more than 2,000 have been killed and at least 10,000 are missing in libya after two dams burst causing catastrophic flooding. in morocco, british rescuersjoin the desperate search for survivors of the earthquake, which has killed almost 3000 people. a woman, who was so badly injured during childbirth that she was left with a colostomy, becomes the first person with a stoma to swim solo across the english channel. i would love even just one person with a stoma, who's never been through before, as a result of what i've done today, to go to their local pool. did the economic growth we saw in june melt — did the economic growth we saw in june melt away with the wet weather injuly? _ june melt away with the wet weather injuly? good morning. i june melt away with the wet weather injuly? good morning. lam at june melt away with the wet weather injuly? good morning. i am at an ice cream — injuly? good morning. i am at an ice cream farm in chester and this morning _ ice cream farm in chester and this morning i— ice cream farm in chester and this morning i will have the latest economic growth for you.

in sport... an historic night at hampden. but it's england who are celebrating, as they beat scotland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between the two nations. and a dry and sunny day to come for many— and a dry and sunny day to come for many of— and a dry and sunny day to come for many of you — and a dry and sunny day to come for many of you today. if you are in parts _ many of you today. if you are in parts of — many of you today. if you are in parts of west scotland and northern ireland, _ parts of west scotland and northern ireland, they will be wet and windy weather _ ireland, they will be wet and windy weather later on. the full full cast here on— weather later on. the full full cast here on breakfast. —— full forecast. it's wednesday, the 13th of september. aid organisations say around 10,000 people are missing after parts of libya were hit by devastating floods. more than 2,000 people are known to have died. in one of the worst—affected areas, the port city of derna, two dams and four bridges have collapsed, as rescue workers struggle to retrieve bodies swept out to sea. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood has the latest. nothing could resist the waters. as the river derna swelled, then broke its banks, entire districts of the city were washed into the sea.

those caught in its path didn't stand a chance. translation: people were asleep and no-one was ready. _ my whole family live next door to each other. we were all neighbours. we lost 30 people so far, 30 members of the same family. we haven't found anyone. from above, you can see the devastation done to this city. more than 100,000 people lived here as the waters rushed through. as storm daniel swept across north africa, it dropped a huge amount of water onto the hills, swelling the river derna, and then causing two dams to burst. "there used to be a dam," this man says. "now it's just soil." it seems it was that failure that has caused such carnage. this is a disaster, both natural and manmade. libya has never really recovered from the civil war

that overthrew colonel gaddafi. rival governments claim to rule this country. neither really does. translation: after this| incident, we will look back at ourselves and the reasons for the devastating flood in a calm and intelligent way. we have allocated just over 2.5 billion dinars to start the reconstruction of this area. that figure isjust over £400 million. all the while, the death toll mounts. mass graves fill up. hospitals turn into morgues. translation: we've already had 1,700 dead just in this section _ of the hospital. we counted them as they were lying in the hallways. we buried anyone identified by their family or friends. things are very bad. the hospital is dilapidated. some aid is already on its way. but, with relief operations already stretched by the earthquake

in nearby morocco, help will not come as fast as the needs here will grow. of course, saving lives in this moment is critical, but then the next steps are also pretty concerning because, again, we're talking about thousands of people who lost everything. so what about their health, their food, their water, their livelihoods? and then it's not something that will be solved in a couple of hours or days. this emergency response will last for months, if not for years. so there is a huge need of solidarity and support for the people affected. the true scale of this disaster, the number of lives lost, is only slowly emerging. we know it is vast and will only get worse. joe inwood, bbc news. we will get the latest from libya during the programme this morning but there is another challenge for rescue teams not far away and sally has details of that.

rescue teams from the uk have joined the search for survivors after a devastating earthquake hit morocco last week, killing nearly 3,000 people. more than 60 british personnel are on the ground with rescue dogs, but conditions have been extremely difficult. 0ur correspondent, tom bateman, joined a team in one of the worst hit villages in the remote high atlas mountains. good lad. searching for the scent of life. colin scours the ruins of one of morocco's most devastated mountain villages. we've followed the uk's rescue team on a journey to the earthquake's epicentre. and this british crew — here to search for survivors — know they are working against all odds. yeah, unfortunately, colin — he's an experienced dog, he was in turkey earlier this year — he only goes on live scent. unfortunately there's been no indication, there's no interest. so, unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any live casualties in this area. so now it's all about recovery.

how do you cope with everything you know destroyed? hussein digs out the remains of his home, hoping to get to his possessions and his family's clothes. translation: iwas here with my family. we were having dinner. the ceiling fell on me. it's god's decision. my brother died. there is nothing they can do. i'm just going to take my clothes out and go to the tent. and this is their home now. people are having to find a way to live with the foul air of death all around them. they say more than 100 were buried instantly when the quake hit here. the destruction is near absolute. well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. everything else — homes, streets — a whole community is reduced to this.

it is overwhelming. and everyone we've spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. some supplies are arriving, for people who have lost everything. all but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. translation: there is no house to live in. - if there is no help from the government, we have nothing. and what the earth took away, they are already trying to rebuild. these are people shattered by loss, but having to find the ways to keep going. tom bateman, bbc news, morocco. the prime minister and health

secretary will be meeting with health leaders in downing street today to discuss plans to ease pressure on the nhs this winter. there is concern over how the service will cope with hospital waiting lists already at record numbers, the threat of more doctors' strikes, and long waits for emergency care. theresa may has urged the government to go "full throttle" on net zero. in an interview for nick robinson's political thinking podcast, the former prime minister also said the uk would have been better off under her brexit deal. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. morning, henry, how is this interview going to go down within the conservative party? this interview going to go down within the conservative party?— the conservative party? this is a fairly significant _ the conservative party? this is a fairly significant intervention - the conservative party? this is a fairly significant intervention at i fairly significant intervention at an interesting time. there is still broad support for the goal of net zero carbon emissions in the conservative party, in the government, but there is more disagreement on how to get there and

he should shoulder the burden of getting there. not a lot of people will remember but it was actually theresa may, who was a prime minister who signed into law the legal commitment for the uk to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. she is quite passionate about it and thatis she is quite passionate about it and that is one thing that came across in her interview. if we poke our... you know, shake our fingers at people and say, "you can never fly again, you can never drive a caragain, you can never eat meat again," we're never going to get where we need to be because people are just going to say, "hang on a minute, no, that's not me... we have to take people along with us and i think that's important. i think the uk should be grasping that economic opportunity. as rishi says, he wants it to be aboutjobs, he wants it to be about economic growth, i think it really can be and i want to see the government coming full throttle behind that. as you would expect, theresa may did notjust as you would expect, theresa may did not just talk about the future in that interview. there was quite a

lot of raking over the past. she talked an awful lot, you will not be surprised to hear, about brexit. she slammed remainers and leavers alike. she still thought had brexit it was better than borisjohnson's. 0ne better than borisjohnson's. one thing i loved this interview thinking, i spent an awful lot of time in westminster, the ins and outs of the brexit years, certainly bear some of the scars. it is just a reminder of quite how much has happened in the last few years of british politics. thinking about rishi sunak, he has to find a way to move past all the stuff in the past, all these conservative party battles and find a way of getting vote is enthusiastic about the conservative party in the future and perhaps met to zero might be one way.— party in the future and perhaps met to zero might be one way. thank you. -- net zer0- — you can listen to the full interview on the latest episode of political thinking with nick robinson, available on bbc sounds now.

looney has resigned. he has been with his company for 30 years but has been in charge for the last four. allegations are still being investigated. republicans in the united states have announced the start of an impeachment investigation into presidentjoe biden. the speaker of the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, said the inquiry would focus on allegations of corruption, abuse of power and obstruction. the white house described the decision as "extreme politics at its worst." a volcano in hawaii has begun erupting again for the first time in two months. the kilauea volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and burst open for a third time this year. earlier this week, scientists collected a lava sample, which is hoped to give them insight into how magma is stored and transported before

it's erupted as lava. the kremlin has released images of president putin meeting kimjong—un at spaceport. it is thought an arms deal could be finalised between the two countries. it is the first time the north korean leader has left his country in four years. you know when you get a bit stuck and you need a helping hand... off and, yes. this is the moment, poor thing, but it had to be hoisted to safety after being trapped in a sink in county durham. —— trapped in a sinkhole in county durham. he was pulled out by his legs using a digger after farmers spotted him on their routine morning visit. he managed to get to his feet and they say he's now "absolutely fine in the field with his pals". iimagine he i imagine he will not be doing that

again. let him. terrifying. you would have thought there is no hope. i like that he has pounds. what a story he will not be able to tell us about! now the weather. ,., ., ., able to tell us about! now the weather. ., , ., ., weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is _ weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is under _ weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is under way. _ weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is under way. a - weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is under way. a bit - weather. good morning. the start of wednesday is under way. a bit chilly| wednesday is under way. a bit chilly for some of you. probably some of the quietest days of the weather week. dry with sunny spells across much of the country. later on in the west of scotland and northern ireland. here we start with a noticeable chill, particularly in the highlands. temperatures down to -2. the highlands. temperatures down to —2. bear in mind just on saturday morning, temperatures were about 18 degrees to start the day. the first frost since the start ofjune. lots of sunshine to go with it. a bit more cloud in east anglia and the southeast with a breeze blowing. sunny spells went through. a mostly dry day with one or two shows close to the irish case in the west.

temperatures sa should be at this stage. 1a to 21 degrees. you will notice across the west of scotland and northern ireland, the rain pushes them. the breeze will pick up as we head towards the end of the afternoon and into the evening rush hour. if you are on the move across northern ireland and western scotland, some lively bursts of rain mixed in with their wet weather. the wind continuing to strengthen. we could see some splashes of rain in edinburgh and inverness by the time we hit six o'clock. it clears for northern ireland into northern england, wales, the north west england, wales, the north west england tonight. further showers in the north west of scotland. here it will be a windy night with winds gusting around 50 miles an hour, 60 miles an hour. a windy day to come tomorrow across the far north. many will have a dry day. more rain around later this week. the details later. we around later this week. the details later. ~ ., ., ~ around later this week. the details later. ~ ., ., ., ., later. we will look forward to that.

thank ou later. we will look forward to that. thank you very _ later. we will look forward to that. thank you very much _ later. we will look forward to that. thank you very much indeed. - when medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2018 it was hailed as a breakthrough for patients with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but patients say they are still being blocked from getting it on the nhs. here's our health correspondent, alastair fee. what do i do with this? jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much of his young life has been spent in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. the doctors did sort of say, you know, "you're out of options." so the expectation was one — eventually a seizure would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come here with your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow.

sorry, he's doing what he would normally do, which is run away and go and play minecraft. jasper takes cannabis as an oil — legally prescribed by a private clinic. we were told that the chance of any medication ever working were just tiny. for this medication to have done as much as it has, it is incredible. now i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house and everything like that. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. we now need to look i more closely at the use of cannabis—based medicines in the health—care _ sector in the uk. the law change means patients can take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though it's legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. morning, want to put your order in for breakfast? i find it shocking that the government have literally

just washed their hands of this problem. where's table seven, is it down here? alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. so i give alfie his cannabis oilfour times a day and we get it into him before he goes to school. thank you! without the cannabis, we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures. alfie was the first person in the uk to be given it after a high—profile campaign led by his mother. all it's done is blocked it, because all the parents now trying to get access for the children with epilepsy are blocked at every turn. and that broke my heart, actually, and that was sort of the beginning of when i realised that, actually, people weren't going to get access on the nhs. see you at two—two. bye— bye. in the last five years, fewer than five patients have been given whole—plant cannabis on the nhs. in contrast, private clinics have handed out more than 140,000 prescriptions.

it's legalised, but it's not freely available for me to prescribe. one of the problems is that consultants need to apply to nhs england when they want to prescribe, but they're almost always turned down. i did feel it was disingenuous at the time, because it shifted the heat from the government to practitioners like myself. parents were clamouring at our door because they believe we were now in a position to prescribe, and that was not the case. the government's told us it's important to carefully review evidence on unlicensed cannabis—based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. few understand the cost of cannabis more than jasper�*s family. the bill for his latest supply came to £1,600 forjust over a month of cannabis medication. it's eating all our savings — going on holiday or anything like that is out.

crippling as it is financially, we still know that we're so much luckier than other parents in the same situation. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news. you can watch a documentary on this on the bbc iplayer, it's called cannabis, prescription pot luck. not is there now. we are going to discuss it later on in the programme with the two families you have just seem to learn more. let's take a look at today's papers. in the guardian they are talking about the aftermath of heavy flooding in libya. the situation is described as disastrous beyond comprehension in the coastal city. a desperate situation. the daily mail this morning talking on a domestic story about the future of the

pensions triple lock. while the paper also warning readers the policy could be watered down in the future and it might become unaffordable. the daily mail reports on an epidemic of shoplifting with the paper demanding tougher laws. it quotes shadow home secretary yvette cooper saying, this kind of lawlessness is a disgrace. a number of papers showing a reunited prince harry and meghan at the invictus games on tuesday evening. he got there a couple of days early and she has met him and joined him on stage last night. apparently she gave an impromptu speech where she apologised for being a bit late, saying she had been dropping the kids off at nursery or something, going to a milk bar. when was the last time you did something thrilling? i cannot even remember, that long ago. the event saw some 850 participants zipwiring from the leadenhall building — often known as the cheesegrater —

to the gherkin. all in aid of charity, raising £800,000. bbc london's harry low decided to give it a go. oh, my goodness! this is unbelievable! look far up i am! i'm zipwiring between two skyscrapers. wow! there's the gherkin. i'm heading towards the gherkin. honestly, i'm never lost for words, but this is unbelievable. my heart rate is racing quicker than it's ever raced. 0h! i can barely catch my breath. what is this?! i am flabbergasted that this has happened. and i've made it to the end. 0h. well done, mate. goodness, have i ever been so relieved in my life to reach the end of a zip wire?! thank you so much.

harry was so polite. all the way through. i would harry was so polite. all the way through. iwould have harry was so polite. all the way through. i would have been bleeped all the way through. at the beginning, he goes, oh, gosh, this is ratherfrightening. rather you is rather frightening. rather you than is ratherfrightening. rather you than us. this is a story about how to make a perfect cup of tea. 0ne tea company in the uk has spent £50 million, apparently, over the last couple of years developing what they think is the perfect tea bag, giving full strength in a limited time. they say 60 seconds for the perfect brew. you know the one golden brew? never squeeze the bag. makes it better. milk in first? 0h, after. never squeeze the bag. makes it better. milk infirst? 0h, after. if it is a tea bag, yes. let us know your secret tips. isn't itjohn whaite saying something recently about seven minutes when a bargain? he said do not squeeze the bag, yes.

let us know if you had a secret recipe for a cup of tea on the usual channels on the screen. in about half an hour, we'll find out what impactjuly�*s wet weather may have had on businesses and the wider economy. ben is at a family attraction in cheshire when i make ice cream. he is looking ahead to the monthly gdp figures. good morning, sometimes i think i had the bestjob in the world. these classic flavours, vanilla, cookie dough, raspberry ripple, rhubarb and custard. something for everyone. we arejust custard. something for everyone. we are just near chester. businesses like this obviously rely on the good weather for people to go out and spend. if the sun is shining you are

more likely to go out and buy ice cream and spend time outdoors. we saw one of the wettestjuly is on record and we will find out later this morning the impact it has had on businesses like this and others around the uk. what we know so far? injune, the uk economy grew slightly by 0.5%. remember the glorious weather at the beginning of summer and that helped! at the same time, price rises began to slow down. injuly inflation came down to 6.5%. a drop in inflation does not necessarily mean a drop in prices, they are still rising but not as quickly as they were. to try to stop prices rising too much and squeezing budgets, the bank of england has put interest rates up to 5.25% of the highest they have been for 1h years. the idea is borrowing his more expensive than people have less spare money to spend, which reduces demand and that means prices do not

rise as quickly also the theory goes. let's find out the impact of this is having on this business because if you have less to spend and the weather has not been so good, it does have an effect and jonathan, their chief executive of theice jonathan, their chief executive of the ice cream farm, knows that. how has the wetjuly affected your business? has the wet july affected your business?— has the wet july affected your business? , . . ., ., , ., , business? hugely. we had adapted as a business to — business? hugely. we had adapted as a business to accommodate _ business? hugely. we had adapted as a business to accommodate the - business? hugely. we had adapted as a business to accommodate the poor. a business to accommodate the poor weather— a business to accommodate the poor weather we're this country. from a really— weather we're this country. from a really good — weather we're this country. from a really good start injune, we were very excited and the weather in july reeiiy _ very excited and the weather in july really took — very excited and the weather in july really took a downturn. with peoples bud . ets really took a downturn. with peoples budgets being _ really took a downturn. with peoples budgets being squeezed, _ really took a downturn. with peoples budgets being squeezed, what - really took a downturn. with peoples budgets being squeezed, what can i really took a downturn. with peoples i budgets being squeezed, what can you do as a business? you cannot give them more money to spend and you cannot control the weather. it is them more money to spend and you cannot control the weather.- cannot control the weather. it is a vicious circle _ cannot control the weather. it is a vicious circle really. _ cannot control the weather. it is a vicious circle really. we _ cannot control the weather. it is a vicious circle really. we focus - cannot control the weather. it is a vicious circle really. we focus on i vicious circle really. we focus on value _ vicious circle really. we focus on value for— vicious circle really. we focus on value for money aspect at the ice cream _ value for money aspect at the ice cream farm. we try to push that. to keep— cream farm. we try to push that. to keep that _ cream farm. we try to push that. to keep that value for money aspect, we have the _ keep that value for money aspect, we have the fitful. it is a balancing act. have the fitful. it is a balancing act when _ have the fitful. it is a balancing

act. when the sun doesn't come out, it drops _ act. when the sun doesn't come out, it dros. ~ , ., act. when the sun doesn't come out, it dros. ~ i. ., it drops. when you look at the high cost of borrowing, _ it drops. when you look at the high cost of borrowing, does _ it drops. when you look at the high cost of borrowing, does it - it drops. when you look at the high cost of borrowing, does it affect . cost of borrowing, does it affect your decision about investing in new things in the business?— things in the business? absolutely. we ut in things in the business? absolutely. we put in huge _ things in the business? absolutely. we put in huge investment- things in the business? absolutely. we put in huge investment in - things in the business? absolutely. we put in huge investment in 2015| we put in huge investment in 2015 ends _ we put in huge investment in 2015 ends ever— we put in huge investment in 2015 ends ever since we have been investing _ ends ever since we have been investing. when the pandemic hit, extra _ investing. when the pandemic hit, extra debt — investing. when the pandemic hit, extra debt was taken on. with interest— extra debt was taken on. with interest rates rising, luckily we are tiding — interest rates rising, luckily we are tiding like some businesses but that is— are tiding like some businesses but that is only— are tiding like some businesses but that is only for another couple of years— that is only for another couple of years and — that is only for another couple of years and we will have to adjust again— years and we will have to adjust again to — years and we will have to adjust again to see how we can accommodate that. we _ again to see how we can accommodate that. ~ ., ,., again to see how we can accommodate that. . . . again to see how we can accommodate that. ~ ., ., ,, ., , that. we also have suzanne with us, who runs a — that. we also have suzanne with us, who runs a camp _ that. we also have suzanne with us, who runs a camp site _ that. we also have suzanne with us, who runs a camp site nearby. - that. we also have suzanne with us, who runs a camp site nearby. what. who runs a camp site nearby. what are you noticing in terms of people's habits when it comes to trips away? mostly it is a long stay and at short notice. they're waiting to see what the weather is nice and they come in for the weekend. the main difference is they are booking multiple short stays, repeating customers. it has had a huge impact

on growth from 10% injune. it makes a difference to our investment in winter, when we start to prepare for next year. i'm going to hand the microphone to lizzie. if you are watching at six o'clock, you will have seen how abysmal my efforts were at skipping ice cream. amy will talk me through the correct technique. i will pop the gloves on. there we go. yes. you can tell i have not done this before. i have got the scoop. can i pick out a cone as well? i have got a cone. bear with us. here we go. full]! as well? i have got a cone. bear with us. here we go.— as well? i have got a cone. bear with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way — with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way forward. _ with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way forward. that _ with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way forward. that is - with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way forward. that is a - with us. here we go. pull your skip all the way forward. that is a bull l all the way forward. that is a bull of sorts, all the way forward. that is a bull of sorts. i — all the way forward. that is a bull of sorts, i think. _ all the way forward. that is a bull of sorts, i think. oh, _ all the way forward. that is a bull of sorts, ithink. oh, gosh! - all the way forward. that is a bull i of sorts, ithink. oh, gosh! almost. very generous.

