average global m average global sea tem-erature has been — average global i sea temperature has been recorded. i am in plymouth to find out what that means of us. borrowers are being warned interest rates could stay high after yesterday's rise. in sport it was a golden start to the cycling world championships in glasgow. sophie unwin and pilotjenny holl collecting gold for team gb in the visually impaired i—kilometre time trial. hello from edinburgh, the very epicentre of the cultural universe for the next three weeks. we will bring you all of the sights and sounds of the weight and wonderful and everything in between. —— wade and everything in between. —— wade and wonderful. sons of something more summery next week in the weather but unsettled this weekend. it's friday 4th august. our main story.

the former president faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months but remains the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination for next year's election. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. donald trump has described his latest court appearance as a "very sad day for america". our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. it was the same atmosphere but a different venue. those who love and hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse, ready for his arrival. once donald trump lived as president in this city. but he returned as a criminal defendant. he faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly broad campaign to overturn the election results of 2020. it's alleged he used unlawful methods to try and get joe biden's victory blocked. inside court, mr trump's lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. but the former president did speak

as he left the city. this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. this is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. so if you can't beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. it's easy to almost become immune to donald trump's legal problems. but this case is bigger than all the other indictments, and that is because ultimately it's about america's democracy and how the former president stands accused of trying to overthrow it. january 6th left a painful and indelible mark on the us's image here and worldwide. five people died and more than 1,000 were arrested. donald trump isn't charged with inciting the violence, but accused of exploiting it. for his supporters and many republican voters, every indictment

turns him into a bigger hero. it's not going to change my vote, and i think it's actually going to make a lot of the american people understand exactly what we've been saying with regard to the witch hunt, with regard to the political division in this country. i think it's going to earn him votes more than anything. that's how much i like donald trump. he's a man's man. and the problem is today, men in america don't know what a man's man is any more. donald trump could be facing a fourth indictment over election tampering and it's likely to propel him closer to clinching the republican party's nomination, allowing him to run again for the presidency. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. 0ur north america correspondent sean dilleyjoins us now from washington. good dilleyjoins us now from washington. morning, see repeating good morning, sean. it's worth repeating that very simple principle, isn't it, a former president in court, facing charges. there has been a bit of time in the

us to absorb that main fault, what are people saying, what is being said today?— said today? perhaps even more impactful. _ said today? perhaps even more impactful. he — said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would _ said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like - said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like to - said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like to be l said today? perhaps even more i impactful, he would like to be the 47th president having served as the 45th. my crew was one of those outside the courthouse, the charges were set out in the report, quite serious charges but innocent until proven guilty. what was absolutely fascinating to observe was we were chatting to donald trump supporters when the plea came in, not guilty. it was treated as if it was a verdict of the court, there was no need for the due process. some republican voters saying, we still believe the election was stolen and evenif believe the election was stolen and even if donald trump went to prison, we would still vote for him. democrats think everything should have happened much more quickly in the trial should have already happened. and people who are neither democrats nor republicans saying, this has been an indelible mark but

it had damaged america's reputation more generally. a man said he was a democrat voter, and he says that the timing of this appears to be slightly political in the run—up to the election. that is an image issue for the prosecution. the reality here is that there are very serious charges. we knew for some time that these charges were coming but the case yesterday in the washington, dc court officially makes donald trump a defendant in a very serious criminal case.— a defendant in a very serious criminal case. ., ~ , ., , . six minutes past six, we will talk about air quality, specifically in london, and a development. yes, we have been focusing on this for some time. the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, has announced a grant of up to £2,000 for people who want to replace their car with one which is less polluting. it comes ahead of the expansion of the capital's ultra low emission zone or ulez. clean air zones are also being rolled out in other cities. harry farley reports.

the political storm around sadiq khan's expansion of the area covered by london's ultra low emission zone has been building. drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. the conservative party candidate, 13,960. an unexpected victory for the conservatives in the uxbridge and south ruislip by election last month, was put down to the labour mayor's scheme. sadiq khan has lost labour this election and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. sadiq khan won a legal battle at the high court so his plan to expand the scheme to outer london can go ahead later this month. he says it is vital for people's health to clean up london's air. but today the mayor has announced an increase in compensation for those forced to scrap their vehicles. previously, only those on benefits were eligible. now every londoner with

a noncompliant car can claim up to £2,000 to upgrade. the payment for small businesses to scrap vans has risen from £5,000 to £7,000, and charities can get £9,000 to scrap minibuses that don't meet emissions thresholds. other cities like bristol and birmingham have already implemented low emission zones. the total cost of london's scrappage fund will now be £160 million. but there are questions over whether this will be enough to cater for the 300,000 noncompliant cars plus vans in outer london. for the hundreds and thousands of noncompliant cars plus vans in outer london. harry farley, bbc news. a mother and stepfather will be sentenced over the death of a ten—month—old boy at derby crown court. police say jacob crouch had suffered a living hell before he was killed by craig crouch in december 2020. jacob's mother, gemma barton, was cleared of murder and manslaugher but will be sentenced for causing or allowing the death of a child,

and one count of child cruelty. the nhs is set to be given the green light to perform an extra 750,000 tests and checks a year through so—called one—stop—shop community diagnostic centres. the government today announced 13 new centres, which patients will be referred to by doctors for scans and other investigations. it's part of a plan backed by an elective recovery task thousands ofjobs are at risk after the budget homeware chain, wilko, announced that it is on the brink of collapse. hannah has the details. this is going to be causing a lot of concern? that's right. it looks like one of the uk's biggest discount retail chains could be heading towards administration. wilko is a family owned business which employs 12,000 people and has around 400 stores across britain. they'd been looking for a buyerfor months after running into troubles. wilko's boss says they've been forced to file a notice of intent.

this essentially protects businesses from creditors for ten days, which could give wilko a chance to secure its finances. we know it is a tough time for the high street in general as people cut back their spending. and the weather isn't help. the number of people heading out to the shops fell for the firstjuly in 1a years as the uk grappled with one of the wettest months on record. we'll keep you posted on wilko's fate. households could be paid if large new electricity pylons are built near their home, under proposals to speed up the switch to greener energy. the plans are part of a government commissioned review looking at ways to halve the 12—14 years it currently takes to build new power lines. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more. they've been dubbed the motorways of power.

power lines like this transport electricity from where it is made to where it is used. but the grid that connects them is very congested. the government and labour have pledged to ramp up offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy which needs to get onto land. more electric transport and heating systems are pushing up demand for electricity too. the government commissioned an independent report to work out how to halve the time it takes to build new power lines. energy expert nick windsor, who wrote the report, said the planning permission process for them should be streamlined and that households near new large pylons should get payments. he says this is necessary to halve the time it takes to build new pylons. it's becoming very, very urgent. we've been fantastically successful at building offshore wind in particular and solar as well. that those sources have become the cheapest power on the system

ministers have not yet said if they will commit to all his recommendations. the bbc has been told they have been well received in government, but building new lines could cause tensions with some conservative mps and campaigners who have rallied against planned pylons in their areas. i will have a pylon situated about a50 metres from my front door, so that will he obviously visually intrusive. it's probably going to have an effect on property values here. there are close neighbours who run businesses, bed and breakfast, things like that, who will also have adverse effects from the pylons being close by. 0ur campaign is no to the pylons, but it also has a positive aspect. we're saying yes to an integrated offshore grid which will give a cleaner, quicker and cheaper and easier solution. the report argues paying people

to live near overhead lines would still be cheaper than building them underground and would have a lower environmental impact. supporters say there may be trade—offs needed between green energy and green spaces, arguing if the proposals aren't adopted, clean energy will be wasted and bills could stay higherfor longer. the energy secretary is due to confirm in the autumn what recommendations they may adopt. until then, where they go, who benefits and how many are built is a political debate that continues to grow. ione wells, bbc news. thousands of afghan refugees in the uk are facing homelessness after being ordered by the government to leave the hotels they've been housed in since fleeing the taliban. the organisation representing councils in england and wales, said one in five afghans being evicted from hotels have nowhere else to live. the government says it's offered extensive support to find long—term homes. the government of alberta in canada has withdrawn its bid to host

the 2030 commonwealth games due to rising costs. officials said the bill was estimated at around £1.5 billion, which they say was "too high to bear". last month australia also pulled out of hosting the 2026 games in victoria, also because of budget concerns. here's simon with a look at this morning's weather. there was some sunshine yesterday offering some relief from the rain? yes, and you might see some today as well, naga. let's start with the weekend, though, this is a familiar story, heavy rain and coastal gales, sunday a bit better, some showers around, the wind is easing as well. the reason for the wet and windy weather is this area of low pressure, currently in the atlantic at the moment. for today we have got at the moment. for today we have got a ridge of high pressure which is

just a window of slightly more fine weather. today some sunny spells, some showers particularly around eastern areas, they could be quite heavy or thundery later on this afternoon. this morning we start with a fairamount afternoon. this morning we start with a fair amount of cloud but that will tend to break up and there will be sunny spells developing. 0ne will tend to break up and there will be sunny spells developing. one or two showers in wales and the midlands but most of this afternoon around eastern areas. look at the brighter colours, the greens, indicative of the heavier thundershowers. largely dry towards western areas, and not feeling too bad in the sunshine. high teens to late 20s. tonight this is the troublemaker, this area of low pressure, another weekend of wet and windy weather. that will move into northern ireland tonight, look at the green again, heavy rain spreading east through into the early hours of saturday morning.

strong winds will develop developing around the coast of wales, south—west england, 55 to 60 miles an hour. that will gradually move away to the east is the day goes on on saturday, and we are left with sunny spells and showers. some could be heavy on saturday into the afternoon. scientists say the average surface temperature of the world's oceans has surpassed the previous record set in 2016. the eu climate change service has warned that the upward trend in temperatures has been caused largely by global warming. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is in plymouth with more details. he is right by the ocean for us. we talk so much about air temperature, and you are talking about sea temperature, take us through what the findings are showing. we temperature, take us through what the findings are showing.— temperature, take us through what the findings are showing. we do talk a lot about air— the findings are showing. we do talk a lot about air temperatures, - the findings are showing. we do talk a lot about air temperatures, as - the findings are showing. we do talk a lot about air temperatures, as you | a lot about air temperatures, as you say, i am actually on the ocean, on

this boat owned by the marine biological association. they use this for research, is one of the oldest marine research institutions in the world. you are right, ocean temperatures are really important. 90% of the heat that climate change has created, produced on earth, is absorbed by the oceans. if you think about it they act like a radiator, regulating the planet's temperature and the weather systems of us planet. and they determine the environment in which sea creatures and plants live. 0ne environment in which sea creatures and plants live. one of the things that the marillion —— marine biological association does is it has a 90 year record of plankton around the ocean is looking at the impact. impact of things like changing temperatures. this record temperature, 20.96 celsius, way above the average, and an all—time record temperature, and it will be having a big effect on the ocean

around the uk and around the world. i have been discovering here in plymouth. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase, up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. and it has just reached a new peak, 20.96 degrees celsius, the highest global average sea temperature ever recorded. the world's warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. people's perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. and the reality is that's not the case.

everything has its niche within the ocean, and it's incredibly easy to to break that niche and influence it and upset it. take plankton. these tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. they're the basis of the entire marine food chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. so every other breath you take. and they are sensitive to heat. many species have been migrating north as the world's oceans warm. personally, i'm really concerned. the heatwaves that we're experiencing on land and the marine heatwaves that we're seeing are happening in unusual locations where we haven't expected them. but there is hope. scientists are learning more about how the ocean ecosystems function every day. we have the renewable technologies that can tackle climate change by reducing our use of fossil fuels. we just need to make the change quickly.

this impact, we have explained what the impact is having on the oceans and the seas, but how is it affecting us in our everyday lives? the ocean affects us all in ways that we don't often think about. as i said it absorbs 90% of the man—made heating on earth, but the oceans are a way of distributing heat around the world, they drive the weather systems. 0ne heat around the world, they drive the weather systems. one of the reasons why britain is so much hotter than canada which is at the same latitude is because of a great current that takes heat up from the tropics and passed the uk which keeps us warm. if those currents change, and we don't know what will happen as the sea gets hotter, we have never seen this process happened before, if those currents change, that could change temperatures and lower the temperatures and lower the temperature in the uk. but it could also affect weather systems all over the world. there is a big monsoon system in west africa, one of the

reasons there are rainforests in west africa. if the ocean currents change, that monsoon system could change, that monsoon system could change with devastating effect. these are really big global systems that are really important to all of us. that is the macro level, the big perspective on it. at a smaller perspective, i was talking about plankton, the smallest plants and animals in the ocean, they have evolved to live in certain temperatures and as that changes, for example, some species have been migrating north. they produce 50% of the oxygen on earth. if those populations change, that could have an effect on that. this is a really important thing for us to be concerned about and to watch and learn more about.— concerned about and to watch and learn more about. something tells me that --eole learn more about. something tells me that people watching _ learn more about. something tells me that people watching this _ learn more about. something tells me that people watching this money - learn more about. something tells me that people watching this money will l that people watching this money will have quite a few questions. looking at the water behind you, people know about it, it's in and around us. we will talk to you again later and say thank you for the moment and we will see you later.

it affects us all and it's deftly something we should be talking about a lot more. let's have a look at today's papers. the times has a large photo of donald trump waving as he stepped off his plane ahead of his court appearance in washington where he pleaded not guilty to conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. the metro leads with a story that features on several of this morning's front pages. an image of greenpeace protesters who managed to scale rishi sunak�*s home in yorkshire, raising concerns about security. the front of the financial times carries a warning from the bank of england governor andrew bailey who says interest rates will stay high until inflation is "back to target". the ft calls it "more pain for homeowners". and the telegraph leads on ministers plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. the paper reports that it will be the biggest expansion since the blair era.

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and i'm super excited to get the chance to audition for your dancer and model search. she was a role model to the three dancers who have taken out this lawsuit containing allegations lizzo rejects as false. they spoke to me from la on why they felt they had to go public. this was worst case scenario. it was a last resort. this person that has been bullied her whole life has now gotten power and now she has kind of lost touch of, i believe, who she is and her roots and now she's doing to others which was done to her. the claims involve explicit sexual acts with sex toys and being made to rehearse for so long that the dancers soiled themselves. i do think she needs to be held accountable for all the things l that she has done or enabled and created this _ environment to be done in. but they have a fight on their hands. lizzo has now responded to the claims, releasing a statement in which she says the allegations

are false, unbelievable and too outrageous not to be addressed. and there is still every chance that this will never make it to court. i would imagine that lizzo will begin to reinforce her brand. that's been attacked as to whether that's truly authentic. so you'll see her double down. you'll see her team begin to attack the other side. and i would imagine that this will be settled. it's hard to love yourself in a world that doesn't love you back. the three dancers told me that lizzo's statement has left them overwhelmed, disappointed and feeling overlooked. lizzo says she is not the villain that people and the media have portrayed her to be. do you consider lizzo to be a villain? do i think lizzo can take this and change and be who she says she is? yes, absolutely. i want her to be who she said she was when i first met her. the bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. she has yet to respond. colin paterson, bbc news.

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travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor of london has announced an expansion of his scrappage scheme to help owners of non—compliant ulez vehicles. grants of up to £2,000 will now be available to drivers with a non—compliant cars, the scrappage payment for vans will increase to £7,000 and additional support will also be available to charities. city hall has also confirmed the expansion of ulez to outer london will go ahead on august 29th, as planned. there will be no rail services from london to brighton's pride event this weekend. govia thameslink say the difficult decision is necessary due to staff shortages and safety concerns. brighton station will be closed and the gatwick express will not run. brighton and hove council has said it is extremely disapppointed at the decision. it treats some of the most critically injured patients

in the capital but london's air ambulance is a charity, which needs to raise £15 million by next autumn to replace its helicopter fleet. one person whose life was saved by the service is james basco—smith who was stabbed on the street and received open heart surgery at the roadside. we had to give him all his blood back. so a big transfusion very quickly. open up his chest. and because the heart's not beating, we actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it. you actually had your hands on his heart, basically. yeah. holding the heart in your two hands and squeezing it so that you can pump blood and oxygen around to all the organs of the body. thank you for saving me and not giving up on me. and we'll have a special programme on the work of london's air ambulance live from the helipad at 6.30pm tonight here on bbc1.

let's take a look at the tubes now. all lines are running fine apart from the planned part closure of a section of the bakerloo line and london overground. now on to the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. if you're after something that looks a bit more like summer weather—wise, we may be in for some luck by the time it gets to the end of the new working week. so keep an eye on the forecast. but until then it's still very unsettled. it will be wet and windy at times and there are some more showers in the forecast for today. they'll be mostly out towards eastern areas of the capital where it's also going to be more cloudy, too. we could see some lines of showers formed. so some places just seeing shower after shower. but the further west you are, the more likely you are to stay largely dry throughout the day. i really wouldn't rule out the odd shower or two though even here. and there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine as well. top temperatures of around 18 to 21 degrees celsius and cooler air moving down on that still northwesterly wind. and then as we head through this

evening and overnight, well, we'll start to see things cloud over from the west. it is set to turn wet and windy into the start of the day tomorrow. so some heavy downpours of rain on and off through the day on saturday. it's going to be feeling cool and there'll be some strong, gusty winds, too, with a deep area of low pressure slowly moving eastwards. sunday is drier and brighter. that's it. bye. hello. this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. interest rates have risen for the 14th time in a row. a lot of people die jesting this today because it is just not people with mortgages, people who are considering loans or credit card payments but say this as well. to payments but say this as well. tfr some extent it was expected but that does not make it any easier, particularly for those people

already struggling, who will now see payments go up. the cost of borrowing is the highest it has been for 15 years. the bank of england has raised its base rate of interest from 5% to 5.2%. the 14th hike in a row since the end of 2021. that's because inflation — the rate at which prices are rising is still way above the bank's target of 2%. after the announcement yesterday, the average mortgage holder on a tracker deal was instantly hit with a bill of almost £24 per month, adding up to 300 extra pounds they will have to find each year. remember, that s on top of all the previous 14 hikes. for those with fixed rate mortgages that are about to end, around 800,000 this year, getting a new deal is much more expensive.

