left in england and wales — we report from inside one of them. the consequences of overcrowding — shouting, screaming, fights, self—harm and sometimes despair. our correspondent spent two days inside hmp pentonville. justjumped on the netting. prison officers are running up the stairs to try and get them down. you worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive. anything can happen. there's been deaths in prison. also tonight — jeremy kyle denies humiliating a man who appeared on his show and died days later of a fatal overdose.

we track down and speak to the cladding company boss criticised by the grenfell tower inquiry report — he denies playing a part in the disaster. in france, a woman tells of her horror on learning her husband drugged her so that other men could rape her. and 13—year—old iona winnifrith — the youngest member of the paralympicsgb team wins silver in paris, and there were more golds tonight. on newsnight at 10:30pm tonight, we will bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of news nighters, and, of course, look at the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. grenfell report is published and the survivors ask for changes, we ask what changes we can expect. good evening. from next week, thousands of offenders who've served 40% of their prison terms will be eligible for early release — it's necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding in jails.

tonight, the ministry ofjustice told us there are fewer than 500 spaces left in men's prisons in england and wales — a crisis made even worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in riots last month. the early release policy was one of the first decisions made by sir keir starmer — and chris mason will reflect on that shortly. but first, our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha was given full access to hmp pentonville in london and here is what she found... siren blares chaos in hmp pentonville. shouting we're the only broadcast journalists given access... it's a code red. ..to one of britain's most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. and some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we've had to blur theirfaces. hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. .. another alarm here. ..and on the verge of breaking point.

you worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they're alive. anything could happen. there's been deaths in prison. all right, what have we got coming this afternoon, then? _ each day more bus—loads arrive, making this jail one of the most crowded in the country. can you stand in the middle of the black and yellow box for me? they undergo body checks. so this scanner will show whether they're hiding anything inside their body? yeah. — any drugs, any weapons? yeah. just there, there's a gap — that will be the entrance of his anus, basically. gosh, you would think that would hurt. as of tonight, there are just nine spare beds. most of the inmates are on remand, so they're waiting for their trial or sentencing. others are doing time for crimes such as murder, robbery and rape. and anything can happen. alarm blares there's an alarm going off.

yeah, we're going to see. it's a code red, so... a code red alarm involves blood or burns. an inmate has self—harmed. a moment of apprehension as they assess the situation. can you talk me through what's happened? yeah, so we've got a prisoner who's self—harmed, yeah. he's made superficial cuts to his arm. we were told he'd carved the words "mum" and "dad" onto his skin with a sharp object. staff say overcrowding is leading to an increase in self—harm and violence... banging ..because of inmates�* frustration with being locked up for longer. across the wing, michael's inside for drug offences. there are some people who simply don't care about prisoners. they're like, "they broke the law — they should be locked up. shouldn't be a hotel." mm—hm. but you are supposed to be

rehabilitated inside. do you think prison is providing a rehabilitation? no. — it's a punishment. it's not a rehabilitation. it's hard to rehabilitate yourself in a place where you've got gang violence, postcode wars, drug violence, money wars. if you've got beef there, violence there, drugs there, people collapsing here, the staff, they are outstretched, they're trying to do this, this, this and this. but now you want help as well. moments later, another alarm. the fifth of the day. yesterday there were more than 30. so they've just jumped on the netting. prison officers are running up the stairs to try and get them down. what the staff are saying is that it can turn really quickly. a quiet moment can become chaotic within a matter of seconds. as one prison officer said,

"it's like the flick of a switch." staff do what they can to calm things down. you told me about it yesterday and i've told you. i said, "washing up liquid and a form for the pen." and very quickly they're back on normal duties. there have been some hairy moments. they kind of... they all kind of blur into one because it's not like, "oh, once in a blue moon something happens." it's like day in, day out, you kind of are dealing with incidents from self—harm to violence to kind of...people with severe mental health issues. i've had damp in here for three weeks. - and then there are complaints about the cells. it doesn't smell good in here. what's that? the toilets have been leaking. look at the toilet. _ look, i'll show you. come have a look at this one. oh. my word _ i've been telling them - about that for three weeks. gang violence is an ongoing threat at pentonville and has had some serious consequences for staff. shouting this prison officer broke both her wrists while separating two both her wrists while separating two gang members during a fight. gang members during a fight. it's probably the biggest it's probably the biggest issues are the biggest reasons why thing in london. thing in london.