of sorts, ithink. oh, gosh! almost. very generous-— of sorts, ithink. oh, gosh! almost. very generous. gently press it down. gently press — very generous. gently press it down. gently press it _ very generous. gently press it down. gently press it down. _ very generous. gently press it down. gently press it down. oh, _ very generous. gently press it down. gently press it down. oh, gosh! - very generous. gently press it down. gently press it down. oh, gosh! i- very generous. gently press it down. gently press it down. oh, gosh! i amj gently press it down. oh, gosh! i am not sure you will hit the profit margins with that scoop. score me out of ten?— margins with that scoop. score me out of ten?_ four! . out of ten? may be a four. four! that was a _ out of ten? may be a four. four! that was a bit _ out of ten? may be a four. four! that was a bit harsh. _ out of ten? may be a four. four! that was a bit harsh. i _ out of ten? may be a four. four! that was a bit harsh. i will- that was a bit harsh. i will practice my technique before i see you later. i practice my technique before i see ou later. ~' . , ., you later. i think the customer miaht you later. i think the customer might give _ you later. i think the customer might give you _ you later. i think the customer might give you more _ you later. i think the customer might give you more points . you later. i think the customer i might give you more points than you later. i think the customer - might give you more points than the business. i think you are doing the customer a favour. looks amazing! you are going to have to eat it. you cannot waste that. back to him later. from partying to high profile partners — there's been just as much drama off the pitch as there was on it for former england rugby player danny cipriani. he'll bejoining us before 8 to tell about his new book. he has been trying to find out who he really is. an interesting read. it will be an interesting chat. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, welcome to bbc london. the mayor says he is in touch with the metropolitan police following a protest outside a shop in peckham yesterday, after a video of the owner emerged on social media showing him allegedly putting his hands around a customer's throat. people gathered to protest outside the store after the video went viral. police say the woman was accused of assault, arrested and bailed pending further inquiries, and i are urging calm as investigations into the incident continue. thousands of nhs workers are set to strike today. pathologists, porters, cleaners and caterers, as well as those in ancillary roles, will walk out over staffing levels and pay. another a0 miles of london's road network is to have speeds capped at 20mph before the end of the year. the lower limit will go in on roads

mostly south of the river, including in bromley, lambeth, southwark and wandsworth. the mayor, sadiq khan, says its part of his plan to eliminate death and serious injury from london's transport network. london hospitals are failing to refer patients with tongue—tied babies to specialists, and gps are sending them to hospitals ill—equipped to deal with the issue. that's according to patients we've spoken to about the issue. the condition, which affects newborns, reduces their ability to breast and bottle feed. it often causes pain and frequently results in insufficient weight gain. every person we saw, even after he was born, kipsang, he has a bad tongue tie. we finally ended up with the gp. the gp said the hospital should have referred to us. we were left in no man's land knowing he had a bad tongue tie but not having any way to solve it, any advice or practical solution to what we should do. in response to our story, nhs london said they expect

local nhs to work with parents to understand their concerns to reduce variation across the capital. let's take a look at the tubes now. now the weather. good morning. yesterday and last night's rain and showers has cleared away but it has left a legacy of cloud. it would break into sunny spells today but it is feeling just a little bit fresher. the cloud this morning, you might get the odd spot, but that is it. it will gradually break up. it could be stubborn until lunchtime and then sunny spells throughout. temperatures reaching 21 or 22 celsius. 0vernight it will feel cooler. largely dry, clear, but a little bit of high cloud moving in here and there. the minimum temperature nine celsius. feeling cooler tomorrow morning. we have a front moving south on thursday. it didn't quite reach us. it is largely dry and fine with plenty of sunshine on thursday. temperatures feeling

warmer again, 2a celsius the maximum, is that front pivot northwards, dragging in some humid airfrom the continent. northwards, dragging in some humid air from the continent. it will get warmer. 0vernight thursday to friday and the weekend. temperatures into the mid 20s. that's it for now. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. let's return to our top story, and more than 2000 people are now known to have died following devestating floods across parts of libya, in the wake of storm daniel. much of the coastal city of derna is now underwater, following the collapse of two dams and a total of four bridges. the area is home to around 100,000 people. international aid is now making its way into the region, but there are calls for more to be done to help those affected. we're joined now by caroline holt from the international federation of red cross and red crescent.

morning to you. first of all, what is the latest information you can give us? what are your colleagues telling you about the situation on the ground?— telling you about the situation on the round? ,., ., ., ., ,, telling you about the situation on the round? ., ., ,, i. the ground? good morning. thank you for invitin: the ground? good morning. thank you for inviting me- _ the ground? good morning. thank you for inviting me. the _ the ground? good morning. thank you for inviting me. the situation - the ground? good morning. thank you for inviting me. the situation on - for inviting me. the situation on the ground is extremely complex. 0ur colleagues and our partner, the libyan red crescent, has been working since the initial impact of this. we are seeing a very chaotic and confused environment, of course. we see from the images the extent of that flooding and the damage that was done. we know there are a lot of people caught up in this. ijust heard your numbers regarding 2000. but it is extremely difficult at this moment in time to identify those who have lost their lives and also those who are missing at this point in time. that flowed and the water and the extent to which that swept people away is yet still to be classified. ., . ., .,

classified. correct or flood. i want to talk about _ classified. correct or flood. i want to talk about that _ classified. correct or flood. i want to talk about that very _ classified. correct or flood. i want to talk about that very subject. it | to talk about that very subject. it is our lead story this morning. the numbers arejust is our lead story this morning. the numbers are just staggering. it is early days. can you give some indication for people watching what of the scale of this devastation might be like? the of the scale of this devastation might be like?— of the scale of this devastation might be like? the numbers are staggering. _ might be like? the numbers are staggering. you're _ might be like? the numbers are staggering, you're right. - might be like? the numbers are staggering, you're right. they. might be like? the numbers are i staggering, you're right. they keep going up by the hour. the challenge with a flood, and certainly a flood this size, infrastructure has given way, dams have burst, the scale and the geographical spread of these cannot be underestimated. it is also important to recognise that because this isn't such a localised response, people have to move a long way in order to make themselves safe. so it's really unclear at this point in time how many have moved great distances to be safe from these water. and how many have unfortunately been cut up in the flight itself. unfortunately been cut up in the flight itself-— unfortunately been cut up in the fliuht itself. . ., ,., ., , flight itself. and what sort of help do eo - le flight itself. and what sort of help do people need — flight itself. and what sort of help do people need right _ flight itself. and what sort of help do people need right now? - flight itself. and what sort of help

do people need right now? rightl flight itself. and what sort of help - do people need right now? right now the main concern _ do people need right now? right now the main concern is _ do people need right now? right now the main concern is search _ do people need right now? right now the main concern is search and - the main concern is search and rescue and reuniting families who will have been separated as a result of these. also, we are providing, through the libyan red crescent, first aid and psychosocial support. but one of the key central issues in a disaster of this type is ensuring that people have access to clean and safe water. when floodwaters come through to the extent that we have seen here in libya, the risk of contamination of the water and the water available to people, is extremely high, and that, of course, brings with it the threat of unfolding health crises within this. clean and safe water is absolutely paramount. shelter and food of course will also be prioritised for those people who have lost everything. those people who have lost everything-— those people who have lost eve hina. . ., ~' ., ., , everything. and also, we know many aid agencies — everything. and also, we know many aid agencies are _ everything. and also, we know many aid agencies are dealing _ everything. and also, we know many aid agencies are dealing with - everything. and also, we know many aid agencies are dealing with the - aid agencies are dealing with the current situation in morocco, scenes of devastation there. how challenging is it to have both of these natural disasters happening at

these natural disasters happening at the same time? for these natural disasters happening at the same time?— the same time? for an international organisation — the same time? for an international organisation like _ the same time? for an international organisation like ours, _ the same time? for an international organisation like ours, it _ the same time? for an international organisation like ours, it is - organisation like ours, it is extremely demanding. 0ur teams are on the ground. we launched an appeal yesterday for 100 million swiss francs for the moroccan response. and later today we will be launching a preliminary appeal of 10 million swiss francs for libya. so you can see there is a real push on our side to get some support to these people impacted by both of these huge crises. ., ., ., ., ,, , ., ., crises. caroline holt, thank you for talkin: to crises. caroline holt, thank you for talking to us- _ crises. caroline holt, thank you for talking to us. thank— crises. caroline holt, thank you for talking to us. thank you. _ crises. caroline holt, thank you for talking to us. thank you. it - crises. caroline holt, thank you for talking to us. thank you. it is - talking to us. thank you. it is 6:36am _ talking to us. thank you. it is 6:36am. thank _ talking to us. thank you. it is 6:36am. thank you _ talking to us. thank you. it is 6:36am. thank you for - talking to us. thank you. it is| 6:36am. thank you forjoining talking to us. thank you. it is - 6:36am. thank you forjoining us. here is an inspiring story. it is about somebody who wanted to prove that anything is possible if you have a stoma. gill castle from northumberland has done that by swimming the channel in less than 1a hours. gill was injured during childbirth 12 years ago, and has had a stoma ever since.

alison freeman was there to meet her when she returned to british shores. we're about to start. gill castle's english channel challenge. good luck. have a great day. all right. this is what all the training had been for. at last, gill castle was getting her chance to swim the channel and prove anything is possible. after leaving her support boat, she had to get out onto the shore at samphire hoe near dover, to officially start this massive challenge, setting off at 9:32 on monday night. the weather is calm. the water looks beautiful at the moment. there's a slight breeze. 12 years ago, gill was so badly injured during the birth of her son, that she had to have a stoma. it diverts her bowel to a bag on her abdomen. it changed her life, but she wanted to set

an example and become the first woman with a stoma to swim the channel. this is kind of like my really in—your—face way of saying, if i can swim the channel, you can go to your local pool. but really, ultimately, my everything is to show my son that his birth didn't ruin my life. so there's gill. she's looking very happy. it took gilljust under 1a hours to swim more than 21 miles solo injust her swimming costume, taking on board food at regular intervals. never allowed to touch her support vessel. then yesterday, late morning, she landed on french soil. her son never far from her thoughts. thumbs up. have you got a message for sam? it was all for you, my lovely boy. two hours later, she was delivered back on english soil in dover. so, gill, you've done it.

you're a world record breaker, the first person to swim the channel solo with a stoma bag. how does it feel? completely overwhelmed. this is very, very surreal. after three years of training, you know, it's like i'm listening to you saying that, i can't believe you're actually talking about me. to actually be a channel swimmer with a stoma, that's... mad. at any point during that swim, did you think this is too hard, i can't do it? no, no. as soon as i go, you've got to leave your doubts on the beach. neithercan i. joe, who lives nearby, was there to see her friend return. yeah. really emotional. she's a voice for everyone with an injury like we have. when you sustain an injury like that, you really think that life is over and you can't do things that you used to do. and she is a voice for us all. gill's now raised more than £20,000 for her charity, which helps people with childbirth injuries both here and in kenya, where there's even more of a stigma around stomas. i mean, they get, you know,

completely ostracised from their communities. they can't go to church. their husbands leave them. they get the children taken off them. you know, they can't work. it's, you know, we think we've got it bad here. people have got no idea. and they don't have the resources. no, they don't have the resources. so instead of stoma bags, they use crisp packets, tin cans, just bits of paper, anything they can find. i mean, i can't even begin to imagine. and while gill has achieved something huge, her hopes remain modest. i would love evenjust one person with a stoma who's never been through before as a result of what i've done today to go to their local pool. that would that would make my day. alison freeman, bbc news, dover. well done, jill. fantastic. i bet there is more than one person watching right now. you can hear more about that story on bbc sounds.

john hasjoined us on the more about that story on bbc sounds. john has joined us on the sofa. england and scotland is a match that needs no introduction. especially this anniversary game between the two nations. it is interesting to gauge. you think about young players going into that cauldron atmosphere where the fans are going to be geed up where the fans are going to be geed up to see those two playing. the young players for england are certainly coming out on top, illustrated in this when they produced last night how good they really are, and in particular it was due to bellingham who, at 20 years old, you kind of feel you are looking at a generational talent. 20 years old. scored one and had a hand in another in what was a fascinating night. good morning. yes, it's neverjust a friendly when scotland and england meet, is it? and this match in particular carried even more meaning as it marked the 150th anniversary of the first time these two nations meet, back in 1872. watching from a raucous hampden park, was our sports correspondent katie gornall.

150 years ago was when it all began for scotland and england. hampden park was hopeful this anniversary could be a cause for celebration. after all, their team is in the best shape for a generation. could they harness the passion pouring from an occasion like this? after a drab draw with ukraine, england were looking to recover momentum. in came phil foden, and it went. england were doing a good job of shutting out the noise. what they didn't need was any help. jude bellingham given a chance too good to refuse. 2—0, and this was not going to plan for scotland. but try telling anyone here it is just a friendly. after the break they emerged from their hibernation. welcome to the game, harry maguire. an own goal and hampden had rediscovered its roar. but england had more in its tank. here was a move precision engineered by bellingham, finished by kane. it had been an evening for remembering the past

here at hampden park. but this is a slice of history scotland may want to forget. scotland manager steve clarke had said this friendly would be a gauge of how his side have progressed against the old enemy. but despite their recent good form, england were far superior. scotland will be hoping for a much better next month against spain when they have a chance to book their place at next summer's european championship. katie gornall, bbc news in glasgow. as katie was saying, scotland will have to wait to qualify for the euros because of erling haaland. his goal helping norway to a 2—1win against georgia. a draw would have seen scotland through. they will have to hang on a bit longer and win against spain next month. that would book their place at the euros. england will be without tom curry for their next two world cup matches. that's after a discplinary hearing upheld his red card against argentina on saturday, meaning he'll now miss the matches against japan and chile.

england will also be without captain 0wen farrell for the japan match because of suspension, but number eight billy vunipola is available once again. great britain will begin their davis cup campaign later today, when they take on australia in the opening round of the group stages. do you remember these pictures? this was their last win of the competition back in 2015. andy murray flat on the floor in ghent before he and the team went on to lift the trophy. murray was left out of their last davis cup camp and offered to sit this one out, but captain leon smith wanted him back in the side. i fully understand any decision lyon takes this way, whether he wants me to play a part, whether you to support and help the team prepare and be a reserve, that is also fine.

i'm 0k in that role as well. it doesn't hurt me. you know, i will keep working as hard as i can to try and improve. and see where that takes me. it and improve. and see where that takes me. ., and see where that takes me. it all nets under and see where that takes me. it all gets under way _ and see where that takes me. it all gets under way at _ and see where that takes me. it all gets under way at one _ and see where that takes me. it all gets under way at one o'clock today. all the matches are on the bbc. off the court, former wimbledon champion simona halep has been banned for four years following a doping violation. halep has been provisionally suspended since october 2022, which means she will be able to play again in early october 2026, by which time she will be 35. wimbledon undoubtedly the high point of her career, as well as winning the french open. she was found to have committed intentional anti—doping violation but denies them and says she intends to appeal against the ban at the court of arbitration for sport. it could be quite the summer for danish cyclistjonas vingegaard. after winning the tour de france earlier this year, he's now in contention to win the vuelta a espana. after winning stage 16, vingegaard is now up to second in

the standings — just 29 seconds behind team—mate sepp kuss. five stages remain, with the race finishing on sunday. what a season he is having. and when a cricket match is a wash—out as it was for england's women against sri lanka yesterday, i guess you are looking for somebody else to provide a little bit of entertainment, a talking point. cue this couple in the crowd in northampton. between overs one man plucking up the courage to ask his partner to marry him. and everyone watching on, including the players as well, because obviously they were not in action. she thankfully said yes. congratulations to them. it is one of those moments, i guess. you know you are only going to ask if you know they will say yes. and if there is a microphonejust there! that pressure. that pressure. that momentary weighting. thank you.

let's go to match with the weather. first of all, some glorious pictures. good morning. yes, starling night last night. the first big aurora of the season. this one captured by one of our weather watchers in northern ireland. i will bring you more photos later. they were all the way from the north of scotland down to the south of england. it is the north of scotland where we have the coldest of the weather to start your wednesday. a thrust at the moment. chilly as well, even as far south as parts of northern england and northern ireland. it will be a lovely morning to greet the day, sunshine overhead. some mist and fog patches clearing. more cloud in east anglia and the south—east. a few spots of light rain. isolated showers in the north sea. a bright and sunny morning and afternoon. cloud developing in northern ireland this afternoon. to the west we see outbreaks of rain. that limits the

temperature rise. elsewhere, temperatures where they should be for the time of year. highs of 21 in the south—east corner. the breeze will ease down in the south—east as we go through the day. it picked up the west of and northern ireland. wet weather spreading across northern ireland for the rush hour, in towards western scotland as well. heavy rain mixed in with that in with the strengthening winds. rain in the west of scotland through the evening. clearing from northern ireland and pushing into northern england, north and west wales, and eventually the north west midlands. dry towards the south and east. temperatures again in double figures. a fresher night elsewhere. not as cold in scotland or northern ireland tonight, given the strength of the wind. in the far north as you go through tomorrow that wind will strengthen. tomorrow, away from the noise, rain in the central swathe of the uk, sunshine top and tail of the country, then more rain developing end of the week and this thank you.

american singer 0livia rodrigo achieved overnight success with the release of her debut single drivers license in 2021, at the age of only 18. all these young people this morning! successful, reach young people. —— reach. she has since gone on to sell 18 million albums, play a sold out world tour and won three grammy awards. her new album guts is currently outselling the rest of the top ten combined. our music correspondent mark savage went to meet her. # dream soccer, leading me dry like a god damn vampire... we've been listening to this new album. what an achievement. you have called it guts. a bold title. tell me what you are thinking about? i guts. a bold title. tell me what you are thinking about?— are thinking about? i have had the title for a while. _ are thinking about? i have had the title for a while. i _ are thinking about? i have had the title for a while. i think _ are thinking about? i have had the title for a while. i think it - are thinking about? i have had the title for a while. i think it is - title for a while. i think it is short and sweet and it has so many different meanings like following your go—to means trusting your

intuition, it can mean bravery, spilling your guts is telling everybody your secrets. that is what songwriting is. i like the meanings it has. �* ., ., it has. am i right he wrote more than 100 for— it has. am i right he wrote more than 100 for this _ it has. am i right he wrote more than 100 for this record? - it has. am i right he wrote more than 100 for this record? it - it has. am i right he wrote more i than 100 for this record? it sounds more impressive _ than 100 for this record? it sounds more impressive than _ than 100 for this record? it sounds more impressive than it _ than 100 for this record? it sounds more impressive than it actually i than 100 for this record? it sounds| more impressive than it actually is. i write every time. i think waking up i write every time. i think waking up everyday and stretching that muscle so important, even if you feel it is overused.— muscle so important, even if you feel it is overused. how many are worth keeping? — feel it is overused. how many are worth keeping? very _ feel it is overused. how many are worth keeping? very little. - feel it is overused. how many are worth keeping? very little. that i feel it is overused. how many are | worth keeping? very little. that is wh ou worth keeping? very little. that is why you have _ worth keeping? very little. that is why you have to — worth keeping? very little. that is why you have to show _ worth keeping? very little. that is why you have to show up - worth keeping? very little. that is why you have to show up every - worth keeping? very little. that is| why you have to show up every day you never know. you why you have to show up every day you never know.— why you have to show up every day you never know. you wrote the first album with — you never know. you wrote the first album with such _ you never know. you wrote the first album with such freedom _ you never know. you wrote the first album with such freedom away - you never know. you wrote the first| album with such freedom away from the spotlight. how do you secure that freedom when you are writing after the success? it is that freedom when you are writing after the success?— after the success? it is very hard. i think i struggled _ after the success? it is very hard. i think i struggled with _ after the success? it is very hard. i think i struggled with it - after the success? it is very hard. i think i struggled with it towards| i think i struggled with it towards the beginning of writing an album. i would sit down and write at the piano and write the lyrics. all i can think about was, people on twitter dissecting the lyrics. that was hard. that is the antithesis of creativity, thinking in that mindset. i had to shift my mindset about halfway through the record to

just making songs i would like to hear on the radio. the opening track, i'm not allowed to say the name of the bbc — we will call it all—american girl — that sounds like a song about the expectations put on you perhaps what women in general?— women in general? yeah, i think that is my favourite _ women in general? yeah, i think that is my favourite song _ women in general? yeah, i think that is my favourite song on _ women in general? yeah, i think that is my favourite song on the _ women in general? yeah, i think that is my favourite song on the record. i is my favourite song on the record. i always thought about this idea that, you know, women are so discouraged from showing emotions like anger or dissatisfaction for fear of being ungrateful or complaining or are to be around. i have always struggled with that. because i have always felt this pressure to be this like perfect all—american girl, i guess i kind of repressed a lot of feelings in my life and i think that came up and hurt me in different ways. i have always thought about that push and pull between the two sides of the feminine psyche.