how expensive? take a look at this. a £200,000 loan over 25 years could now set you back an additional £500 a month, as compared to nearly two years ago. i've been speaking to some of the people facing a big rise in their housing costs. in millions of homes across the country, yet another rise in interest rates brings more discomfort. it kind of corrects through inflation. james has been trying to sell his flat for years, but after the sale fell through a month ago, now he's faced with even bigger payments on his mortgage. to kind of put it in perspective, our monthly repayment was £825. we first took out the mortgage and then we've extended the term. but a like—for—like repayment now would be about 1,350. it's a massive jump and the plan was to sell the flats, planning stuff, stop that kind of completing and now we're kind of effectively stuck on a variable rate mortgage because we're still trying

to sell the flats. you know, today our mortgage goes up by £40 a month. how do you feel when you hear interest rates are going up again? helplessness. personally, it hurts, but i'm not really sure what other choice they have. so when did you set up mr deals? that was about three years ago. paul runs a blog and receives hundreds of messages every day from people worried about their costs continuing to go up. most people are coming to me with panic. there's a lot of people who are looking to buy their first house or they fixed a few years ago and what appeared to be a cheap interest rate. and now they're faced with the prospect of their mortgage going up by hundreds of pounds a month. do you have people coming to you who simply can't afford their mortgage any more? there are a scary amount of people out there, who unfortunately just can't afford their mortgage. in those cases, i tried to encourage people to go and speak to somebody like citizens advice or a local charity. there are organisations out there who are willing to help. but the sad truth at the moment is that there's going to be millions of people out there in a vulnerable position. and among the new mums at this dance class, many feel they can't

cutback any further. how do you feel about the cost of living at the moment? it's annoying more than anything else. becuase it's been going on for so long now. you kind of felt like last year it was like, "oh, it's going to be really had last year and then might get better this year," and it's just not. ifeel like i'm weighing up the cost of everything. you know, if i want to go out and do something, i'm like, but, do we need the money for the car, for the heating, forformula? and itjust makes it frustrating just day—to—day. i was at a stage where we could save, and now ijust feel like that money's being eaten up into the normal day—to—day shopping, groceries, utility bills. and itjust... it makes you feel a bit stuck. it leaves you a bit sad and a bit stuck. you can see, you know, the impact ofjust everything going up. trying to keep a toddler in fruit and nappies is, you know. we're not sort of struggling with it at the moment, but you can see,

definitely see costs going up. the bank of england hopes that its attempt to slow the rise in the cost of living will eventually help families in places like this. but with prices and interest rates continuing to rise, many are finding it hard to plan for the future. while mortgages are getting more expensive, interest rate hikes should be good news for savers. but banks have been slow to pass on those higher rates to their customers, and so the banking watchdog is cracking down. under new rules that came into force this week, banks must prove they are offering their customers the best deal possible. and the advice remains to shop around. and a reminder, if you have concerns, or are struggling with the rising cost of living there, there are money

—— there are money tips and a range of other advice on the tackling it together section of the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. people have been asking when all this will come down but the banks signalled yesterday that rates will be high for quite some time. about the cost of living, what you can afford, there is a direct link to the sports story, a place in canada saying they cannot afford to host a sporting event. another big blow to the future of the commonwealth games. alberta in canada was due to be putting in a bid. there is the mountains, the beautiful setting. they were considering putting in a bid to host the 2030 games. that is the government in alberta. this follows what happened in victoria. i was saying a couple of weeks ago on this very sofa, the state of

victoria said, no, we can't do it any more. the budget is blown, if you like. these places are doing the same thing as households are doing, what better thing can we not pay for? how can we for it? at the moment the whole future of the game in the financial viability is being questioned as a search for the city or region for the games in three years time continues. what a difference when the game was staged —— as it was staged in birmingham. it was claimed more money was generated for the economy. birmingham had stepped in for durbin, who themselves had pulled out earlier in 2017. as for what next, london, potentially the mayor has expressed an interest. scotland's first minister has said it could consider playing at least a

part in staging the tournament in 2026. team gb have won their first gold medal at the cycling world championships in glasgow. it came in the women's1km time trialfor visually impaired athletes sophie unwin and pilotjenny holl were more than a second down on the leading australian pair with a lap to go, but fought back to win byjust six hundredths of a second. jordan elizabeth and amy cole finished third to claim bronze for great britain. and there could be more gold for unwin and holl, who are aiming to retain their pursuit title in today's final. oh, it was just incredible. the crowds in here are amazing. we knew we were going fast from the qualifying, but, yeah, to win it in front of this crowd and the support we had, it was just amazing. but there's no words for it. we're not sprinters. this isn't our event. we're road riders at heart and the australian girls are sprinters, so they were always going to get ahead of us early on and we just had to have faith that it's four laps, it's still a long way and know that we can bring it back at the end.

there was a dramatic finale to the opening day with will tidball claiming a surprise gold for great britain in the men's scratch race. there he is celebrating. the 23—year—old from devon timed the 60—lap race to perfection taking the lead on the final corner and crossing the line to claim the first senior title of his career. he's the first briton to win this event since ben swift in melbourne 11 years ago. and jody cundy proved age is no barrier to being the fastest in the world. the 44—year—old smashed the world record in the flying 200m time trial, which is part of the multi—race c4 omnium event. the championship kicks off tonight. hit bennion rescued bad tide to make

their third qualifying round. —— mixed fortunes for british sides in the europa conference league last night. derry city head to kazakhstan next week after coming through a thrilling qualifier in finland, 5—4 on aggregate. hibs responded emphatically to their first—leg andorran defeat by thrashing inter club d'escaldes to reach the third qualifying round. the scottish premiership side were 2—1 down heading into the game at easter road, but martin boyle's early double turned the tie. 6—1 it finished — leejohnson's side will welcome switzerland's luzern to the capital next week, before the away leg the following thursday. for a full list of all the results head to the bbc sport website. that women's teams dodged the worst of the weather in the that women's teams dodged the worst of the weather hundred. alice davidson—richards stole the show for northern superchargers women as they beat birmingham phoenix by seven wickets to get their hundred campaign off to the perfect start. davidson—richards took three wickets forjust 11 runs from her 20 balls at headingley as well as taking two catches and claiming a brilliant run out. she and australian phoebe litchfield saw their side home with 22 balls to spare. the men 5 match was in the first innings when torrential rain hit the area with phoenix 84 for 5 after 62 balls. it's the third match to be

abandoned for wet weather at this years hundred. today they are in southampton. i have looked, it is dry and fine and should be ok today. thank goodness for that. the james webb space telescope has captured new images of the end stages of a distant star's life — take a look at this! this doughnut—like structure is known as the ring nebula. it is around 2,600 light—years from earth, and was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. it's thought this image could help researchers learn more about the life cycle of stars. we're joined by professor albert zijlistra, who's an astrophysicist at the university of manchester. good morning to you. ok. how can we relate this to our own sun? the

good morning to you. 0k. how can we relate this to our own sun?— relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar _ relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar to — relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar to the _ relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar to the sun, _ relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar to the sun, at - relate this to our own sun? the star is very similar to the sun, at least i is very similar to the sun, at least it used to be. it shows us our son will go in about 5 billion years' time, if you are still around. can we brin: time, if you are still around. can we bring up _ time, if you are still around. can we bring up the _ time, if you are still around. can we bring up the image we showed a moment ago, the actual camera shot? help us. we don't understand these things. just talk us through. what is so extraordinary about this image? is so extraordinary about this imaue? ., is so extraordinary about this imare? ., . ., is so extraordinary about this imaue? ., , ., ., ., is so extraordinary about this imaue? ., , . ., ., . image? you can see that donor, a torus around _ image? you can see that donor, a torus around the _ image? you can see that donor, a torus around the star. _ image? you can see that donor, a torus around the star. the - image? you can see that donor, a torus around the star. the green i torus around the star. the green inside is hot gas. it is mainly seen inside is hot gas. it is mainly seen in oxygen. the outsiders hydrogen and nitrogen. the same is present everywhere. you can see the structure, which is unlike anything i have seen before.— structure, which is unlike anything i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is— i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is not _

i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is not a _ i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is not a sun _ i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is not a sun yet. _ i have seen before. what happened to the sun? it is not a sun yet. it - the sun? it is not a sun yet. it makes energy. _ the sun? it is not a sun yet. it makes energy, burning - the sun? it is not a sun yet. it. makes energy, burning hydrogen the sun? it is not a sun yet. it - makes energy, burning hydrogen and helium. if that runs out it burns helium. if that runs out it burns helium. it injected the outer layers for reasons we don't quite understand. that is the shell you see around it. you can see the star in the centre, it is faint and fading. even in the past 500 years it faded, it is dying. the fading. even in the past 500 years it faded, it is dying.— it faded, it is dying. the imagery. i can tell it faded, it is dying. the imagery. i can tell your— it faded, it is dying. the imagery. i can tell your enthusiasm - it faded, it is dying. the imagery. i can tell your enthusiasm for - it faded, it is dying. the imagery. i can tell your enthusiasm for the | i can tell your enthusiasm for the image you saw before. when did you first see that picture? when did you physically see it? it first see that picture? when did you physically see it?— physically see it? it was taken a ear a . o physically see it? it was taken a year ago and — physically see it? it was taken a year ago and it _ physically see it? it was taken a year ago and it was _ physically see it? it was taken a year ago and it was a _ physically see it? it was taken a year ago and it was a couple - physically see it? it was taken a year ago and it was a couple ofl year ago and it was a couple of weeks we got the images. that year ago and it was a couple of weeks we got the images. that is why weeks we got the images. that is why we can see it — weeks we got the images. that is why we can see it now. _ weeks we got the images. that is why we can see it now. your— weeks we got the images. that is why we can see it now. your initial- we can see it now. your initial reaction to it was what? why? i had not reaction to it was what? why? i had rrot expected _ reaction to it was what? why? i had not expected this. _

reaction to it was what? why? i had not expected this. why _ reaction to it was what? why? i had not expected this. why is _ reaction to it was what? why? i had not expected this. why is it - reaction to it was what? why? i had not expected this. why is it so - not expected this. why is it so different? _ not expected this. why is it so different? why _ not expected this. why is it so different? why is _ not expected this. why is it so different? why is the - not expected this. why is it so different? why is the image i not expected this. why is it so | different? why is the image so not expected this. why is it so - different? why is the image so much more spectacular? it different? why is the image so much more spectacular?— different? why is the image so much more spectacular? it showed the same reneral more spectacular? it showed the same general structure. _ more spectacular? it showed the same general structure. now _ more spectacular? it showed the same general structure. now we _ more spectacular? it showed the same general structure. now we see - more spectacular? it showed the same general structure. now we see the - general structure. now we see the whole taurus is clumpy. it is broken up, something we had not expected. i counted 25,000 clamps in a nebula. what makes a clamp? i do counted 25,000 clamps in a nebula. what makes a clamp?— counted 25,000 clamps in a nebula. what makes a clamp? i do not know. there are several _ what makes a clamp? i do not know. there are several processes - what makes a clamp? i do not know. there are several processes we - what makes a clamp? i do not know. there are several processes we can i there are several processes we can follow. we had not expected them to be acting like this. why like this? we don't know.— we don't know. how long has it taken? their— we don't know. how long has it taken? their star _ we don't know. how long has it taken? their star died - we don't know. how long has it taken? their star died for - we don't know. how long has it - taken? their star died for thousand ears aro. taken? their star died for thousand years ago. everything _ taken? their star died for thousand years ago. everything we _ taken? their star died for thousand years ago. everything we see - taken? their star died for thousand years ago. everything we see was i years ago. everything we see was around 4000 years. it will last another 5000, 10,000 years. around 4000 years. it will last another5000,10,000 years. foran astronomer it is a blink of the eye. the relevance to us on earth, of knowing a bit more about what happened so far away is what? what

is the relevance?— is the relevance? many things. it is a beautiful thing _ is the relevance? many things. it is a beautiful thing to _ is the relevance? many things. it is a beautiful thing to see. _ is the relevance? many things. it is a beautifulthing to see. i— is the relevance? many things. it is a beautiful thing to see. i had - is the relevance? many things. it is a beautiful thing to see. i had the l a beautiful thing to see. i had the e—mail last night from the trenches in ukraine, thanking me for the beauty they saw through their fighting. that there is quite something. it also inspires people just to see this. when people get inspired, they do things. when children get inspired they study physics and mathematics. in children get inspired they study physics and mathematics. in your career can _ physics and mathematics. in your career can must _ physics and mathematics. in your career can must have _ physics and mathematics. in your career can must have seen - physics and mathematics. in your career can must have seen a - physics and mathematics. in your career can must have seen a lot l physics and mathematics. in your| career can must have seen a lot of changes over the years about what we know, what we can see. do you remember a time when you were young? what got you a major go, i want to know more about that? i what got you a major go, i want to know more about that?— know more about that? i was too ounr know more about that? i was too cum to know more about that? i was too young to be _ know more about that? i was too young to be allowed _ know more about that? i was too young to be allowed to _ know more about that? i was too young to be allowed to stay - know more about that? i was too young to be allowed to stay at i know more about that? i was too young to be allowed to stay at at| young to be allowed to stay at at night to see it so we had to wait for the morning. it really inspired me. i have been wanting to do astronomy ever since. children are

on holidays — astronomy ever since. children are on holidays at _ astronomy ever since. children are on holidays at the _ astronomy ever since. children are on holidays at the moment. - astronomy ever since. children are on holidays at the moment. you i astronomy ever since. children are | on holidays at the moment. you are absolutely right. pictures like this will inspire. what is the fact a child can take away every day? the scientific facts they can go to friends and say, did you know this? this is where the earth came from. the clamps you see in the nebula, they consist of gas but there is also dust, snake particles formed in those clamps. the dust gets in between the space between stars. new stars are forming. the dust grains come together they grow bigger and bigger and form planets. that is how planets form. a lot happens to the dust grains. we can still see signs

of nebula like this in the material found on earth. the of nebula like this in the material found on earth.— found on earth. the death of the star. found on earth. the death of the star- even _ found on earth. the death of the star. even though _ found on earth. the death of the star. even though we _ found on earth. the death of the star. even though we are - found on earth. the death of the star. even though we are seeing | found on earth. the death of the - star. even though we are seeing the death of a star we are seeing the stark formation of planets. your enthusiasm leaps out. very good. thank you. the biggest arts festival in the world — the edinburgh fringe — is starting this weekend. for the next three weeks, thousands of people will be flooding the city's cobbled streets to catch performances from some of the best comics, musicians and dancers. if you are very lucky, you might like to seejohn maguire performing. how about that to add to the list? that is one way — about that to add to the list? that is one way to _ about that to add to the list? that is one way to put _ about that to add to the list? trust is one way to put dampness on ticket sales. an amazing array of acts to show you. absolutely wonderful. we

have sterling elliott. good morning! the lucky pigeons. we also introduce you to the black blues brothers, who i think are about to show us the aeroplane. get a look at this! take aeroplane. get a look at this! take a look around the festival. if all the world is a stage, then edinburgh right now is the centre of the universe. some have even come from a galaxy far, far away. the international festival and the fringe will see theatres, concert halls, pubs, clubs and streets rammed with performers. the covid years took their toll, so this summer feels like a return to normal. but that's not a word frequently used around here. certainly, last year still felt that there was a lot of tension in the air from the artist community, nervous about making the investments come back, from audiences, knowing that there's a cost—of—living crisis approaching. but this year just feels. .. it feels totally different.

it feels like there's a positivity. there's a sense that a global pandemic is behind us and that we're now in some ways emerging to a more kind of happy and joyful place. so it feels totally different this year. there are 3,500 shows to see and lots of people urging you to see them. what's this? that is alba, and it's an original scottish play about the 2014 scottish independence, however, from a non—biased view. yes. so from comedy to tragedy and everything in between. politics, philosophy, theology, poetry, musicals, everything is here in edinburgh. if it's a human emotion and it can be put on a stage, you'll be able to see it at the festival over the next days and weeks. in fact, something for everyone. adults, kids, adults who want to be kids.

so tell us what this is all about. so big kid kindergarten is an adult play experience for grownups. maybe they want to use crayons or play—doh or make new friends without the pleasantries and small talk of adult life. you have to be careful here, though. bump into a star, like friend of the show viggo venn and next thing you know, you're part of the act. so the audience can see you. yeah. feel overdressed. john from the bbc. da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ridiculous. and then... he's over 65 years old. it's not so hard. urgh! look, look, we got a laugh!

easily pleased. it's not so hard, you know. it's lovely to be back, because i've been here almost... i lived here almost a year of my life. no, eight edinburghs. that's eight months, no. i could raise a child in edinburgh. but this time, everybody knows who you are. we've already had people taking photos. i know! saying they can't get tickets for the show. i know. well, i mean, the first year i was here, we played a show in front of a family of four and then two of them left. so now it's sold out. so it's a different experience this year. i would say break a leg, but what have you done to yourself? injured your foot. i kicked my foot into the stage as a joke. and now it's broken. it really is broken. yeah. ouch. i got a laugh! so it's a joke that keeps on giving. my pain is your pleasure. this place will make you think, sing, cry... useless leg. ..but most of all it

will make you smile. lots of smiles here this morning. tutu arejust wonderful. lots of smiles here this morning. tutu are just wonderful. you will not have seen anything like it before. the inspiration, wattages —— what is it about? it is before. the inspiration, wattages -- what is it about?— what is it about? it is about dance. it's ve what is it about? it is about dance. it's very funny- _ what is it about? it is about dance. it's very funny. where _ what is it about? it is about dance. it's very funny. where can - what is it about? it is about dance. it's very funny. where can people i it's very funny. where can people see ou? it's very funny. where can people see you? in _ it's very funny. where can people see you? in the _ it's very funny. where can people see you? in the square _ it's very funny. where can people see you? in the square at - it's very funny. where can people | see you? in the square at 3:25pm. there is the — see you? in the square at 3:25pm. there is the international- see you? in the square at 3:25pm. there is the international festival, which is taking place at the same time, apart from the weird and wonderfulfringe events. this cellist from new york. good morning. first time in edinburgh?— first time in edinburgh? certainly is. i have done _ first time in edinburgh? certainly is. i have done some _ first time in edinburgh? certainly is. i have done some small - first time in edinburgh? certainly is. i have done some small hikes| first time in edinburgh? certainly i is. i have done some small hikes to arthur— is. i have done some small hikes to

arthur c _ is. i have done some small hikes to arthur c a— is. i have done some small hikes to arthur c. a very charming city. what will --eole arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get _ arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if— arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if they _ arthur c. a very charming city. bust will people get if they see you? arthur c. a very charming city. what will people get if they see you? we | will people get if they see you? we will people get if they see you? we will be performing some chamber concerts — will be performing some chamber concerts. you get to the string quartets, _ concerts. you get to the string quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? _ quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? at — quartets, octets, six texts. there is that? at the queens hall. keep -la inc. is that? at the queens hall. keep playing- we _ is that? at the queens hall. keep playing- we were _ is that? at the queens hall. keep playing. we were not _ is that? at the queens hall. ieen playing. we were not interrupted. let's come and see the lucky pigeons. a good to see this morning. how has it been so far in the festival? it how has it been so far in the festival? ., , , how has it been so far in the festival? . , , ., how has it been so far in the festival?— how has it been so far in the festival? . , , ., ., ., festival? it has been a lot of fun. we rehearsed, _ festival? it has been a lot of fun. we rehearsed, went— festival? it has been a lot of fun. we rehearsed, went to _ festival? it has been a lot of fun. we rehearsed, went to some - festival? it has been a lot of fun. - we rehearsed, went to some parties. we rehearsed, went to some parties. we presented our show. we are having a great _ we presented our show. we are having a great time _ we presented our show. we are having a great time. lucky pigeons is a circuit— a great time. lucky pigeons is a circuit show— a great time. lucky pigeons is a circuit show for all the family. it circuit show for all the family. [11 is all circuit show for all the family. is all very circuit show for all the family. h

is all very impressive. circuit show for all the family. it is all very impressive. a - circuit show for all the family. it is all very impressive. a lot - circuit show for all the family. it is all very impressive. a lot of i is all very impressive. a lot of fun, is all very impressive. a lot of fun. really- — is all very impressive. a lot of fun, really. people _ is all very impressive. a lot of fun, really. people get - is all very impressive. a lot of fun, really. people get it- is all very impressive. a lot of fun, really. people get it in i is all very impressive. a lot ofl fun, really. people get it in the ci .it fun, really. people get it in the city- it blows — fun, really. people get it in the city. it blows you _ fun, really. people get it in the city. it blows you away - fun, really. people get it in the city. it blows you away from i fun, really. people get it in the| city. it blows you away from the physicality and artistry but you almost expect it.— physicality and artistry but you almost expect it.- i - physicality and artistry but you i almost expect it.- i don't almost expect it. exactly. idon't know what _ almost expect it. exactly. idon't know what made _ almost expect it. exactly. i don't know what made that _ almost expect it. exactly. idon't know what made that noise. - almost expect it. exactly. idon't know what made that noise. alll almost expect it. exactly. i don't i know what made that noise. all the very best to you. know what made that noise. all the very best to you-— very best to you. underbelly circus u -. very best to you. underbelly circus up- fantastic- _ very best to you. underbelly circus up. fantastic. what _ very best to you. underbelly circus up. fantastic. what are _ very best to you. underbelly circus up. fantastic. what are you i very best to you. underbelly circus up. fantastic. what are you goingl very best to you. underbelly circus i up. fantastic. what are you going to do for us? one _ up. fantastic. what are you going to do for us? one more _ up. fantastic. what are you going to do for us? one more time. i up. fantastic. what are you going to do for us? one more time. give i up. fantastic. what are you going to do for us? one more time. give it i do for us? one more time. give it one more go. one more. all of these things always work perfectly in rehearsals. as i say, the strength, the physicality, absolutely extraordinary. look at that! i think i canjust nip through extraordinary. look at that! i think i can just nip through underneath. extraordinary. look at that! i think i canjust nip through underneath. i probably wasn't allowed to do that.