like, the gang affiliation, gang like, the gang affiliation, gang issues are the biggest reasons why we have so many, probably, people injail, so it ends up us trying to stop them. we're just trying to stop the fight. that's how i broke both my wrists, just trying to stop it. that wasn't even... yeah, itjust gets really messy sometimes. and they're quite small space. stressful? stressful, yeah. stressful. yeah. show me your... mark is waiting to be sentenced and has been here for nine months now. when they come into here, you don't know who's on this wing. every other wing has got allocated for every gang member. what's the worst case scenario, in your mind? fights, killings. all sorts could happen. you don't know. like, when they're in such close proximity

like, when they're in our sima, goodness me, what an insight. our prisons like this? the sima, goodness me, what an insight. our prisons like this?— our prisons like this? the reality is many prisons _ our prisons like this? the reality is many prisons are _ our prisons like this? the reality is many prisons are facing - our prisons like this? the reality| is many prisons are facing similar challenges but i have to say i have beenin challenges but i have to say i have been in several over the last decade and i have never seen chaos quite like this. it is on a different level and i think the government are very keen for us to see this chaos prior to releasing thousands of inmates next week. mit? prior to releasing thousands of inmates next week.— prior to releasing thousands of inmates next week. why has it come to this? prison _ inmates next week. why has it come to this? prison publishing _ inmates next week. why has it come to this? prison publishing has- inmates next week. why has it come to this? prison publishing has been l to this? prison publishing has been risin: for a to this? prison publishing has been rising for a while _ to this? prison publishing has been rising for a while now _ to this? prison publishing has been rising for a while now and - to this? prison publishing has been rising for a while now and that's - rising for a while now and that's partly down to what is happening in the criminal courts. we know there is a backlog of tens of thousands of cases and that means more people on remand for longer. that is people awaiting trials and sentencing. 80% of pentonville's inmates are on remand and until that backlog is brought down the prisons will have to continue making more room. the government hopes some of that pressure will be alleviated next week when they release thousands of inmates early but i have had lots of conversations with people working in the penal system, and many are doubtful it will make much difference to a penal system that has been mired by problems for many,

many years, things like drug use and self harm. figs many years, things like drug use and self harm. ~ , ,, ., , , self harm. as sima said, chris, this oli to self harm. as sima said, chris, this policy to release — self harm. as sima said, chris, this policy to release inmates _ self harm. as sima said, chris, this policy to release inmates early - self harm. as sima said, chris, this policy to release inmates early was| policy to release inmates early was discussed by the last government but is being enacted by labour? yes. is being enacted by labour? yes, some within _ is being enacted by labour? yes, some within the _ is being enacted by labour? yes, some within the last _ is being enacted by labour? yes, some within the last two - is being enacted by labour? yes, some within the last two months wanted _ some within the last two months wanted it— some within the last two months wanted it to happen. it didn't. the timeframe — wanted it to happen. it didn't. the timeframe of the election and also perhaps— timeframe of the election and also perhaps a — timeframe of the election and also perhaps a desire it wouldn't be particularly popular, a desire not to do— particularly popular, a desire not to do it _ particularly popular, a desire not to do it immediately prior to the election. — to do it immediately prior to the election, that was a factor. covid was a _ election, that was a factor. covid was a factor— election, that was a factor. covid was a factor in generating the backlog, _ was a factor in generating the backlog, and labour have decided they have — backlog, and labour have decided they have to act. interestingly, keir starmer told me before the election— keir starmer told me before the election it was something he would have to _ election it was something he would have to do — election it was something he would have to do so they were aware of the scale _ have to do so they were aware of the scale of _ have to do so they were aware of the scale of the — have to do so they were aware of the scale of the problem. within the last ten— scale of the problem. within the last ten days or so they came within 100 places — last ten days or so they came within 100 places of running out of prison cells _ 100 places of running out of prison cells that — 100 places of running out of prison cells. that is how close they came. around _ cells. that is how close they came. around 3000 people i am told will be released _ around 3000 people i am told will be released next week. there will be more _ released next week. there will be more next — released next week. there will be more next month. the government insists _ more next month. the government insists it— more next month. the government insists it is— more next month. the government insists it is people who have not