tower came out in the middle of the pandemic and suddenly you are everywhere. you are a household name when you couldn't leave your house. what was that like for you?- what was that like for you? yeah, i mean, obviously _ what was that like for you? yeah, i mean, obviously absurd _ what was that like for you? yeah, i mean, obviously absurd and - what was that like for you? yeah, i mean, obviously absurd and crazy. | what was that like for you? yeah, i i mean, obviously absurd and crazy. it was so quick. i had been writing songs and working my whole life, but it did seem sort of instantaneous. and yeah, i think it wasn't until very recently i began to process just how crazy it all was and how irrevocably my life was changed over a few months. irrevocably my life was changed over a few months-— irrevocably my life was changed over a few months. were you surprised at the are a few months. were you surprised at the age range _ a few months. were you surprised at the age range of— a few months. were you surprised at the age range of the _ a few months. were you surprised at the age range of the people - a few months. were you surprised at the age range of the people into - a few months. were you surprised at the age range of the people into the| the age range of the people into the music? ., , the age range of the people into the music? . , ., , ~ music? yeah, definitely was. and surrised music? yeah, definitely was. and surprised by _ music? yeah, definitely was. and surprised by how _ music? yeah, definitely was. and surprised by how many _ music? yeah, definitely was. and surprised by how many older- music? yeah, definitely was. and | surprised by how many older men, music? yeah, definitely was. and i surprised by how many older men, i guess, like the music! i don't know

if that is weird to say! i guess, like the music! i don't know if that is weird to say!— if that is weird to say! i was out the gates! _ if that is weird to say! i was out the gates! thanks _ if that is weird to say! i was out the gates! thanks for _ if that is weird to say! i was out the gates! thanks for your - if that is weird to say! i was out - the gates! thanks for your support! i was a 17-year-old _ the gates! thanks for your support! i was a 17-year-old girl _ the gates! thanks for your support! i was a 17-year-old girl writing - i was a 17—year—old girl writing these songs and i had so many dads coming up to me saying, i love that. it's like i was saying, we are all so much more alike than we are different. at the core of every human is the same feeling of love and anger and heartbreak. we have all been there.— all been there. everybody has had their heart broken. _ all been there. everybody has had their heart broken. i _ all been there. everybody has had their heart broken. i always - all been there. everybody has had their heart broken. i always say i all been there. everybody has had i their heart broken. i always say you have to have your heart broken a couple of times to know exactly what you want from the right one. i couple of times to know exactly what you want from the right one.- you want from the right one. i know. totall . you want from the right one. i know. totally- maybe _ you want from the right one. i know. totally- maybe a _ you want from the right one. i know. totally. maybe a few _ you want from the right one. i know. totally. maybe a few more _ you want from the right one. i know. i totally. maybe a few more heartbreak albums. it totally. maybe a few more heartbreak albums. ., , , totally. maybe a few more heartbreak albums. . , , , ., totally. maybe a few more heartbreak albums. . , , , albums. if anybody breaks my daughter's — albums. if anybody breaks my daughter's art, _ albums. if anybody breaks my daughter's art, that's - albums. if anybody breaks my daughter's art, that's the - albums. if anybody breaks my| daughter's art, that's the end. albums. if anybody breaks my i daughter's art, that's the end. i want to ask about your music videos. you always seem to be in mortal peril. houses on fire, scaffolding holding on you. do you have a good stunt double? filth.

holding on you. do you have a good stunt double?— stunt double? oh, my god, yeah. i have had a — stunt double? oh, my god, yeah. i have had a stunt _ stunt double? oh, my god, yeah. i have had a stunt double. _ stunt double? oh, my god, yeah. i have had a stunt double. i - stunt double? oh, my god, yeah. i have had a stunt double. i guess i i have had a stunt double. i guess i can be pretty dramatic in my music videos. it is fun to do that. there you go. videos. it is fun to do that. there ou no. ., videos. it is fun to do that. there ou to. ., . ., videos. it is fun to do that. there ou no. ., _, ., videos. it is fun to do that. there ou no. ., ., ., ., videos. it is fun to do that. there ou 0. ., ., ., ., ., you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs. — you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs. he _ you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs, he said _ you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs, he said to _ you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs, he said to me - you go. your co-writer and a lot of the songs, he said to me that - you go. your co-writer and a lot of| the songs, he said to me that when you are in the studio struggling with the vocal delivering a song, he will video you because you can perform better. that's unusual. isn't it weird? it makes me sound really lame or something. i grew up on tv shows essentially. i think maybe in some weird subconscious way i perform better when there is a camera on. it sounds so weird. it works like a charm every time. i works like a charm every time. i can't explain it. congratulations on the new album. congratulations on all the success. very well deserved. thank you so much for your time. fih thank you so much for your time. oh m thank you so much for your time. (1)! my god, thank thank you so much for your time. (31 my god, thank you for your time. it was a pleasure.

0livia rodrigo speaking there are to our musicjournalist mark savage. i hope his daughter got to say hello as well. i’m hope his daughter got to say hello as well. �* , , ~ ., hope his daughter got to say hello as well. �* , , . ., ., as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat. it as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat- it is _ as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat. it is five _ as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat. it is five to _ as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat. it is five to seven. - as well. i'm sure she did. what a treat. it is five to seven. coming| treat. it is five to seven. coming up, the problem of leaving your house without your phone charger. and nobody else having the same one. that happens all the time. always asking for a charger. it could be a thing of the past for some iphone users as apple introduces the universal charger. but users as apple introduces the universal charger.— users as apple introduces the universal charger. but when will the be universal charger. but when will they be available? _ universal charger. but when will they be available? what - universal charger. but when will they be available? what will. universal charger. but when willl they be available? what will they fit? will we need a new phone to go with the new charger? how much will they cost? flan with the new charger? how much will the cost? ., with the new charger? how much will the cost? . ., with the new charger? how much will they cost?_ no. i they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely — they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely not. _ they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely not. we _ they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely not. we will— they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely not. we will talk - they cost? can i borrow yours? no, absolutely not. we will talk about i absolutely not. we will talk about thatjust absolutely not. we will talk about that just after seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the mayor says he's in touch with the metropolitan police

following a protest outside a shop in peckham yesterday, after a video of its owner emerged on social media showing him allegedly putting his hands around a woman customers throat. people gathered to demonstrate outside the store after the video went viral. police say the woman was accused of assault, arrested and bailed pending further inquires, and are urging calm as investigations into the incident continue. thousands of nhs workers at four london health trusts are set to strike today. pathologists, porters, cleaners & caterers — as well as those in ancillary roles will walk out over staffing levels and pay. another a0 miles of london's road network is set to have its speed limit reduced to 20mph before the end of the year. it'll affect stretches in boroughs including bromley, lambeth, southwark and wandsworth.

the mayor sadiq khan says it's part of his plan to eliminate death and serious injury from london's transport network. parents with tongue—tied babies are being sent to specialists, and hospitals ill—equipped to deal with the issue. that's according to parents we've spoken to about the condition, which affects newborns. the illness can reduce a babies ability to breast or bottle—feed and often causes pain and frequently results in insufficient weight gain. every person we saw, even after he was born, kept saying, "he has a bad tongue tie." we finally ended up with the gp. the gp said the hospital should have referred to us. we were left in no man's land knowing he had a bad tongue tie but not having any way to solve it, any advice or practical solution to what we should do. nhs london say they expect local nhs teams to work with parents to understand their concerns to reduce variation across the capital. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service

on all of the network. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday and last night's rain and showers have cleared away but it has left a legacy of cloud. it will break up to sunny spells today but it is feeling just a little bit fresher. the cloud this morning, you might get the odd spot of rain, but that is it. it will gradually break up. it could be stubborn until lunchtime and then sunny spells throughout. temperatures reaching 21 or 22 celsius. feeling fresher today. 0vernight it will feel cooler. largely dry, clear, but a little bit of high cloud moving in here and there. the minimum temperature 9 celsius. feeling cooler tomorrow morning. we have a front moving south on thursday. it didn't quite reach us. it is largely dry and fine with plenty of sunshine on thursday. temperatures feeling warmer again, 2a celsius the maximum, as that front pivots northwards, dragging in some humid air from the continent. it will get warmer. 0vernight thursday to

friday and the weekend. temperatures into the mid 20s. that's it — more on bbc radio london. i'll be back in half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today...

more than 2,000 people have been killed and at least 10,000 are missing in libya after two dams burst causing catastrophic flooding. in morocco, british rescuersjoin the desperate search for survivors of the earthquake, which has killed almost 3,000 people. the environment watchdog expects the law to have been broken over the release of sewage. in sport... an historic night at hampden. but it's england who are celebrating, as they beat scotland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between the two nations. a dry and sunny wednesday for many of you _ a dry and sunny wednesday for many of you after— a dry and sunny wednesday for many of you after a bit of a chilly start for a _ of you after a bit of a chilly start for a fee — of you after a bit of a chilly start for a fee. across scotland and northern _ for a fee. across scotland and northern ireland, expect rain later on. northern ireland, expect rain later on i_ northern ireland, expect rain later on iwilt— northern ireland, expect rain later on. i will have the full forecast. it's wednesday, the 13th of september. aid organisations say around

10,000 people are missing after parts of libya were hit by devastating floods. more than 2,000 people are known to have died. in one of the worst—affected areas, the port city of derna, two dams and four bridges have collapsed, as rescue workers struggle to retrieve bodies swept out to sea. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood has the latest. nothing could resist the waters. as the river derna swelled, then broke its banks, entire districts of the city were washed into the sea. those caught in its path didn't stand a chance. translation: people were asleep and no-one was ready. _ my whole family live next door to each other. we were all neighbours. we lost 30 people so far, 30 members of the same family. we haven't found anyone. from above, you can see the devastation done to this city. more than 100,000 people lived here as the waters rushed through. as storm daniel swept across north africa, it dropped a huge amount of water

onto the hills, swelling the river derna, and then causing two dams to burst. "there used to be a dam," this man says. "now it's just soil." it seems it was that failure that has caused such carnage. this is a disaster, both natural and manmade. libya has never really recovered from the civil war that overthrew colonel gaddafi. rival governments claim to rule this country — neither really does. translation: after this. incident, we will look back at ourselves and the reasons for the devastating flood in a calm and intelligent way. we have allocated just over 2.5 billion dinars to start the reconstruction of this area. that figure isjust over £400 million. all the while, the death toll mounts. mass graves fill up. hospitals turn into morgues.

translation: we've already had 1,700 dead just in this section _ of the hospital. we counted them as they were lying in the hallways. we buried anyone identified by their family or friends. things are very bad. the hospital is dilapidated. some aid is already on its way. but, with relief operations already stretched by the earthquake in nearby morocco, help will not come as fast as the needs here will grow. of course, saving lives in this moment is critical, but then the next steps are also pretty concerning because, again, we're talking about thousands of people who lost everything. so what about their health, their food, their water, their livelihoods? and then it's not something that will be solved in a couple of hours or days. this emergency response will last for months, if not for years. so there is a huge need of solidarity and support for the people affected. the true scale of this disaster, the number of lives lost,

is only slowly emerging. we know it is vast and will only get worse. joe inwood, bbc news. it isa it is a desperate situation, isn't it? the bbc have so far been unable to get into libya to get the full picture. we're joined now by our correspondent, lina sinjab, who is monitoring the situation from beirut. lina, what are you hearing about the situation on the ground in libya? it isa it is a devastating situation. the government called it a disaster zone and called for help in the area. the issueis and called for help in the area. the issue is destruction is massive and it will be very challenging for aid and rescue is to arrive in the area, although we have at least three planes arriving from turkey and egypt with aides and medics in

benghazi and heading to the city, the most affected one. with the figures we have confirmed so far, it is likely for the numbers of dead to be higher and higher as the day goes by. we are still in the very early hours of an unfolding crisis in this area and the rescue operation is ongoing, despite all the difficulties. mil ongoing, despite all the difficulties.— difficulties. all the challenges. thank you _ difficulties. all the challenges. thank you for— difficulties. all the challenges. thank you for the _ difficulties. all the challenges. thank you for the update. - difficulties. all the challenges. thank you for the update. we l difficulties. all the challenges. i thank you for the update. we will speak to you later on in the programme. more of the day's news with sally. kim jong—un has arrived at a spaceport in russia's far east where he met vladimir putin. the pair are due to hold talks where it is thought an arms deal is due to be finalised between the two countries. how significant, how unusual is this

meeting? how significant, how unusual is this meetin: ? . _, ~ how significant, how unusual is this meetinu? ~ ~ ., , how significant, how unusual is this meetin-2 . ~ ., , ., meeting? welcome mr kim does not leave north korea _ meeting? welcome mr kim does not leave north korea often _ meeting? welcome mr kim does not leave north korea often or— meeting? welcome mr kim does not leave north korea often or lightly. i leave north korea often or lightly. the last time he left the country was four years ago. already we have a sense of how significant it is. he has been travelling for days to get this meeting and his famous green bullet—proof train. the location of the meeting has been kept secret. in the meeting has been kept secret. in the last couple of hours, mr putin and mr kim had arrived and met at a space centre in the far east of the country. the us believes the two leaders are meeting to finalise an arms deal which has been on the cards will some time, north korea is preparing to sell russia the weapons it needs to continue to fight it's all in ukraine. it is expected mr kim will ask in return for mr putin to hand over advanced pieces of weapons technology to allow him to make progress on his own weapons programme. we know one area where mr kim is really struggling at the

moment is his space programme. north korea has tried twice in the last six months to put a spy satellite into orbit and it has failed. the significant, the fact they are meeting at this space station, is significant. when asked what are you planning to help north korea put satellites into space? he replied, yes, that is exactly why they are there. whether he is prepared to hand over this really sensitive technology to mr kim is uncertain but he is sending a signal to the us and the best he is prepared to help the north korean leader and role may be cooperating far more closely together in the future. the results of gdp forjuly have been released. ben is here to tell us about it. taste ben is here to tell us about it. we found out ben is here to tell us about it. - found out the wet wash out of the summer, which affected places like this outdoor attraction in cheshire,

also affected the wider economy. that shrank by 0.5% injuly. all sections of the economy were smaller in july. sections of the economy were smaller injuly. services, production, in july. services, production, manufacturing injuly. services, production, manufacturing across the whole economy, the economy shrank. this is partly down to the weather and partly down to the weather and partly down to the weather and partly down to the high cost of living. inflation has been stubbornly high, the cost of everyday goods and services. it came down slightly injuly to 6.8%. that is still squeezing household budgets. people have less money to go and spend. to try and rein in the prices, the bank of england has put up prices, the bank of england has put up interest rates to 5.25%. borrowing is more expensive. the idea of people have less to spend it limits demand and that means prices should not rise as fast. this is the knock—on effect of those interest rate rises as well. people have less to spend and hit economic growth. people have less money in their

pockets at the end of the month because mortgages are more expensive, daily goods are more expensive, daily goods are more expensive and credit cards and loans are more expensive. they are not having money to go out and spend at places like this, in the shops. that means there is an impact on economic growth. we have seen in the figure showing the uk economy as a whole shrank by 0.5% injuly. why is that important? it affects how well off we all feel. a growing economy means morejobs, easierto we all feel. a growing economy means morejobs, easier to get a pay rise. conversely, a shrinking economy, which is what we saw injuly, means it is harder to find a job if you are looking for one. if you have a job and ask for a pay rise, the business may well have less money available to make that happen. thank ou. rescue teams from the uk have joined the search for survivors after a devastating earthquake hit morocco last week, killing nearly 3,000 people. more than 60 british personnel

are on the ground with rescue dogs, but conditions have been extremely difficult. 0ur correspondent, tom bateman, joined a team in one of the worst hit villages in the remote high atlas mountains. good lad. searching for the scent of life. colin scours the ruins of one of morocco's most devastated mountain villages. we've followed the uk's rescue team on a journey to the earthquake's epicentre. and this british crew — here to search for survivors — know they are working against all odds. yeah, unfortunately, colin — he's an experienced dog, he was in turkey earlier this year — he only goes on live scent. unfortunately there's been no indication, there's no interest. so, unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any live casualties in this area. so now it's all about recovery. how do you cope with everything you know destroyed? hussein digs out the remains of his home, hoping to get to his possessions

and his family's clothes. translation: iwas here with my family. we were having dinner. the ceiling fell on me. it's god's decision. my brother died. there is nothing they can do. i'm just going to take my clothes out and go to the tent. and this is their home now. people are having to find a way to live with the foul air of death all around them. they say more than 100 were buried instantly when the quake hit here. the destruction is near absolute. well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. everything else — homes, streets — a whole community is reduced to this. it is overwhelming. and everyone we've spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has

died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. some supplies are arriving, for people who have lost everything. all but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. translation: there is no house to live in. i if there is no help from the government, we have nothing. and what the earth took away, they are already trying to rebuild. these are people shattered by loss, but having to find the ways to keep going. tom bateman, bbc news, morocco. the government is being warned that new rules requiring voters to show id at polling stations pose a "significant threat" of disruption at the next general election.

both the electoral commission and local government staff responsible for polling are calling for changes. that includes more types of id to be accepted. but ministers say they're confident the system can cope. theresa may has urged the government to go "full throttle" on net zero. in an interview for nick robinson's political thinking podcast, the former prime minister also said the uk would have been better off under her brexit deal. she apologised for issues like rain fell and hillsborough. looney has been in charge of the company for the last four. he was cleared but faces fresh allegations which are still being investigated. republicans in the united states have announced the start of an

impeachment investigation into presidentjoe biden. the speaker of the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, said the inquiry would focus on allegations of corruption, abuse of power and obstruction. the white house described the decision as "extreme politics at its worst." the duchess of sussex has joined prince harry at the invictus games. she made a short, impromptu speech at the event has been founded and launched in 2014. a volcano in hawaii has begun erupting again for the first time in two months. the kilauea volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and burst open for a third time this year. earlier this week, scientists collected a lava sample, which is hoped to give them insight into how magma is stored and transported before it's erupted as lava. i thought that was around a man with

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spells for many. 0ne lower than those temperatures. sunny spells for many. one or two isolated showers in the west baltimore in a way of persistent rain in the west of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures stuck around 14, 15. most of you seen temperatures where it should be at this stage in september. after a breezy start on the east coast the wins will be lighter. the wind will pick up in the west of scotland and northern ireland. this is what the rush hour looks like! if you are about to head out of doors, grab an umbrella. some heavy bass of rain edging towards glasgow. the rain spread across scotland and northern ireland during the evening and northern england and west wales and the northern england. widespread gales, with winds up to 60 mph. a little bit more. temperatures not as cold tonight in scotland and northern ireland. that is how it is looking.

the uk's environment watchdog says the government might have broken the law about the release of sewage. this comes after continued high levels of sewage being released in england, which topped 825 times last year. so how did we get here? in 2022, water companies in england and wales released 384,000 discharges of raw sewage. now, releasing sewage into uk rivers and seas is allowed to prevent pipe systems becoming overwhelmed — but it has to have been raining. that is why they are called storm overflows. as we revealed last week, throughout 2022, thames water, southern water and wessex water illegally started releasing sewage

on dry days — 388 times. collectively, they appeared to have released sewage in dry spills for 3,500 hours in 2022 — in breach of their permits. the environmental campaigner feargal sharkey had this to say when he was asked about the findings. there is not a single river in england currently in good overall environmental health. every single river is polluted and one of the biggest sources of that pollution is the water industry. the truth is what we're actually dealing with and what we need to find out. they're well aware of thatjudgement. they knew what the law court said, who in boardrooms, in 0fwat and the ea and ministers. who knew what when, who made decisions to ignore thatjudgment and the lawyers into this dreadful state we're now in?