jumped down safely. come on down and say hello. you'll show again look spectacular. tell us what it is about and what people can expect. this is from a theatre study has comedy — this is from a theatre study has comedy a _ this is from a theatre study has comedy. a lot ofjumping skills, a lot of— comedy. a lot ofjumping skills, a lot of things like acrobatics. what has the reception _ lot of things like acrobatics. what has the reception been _ lot of things like acrobatics. bust has the reception been like? it lot of things like acrobatics. wusgit has the reception been like? it has been pretty good. their smiles say at all. wonderful. thank you so much pretty impressive to get people up and out. many will have performed last night to do these incredible stunts and tricks. shows what a rich that there are other entertainment there in this city over the next few weeks. back to you. you there in this city over the next few weeks. back to you.— weeks. back to you. you look like ou are weeks. back to you. you look like you are having — weeks. back to you. you look like you are having a _ weeks. back to you. you look like you are having a great _ weeks. back to you. you look like you are having a great time. i weeks. back to you. you look like you are having a great time. that| you are having a great time. that was a lovely showcase of what is going on. look forward to seeing you later on in the programme.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. this hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor of london has announced an expansion of his scrappage scheme to help owners of non—compliant ulez vehicles. grants of up to £2,000 will now be available to drivers with a non—compliant cars, the scrappage payment for vans will increase to £7,000 and additional support will also be available to charities. city hall has also confirmed the expansion of ulez to outer london will go ahead on august 29th, as planned. there will be no rail services from london to brighton's pride event this weekend. govia thameslink say the difficult decision is necessary due to staff shortages and safety concerns. brighton station will be closed and the gatwick express will not run. brighton and hove council has said it is extremely disapppointed at the decision. it treats some of the most critically injured patients in the capital but london's air

ambulance is a charity, which needs to raise £15 million by next autumn to replace its helicopter fleet. one person whose life was saved by the service is james basco—smith who was stabbed on the street and received open heart surgery at the roadside. we had to give him all his blood back. so a big transfusion very quickly. open up his chest. and because the heart's not beating, we actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it. you actually had your hands on his heart, basically. yeah. holding the heart in your two hands and squeezing it so that you can pump blood and oxygen around to all the organs of the body. thank you for saving me and not giving up on me. and we'll have a special programme on the work of london's air ambulance live from the helipad at 6.30pm tonight here on bbc1. let's take a look at the tubes now.

all lines are running fine apart from the planned part closure of a section of the bakerloo line and london overground. now on to the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. if you're after something that looks a bit more like summer weather—wise, we may be in for some luck by the time it gets to the end of the new working week. so keep an eye on the forecast. but until then it's still very unsettled. it will be wet and windy at times and there are some more showers in the forecast for today. they'll be mostly out towards eastern areas of the capital where it's also going to be more cloudy, too. we could see some lines of showers formed. so some places just seeing shower after shower. but the further west you are, the more likely you are to stay largely dry throughout the day. i really wouldn't rule out the odd shower or two though even here. and there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine as well. top temperatures of around 18 to 21 degrees celsius and cooler air moving down on that still northwesterly wind. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, well, we'll start to see things cloud over from the west. it is set to turn wet and windy into the start of the day tomorrow.

so some heavy downpours of rain on and off through the day on saturday. it's going to be feeling cool and there'll be some strong, gusty winds, too, with a deep area of low pressure slowly moving eastwards. sunday is drier and brighter. that's it. don't forget you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. charged with trying to overturn america's presidential election, donald trump appears in court in washington and pleads not guilty. this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. the mayor of london extends the scrappage scheme offered to residents wanting to buy vehicles that comply with the city's ultra—low—emission zone.

the world has recorded the highest ever global average sea temperature. i'm ever global average sea temperature. lm in— ever global average sea temperature. i'm in plymouth to find out what that means for you. more than 12,000 jobs are at risk as high street retailer wilko warns it is on the brink of collapse, i will have the details. another blow to the future of the commonwealth games as alberta in canada says it cannot afford to bid for 2030. and despite the success of the birmingham games, it follows victoria's withdrawal to be host in 2026. and it stays pretty unsettled over the next couple of days or so but there are signs of something more summary next week. all of the details throughout the programme. it's friday 4th august. our main story. donald trump has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 us election.

the former president faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months but remains the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination for next year's election. donald trump has described his latest court appearance as a "very sad day for america". our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. it was the same atmosphere but a different venue. those who love and hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse, ready for his arrival. once donald trump lived as president in this city. but he returned as a criminal defendant. he faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly broad campaign to overturn the election results of 2020. it's alleged he used unlawful methods to try and get joe biden's victory blocked. inside court, mr trump's lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. but the former president did speak as he left the city.

this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. this is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. so if you can't beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. it's easy to almost become immune to donald trump's legal problems. but this case is bigger than all the other indictments, and that is because ultimately it's about america's democracy and how the former president stands accused of trying to overthrow it. january 6th left a painful and indelible mark on the us's image here and worldwide. five people died and more than 1,000 were arrested. donald trump isn't charged with inciting the violence, but accused of exploiting it. for his supporters and many republican voters, every indictment turns him into a bigger hero.

it's not going to change my vote, and i think it's actually going to make a lot of the american people understand exactly what we've been saying with regard to the witch hunt, with regard to the political division in this country. i think it's going to earn him votes more than anything. that's how much i like donald trump. he's a man's man. and the problem is today, men in america don't know what a man's man is any more. donald trump could be facing a fourth indictment over election tampering and it's likely to propel him closer to clinching the republican party's nomination, allowing him to run again for the presidency. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. earlier, our north america correspondent sean dilley described the reaction outside court. my crew was one of those outside the courthouse, nomia set out those charges, quite serious charges but innocent until proven guilty. what was absolutely fascinating to observe was we were chatting

to donald trump supporters when the plea came in, not guilty. it was treated as if it was a verdict of the court, that there was no need for the due process. some republican voters saying, we still believe the election was stolen and even if donald trump went to prison, we would still vote for him. democrats as you can imagine think everything should have happened much more quickly, the trial should have already happened. and people who are neither democrats nor republicans saying, this has been an indelible mark and it had damaged america's reputation more generally. a man said he was a democrat voter, and he says he had to concede the timing of this appears to be slightly political in the run—up to the election. that is an image issue for the prosecution. the reality here is that there are very serious charges. we knew for some time that these charges were coming but the case yesterday in the washington, dc court officially makes donald trump a defendant in a very serious criminal case.

sean daly describing the scenes outside the court yesterday when donald trump made his appearance. let's pick up now on stories related to air quality in london and cars. thank you, charlie. a car scrappage scheme has been extended to more drivers ahead of the expansion the ultra low emission zone in london. the mayor of london sadiq khan has announced all londoners with a noncompliant vehicle can now access up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle with a less polluting one. our reporter, harry farley has more. the political storm around sadiq khan's expansion of the area covered by london's ultra low emission zone has been building. drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. the conservative party candidate, 13,965. an unexpected victory for the conservatives in the uxbridge and south ruislip

by election last month, was put down to the labour mayor's scheme. sadiq khan has lost labour this election and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. sadiq khan won a legal battle at the high court so his plan to expand the scheme to outer london can go ahead later this month. he says it is vital for people's health to clean up london's air. but today the mayor has announced an increase in compensation for those forced to scrap their vehicles. previously, only those on benefits were eligible. now every londoner with a noncompliant car can claim up to £2,000 to upgrade. the payment for small businesses to scrap vans has risen from £5,000 to £7,000, and charities can get £9,000 to scrap minibuses that don't meet emissions thresholds. other cities like bristol and birmingham have already implemented low emission zones. the total cost of london's scrappage

fund will now be £160 million. but there are questions over whether this will be enough to cater for the hundreds and thousands of noncompliant cars plus vans in outer london. harry farley, bbc news. a mother and stepfather will be sentenced over the death of a ten—month—old boy at derby crown court. police say jacob crouch had suffered a living hell before he was killed by craig crouch in december 2020. jacob's mother, gemma barton, was cleared of murder and manslaugher but will be sentenced for causing or allowing the death of a child, and one count of child cruelty. ministers have set out plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. 13 new "community diagnostic centres" will open by the end of the year and be used for tests, scans and other investigations, which don't have

to be done in hospital. thousands ofjobs are at risk after the budget homeware chain, wilko, announced that it is on the brink of collapse. hannah has the details. it looks like one of the uk's biggest discount retail chains could be heading towards administration. wilko is a family owned business which employs 12,000 people and has around 400 stores across britain. wilco has not confirmed whether or not theirjobs would be affected. we've known for months that the company has been in trouble — they've been looking for a buyer. but that hasn't been successful and now wilko's boss says they've been forced to file what's called a notice of intent. that's an official process and it effectively gives wilko ten days to find the money it needs. wilko faces competition from other chains which are found more in retail parks with wilko more the

high street retailer. we know it is a tough time for the high street in general as people cut back their spending. the weather isn't helping either — the number of people heading out to the shops fell for the firstjuly in 14 years as the uk grappled with one of the wettest months on record. we'll keep you posted as we find out wilko's fate in the next week or so. thousands of afghan refugees in the uk are facing homelessness after being ordered by the government to leave hotels where they've been staying since fleeing the taliban. our political correspondent, jonathan blakejoins us now. good morning, jonathan. on the surface, you hear this and you think, where will they go, they were housed after fleeing the taliban, fleeing danger and persecution in their homeland and came here. they came there for safety. yes. their homeland and came here. they came there for safety.— came there for safety. yes, that is the question. _ came there for safety. yes, that is the question, where _ came there for safety. yes, that is the question, where will— came there for safety. yes, that is the question, where will this i came there for safety. yes, that is l the question, where will this people go? 8000 people came to this country

when the taliban took over, many had worked alongside british forces in the country, they had the right to live and work in the uk and they were placed in hotels largely to begin with and other forms of temporary accommodation in areas across the country, mostly england. whilst a more permanent solution could be found. back in april the government wrote to these individuals telling them that they had three months to leave. local authorities are now saying that many of these people are now facing homelessness because there simply is not anywhere for them to go and we all know about the acute shortage of housing supply in many areas across the uk. so affordable private rented or social housing is really a struggle for people to find. the local government association is warning that it has been distressing and causing huge disruption to these people and their families and that the accommodation is not available for them.

the accommodation is not available forthem. many the accommodation is not available for them. many people going to the local authorities where they are claiming to be homeless and having to be housed in an emergency basis. the government say they provided almost £300 million worth of funding and extensive government support. thank you for taking us through that. households could be paid compensation if large new electricity pylons are built near their home, under proposals to speed up the switch to greener energy. the plans are part of a government commissioned review looking at ways to halve the 12—14 years it currently takes to build new power lines. 13 minutes past seven. is it friday morning? 13 minutes past seven. is it friday mornin: ? , 13 minutes past seven. is it friday morning?-just _ 13 minutes past seven. is it friday morning? yes! just checking. 13 minutes past seven. is it friday morning?- just checking.- morning? yes! just checking. it's all under control _ morning? yes! just checking. it's all under control this _ morning? yes! just checking. it's all under control this side i morning? yes! just checking. it's all under control this side of i morning? yes! just checking. it's all under control this side of the l all under control this side of the studio! ,, ., , ._ ., studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone _ studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone is _ studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone is thinking, _ studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone is thinking, how i studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone is thinking, how is i studio! simon, it is friday morning, and everyone is thinking, how is it i and everyone is thinking, how is it going to be at the weekend? filth.

going to be at the weekend? oh, reall ? another weekend of low pressure, wet and windy unsettled weather for many of us, so if you have got plans, not looking too good.— looking too good. there is positive news next week, _ looking too good. there is positive news next week, signs _ looking too good. there is positive news next week, signs that i looking too good. there is positive news next week, signs that we i looking too good. there is positive i news next week, signs that we might see something a little bit more like summer, more details in a moment. good morning, everybody. a fairly cloudy but sunny spells developing through the day to day, just the risk of some showers, mostly towards eastern areas of the uk which could be quite heavy or thundery later on. that is the seamless morning in northamptonshire, there is cloud around with some sunny spells breaking through the cloud. as we go through to date the best of the sunshine will be across western areas. in the east around the pennines, that is where we will see the heaviest of the showers. look at the heaviest of the showers. look at the brighter colours, the risk of thunderstorms in that. dry with sunny spells elsewhere, maximum temperatures in the high teens to low 20s. through tonight, this area

of low pressure is slowly moving its way in. look at the isobars, the white lines are quite close together, windy conditions going into the weekend. here is the rain that will move through northern ireland in the early part of saturday morning, gradually making its way eastwards. the wind is picking up, gales across south—west england and wales, look at the heavy rain as it moves its way eastwards. the rain will clear away to bring sunny spells and showers, certainly for scotland, northern ireland, through norther parts of ingle —— england. there could be some chavez but it will be sunshine as well. disappointingly cool for the time of year. . an area of low pressure moving in next week but we want to

see this area of high pressure building in which will bring more settled conditions later this week —— next week. perhaps that produce up —— next week. perhaps that produce up to the high 20s next week. —— perhaps temperatures. thank you, simon. retailers are trying to tackle a surge in cases of shoplifting and staff say they have concerns about safety as they face more violence and abuse. the welsh retail consortium is now calling for greater support from police. the home office says policing has received record investment and it expects forces to take the issue seriously. jordan davies has this report. this person is stealing from thejohn lewis store in cardiff. it's brazen. they're filling a black bag full of goods. but they've been caught by security. they were convicted. and there's been a lot more of this

across wales in the last year. adrian works in the retail giant's security team. he's just dealt with an incident. ijust had an incident with a female and unfortunately the female escalated the situation and it required one of my team to intervene and escort the lady from the shop having explained to her what our policies are. how often does that happen? fairly often. more often than you would like. i would like to say daily, but we're probably not far off a daily occurrence. wales's largest retail centre cardiff saw more than 30% rise in violence and abuse towards staff from 2021 to 2022 and a nearly 70% rise in shoplifting, with one industry body saying there were more than a million thefts from shops reported last year. shops likejohn lewis are using these body worn cameras to stop people stealing from their stores and abusing their staff.

but they say they've seen a huge rise across wales, across the uk in these kinds of incidents. alcohol, perfumes, cosmetics are among the most targeted items. prolific repeat offenders, organised crime and gangs and the cost of living have been cited as reasons. this is the kind of thing retail staff have to put up with. you stupid little bleep. all right. i'm going to ask you to take your stuff out of the bag and leave. retailers say people are less tolerant and patient in general after the pandemic. some shops are now training staff to predict when a situation may become violent, known as de—escalation training. so we're investing across the board in a suite of solutions, whether that be investing in our cctv, we have now rolled out body worn cameras to every single shop, both across waitrose and john lewis. we're investing heavily in training not just for our security teams,

but for partners across the board. so they're able to, should they want to, take part in some de—escalation training so they'd be able to handle an incident should it arise. the losses are costing shops £1 billion a year across the uk, which may be passed on to us, the customer. sara represents retailers in wales and says she's writing to the south wales police and crime commissioner to ask for more help. we're asking for more resources. we understand the challenges that the police face and we're also asking the home office to look at some of the legislation that's in place, like the police crime, sentencing and courts act. we want that to be bolstered and better reporting around the data in that which will hopefully help our retailers in the long run. these are not victimless crimes. it affects retail staff and consumers. there's concern if it's not tackled now, it'll only get worse. holidays can be full of hidden costs and expenses, and if you're thinking of leaving your car at the airport

the advice is to make sure you plan ahead. consumer group which says you could end up paying up to four times more than those who pre—booked. manchester airport had the biggest price difference. a parking space that would usually cost £95 per week, could cost you more than £400 if you use it without booking. research from some of the uk's busiest airports revealed holiday—makers could save £150 on average if they booked a spot. we spoke to some people in manchester about their experiences. when we go on holiday, we might go on a ten day holiday. but you've got to sum up the cost of the holiday and then add on parking charges as well. so actually getting a lift in, it's a lot cheaper than if we were to pay to park. ours cost us 200 odd pound

and we've got the hotel and parking with that as well. so i think that's a reasonable price for the night and then seven days parking. but i won't payjust £150 just for parking, it's fairly on the steep i side you know what i mean. so yeah, i think it is- expensive when you put on everything on top of it. whenever i've been away, which is fairly often, i fly out of bristol and i get family to take me because of the cost of parking. it's much easierjust getting the local taxi firm to bring you, drop you off and the convenience outweighs the cost, i think. we're joined now by harry kind from consumer group which. morning, harry. a lot of people will watch that and go, be more organised. watch that and go, be more organised-— watch that and go, be more oruanised. , . �*, , organised. yes, that's basically what the airport _ organised. yes, that's basically what the airport are _ organised. yes, that's basically what the airport are relying i organised. yes, that's basically what the airport are relying on, this is what economists would call price discrimination. if your willingness to pay is higher, they want to charge you more and who is more willing to pay them people who have turned up last minute and are desperate to put their car somewhere and they are willing to pay up to