been convicted of serious violent offences — been convicted of serious violent offences or sexual offences and they said the _ offences or sexual offences and they said the government has spent the last months putting in place support through— last months putting in place support through the probation service for those _ through the probation service for those who— through the probation service for those who will be released and they hope to _ those who will be released and they hope to deliver more prison places and the _ hope to deliver more prison places and the aim over time is that will mean _ and the aim over time is that will mean less— and the aim over time is that will mean less pressure, people have to be locked _ mean less pressure, people have to be locked up for less time and they hope _ be locked up for less time and they hope therefore rehabilitation will be better and there will be less reoffending. to give you a sense of the scale _ reoffending. to give you a sense of the scale of — reoffending. to give you a sense of the scale of the challenge the government is facing, both this government and the last government have considered a prison export scheme — have considered a prison export scheme to— have considered a prison export scheme to estonia, the idea that you would _ scheme to estonia, the idea that you would send _ scheme to estonia, the idea that you would send prisoners to be jailed abroad — would send prisoners to be jailed abroad. the last government thought it was— abroad. the last government thought it was not— abroad. the last government thought it was not practical and too expensive. this government is broadly— expensive. this government is hroadly of— expensive. this government is broadly of the same view, but it is still an— broadly of the same view, but it is still an option on the table, which gives— still an option on the table, which gives you — still an option on the table, which gives you just some sense, not that we needed — gives you just some sense, not that we needed it after what we have just seen, _ we needed it after what we have just seen. of— we needed it after what we have just seen, of the scale of the challenge. chris— seen, of the scale of the challenge. chris mason, sima 24 that report, thank you very much. —— sima as well

for that report. and faisal islam has newsnight tonight. they'll be looking at some of the other decisions made by the prime minister in his first two months. asa as a was saying, keir starmer has had a lot of pickles to make but this summer he has focused on winter fuel payments, and then the budget, we will see what kind of prime minister he is proving to be. newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on iplayer. newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on ipla er. ., newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30, on ipla er. . ., ~ the presenterjeremy kyle has denied humiliating a guest on his itv show, who died of a fatal overdose days after the recording in 2019. steve dymond is believed to have taken his own life. he was accused of cheating on his partner. today, the inquest into his death was shown previously unseen footage from the show, in which mr dymond became visibly upset. jeremy kyle insisted his presenting style had been direct but empathetic. from winchester coroner's court, here's duncan kennedy. at the start of your relationship with jane, have you passionately kissed anyone else? she said no. why did she say no, steve? because i was telling the truth. test says you're a liar, pal.

this was thejeremy kyle show that was never broadcast. clips from it were played at the inquest today. in them, steve dymond can be seen in a highly distressed state after he failed a lie detector test taken to prove he hadn't cheated on his partner. oh, my god, i was never unfaithful. booing jane callaghan is also distraught. but steve dymond, who the inquest heard had a long history of serious mental health problems, continues to insist he had not cheated on her. the audience thought you were telling the truth. i wouldn't... i wouldn't trust you with a chocolate button, mate. honestly, you are... i don't think you even know what the truth is. you've done it. everything, steve! everything! earlier, the inquest was shown steve dymond preparing to take the lie detector test. he asks how accurate it is. they're 99.9%... no, no, no, that's dna testing. 0h. in his evidence today, jeremy kyle told the inquest that his was an entertainment show

that abided by strict rules. when asked whether he felt he'd humiliated mr dymond on the show, mr kyle replied... "no, i didn't. it was the show as i understood the show. sad as it might sound, it was a typical part." steve dymond's family lawyer later read out mr dymond's last whatsapp message a day before he died. it reads... "i hope thejeremy kyle show is so happy for what they have done to me. they are responsible for what happens. i hope that makes good ratings for them." in response, mr kyle told the inquest... "there's not one text message that complains about my behaviour. i am the presenter, i didn't create the show, i was paid to do a job." jeremy kyle also explained that his show had a team of producers and specialist aftercare workers to help people like steve dymond and other guests.