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place, we are allowed to discharge. what the oep place, we are allowed to discharge. what the 0ep are saying is, you need to be tougher, we think. under their reading of it, regulators should have been tough and they may have been breaking the law by not being tougher. it been breaking the law by not being tou:her. , ., ., ., been breaking the law by not being tou. her, , ., ., ., ., tougher. if they had done that, what ha--ens? tougher. if they had done that, what happens? yet _ tougher. if they had done that, what happens? yet a _ tougher. if they had done that, what happens? yet a good _ tougher. if they had done that, what happens? yet a good question. i tougher. if they had done that, what happens? yet a good question. this| happens? yet a good question. this is the first regulation need 0ep had done. the way the process works is yesterday we had an information notice and there are now two months for the environment agency, 0fwat, and the government to effectively respond to the findings they may have been acting illegally. then the oep have been acting illegally. then the 0ep will issue a decision notice. this is in effect a process of toing and froing. they will say to the government or the regulators, we think this is what needs to be changed and the government will come back and say, we think this is what

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amendment is being put forward by the government to effectively throw this need to mitigate out of the window. more money would be made available separately to counter pollution that it would effectively unblock that hurdle to building houses in some parts of the country. thank you for coming in. getting caught short without your phone charger and no—one else having the same one — will soon be a thing of the past. for years, apple iphone users have had to use different cables, but the company's new device will now use the universally accepted usb—c cable. that is supposedly supposed to make things simpler. to explain more, we're joined by technology journalist at pocket—lint, verity burns. morning to you. what is different about the new iphone charges? how much of a difference will it make? as you say, it is the situation where apple has, for years, since

ever, since it first iphone came out it has been using proprietary charges. the lightning cable has beenin charges. the lightning cable has been in all of the iphone since 2012, a long time. now it has moved to this universally accepted standard, that is what it is called. it means, you may well have been using it already if you have another phone that is not an apple phone in your household, that he had headphones all an intended switch or kindle, they were all —— is back and they will all be using the usb—c cable. they will all be using the usb-c cable. ~ ., , ., they will all be using the usb-c cable. . . , ., ., they will all be using the usb-c cable. ~ . , ., ., ., ,. , cable. we are sharing on our screens at the moment. _ cable. we are sharing on our screens at the moment, the _ cable. we are sharing on our screens at the moment, the apple _ cable. we are sharing on our screens at the moment, the apple lightning i at the moment, the apple lightning cable and the usb—c. you need to look very carefully at which one is which. , ., ., ., ~' look very carefully at which one is which. , ., ., ., 4' , . look very carefully at which one is which. , ., ., ., ,, , ., ., which. they do look similar. i have been caught _ which. they do look similar. i have been caught out _ which. they do look similar. i have been caught out the _ which. they do look similar. i have been caught out the full. - which. they do look similar. i have been caught out the full. it - which. they do look similar. i have been caught out the full. it is i which. they do look similar. i have been caught out the full. it is not i

been caught out the full. it is not a new thing for apple. it needs its macbooks to usb—c charging in 2022 and started to meet others in 2018. the amount of times i have thought i picked up a lightning charger and in fact picked up a chargerfor an ipad or something like that. very frustrating. great news for people they can have the one cable. makes it a lot more simple. the they can have the one cable. makes it a lot more simple.— they can have the one cable. makes it a lot more simple. the market for smartphones _ it a lot more simple. the market for smartphones has _ it a lot more simple. the market for smartphones has slumped - it a lot more simple. the market for smartphones has slumped a - it a lot more simple. the market for smartphones has slumped a little i smartphones has slumped a little recently, hasn't it? do you think this new release, this new iphone, venue changes, might want to make people spend many more? iloathed venue changes, might want to make people spend many more?— people spend many more? what is ha enin: people spend many more? what is happening in _ people spend many more? what is happening in the — people spend many more? what is happening in the smartphone i people spend many more? what is l happening in the smartphone market at the moment but we have got to a point where the improvements are becoming so small, so slight, that people are hanging onto their phones for a little bit longer because they do not see the big move forwards that there had been in the past. i think it could be argued that the

iphones announced yesterday, four of them, all of the upgrades were not really headline grabbing. this usb—c move is the biggest talking point about the new iphones. they are all quite small, of course there are improvements to the screens, the battery, the processor about the big talking point is going to be the usb-c talking point is going to be the usb—c moves which, as we know, apple was not particularly happy with it. the move has been pushed through by the eu and a law was passed last year that any devices sold in the eu, any small to medium devices using a wired charger would need to use this usb—c standard. not something that apple has moved into happily but something it is now embracing. happily but something it is now embracing-— happily but something it is now embracinu. ., ~' , . embracing. thank you very much indeed for _ embracing. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ embracing. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. _ in 2018, the legalisation of medical cannabis was hailed as a major breakthrough, but the reality for many is that they're struggling to get hold of it. we'll explore why after 8 o'clock.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, welcome to bbc london. the mayor says he is in touch with the metropolitan police following a protest outside a shop in peckham yesterday, after a video of the owner emerged on social media showing him allegedly putting his hands around a customer's throat. people gathered to protest outside the store after the video went viral. police say the woman was accused of assault, arrested and bailed pending further inquiries, and are urging calm as investigations into the incident continue. thousands more nhs workers at four london health trusts are set to strike today. pathologists, porters, cleaners & caterers, as well as those in ancillary roles, will will walk out over staffing levels and pay.

another 40 miles of london's road network is to have speeds capped at 20mph before the end of the year. the lower limit will go in on roads mostly south of the river, including in bromley, lambeth, southwark and wandsworth. the mayor, sadiq khan, says its part of his plan to eliminate death and serious injury from london's transport network. pa rents parents with tongue—tied babies are being spent to specialisterne hospital is ill—equipped to deal with the issues, according to parents. the condition, which affects newborns, reduces their ability to breast and bottle feed. it often causes pain and frequently results in insufficient weight gain. every person we saw, even after he was born, kept saying he has a bad tongue tie. we finally ended up with the gp. the gp said the hospital should have referred to us. we were left in no man's land knowing he had a bad tongue tie but not having any way to solve it, any advice or

practical solution to what we should do. in response to our story, nhs london said they expect local nhs to work with parents to understand their concerns to reduce variation across the capital. now the weather. good morning. yesterday and last night's rain and showers have cleared away but it has left a legacy of cloud. it will break into sunny spells today but it is feeling just a little bit fresher. the cloud this morning, you might get the odd spot, but that is it. it will gradually break up. it could be stubborn until lunchtime and then sunny spells throughout. temperatures reaching 21 or 22 celsius. 0vernight it will feel cooler. largely dry, clear, but a little bit of high cloud moving in here and there. the minimum temperature nine celsius. feeling cooler tomorrow morning. we have a front moving south on thursday.

it doesn't quite reach us. more through the day. it is largely dry and fine with plenty of sunshine on thursday. temperatures feeling warmer again, 24 celsius the maximum, as that front pivots northwards, dragging in some humid air from the continent. it will get warmer vernight thursday to friday and the weekend. temperatures into the mid 20s. that's it for now. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. the mother of 13—year—old martha mills, who died of a sepsis infection, will meet the health secretary later, as she continues her campaign to give patients more say over their care. merope mills wants hospitals around the country to bring in martha's rule, giving people the right to ask for an urgent second opinion. speaking to radio 4, merope described the last few days of

her daughter's care. for some time i couldn't sleep afterwards, you know, just going over every single moment. i mean, it's classic ptsd. it is very difficult and i do think about it all the time and think about something posing the film that plays in my mind. and imagining what could have happened to make a difference. to change the outcome. and that's why we are pushing for martha's rule because we think it could have done. joining us now is the actorjason watkins who lost his daughter to sepsis atjust two years old, and here in the studio is ron daniels

from the uk sepsis trust, who is also an nhs intensive care surgeon. ifi if i could just ask you first, as a parent, as somebody who would go into a hospital with someone that you are concerned about, why is it important that you can ask for a second opinion? why is it sometimes needed? ~ , , �* , needed? well it is every parent's worst nightmare, _ needed? well it is every parent's worst nightmare, to _ needed? well it is every parent's worst nightmare, to feel - needed? well it is every parent's| worst nightmare, to feel helpless and hopeless, to what your child deteriorate. and it's essential because health professionals are fallible, they can make mistakes, they can sometimes be wrong, they can sometimes be led by the opinion of other health professionals. so if you are watching any loved one, particularly a child, deteriorate in front of your eyes, it is important you have the right to ask that question. you have the right to ask that cuestion. ~ ., , you have the right to ask that question-— you have the right to ask that cuestion. ~ . , , ., ., ., question. what is the situation at the moment? _ question. what is the situation at the moment? do _ question. what is the situation at the moment? do we _ question. what is the situation at the moment? do we have - question. what is the situation at the moment? do we have the i question. what is the situation at i the moment? do we have the right to ask for a second opinion now? well. ask for a second opinion now? well, we do, ask for a second opinion now? well, we do. we — ask for a second opinion now? well, we do. we do- _ ask for a second opinion now? well, we do, we do. any _ ask for a second opinion now? well, we do, we do. any patient _ ask for a second opinion now? well, we do, we do. any patient has i ask for a second opinion now? 11 we do, we do. any patient has the right to consult for a second

opinion. that's been there for a long time. but of course it is not made visible. and furthermore, sometimes it can be, quite understandably, perceived by health professionals as a bit of a threat so they can behave defensively if asked, and therefore they may be some barriers put in place. this is about formalising it and making it more accessible.— about formalising it and making it more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron — more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in — more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in a _ more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in a moment, _ more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in a moment, i _ more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in a moment, i know- more accessible. jason, we will come back to ron in a moment, i know one of the things you have spoken about at length is how to recognise sepsis, what is it? what should a parent to be looking for? what are the signs and symptoms? what message would you like to get across today? well, firstly, just listening about the loss — well, firstly, just listening about the loss of martha, it is so saddening. i rememberthat feeling as well— saddening. i rememberthat feeling as well are — saddening. i rememberthat feeling as well are wanting to turn the clock— as well are wanting to turn the clock back. it is a terrible, terrible _ clock back. it is a terrible, terrible thing and a terrible

tragedy, and sadly, one of so many tragedies _ tragedy, and sadly, one of so many tragedies that are resulting out of not diagnosing sepsis. and so i obviously— not diagnosing sepsis. and so i obviously really feel for her. sepsis — obviously really feel for her. sepsis is _ obviously really feel for her. sepsis is where the immune system overreacts— sepsis is where the immune system overreacts to infection. so, if your child, _ overreacts to infection. so, if your child, for— overreacts to infection. so, if your child, for example, is brought to a&e child, for example, is brought to a85 and — child, for example, is brought to a85 and is— child, for example, is brought to a&e and is diagnosed, then the things— a&e and is diagnosed, then the things that are being looked for are flu-like _ things that are being looked for are flu—like symptoms and severe shivering, being floppy, and not passing — shivering, being floppy, and not passing your eye on for 24 hours. all these — passing your eye on for 24 hours. all these symptoms can be seen on the uk _ all these symptoms can be seen on the uk sepsis trust website. those are the _ the uk sepsis trust website. those are the things that you should look out for _ are the things that you should look out for. and also, knowing your own child _ out for. and also, knowing your own child she _ out for. and also, knowing your own child. she knew martha was ill. and so, it— child. she knew martha was ill. and so, it is— child. she knew martha was ill. and so, it is that— child. she knew martha was ill. and so, it is that instinct that is so important _ so, it is that instinct that is so important in this context. because a parent's— important in this context. because a parent's instinct of how well or ill

their— parent's instinct of how well or ill their child — parent's instinct of how well or ill their child is should always be listened — their child is should always be listened to. i think what's frustrating in the case of sepsis is that it _ frustrating in the case of sepsis is that it is — frustrating in the case of sepsis is that it is preventable and that is why it _ that it is preventable and that is why it leaves parents so devastated and confused and angry, because we think there _ and confused and angry, because we think there are around 12,000 preventable deaths. and on world sepsis _ preventable deaths. and on world sepsis day, which is today, this is a time _ sepsis day, which is today, this is a time to— sepsis day, which is today, this is a time to really focus minds on the way that— a time to really focus minds on the way that we — a time to really focus minds on the way that we diagnose people arriving in a85 _ way that we diagnose people arriving in a85 in— way that we diagnose people arriving in a&e in the context of sepsis. you lost our in a&e in the context of sepsis. you lost your own _ in a&e in the context of sepsis. gm. lost your own daughter to sepsis aged just two. i know it is an incredibly difficult thing to talk about, but remind us what she was like? tell us about mode?- about, but remind us what she was like? tell us about mode? well, she was the most _ like? tell us about mode? well, she was the most wonderful _ like? tell us about mode? well, she was the most wonderful girl. - like? tell us about mode? well, she was the most wonderful girl. we i like? tell us about mode? well, shej was the most wonderful girl. we had two daughters at that time. we now have a _ two daughters at that time. we now

have a son, — two daughters at that time. we now have a son, my wife clara and i. we made _ have a son, my wife clara and i. we made our— have a son, my wife clara and i. we made our documentary in memory of modi, _ made our documentary in memory of modi, which — made our documentary in memory of modi, which you can see on the itv player _ modi, which you can see on the itv player. that — modi, which you can see on the itv player. that goes through what happened. she was the most wonderful -irl. happened. she was the most wonderful giri~ she _ happened. she was the most wonderful girl. she loved singing, particularly on the bus. as soon as he got _ particularly on the bus. as soon as he got on — particularly on the bus. as soon as he got on the bus she started singing — he got on the bus she started singing. she cheered everybody up. she was— singing. she cheered everybody up. she was bright, alive, funny, as i am sure — she was bright, alive, funny, as i am sure many, many children are, many— am sure many, many children are, many children are similarly lost in this way — many children are similarly lost in this way. here i am in this beautiful— this way. here i am in this beautiful place where i am filming with donald dodds, because dodds wears— with donald dodds, because dodds wears beige and today's world sepsis day, and _ wears beige and today's world sepsis day, and everybody on the set is wearing — day, and everybody on the set is wearing beige in memory of mould, in a way _ wearing beige in memory of mould, in a way it— wearing beige in memory of mould, in a way it is— wearing beige in memory of mould, in a way it is a _ wearing beige in memory of mould, in a way. it is a way of marking her loss _ a way. it is a way of marking her loss my — a way. it is a way of marking her loss. my wife and i are tirelessly campaigning, like any more cut, who is doing _ campaigning, like any more cut, who is doing a _ campaigning, like any more cut, who is doing a five kilometre run in norwich— is doing a five kilometre run in norwich a _ is doing a five kilometre run in norwich a couple of weeks, to try to somehow— norwich a couple of weeks, to try to somehow redress the terrible

imbalance that has upset all our lives _ imbalance that has upset all our lives. , ., ,., , imbalance that has upset all our lives. , ., , , imbalance that has upset all our lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely — lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely that _ lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely that on _ lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely that on side _ lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely that on side you - lives. jason, she sounds lovely and it is lovely that on side you are i it is lovely that on side you are all remembering her today. and we are also talking about martha, another little girl lost to sepsis. when you hear about martha's mum's campaign to try to get better access to second opinion is, does that give you confidence going forward? is that something you would like to see? ~ that something you would like to see? . . , , �* 4' see? well, absolutely. and i think ron is absolutely _ see? well, absolutely. and i think ron is absolutely right. _ see? well, absolutely. and i think ron is absolutely right. it - see? well, absolutely. and i think ron is absolutely right. it is i see? well, absolutely. and i think ron is absolutely right. it is there | ron is absolutely right. it is there available — ron is absolutely right. it is there available to you. but it needs to be recognised — available to you. but it needs to be recognised. that is the whole point. all those _ recognised. that is the whole point. all those things need to be available to parents. and also, that ithink— available to parents. and also, that i think is— available to parents. and also, that i think is one thing, gaining a second — i think is one thing, gaining a second opinion, of a tranche of things— second opinion, of a tranche of things that are needed. in the way that we _ things that are needed. in the way that we approach sepsis. again, when you hear— that we approach sepsis. again, when you hear that the death of your child _ you hear that the death of your child could be preventable, it is a terrible. — child could be preventable, it is a terrible, terrible feeling. i'm just

thinking — terrible, terrible feeling. i'm just thinking about another boy called daniel— thinking about another boy called daniel who sadly lost his life at the royal free hospital last month in the _ the royal free hospital last month in the same week that our documentary was shown. it happened in our— documentary was shown. it happened in our local— documentary was shown. it happened in our local hospital. the mother was convinced daniel had sepsis. by the time _ was convinced daniel had sepsis. by the time everybody came and looked at him _ the time everybody came and looked at him for— the time everybody came and looked at him for the third time, the third time, _ at him for the third time, the third time, it— at him for the third time, the third time, it was— at him for the third time, the third time, it was too late. sepsis can take _ time, it was too late. sepsis can take hold — time, it was too late. sepsis can take hold and not everything is preventable, that is another tragedy about— preventable, that is another tragedy about it _ preventable, that is another tragedy about it. but there is so much more that can _ about it. but there is so much more that can be — about it. but there is so much more that can be done. and martha —— martha's — that can be done. and martha —— martha's rule is one of those things — martha's rule is one of those things. so martha's rule is one of those thins. . martha's rule is one of those thin.s_ . ., martha's rule is one of those thins. . ., ., , things. so much more that can be done. things. so much more that can be done- are — things. so much more that can be done. are there _ things. so much more that can be done. are there enough _ things. so much more that can be done. are there enough people i things. so much more that can be| done. are there enough people on things. so much more that can be i done. are there enough people on the ground? are there enough staff to help manage this?— ground? are there enough staff to help manage this? well, that is the understandable _ help manage this? well, that is the understandable concern _ help manage this? well, that is the understandable concern of- help manage this? well, that is the understandable concern of a - help manage this? well, that is the understandable concern of a lot i help manage this? well, that is the understandable concern of a lot of i understandable concern of a lot of health professionals hearing about now. health professionals are exhausted. the nhs is very busy. some would describe it is on its knees and trying very hard to cope. there is an spare capacity to deliver this service. so when

martha's mother meets with the ministers, it is important this needs to be resourced. we need those health professionals to be well trained, we need the training to be ongoing and we need resources allocated. the uk is in danger of falling behind. recently the swiss government announced a package of measures they were funding the 10 million swiss francs, which is about £9 million, to drive better sepsis care over the next five years. we've got to keep up. care over the next five years. we've got to keep up— got to keep up. ron, jason, thank ou ve got to keep up. ron, jason, thank you very much _ got to keep up. ron, jason, thank you very much indeed _ got to keep up. ron, jason, thank you very much indeed for - got to keep up. ron, jason, thank you very much indeed forjoining i got to keep up. ron, jason, thank. you very much indeed forjoining us on world sepsis day and talking about this. the best of luck. thank you. it is 7:39am. john is here with the sport. morning. yes, hello. england against scotland, neverjust a friendly morning. yes, hello. england against scotland, never just a friendly when these two meet. last night's match to the 150th anniversary of this fixture which saw to the 150th anniversary of this fixture which sanude belling and majestic. england manager gareth southgate incensed about the recent

treatment of harry maguire, whose own goal gave scotland a lifeline. ——jude own goal gave scotland a lifeline. —— jude bellingham. own goal gave scotland a lifeline. ——jude bellingham. england were leading already when he showed why he could become one of the great english midfielders, scoring one, setting up another. substitute harry maguire came on only to turn the ball into his own net. that gave scotland hope at that stage. whilst there was still time for england to get another, bellingham gifting harry kane the third. afterwards, the england manager gareth southgate was really strong on the treatment of maguire by fans and pundits alike. it's a joke. i've never known a player treated the way he is, not by the scottish fans, by our own commentators, pundits, whatever it is. they have created something that is. they have created something that is beyond anything i have ever seen. he has been an absolute still worked for us in the second most successful england team for decades. he has been an absolutely key part of that.

i've talked about the importance of our senior players. he has been crucial amongst that. southgate with a staunch defence of maguire. scotland still in a great place. they were made to wait to qualify for the euros. erling haaland's goal helping norway to win against georgia. a draw would have seen scotland through. a win for scotland against spain next month will book their place at euro 2024. england will be without tom curry for their next two world cup matches. that's after a discplinary hearing upheld his red card against argentina on saturday, meaning he'll now miss the matches against japan and chile. england will also be without captain 0wen farrell for the japan match because of suspension, but number eight billy vunipola is available once again. great britain will begin their davis cup campaign later today, when they take on australia in the opening round of the group stages.

this is the next step on the journey to try to replicate this, that famous went back in 2015. andy murray flat out on the floor in the court before the team lifted the trophy. that was the last time they managed it. murray was left out of their last camp and offered to sit this one out but captain leon smith wanted him in the side. i'zre this one out but captain leon smith wanted him in the side.— wanted him in the side. i've had some amazing _ wanted him in the side. i've had some amazing memories - wanted him in the side. i've had some amazing memories in i wanted him in the side. i've had. some amazing memories in davis wanted him in the side. i've had i some amazing memories in davis cup from the first tie i played all the way to 2015. getting to play doubles with my brother for the country, that's a brilliant experience. it is why i have also wanted to be part of the davis cup teams. happy to be here again. such an expense part of that team. —— experienced. off the court, former wimbledon champion simona halep has been banned for four years following a doping violation. halep has been provisionally suspended since october 2022,

which means she will be able to play again in early october 2026, by which time she will be 35. she was found to have committed intentional anti—doping violation but denies them and says she intends to appeal against the ban at the court of arbitration for sport. it could be quite the summer for danish cyclistjonas vingegaard. after winning the tour de france earlier this year, he's now in contention to win the vuelta a espana. after winning stage 16, vingegaard is now up to second in the standings — just 29 seconds behind team—mate sepp kuss. five stages remain, with the race finishing on sunday. there is a man who is clearly informed. thank you. our tea hasjust thank you. our tea has just arrived. lots of you getting in touch this morning. we told you awhile ago that a break british tea company has spent millions pounds trying to perfect the perfect modern tea bag so you don't have to leave it so long and can have a cup of tea faster.