£583, we have heard. this and they are willing to pay up to £583, we have heard.— and they are willing to pay up to £583, we have heard. this is the fli side. £583, we have heard. this is the flip side- if— £583, we have heard. this is the flip side. if you _ £583, we have heard. this is the flip side. if you are _ £583, we have heard. this is the flip side. if you are not i £583, we have heard. this is the| flip side. if you are not organised there is a premium to pay but when you are looking at £593 for parking your car for the week, that is the price of easily a holiday for two people. price of easily a holiday for two --eole. �* , price of easily a holiday for two ..eole, �* , ., people. absolutely. if you are lookin: people. absolutely. if you are looking for— people. absolutely. if you are looking for flights, _ people. absolutely. if you are looking for flights, we i people. absolutely. if you are looking for flights, we are i people. absolutely. if you are | looking for flights, we are now people. absolutely. if you are i looking for flights, we are now in a position of thinking, what is the ticket price of an airline ticket, but what will i pay in parking or transport or paying at the airport at an airport hotel? that might outweigh the cost of the ticket in the first place, which would be the most expensive thing. some airports now make 25% of all of their profit outside of flying planes, from parking. it's a huge moneyspinner. as i understand it, the airports are in the business of dissuading people from taking their cars to the airport. they would be saying, get a train. i know it's, different airports there are problems of that, but in essence they are saying, go

by another means then your car and this would fit in with that as a deterrent. i this would fit in with that as a deterrent-— this would fit in with that as a deterrent. , , ,.,, , ., , deterrent. i suppose they are trying to extract as _ deterrent. i suppose they are trying to extract as much _ deterrent. i suppose they are trying to extract as much as _ deterrent. i suppose they are trying to extract as much as possible i deterrent. i suppose they are trying to extract as much as possible from people whether that is through parking or drop off fees which we have seen rocket. you really do have to do a lot of thinking ahead. public transport is going to be the best option for so many people. and sometimes you have got to use a creative combination of parking and transport. for example, luton airport, if you go to the parkway train station, that has very tree —— cheap secure parking, you can hop on a four minute shuttle which gets you right into the middle of the airport. 50 right into the middle of the airort. y., �* ., right into the middle of the airort. i. �* ., , airport. so you're not even using the airport _ airport. so you're not even using the airport facilities? _ airport. so you're not even using the airport facilities? is i airport. so you're not even using the airport facilities? is it i the airport facilities? is it long-term? _ the airport facilities? is it long-term? yes, i the airport facilities? is it long-term? yes, yeah i the airport facilities? is it i long-term? yes, yeah very secure, the airport facilities? is it _ long-term? yes, yeah very secure, 24 hours. long-term? yes, yeah very secure, 24 hours- you _ long-term? yes, yeah very secure, 24 hours- you have _ long-term? yes, yeah very secure, 24 hours. you have these _ long-term? yes, yeah very secure, 24 hours. you have these different - hours. you have these different options — hours. you have these different options if_ hours. you have these different options. if you can make a combination of the two, parking far away— combination of the two, parking far away might be quick and cheaper. |

away might be quick and cheaper. [ know away might be quick and cheaper. i know people rent out their driveways and things like that. i wonder about the safety and sense of security. cars are valuable things. and leaving it somewhere, a driveway? what advice are you offering on this? , ., ., , , what advice are you offering on this? , ., ., ,, .., this? there is a great website cold justpark which _ this? there is a great website cold justpark which allows _ this? there is a great website cold justpark which allows people - this? there is a great website cold justpark which allows people to i this? there is a great website cold i justpark which allows people to rent justpark which allows people to rent out their parking space, you can pay near sta nsted to £28 out their parking space, you can pay near stansted to £28 as opposed to £80. you should look out for weather if it is a good area, good lighting, there might even the cctv with camera door bells. but be careful with that kind of thing. the higher standard is park a mark. if you see that on a parking website, it means that on a parking website, it means that the police have approved and risk assessed it so there should be security there. you risk assessed it so there should be security there-— security there. you know the car arkin:

security there. you know the car parking areas — security there. you know the car parking areas that _ security there. you know the car parking areas that are _ security there. you know the car parking areas that are away - security there. you know the car| parking areas that are away from security there. you know the car - parking areas that are away from the airport, sometimes some distance away, sometimes you hear horror stories about those, people find their cars have been used when they come back. i'm not suggesting that is the norm for these things but how safe are those? how do you know if thatis safe are those? how do you know if that is legitimate? look safe are those? how do you know if that is legitimate?— that is legitimate? look for reviews oane that is legitimate? look for reviews online to make _ that is legitimate? look for reviews online to make sure _ that is legitimate? look for reviews online to make sure it _ that is legitimate? look for reviews online to make sure it is _ online to make sure it is legitimate, but if you have a meet and greet service where you hand over the keys to the car, take a picture to the car so you know there is no damage, take a picture of the milage so you don't have a ferris bueller is days of situation where you have to reverse the car and reversing the mileage. that doesn't work, b reversing the mileage. that doesn't work. by the _ reversing the mileage. that doesn't work. by the way! _ reversing the mileage. that doesn't work, by the way! yes! _ reversing the mileage. that doesn't work, by the way! yes! but - reversing the mileage. that doesn't work, by the way! yes! but have . reversing the mileage. that doesn't work, by the way! yes! but have a i work, by the way! yes! but have a look at reviews _ work, by the way! yes! but have a look at reviews online. _ work, by the way! yes! but have a look at reviews online. it - work, by the way! yes! but have a look at reviews online. it might i work, by the way! yes! but have ai look at reviews online. it might be cheaper to go off—site but equally, we found that four out of 11 times, on the site was cheaper than off—site, which you wouldn't think.

it gets very confusing. m50 it gets very confusing. also sometimes _ it gets very confusing. also sometimes off-site - it gets very confusing. also sometimes off-site is - it gets very confusing. also | sometimes off-site is closer it gets very confusing. l? sometimes off—site is closer than on site. the transfer time is shorter in edinburghfor site. the transfer time is shorter in edinburgh for example. so don't go into a parking decision with a preconceived notion of what is the mill convenient and cheaper option, you have got to shop around and do proper comparison. a, you have got to shop around and do proper comparison. fix. bit you have got to shop around and do proper comparison.— you have got to shop around and do proper comparison. a bit of homework will save you — proper comparison. a bit of homework will save you considerable _ proper comparison. a bit of homework will save you considerable sums - proper comparison. a bit of homework will save you considerable sums of- will save you considerable sums of money. will save you considerable sums of mone . . �* , will save you considerable sums of money-_ thank - will save you considerable sums of money._ thank you - will save you considerable sums of money._ thank you so | money. that's right. thank you so much, money. that's right. thank you so much. harry- _ much, harry. we have a new way for you to contact us on bbc breakfast. you can contact us on bbc breakfast. you can contact us on bbc breakfast. you can contact us on whatsapp. scan the qr code and it will automatically start a conversation. we are out and about this morning in edinburgh because edinburgh is very,

very busy right now. john is there for us today. it's all part of the edinburgh fringe which means the city is overtaken by performers. absolutely right, we have the international festival as well. it is bursting with performance and artistry. the lucky pigeons are with us, the black blues brothers are here, we are also joined by mario the magician. i'm intrigued. i build robotics for— the magician. i'm intrigued. i build robotics for kids _ the magician. i'm intrigued. i build robotics for kids who _ the magician. i'm intrigued. i build robotics for kids who do _ the magician. i'm intrigued. i build robotics for kids who do magic, - the magician. i'm intrigued. i build| robotics for kids who do magic, can ishow— robotics for kids who do magic, can i show something really quickly? help me — i show something really quickly? help me out really quick, wiggle your fingers and say abracadabra care and — your fingers and say abracadabra care and there we can start the magic — care and there we can start the magic. fantastic! i build everything out magic. fantastic! i build everything oul of— magic. fantastic! i build everything out of pizza boxes, go like this, rise! _ out of pizza boxes, go like this, rise! and — out of pizza boxes, go like this, rise! and stay down! we are doing this! _ rise! and stay down! we are doing this! and — rise! and stay down! we are doing this! and go like this... i can do it! and — this! and go like this... i can do it! and if— this! and go like this... i can do it! and if we _

this! and go like this... i can do it! and if we go fishing like this. thank_ it! and if we go fishing like this. thank you — it! and if we go fishing like this. thank you very much. we have a whole children's_ thank you very much. we have a whole children's show, we have 10,000, i forgot _ children's show, we have 10,000, i forgot about — children's show, we have 10,000, i forgot about that! nobody saw the mess_ forgot about that! nobody saw the mess up— forgot about that! nobody saw the mess up there. i'm sorry about that. my name _ mess up there. i'm sorry about that. my name is — mess up there. i'm sorry about that. my name is mario, i am the worlds greatest _ my name is mario, i am the worlds greatest magician. i'm sorry! i have the whole _ greatest magician. i'm sorry! i have the whole show at the purple cow. this was _ the whole show at the purple cow. this was not supposed to happen. the kids can come, you can see amazing cardboard _ kids can come, you can see amazing cardboard magic. and what is most excitingm — cardboard magic. and what is most exciting... sorry about that. 0k! exciting... sorry about that. ok! you _ exciting... sorry about that. ok! you get — exciting... sorry about that. ok! you get the _ exciting... sorry about that. ok! you get the idea. it is slapstick. it is out — you get the idea. it is slapstick. it is out of— you get the idea. it is slapstick. it is out of control. it is all home—made. and it's fun. it�*s home-made. and it's fun. it's hysterical- — home-made. and it's fun. it's hysterical. it's _ home-made. and it's fun. it's hysterical. it's my _ home-made. and it's fun. it's

hysterical. it's my life! - home-made. and it's fun. it's hysterical. it's my life! it's - hysterical. it's my life! it's slirhtl hysterical. it's my life! it's slightly terrifying! - hysterical. it's my life! it's slightly terrifying! thank l hysterical. it's my life! it's i slightly terrifying! thank you hysterical. it's my life! it's - slightly terrifying! thank you very much, mario. what's next? hate slightly terrifying! thank you very much, mario. what's next? we are here at the — much, mario. what's next? we are here at the purple _ much, mario. what's next? we are here at the purple cow— much, mario. what's next? we are here at the purple cow at _ much, mario. what's next? we are here at the purple cow at 10:55am | here at the purple cow at 10:55am every _ here at the purple cow at 10:55am every morning. bring the kids, bring the family. — every morning. bring the kids, bring the family, we have big robotics. you are — the family, we have big robotics. you are a — the family, we have big robotics. you are a star, thank you. let's tell you what is happening where you are watching breakfast this morning. chaos! hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor of london has announced an expansion of his scrappage scheme to help owners of non—compliant ulez vehicles. grants of up to £2,000 will now be available to drivers with a non—compliant cars, the scrappage payment for vans will increase to £7,000 and additional support will also be available to charities. city hall has also confirmed the expansion of ulez to outer london will go ahead on august 29th, as planned.

there will be no rail services from london to brighton's pride event this weekend. govia thameslink say the difficult decision is necessary due to staff shortages and safety concerns. brighton station will be closed and the gatwick express will not run. brighton and hove council has said it is extremely disapppointed at the decision. it treats some of the most critically injured patients in the capital but london's air ambulance is a charity, which needs to raise £15 million by next autumn to replace its helicopter fleet. one person whose life was saved by the service is james basco—smith who was stabbed on the street and received open heart surgery at the roadside. we had to give him all his blood back. so a big transfusion very quickly. open up his chest. and because the heart's not beating, we actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it. you actually had your hands on his heart, basically. yeah. holding the heart in your two hands and squeezing it so that you can pump blood and oxygen around to all the organs of the body.

thank you for saving me and not giving up on me. and we'll have a special programme on the work of london's air ambulance live from the helipad at 6.30pm tonight here on bbc1. let's take a look at the tubes now. all lines are running fine apart from the planned part closure of a section of the bakerloo line and london overground. now on to the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. if you're after something that looks a bit more like summer weather—wise, we may be in for some luck by the time it gets to the end of the new working week. so keep an eye on the forecast. but until then, it's still very unsettled. it will be wet and windy at times and there are some more showers in the forecast for today. they'll be mostly out towards eastern areas of the capital where it's also going to be more cloudy, too. we could see some lines of showers formed. so some places just seeing

shower after shower. but the further west you are, the more likely you are to stay largely dry throughout the day. i really wouldn't rule out the odd shower or two though even here. and there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine as well. top temperatures of around 18 to 21 degrees celsius and cooler air moving down on that still northwesterly wind. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, well, we'll start to see things cloud over from the west. it is set to turn wet and windy into the start of the day tomorrow. so some heavy downpours of rain on and off through the day on saturday. it's going to be feeling cool and there'll be some strong, gusty winds, too, with a deep area of low pressure slowly moving eastwards. sunday is drier and brighter. that's it. don't forget you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we'll be back in half an hour. by downloading the bbc news app. see you then. by downloading the bbc news app. bye. by downloading the bbc news app. hello. by downloading the bbc news app. this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. as we've been hearing this morning, the mayor of london —

sadiq khan — has announced that he's expanding a scrapage scheme to help all residents in the city switch to less polluting cars. it's part of london's ultra low emission zone, which was introduced in 2019. it was expanded in 2021 and now there are plans to expand again, to include 5 million more people from the end of august. we're joined now by conservative councillor matt furniss from surrey county council. good morning. you are one of the councils who took the mayor to the high court. why did you do that? hate high court. why did you do that? , didn't want to but it was to get the mayor of london and transport for london to engage with us about the mitigation from the expansion for residents in surrey. we are really, really concerned and still are about the significant financial and social impact it will have on any salary

residents and businesses who need to cross the boundary for everyday journeys like education, everyday appointments even visiting family and friends. appointments even visiting family and friends-— and friends. now the mayor has announced _ and friends. now the mayor has announced the _ and friends. now the mayor has announced the scrappage - and friends. now the mayor has i announced the scrappage scheme and friends. now the mayor has - announced the scrappage scheme does that change your mind? it is a announced the scrappage scheme does that change your mind?— that change your mind? it is a step in the right — that change your mind? it is a step in the right direction _ that change your mind? it is a step in the right direction but _ that change your mind? it is a step in the right direction but does - that change your mind? it is a step in the right direction but does not i in the right direction but does not benefit anyone in the five counties surrounding london. with the withdrawal of the day travel card, it makes it extremely difficult for residents to be able to travel in and out of london at fair price. l and out of london at fair price. i am sorry, it does benefit you if they will receive a grant of up to £2000 to have a less polluting vehicle. how many cars are actually travelling into london? br; vehicle. how many cars are actually travelling into london?— travelling into london? by our estimates _ travelling into london? by our estimates it _ travelling into london? by our estimates it is _ travelling into london? by our estimates it is between - travelling into london? by our| estimates it is between 50000 travelling into london? by our - estimates it is between 50000 and 70,000 people every year that are travelling in and out of london. if you talk to heathrow, for example, they have 10,000 employees that do

not have compliant cars. we are still pushing and urging the mayor of london and transport for london to extend the car scrappage scheme to extend the car scrappage scheme to salary residents and the remaining counties surrounding london. actually, it puts more funding infull london. actually, it puts more funding in full sustainable transport, including putting on bus routes so people don't need to actually take their car into london. because you are one of the five councils that took the mayor to the high court, you are the one which isn't covered. surrey isn't covered tjy isn't covered. surrey isn't covered by the scrappage scheme. correct. if you are like the other four, would you are like the other four, would you think differently now? would there be less of an argument saying you can all share? l there be less of an argument saying you can all share?— you can all share? i cannot say for sure. you can all share? i cannot say for sure- 0ur — you can all share? i cannot say for sure. our legal— you can all share? i cannot say for sure. our legal action _ you can all share? i cannot say for sure. our legal action was - you can all share? i cannot say for sure. our legal action was about i sure. our legal action was about mitigation false harry residents. at the end of the day, london cannot view itself as like an island. these builders are fluid. we really need

to have that mitigation so that people aren't being impacted for going about their daily lives. you don't travel by artificial local authority boundaries. we really are still urging tfl and the mayor of london to extend that car scrappage scheme outside of london for those that are impacted, provide the exemption for key workers and provide more and better bus routes between surrey and london. hf you between surrey and london. if you came under— between surrey and london. if you came under the _ between surrey and london. if you came under the scrappage - between surrey and london. if you came under the scrappage scheme, he would then be more satisfied with the expansion of ulez. £31!" would then be more satisfied with the expansion of ulez.— would then be more satisfied with the expansion of ulez. our plan has never been — the expansion of ulez. our plan has never been for _ the expansion of ulez. our plan has never been for the _ the expansion of ulez. our plan has never been for the scrappage - the expansion of ulez. our plan has never been for the scrappage of- never been for the scrappage of ulez. everyone should benefit. we had financial and social concerns for residents. it is a tax on people who do not live in london. that has been a point all along. if the mayor of london and tfl were prepared to

negotiate and provide mitigation we would never have had tojoin negotiate and provide mitigation we would never have had to join that legal action. would never have had to 'oin that legal mini would never have had to 'oin that legal action. thank you very much for our legal action. thank you very much for your time _ legal action. thank you very much for your time with _ legal action. thank you very much for your time with us. _ lets hear now from leonie cooper who's a labour member of the london assembly and has been working closely with the mayor of london on the ulez scheme. good morning to you. thank you for your time. good morning to you. thank you for yourtime. i hope good morning to you. thank you for your time. i hope you can hear what's being said a moment ago. he has a point. he has residence he represents work within the area but they do not benefit from the scheme. could it be extended to those people who, because of the nature of their work or whatever men need to go into the area covered by ulez?— the area covered by ulez? completely a- reciate the area covered by ulez? completely appreciate the — the area covered by ulez? completely appreciate the point _ the area covered by ulez? completely appreciate the point the _ the area covered by ulez? completely appreciate the point the counsellor. appreciate the point the counsellor from surrey was making. i do not think it would be fair on londoners to expect london to pick up the tab for people living in surrey. they don't contribute anything in terms of paying tax in london. all of the

scrappage that has been funded is being funded by the mayor. what would have been a lot better than wasting £i would have been a lot better than wasting £1 million per surrey county council and the other councils on trying to take the matter to court, it would have been to approach the government and ask for what would make a lot more sense, and national scrappage scheme, and that can then include surrey. it is just not fair. i appreciate what you are saying. you say there is no benefit to people in london. if you are a plumber, who happens to live in surrey, just outside grand all your work is within the ulez zone, there is a clear benefit because they are doing work in our area. every day, if they have a vehicle that is not ulez compliant, it will be bad, won't it? ., ., , ., ulez compliant, it will be bad, won't it? ., ., , ., ., won't it? londoners also pay into the department _ won't it? londoners also pay into the department for— won't it? londoners also pay into the department for transport - won't it? londoners also pay into -