he called them his "double security blanket". seven days after his appearance on the show, steve dymond died of an overdose and heart problems. the inquest is due to conclude next week. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. in a rare interview, a cladding company boss strongly criticised by yesterday's grenfell tower inquiry report, has denied playing a part in the disaster. claude wehrle, from the cladding manufacturer arconic, told the bbc that the deaths of 72 people at grenfell were "a tragedy". but he said he was "not the one making decisions" about the sales of the flammable material. here's tom symonds. it's an irony that one of those most strongly criticised by the grenfell inquiry report as a volunteer firefighter. claude wehrle, technical manager at arconic, which made the cladding.— technical manager at arconic, which made the cladding. hello? tonight in

france he told _ made the cladding. hello? tonight in france he told us _ made the cladding. hello? tonight in france he told us the _ made the cladding. hello? tonight in france he told us the deaths - made the cladding. hello? tonight in france he told us the deaths were a tragedy. but in the 2000s he had test evidence that when his company's product was folded into box shapes, as it was at grenfell tower, it became far more dangerous in a fire. yet in 2010 he e—mailed colleagues that they should be kept very confidential. the inquiry described some of his actions as "deliberate dishonesty in order to support the sale of the product", and while arconic continues to insist its cladding can be used safely the inquiry says it concealed safety information. claude wehrle told us, "0thers safety information. claude wehrle told us, "others in the company were better placed than me to make that kind of decision". all of this is why grenfell happened and why intern there was a building safety crisis. the government is now under pressure to resolve it quickly. haste the government is now under pressure to resolve it quickly.— to resolve it quickly. have you got a timeline? _ to resolve it quickly. have you got a timeline? i— to resolve it quickly. have you got a timeline? i haven't _ to resolve it quickly. have you got a timeline? i haven't got - to resolve it quickly. have you got a timeline? i haven't got a - a timeline? i haven't got a definitive _ a timeline? i haven't got a definitive timeline - a timeline? i haven't got a definitive timeline yet. - a timeline? i haven't got a | definitive timeline yet. the a timeline? i haven't got a - definitive timeline yet. the deputy

prime minister _ definitive timeline yet. the deputy prime minister had _ definitive timeline yet. the deputy prime minister had to _ definitive timeline yet. the deputy prime minister had to admit - definitive timeline yet. the deputy prime minister had to admit that l prime minister had to admit that this morning in a tour of the studios, but the pressure is now on to get rid of the scaffolding and get the job to get rid of the scaffolding and get thejob done. to get rid of the scaffolding and get the job done. she said the money, £5 billion, is there, but... sometimes there are very complex structures to these buildings. some are old, offshore, and i am looking at that now on how we can continue to hold these building owners to account —— summer owned offshore. there is no excuse. she account -- summer owned offshore. there is no excuse.— there is no excuse. she said there would be a — there is no excuse. she said there would be a new— there is no excuse. she said there would be a new plan _ there is no excuse. she said there would be a new plan in _ there is no excuse. she said there would be a new plan in the - there is no excuse. she said there. would be a new plan in the autumn. what is the scale of the challenge? more than 4600 blocks above 11 metres, about six stories high, have so far been found to be unsafe. but only 1350 have had work completed. that is about 29%. this has been going on for years now. foretold the work has started but not yet finished. lt work has started but not yet finished. . work has started but not yet finished. , .,

work has started but not yet finished. , . ., finished. it needs a firm deadline and it needs _ finished. it needs a firm deadline and it needs consequences - finished. it needs a firm deadline and it needs consequences if - finished. it needs a firm deadline i and it needs consequences if people don't meet that deadline. we should be compensated for the fact this is disrupting our lives. the government the had to disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef _ disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef up _ disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef up the _ disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef up the law- disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef up the law to - disrupting our lives. the government they had to beef up the law to keep i they had to beef up the law to keep things moving and ministers are under pressure also to quickly deliver the recommendations of yesterday's report as the consequences of the disaster continue to unfold. a royal navy serviceman has died after a helicopter was forced to ditch in the english channel during a training exercise last night. the merlin helicopter was training with the hms queen elizabeth aircraft carrier near dorset. two other crew members were rescued and taken to hospital but had no serious injuries. the navy said the family of the man who died has been informed and an investigation has begun. a court in france has heard shocking testimony from a woman whose husband is accused of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape her —

after having her drugged. the abuse is said to have gone on for over a decade, with the husband filming what happened. today the woman, gisele pelicot — who has abandoned her right to anonymity — told the court of her horror at discovering what had been done to her. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding has the story, and his report contains distressing detail. in a courthouse in the city of avignon, one woman's voice shook france to the core today. this is gisele pelicot, walking tall, choosing to face the cameras as she came to tell her bone—chilling story. 0n trial here are these 51 frenchmen, all accused of raping pelicot as she lay unconscious in her own bed, drugged by her own husband. in the courtroom, facing that husband, pictured standing here, pelicot described the moment her happy marriage collapsed, when a french policeman showed her pictures from her husband's laptop, pictures of strangers raping her.

