament with a narrow i—o victory over high tea. we did see glimpses of brilliance in the second match against denmark, particularly with the stunning strike from lauren james, particularly with the stunning strike from laurenjames, ensuring a 1-0 strike from laurenjames, ensuring a i—o victory to give england six points and topping the group. in the match was a little bit of disappointment because they lost midfielder keira walsh, stretchered off with a knee injury. she will not play in a match against china. she will be missed because she is the linchpin of the team. we do not know the extent of her injury. we do not know she will be rolled ruled out for the remainer of the tournament. when the coach was asked about it, she was not drawn on it and said she had the squad to get past china. they were concentrating on the final group game. all the matches in this group, every single one, have ended

in a i—o scoreline. it could be tight. we could see more of the same later today in adelaide. at least it looks like it will stay dry the crucial match.— looks like it will stay dry the crucial match. . ., . , ., crucial match. live commentary on that match — crucial match. live commentary on that match on _ crucial match. live commentary on that match on bbc _ crucial match. live commentary on that match on bbc radio _ crucial match. live commentary on that match on bbc radio five. - crucial match. live commentary on that match on bbc radio five. a - that match on bbc radio five. a midday kick—off. from the football world cup — to the netball world cup. after defeats for scotland and wales in their first matches of the second pool phase, england came through a tough, physical test against tonga, winning 72—46 in south africa. the roses looking much sharper here as they aim to reach the semi finals. next up for them is fiji this evening. before that, scotland play tonga. you can watch all the matches on the bbc. finally, it was a fabulous opening day for great britain at the world para swimming championships in manchester. there were gold medals forjessica—jane applegarth, ellie challis and simon clegg. and one too for suzanna hext in the ss 50 metres freestyle. hext was paralysed in a horse riding accident in 2012 and also has a hearing impairment.

she raced with a cochlea implant so she could hear the cheers of the crowd for the first time. you could see what the win meant to her. she was inspired, she said, by what she saw at london 2012, at those olympics, and then made her paralympic debut in tokyo in 2021. she will be thinking about paris as well. great stuff for her. a great look on her face! well. great stuff for her. a great look on herface! thank well. great stuff for her. a great look on her face! thank you. how will your post be delivered today? well, orkney is the first location in the uk to have letters and parcels being dropped—off by drone. the service will be trialled for three months. our reporter chris clements has more. it may be one of britain's most picturesque delivery routes, but its rugged landscape means orkney is also among the most

challenging for local posties. a new scheme run by the royal mail aims to provide what it claims is a more efficient way of getting mailfrom a to b — electric drones. it says the scheme could help deliver parcels up to 24 hours quicker than by boat. the post arrives at kirkwall�*s delivery office. it's transported to stromness and then it's flown by drone to graemsay and hoy, where staff then take them to their final destinations. i've worked for royal mail for 20 years and i have to say this is the most exciting thing i've ever been involved in. and having a chance to try new technology and hopefully introduce something that will become more commonplace in the future. but, yeah, it's really cutting edge stuff and it's really exciting to be involved in it. deliveries using unmanned vehicles have been trialled before in these islands, with much larger deliveries using this twin—engine drone sending packages even further afield two years ago. but licensing rules prevented it from being made permanent. this new scheme has smaller electric

drones and could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulations. this pilot scheme without the pilots will run for three months. if it's successful, unmanned drones could be the future of mail delivery and some of our most remote communities. chris clements, bbc news. doesn't look real, does it? if you are told that would be a possibility ten, 20 years ago you wouldn't have believed it. the smile from a postman at the doorstep. drones don't smile back at you. carol's here with us this morning. the wind will pick up later on today. good morning. what we have is a dry start for some, even with sunshine. today is likely to be the driest of the next couple. the outlook for the next few days is wet and windy at times. it will also