the department for transport through car tax, vehicle excise duty. none of that comes back to londoners any more. that money could be used from london is car tax to assist with a larger scrappage scheme in london or indeed a national scheme. it could come out of everybody�*s car tax, not just londoners. i do think this is something the government should be helping with. i agree that having these artificial boundaries is a bit of a... ls these artificial boundaries is a bit of a... , . , these artificial boundaries is a bit ofa... ,.,, ., these artificial boundaries is a bit ofa... , ., ., ., ., of a... is a bit of a blow. you are not a national _ of a... is a bit of a blow. you are not a national spokesperson - of a... is a bit of a blow. you are not a national spokesperson for| of a... is a bit of a blow. you are i not a national spokesperson for the labour party. there may well be a labour party. there may well be a labour government. if there were, do you think that is what they would do? t you think that is what they would do? . , you think that is what they would do? ., , ., ., , ., , do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying _ do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying for— do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying for that _ do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying for that to - do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying for that to be - do? i am quite sure i am many others would be lobbying for that to be the l would be lobbying for that to be the case. . . would be lobbying for that to be the case, ., ., ., would be lobbying for that to be the case. ., ., ., ., ., case. leave that one there for a moment- _ case. leave that one there for a moment- i _ case. leave that one there for a moment. i want _ case. leave that one there for a moment. i want to _ case. leave that one there for a moment. i want to crack - case. leave that one there for a | moment. i want to crack through case. leave that one there for a - moment. i want to crack through some numbers. a very practical issue this, for people, isn't it? you have 2000 now for everyone, people can

get a grant of £2000 to change their cars. you will know the figures inside out. it is worth saying that autotrader has done the maths on this and they are saying the average cost of a ulez compliant vehicle, there is £15,000, 19,991 for the petrol and diesel prices respectively. that is a lot of money will stop frankly £2000 doesn't go very far towards that. that will stop frankly £2000 doesn't go very far towards that.— very far towards that. that sounds like uuite very far towards that. that sounds like quite a _ very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot _ very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot of— very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot of money - very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot of money for- very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot of money for a - very far towards that. that sounds like quite a lot of money for a car| like quite a lot of money for a car thatis like quite a lot of money for a car that is ulez compliant. a petrol vehicle that is ulez compliant is from the 2008 registration going forward. that is a car that is more than ten years old. i am pretty much sure that the figures from autotrader are too high. you can buy cars for less than £19,000 that are ten years old. cars for less than £19,000 that are ten years old-—

cars for less than £19,000 that are ten years old. they are quoting the avera . e ten years old. they are quoting the average cost _ ten years old. they are quoting the average cost of _ ten years old. they are quoting the average cost of £15,000. _ ten years old. they are quoting the average cost of £15,000. they - ten years old. they are quoting the | average cost of £15,000. they both had to respect autotrader, they know about car prices. that had to respect autotrader, they know about car prices-— about car prices. that is something the know about car prices. that is something they know about. _ about car prices. that is something they know about. that _ about car prices. that is something they know about. that is _ about car prices. that is something they know about. that is still- about car prices. that is something they know about. that is still very l they know about. that is still very high. i know lots of people who have bought cars for less than that that are ulez compliant. the £2000 i think is a great help towards that. extending it for all londoners now to be able to apply is a very good thing. taste to be able to apply is a very good thin. ~ . thing. we will leave it there. i appreciate _ thing. we will leave it there. i appreciate your _ thing. we will leave it there. i appreciate your time. - thing. we will leave it there. i appreciate your time. thank l thing. we will leave it there. i i appreciate your time. thank you thing. we will leave it there. i - appreciate your time. thank you very much. the only keeper, a london assembly member, he will be very closely involved in all the discussions. mike has the sport. we have some rituals of big events. we have some rituals of big events. we are talking about the commonwealth games and the future viability of them. this commonwealth games and the future viability of them.— viability of them. this is the

second lot _ viability of them. this is the second lot of _ viability of them. this is the second lot of games - viability of them. this is the second lot of games we - viability of them. this is the | second lot of games we have viability of them. this is the - second lot of games we have seen a withdrawal. the mountains in canada should have been the setting potentially for the 2030 commonwealth games was that they were preparing a bid. we have had the alberta government has withdrawn its funding for the bed. this shows what happened about a month ago. victoria in australia were further down the road, they were due to host the 2026 commonwealth games. they have pulled out completely saying they could not afford it any more. they were already building stadiums and will continue. that they were already building stadiums and will continue.— and will continue. that is the whole debate. if and will continue. that is the whole debate- if you _ and will continue. that is the whole debate. if you have _ and will continue. that is the whole debate. if you have infrastructure i debate. if you have infrastructure can in place, it helps. it is debate. if you have infrastructure can in place, it helps.— can in place, it helps. it is not a completely _ can in place, it helps. it is not a completely global _ can in place, it helps. it is not a completely global event. - can in place, it helps. it is not a - completely global event. americans are not involved. against events that are. at the moment though, the whole future of the games, and their viability is being questioned

as the search for a city or region, to host the games in 3 years' time, intensifies. what a contrast to a year ago, when the games seemed in good health, in birmingham, which managed to stage a successful games, it's claimed more money was generated for the economy from it. but remember birmingham had stepped in for durban who had themselves pulled out as for what next, london have expressed an interest but would need government support, while scotland's first minister, has said it could condider playing at least a part. there was a dramatic finale to the opening day with will tidball claiming a surprise gold for great britain in the men's scratch race. the 23—year—old from devon timed the 60—lap race to perfection taking the lead on the final corner and crossing the line to claim the first senior title of his career.

he's the first briton to win this event since ben swift in melbourne 11 years ago. i don't think it's sunk in yet. like not long ago, i was watching chris and, you know, bradley and all that do this. so to come here and, you know, become world champion. first time of asking. things dreams are made of. and, you know, iworked bloody... i worked hard for this. team gb have won their first gold medal at the cycling world championships in glasgow. it came in the women's 1km time trial for visually impaired athletes sophie unwin and pilotjenny holl were more than a second down on the leading australian pair with a lap to go, but fought back to win byjust six hundredths of a second. jordan elizabeth and amy cole finished third to claim bronze for great britain. and there could be more gold for unwin and holl, who are aiming to retain their pursuit title in today's final. earlier, there was painful disappointment for great britain's men's team pursuit team as charlie tanfield slipped coming out of the final corner of qualifying. because they were already down to three riders they couldn't set a time ending their

hopes of defending their title. tanfield was taken to hospital, he didn't break any bones, but will go through a concussion protocol and won't ride again at the championships. we wish him a speedy recovery. next to the women's world cup, where germany are trying to work out, how they've gone out, and where england are getting ready for monday's, knock out stage match against nigeria. and there's good news from the england camp, as katie gornall reports. england have trained today here in the sunshine on the central coast. and the good news from the camp is that keira walsh was at the central coast stadium today. she wasn't training with the rest of the 22 out on the pitch, she was following a separate programme in the gym, we're told. and that has to be a good sign, as she continues her recovery from that knee injury that she picked up against denmark. we don't know if she's going to play any part in the game against nigeria. you'd have to say that would be very, very unlikely. but we don't get a chance to chat to

serena or the players today to get an update on that. it would also be good to have asked them about that seismic result for germany in the world cup. the two—times champions going out of the tournament at the group stages for the first time in a result that will have to go down as the biggest upset in the history of the tournament. and they're not the only big team to have gone out at this stage. brazil are out as well. canada, the olympic champions, they're going home early. and what this means, for england potentially, is that it opens up that side of the draw for them because they were on course to meet germany in either the quarterfinals or the semi—finals if they got that far. and like it or not, for sarina wiegman and her players, this is now going to increase the expectations around this england team that they can go all the way in this tournament. of course, for the england camp, they are very much focused on the next game. they're taking it one game at a time. they won't want to look past nigeria, who are the underdogs in this scenario against england. they're ranked 40th in the world. they've exceeded expectations to get here. they've done incredibly well in their group. england won't take them lightly. there's been so many shocks and upsets in

this tournament so far. england will be determined to avoid another one in brisbane on monday. the new football season is gathering steam. the championship starts tonight. the arsenal goalkeeper says he will no longer stay quiet on homophobic comments, in dressing rooms perhaps or on social media. ramsdale says he wants the bill to be welcoming for everybody so his brother, who is gay, can attend matches without fears of abuse. over the years he says he has bitten his tongue when his homophobic comments made and that ends today. arsenal play manchester city on sunday. there's been another british medal at the world para—swimming championships in manchester.

maisie summers—newton took silver in the s6 400 metre freestyle with a personal best time. it's her second medal of the week. see you later. i am mindful. those crashes in the velodrome, charlie tanfield is the guy, they are as hard as nails. there are protocols around concussion. they are ripped to shreds, aren't they? they are tough. we have both been on a velodrome, haven't we? the speed coming down, let alone the speeds they are going, immense. maybe you do not want to go outside today. if he had a good raincoat, that helps. when they say there is no such thing as bad weather, just pull clothing decisions. as bad weather, 'ust pull clothing decisions. , ~ , ., decisions. this weekend is not lookin: decisions. this weekend is not looking so _ decisions. this weekend is not looking so great, _ decisions. this weekend is not looking so great, especially i decisions. this weekend is not looking so great, especially at| decisions. this weekend is not - looking so great, especially at the start of the weekend. today is not

looking too bad. this morning some cloud. some breaks in the cloud developing already. that was the scene in devon. as we go through the day we are looking at sunny spells and showers. mostly in the east where they could be heavy and thundery. at the show as a wedding this morning across parts of the pennines and eastern england. look at the brighter colours, the greens. the driest of the weather towards northern and western areas with lengthy spells of sunshine and temperatures today getting up into the mid to high teens, perhaps low 20s across southern areas of england. as we go through tonight, it is this area of low pressure that will gradually move its way in from the west met and in quite windy as we go into saturday morning. this area of brain, look at the bright colours. heavy rain moving into parts of northern ireland and wales. there wind is picking up as well.

there wind is picking up as well. the rain gradually moves its way east as the day goes on. turning a little bit drier and brighter towards western areas. towards much of northern england, scotland and northern ireland, the worst of the rain moves south and east. still the risk of a few showers to start the day on saturday and disappointingly cool to start the year. temperatures only 14 in newcastle, 15 in aberdeen, 17 in london. but as we go into sunday, perhaps a better day of the weekend, there will be a few showers around. when weather system will move east and a ridge of high pressure. this is what we will want to see in summer for the more settled weather, the drier weather. into next week more of a taste of summer. we will see the warm air coming in from the sapa temperatures getting up to the mid to high 20s as we go into next week. something more like what we would like to see in

august. air temperatures are going to rise. as we will see in a moment, ocean temperatures have been a real concern this year. el nino, pacific ocean temperatures rising, marine heatwaves have been developing quite widely across the uk which i think we will hear about more. n do widely across the uk which i think we will hear about more.- we will hear about more. i do not know why — we will hear about more. i do not know why we _ we will hear about more. i do not know why we are _ we will hear about more. i do not know why we are here _ we will hear about more. i do not know why we are here until. - that is what our climate editor is looking at. i know you are fascinated by this stuff as well. let's go to plymouth because that is where justin has wherejustin has this morning. it is so interesting. the phrase is the sea surface temperature. you could dip your hand in behind you and do an instant test. it is across the globe, isn't it?— an instant test. it is across the globe, isn't it? this is the global sea surface _ globe, isn't it? this is the global sea surface temperature. - globe, isn't it? this is the global sea surface temperature. not i globe, isn't it? this is the global. sea surface temperature. notjust putting in your hand but it is a deeper surface measurement than

that. lots of measurements are taken all over the globe. it doesn't include the polls as well. the equipment is not available to do that comprehensively. this is the main body of water between the north and south pole. this is a really significant result. it is the highest temperature ever recorded. that is significantly higher than the average temperatures he would expect at this time of year. because the temperatures are crucial is for so many things, obviously life but the current that drives the much of our weather, particularly here in the uk, it is important we understand what impact this record will have. that is what i have been learning about here in plymouth. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase, up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading

for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. and it has just reached a new peak, 20.96 degrees celsius, the highest global average sea temperature ever recorded. the world's warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. people's perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. and the reality is that's not the case. everything has its niche within the ocean, and it's incredibly easy to to break that niche and influence it and upset it. take plankton. these tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. they're the basis of the entire marine food chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. so every other breath you take.

and they are sensitive to heat. many species have been migrating north as the world's oceans warm. personally, i'm really concerned. the heatwaves that we're experiencing on land and the marine heatwaves that we're seeing are happening in unusual locations where we haven't expected them. but there is hope. scientists are learning more about how the ocean ecosystems function every day. we have the renewable technologies that can tackle climate change by reducing our use of fossil fuels. we just need to make the change quickly. well, i am joined well, iamjoined by well, i am joined by one of the ocean scientists are marine biologists dr mike collins, who is at the university of plymouth. how significant is it to see a record like this being broken? the fact this change _ like this being broken? the fact this change is _ like this being broken? the fact this change is global _ like this being broken? the fact this change is global is - like this being broken? the fact this change is global is highly i this change is global is highly significant. we are not talking

about— significant. we are not talking about a — significant. we are not talking about a single coast, single ocean basin, _ about a single coast, single ocean basin. we — about a single coast, single ocean basin, we are seeing unprecedented temperatures we haven't seen before. this is— temperatures we haven't seen before. this is likely— temperatures we haven't seen before. this is likely to continue over the next _ this is likely to continue over the next century. we will stillthey unprecedented temperatures becoming than normal. climate temperatures are expected to increase up to 2100. i talked _ are expected to increase up to 2100. i talked about the effect on ocean currents why is that so important for the weather?— currents why is that so important for the weather? they are important in brinuain for the weather? they are important in bringing things — for the weather? they are important in bringing things like _ for the weather? they are important in bringing things like the _ for the weather? they are important in bringing things like the gulf- in bringing things like the gulf stream — in bringing things like the gulf stream bringing warmer things to the uk, responsible for regulating temperature. the uk —— it has important— temperature. the uk —— it has important implications for marine life. ~ . important implications for marine life. . ' . important implications for marine life. ., f. ., ., life. what effect does it have on marine life? _ life. what effect does it have on marine life? they _ life. what effect does it have on marine life? they can _ life. what effect does it have on marine life? they can swim i life. what effect does it have on i marine life? they can swim away, can't they?—

marine life? they can swim away, can'tthe ? ,, . ., can't they? some species can move awa . can't they? some species can move away- you — can't they? some species can move away- you will— can't they? some species can move away. you will have _ can't they? some species can move away. you will have species - can't they? some species can move | away. you will have species needing two locations they have never been found _ two locations they have never been found before which can have effects on the _ found before which can have effects on the ecosystems. a lot of animals cannot— on the ecosystems. a lot of animals cannot move so they will have to try to weather— cannot move so they will have to try to weather the storm. their ability to weather the storm. their ability to persist — to weather the storm. their ability to persist will depend upon their ability— to persist will depend upon their ability to— to persist will depend upon their ability to acclimatise over time. the question remains on whether the pace will— the question remains on whether the pace will outpace their ability to cope _ pace will outpace their ability to cope |f— pace will outpace their ability to co e. , ., , . ., , , cope. if they warm up it increases metabolism _ cope. if they warm up it increases metabolism when _ cope. if they warm up it increases metabolism when oxygen - cope. if they warm up it increases metabolism when oxygen is i cope. if they warm up it increases i metabolism when oxygen is coming out. as water gets hotter, oxygen and other gases a vet. how does it affect marine life? we are looking at the combination of warming and low oxygen. warm temperatures will increase the need for oxygen at a time when oxygen in the environment is getting lower. that can have implications for energy production. we could see reduced fitness and

potentially even mortality of organisms. potentially even mortality of organisms-— potentially even mortality of organisms. potentially even mortality of oruanisms. ., ~ , organisms. are away likely to see in terms of species _ organisms. are away likely to see in terms of species around _ organisms. are away likely to see in terms of species around the - organisms. are away likely to see in terms of species around the uk? i organisms. are away likely to see in i terms of species around the uk? here in plymouth — terms of species around the uk? here in plymouth sound, _ terms of species around the uk? haze: in plymouth sound, researchers have documented a recent heatwave injune 2023 of around 18 degrees, compared with the normal of 18. that might not be extreme enough to result in mortality. —— the normal of 13. we might not be seeing mortality currently that we could see reduced fitness and performance of the animals that live here.- fitness and performance of the animals that live here. thank you very much _ animals that live here. thank you very much indeed. _ animals that live here. thank you very much indeed. changing i animals that live here. thank you i very much indeed. changing species around the uk but also potentially changing ocean currents and weather as well. a really important finding this record global sea temperature today. this record global sea temperature toda . . ~ this record global sea temperature toda . ., ~ very much. concerned about the temperatures. _ very much. concerned about the temperatures, of _

very much. concerned about the temperatures, of course, - very much. concerned about the temperatures, of course, the i very much. concerned about the| temperatures, of course, the sea temperatures. there are people who love their surroundings and want to be part of their natural surroundings. they swim, for example. we have been talking about this a lot on breakfast was that the problems we are seeing with pollution in our waters, largely from the heavy rain, we have been seeing sewage spills. we have been reporting about this. how triathletes in the north of england are not able to get into the sea because it is filthy, basically, from these sewage spills. now the environment agency has issued 52 pollution alert across a bathing spotin pollution alert across a bathing spot in england that you have been getting in touch with us saying how it has been affecting your environment. understandably people are upset. talking about that later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. the mayor of london has announced an expansion of his scrappage scheme to help owners of vehicles that don't comply with the ultra

low emission zone. grants of up to £2,000 will now be available for car drivers. the scrappage payment for vans will increase to £7,000 and additional support will also be available to charities. city hall has confirmed the expansion of ulez to outer london will go ahead on august 29th as planned. a man has died after police believe he was assaulted during a possible robbery in north london. 52—year—old ibrahim pertek from wood green was attacked in an alley next to wood green library in the early hours of sunday 16th july. he died in hospital on tuesday. police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to contact them. let's take a look at the tubes now. all lines are running fine apart from the planned part closure of a section of the bakerloo line and london overground. now onto the weather. this morning will be dry, but increasingly cloudy.

staying cloudy into the afternoon, but cloud will break up later on to give sunny spells. maximum temperature 20 degrees. that's it, don't forget you can keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. charged with trying to overturn the us presidential election, donald trump appears in court in washington and pleads not guilty. this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. the mayor of london extends the scrappage scheme offered to residents wanting to buy vehicles that comply with the city's ultra—low—emission zone. global sea temperatures hit their highest recorded levels. scientists say it could have an impact on crucial plants and animals. borrowers are being warned interest rates could stay high after yesterday's rise. i've been speaking to some of the people impacted by the bank of england's latest move. another blow to the future of the commonwealth games as alberta in canada says it cannot afford to bid for 2030.

and despite the success of the birmingham games, it follows victoria's withdrawal to be host in 2026. hello from edinburgh, and the extraordinary lucky pigeons. you will see acts like this across the city for the next three weeks. it is wonderful, magical, mind blowing, and of course, it edinburgh. the weekend is _ and of course, it edinburgh. the weekend is nearly upon us. this might be a familiar story, wet and windy on saturday, more promising news for next week. all of the details very shortly. it's friday 4th august. our main story. donald trump has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 us election. the former president faces three separate criminal trials in the coming months but remains the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination for next year's election. donald trump has described his latest court appearance as a "very

sad day for america". our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the report. it was the same atmosphere but a different venue. those who love and hate donald trump turned up outside the courthouse, ready for his arrival. once donald trump lived as president in this city. but he returned as a criminal defendant. he faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly broad campaign to overturn the election results of 2020. it's alleged he used unlawful methods to try and get joe biden's victory blocked. inside court, mr trump's lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. but the former president did speak as he left the city. this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. this is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers

in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. so if you can't beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. it's easy to almost become immune to donald trump's legal problems. but this case is bigger than all the other indictments, and that is because ultimately it's about america's democracy and how the former president stands accused of trying to overthrow it. january 6th left a painful and indelible mark on the us's image here and worldwide. five people died and more than 1,000 were arrested. donald trump isn't charged with inciting the violence, but accused of exploiting it. for his supporters and many republican voters, every indictment turns him into a bigger hero. it's not going to change my vote, and i think it's actually going to make a lot of the american people understand exactly what we've been saying with regard to the witch hunt, with regard to the political division in this country.