her testimony, spoken here by translator. translation: it was hard to recognise myself. - then the officer showed me a second photo and a third. i asked him to stop. it was unbearable. i was lifeless in my bed, and a man was raping me. my world fell apart. i'm speaking now not for myself, but for all the women who are drugged and abused. after giving evidence, pelicot kept her composure in front of the media. translation: i think i've said everything i could. i it's not easy. there's a lot of pressure. we're going to have to fight to the end. this trial�*s going to last four months. pelicot�*s husband dominique has already confessed to everything, to repeatedly drugging his wife over the course of more than a decade. but many of the other men also on trial for raping her have told police that either they didn't realise she was unconscious or they assumed her husband's

consent was enough. but that kind of argument has provoked fury. today, the husband's lawyer said other accused might argue it was sex, not rape, but when the videos themselves are shown in court, there will be no doubt what really happened. pelicot�*s own daughter attended the trial this morning. she's campaigned for the issue of drugging and raping to be taken far more seriously across france. and outside court, activists called for the courage shown by one woman to lead to wider changes in laws and attitudes. andrew harding, bbc news, france. michel barnier ? the former european commissioner who negotiated brexit for the eu ? has been named as the new french prime minister. mr barnier, a conservative, was appointed by president emmanuel macron following two months of political deadlock in the country after snap elections ended in a hung parliament.

our europe editor katya adler has more. michel barnier. a household name across the uk. michel barnier, the eu's former chief brexit negotiator, has walked into our studio in london. michel barnier, welcome to hardtalk. mr barnier... i'm sorry but i don't _ want to answer questions now. i'm sorry, we are late to work. let me work, please. not something french politicians can normally boast unless they are the president. but mr barnier was the point man for the eu during the years and years of painful brexit negotiations. charged with keeping eu member states united and the uk in check. it is quite ironic that the man who became nicknamed triple b, barnier, the brexit man in brussels, is pretty much better known in the uk and in eu circles then here in france. i've come to valenciennes, a town in northern france, to ask what people know of their new prime minister. excusez—moi.

michel barnier is the new prime minister. no. you don't know him? merci. do you know mr barnier, michel barnier? no. he's your new prime minister. ah, 0k. no, sorry. thank you, bye—bye. but mr barnier is no newbie to politics. ahead of the last french presidential election, he tried and failed to get nominated as a centre—right candidate. so he is known here by people who follow politics closely. but his manner is more officious than personable, as we in the uk may remember. and he is viewed as president macron's prime minister of last resort. a predictable pair of hands hoping to calm even momentarily the political chaos and street protests since the snap parliamentary vote in july.

but tonight in paris, the word on the street is if michel barnier remains by minister beyond christmas, that would be a miracle. he is faced by a fractious french parliament, volatile voters, many of them clamouring for change but he is 73 years old with half a century of politics behind him, so he is seen as part of the guard, hardly that breath of fresh political air macron promised. as for relations with the uk, what mr barnier does or doesn't think about the uk doesn't come into it. as prime minister his brief is domestic french politics whereas i am told emanuel that macron is holding onto foreign affairs, and that includes working together with the uk on defence matters like ukraine as well as those people smuggler boats across the channel. the sale of oasis reunion tour tickets is to be investigated by the competition watchdog, including the use of "dynamic pricing" by the platform ticketmaster. the competition and markets

authority will consider whether consumer protection law was broken, after many complained they were asked to pay significantly more than was advertised. in the last hour, the winner of this year's prestigious mercury music prize has been announced — and it went to the indie band from leeds, english teacher. # world's smallest celebrity. the judges said that their album, this could be texas, stood out for its "originality and character". it's the first time in a decade that an artist from outside london has won the prize. every year, thousands of people every year, thousands of people in britain suffer from sudden in britain suffer from sudden hearing loss in either one hearing loss in either one or both ears. or both ears. but many ignore it, thinking but many ignore it, thinking it'll resolve itself. it'll resolve itself. now a new study is urging people now a new study is urging people to seek treatment quickly — to seek treatment quickly — within a week to save their hearing, within a week to save their hearing, as paddy evans reports. as paddy evans reports. yeah, i was grieving. yeah, i was grieving.