feel cooler as the wind swings round to more of a northerly. today we have some rain across parts of northern ireland and northern england. that will weaken through the day to become more showery. a few showers across scotland, england and wales. they are fairly well scattered. not as windy today as yesterday. still breezy. some of the same bright spells and sunny skies. temperatures 15 and then up to 22 in the south. later they clad will thicken and the wind will start to pick up. we will see rain coming our way. that is due to an area of low pressure. as we head on through the evening and overnight, you can see how the rain gathers in the south—west. it will push steadily north and east during the course of the night. some of that will be heavy. the wind will be a feature across southern areas, particularly the south western approaches and also the english channel. with all of this going on it is not surprising it is not going to be

cold. i! to 17 will be the overnight lows. as we move through tomorrow, the low pressure continues to push across us. you can see how the rain is wrapped all the way around it, as indeed are the showers. the same with the wind. as the low pressure pushes across us, the rain is dragged along with it. behind it we will see showers returned. some of the showers could be heavy, you might hear the odd rumble of thunder. the wind will also change direction. it will be onshore in the eastern feel quite nippy. in scotland will see dry and bright conditions with sunshine and a few showers. temperatures 15 to 21. the low pressure pulls away overnight leaving as in the northerly flow during the course of thursday. that is a cooler direction for us. what you will find as it will drag in a fair bit of cloud and 30 showers, particularly in areas that are exposed to the wind. some of the showers could be heavy, possibly thundery across eastern parts of

england. these other temperatures. 14 and then up to 21 in the south. i4 and then up to 21 in the south. what about me young back? the outlook still remains unsettled as we had through friday and into saturday with either showers were indeed some rain. if we take a look beyond that we can expect more showers. this is from one of the weather watcher pictures. this is taken from keswick in cumbria this morning. in fact it is not resting then during the month ofjuly that has seen the line's share of the rainfall. look at this! 390% of the average july rainfall. look at this! 390% of the averagejuly rainfall. basically average july rainfall. basically that averagejuly rainfall. basically that means we have had just in excess of three times the amount of rain we would expect injuly. in northern ireland, two and a half times. can we expect more scenes like this in the next few days? well, yes we can. that is because of the position of the jet stream. at the position of the jet stream. at the moment it is to the south of us and it will remain to the south of

us all right across us over the next few days, through the weekend and into next week, until about wednesday. you can see it is tracking periods of low pressure. normally at this time of year we would have the jet stream to the north of us and high pressure will bring more settled conditions. as we head on through the rest of this week and into next until wednesday when it is looking drier. that is the kind of thing we can expect. interesting you should choose a picture like that. we are getting lots of pictures like that sent in this morning. we were asking for your pictures from home of truly measurable wet summers. you have not disappointed. we will bring them to you later on in the programme. in case you wanted cheering up! that bit when powell said, will it get better? we were all like this... now. if you are waiting for the weather forecast every morning and thinking

how can we keep the kids entertained when the summer holidays are so wet? our reporter frances read is at the national trust's petworth house in sussex this morning, where they have some ideas. morning, frances. lots of answers. the weather is not so bad this morning. i am at the beautiful petworth house in sussex. let's have a look what we have got. first of all the beanbag throw over here. a bean bag toss and then the space hoppers, giantjigsaw that can some croquet as well. the big chests, some badminton, gender as well. it is so difficult to keep the kids entertained when it is really wet weather and things like that. let's have a look at what people have been doing to try to keep everyone entertained. the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain. in the uk, it's well, everywhere. enjoy the ride... in christchurch, there's not many people out enjoying the fun of the fair. a soggy start to the school holidays

for operators like si, who's seen it all before. it seems like it doesn't matter how bad it's going to get, we're not going to change, you know. it's just what we do. my boys, they sit in there with me now daily, you know, and they'll be the seventh generation, i'm sure, you know. it's how it goes, is in our veins. on the east coast of england, a brief respite from the rain this weekend, chatting about the weather is always a favourite pastime. plenty to chew over this summer. the first two weeks, the weather wasn't very good at all and we were waiting for it to kick off. and itjust didn't until this weekend. and this weekend's been really good, actually. and who can forget this... when rain stopped play at old trafford and with it, england's chances of winning the fourth test and the ashes series. wet weather is a pain for families, too, when you don't want to be stuck in with the kids. and when it's grey and drizzly, we still need to find something to do. and so, for some, they're heading indoors.