i think it's going to earn him votes more than anything. that's how much i like donald trump. he's a man's man. and the problem is today, men in america don't know what a man's man is any more. donald trump could be facing a fourth indictment over election tampering and it's likely to propel him closer to clinching the republican party's nomination, allowing him to run again for the presidency. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's get more now on about air quality in london and cars and how you work this through. the big debate that surrounds the so—called ulez scheme. a car scrappage scheme has been extended to more drivers ahead of the expansion the ultra low emission zone in london. the mayor of london sadiq khan has announced all londoners with a noncompliant vehicle can now access up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle with a less polluting one. our reporter, harry farley has more.

the political storm around sadiq khan's expansion of the area covered by london's ultra low emission zone has been building. drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. the conservative party candidate, 13,965. an unexpected victory for the conservatives in the uxbridge and south ruislip by election last month, was put down to the labour mayor's scheme. sadiq khan has lost labour this election and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. sadiq khan won a legal battle at the high court so his plan to expand the scheme to outer london can go ahead later this month. he says it is vital for people's health to clean up london's air. but today the mayor has announced an increase in compensation for those forced to scrap their vehicles. previously, only those on benefits were eligible.

now every londoner with a noncompliant car can claim up to £2,000 to upgrade. the payment for small businesses to scrap vans has risen from £5,000 to £7,000, and charities can get £9,000 to scrap minibuses that don't meet emissions thresholds. other cities like bristol and birmingham have already implemented low emission zones. the total cost of london's scrappage fund will now be £160 million. but there are questions over whether this will be enough to cater for the hundreds and thousands of noncompliant cars plus vans in outer london. harry farley, bbc news. a mother and stepfather will be sentenced over the death of a ten—month—old boy at derby crown court. police say jacob crouch had suffered a living hell before he was killed by craig crouch in december 2020. jacob's mother, gemma barton, was cleared of murder and manslaugher but will be sentenced for causing or allowing

the death of a child, and one count of child cruelty. five greenpeace activists who were arrested after a protest on the roof of rishi sunak�*s house have been released on bail. the campaign is draped at the prime minister's constituency home with black fabric to protest against the further licences being granted for north sea oil and gas. ministers have set out plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. 13 new "community diagnostic centres" will open by the end of the year and be used for tests, scans and other investigations, which don't have to be done in hospital. thousands ofjobs are at risk after the budget homeware chain, wilko, announced that it is on the brink of collapse. hannah has the details. it looks like one of the uk's biggest discount retail chains could be heading towards administration. wilko is a family owned business which employs 12,000 people and has and it's a particularly worrying

time for the 12,000 people it employs in around 400 stores across britain. wilko hasn't confirmed whether theirjobs are likely to be affected. we've known for months that the company has been in trouble — they've been looking for a buyer. but that hasn't been successful and now wilko's boss says they've been forced to file what's called a notice of intent. that's an official process and it effectively gives wilko ten days to find the money it needs. now wilko faces competition from brands such as home bargains, b&m and the range. they of course tend to be more on retail parks, with wilko more of a high street retailer. we know it is a tough time for the high street in general as people cut back their spending. the weather isn't helping either, the number of people heading out to the shops fell for the firstjuly in 14 years as the uk grappled with one of the wettest months on record. we'll keep you posted as we find out

wilko's fate in the next week or so. these are twin sisters from stockport, thought to be the oldest in the country. they have just celebrated their 104th birthday. so this is thelma and elmer, treated to a party. this is in preston. what they have on their 104th birthday? cake, of course, there it is, 104, thatis cake, of course, there it is, 104, that is a lot of candles. a three course lunch. and here is the trick, apparently, a glass of brandy. that is what they were drinking at the end. ., ., ., “ “ is what they were drinking at the end. ., ., ., ~ ~ ., ., ., end. that looked like lemonade at one oint, end. that looked like lemonade at one point. how — end. that looked like lemonade at one point, how ridiculous - end. that looked like lemonade at one point, how ridiculous to i end. that looked like lemonade at i one point, how ridiculous to assume that. happy birthday. good morning,

simon. that is a lovely picture. by, simon. that is a lovely picture. a bit of sunshine this morning, some cloud as well, some sunny spells developing but not looking too great for the weekend if you have plans. a cool weekend to come but there are signs of some summer weather to come next week. a bit of sunshine first thing this morning, as we go through today we will see a mixture of sunny spells, a few showers, most across eastern areas, they could be heavy or thundery. eastern areas, they could be heavy orthundery. one eastern areas, they could be heavy or thundery. one or two showers already towards the pennines and eastern areas, into the afternoon the brighter colours, the greens, thatis the brighter colours, the greens, that is indicative of some thunderstorms developing later on. north and west it is looking largely dry, lengthy spells of sunshine and maximum temperatures today getting up maximum temperatures today getting up into the high teens to low 20s across southern areas of england. as we go through tonight, this area of low pressure moving its way in so

another weekend, another weekend of wet and windy weather. the isobars close together, the winds developing through the night. look at the rain in the early part of saturday morning, many of us waiting —— waking up to a wet start. gusts up to 60 miles an hour across wales and south—west england. that will gradually move east through the day. that will be replaced by some showers. northern england, scotland and northern ireland escaping the worst of the rain. looking drier and brighter, sunny spells but the risk of some showers as we go through the day. disappointingly cool, temperatures 14, 15 celsius. 17 or 18 degrees further south. into next week, there is a sign of something drier and brighter. week, there is a sign of something drierand brighter. high week, there is a sign of something drier and brighter. high pressure will start to develop. one weather system moves east earlier on, then an area of high pressure develops and that will bring more settled

summer weather with higher temperatures. thank you very much. frankiejules—hough was killed along with her unborn baby, on the m66 in greater manchester in may. a speeding car hit her vehicle at 92 miles per hour, while it was parked on the hard shoulder. frankie's son and nephew survived the crash, but were left in a coma. last month, 22—year—old adil iqbal was sentenced to 12 years for dangerous driving. frankie's family described the judgment as 'an injustice'. celestina olulode has this report. a mother, partner, and daughter. frankiejules—hough should have been celebrating her birthday this week. instead, hertwo celebrating her birthday this week. instead, her two sons have been left without a mother. in may, frankie stopped on the hard shoulder of the m 66 to get help with a tyre

puncture. hertwo m 66 to get help with a tyre puncture. her two young sons and nephew were with her. coming up the carriageway was adil iqbal. he was driving this car, at 123 mph. with the steering wheel in one hand and his phone in the other, he filmed this video before losing control and fatally hitting frankie plasma car, killing her, her unborn child and changing the life of her eldest son and nephew. last month, adil iqbal was jailed for 12 years. passing sentence, thejudge maurice greene told him, she was killed as a result of the most indescribable, reckless driving, leading to the devastation of the family. driving, leading to the devastation of the family-— driving, leading to the devastation of the family._ a i of the family. eight, seven... a week before — of the family. eight, seven... a week before her _ of the family. eight, seven... a week before her death, - of the family. eight, seven... a week before her death, frankie of the family. eight, seven... a i week before her death, frankie and her partner calvin buckley had a gender reveal party and the night before the crash, they decided to

call their unborn baby me. frankie's son and nephew now need ongoing treatment after suffering serious rain injuries. witness statement in court, her partner calvin said, how can ebb sit here and put into words the impacts, the pain, the chaos, the impacts, the pain, the chaos, the high —— heartbreak. described as a beautiful person with the heart of an angel, frankie was a former soap actress who starred in hollyoaks in the early 2000. but with her life tragically cut short, what this family have lost cannot be replaced. we're joined now by frankie's boyfriend calvin buckley, his solicitor polly herbert, and by detective chief superintendent andy cox from the metropolitan police. good morning to you all. calvin, i

think the first thing we should say this morning is, you have had a terrible loss, and everyone is mindful of that, as you speak to us today. it's very recent. but you are speaking for a reason, because you want to change people's attitudes, and that is why you are talking about such a sensitive and difficult thing. about such a sensitive and difficult thin. ., ., ., about such a sensitive and difficult thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me, i thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me. i don't _ thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me, i don't want _ thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me, i don't want that _ thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me, i don't want that to _ thing. yeah, i mean, what happened to me, i don't want that to happen i to me, i don't want that to happen to me, i don't want that to happen to other people. if i can make a difference by sharing my story, then, you know, that's what i want to do. ~ . then, you know, that's what i want todo.~ . . then, you know, that's what i want todo. ., . ., to do. we have checked with you and ou are to do. we have checked with you and you are happy _ to do. we have checked with you and you are happy to _ to do. we have checked with you and you are happy to share _ to do. we have checked with you and you are happy to share this _ to do. we have checked with you and you are happy to share this story. i you are happy to share this story. tell us, for you, the sequence of events and what you knew about what happened. {in events and what you knew about what ha ened. ., , events and what you knew about what ha ened. ._ ., events and what you knew about what ha ened. ., . ., ., happened. on the day, we had gone to an arcade with — happened. on the day, we had gone to an arcade with my _ happened. on the day, we had gone to an arcade with my brother— happened. on the day, we had gone to an arcade with my brother for- happened. on the day, we had gone to an arcade with my brother for his i an arcade with my brother for his birthday. frankie's eldest son came

with us, frankie stayed with her youngest son and her nephew. we were actually going out for a celebration that day, that's the reason frankie was on the road. frankie came to pick her eldest son up from the arcade and then on the way home, he had a football match, that she was picking him up from, that's how it happened. i saw frankie 20 minutes, 30 minutes before the incident, said goodbye, said i love her, which i'm really happy that i managed to do that, and did get a proper goodbye. and then within 20 minutes, 30 minutes, i got a phone call saying that she had been involved in a collision and she was unconscious and it was on the motorway. and my first thought was the baby, because she was pregnant. ijust kept thinking, she lost the baby. and i just wanted to get to the crash

scene. i made my way to the crash scene, which was quite difficult because the motorway was starting to back up. i did manage to get there. and then when i got there, i can only describe it as like a horror movie. there were loads of emergency services around, the first person i saw was frankie's eldest son, he was on the floor unconscious. he had a medical team around him. then i saw frankie, she had a medical team around her, and then i saw my nephew. and when i was looking at the car, i couldn't believe the children even got out of it, the back of the car was totally crushed. we have all said it was a miracle that they actually came out, especially my younger son who came out with young —— minor injuries. and from that point, it was just, i

was stood there in the chaos, really, with my youngest son, while they treated frankie on the roadside, just so they could actually get her to the hospital. it was difficult because nobody really knew how serious it was. and i'll be honest, at that point, i didn't think it would be that serious because her injuries didn't look that bad. there was blood coming from her head and staff but it didn't look life—threatening to me. it was only when we got to the hospital, as soon as we got there, frankie's dad was there as well and he said that they had to go straight to theatre to operate. she had a serious brain injury. and basically she didn't think they had any capacity. so from that first moment, they said, we don't think she is going to pull through. they said she

could pass in the next two minutes, five minutes. they said once she comes out of theatre, we will put her in critical care and you you can spend time with her which we did. and then she was in critical care for two days, me and her dad stayed over the weekend and then the early hours of the sunday surrey, monday morning, she passed. this hours of the sunday surrey, monday morning, she passed.— morning, she passed. this was in ma . morning, she passed. this was in may- yeah. _ morning, she passed. this was in may- yeah. in— morning, she passed. this was in may. yeah, in the _ morning, she passed. this was in may. yeah, in the may. - morning, she passed. this was in may. yeah, in the may. very i may. yeah, in the may. very recently- _ may. yeah, in the may. very recently. and _ may. yeah, in the may. very recently. and yet _ may. yeah, in the may. very recently. and yet you - may. yeah, in the may. very recently. and yet you are i may. yeah, in the may. very i recently. and yet you are talking to us now because the sentence was handed down to the person responsible for frankie's death. what was the sentence? l responsible for frankie's death. what was the sentence?- responsible for frankie's death. what was the sentence? i think he not what was the sentence? i think he . ot 12 what was the sentence? i think he got 12 years _ what was the sentence? i think he got 12 years in _ what was the sentence? i think he got 12 years in total. _ what was the sentence? i think he got 12 years in total. when - what was the sentence? i think he got 12 years in total. when you i got 12 years in total. when you heard that. — got 12 years in total. when you heard that, how— got 12 years in total. when you heard that, how did _ got 12 years in total. when you heard that, how did that i got 12 years in total. when you heard that, how did that make | got 12 years in total. when you i heard that, how did that make you feel? ., .,. ., heard that, how did that make you feel? ., ., . ., ., , feel? the initial reaction was shock. feel? the initial reaction was shock- you _ feel? the initial reaction was shock. you are _

feel? the initial reaction was shock. you are shocked i feel? the initial reaction was shock. you are shocked and | feel? the initial reaction was i shock. you are shocked and you feel? the initial reaction was - shock. you are shocked and you have a bit of a laugh, is this real? because from my point of view, you know, i don't really know what else you would have to do to class that as dangerous reckless driving. i thought the sentence would have been tougher. it's not from me in the family, it's notjust about giving him a tough sentence, because we want to punish him, and we want revenge for what happened, it's like, if people aren't getting tough sentences for this, they're going to keep doing it. it'sjust sentences for this, they're going to keep doing it. it's just insulting to the family. to us, the judge keep doing it. it's just insulting to the family. to us, thejudge has been really lenient and not looked at the impact that this has caused on the children and the rest of the family. on the children and the rest of the famil . . ~ on the children and the rest of the famil . ., ~' ,, on the children and the rest of the famil . ., ~ i. ., on the children and the rest of the famil . ., ~' ., family. thank you for telling your sto as family. thank you for telling your story as you _ family. thank you for telling your story as you did. _ family. thank you for telling your story as you did. we _ family. thank you for telling your story as you did. we will- family. thank you for telling your i story as you did. we will appreciate that it can't be easy. there is a reason why he wants to lay it all out there, tell people because you

want people to realise that actions have consequences. people who drive irresponsibly like that, there are consequences. and you know this in a way that most people don't.— way that most people don't. yeah, and i think— way that most people don't. yeah, and i think that _ way that most people don't. yeah, and i think that is _ way that most people don't. yeah, and i think that is a _ way that most people don't. yeah, and i think that is a problem i way that most people don't. yeah, and i think that is a problem with i and i think that is a problem with speeding and stuff, it's people just do it and they don't really see it as a crime and they don't really see how dangerous it can be. for him to be doing that, filming, for a thrill orfor his ego or be doing that, filming, for a thrill or for his ego or whatever, the devastation and the impact that can cause, how is that worth, how is it worth it? why would you want to risk that many lives for a quick thrill? and destroy lives and future lives as well. polly, you have been working with calvin, how do you explain that sentencing? guidelines, sentences are a matter for independentjudges, we have had the

police and crime sentencing courts act introduced new laws, they came into effect on the 28th ofjune including increasing the maximum penalty. from 14 years to life for dangerous driving. so it could have applied? it dangerous driving. so it could have a- lied? ., ., ., ,, dangerous driving. so it could have applied?_ so i applied? it would have applied. so how do you — applied? it would have applied. so how do you explain _ applied? it would have applied. so how do you explain the _ applied? it would have applied. so | how do you explain the sentencing? applied? it would have applied. so i how do you explain the sentencing? i can't explain it, it's really difficult _ can't explain it, it's really difficult. calvin has been very brave — difficult. calvin has been very brave today to come and tell his story— brave today to come and tell his story but — brave today to come and tell his story but this is not an isolated story~ — story but this is not an isolated story the _ story but this is not an isolated story. the families i work with even before _ story. the families i work with even before these changes, they have been left down _ before these changes, they have been left down -- _ before these changes, they have been left down —— let down historically in how _ left down —— let down historically in how these crimes are perceived by society— in how these crimes are perceived by society and _ in how these crimes are perceived by society and the criminaljustice system — society and the criminaljustice system and the sentencing guidelines that are _ system and the sentencing guidelines that are offered by the court. and i think— that are offered by the court. and i think calvin — that are offered by the court. and i think calvin would agree that we were _ think calvin would agree that we were all— think calvin would agree that we were all hoping that this was an opportunity for the judicial system to say. _ opportunity for the judicial system to say, this kind of crime is real crime, — to say, this kind of crime is real crime, and _ to say, this kind of crime is real crime, and the sentencing that was available _

crime, and the sentencing that was available should have been utilised in this— available should have been utilised in this particular case due to the horrendous aggravating features. we're _ horrendous aggravating features. we're not — horrendous aggravating features. we're not talking about a gentleman here that _ we're not talking about a gentleman here that has done something in the heat of— here that has done something in the heat of the — here that has done something in the heat of the moment, this was prolonged, dangerous, deliberately dangerous driving over a prolonged period _ dangerous driving over a prolonged period of— dangerous driving over a prolonged period of time. dangerous driving over a prolonged period of time-— period of time. detective chief superintendent _ period of time. detective chief superintendent andy - period of time. detective chief superintendent andy cox, i . period of time. detective chief i superintendent andy cox, i hope period of time. detective chief - superintendent andy cox, i hope you have been able to hear what we have been hearing here in the studio. you are in the fatal crash investigations lead for england and wales. stories about this kind of driving will not be new to you. this is what you dealing. what is going on in the rate of people behave this way? on in the rate of people behave this wa ? , , ., , , , way? firstly, i hope every single erson way? firstly, i hope every single person prepared _ way? firstly, i hope every single person prepared to _ way? firstly, i hope every single person prepared to be _ way? firstly, i hope every single| person prepared to be dangerous way? firstly, i hope every single - person prepared to be dangerous on our roads_ person prepared to be dangerous on our roads has— person prepared to be dangerous on our roads has heard _ person prepared to be dangerous on our roads has heard calvin— person prepared to be dangerous on our roads has heard calvin speak. i our roads has heard calvin speak. this is_ our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a _ our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a choice _ our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a choice by— our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a choice by the _ our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a choice by the driver, - our roads has heard calvin speak. this is a choice by the driver, this is not _ this is a choice by the driver, this is not driving _ this is a choice by the driver, this is not driving accident _ this is a choice by the driver, this is not driving accident or- this is a choice by the driver, this is not driving accident or traffic i is not driving accident or traffic offence. — is not driving accident or traffic offence. it's— is not driving accident or traffic offence, it's a _ is not driving accident or traffic offence, it's a road _ is not driving accident or traffic offence, it's a road crime, - is not driving accident or traffic offence, it's a road crime, it i is not driving accident or traffic offence, it's a road crime, it is| offence, it's a road crime, it is their— offence, it's a road crime, it is their choice _ offence, it's a road crime, it is their choice to _ offence, it's a road crime, it is their choice to be _ offence, it's a road crime, it is their choice to be dangerous, i their choice to be dangerous, selfish — their choice to be dangerous, selfish and _ their choice to be dangerous,