we asked you for your tea making tips. jane has said you have to use leaves in a teapot, the traditional approach, a china mug and add the milk first. told you. but that his when you make it in a teapot. you don't add the milk to the pot. make from north yorkshire saw a clip on tv from sir cliff richard saying put the tea bag on a teaspoon and slowly pour the boiling water over it until the cup is full. he says it really works. you are not having to wring it out. keep your tea tips coming. matt has got the weather. and rather spectacular skies. weather. and rather sectacular skies. , ., ., and rather spectacular skies. good morninu. and rather spectacular skies. good morning- the _ and rather spectacular skies. good morning. the first _ and rather spectacular skies. good morning. the first big _ and rather spectacular skies. (limp. morning. the first big aurora in view across the uk. autumn, in fact. you don't want to see me in front of it. let me disappear. i will show you what these pictures are all about. this one from our weather watchers in cumbria. beautiful colours. all the way the length and breadth of the uk from the far north

of scotland through to cornwall. different colours indicate just which of the charged particles from the sun are interacting with which of the gases around the atmosphere. the greens are the oxygen molecules, the purples and the reds and the blues also linked to nitrogen particles. a stunning night. thank you for the pictures. it was called if you are taking those photos last night. a pretty chilly start. clear skies developed for many. it will change later as this area of cloud starts to push its way into north and the west. enjoy your morning sunshine. western scotland, northern ireland. things will change later this morning into the afternoon. cloud to begin with and parts of east anglia and the south—east. a breeze blowing. it would write down, sunny spells coming through. isolated showers into western coast of england and wales. it is the west of england and wales. it is the west of scotland and northern ireland where the wet weather were pushing later. temperatures today where we

should be at this stage in september. that is the first time i have said that. it will be a cool and wet and windy end to the day across scotland and northern ireland. rain spreading south and east. widespread gales to the far north—east of scotland. gales of 65 mph. the rain moving into northern england and wales. clear conditions towards the south and the east. to go into tomorrow we have a weather front which is just struggling across the central swathes of the country around that area of low pressure which will continue to bring some strong winds across the far north of scotland. winds in excess of 60 mph. we will see some sunny conditions, some showers are in scotland and northern ireland, for an authoring end. somewhere in greater manchester, parts of yorkshire, down through the midlands, part of wales, staying cloudy. patchy rain and drizzle, turning better later on, the south—east corner stays dry and sunny, starting to feel more humid. the humid airwill sunny, starting to feel more humid. the humid air will edge further northwards as we go through into friday. 0utbreaks northwards as we go through into friday. outbreaks of rain across parts of and northern ireland. some

of it will be heavy at times. bear in mind this weather front could be further south. in mind this weather front could be furthersouth. if in mind this weather front could be further south. if it is not, northern england, north west wales, should brighten up after a cloudy start. sunny and warm again. humid towards the far south and east. back to you. thank you. nearly ten to eight. we all think we know danny cipriani from the tabloid headlines. brilliant rugby player, often described as a partying bad boy off the pitch. but who is he really? that's the question he's been asking himself in his new book, who am i? he looks back at his sporting career, as well as the scandals and his struggles with his mental health. danny joins us now. morning. good morning. you've come a lona wa . morning. good morning. you've come a long way- 35 — morning. good morning. you've come a long way- 35 years _ morning. good morning. you've come a long way. 35 years. for _ morning. good morning. you've come a long way. 35 years. for sure. _ morning. good morning. you've come a long way. 35 years. for sure. you i long way. 35 years. for sure. you ask yourself— long way. 35 years. for sure. you ask yourself the _ long way. 35 years. for sure. you ask yourself the question, - long way. 35 years. for sure. you ask yourself the question, who i long way. 35 years. for sure. you | ask yourself the question, who am long way. 35 years. for sure. you i ask yourself the question, who am i? why was that he starting point for this book? it

why was that he starting point for this book? , ~ ~, why was that he starting point for this book? , ~' ,, a, why was that he starting point for this book? , ~ a, a, this book? it is like one of those ivotal this book? it is like one of those pivotal questions _ this book? it is like one of those pivotal questions we _ this book? it is like one of those pivotal questions we can - this book? it is like one of those pivotal questions we can ask - pivotal questions we can ask ourselves. it is the life journey we go on. there are so many things i was looking outside of myself getting external validation. until i went on that inward journey to figure things out i was always going to ride the waves of the ups and downs. for me the question, who am i? it was an exploration of self. it has been my most exciting and enjoyable journey. has been my most exciting and enjoyablejourney. find has been my most exciting and enjoyable journey.— has been my most exciting and enjoyable journey. en'oyable 'ourney. and has putting it enjoyable 'ourney. and has putting it down enjoyable journey. and has putting it down on paper — enjoyable journey. and has putting it down on paper help _ enjoyable journey. and has putting it down on paper help you - enjoyable journey. and has putting it down on paper help you get - enjoyable journey. and has putting it down on paper help you get to i it down on paper help you get to where you are now, thatjourney? the where you are now, that 'ourney? the whole where you are now, thatjourney? tue: whole process where you are now, thatjourney? tte: whole process of it was so beautiful because i was able to sit down and talk for hours. for four months we spoke. we spoke about so many parts of my life that when i look back on, i didn't see it tomorrow, ifelt of my life that when i look back on, i didn't see it tomorrow, i felt so conflicted or constricted, and didn't feel like i could enjoy life in the way that i wanted to. but when i was reflecting on it, all it was for me was a beautiful lesson, something to learn from, something

that i'd go off, so i can't carry that i'd go off, so i can't carry that into the present moment, but that into the present moment, but that reflection was so powerful for me to go back and because i was able to free it and my emotions came out at different points, whether it be talking about certain scenarios where i felt my mental health was getting to a certain point, or i felt the whole world was looking at me in a certain way and judging me because of what they would see and read on the outside, which always made me feel internally less because i had that perpetuating inside, so it was just triggering that. and then going through that and reflecting and letting the emotion come through when it did, it was so cathartic and freeing. i really enjoyed the process. tt cathartic and freeing. i really enjoyed the process. en'oyed the process. it must've been a enjoyed the process. it must've been a ainful enjoyed the process. it must've been a painful process _ enjoyed the process. it must've been a painful process as _ enjoyed the process. it must've been a painful process as well? _ enjoyed the process. it must've been a painful process as well? some - enjoyed the process. it must've been a painful process as well? some of l a painful process as well? some of the lows were really loads, some of stuff you are confronting?— stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the _ stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the book _ stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the book because - stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the book because i - stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the book because i felt. stuff you are confronting? yeah, i started the book because i felt in | stuff you are confronting? yeah, i | started the book because i felt in a place where i wanted to go through it. not through bitterness or anger, anyway like that. only through love and the wisdom of what i have experienced and current. those moments where the emotion would come

up moments where the emotion would come up and go through, everybody has seen a lot of my public behaviours, my outbursts, the way i have gone on this journey, my outbursts, the way i have gone on thisjourney, so none of my outbursts, the way i have gone on this journey, so none of it is secret. but not knowing the inner workings of it all, that is why i put it down onto paper, to understand what my psyche was like, the way i was dealing with things. one having an amazing career, and having this privileged life of being an athlete, ifelt having this privileged life of being an athlete, i felt so grateful to do it, but it was always stemmed from a place of love to go into something that i really enjoyed, that was my piece, that was my safe space as a child. itjust brought me everything i needed to know so i could get back to be who i am. i needed to know so i could get back to be who i am— to be who i am. when you look back at the boy in — to be who i am. when you look back at the boy in the _ to be who i am. when you look back at the boy in the headlines - to be who i am. when you look back at the boy in the headlines on - to be who i am. when you look back at the boy in the headlines on the i at the boy in the headlines on the front pages of the newspapers, you are actually a very different person. you say now the reason you kept appearing to get into trouble complex. a lot of the time you may be, i don't know, the wrong people want to be your friends, you were under the influence of different groups of people, i don't know, that

might not have been the best for you. and a lot of the time you seem to be quite scared of what was going on. it was out of your control? yeah, it felt like that because i don't think until you address certain things that come out in your behaviour, things you like and enjoy, as you go on this pleasure cycle of these ups and downs, and i felt like i was on that cycle a lot of the time. you are constantly trying to feel better. but that pleasure, that high, that up, that moment of respite, it will have a crash or some sort of downfall at the other side of it. for me it was constantly trying to find solitude, going to meditation, go into silence, and let those feelings that would keep coming up when my mind was chaotic, when my body wanted to move, and having the willpower to go through that and be on that. so when those moments came up again later in life i knew i had a lot of experience of being able to handle the chaotic moments and it started simmering out and getting softer. by

the time i did the book when that emotion came it was freeing because i was letting go the last bits that i was letting go the last bits that i thought i had already looked at. what was the turning point? how did you go from this place of what seems like having to distract yourself from yourself all of the time, to the point where you can just decide to stop distracting yourself? there are so many _ to stop distracting yourself? there are so many turning _ to stop distracting yourself? there are so many turning points - to stop distracting yourself? ttee are so many turning points because there are so many things in my life that have been wake—up calls or moments to look at myself, whatever it may have been. i can reflect with hindsight and it's easier said than done. when you are in the middle of it, in the constant cycle and spin what is happening, trying to achieve success, get to the top, and you've got people saying things about you, you are trying to live your life because again you are distracting your days rather than... the only time i felt free was on the rugby field. i would time i felt free was on the rugby field. iwould be time i felt free was on the rugby field. i would be at home in my mind would be chaotic. i try to display that in the book and let people go on the journey of that. but for me

it was people i met in my life. i met an amazing mentor a 2k, had amazing coaches. my experience with my parents was a real catalyst for me to keep moving forward because i don't think we necessarily all are born into a life we want. we have these constrictions. family teaches about forgiveness, compassion and love continuously, even when it feels like i don't want to be around this person. that is what the whole cycle of family for me is. being able to explore that in other areas of my life, yeah, it has been an amazing experience and journey and i feel very passionate to share it. t feel very passionate to share it. i think we can feel that. i bet there are people watching at home thinking, is that really danny cipriani? you seem like a different person, you seem very relaxed, very comfortable with who you are. is that the answer to the question in the book, that danny cipriani is you are now? t the book, that danny cipriani is you are now? ., ., ._ , the book, that danny cipriani is you are now? ., ., , , are now? i feel i have always been this person- _ are now? i feel i have always been this person- it—

are now? i feel i have always been this person. it is _ are now? i feel i have always been this person. it is a _ are now? i feel i have always been this person. it is a must _ are now? i feel i have always been this person. it is a must like - are now? i feel i have always been this person. it is a must like you i this person. it is a must like you go back to being the loving, free child that i was, but then without the external validation or looking outside myself continuously, like looking for the ups and downs. i got into a sport through love and through that i had so many wonderful lessons outside of myself, failures, successes, a lot of my behaviours were perpetuated in the media on the front pages, especially with the way i carried on with women. i had lots of fun times and great times, but ultimately, it was the pleasure, despite, the up and down, that moment where i felt those lulls, that was when there was a lot of self reflecting. wanting to break the cycle, wanted to get out of these continuous habits and behaviours but not knowing how until things started slowing down and leaning into silence and solitude, because in the western world we don't often look at things like that. we are constantly busy, constantly moving, constantly trying to achieve, but all of that is outside of ourselves. my whole journey is about to be in word one.

and listening to your own internal mechanism. if that is feeling aligned and peaceful and loving, you are on the right path. t aligned and peaceful and loving, you are on the right path.— are on the right path. i think i know what — are on the right path. i think i know what you _ are on the right path. i think i know what you might - are on the right path. i think i know what you might say - are on the right path. i think i know what you might say but| are on the right path. i think i | know what you might say but i are on the right path. i think i - know what you might say but i am going to ask anyway. do you wish that that boy in the england shirt had known all of this sooner? tia. had known all of this sooner? no, because that _ had known all of this sooner? no, because that is _ had known all of this sooner? ttfr, because that is part of the journey. there is no part of it i regret. there's obviously people i wish were still here. but for myjourney it has turned that pain to purpose, to love. i know that right now in this current state it might look slightly different, but for me it means my days are lived in a blissful state. my days are lived in a blissful state. my mind used to be so chaotic. i try to display that in the book. you also see the way the media has taken the excerpts and the way they have created their narrative around it. they continued that way they have always can do behaved and story they always can do behaved and story they always wanted to.— always wanted to. there have been some headlines _ always wanted to. there have been some headlines and _ always wanted to. there have been some headlines and some - always wanted to. there have been some headlines and some of- always wanted to. there have been some headlines and some of the i

some headlines and some of the tabloids, some criticism of some of the stories you have told, the details you have given, saying it is not appropriate. so how do you deal with those stories now, compared to how you would have dealt with them in the past?— in the past? they are wildly out of context because _ in the past? they are wildly out of context because when _ in the past? they are wildly out of context because when you - in the past? they are wildly out of context because when you read i in the past? they are wildly out of| context because when you read the whole story it is part of the journey. it is very necessary part of reading the whole book. i'm not here trying to even sell the book because then i am doing everything a disservice. i'm trying to just speak about myjourney. if somebody disservice. i'm trying to just speak about my journey. if somebody wants to go on it and read what i used to be like to what i am now, the transformational process, it is all in there for somebody to read. the way the media behave with the excerpts, it was excited. but, you know, i am strong enough within do not look outside of myself. i know my continual behaviours. i know how i act every single day. i know the man that i am. i am not the person they described i was. those were snippets of my life. and being true

to that and sticking to that energy and that faith and that love, yeah, it means i have the most beautiful wife, and i have the most beautiful life. , ., ., ., ~ ., life. danny, fascinating to talk to ou. life. danny, fascinating to talk to you- thank _ life. danny, fascinating to talk to you. thank you. _ life. danny, fascinating to talk to you. thank you. i've _ life. danny, fascinating to talk to you. thank you. i've enjoyed - life. danny, fascinating to talk to you. thank you. i've enjoyed it. | you. thank you. i've en'oyed it. thank you. i thank you. who am i? is out tomorrow. coming up... the british rock pop band the who sears are back with their first album in eight years. they willjoin as before nine o'clock. we will have all the headlines. now for the news where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the mayor says he's in touch with the metropolitan police

following a protest outside a shop in peckham yesterday, after a video of its owner emerged on social media showing him allegedly putting his hands around a woman customers throat. people gathered to demonstrate outside the store after the video went viral. police say the woman was accused of assault, arrested and bailed pending further inquiries, and are urging calm as investigations into the incident continue. around 40 miles of london network is due to have its speed limit reduced to 20 miles an hour.— to 20 miles an hour. thousands of nhs workers _ to 20 miles an hour. thousands of nhs workers are _ to 20 miles an hour. thousands of nhs workers are set _ to 20 miles an hour. thousands of nhs workers are set to _ to 20 miles an hour. thousands of nhs workers are set to strike - to 20 miles an hour. thousands of l nhs workers are set to strike today. pathologists, porters, cleaners and caterers will walk out over staffing levels and pain. —— pay.

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good morning. welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today... more than 2,000 people have been killed and at least10,000 are missing in libya after two dams burst causing catastrophic flooding. in morocco, british rescuersjoin the desperate search for survivors of the earthquake, which has killed almost 3,000 people. a woman, who was so badly injured during childbirth that she was left with a colostomy, becomes the first person with a stoma to swim solo across the english channel. i would love even just one person with a stoma, who's never been swimming before, as a result of what i've done today, to go to their local pool. the economy shrank by 0.5%. good

morning from this ice cream parlour in cheshire. i will find out how it has affected businesses like this one. in sport... it's three for the three lions, as england beat scotland on an historic night at hampden to mark the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between the two nations. for some it was the coldest nights in april. a dry and sunny day for the vast majority before scotland and northern ireland the cloud gather later on. the full forecast later. it's wednesday, the 13th of september. aid organisations say around 10,000 people are missing after parts of libya were hit by devastating floods. more than 2,000 people are known to have died. in one of the worst—affected areas, the port city of derna, two dams and four bridges have collapsed, as rescue workers struggle to retrieve bodies swept out to sea. our correspondentjoe inwood has the latest.

nothing could resist the waters. as the river derna swelled, then broke its banks, entire districts of the city were washed into the sea. those caught in its path didn't stand a chance. translation: people were asleep and no-one was ready. _ my whole family live next door to each other. we were all neighbours. we lost 30 people so far, 30 members of the same family. we haven't found anyone. from above, you can see the devastation done to this city. more than 100,000 people lived here as the waters rushed through. as storm daniel swept across north africa, it dropped a huge amount of water onto the hills, swelling the river derna, and then causing two dams to burst. "there used to be a dam," this man says. "now it's just soil." it seems it was that failure that has caused such carnage.

this is a disaster, both natural and manmade. libya has never really recovered from the civil war that overthrew colonel gaddafi. rival governments claim to rule this country — neither really does. translation: after this. incident, we will look back at ourselves and the reasons for the devastating flood in a calm and intelligent way. we have allocated just over 2.5 billion dinars to start the reconstruction of this area. that figure isjust over £400 million. —— around $500 million. all the while, the death toll mounts. mass graves fill up. hospitals turn into morgues. translation: we've already had 1,700 dead just in this section _ of the hospital. we counted them as they were lying in the hallways. we buried anyone identified by their family or friends. things are very bad. the hospital is dilapidated.

some aid is already on its way. but, with relief operations already stretched by the earthquake in nearby morocco, help will not come as fast as the needs here will grow. of course, saving lives in this moment is critical, but then the next steps are also pretty concerning because, again, we're talking about thousands of people who lost everything. so what about their health, their food, their water, their livelihoods? and then it's not something that will be solved in a couple of hours or days. this emergency response will last for months, if not for years. so there is a huge need of solidarity and support for the people affected. the true scale of this disaster, the number of lives lost, is only slowly emerging. we know it is vast and will only get worse. joe inwood, bbc news. it is clearly going to take some

time to get the full details. the bbc has been unable to get into libya to get the full picture, but we'rejoined now by our correspondent lina sinjab, who is monitoring the situation from beirut. lina, what are you hearing about the situation on the ground in libya? well, it is a devastating situation. people are waking up to continue counting the dead in the city, looking for missing relatives and family members. the red crescent said, the red cross said, at least ten are betting. the rescue operation by local so far is ongoing. it is really difficult. this city has been hit by the floods. most of it is enveloped in water, along with residents. 1000 bodies had managed to be recovered but the number is likely to be higher and higher. the rescue operation will be difficult because not only their lack of medics and

medical support because of the health system that has crumbled over the last decade but also because the flooding and storm caused destruction of infrastructure, destroyed roads and bridges. even for international or regional aid to arrive, it is going to be very slow to reach the area.— arrive, it is going to be very slow to reach the area. thank you very much indeed. _ to reach the area. thank you very much indeed. just _ to reach the area. thank you very much indeed. just terrible - to reach the area. thank you very. much indeed. just terrible pictures coming out of libya. more of the day's news with sally. kim jong—un has arrived at a spaceport in russia's far east where he met vladimir putin. the pair are due to hold talks where it is thought an arms deal could to be finalised between the two countries. steve rosenberg is in moscow for us. how significant is this meeting between the two leaders? trier?r

between the two leaders? very significant _ between the two leaders? very significant. you _ between the two leaders? very significant. you talked - between the two leaders? , significant. you talked about the suspicion that russia and north korea have been edging closer to an arms deal where russia would get supplies of north korean artillery and shells in return for something, possibly humanitarian aid, cash or even sensitive military technology going to north korea. the fact this meeting is happening at the usher's most modern spaceport i think is significant. —— russia. before the talks, we saw vladimir putin giving kimjong and talks, we saw vladimir putin giving kim jong and a talks, we saw vladimir putin giving kimjong and a guided tour of the launch pad and russian rockets. that sends a message to washington. the message is my friend here, kim, would quite like to get his hands on advanced military technology to help his space programme, possibly his missile programme, just the kind of technologies that russia has, hint,

hint. . ~ technologies that russia has, hint, hint. ., ,, i. technologies that russia has, hint, hint. ., ~' ,, , technologies that russia has, hint, hint. ., ,, , . technologies that russia has, hint, hint. ., «i , . figures in the last hours show the uk economy shrank by 0.5%. the economy shrank _ uk economy shrank by 0.5%. ttg; economy shrank by uk economy shrank by 0.5%. the: economy shrank by 0.5% in uk economy shrank by 0.5%. ttg; economy shrank by 0.5% in july uk economy shrank by 0.5%. ttg; economy shrank by 0.5% injuly in economy shrank by 0.5% injuly in part because of the wet weather. remember the wash—out of a summer we had, affecting outdoor attractions like this one in cheshire but other businesses around the uk. if the weather is bad people are less likely to go and spend money, whether at attractions all the shops. we saw all sections of the economy shrinking, services, production and manufacturing. all parts of the economy got smaller. why does that matter? when we talk about economic growth, if the economy is growing, we'll feel better off. it helps living standards rise because there is more

money in the system. if you look for a job, money in the system. if you look for ajob, it money in the system. if you look for a job, it is easier to find a job. if you have a job and want a pay rise, you are more likely to secure one. conversely, if the economy shrinks, like it did injuly, less money is around and there are fewer jobs available. if you ask for a pay rise, a business may not make as much money and be less likely to give you one. in part it is also not just down to the weather but also the high prices for goods and services. we know inflation has been high over the last year. it came down injuly to 6.8%. that means prices are still rising compared with last year. if things are more expensive, people had less money to spend on days out at places like this and that its economic growth. the bank of england has put interest rates up to 5.2%, making borrowing more expensive. people are spending

less and the flip side is it hit economic growth and that is exactly what we have seen in figure four july. what we have seen in figure four jul . :, .. what we have seen in figure four jul . :, ~i , :, , what we have seen in figure four jul . ., ~i , . rescue teams from the uk have joined the search for survivors after a devastating earthquake hit morocco last week, killing nearly 3,000 people. more than 60 british personnel are on the ground with rescue dogs, but conditions have been extremely difficult. our correspondent, tom bateman, joined a team in one of the worst hit villages in the remote high atlas mountains. good lad. searching for the scent of life. colin scours the ruins of one of morocco's most devastated mountain villages. we've followed the uk's rescue team on a journey to the earthquake's epicentre. and this british crew — here to search for survivors — know they are working against all odds. yeah, unfortunately, colin — he's an experienced dog, he was in turkey earlier this year — he only goes on live scent.