the science museum in london is one of many welcome, and dry, activities the science museum is a really great place to come in a cost of living crisis because it's completely free. so we've got three floors, absolutely jam packed full of stuff. you canjust come here with your family, with your friends, have a really nice time, hopefully learn a little something. it gets up to 15,000 visitors a day at the moment. you know, for us, this is not a lot of rain because it'sjust a little drizzle. so we are fine with it, but it's always nice to get out of the wet weather and come into something dry and warm. so it's like a nice thing to do that's free and it's not... - and it's like... you actually get - something out of it. like, you see something. it's not, like, just- hanging out in a park. free entry, it's under cover. it's interesting for the kids, who have been learning as we've been going round. this is just one of many free museums across the country because, frankly, outside it's less dry. and failing that, there's always

an ice cream van nearby in august. it's never too cold, wet or rainy for that. lam iamat i am at petworth house in sussex with emily knight, the property curator. tell us about the beautiful house. silently it has one of the most significant art collections in the national trust. we have got a really exciting programming offer running alongside that. whatever the weather there is something to do and see at petworth house.— see at petworth house. beautiful rounds. see at petworth house. beautiful grounds- we _ see at petworth house. beautiful grounds- we go _ see at petworth house. beautiful grounds. we go over _ see at petworth house. beautiful grounds. we go over to - see at petworth house. beautiful grounds. we go over to sue, - see at petworth house. beautiful grounds. we go over to sue, the | grounds. we go over to sue, the visitor experience manager at petworth house. you had a very special visitor here at the moment, haven't you? tyre—macro we are

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elephants and see how many i can find. good luck! thank you. the irony is, it actually looks quite nice there, it is not raining. fingers crossed that continues. no elephants. now, let's talk about this cute, little furry creature — the red squirrel. it's still relatively rare to see one in the uk, but four babies have been born at the yorkshire arboretum after a project was launched to boost their population. our reporter michelle lyons went to meet them. she got close. very. bright—eyed and bushy—tailed — these cute little kits are only a few months old and, already, they're a bit of a handful. the york arboretum welcomed their new arrivals back in the spring and the first baby red squirrels were born shortly afterwards. we opened this project in april and it's been incredible.

the squirrels have really settled in. two females and one male. they love it. and the result has been, so far, two litters — one in the first litter and three kits in the second who have just come out about two weeks ago and are now really getting to know the place. the enclosure was specially designed to protect the red squirrels, especially from grey squirrels, which can spread disease. one of the main features of the enclosure itself is the green plastic—coated steel that you see all the way around the enclosure. that is made of a material that squirrels just can't climb. so that is on the inside and the outside. coupled with that, we have a 3—5m no—jump zone either side of the fence. the squirrels are growing in confidence every day and are quick to take advantage. so this is eric. he's the father of the four kits that have been born here a few months ago. now, he's a very brave red squirrel. and he seems to have his paws in everything. well, eric is an exceptional squirrel. he's the male — eric the red.

he's incredibly bold and tame, as you've seen. he's been raiding the feed container, this morning — he's still there now. and if you turn up at feeding time, they're sure to make an appearance. i've been hunting around the country looking for red squirrels for years and they've always seemed to be disappearing in the trees and on holiday or something. and there he was, scampering around. it was absolutely amazing. having spent hours on the isle of wight and on anglesey looking for red squirrels, five miles up the road and we've got this fabulous breeding programme here. when the four kits are mature enough, they'll be taken away to breed to help boost their population, leaving eric, holly and hazel to enjoy their time together and, hopefully, produce more kits next spring. michelle lyons, bbc news.