selfish and reckless - their choice to be dangerous, selfish and reckless which - their choice to be dangerous, . selfish and reckless which costs lives _ selfish and reckless which costs lives and — selfish and reckless which costs lives and devastates _ selfish and reckless which costs lives and devastates people. i selfish and reckless which costs lives and devastates people. 45 people — lives and devastates people. 45 peppie every— lives and devastates people. 45 people every single _ lives and devastates people. 45 people every single day - lives and devastates people. 45 people every single day on - lives and devastates people. 45 people every single day on uk i lives and devastates people. 45- people every single day on uk roads die in— people every single day on uk roads die in a _ people every single day on uk roads die in a fatel— people every single day on uk roads die in a fatal crash. _ people every single day on uk roads die in a fatal crash. there _ people every single day on uk roads die in a fatal crash. there is - people every single day on uk roads die in a fatal crash. there is a - die in a fatal crash. there is a widespread _ die in a fatal crash. there is a widespread devastation- die in a fatal crash. there is a widespread devastation up i die in a fatal crash. there is a i widespread devastation up and die in a fatal crash. there is a - widespread devastation up and down the countrx — widespread devastation up and down the countrx we _ widespread devastation up and down the country. we really— widespread devastation up and down the country. we really need - widespread devastation up and down the country. we really need to - the country. we really need to consider— the country. we really need to consider our— the country. we really need to consider our sentencing - the country. we really need toi consider our sentencing around the country. we really need to - consider our sentencing around this, both from _ consider our sentencing around this, both from a — consider our sentencing around this, both from a prevention _ consider our sentencing around this, both from a prevention point - consider our sentencing around this, both from a prevention point of- consider our sentencing around this, both from a prevention point of viewl both from a prevention point of view at the _ both from a prevention point of view at the start, — both from a prevention point of view at the start, whether— both from a prevention point of view at the start, whether it _ both from a prevention point of view at the start, whether it is— at the start, whether it is speeding. _ at the start, whether it is speeding, holding - at the start, whether it is speeding, holding your. at the start, whether it is- speeding, holding your phone, drink—driving, _ speeding, holding your phone, drink—driving, all— speeding, holding your phone, drink—driving, all the - speeding, holding your phone, drink—driving, all the way- speeding, holding your phone, i drink—driving, all the way through to fatal— drink—driving, all the way through to fatal crash. _ drink—driving, all the way through to fatal crash. ultimately - drink—driving, all the way through to fatal crash. ultimately it - drink—driving, all the way through to fatal crash. ultimately it is - drink—driving, all the way through to fatal crash. ultimately it is a i to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminal— to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminal act— to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminalact and— to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminal act and we _ to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminal act and we need - to fatal crash. ultimately it is a criminal act and we need to - to fatal crash. ultimately it is a| criminal act and we need to see sentencing _ criminal act and we need to see sentencing reflecting _ criminal act and we need to see sentencing reflecting the - criminal act and we need to seel sentencing reflecting the choice criminal act and we need to see i sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver — sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver to— sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver to be _ sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver to be dangerous - sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver to be dangerous to- sentencing reflecting the choice of the driver to be dangerous to be . the driver to be dangerous to be retracted — the driver to be dangerous to be retracted and _ the driver to be dangerous to be retracted and the _ the driver to be dangerous to be retracted and the outcome - the driver to be dangerous to be retracted and the outcome of. the driver to be dangerous to bei retracted and the outcome of the sentence — retracted and the outcome of the sentence. ., ., ., ., sentence. calvin, moving forward, ou have sentence. calvin, moving forward, you have come — sentence. calvin, moving forward, you have come on _ sentence. calvin, moving forward, you have come on here _ sentence. calvin, moving forward, you have come on here as - sentence. calvin, moving forward, you have come on here as we - sentence. calvin, moving forward,| you have come on here as we have said to talk about this. what do you need to see now? for said to talk about this. what do you need to see now?— need to see now? for me, i would like to see — need to see now? for me, i would like to see something _ need to see now? for me, i would like to see something being - need to see now? for me, i would like to see something being done | like to see something being done about it. i talked about when i was younger at school, i remember the rail videos, they used to have rail

safety videos are. to rail videos, they used to have rail safety videos are.— rail videos, they used to have rail safety videos are. to not go on the track? yes. _ safety videos are. to not go on the track? yes, and _ safety videos are. to not go on the track? yes, and they _ safety videos are. to not go on the track? yes, and they would - safety videos are. to not go on the track? yes, and they would come i safety videos are. to not go on the | track? yes, and they would come in seak track? yes, and they would come in s - eak to track? yes, and they would come in speak to peeple. — track? yes, and they would come in speak to people, we _ track? yes, and they would come in speak to people, we still— track? yes, and they would come in speak to people, we still remember those videos. a few years ago they had some really good adverts about wearing a seat belt. if you speak to people, they still remember, most people, they still remember, most people remember, with the person sat behind you that they can kill the person in front. it needs a campaign going on whether adverts and stuff, raising awareness. and then me personally, what i hate can see myself doing is going around to schools, colleges, universities, —— what i can see myself doing, working with other family members. flan” what i can see myself doing, working with other family members. can i say one thin , with other family members. can i say one thing, clearly _ with other family members. can i say one thing, clearly what _ with other family members. can i say one thing, clearly what happened - with other family members. can i say one thing, clearly what happened to l one thing, clearly what happened to frankie is a criminal act that took place, that is one level. there will be lots of people driving today who are doing things that one way or another are dangerous and they think, well, they might even have

heard your story and think, that's terrible, why would someone do that? but they might be driving and doing something at a lower level, putting people at risk. literally i'm sure people at risk. literally i'm sure people are thinking, hearing you talk, what do i do when i am in the car? and i guess that we will be a success for you as someone has that thought after hearing what you have said. , . , thought after hearing what you have said. , ., , ,, ., , said. yes, and this i know people have said. _ said. yes, and this i know people have said, they _ said. yes, and this i know people have said, they do _ said. yes, and this i know people have said, they do drive - have said, they do drive differently. because again i do think a lot of people may break the law, may speed, do certain things, but from speaking to people i know, a lot of people have said it has changed the way they drive. and now people are more aware of what is going on around them. because that's the other side of it. sometimes you can prevent an accident yourself, or an incident or a collision or whatever it is, if you are aware yourself of what is going on around

you. i yourself of what is going on around ou. ., ~ ., , ., you. i do think that this morning --eole you. i do think that this morning pe0ple will— you. i do think that this morning people will have _ you. i do think that this morning people will have listened - you. i do think that this morning people will have listened to - you. i do think that this morning people will have listened to you | you. i do think that this morning - people will have listened to you and will change, i genuinely do. and i'm so sorry. three months on, for months on, you coming on to talk to us, with such a powerful message, it's not easy. i can't imagine what you're going through and your family. but you have made a difference so thank you so much. thank you. difference so thank you so much. thank yon-— difference so thank you so much. thank ou. ., ,, ., thank you. thank you to you as well, as well, thank you. thank you to you as well, as well. polly. _ thank you. thank you to you as well, as well, polly, and _ thank you. thank you to you as well, as well, polly, and detective - thank you. thank you to you as well, as well, polly, and detective chief. as well, polly, and detective chief superintendent, a0 —— i appreciate really had a brief chat with you but i thank you for your thoughts. if you've been affected by any of the issues we've discussed, there's more support available online by visiting bbc.co.uk/actionline. this morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store. could morning. coming up.

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plus, we're getting a taste of the new series of animal park with wildlife presenter megan mccubbin has been following the keepers at longleat who are making woolly coats for wolves, giving crocs a shower and helping a tiger find love. very good way over there! —— wave! sorry— very good way over there! —— wave! sorry about — very good way over there! —— wave! sorry about that. i very good way over there! -- wave! sorry about that.— sorry about that. i don't know what 'ust came sorry about that. i don't know what just came over— sorry about that. i don't know what just came over you _ sorry about that. i don't know what just came over you there, - sorry about that. i don't know what just came over you there, i - sorry about that. i don't know what just came over you there, i have i sorry about that. i don't know what| just came over you there, i have no idea. i am as confused as gethin looks. ! idea. i am as confused as gethin looks. . , idea. i am as confused as gethin looks. ., , . ., , looks. i was channelling my inner cilla looks. i was channelling my inner cilia biack- _ looks. i was channelling my inner cilla black. good _ looks. i was channelling my inner cilla black. good luck— looks. i was channelling my inner cilla black. good luck today! - looks. i was channelling my inner| cilla black. good luck today! take the cameras _ cilla black. good luck today! take the cameras away, _ cilla black. good luck today! take the cameras away, quickly, - cilla black. good luck today! take i the cameras away, quickly, remove the cameras away, quickly, remove the cameras. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. the mayor has announced an expansion of the scrappage scheme to help owners of vehicles that don't comply with the ultra low emission zone. grants of up to £2,000 will now be

available for london car drivers, or £7,000 for vans. last week, five councils surrounding london tried to block ulez expansion in court and failed. they included surrey council which isn't covered by the scrappage scheme. london cannot view itself as claylike, and ireland. the borders are fluid. we need to have the mitigation so that people aren't being impacted for going about their daily lives. being impacted for going about their dail lives. ~ ., ., ., , ., daily lives. what would have been a lot better than _ daily lives. what would have been a lot better than the _ daily lives. what would have been a lot better than the serie _ daily lives. what would have been a lot better than the serie council - lot better than the serie council taking _ lot better than the serie council taking the magical would be to approach the government and ask for approach the government and ask for a national— approach the government and ask for a national scrappage scheme to include — a national scrappage scheme to include surrey. a man has died after police believe he was assaulted during a possible robbery in north london. 52—year—old ibrahim pertek from wood green was attacked in an alley next

to wood green library in the early hours of sunday i6thjuly. he died in hospital on tuesday. police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to contact them. there will be no rail services from london to brighton's pride event this weekend. govia thameslink say the difficult decision is necessary due to staff shortages and safety concerns. brighton station will be closed and the gatwick express will not run. brighton and hove council has said it is extremely disapppointed at the decision. london's air ambulance is a charity which needs to raise £15 million by next autumn to replace its helicopter fleet. a reminder we'll have a special programme on the work of london's air ambulance live from the helipad at 6.30pm tonight here on bbc1. let's take a look at the tubes now. all lines are running fine apart from the planned part closure of a section of the bakerloo line and london overground. now on to the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

hello there. good morning. if you're after something that looks a bit more like summer weather—wise, we may be in for some luck by the time it gets to the end of the new working week. so keep an eye on the forecast. but until then, it's still very unsettled. it will be wet and windy at times and there are some more showers in the forecast for today. they'll be mostly out towards eastern areas of the capital where it's also going to be more cloudy, too. we could see some lines of showers form. so some places just seeing shower after shower. but the further west you are, the more likely you are to stay largely dry throughout the day. i really wouldn't rule out the odd shower or two though even here. and there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine as well. top temperatures of around 18 to 21 degrees celsius and cooler air moving down on that still northwesterly wind. and then as we head through this evening and overnight, well, we'll start to see things cloud over from the west. it is set to turn wet and windy into the start of the day tomorrow. so some heavy downpours of rain on and off through the day on saturday.

it's going to be feeling cool and there'll be some strong, gusty winds, too, with a deep area of low pressure slowly moving eastwards. sunday is drier and brighter. that's it. we'll be back in half an hour. see you then. hello. this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. an issue we have spoken about many times sewage in our seas and rivers. all the heavy rain we've been having means there is an increased risk of sewage and bacteria washing into areas where people paddle or swim. the environment agency has issued 52 pollution alerts at beaches and bathing spots across england. paul murphy has been to see the effects along the east coast. i sit a day out on the beach at hornsea. for the tivoli family, they are unaware of the ongoing pollution risk alerts for the east coast. horansea's sewage overflow pipe

discharged the night before their visit, a consequence of extremely heavy rainfall. so i've just told you that there was a sewage alert for hornsea overnight from the discharge pipe here. you didn't know that? no, i didn't know. how did you feel about that? well, really, really upset, actually. so we're obviously going to have to not play in the water now. so it's extremely worrying. i spent last weekend taking water samples from east yorkshire's beaches. we've just received those results back. they suggest that at the time of sampling, these places were all safe to swim in. but recent heavy downpours have put huge pressure on the sewage system and it needs an outlet. this was filmed at bridlington, north beach, as the area was placed under a pollution risk alert and down the coast at cleethorpes. these alerts are having a broader impact. we've been doing standup paddleboarding on beach schools on the beach here at cleethorpes for eight years.

and in the last 18 months since we lost the blue flag, the sewage alerts here and the pollution is just basically stopped us operating safely for children and people. a blue flag denoting excellent water quality proudly flies over hornsea beach. but some here need more than a flag to convince them the water is clean. when we come down to the beach with the dogs, we look at the foam. and if it looks really brown, we don't go in the water. and if it's clear, we do. in bridlington, red flags have been popping up advising people not to swim. things can get confusing, though, because even though there was a sewage discharge alert from a pipe a couple of hundred yards away here in hornsea at a quarter to seven last night, there were no warning signs advising people not to swim. far from it, there are actually flags defining the swimming area here on the beach. go figure. all water companies are legally permitted to discharge storm sewage into the sea and say that if they didn't do it, sewage would back up

through the system and inundate homes and businesses. paul murphy, bbc news hornsea. we are kind of going to focus in on weathers at the moment. all the waterways. professorjamie woodward is from the university of manchester. the picture people can see behind us here, just explain to us. this is one of your images. where was it? what was going on? this was taken on the river as well. it was at bolton water treatment works. you can see thousands and thousands of sewage marinated wet wipes which had been discharged. people can see this 0k at home. you start to look closely and you can see what you talk about. you'd think it is the bark of the tree but all

of it is stripped together and just hanging. the of it is stripped together and 'ust han . in . ., ., of it is stripped together and 'ust hanuain. ., ., , hanging. the vegetation is basically full of wet wipes _ hanging. the vegetation is basically full of wet wipes dumped _ hanging. the vegetation is basically full of wet wipes dumped from - hanging. the vegetation is basically full of wet wipes dumped from the l full of wet wipes dumped from the water treatment works. we full of wet wipes dumped from the water treatment works.— full of wet wipes dumped from the water treatment works. we have had 52 warnin . s water treatment works. we have had 52 warnings from _ water treatment works. we have had 52 warnings from the _ water treatment works. we have had 52 warnings from the environment i 52 warnings from the environment agency. we have spoken to water companies, utility companies on this programme. we have shown people have filthy their waterways are. what do you need to see dan today? three thins. you need to see dan today? three things- we — you need to see dan today? three things. we need _ you need to see dan today? three things. we need to _ you need to see dan today? three things. we need to fully _ you need to see dan today? three things. we need to fully fund - you need to see dan today? three things. we need to fully fund the l things. we need to fully fund the environment agency. their budgets have been slashed. over the last decade the environment agency has lost its capacity to monitor what water companies do. the budget was a million and has now been cut down to 40 million. fully funding the environment agency is just as important as fully funding the nhs.

what difference will it make? there are lots of dedicated _ what difference will it make? l—urr are lots of dedicated professionals but they do not have the resources. that is after the event?— that is after the event? critical we do the monitoring _ that is after the event? critical we do the monitoring to _ that is after the event? critical we do the monitoring to measure - do the monitoring to measure improvement and look at the impact. how do you stop it now? fight; improvement and look at the impact. how do you stop it now?— how do you stop it now? any other industry dumping _ how do you stop it now? any other industry dumping toxic _ how do you stop it now? any other industry dumping toxic waste - how do you stop it now? any other industry dumping toxic waste into l industry dumping toxic waste into the environment, the ceos would be imprisoned. we need to take away the incentive. it is still baked water company behaviour and is still a profitable activity. teresa coffey talks about fines. they need to create a deterrent to stop the practice. ! create a deterrent to stop the ractice. ., ., ~ ., ., practice. i do not know how widespread _ practice. i do not know how widespread you _ practice. i do not know how widespread you look. - practice. i do not know how widespread you look. is - practice. i do not know how l widespread you look. is there practice. i do not know how - widespread you look. is there a model of a country or a place that is getting it right? we are watching what is happening in the uk. we care about what is happening here. is everywhere having the same issues?

there are problems in lots of countries. in england in particular there is public outrage because people are making huge profits on the back of environmental degradation. let's look at france, for example. there are hundreds and hundreds of river sites by the water quality is good enough for bathing. in england at the moment we have about two. for the olympics in paris they are cleaning up the river seine. there are lots of good examples we can look out for good practice. the site at bolton, the outrage, untreated sewage was dumped at 1845 hours last year. over the year that is five hours per day. it has become routine on rivers across england. has become routine on rivers across encland, , ., ., , england. just regarding that site, there was a _ england. just regarding that site, there was a right _ england. just regarding that site, there was a right of _ england. just regarding that site, there was a right of reply - england. just regarding that site, i there was a right of reply statement from united utilities. they say they are dedicated to tackling the issue and meeting the requirements of the

environment act. in bolton specifically, action is being taken with a £100 million project to improve quality of treated water leaving the site and reducing overflow operations. also accelerated funding to target further improvements on the river irwell. when do we see improvements? all new investment is welcome. what is encouraging in a sense is campaigning is working. [30 is encouraging in a sense is campaigning is working. do you think the are campaigning is working. do you think they are getting _ campaigning is working. do you think they are getting the _ campaigning is working. do you think they are getting the message? - campaigning is working. do you think they are getting the message? the l they are getting the message? the companies are getting the message? they are in panic mode, having to accelerate investment. i make no apologies for that. good they are in panic mode and doing something. obviously. the financial structures of the water company is quite opaque. what we see, that image, once you lift the bonnet on the water companies and look underneath, and environmental records are appalling. it is really important we

turn things around. very interesting hearing that. thank you very much. we are going to the weather now. all of these things are timed in —— tidying. we talk about rainfall and all of that is linked.— all of that is linked. rainfall is a bi thin all of that is linked. rainfall is a big thing in _ all of that is linked. rainfall is a big thing in july _ all of that is linked. rainfall is a big thing in july and _ all of that is linked. rainfall is a big thing in july and more - all of that is linked. rainfall is a big thing in july and more into l big thing injuly and more into their weekend. there are signs of something a bit more summery is he going to next week. a fairly decent start to the day for many of us. this is the morning in falkirk. through the day there will be sunny spells and scattered showers. most of the shallows will be across eastern areas of the uk. they could be heavy, perhaps the injury as well. a few showers around the pennines and eastern areas of england. look at the brighter colours, the greens. that is indicative of the heavier showers. maybe thunderstorms as well. further north and west dry and bright with

lengthy spells of sunshine a maximum temperature is getting into the high teens but low 20s. as we go into tomorrow, we have this area of low pressure. another one moving in for the weekend. it will bring strong winds and heavy rain. the heavy rain will very quickly moving tonight across northern ireland, pushing its way east. look at the brighter colours. the heavy rain as it moves in. the winds are strengthening as well, especially around the coasts of wales, south—west coast of england, gas up to 60 miles an hour. the rain will move towards the south—east. further north it should be largely dry, escaping the worst of the rain. certainly the case in scotland and northern ireland. there will be sunny spells here. one or two showers which could be on the heavy side. it will be disappointingly cold on saturday. maximum temperature is 14 in newcastle, 15 in aberdeen. further south, 17, 18. sunday is looking a bit south, 17, 18. sunday is looking a bhdw

south, 17, 18. sunday is looking a bit dry up with a few showers around. we'll go into next week with an area of low pressure moving through. then next week that late next week, the sea high pressure building on from the south. with that we start to see warmer air pushing in as well. temperatures will be back up to the low to mid 20s. by the end of the week it could be up to the high 20s in southern areas. after a long time there is a taste of samsara along the way. some things are weather will not affect the middle. are you referring to edinburgh. edinburgh fringes are now. we will be going in a few minutes. getting a little flavour of some of the axe withjohn maguire. wild and wacky. a little dangerous sometimes, mike. you are going to start with talking about the commonwealth games. a kind of reality check. everyone with their

household budgets, what can we afford, what can we not afford? money is a huge thing when it is not a totally global event. it is getting more worrying. alberta in canada, due to bid to host the 2030 commonwealth games, the government now says, we cannot. they're not going to bed. we cannot do the biddle complete the bid. this follows victoria a few weeks ago, they were further down the road, already part of the process hosting the games. they were saying we cannot do this any more even though they started building some stadiums. the search for a city or region willing to step in and rescue the games. in three or seven years' time, this has intensified. concern over the future and its viability. in to birmingham which showed it can be done. it managed to stage a successful games, generating more for the economy than the cost of

putting it on. birmingham stepped in for durbin who pulled out as hosts in 2017. the london mayor has expressed an interest. scotland's first minister has said it could consider playing at least a birmingham trying to make games is permanent home. a lot of debate going on about that. there was a dramatic finale to the opening day with will tidball claiming a surprise gold for great britain in the men's scratch race. the 23—year—old from devon timed the 60—lap race to perfection taking the lead on the final corner and crossing the line to claim the first senior title of his career. he's the first briton to win this event since ben swift in melbourne 11 years ago. i don't think it's sunk in yet. like, not long ago, i was watching chris and, you know, bradley and all that do this. so to come here and, you know, become world champion.