unfortunately there's been no indication, there's no interest. so, unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any live casualties in this area. so now it's all about recovery. how do you cope with everything you know destroyed? hussein digs out the remains of his home, hoping to get to his possessions and his family's clothes. translation: iwas here with my family. we were having dinner. the ceiling fell on me. it's god's decision. my brother died. there is nothing they can do. i'm just going to take my clothes out and go to the tent. and this is their home now. people are having to find a way to live with the foul air of death all around them. they say more than 100 were buried instantly when the quake hit here.

the destruction is near absolute. well, only the minaret of their mosque remains. everything else — homes, streets — a whole community is reduced to this. it is overwhelming. and everyone we've spoken to here says they believe everyone that was missing has died, there is no hope left of finding survivors. some supplies are arriving, for people who have lost everything. all but cut off from the outside world, residents say they need much more. translation: there is no house to live in. - if there is no help from the government, we have nothing. and what the earth took away, they are already trying to rebuild. these are people shattered

by loss, but having to find the ways to keep going. tom bateman, bbc news, morocco. the government is being warned that new rules requiring voters to show id at polling stations pose a "significant threat" of disruption at the next general election. both the electoral commission and local government staff responsible for polling are calling for changes. that includes more types of id to be accepted. but ministers say they're confident the system can cope. theresa may has urged the government to go "full throttle" on net zero but warned they need to take people along with them. in an interview for nick robinson's political thinking podcast, the former prime minister also said the uk would have been better off under her brexit deal and apologised for issues like grenfell and hillsborough. the head of bp, bernard looney, has resigned, saying he hadn't been "fully transparent" about his personal relationships with colleagues.

mr looney has been with the company for more than 30 years and been in charge for the last four. he was cleared by an internal review last year but had recently faced fresh allegations, which are still being investigated. a volcano in hawaii has begun erupting again for the first time in two months. the kilauea volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and burst open for a third time this year. earlier this week, scientists collected a lava sample, which is hoped to give them insight into how magma is stored and transported before it's erupted as lava. rather than one me! that was quite a pair of oven gloves! a lovely morning out there for many. _ oven gloves! a lovely morning out there for many. a _ oven gloves! a lovely morning out there for many. a bit _ oven gloves! a lovely morning out there for many. a bit of— oven gloves! a lovely morning out there for many. a bit of sunshine l oven gloves! a lovely morning out i there for many. a bit of sunshine to put a spring in your step for the middle part of the week. this view a

short time ago in the highlands. it will be a dry and sunny day for many of you. later on we will see the rain in the far north—west. we will start the spots of light rain and drizzle in the east anglia and south—east area. in northern scotland and northern ireland we have seen the coldest condition since the 8th ofjune. in fact —3 is the lowest temperature we have seen since the end of april. it is a chilly start for some, if you mist and fog patches around. it will cloud over native and outbreaks of rain. isolated showers potentially across the irish sea. the guide across the irish sea. the guide across east anglia and the south—east will break up. the sunshine will come out and it should feel fairly pleasant. the temperatures for all of us down to where they should be at this stage in september. it the gathering rain and wind, it will not feel special across scotland and northern ireland. make sure you have something waterproof for your

journey home. in the evening rush hour, outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and western scotland, some of which will be heavy for a time in the winter will be picking up. rain in the west of scotland and northern ireland during the evening and south. at the same time their wins get stronger in the western isles and the highlands. winds topping 60 miles an hour. not quite as humid as it has been backed some of the warmer air will push a bit further north as we go into the end of the week and into the weekend. this week there will be rain at times. when medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2018 it was hailed as a breakthrough for patients with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but patients say they are still being blocked from getting it on the nhs. here's our health correspondent, alastair fee. what do i do with this?

jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much of his young life has been spent in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. the doctors did sort of say, you know, "you're out of options." so the expectation was one — eventually a seizure would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come here with your meds. —— come here, we'll do your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow. sorry, he's doing what he would normally do, which is run away and go and play minecraft. jasper takes cannabis as an oil — legally prescribed by a private clinic. we were told that the chance of any medication ever working were just tiny. for this medication to have done as much as it

has, it is incredible. now, i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house and everything like that. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. we now need to look i more closely at the use of cannabis—based medicines in the health—care _ sector in the uk. the law change means patients can take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though it's legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. morning, want to put your order in for breakfast? i find it shocking that the government have literally just washed their hands of this problem. where's table seven, is it down here? alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. so i give alfie his cannabis oilfour times a day and we get it into him before he goes to school. thank you! without the cannabis, we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures.

alfie was the first person in the uk to be given it after a high—profile campaign led by his mother. all it's done is blocked it, because all the parents now trying to get access for the children with epilepsy are blocked at every turn. and that broke my heart, actually, and that was sort of the beginning of when i realised that, actually, people weren't going to get access on the nhs. see you at two—two. bye— bye. in the last five years, fewer than five patients have been given whole—plant cannabis on the nhs. in contrast, private clinics have handed out more than 140,000 prescriptions. it's legalised, but it's not freely available for me to prescribe. one of the problems is that consultants need to apply to nhs england when they want to prescribe, but they're almost always turned down. i did feel it was disingenuous at the time, because it shifted the heat from the government

to practitioners like myself. parents were clamouring at our door because they believe we were now in a position to prescribe, and that was not the case. the government's told us it's important to carefully review evidence on unlicensed cannabis—based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. few understand the cost of cannabis more than jasper�*s family. the bill for his latest supply came to £1,600 forjust over a month of cannabis medication. it's eating all our savings — going on holiday or anything like that is out. crippling as it is financially, we still know that we're so much luckier than other parents in the same situation. the campaign for easier equal access on the nhs continues. alastair fee, bbc news.

hannah and alice join are with us now, as well as former government drugs advisor, professor david nutt, who's in bath. morning to all of you. alice, we saw your incredible boy and a huge difference this appears to make to him. how difficult is it for you to have to continue to pay such a huge amount of money in order to keep him safe? : , , amount of money in order to keep him safe? :, , , ., ., amount of money in order to keep him safe? :, , , ., :, :, safe? the answer is, we are going to run out of money. _ safe? the answer is, we are going to run out of money. we _ safe? the answer is, we are going to run out of money. we have - safe? the answer is, we are going to run out of money. we have about - safe? the answer is, we are going to run out of money. we have about sixj run out of money. we have about six months savings left and then i do not know what we will do. we sell the house that we sell everything, i don't know. the difference is 800 seizures were a handful of seizures a day. my son had nine different medications, he had brain surgery and an implant. none of it touched his seizures, this is the only thing that worked. his seizures, this is the only thing that worked-— his seizures, this is the only thing that worked. you tried everything? we tried everything. _ that worked. you tried everything?

we tried everything. we _ that worked. you tried everything? we tried everything. we had - that worked. you tried everything? we tried everything. we had a - that worked. you tried everything? | we tried everything. we had a great medical team, following everything suggested. we did try everything. it is not a choice between this and another medication. for us, it is best or nothing.— best or nothing. you must be so crateful best or nothing. you must be so grateful that _ best or nothing. you must be so grateful that you _ best or nothing. you must be so grateful that you got _ best or nothing. you must be so grateful that you got it - best or nothing. you must be so grateful that you got it for - best or nothing. you must be so grateful that you got it for alfie | grateful that you got it for alfie and it has made such a difference. there is so much inequality here. hugely. that is why i spent five years campaigning on this issue. alfie has gone from being in hospital every year the macro week, costing the nhs £200,000 a year, being seizure free for five years, enabling me not to be a full—time care any more and enabling our family to be through the trauma we have been through. it was not a choice between one and the other. we tried everything. nothing worked. that is why we moved to holland to try this drug before we managed to get the prescription on the nhs to

help change the law. his quality of life has hugely improved. i think it is very disingenuous of the government to say we need to do lots of trials before it is available on the nhs. these children do not have that time, they need access now. people who have prescribed them for four years, they have proved that safety and efficacy and that should make it available for doctors to prescribe. make it available for doctors to rescribe. , ,., , make it available for doctors to prescribe-— prescribe. they say it needs to carefully review _ prescribe. they say it needs to carefully review evidence - prescribe. they say it needs to carefully review evidence to i prescribe. they say it needs to i carefully review evidence to make sure they are safe and effective before being considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. mr; before being considered for roll-out on the nhs more widely.— before being considered for roll-out on the nhs more widely. my son has been prescribed _ on the nhs more widely. my son has been prescribed multiple _ on the nhs more widely. my son has been prescribed multiple unlicensed| been prescribed multiple unlicensed treatments. it happens with complex epilepsy is all the time. it is not viable to conduct those trials for these complex epilepsy is. my child doesn't have ten years. he really

doesn't. to wait for the trial is to happen. they are not going to happen anyway. happen. they are not going to happen an a . , ., ., :, :, anyway. there is a huge amount of real-world — anyway. there is a huge amount of real-world evidence _ anyway. there is a huge amount of real-world evidence and _ real—world evidence and observational data. there are over 50,000 _ observational data. there are over 50,000 citations. nice, big government and the department of health _ government and the department of health are ignoring that really important evidence and saying it has to be _ important evidence and saying it has to be pharmaceutical based trials. alfie is _ to be pharmaceutical based trials. alfie is one of five boys in the world — alfie is one of five boys in the world no _ alfie is one of five boys in the world. no one is ever going to start a drugs _ world. no one is ever going to start a drugs trial— world. no one is ever going to start a drugs trial for nine children. it actively— a drugs trial for nine children. it actively blocks it. that is what is so concerning for us and our campaign _ so concerning for us and our campaign. the government seems to be washing _ campaign. the government seems to be washing its _ campaign. the government seems to be washing its hands of it and blocking it very _ washing its hands of it and blocking it very actively. | washing its hands of it and blocking it very actively-— it very actively. i think this is the point _ it very actively. i think this is the point where _ it very actively. i think this is the point where we - it very actively. i think this is the point where we need i it very actively. i think this is the point where we need to i it very actively. i think this is i the point where we need to speak it very actively. i think this is - the point where we need to speak to you, professor david nutt. only a handful of prescriptions after the law changed in 2018, why? a, handful of prescriptions after the law changed in 2018, why? a triple whamm . law changed in 2018, why? a triple whammy. doctors _ law changed in 2018, why? a triple whammy. doctors are _ law changed in 2018, why? a triple whammy. doctors are refusing i law changed in 2018, why? a triple whammy. doctors are refusing to l whammy. doctors are refusing to believe because they have never been

trained in cannabis medicine. doctors are generally only prescribe what drugs companies tell them to prescribe and do what it says, read the literature. nice has prevaricated and hasn't really come out strongly in favour of real—world evidence. that is extremely compelling now. and the department of health which has said, we will do trials but hasn't done anything, hasn't set up its own database to collect evidence from the few people on these trials. i think it is a scandal, a medical scandal, of the same magnitude as the bristol heist scandal. it is plausible many of these lives will be saved by cannabis. many of them cannot afford it. we should have an inquiry into why it is not happening. another thing is to allow gps to prescribe them. there is recalcitrance in a

change of behaviour. gps would be much more sympathetic to the wider use of cannabis in the community. the answer seems to be very complicated, david. seems there is not one thing to change to help the kids we have been talking about. this could take a long time. tt this could take a long time. tt could happen overnight, i am afraid. if nice were to say, the evidence ago we published a paper recently and one of the top medicaljournals in the world showed 21 children in britain with severe epilepsy, who had done extremely well on medical cannabis. the analysis shows their next child, the 22nd child that goes on with this treatment has got a 96% chance of responding. there is almost no other medicine known that gives you a kind of certainty. the data is there. if the medical

profession will not basically face up profession will not basically face up to that, i think we need to take them to court, we need to have an independent inquiry. it is a scandal. children are dying because doctors are actively resisting evidence and nice is prevaricating. we have got a statement from the department of health and social care, they say the stomach it is important to review evidence on unlicensed cannabis —based treatments to ensure they are proved safe and effective before they can be considered for roll—out on the nhs more widely. surely that sounds sensible. tide nhs more widely. surely that sounds sensible. ~ : nhs more widely. surely that sounds sensible. ~ ., :, ., . nhs more widely. surely that sounds sensible. ~ ., :, ., : ., sensible. we had done that. we had done that. the _ sensible. we had done that. we had done that. the point _ sensible. we had done that. we had done that. the point is, _ sensible. we had done that. we had done that. the point is, we - sensible. we had done that. we had done that. the point is, we had i sensible. we had done that. we had | done that. the point is, we had done that in britain. there is over 100 children in canada. it is known, the data is bad and it is being actively ignored. —— the data is bad. that ignored. -- the data is bad. that statement _ ignored. -- the data is bad. that statement implies _ ignored. —— the data is bad. that statement implies there is a miracle

dru- statement implies there is a miracle drug which_ statement implies there is a miracle drug which is really well tested and really— drug which is really well tested and really effective i could get my son instead _ really effective i could get my son instead if— really effective i could get my son instead. if there were something that has— instead. if there were something that has been tested and effective, i would _ that has been tested and effective, i would give him that instead. it doesn't — i would give him that instead. it doesn't exist. what they are actually— doesn't exist. what they are actually saying is, let your son die _ actually saying is, let your son die that— actually saying is, let your son die that is— actually saying is, let your son die. that is what that statement says _ die. that is what that statement sa s. : y die. that is what that statement says-_ that _ die. that is what that statement says-_ that is - die. that is what that statement says._ that is what i die. that is what that statement i says._ that is what that says. absolutely. that is what that statement says. _ says. absolutely. that is what that statement says. i _ says. absolutely. that is what that statement says. i had _ says. absolutely. that is what that statement says. i had spent i says. absolutely. that is what that statement says. i had spent five i statement says. i had spent five ears statement says. i had spent five years speaking _ statement says. i had spent five years speaking to _ statement says. i had spent five years speaking to the _ statement says. i had spent five i years speaking to the department of health, _ years speaking to the department of health, consecutive _ years speaking to the department of health, consecutive secretaries i years speaking to the department of health, consecutive secretaries of i health, consecutive secretaries of state _ health, consecutive secretaries of state for — health, consecutive secretaries of state for health, _ health, consecutive secretaries of state for health, the _ health, consecutive secretaries of state for health, the nhs- health, consecutive secretaries of state for health, the nhs and i health, consecutive secretaries of| state for health, the nhs and have been going — state for health, the nhs and have been going round _ state for health, the nhs and have been going round and _ state for health, the nhs and have been going round and round - state for health, the nhs and have been going round and round in- state for health, the nhs and have been going round and round in thisj been going round and round in this whirlwind _ been going round and round in this whirlwind of— been going round and round in this whirlwind of bureaucracy. - been going round and round in this whirlwind of bureaucracy. what i been going round and round in this whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we| whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need _ whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need is _ whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need is rishi — whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need is rishi sunak— whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need is rishi sunak as— whirlwind of bureaucracy. what we need is rishi sunak as prime - need is rishi sunak as prime minister— need is rishi sunak as prime ministerand _ need is rishi sunak as prime ministerand number- need is rishi sunak as prime ministerand number10- need is rishi sunak as prime minister and number 10 to i need is rishi sunak as prime i minister and number 10 to say it need is rishi sunak as prime - minister and number 10 to say it is a faiied— minister and number 10 to say it is a failed policy~ _ minister and number 10 to say it is a failed policy. children _ minister and number 10 to say it is a failed policy. children are - minister and number 10 to say it is a failed policy. children are dying i a failed policy. children are dying and he _ a failed policy. children are dying and he needs— a failed policy. children are dying and he needs to _ a failed policy. children are dying and he needs to step— a failed policy. children are dying and he needs to step in- a failed policy. children are dying and he needs to step in and - a failed policy. children are dying and he needs to step in and do. and he needs to step in and do something _ and he needs to step in and do something about _ and he needs to step in and do something about this. - and he needs to step in and do something about this. until. and he needs to step in and do. something about this. until that person— something about this. until that person at— something about this. until that person at the _ something about this. until that person at the top _ something about this. until that person at the top with _ something about this. until that person at the top with a - something about this. until that| person at the top with a number something about this. until that i person at the top with a number 10 says this _ person at the top with a number 10 says this is — person at the top with a number 10 says this is not _ person at the top with a number 10 says this is not good _ person at the top with a number 10 says this is not good enough, - person at the top with a number 10 says this is not good enough, we i says this is not good enough, we will says this is not good enough, we wiii continue _ says this is not good enough, we will continue to— says this is not good enough, we will continue to go _ says this is not good enough, we will continue to go round - says this is not good enough, we will continue to go round and i says this is not good enough, we i will continue to go round and round in circles— will continue to go round and round in circies and — will continue to go round and round in circles and children _ will continue to go round and round in circles and children will - in circles and children will continue _ in circles and children will continue to— in circles and children will continue to die _ in circles and children will continue to die and - in circles and children will i continue to die and families in circles and children will - continue to die and families will become — continue to die and families will become more _ continue to die and families will become more and _ continue to die and families will become more and more - continue to die and families will- become more and more vulnerable. also become more and more vulnerable. aiso to _ become more and more vulnerable. aiso to add. — become more and more vulnerable. aiso to add. we _ become more and more vulnerable. also to add, we are _ become more and more vulnerable. also to add, we are getting -

also to add, we are getting contacted _ also to add, we are getting contacted every— also to add, we are getting contacted every time - also to add, we are getting i contacted every time through also to add, we are getting - contacted every time through the group _ contacted every time through the group we — contacted every time through the group we setup, _ contacted every time through the group we setup, the _ contacted every time through the group we setup, the medic- contacted every time through the group we setup, the medic and i contacted every time through the i group we setup, the medic and family foundation _ group we setup, the medic and family foundation where _ group we setup, the medic and family foundation where parents _ group we setup, the medic and family foundation where parents are - group we setup, the medic and family foundation where parents are using i foundation where parents are using cannabis— foundation where parents are using cannabis oil— foundation where parents are using cannabis oil illegally. _ foundation where parents are using cannabis oil illegally. are _ foundation where parents are using cannabis oil illegally. are we - cannabis oil illegally. are we saying — cannabis oil illegally. are we saying that _ cannabis oil illegally. are we saying that is _ cannabis oil illegally. are we saying that is ok? _ cannabis oil illegally. are we saying that is ok? all- cannabis oil illegally. are we saying that is ok? all the i saying that is ok? all the government— saying that is ok? all the government is— saying that is ok? all the government is doing i saying that is ok? all the government is doing is i saying that is ok? all the - government is doing is pushing peopie — government is doing is pushing people who _ government is doing is pushing people who are _ government is doing is pushing people who are already - government is doing is pushing people who are already very. people who are already very vulnerable _ people who are already very vulnerable into _ people who are already very vulnerable into a _ people who are already very vulnerable into a position i people who are already very vulnerable into a position of breaking _ vulnerable into a position of breaking the _ vulnerable into a position of breaking the law _ vulnerable into a position of breaking the law and - vulnerable into a position of breaking the law and givingl vulnerable into a position of - breaking the law and giving children the things— breaking the law and giving children the things they _ breaking the law and giving children the things they do _ breaking the law and giving children the things they do not _ breaking the law and giving children the things they do not know. - breaking the law and giving children the things they do not know. we i breaking the law and giving children. the things they do not know. we need doctors _ the things they do not know. we need doctors to— the things they do not know. we need doctors to prescribe _ the things they do not know. we need doctors to prescribe and _ the things they do not know. we need doctors to prescribe and we _ the things they do not know. we need doctors to prescribe and we need i doctors to prescribe and we need them _ doctors to prescribe and we need them to— doctors to prescribe and we need them to keep _ doctors to prescribe and we need them to keep our— doctors to prescribe and we need them to keep our family- doctors to prescribe and we need them to keep our family say. i doctors to prescribe and we need. them to keep our family say. until they do— them to keep our family say. until they do that — them to keep our family say. until they do that they— them to keep our family say. until they do that they are _ them to keep our family say. until they do that they are causing i them to keep our family say. until they do that they are causing so i they do that they are causing so much _ they do that they are causing so much harm _ they do that they are causing so much harm-— they do that they are causing so much harm. why do you think the government _ much harm. why do you think the government would _ much harm. why do you think the government would be _ much harm. why do you think the government would be delaying, i much harm. why do you think the | government would be delaying, as much harm. why do you think the i government would be delaying, as you seeit? government would be delaying, as you see it? they say it is about getting evidence and getting it right. if it would save money and lives, i don't understand why they would delay, unless it really mattered? t understand why they would delay, unless it really mattered?- unless it really mattered? i think we're probably — unless it really mattered? i think we're probably all— unless it really mattered? i think we're probably all agreed - unless it really mattered? i think we're probably all agreed that i we're probably all agreed that competence is not an overriding feature of this current government. that is the problem. the government is in chaos, the department of health is in chaos. covid really

complicated things a lot. the leadership is pathetic. it really is time someone said, the for these children, we can save a lot of lives if we set up a national study where all the parents wanting this medical cannabis can access it through the nhs and we will record the data. within a year we would have overwhelming data it works because we have very good data now. nhs england said it would do this five years ago. they did not and i suspected they would not which is why a drug charity i set up was set “p why a drug charity i set up was set up its own cannabis initiative. you cannot trust the government to do sensible research. we need to push them. they are not going to volunteer to do something. thea;t them. they are not going to volunteer to do something. they can rovide volunteer to do something. they can provide funding _ volunteer to do something. they can provide funding for— volunteer to do something. they can provide funding for this, _ volunteer to do something. they can provide funding for this, they - provide funding for this, they choose — provide funding for this, they choose not to. they provide funding for things— choose not to. they provide funding for things every day of the week. we wouidn't _ for things every day of the week. we wouldn't need a lot of funding, a few million pounds every year to aiiow _ few million pounds every year to allow doctors to prescribe. it is nothing — allow doctors to prescribe. it is nothing for the government to spend.

