good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. tackling the small boats crisis. the home secretary holds a summit aimed at destroying the criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. plans for the uk to ban a so—called "zombie drug" which it's claimed has killed thousands of people in the united states. overcrowding, violence and self—harm. we go behind the scenes of britain plasma crisis hit prisons. after this week's publication of the inquiry into the grenfell disaster what next for the many thousands of people still living in unsafe buildings? i'll have the details, in sport, another agonising night for scotland fans. a stoppage—time penalty meant a late defeat to poland after a spirited display in their nations league

opener at hampden. stop a murky start but for most of us warm sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. i will have the details. it's friday 6th of september. the home secretary will chair a meeting of senior ministers, intelligence agencies and law enforcement bodies today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. yvette cooper said this showed the "moral imperative" of dismantling the gangs. our home editor, mark easton, reports. the government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. the home office says it

suggests the business model of the smugglers is under pressure. more people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, with intelligence suggesting the gangs have increased their charges, including demanding payment for children. almost 22,000 migrants have arrived in britain after attempting to cross the channel this year, more than 7,000 since the election. having scrapped the previous government's rwanda plan, the labour administration is under pressure to prove it has a plan to stop the boats. at a meeting of senior government ministers, intelligence agencies and law enforcement bodies in london today, the home office will say a0 small boats and engines were seized in an operation in bulgaria in recent weeks. that there are currently 70 live investigations, including operations targeting gangs in libya, romania and southeast asia. meanwhile, plans to house asylum seekers, including small boat migrants at raf scampton, a former ministry of defence site

in lincolnshire, have been scrapped. the home office says it would have cost £122 million over three years, and no longer represents value for money. i have never thought that scampton was a viable option for that problem. i'm happy, and i'm sure home office ministers will be happy too, to talk about the overall caseload and how they might be housed. but let us not pretend that scampton was ever an answer to that problem. it has ranged under the previous governments from claims that it would house thousands to hundreds of people. the costs have massively inflated. however, critics say the government is not moving quickly enough to deal with the small boats crisis. after promising the rapid recruitment of a border security commander to oversee the response two months ago, downing street has now said the appointment will be confirmed in the next few weeks. today's meeting, styled as a landmark operational summit, is an opportunity to demonstrate some progress in the challenge of destroying the smuggling gangs.

mark easton, bbc news. the time is four minutes past six, naga has more on increasing concerns over some drugs that are still available here in the uk but with alarming side—effects. a so—called "zombie drug" which is a powerful sedative commonly used by vets is set to be banned under new rules aimed at tackling the growing use of highly addictive, synthetic opioids. xylazine is one of more than 20 dangerous substances expected to be re—categorised under new legislation, as our correspondent graham satchell reports. 0n the streets of philadelphia, the paralysing effect of the animal sedative xylazine. it's known as the zombie drug for good reason. it lowers the heart and breathing rate, leaving people seemingly lifeless. xylazine is used in combination with opioids like heroin, fentanyl and nitazene as a cheap means of stretching out each dose.

it has spread rapidly across the states, leading to a significant rise in the number of drug overdose deaths. in this country we've seen similar images from the use of the synthetic cannabinoid spice, but the use of xylazine is also on the rise here. now the government is banning the drug, along with 21 other dangerous substances. xylazine will become a class c drug, resulting in a prison sentence of up to 1a years for anyone caught producing or supplying it. we're really clear with our safer streets mission that we've got to deal with this kind of problem that we are seeing on some of our streets, and also we've got to make sure that those who are exploiting vulnerable people are held to account. the head of the national crime agency has said there's never been a more dangerous time to take drugs, as the number of deaths linked to tranquillisers and synthetic opioids continues to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. president biden�*s son, hunter, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud.

he had been about to stand trial in los angeles, but changed his plea at the last minute. prosecutors say he failed to pay at least £1.11 million in taxes, instead spending money on drugs, sex workers and a lavish lifestyle. he could face up to 17 years in prison. donald trump has announced that if he wins november's us presidential election he will appoint his billionaire supporter, elon musk, to head a government efficiency commission. mr trump said the commission would develop a plan to eliminate "fraud and improper payments" within six months. following a fresh wave of russian attacks on ukraine in recent days, president zelensky will press the country's allies for more military support at a meeting at ramstein air base in germany this morning. britain has promised to provide hundreds more short—range air defence missiles. an investigation has been launched by the competition regulator into the way tickets were sold for next year's reunion tour of the band 0asis.