first time of asking. things dreams are made of. and, you know, iworked bloody... i worked hard for this. team gb have won their first gold medal at the cycling world championships in glasgow. it came in the women's1km time trial for visually impaired athletes sophie unwin and pilotjenny holl were more than a second down on the leading australian pair with a lap to go, but fought back to win byjust six hundredths of a second. jordan elizabeth and amy cole finished third to claim bronze for great britain. and there could be more gold for unwin and holl, who are aiming to retain their pursuit title in today's final. and jody cundy proved age is no barrier to being the fastest in the world. the 44—year—old smashed the world record in the flying 200m time trial, which is part of the multi—race c4 omnium event. england's haller�*s i'm gearing up to

tomorrow's the semifinal tomorrow. they have won all six matches so far. , ., ., ., , far. they have momentum after this famous comeback _ far. they have momentum after this famous comeback when _ far. they have momentum after this famous comeback when yesterday, l famous comeback when yesterday, beating australia at a world cup for the first time. they face in new zealand team that may be defending champions were rocked by their biggest ever loss at work up to jamaica. england have finished third at the last three tournaments. they feel this is their chance to go potentially a step further. what a game that will be tomorrow. all the build up on breakfast tomorrow. just after breakfast finishes, tomorrow at ten o'clock, the match will be live. see you later. we are now going to go to edinburgh. performers on every street corner, in venues and theatres. you turn a

corner and there is another sight of somebody doing something. often wild and wacky stuff going on. john maguire is in edinburgh. we are hoping to talk to him shortly. he has been looking around checking out the talent. if all the world is a stage, then edinburgh right now is the centre of the universe. some have even come from a galaxy far, far away. the international festival and the fringe will see theatres, concert halls, pubs, clubs and streets rammed with performers. the covid years took their toll, so this summer feels like a return to normal. but that's not a word frequently used around here. certainly, last year still felt that there was a lot of tension in the air from the artist community, nervous about making the investments come back, from audiences, knowing that there's a cost—of—living crisis approaching. but this year just feels. .. it feels totally different. it feels like there's a positivity. there's a sense that a global

pandemic is behind us and that we're now in some ways emerging to a more kind of happy and joyful place. so it feels totally different this year. there are 3,500 shows to see and lots of people urging you to see them. what's this? that is alba, and it's an original scottish play about the 2014 scottish independence, however, from a non—biased view. yes. so from comedy to tragedy and everything in between. politics, philosophy, theology, poetry, musicals, everything is here in edinburgh. if it's a human emotion and it can be put on a stage, you'll be able to see it at the festival over the next days and weeks. in fact, something for everyone. adults, kids, adults who want to be kids. so tell us what this is all about. so big kid kindergarten is an adult play experience for grownups.

maybe they want to use crayons or play—doh or make new friends without the pleasantries and small talk of adult life. you have to be careful here, though. bump into a star, like friend of the show viggo venn and next thing you know, you're part of the act. so the audience can see you. yeah. feel overdressed. john from the bbc. da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. ridiculous. and then... he's over 65 years old. it's not so hard. urgh! look, look, we got a laugh! easily pleased. it's not so hard, you know.

it's lovely to be back, because i've been here almost... i lived here almost a year of my life. no, eight edinburghs. that's eight months, no. i could raise a child in edinburgh. but this time, everybody knows who you are. we've already had people taking photos. i know! saying they can't get tickets for the show. i know. well, i mean, the first year i was here, we played a show in front of a family of four and then two of them left. so now it's sold out. so it's a different experience this year. i would say break a leg, but what have you done to yourself? injured your foot. i kicked my foot into the stage as a joke. and now it's broken. it really is broken. yeah. ouch. i got a laugh! so it's a joke that keeps on giving. my pain is your pleasure. this place will make you think, sing, cry... useless leg. ..but most of all it will make you smile.

we are about to make you cast. if you are drinking a cup of tea or eating cornflakes, put them down for a second. the lucky pigeons have been with us all morning. this is the rebel circus. check them out. absolutely terrifying. can you imagine the strength, the poison with the balance? watch this! come over and have a quick chat with us. tell us about the group and what you are doing here at edinburgh. brute tell us about the group and what you are doing here at edinburgh.- are doing here at edinburgh. we are an east london _ are doing here at edinburgh. we are an east london based _ are doing here at edinburgh. we are an east london based circus. - are doing here at edinburgh. we are an east london based circus. i- an east london based circus. cannot an east london based circus. i cannot watch. so i am are really excited to be in edinburgh, we will

be at the meadows. the celebration of fear. you are a celebration of the air. you had scared me this morning. great to see you. thank you so much. alongside the fringe, the overriding festival is the international festival. the director this year is nicola benedetti. we are so used to seeing you play. now you are the boss. haifa are so used to seeing you play. now you are the boss.— you are the boss. how did it come about? it has _ you are the boss. how did it come about? it has been _ you are the boss. how did it come about? it has been quite - you are the boss. how did it come about? it has been quite a - you are the boss. how did it come. about? it has been quite a journey. it is about? it has been quite a journey. it is the _ about? it has been quite a journey. it is the role — about? it has been quite a journey. it is the role of a lifetime pulled so exciting to be part of what is going _ so exciting to be part of what is going on— so exciting to be part of what is going on in— so exciting to be part of what is going on in edinburgh. these incredible performances, the best art from _ incredible performances, the best art from all over the world and part of what _ art from all over the world and part of what is _ art from all over the world and part of what is going on with the fringe festivat— of what is going on with the fringe festival and all the other festivals. it isjust an honour. to festivals. it is 'ust an honour. to to from festivals. it isjust an honour. to go from being a performer to being an administrator, a curator, what is that like? mil an administrator, a curator, what is that like? �* ., ., that like? all part of the same for me. that like? all part of the same for me- trying _ that like? all part of the same for me- trying to _ that like? all part of the same for me. trying to bring _

that like? all part of the same for me. trying to bring what - that like? all part of the same for me. trying to bring what i - that like? all part of the same for me. trying to bring what i believe in and _ me. trying to bring what i believe in and love — me. trying to bring what i believe in and love about the arts, things that can — in and love about the arts, things that can review and change your life and make _ that can review and change your life and make you feel something, and understanding of the human condition you never— understanding of the human condition you never felt before and make that as accessible to people as possible. that is— as accessible to people as possible. that is what we are trying to do at the festival. i had tried to do that in semi—different guises throughout my life _ in semi—different guises throughout my life. sill in semi-different guises throughout m life. �* , , , in semi-different guises throughout mlife. ., my life. all the very best. great to see it. my life. all the very best. great to see it- thank— my life. all the very best. great to see it. thank you _ my life. all the very best. great to see it. thank you very _ my life. all the very best. great to see it. thank you very much - my life. all the very best. great to i see it. thank you very much indeed. when you wander around edinburgh you get all these leaflets. this is from david baddiel. an unscripted q and a. i thought, david baddiel. an unscripted q and a. ithought, wouldn't david baddiel. an unscripted q and a. i thought, wouldn't it be great to speak to him with an unscripted q and a? i to speak to him with an unscripted q and a? . , to speak to him with an unscripted q anda? "5:1, to speak to him with an unscripted q anda? "3:1, and a? i was here in 1980s -- 1982 before everyone _ and a? i was here in 1980s -- 1982 before everyone except _ and a? i was here in 1980s -- 1982 before everyone except you - and a? i was here in 1980s -- 1982 before everyone except you was i and a? i was here in 1980s --1982 i before everyone except you was born! you keep— before everyone except you was born! you keep coming back, why? i haven't come full ten — you keep coming back, why? i haven't come full ten years, _ you keep coming back, why? i haven't come full ten years, partly _ you keep coming back, why? i haven't come full ten years, partly to - you keep coming back, why? i haven't come full ten years, partly to do i come full ten years, partly to do that show. — come full ten years, partly to do that show, a lunchtime show to chat about _ that show, a lunchtime show to chat about my _ that show, a lunchtime show to chat

about my books. i am redoing three of my— about my books. i am redoing three of my shows — about my books. i am redoing three of my shows i did. here is a place where _ of my shows i did. here is a place where i_ of my shows i did. here is a place where i can— of my shows i did. here is a place where i can try them out, warm them up where i can try them out, warm them upand— where i can try them out, warm them upand the— where i can try them out, warm them up and the audiences will be brilliant _ up and the audiences will be brilliant because the thing about this place is there is a great warmth _ this place is there is a great warmth to anything you do. as the circus— warmth to anything you do. as the circus has— warmth to anything you do. as the circus has showed, the reaction is it was— circus has showed, the reaction is it was brilliant. sometimes lively but always warm and brilliant. everybody is prepared to give things a go. they will see someone from the tv and embassy posters and leaflets and think, lets see what that is about. ~ , ,., and think, lets see what that is about. y .,, , and think, lets see what that is about. g , , and think, lets see what that is about. _.., , about. my son hopefully is coming up and he has never _ about. my son hopefully is coming up and he has never been _ about. my son hopefully is coming up and he has never been here - about. my son hopefully is coming up and he has never been here before. i| and he has never been here before. i am going _ and he has never been here before. i am going to — and he has never been here before. i am going to show him stuff like this which _ am going to show him stuff like this which i _ am going to show him stuff like this which i think he will love. when i first came — which i think he will love. when i first came here, there were about four performers are now everywhere you took. _ four performers are now everywhere you look, there are thousands and thousands — you look, there are thousands and thousands. it is kind of a world went, — thousands. it is kind of a world went, brilliant.— thousands. it is kind of a world went, brilliant. ~ ,~, :: :: went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows- if they _ went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if they are _ went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if they are in _ went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if they are in our— went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if they are in our long - went, brilliant. something like 3500 shows. if they are in our long it i shows. if they are in our long it will take five months. i shows. if they are in our long it will take five months.— shows. if they are in our long it will take five months. i will meet ou back

will take five months. i will meet you back here — will take five months. i will meet you back here in _ will take five months. i will meet you back here in december. i you back here in december. fascinated for the double bubble, the q and a book talk and then there will be stand up? the the q and a book talk and then there will be stand up?— will be stand up? the book talk is about me talking _ will be stand up? the book talk is about me talking about _ will be stand up? the book talk is about me talking about the i will be stand up? the book talk is about me talking about the ideas| will be stand up? the book talk is i about me talking about the ideas in the book. _ about me talking about the ideas in the book. a — about me talking about the ideas in the book, a bit like stand—up philosophy. it is a conversation and i am philosophy. it is a conversation and i am really— philosophy. it is a conversation and i am really enjoying it. philosophy. it is a conversation and iam really enjoying it. in philosophy. it is a conversation and i am really enjoying it. in the evening _ i am really enjoying it. in the evening i_ i am really enjoying it. in the evening i am trying out these shows were starting tonight. fame not the musical— were starting tonight. fame not the musical is— were starting tonight. fame not the musical is the first one, basically stand _ musical is the first one, basically stand up — musical is the first one, basically stand up it _ musical is the first one, basically stand up. it hasjokes in it i have not done — stand up. it hasjokes in it i have not done for— stand up. it hasjokes in it i have not done for ten years. it stand up. it has jokes in it i have not done for ten years.— not done for ten years. it was he had a go- — not done for ten years. it was he had a go- i _ not done for ten years. it was he had a 90- i did — not done for ten years. it was he had a go. i did the _ not done for ten years. it was he had a go. i did the same - not done for ten years. it was he had a go. i did the same jokes i l not done for ten years. it was he i had a go. i did the same jokes i did had a go. i did the samejokes i did ten years ago, i am delighted to say that. which is the most or least terrifying? i that. which is the most or least terri in: ? . that. which is the most or least terrifying?— that. which is the most or least terri im? ., ., terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be- _ terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be- i _ terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be. i do _ terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be. i do not _ terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be. i do not get - terrifying? i am not as terrified as i used to be. i do not get terrified l i used to be. i do not get terrified any more — i used to be. i do not get terrified any more a — i used to be. i do not get terrified any more. a bit terrifying just remembering the stuff i am supposed to be tonight and other things i had done in _ to be tonight and other things i had done in the — to be tonight and other things i had done in the stand up because they were _ done in the stand up because they were a _ done in the stand up because they were a long time ago. i may have a secret_

were a long time ago. i may have a secret ipad~ — were a long time ago. i may have a secret ipad. they are work in progress _ secret ipad. they are work in progress shows. | secret ipad. they are work in progress shows.— secret ipad. they are work in progress shows. secret ipad. they are work in rouressshows. ., ., ., ., ., progress shows. i am allowed to do that. you progress shows. i am allowed to do that you put _ progress shows. i am allowed to do that. you put that _ progress shows. i am allowed to do that. you put that on _ progress shows. i am allowed to do that. you put that on the _ progress shows. i am allowed to do that. you put that on the poster. i that. you put that on the poster. yes, yes. that. you put that on the poster. yes. yes— that. you put that on the poster. yes, es. ., ., , ., yes, yes. you have been in the loft riflin: yes, yes. you have been in the loft rifling through _ yes, yes. you have been in the loft rifling through old _ yes, yes. you have been in the loft rifling through old notebooks. - yes, yes. you have been in the loft rifling through old notebooks. in i rifling through old notebooks. in the loft of my computer. that is a 'oke the loft of my computer. that is a joke i_ the loft of my computer. that is a joke i did — the loft of my computer. that is a joke i did then. i am really looking forward _ joke i did then. i am really looking forward to— joke i did then. i am really looking forward to it. i have been doing it forward to it. i have been doing it for a _ forward to it. i have been doing it for a long — forward to it. i have been doing it for a long time but the thing about stand _ for a long time but the thing about stand up— for a long time but the thing about stand up and performing is there is always— stand up and performing is there is always a _ stand up and performing is there is always a thrill to it which is very hard _ always a thrill to it which is very hard to— always a thrill to it which is very hard to get— always a thrill to it which is very hard to get in any other form. i am addicted _ hard to get in any other form. i am addicted to — hard to get in any other form. i am addicted to it.— addicted to it. people keep coming back. i addicted to it. people keep coming back- i saw — addicted to it. people keep coming back. i saw your _ addicted to it. people keep coming back. i saw your old _ addicted to it. people keep coming back. i saw your old flatmate - back. i saw your old flatmate wandering around. back. i saw your old flatmate wanderin: around. ~ ., ., ., wandering around. wandering around? frank skinner. — wandering around. wandering around? frank skinner, obviously. _ wandering around. wandering around? frank skinner, obviously. we - wandering around. wandering around? frank skinner, obviously. we did - wandering around. wandering around? frank skinner, obviously. we did get l frank skinner, obviously. we did get totether frank skinner, obviously. we did get together for— frank skinner, obviously. we did get together for a _ frank skinner, obviously. we did get together for a curry _ frank skinner, obviously. we did get together for a curry the _ frank skinner, obviously. we did get together for a curry the other - together for a curry the other night — together for a curry the other night i— together for a curry the other night. i rememberthe first together for a curry the other night. i remember the first time to market— night. i remember the first time to market trut— night. i remember the first time to market but in 1990 when i was here, it was— market but in 1990 when i was here, it was the _ market but in 1990 when i was here, it was the first time i shared a flat with — it was the first time i shared a flat with frank. a very edinburgh thing _ flat with frank. a very edinburgh thing happened. we were talking, had an intense _ thing happened. we were talking, had an intense conversation. he had

split— an intense conversation. he had split up— an intense conversation. he had split up is— an intense conversation. he had split up is someone, almost in tears — split up is someone, almost in tears a — split up is someone, almost in tears. ajuggler came in and balance the ironing _ tears. ajuggler came in and balance the ironing board on his chin. gnly the ironing board on his chin. only in edinburgh! _ the ironing board on his chin. q�*ily in edinburgh! great story. thank you so much. they are still going. unbelievable. they must be exhausted. we are. back to you. thank you. you have a restful to everyone working very hard.

good morning. welcome to the nation s phone—in. chris warburton, in for nicky campbell. and your chance, as ever, to have your say on the biggest stories of the moment. this morning, are you sick of the stunts? those striking images of the prime minister's constituency home in north yorkshire covered in black sheeting are everywhere this morning. greenpeace protesters took advantage of the sunak family's

well publicised holiday to scale their home and unfurl banners protesting against the hundred new north sea oil and gas licences the government approved on monday. the uk deputy prime minister oliver dowden was asked about the incident during a visit to hartlepool yesterday. he says the british people are "sick of the stunts". are you? is it everjustified to target a politician's private home — even if we know they're not in? no—one was hurt — but it's still an invasion of his property. we're finding out today that the world's oceans are the hottest on record. last month was the hottestjuly ever recorded on earth. has this protest alerted people to those kind of issues — or are we talking about the protest and the prime minister's security, rather than the substance of what greenpeace are trying to say? and if you don't like

lying down in the road, the disruption of sporting events or this kind of action,