they are so cute. really cute. i have never seen one in the flesh. i got a little closer than i intended once when i was little. i was about six. i went to formby beach, there was a reserve of red squirrels, famous for them. a red squirrel ran up my famous for them. a red squirrel ran up my leg. i had some nuts in my pocket. the squirrel ran up my leg to try to get them out. really! it is true. are you nervous around them? i am all right now. i am all right. i do love these mornings! you never know what is going to happen next. let's look to the skies now. the uk could soon be able to launch its first rocket into space — from a tiny island in shetland. i have no stories relating to that. after a husband and wife team bought the land around 15 years ago, the site could now be just

weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. our correspondent laura goodwin joins us now from unst. good morning. no red squirrels, do not worry. this is home to around 700 people, a lot of sheep, a pod of orcas and cinco very likely, the uk's orcas and cinco very likely, the uk's first vertical spaceport. why here? it is all about the location. from here they can get really clear access into orbit. that means they do not have to use extra fuel to change course. that means on this launch pad behind me, very soon if the correct licenses are obtained, a 29 metre rocket could well be jetting up into space with satellite on board. i have been finding out more. as you might imagine, getting to the most northern point in the uk is a bit of a mission in itself.

first up, a flight from mainland uk, then onto one ferry and then onto another ferry before you reach your final destination. but its remoteness is just one of the reasons unst in shetland could soon become something of a super highway — that way. once part of an raf radar base, the land was bought by frank strang and his wife around 15 years ago. never in my wildest dreams did i think we'd be building a spaceport. it's all about geography and location, location, location. and it's really we're the most northern tip of the united kingdom. so when we launch, we're launching over sea. we've got a clear trajectory into the orbits that we're trying to get to and the airspace itself is very uncongested. so there's very little civilian air traffic flying overhead. so from this location here, we can get the satellites

into the orbits they need to be. also, because of our location, we're two and a half kilometres away from human houses, human habitats, so it's a very safe location. this is the first of three launch pads, with the site hoping to get their orbital licence in the next few weeks. eventually, up to 30 rockets could be launched each year carrying a number of small satellites, and that's attracted interest from companies across the globe. there are so many applications from space. the biggest two dimensions are connectivity and earth observation, right? we are talking lots about climate change and understanding of our planet, but we are not even halfway there for understanding it properly. so we really need a live—data climate model of our planet and that's only possible with supervision and monitoring from space. that is what we need satellites for. less than 700 people live on unst and it's hoped the spaceport might bring morejobs and more people to the island. speaking as an islander, i'm just really, really keen

for this project to happen. i'm giving it everything i can to ensure that this build happens and the spaceport is operational. because for the islanders, it's sort of a lifeline. the population has gone down and down and down. it's halved since 1999, and we need economic and social activity on the island to ensure its viability. unst is already a place of immense natural beauty and ancient heritage. this burial site was recently discovered not far from the launch pad. few places in the world can boast bronze age and space age sitting side by side. laura goodwin, bbc news. who would build a spaceport? frank strang is with us now. you've acquired the man some years ago, you and your wife. it was not always the plan to turn it into a spaceport. how did it come about? to

plan to turn it into a spaceport. how did it come about?- plan to turn it into a spaceport. how did it come about? to be clear we acquired — how did it come about? to be clear we acquired the _ how did it come about? to be clear we acquired the former _ how did it come about? to be clear we acquired the former eighth - how did it come about? to be clear we acquired the former eighth airi we acquired the former eighth air force _ we acquired the former eighth air force base — we acquired the former eighth air force base and we are releasing it. how did _ force base and we are releasing it. how did we — force base and we are releasing it. how did we acquire it? the uk government has been looking to establish — government has been looking to establish itself as a formal space economy— establish itself as a formal space economy in europe. it launched a competition about five or six years a-o. competition about five or six years ago we _ competition about five or six years ago. we came to it late and through our hat— ago. we came to it late and through our hat into — ago. we came to it late and through our hat into the ring. this site we are sitting — our hat into the ring. this site we are sitting on is deemed to be the optimal— are sitting on is deemed to be the optimal site for launching rockets into space. it optimal site for launching rockets into sace. . optimal site for launching rockets into sace. , ,. , optimal site for launching rockets intosace. , ,. , optimal site for launching rockets into space-— into space. it is described as the goldilocks _ into space. it is described as the goldilocks position _ into space. it is described as the goldilocks position because - into space. it is described as the goldilocks position because it i into space. it is described as the goldilocks position because it is| goldilocks position because it is just right. give us a bit of a view as to why that is the case. same occur it is all about geography, maths and physics, right on the tip of the united kingdom looking out onto the sea. when a rocket launch they will go north. they are not launching overland. physics say that from here we can hit trajectories and orbits we need without doing any