they couid _ nothing for the government to spend. they could support families and doctors — they could support families and doctors. they were doctors in the nhs who— doctors. they were doctors in the nhs who want to prescribe and there is no funding, no support. i have petition — is no funding, no support. i have petition about stopping children from _ petition about stopping children from being prescribed medical cannabis— from being prescribed medical cannabis on the nhs. if they want to support— cannabis on the nhs. if they want to support us, — cannabis on the nhs. if they want to support us, please sign the petition and i_ support us, please sign the petition and i wiii— support us, please sign the petition and i will take it to the prime minister~ _ and i will take it to the prime minister. a and i will take it to the prime minister. : :, ,. ., and i will take it to the prime minister. : :, ,: ., ., minister. a fascinating and important _ minister. a fascinating and important subject. - minister. a fascinating and important subject. the i minister. a fascinating and - important subject. the department minister. a fascinating and _ important subject. the department of health and social care saying license base cannabis medicines can be funded by the nhs where there is that phrase again, clear evidence, they say, of their quality, safety and effectiveness. you can watch a documentary on this on the bbc iplayer, it's called cannabis, prescription pot luck. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and helen. coming up, just when you thought

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to about the condition, which affects newborns. the illness can reduce a babies ability to breast or bottle—feed and often causes pain and frequently results in insufficient weight gain. every person we saw, even after he was born, kept saying, "he has a bad tongue tie." we finally ended up with the gp. the gp said the hospital should have referred to us. we were left in no man's [and knowing he had a bad tongue tie but not having any way to solve it, any advice or practical solution to what we should do. nhs london say they expect local nhs teams to work with parents to understand their concerns to reduce variation across the capital. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kate. good morning. yesterday and last night's rain and showers have cleared away but it has left a legacy of cloud. it will break up to sunny spells today but it is feeling just

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hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. a group of medics from the uk were getting ready to set off on a charity trek in the atlas mountains, when the deadly earthquake struck. they quickly found themselves in the middle of a rescue mission, helping locals trapped under rubble. they have just returned to the uk and are here with us on the sofa. we're joined now by paramedics nick smith and keith scott, and tina gills, fundraising manager for halton haven hospice, who have just returned home welcome back. what a few days you have had. you had onlyjust got there to the mountains in morocco when the earthquake happened? yeah. when the earthquake happened? yeah, we arrived on — when the earthquake happened? yeah, we arrived on the _ when the earthquake happened? yeah, we arrived on the thursday _ when the earthquake happened? yeah, we arrived on the thursday in _ we arrived on the thursday in morocco. friday morning we started the trek to get to base camp. we had only been there a day. itruthed only been there a day. what happened? _ only been there a day. what happened? talk _ only been there a day. what happened? talk construe i only been there a day. what i happened? talk construe that only been there a day. what

happened? talk construe that moment? the earthquake? it was a terrifying ordeal. we read base camp. it was about ten past 11 in the evening. it was pitch black. we couldn't see anything outside. we heard a thunderous draw. —— raw. it was like an aeroplane. within a matter of seconds the ground started shaking quite violently. all you could hear were rocks falling. it was a terrifying ordeal.— were rocks falling. it was a terrifying ordeal.- were rocks falling. it was a terrifying ordeal. how long did it take ou terrifying ordeal. how long did it take you to _ terrifying ordeal. how long did it take you to work— terrifying ordeal. how long did it take you to work out _ terrifying ordeal. how long did it take you to work out what i terrifying ordeal. how long did it take you to work out what was i terrifying ordeal. how long did it i take you to work out what was going on? t take you to work out what was going on? : , take you to work out what was going on? ., , ., , , take you to work out what was going on? ,., take you to work out what was going on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready _ on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready to _ on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready to get _ on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready to get up _ on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready to get up early - on? i was asleep at the time any tent ready to get up early for i tent ready to get up early for summer— tent ready to get up early for summer today the next day. ijust felt the _ summer today the next day. ijust felt the ground shaking. you don't quite _ felt the ground shaking. you don't quite know— felt the ground shaking. you don't quite know what is happening. to me it sounded _ quite know what is happening. to me it sounded like water. you think, what _ it sounded like water. you think, what is _ it sounded like water. you think, what is happening, what is that noise? — what is happening, what is that noise? you realise it is actually rocks _ noise? you realise it is actually rocks coming down the side of the mountain. — rocks coming down the side of the mountain, towards you. intense, the

pure fear. _ mountain, towards you. intense, the pure fear, the terror, quick, get your— pure fear, the terror, quick, get your boots— pure fear, the terror, quick, get your boots on, we have to run. you don't _ your boots on, we have to run. you don't know — your boots on, we have to run. you don't know where to go, it is pitch black _ don't know where to go, it is pitch black. luckily, the guys were there as welt _ black. luckily, the guys were there as welt we — black. luckily, the guys were there as well. we were all trying to work out what _ as well. we were all trying to work out what was happening. it had become — out what was happening. it had become clear it was an earthquake. they were — become clear it was an earthquake. they were rocks. they stopped. there was that— they were rocks. they stopped. there was that on— they were rocks. they stopped. there was that on easy, what time is it? how— was that on easy, what time is it? how long — was that on easy, what time is it? how long have we got until dawn? it did foiiow— how long have we got until dawn? it did follow with other tremors. there was another landslide on the other side of— was another landslide on the other side of the — was another landslide on the other side of the mountain as we had calmed — side of the mountain as we had calmed a — side of the mountain as we had calmed a little. you are on high aiert— calmed a little. you are on high aiert until— calmed a little. you are on high alert until 6:45am when the sun came up, alert until 6z45am when the sun came up. just— alert until 6:45am when the sun came up. just ciock — alert until 6:45am when the sun came up, just clock watching, waiting to see what— up, just clock watching, waiting to see what was going on. you up, just clock watching, waiting to see what was going on.— up, just clock watching, waiting to see what was going on. you could see the sarks see what was going on. you could see the sparks on — see what was going on. you could see the sparks on the _ see what was going on. you could see the sparks on the ground _ see what was going on. you could see the sparks on the ground were - see what was going on. you could see the sparks on the ground were rocks i the sparks on the ground were rocks were hitting each other. a dust cloud came in across the camp. tt cloud came in across the camp. it was a last thing we had been expecting. we had been part preparing for the trip for a year or, preparing for the trip for a year or. doing — preparing for the trip for a year or, doing training tracks and things like that _

or, doing training tracks and things like that. making sure we had a big year~ _ like that. making sure we had a big year~ we _ like that. making sure we had a big year. we were all so happy we had -ot year. we were all so happy we had got up _ year. we were all so happy we had got up to— year. we were all so happy we had got up to mike base camp, 3000 metres— got up to mike base camp, 3000 metres plus. that was an achievement in itseif~ _ metres plus. that was an achievement in itseif~ -- _ metres plus. that was an achievement in itseif~ -- up— metres plus. that was an achievement in itself. —— up to. in metres plus. that was an achievement in itself. -- up to.— in itself. -- up to. in that situation _ in itself. -- up to. in that situation you _ in itself. -- up to. in that situation you were - in itself. -- up to. in that situation you were there l in itself. -- up to. in that. situation you were there for in itself. -- up to. in that- situation you were there for a charity trek, but you are a paramedic back home. do you switch into helping mode?— into helping mode? yeah. i had my son in the tent _ into helping mode? yeah. i had my son in the tent with _ into helping mode? yeah. i had my son in the tent with me. _ into helping mode? yeah. i had my son in the tent with me. he - into helping mode? yeah. i had my son in the tent with me. he was i son in the tent with me. he was doing _ son in the tent with me. he was doing the — son in the tent with me. he was doing the track. _ son in the tent with me. he was doing the track. i _ son in the tent with me. he was doing the track. i was _ son in the tent with me. he was doing the track. i was looking i son in the tent with me. he was. doing the track. i was looking after him, _ doing the track. i was looking after him. making — doing the track. i was looking after him, making sure _ doing the track. i was looking after him, making sure he _ doing the track. i was looking after him, making sure he was - doing the track. i was looking after him, making sure he was all- doing the track. i was looking after him, making sure he was all right. | him, making sure he was all right. we made — him, making sure he was all right. we made sure _ him, making sure he was all right. we made sure our— him, making sure he was all right. we made sure our camp _ him, making sure he was all right. we made sure our camp was - him, making sure he was all right. we made sure our camp was ok. i him, making sure he was all right. i we made sure our camp was ok. we him, making sure he was all right. - we made sure our camp was ok. we had other peopie _ we made sure our camp was ok. we had other peopie in _ we made sure our camp was ok. we had other people in the — we made sure our camp was ok. we had other people in the refuge _ we made sure our camp was ok. we had other people in the refuge as _ we made sure our camp was ok. we had other people in the refuge as well. - other people in the refuge as well. they were — other people in the refuge as well. they were people _ other people in the refuge as well. they were people camping - other people in the refuge as well. they were people camping furtherl other people in the refuge as well. i they were people camping further up the valley. _ they were people camping further up the valley, which _ they were people camping further up the valley, which is— they were people camping further up the valley, which is where _ they were people camping further up the valley, which is where we - they were people camping further up the valley, which is where we should| the valley, which is where we should have been_ the valley, which is where we should have been camping. _ the valley, which is where we should have been camping. some _ the valley, which is where we should have been camping. some of- the valley, which is where we should have been camping. some of the - the valley, which is where we should . have been camping. some of the tents were hit_ have been camping. some of the tents were hit by— have been camping. some of the tents were hit by rocks— have been camping. some of the tents were hit by rocks up _ have been camping. some of the tents were hit by rocks up there. _ have been camping. some of the tents were hit by rocks up there. nobody- were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in _ were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in the — were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in the refuge, _ were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in the refuge, nobody- were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt- were hit by rocks up there. nobody hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in. hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of— hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of the — hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of the other— hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of the other ten _ hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of the other ten tos. - hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in any of the other ten tos. we - hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in| any of the other ten tos. we knew hurt in the refuge, nobody hurt in- any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe _ any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe it— any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe it was— any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe. it was a _ any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe. it was a question - any of the other ten tos. we knew we were safe. it was a question of- were safe. it was a question of sitting — were safe. it was a question of sitting tight _ were safe. it was a question of sitting tight to _ were safe. it was a question of sitting tight to see _ were safe. it was a question of sitting tight to see daylight - were safe. it was a question of sitting tight to see daylight toi were safe. it was a question of. sitting tight to see daylight to see what the — sitting tight to see daylight to see what the extent _ sitting tight to see daylight to see what the extent of— sitting tight to see daylight to see what the extent of the _ sitting tight to see daylight to see what the extent of the damage i sitting tight to see daylight to see . what the extent of the damage was. to see _ what the extent of the damage was. to see what — what the extent of the damage was. to see what we _ what the extent of the damage was. to see what we could _ what the extent of the damage was.

to see what we could do. _ what the extent of the damage was. to see what we could do. what - what the extent of the damage was. to see what we could do. what could ou do? to see what we could do. what could you do? at — to see what we could do. what could you do? at that _ to see what we could do. what could you do? at that time _ to see what we could do. what could you do? at that time very _ to see what we could do. what could you do? at that time very little - you do? at that time very little other than _ you do? at that time very little other than get _ you do? at that time very little other than get back _ you do? at that time very little other than get back down - you do? at that time very little other than get back down off i you do? at that time very little | other than get back down off the mountain. — other than get back down off the mountain. get— other than get back down off the mountain, get back— other than get back down off the mountain, get back into- other than get back down off the mountain, get back into the - other than get back down off the . mountain, get back into the village where _ mountain, get back into the village where we _ mountain, get back into the village where we had _ mountain, get back into the village where we had started _ mountain, get back into the village where we had started from, - mountain, get back into the village where we had started from, whichi mountain, get back into the village . where we had started from, which we had done _ where we had started from, which we had done that— where we had started from, which we had done that day. _ where we had started from, which we had done that day. you _ where we had started from, which we had done that day.— had done that day. you were also involved in _ had done that day. you were also involved in intervening _ had done that day. you were also involved in intervening with - had done that day. you were also involved in intervening with two l involved in intervening with two children? . ., involved in intervening with two children? , , . ., involved in intervening with two children? , ., . children? yes, a 17-year-old and nine-year-old — children? yes, a 17-year-old and nine-year-old who _ children? yes, a 17-year-old and nine-year-old who had _ children? yes, a 17-year-old and nine-year-old who had been - children? yes, a 17-year-old and nine-year-old who had been hit| children? yes, a 17-year-old and - nine-year-old who had been hit with nine—year—old who had been hit with a large boulder. we were asked to go and assist with some medical treatment for them. it very quickly became the realisation that their condition was very poorly. we needed to evacuate them. we knew the roads were closed. we were trapped in the village for the night. we had to try to work out how we were going to do a medical evacuation. get him some treatment. luckily we had a doctor with us. we had fluids, painkillers, we gave them antibiotics. we had to formulate a plan amongst our team.

there were three other british lads there. they helped with the evacuation. and a lot of the locals. we had duff to andy withthis from the hospice — we had duff to andy withthis from the hospice -- _ we had duff to andy withthis from the hospice. —— dr. _ we had duff to andy withthis from the hospice. —— dr. [— we had duff to andy withthis from the hospice. -- dr.— the hospice. -- dr. i 'oked beforehand * the hospice. -- dr. i 'oked beforehand we * the hospice. -- dr. i 'oked beforehand we were h the hospice. -- dr. ijoked beforehand we were over. the hospice. -- dr. ijoked - beforehand we were over prepared the hospice. -- dr. ijoked _ beforehand we were over prepared on the clinicai— beforehand we were over prepared on the clinical side, we had a health and hospice doctor. and these two medics _ and hospice doctor. and these two medics it— and hospice doctor. and these two medics. it became apparent we were so lucky— medics. it became apparent we were so lucky to— medics. it became apparent we were so lucky to have these guys with us. tina. _ so lucky to have these guys with us. tina. you _ so lucky to have these guys with us. tina, you have a daughter.— tina, you have a daughter. yeah, five years — tina, you have a daughter. yeah, five years old- — tina, you have a daughter. yeah, five years old. you _ tina, you have a daughter. yeah, five years old. you are _ tina, you have a daughter. yeah, five years old. you are probably l five years old. you are probably thinkin: five years old. you are probably thinking you _ five years old. you are probably thinking you have _ five years old. you are probably thinking you have to _ five years old. you are probably thinking you have to get - five years old. you are probably thinking you have to get in - five years old. you are probably| thinking you have to get in touch with home and reassure them? that's it. there with home and reassure them? that's it- there was — with home and reassure them? that's it. there was no _ with home and reassure them? that's it. there was no signal. _ with home and reassure them? that's it. there was no signal. we _ with home and reassure them? that's it. there was no signal. we had - with home and reassure them? that's it. there was no signal. we had to - it. there was no signal. we had to camp— it. there was no signal. we had to canto at— it. there was no signal. we had to canto at the — it. there was no signal. we had to camp at the base of the mountain. we hoped _ camp at the base of the mountain. we hoped we _ camp at the base of the mountain. we hoped we could get down and get back to marrakesh to a hotel. there is no signal— to marrakesh to a hotel. there is no signal anywhere. to marrakesh to a hotel. there is no signalanywhere. one to marrakesh to a hotel. there is no signal anywhere. one of the guides, a iocai— signal anywhere. one of the guides, a local guy. — signal anywhere. one of the guides, a local guy, he got on a mopeds and went as _ a local guy, he got on a mopeds and went as far— a local guy, he got on a mopeds and went as far as he could to get a signal— went as far as he could to get a signal to— went as far as he could to get a signal to get back in touch with the

trek company. to then spread the word _ trek company. to then spread the word to _ trek company. to then spread the word to our— trek company. to then spread the word to our families that we were safety— word to our families that we were safety off— word to our families that we were safely off the mountain and we were going _ safely off the mountain and we were going to _ safely off the mountain and we were going to try to make our way out the next day _ going to try to make our way out the next day. fire going to try to make our way out the next da . . , ., going to try to make our way out the next da . . ,~. ., ., going to try to make our way out the next da . r y., ., ., ., going to try to make our way out the nextda.�* ., ., next day. are you going to go back and do the — next day. are you going to go back and do the trek? _ next day. are you going to go back and do the trek? that _ next day. are you going to go back and do the trek? that is _ next day. are you going to go back and do the trek? that is the - next day. are you going to go back and do the trek? that is the plan l and do the trek? that is the plan for some of— and do the trek? that is the plan for some of us _ and do the trek? that is the plan for some of us but _ and do the trek? that is the plan for some of us but i _ and do the trek? that is the plan for some of us but i don't - and do the trek? that is the plan for some of us but i don't think l and do the trek? that is the plan | for some of us but i don't think all of us well. i want to go back because i want to go and see the villagers, to see the girl and the boy. villagers, to see the girl and the bo . ~ ., , ~' ., villagers, to see the girl and the bo . . ., , 4' ., ., boy. we would definitely like to go back with the _ boy. we would definitely like to go back with the same _ boy. we would definitely like to go back with the same group - boy. we would definitely like to go back with the same group of - boy. we would definitely like to go l back with the same group of people. they ali— back with the same group of people. they all came — back with the same group of people. they all came together— back with the same group of people. l they all came together phenomenally, whether— they all came together phenomenally, whether that _ they all came together phenomenally, whether that was _ they all came together phenomenally, whether that wasjust_ they all came together phenomenally, whether that was just grabbing - they all came together phenomenally, whether that was just grabbing some i whether that was just grabbing some sweets— whether that was just grabbing some sweets for— whether that was just grabbing some sweets for the — whether that was just grabbing some sweets for the kids, _ whether that was just grabbing some sweets for the kids, donating - whether that was just grabbing some sweets for the kids, donating their. sweets for the kids, donating their .ear sweets for the kids, donating their gear to— sweets for the kids, donating their gear to the — sweets for the kids, donating their gear to the guides _ sweets for the kids, donating their gear to the guides were _ sweets for the kids, donating their gear to the guides were going - sweets for the kids, donating their| gear to the guides were going back up gear to the guides were going back up to— gear to the guides were going back up to see _ gear to the guides were going back up to see what _ gear to the guides were going back up to see what they— gear to the guides were going back up to see what they could - gear to the guides were going back up to see what they could do. - gear to the guides were going backi up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic— up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic bunch _ up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic bunch of _ up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic bunch of people - up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic bunch of people to - up to see what they could do. yeah, a fantastic bunch of people to go - a fantastic bunch of people to go with _ a fantastic bunch of people to go with. . ~ a fantastic bunch of people to go with. . ,, ,~. a fantastic bunch of people to go with. . ,, i. ,., . a fantastic bunch of people to go with. . ,, i. . ., a fantastic bunch of people to go with. . ,, . ., ., with. thank you so much for going in -- coming — with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and _ with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and talking _ with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and talking to _ with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and talking to us. - with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and talking to us. i- with. thank you so much for going in -- coming and talking to us. i knowl —— coming and talking to us. i know you must be emotionally exhausted. your fundraising you must be emotionally exhausted. yourfundraising on you must be emotionally exhausted. your fundraising on as well? yes. your fundraising on as well? yes, absolutely- _ your fundraising on as well? yes, absolutely. we _ your fundraising on as well? yes, absolutely. we have _ your fundraising on as well? yes, absolutely. we have hit _ your fundraising on as well? yes, absolutely. we have hit £40,000. that was— absolutely. we have hit £40,000. that was when we left. we are hoping to keep _ that was when we left. we are hoping to keep pushing that. good that was when we left. we are hoping to keep pushing that.— she wanted to prove that anything is possible if you've got a stoma,

and gill castle from northumberland has donejust that, by swimming the channel in less than 14 hours. this is such an inspiring tale. we met gill a few weeks ago. gill was injured during childbirth 12 years ago, and has had a stoma ever since. alison freeman was there to meet her when she returned to british shores. we're about to start gill castle's english channel challenge. bye, gill! good luck. have a great day, all right? we're here for you. this is what all the training had been for. at last, gill castle was getting her chance to swim the channel and prove anything is possible. cheering. after leaving her support boat, she had to get out onto the shore at samphire hoe near dover, to officially start this massive challenge, setting off at 9:32 on monday night. the weather is calm.