i was shocked. i was shocked. i couldn't really understand how it had happened. four years ago, caroline woke up one morning to find her world had been turned upside down. immediately, i noticed that i could not hear out of my left ear. there was a loud screeching, ringing sound in that ear. she had experienced sudden onset hearing loss, a condition which affects a few thousand people each year and can lead to a life changing disability. the doctor said to me that the symptoms were quite common, nothing to worry about, that it was probably an ear infection or maybe some wax. i wasn't too concerned, but it was the point when they said it was permanent that that really shocked me. i was so shocked. then you go into the, well, how am i going to live with this? what caroline did not realise was the urgency of her situation

and according to experts here, she is not alone in that, with not enough people getting access to potentially life changing treatment. we are just going to have a quick look in your ear if that is ok. do you have any pain anywhere? no. meet nish mehta from university college london hospital. he has carried out the largest study of adults with sudden hearing loss in england and wales. our study found that if you received steroids in any form within the first seven days of having had your hearing loss suddenly, you were five times more likely to recover all of your hearing compared to those patients who did not receive steroids within that timeframe. and then we found that 40% of our population had not actually received the treatment at all, or within the timeframe we wanted.

not all those who receive steroids will recover their hearing but nish hopes that raising awareness will mean more people are seen before it's too late, at least giving the drug is a chance to work. i definitely wish that i had known at the time the urgency of the situation and that there was treatment available. for caroline, it is not possible to turn the clock back but she has looked for the positives in a life of hearing loss. my family are really supportive. i think it has probably brought us closer together in a way because before, i was so independent and it really made me realise how much the people in my family are there for me. paddy evans, bbc news. football now, and scotland have started their nations league campaign with a 3—2 defeat against poland at hampden park. scotland had come from 2—0 behind to level the match, but this penalty deep into stoppage time meant poland took all three points.

scotland are playing in league a of this competition after their promotion in the last nations league. elsewhere, northern ireland beat luxembourg 2—0 in league c. paralympicsgb have won three more gold medals on day eight of the games in paris — and there were remarkable performances from the two youngest members of the team, who also made the podium. andy swiss reports. representing great britain, iona winnifrith! _ she is remarkably just 13. she is remarkablyjust13. iona winnifrith is the youngest athlete here but she proved age is no barrier to brilliance. winnifrith started swimming after watching her brothers train at her hometown in kent. earlier this year, she won two european titles, and in the 100 metres breaststroke, although she couldn't catch the winner maria pavlova, she produced a lifetime best to take the silver. iona winnifrith in silver medal position! a paralympic medallist at 13.

it was, she said, "really cool". there was also a medal for 14—year—old bligh twomey. less than half the age of her semifinal opponent, but who needs experience when you can do this? oh, that's beautiful! to the delight of her travelling fans, twomey took the first two games. the final beckoned before a stunning comeback from turkey's kubra korkut ended her hopes. for more foi’ more seasoned for more seasoned stars there were bigger prizes. in the 50 metres freestyle, gold for alice tai. yes, it really was you. her second title here and one you suspect may still be sinking in. there was also gold for becky redfern in her breast stroke event after silvers at the last two games. it was clearly all the sweeter. but the performance of the sweeter. but the performance of the day, britten's daniel pembrook,

smashing the javelin world record twice. pembroke, who is visually impaired, retained his title in quite sensational fashion. another logic defying display on a day of so many. another impressive day for the british team. i can also tell you the wimbledon champion alfie hewett is safely through to the final of the wheelchair tennis singles. he will be playing in the final of the doubles alongside his playing partner gordon reid. but as things stand, great britain have 36 gold medals, they are second in the medals, they are second in the medals table behind china and there is still three days of competition left. time for a look at the weather. this programme continues on bbc 1.