dog legs, as you said earlier and more economically efficient to launch satellites from here. this is reall bi launch satellites from here. this is really big business. _ launch satellites from here. this is really big business. from - launch satellites from here. this is really big business. from the - launch satellites from here. this is - really big business. from the moment ou wake really big business. from the moment you wake up — really big business. from the moment you wake up in — really big business. from the moment you wake up in the _ really big business. from the moment you wake up in the morning, - really big business. from the moment you wake up in the morning, five - you wake up in the morning, five o'clock today, till the time you have lunch, the satellite will have affected your life about 20, 30 times. you are talking over satellite technology just now, times. you are talking over satellite technologyjust now, also mobile phones and gps. satellite phones orbiting the air today. the depending which report you read, there could be 130,000 satellites up there could be 130,000 satellites up there and they need to get up there somehow. . . . , . . somehow. this is a very beautiful lace, a somehow. this is a very beautiful place. a small— somehow. this is a very beautiful place, a small community. - somehow. this is a very beautiful place, a small community. howi somehow. this is a very beautiful. place, a small community. how do somehow. this is a very beautiful- place, a small community. how do you develop something like this sensitively?— develop something like this sensitively? develop something like this sensitivel ? , , sensitively? very easily and very sensitively- _ sensitively? very easily and very sensitively. during _ sensitively? very easily and very sensitively. during world - sensitively? very easily and very sensitively. during world war. sensitively? very easily and very sensitively. during world war ii | sensitively? very easily and very i sensitively. during world war ii and the cold war there was an air force

base here and a radar base right behind me. our workforce at the moment is a—t. it will rise to about 150. there will not be that much difference. please see our responsibility to the environment has very, very important. —— we see our responsibility. we are looking at is building a space control centre to use satellite technology to help to save the planet. if the ice caps are melting at the pace we think and we can monitor the fires in australia and italy.— in australia and italy. thank you very much _ in australia and italy. thank you very much for— in australia and italy. thank you very much for speaking - in australia and italy. thank you very much for speaking to i in australia and italy. thank you very much for speaking to us. i l in australia and italy. thank you i very much for speaking to us. i will leave you with a thought was that this is frank's idea. he has coined a phrase, never mind astronaut.

unstranaut. many people could be working there if it goes to plan. we have had drones taking off from orkney, rockets taking up potentially from shetland. the weather looked like it was ok. you have been sending pictures are perhaps slightly disappointing weather over the last few days. we will share those with you before we leave you today. we seem to have lots of pictures of wet grandmothers by the beach. it has been a good summerfor by the beach. it has been a good summer for cagoule.

good morning, it is the nation put a microphone in, it is your bbc on your chance to give us your views on the big stories of the day, this is an ongoing one, big one. a ban on the sale of new electric and diesel cars by 2030. do you support it? we are motoring towards an election and theseissues are motoring towards an election and these issues will be coming more and

more to the fore. this ban was announced by borisjohnson amidst much who how. rishi sunak so far sticking to it. there are a few wobbles from some people but it looks like they are on course. a yougov poll for the times found 68% of tory voters were opposed to the 2030 deadline. 27% in favour. what about you? a government source says the deadline is palpably attracting investment to the uk. the new mini, the car industry, many drivers absolutely dreading it. is it time for a u—turn or at least a delay? looking at the electric infrastructure, insufficient, many argue. the deadline 2035 in europe, by the way. is it pure fantasy to think we can get there in just seven years, orthe think we can get there in just seven years, or the sooner the better? we have electric people, we have petrol people, we have british people. get in touch, what think? new petrol

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