the water looks beautiful at the moment. there's a slight breeze. 12 years ago, gill was so badly injured during the birth of her son, that she had to have a stoma. it diverts her bowel to a bag on her abdomen. it changed her life, but she wanted to set an example and become the first woman with a stoma to swim the channel. this is kind of like my really in—your—face way of saying, if i can swim the channel, you can go to your local pool. but really, ultimately, my everything is to show my son that his birth didn't ruin my life. so there's gill. she's looking very happy. it took gilljust under 14 hours to swim more than 21 miles solo injust her swimming costume, taking on board food at regular intervals, never allowed to touch her support vessel. yes! then yesterday, late morning, she landed on french soil, her son never far from her thoughts. thumbs up, thumbs up.

have you got a message for sam? it was all for you, my lovely boy. two hours later, she was delivered back on english soil in dover. so, gill, you've done it. you're a world record breaker, the first person to swim the channel solo with a stoma bag. how does it feel? completely overwhelmed. this is very, very surreal after three years of training. you know, it's like i'm listening to you saying that, i can't believe you're actually talking about me. to actually be a channel swimmer with a stoma, it's mad. at any point during that swim, did you think this is too hard, i can't do it? no. you've got to leave your doubts on the beach. i can't believe you did it. neithercan i. jo, who lives nearby,

was there to see her friend return. yeah, really emotional. she's a voice for everyone with an injury like we have. when you sustain an injury like that, you really think that life is over and you can't do things that you used to do. and she is a voice for us all. gill's now raised more than £20,000 for her charity, which helps people with childbirth injuries both here and in kenya, where there's even more of a stigma around stomas. i mean, they get, you know, completely ostracised from their communities. they can't go to church. their husbands leave them. they get the children taken off them. you know, they can't work. it's, you know, we think we've got it bad here. people have got no idea. and they don't have the resources. no, they don't have the resources. so instead of stoma bags, they use crisp packets, tin cans, just bits of paper, anything they can find. i mean, i can't even begin to imagine. and while gill has achieved something huge, her hopes remain modest. i would love evenjust one person with a stoma who's never been swimming before as a result of what i've done today to go

to their local pool. that would that would make my day. alison freeman, bbc news, dover. jill, well done. absolutely fantastic effort. it will inspire loads of people, i'm sure. and you can hear more about gill's story on bbc sounds — just search for the stoma swimmer. that would be good. coming up to ten to nine. matt has the weather. he has had some even more amazing pictures than usual this morning. exactly. thanks to our weather watchers. a stunning night for aurora watches. let me sift out of the way. you want to see these in their full glory. the way. you want to see these in theirfull glory. the the way. you want to see these in their full glory. the aurora was on view right across the uk, the geomagnetic storm, excited all the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere to produce this wonderful array of colours we saw all the way from the highlands of scotland as far south as cornwall. it was an incredible night. it was the first big one of the season. we could see some more tonight as well. but maybe

not quite as far south. and they will be some cloud around as well. that will interrupt the view for some of you. let's look at the forecast. not a huge amount of cloud around. a chilly start. actually, the frost this morning in parts of northern scotland. sunny spells. make the most of those in scotland and western northern ireland because cloud is creeping in and that will bring a different end to the day for some of you. also, some cloud from yesterday, east anglia, the south—east, rain or drizzle. the sunshine will develop. a few isolated showers and western coasts of england and wales. western scotland and northern ireland rain spreads its way into western scotland and northern ireland. cool as the wind picks up. elsewhere, temperatures where they should be at this stage of september. a wet evening across northern ireland. drying out later. rain in scotland

and strengthening winds in the western highlands and the western isles. 50 to 65 mph. rain by the end of the night will spread its way into the far north of england, north west midlands and also across wales. weather front will sit across from much of tomorrow. still tied in that area of low pressure which will bring some of the strongest winds in the far north of scotland. gail is spreading towards shetland. up to six to five miles per hour. wales, the midlands, cloudy. heavy towards the midlands, cloudy. heavy towards the west later. sunshine to the south. pleasant enough in the sunshine. northern inland, much of scotland and northern ireland some showers but most will have a dry and bright day again. —— northern england. the rain gets heavier in central areas thursday night into friday. brightness either side of it. friday. briahtness either side of it. . ~ brightness either side of it. thank ou. british pop—rock band, the hoosiers topped the charts in the early 20005, but admit they fell out of love with making new albums until now. they're back, with their first album in eight years called confidence, and are also gearing up

for a uk tour starting in a couple of weeks. here's a reminder of some of their hits. # you could think better with a hole in your head # if we catch a criminal with a hole in your head # there's nothing we can do with a hole in your head # but play cops and robbers, cops and robbers.# # they say the future's out to get you # you know that i won't let you fall # they say the future's out to get you # you know that i won't let you fall. ..# # goodbye, mra # you had all the answers, but no human touch # if life is subtraction, your number is up # your love is a fraction, it's not adding up...# # hello, sunshine say goodbye to this storm

# no more dark times ahead # hello, good times # say goodbye to this storm we're nowjoined by both halves of the hoosiers, irwin sparkes and alan sharland. good morning. you are back. lovely to have you back. it has been eight years. to have you back. it has been eight ears. ~ . ~' . to have you back. it has been eight ears. ~ . ~ , to have you back. it has been eight ears.. . ~' , ~�* to have you back. it has been eight ears. . �* , years. what kept you? we've been bus , years. what kept you? we've been busy. really _ years. what kept you? we've been busy, really basic. _ years. what kept you? we've been busy, really basic. we _ years. what kept you? we've been busy, really basic. we want - years. what kept you? we've been busy, really basic. we want talking for seven of— busy, really basic. we want talking for seven of them. _ busy, really basic. we want talking for seven of them. we _ busy, really basic. we want talking for seven of them. we had - busy, really basic. we want talking for seven of them. we had to - busy, really basic. we want talking| for seven of them. we had to make u -. we for seven of them. we had to make up- we have _ for seven of them. we had to make up. we have families. _ for seven of them. we had to make up. we have families. we - for seven of them. we had to make up. we have families. we haven't l up. we have families. we haven't stopped gigging. we werejust waiting for the magic to happen with writing new music and it happened. tell us about the magic?— writing new music and it happened. tell us about the magic? there was a little something _ tell us about the magic? there was a little something that _ tell us about the magic? there was a little something that happened, - tell us about the magic? there was a little something that happened, you | little something that happened, you may have _ little something that happened, you may have heard of it, the lockdown. during _ may have heard of it, the lockdown. during that — may have heard of it, the lockdown. during that time the oxygen was taken _ during that time the oxygen was taken away from the music industry. and so. _ taken away from the music industry. and so. we — taken away from the music industry. and so, we wrote like never before, mainly— and so, we wrote like never before, mainiy after — and so, we wrote like never before, mainly after a phone call with craig

logan. _ mainly after a phone call with craig logan. who— mainly after a phone call with craig logan, who originally signed as to rca. _ logan, who originally signed as to rca. and — logan, who originally signed as to rca, and you might know mr bassist from ross _ rca, and you might know mr bassist from ross. he inspired us to get back— from ross. he inspired us to get back in— from ross. he inspired us to get back in the — from ross. he inspired us to get back in the studio and right. we didn't— back in the studio and right. we didn't know if we would even bother again— didn't know if we would even bother again in— didn't know if we would even bother again in some ways. in some ways it felt we _ again in some ways. in some ways it felt we had — again in some ways. in some ways it felt we had run or course. a covid inspired _ felt we had run or course. a covid inspired lockdown can change many things _ inspired lockdown can change many things for— inspired lockdown can change many things. for us, to nearly kind of iose _ things. for us, to nearly kind of lose playing live again gave us a whole _ lose playing live again gave us a whole new lease of life.- lose playing live again gave us a whole new lease of life. really, so ou not whole new lease of life. really, so you got to — whole new lease of life. really, so you got to the _ whole new lease of life. really, so you got to the point _ whole new lease of life. really, so you got to the point where - whole new lease of life. really, so you got to the point where you - you got to the point where you thought, that was it? filth. you got to the point where you thought, that was it?— you got to the point where you thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well. — thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well. i— thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! _ thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! i— thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! iwas— thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! i was a _ thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! i was a bit - thought, that was it? oh, you never know. well, i did! i was a bit more i know. well, i did! i was a bit more desperate- — know. well, i did! i was a bit more desperate- we _ know. well, i did! i was a bit more desperate. we took _ know. well, i did! i was a bit more desperate. we took seven - know. well, i did! i was a bit more desperate. we took seven years i know. well, i did! i was a bit morej desperate. we took seven years to make up. that was it. when you start writing, you never stop, you wait for something good to come out because you want to release something that is decent, come back in style. something that is decent, come back in s le. ., ., i. something that is decent, come back ins le. ., ., ,, ., something that is decent, come back in s le. ., ., y., 4' ., , in style. how do you know when it is aood? in style. how do you know when it is good? you — in style. how do you know when it is good? you just _ in style. how do you know when it is good? you just now. _ in style. how do you know when it is good? you just now. you _ in style. how do you know when it is good? you just now. you feel - in style. how do you know when it is good? you just now. you feel it. - in style. how do you know when it is good? you just now. you feel it. it | good? you 'ust now. you feel it. it feels good? you just now. you feel it. it feels good- — good? you just now. you feel it. it feels good- the —

good? you just now. you feel it. it feels good. the album _ good? you just now. you feel it. it feels good. the album is _ good? you just now. you feel it. it feels good. the album is called - feels good. the album is called confidence. i think that is part of what we have now. which maybe we didn't have before. it is a conviction in what we are doing. it conviction in what we are doing. it is not only because we are incredible narcissists, but we still listen to it. we made this album two and a half years ago.— and a half years ago. there's a reason for _ and a half years ago. there's a reason for that. _ and a half years ago. there's a reason for that. when - and a half years ago. there's a reason for that. when you - and a half years ago. there's a | reason for that. when you have written — reason for that. when you have written a — reason for that. when you have written a good part of a song you go back to _ written a good part of a song you go back to it _ written a good part of a song you go back to it and some of those ideas don't _ back to it and some of those ideas don't go _ back to it and some of those ideas don't go away. they don't leave you alone _ don't go away. they don't leave you alone for— don't go away. they don't leave you alone for us. — don't go away. they don't leave you alone. for us, it is the album the world _ alone. for us, it is the album the world needs _ alone. for us, it is the album the world needs to hear.— alone. for us, it is the album the world needs to hear. shall be here a little bit of it. _ little bit of it. this is making a monster. # you are making a monster out of me.

a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out — a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out on _ a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out on friday _ a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out on friday with - a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out on friday with the - a bbc breakfast or exclusive. yeah, it comes out on friday with the new| it comes out on friday with the new album. ~ ., ., , , album. who was it in the yeti suit? who else? — album. who was it in the yeti suit? who else? i _ album. who was it in the yeti suit? who else? ! you _ album. who was it in the yeti suit? who else? ! you have _ album. who was it in the yeti suit? who else? ! you have always - album. who was it in the yeti suit? j who else? ! you have always loved our who else? ! you have always loved your videos. _ who else? ! you have always loved your videos, haven't _ who else? ! you have always loved your videos, haven't you? - who else? ! you have always loved your videos, haven't you? yeah. it| your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a — your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot _ your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot of— your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot of fun _ your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot of fun being - your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot of fun being able i your videos, haven't you? yeah. it has been a lot of fun being able to j has been a lot of fun being able to enjoy— has been a lot of fun being able to enjoy the — has been a lot of fun being able to enjoy the whole visual side. have as much _ enjoy the whole visual side. have as much fun— enjoy the whole visual side. have as much fun with it as we can. that's something — much fun with it as we can. that's something we rediscovered on this album _ something we rediscovered on this album. maybe it's part of getting older _ album. maybe it's part of getting older. what are we about? we will infuse _ older. what are we about? we will infuse the — older. what are we about? we will infuse the listener with positivity and put — infuse the listener with positivity and put a — infuse the listener with positivity and put a smile on the face of everybody who hears. we and put a smile on the face of everybody who hears. we were talking about how music— everybody who hears. we were talking about how music videos _ everybody who hears. we were talking about how music videos are _ everybody who hears. we were talking about how music videos are kind - everybody who hears. we were talking about how music videos are kind of. about how music videos are kind of less of a thing now. it is compressed into viral two second chunks. , . , compressed into viral two second chunks. , . ., chunks. eight years ago was when we came out with — chunks. eight years ago was when we came out with an _ chunks. eight years ago was when we came out with an album, _ chunks. eight years ago was when we came out with an album, but - chunks. eight years ago was when we came out with an album, but the - came out with an album, but the world has changed completely. tiktok, social media, the expectancy to be delivering content every

second. ~ . ., . second. what sort of content, about our own second. what sort of content, about your own lives? _ second. what sort of content, about your own lives? sort _ second. what sort of content, about your own lives? sort of. _ second. what sort of content, about your own lives? sort of. i _ second. what sort of content, about your own lives? sort of. i mean, - your own lives? sort of. i mean, everything- _ your own lives? sort of. i mean, everything. nonsense. - your own lives? sort of. i mean, everything. nonsense. like- your own lives? sort of. i mean, | everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense- _ everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense. exactly. _ everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense. exactly. that- everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense. exactly. that is - everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense. exactly. that is a - everything. nonsense. like this? nonsense. exactly. that is a far i everything. nonsense. like this? l nonsense. exactly. that is a far cry from the big _ nonsense. exactly. that is a far cry from the big dramatic— nonsense. exactly. that is a far cry from the big dramatic video - nonsense. exactly. that is a far cry from the big dramatic video sets i from the big dramatic video sets that you used to do with costumes. now everyone has like a portable way to make videos in their pocket. instead of a film studio. you kick against it, you go the way of the luddite, oryou against it, you go the way of the luddite, or you get —— you find a way of getting your voice into that. we've got a thing is to promote now. we've got a thing is to promote now. we have got a london show on the face. we have a new album. we need to get out there. you have to jump

on board the tiktok train. dare to get out there. you have to 'ump on board the tiktok mimh on board the tiktok train. are you en'o in: on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all _ on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all of _ on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all of that? _ on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all of that? no. - on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all of that? no. we - on board the tiktok train. are you enjoying all of that? no. we look| enjoying all of that? no. we look like we are _ enjoying all of that? no. we look like we are because _ enjoying all of that? no. we look like we are because we _ enjoying all of that? no. we look like we are because we are - enjoying all of that? no. we look like we are because we are good| enjoying all of that? no. we look i like we are because we are good at it. . . ,., . like we are because we are good at it. the real reason we are doing it is to have — it. the real reason we are doing it is to have the _ it. the real reason we are doing it is to have the album, _ it. the real reason we are doing it is to have the album, get - it. the real reason we are doing it is to have the album, get out - it. the real reason we are doing it is to have the album, get out on i is to have the album, get out on tour— is to have the album, get out on tour and — is to have the album, get out on tour and play all these wonderful venues _ tour and play all these wonderful venues and get to get out in front of people — venues and get to get out in front of people. that is why we are still doing _ of people. that is why we are still doing it _ of people. that is why we are still doing it and why we are so excited. it doing it and why we are so excited. it takes _ doing it and why we are so excited. it takes is — doing it and why we are so excited. it takes is the length and breadth of the _ it takes is the length and breadth of the country. coco, we are joined by a choir — of the country. coco, we are joined by a choir. we get to work with other— by a choir. we get to work with other artists and play together. to tie it other artists and play together. tie it in, the other artists and play together. trr tie it in, the tiktok and the social media, it is all a means to an end. to do what we love doing, which is writing music and playing live. it writing music and playing live. it is not going away. it _ writing music and playing live. it is not going away. it is - writing music and playing live. it is not going away. it is not - writing music and playing live. itj is not going away. it is not going away now- _ is not going away. it is not going away now- do — is not going away. it is not going away now. do you _ is not going away. it is not going away now. do you feel _ is not going away. it is not going away now. do you feel more - is not going away. it is not going - away now. do you feel more confident now? massively- _ away now. do you feel more confident now? massively. there _ away now. do you feel more confident now? massively. there is _ away now. do you feel more confident now? massively. there is no - away now. do you feel more confident now? massively. there is no other. now? massively. there is no other wa to do now? massively. there is no other way to do what — now? massively. there is no other way to do what we _ now? massively. there is no other way to do what we do _ now? massively. there is no other way to do what we do other - now? massively. there is no other way to do what we do other than i now? massively. there is no other. way to do what we do other than the fact it _ way to do what we do other than the fact it feels — way to do what we do other than the fact it feels like, it's kind of within— fact it feels like, it's kind of within us _ fact it feels like, it's kind of within us. it's very natural. we are not doing — within us. it's very natural. we are not doing thisjust within us. it's very natural. we are not doing this just for any kind

within us. it's very natural. we are not doing thisjust for any kind of guarantee — not doing thisjust for any kind of guarantee of monetary reward, or any kind of— guarantee of monetary reward, or any kind of status. we know we absolutely love the process of making — absolutely love the process of making music. and being really positive — making music. and being really positive and more comfortable in our own skins _ positive and more comfortable in our own skins. it�*s positive and more comfortable in our own skins. �* . . positive and more comfortable in our own skins. �* , . ., positive and more comfortable in our own skins. �* , . . , ., , own skins. it's a great question but it is also time. _ own skins. it's a great question but it is also time. we _ own skins. it's a great question but it is also time. we have _ own skins. it's a great question but it is also time. we have been - it is also time. we have been writing music for 25 years. you've got to get better. we know we have. it's like anything, you do it enough, you get better. the it's like anything, you do it enough, you get better. the way you are talkin: enough, you get better. the way you are talking it — enough, you get better. the way you are talking it is _ enough, you get better. the way you are talking it is almost _ enough, you get better. the way you are talking it is almost like _ enough, you get better. the way you are talking it is almost like the - are talking it is almost like the pressure is off to a little bit. there is a was a little bit of pressure, your own pressure, because we want us to be good. it is pressure, your own pressure, because we want us to be good.— we want us to be good. it is your definition of _ we want us to be good. it is your definition of success _ we want us to be good. it is your definition of success as - we want us to be good. it is your definition of success as well. - we want us to be good. it is your definition of success as well. forj definition of success as well. for us, definition of success as well. for us. we _ definition of success as well. for us. we feel— definition of success as well. for us, we feel the album is a success because _ us, we feel the album is a success because we — us, we feel the album is a success because we have made it and it is exactly— because we have made it and it is exactly what we wanted to be and we love that _ exactly what we wanted to be and we love that. and rather than what happens — love that. and rather than what happens when it is released. it is out of— happens when it is released. it is out of your— happens when it is released. it is out of your hands. to anybody else writing _ out of your hands. to anybody else writing music or making it, you've .ot writing music or making it, you've got to— writing music or making it, you've got to really satisfy your own artistic— got to really satisfy your own artistic interest. anything outside of that— artistic interest. anything outside of that you can't influence. thanks

for coming — of that you can't influence. thanks for coming in- _ of that you can't influence. thanks for coming in. confidence - of that you can't influence. thanks for coming in. confidence is - of that you can't influence. thanks for coming in. confidence is out i of that you can't influence. thanks| for coming in. confidence is out on friday this week. tickets for their tour on sale now. you are watching bbc breakfast.

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