some were priced at hundreds of pounds. ben's got the details for us. the competition and markets authority is investigating whether ticketmaster, the ticket—selling company, breached consumer protection law. specifically over the use of "dynamic pricing". that meant that in many cases ticket prices rose in line with the huge demand so those originally advertised at £150 were eventually sold for up to £350. the investigation will examine whether ticketmaster engaged in unfair commercial practices. if buyers were given clear information to explain that the tickets could be subject to price rises. and whether people were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time. it isn'tjust disappointed fans who are angry. 0asis themselves have said in a statement that they "leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management". the former scotland rugby union player, scott hastings,

has said that his wife is missing after going for a swim in the firth of forth on tuesday. he said jenny hastings had struggled with her mental health for years, and the family was "absolutely heartbroken". the incident is being treated by the police as a high—risk missing person case. police in the us state of georgia have arrested the father of a 14—year—old boy who was charged with shooting four people dead at a school on wednesday. colin gray will face 12 charges, including involuntary manslaughter, second—degree murder and cruelty to children. police said he had knowingly allowed his son to have a weapon. the explorer, dwayne fields, the first black briton to walk to the north pole, has been named as the uk's new chief scout. he will replace bear grylls who is standing down after 15 years. he was born injamaica and grew up in inner city london, and said he wants to appeal to communities which may have been put off by what he called "older ideas" around scouting.

the winner of this year's prestigious mercury music prize has been announced and it's gone to an indie band from leeds, "english teacher". the judges said that the 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. the green party conference kicks off in manchester today. it comes after the party had its most successful general election ever this year winning four seats. 0ur political correspondent harry farleyjoins us now. morning, you will be covering this because it is in manchester. they must be riding on quite a high at a moment. they may have wanted four but it was never sure they have the

seat and they have some presence in the commons. seat and they have some presence in the common— the commons. they do, and i'm expeeting _ the commons. they do, and i'm expeeting a _ the commons. they do, and i'm expeeting a bit _ the commons. they do, and i'm expecting a bit of _ the commons. they do, and i'm expecting a bit of a _ the commons. they do, and i'm expecting a bit of a party - expecting a bit of a party atmosphere and a celebration when the conference starts on. carla denyer and aintree rank —— adrian ramsay, the co—leaders will be giving the speech. they will be presenting a challenge on labour from the left, calling on labour to be braver and bolder and combating labour's message of doom and gloom. there is a sense of excitement, this is going to be a biggest green party conference ever, and we can expect criticism of labour from the left on things like the winter fuel allowance that we have been talking so much about and calling for labour to impose tougher taxes on the wealthy. to impose tougher taxes on the wealth . ., , to impose tougher taxes on the wealth . . , . to impose tougher taxes on the wealth. . , . ., wealthy. the reality check for them in a way which _ wealthy. the reality check for them in a way which might _ wealthy. the reality check for them in a way which might be _ wealthy. the reality check for them in a way which might be something | in a way which might be something they welcome is that along with success comes more scrutiny from the likes of you and us. as to just what it is they are going to say and what they think they can do.— it is they are going to say and what they think they can do. exactly, and there a real — they think they can do. exactly, and

there a real challenge _ they think they can do. exactly, and there a real challenge as _ they think they can do. exactly, and there a real challenge as to - they think they can do. exactly, and there a real challenge as to how - there a real challenge as to how they use their mps in the house of commons in particular adrian ramsay, we have seen criticism for him against him for opposing pylons in his constituency, labour say that hypocrisy because we need those to implement clean energy. he says there are alternatives like putting them underground. there is another challenge because the greens did win seats in conservative facing areas like east anglia, herefordshire, quite wealthy areas, but also in the traditional heartlands of bristol and brighton so you have got a very broad collection of voters, both quite left—wing and those potentially more concerned, the wealthier, for example, there is a challenge as to how they build on that coalition and held it together. thank you very much. we are expecting to speak to one of the leaders of the green party later on this morning. let's have a look at the weather now, sarah has the details going towards the weekend.

good morning. a fine start for some of us today and it is certainly going to be a day of contrast, not just today but into the weekend. some sunshine, this is the picture in scarborough, quite a lot of low cloud, mist and fog to start the day. the sunshine will be fairly widespread into the afternoon, it is going to be warm and humid as well, but if you are across southern england and south wales, expect some downpours and thunderstorms. everything in the forecast today. the low cloud and mist across parts of the midlands, north—east england, scotland, mostly that will clear away through the day but look at the scotland, 26 and it will feel humid with the warm sunshi but look at the away through the day but look at the southern england and south wales. 0n southern england and south wales. 0n southern england and south wales. on southern england and south wales. on and off outbreaks of rain, some and off outbreaks of rain, some potentially heavy, some potentially heavy, some thunderstorms will push towards the thunderstorms will push towards the west. underneath the cloud and rain west. underneath the cloud and rain in the south, 18 to 20 degrees. 20 in the south, 18 to 20 degrees. 20 on the east close but for the on the east close but for the england —— midlands and western england —— midlands and western scotland, 26 and it will feel humid scotland, 26 and it will feel humid

with the warm sunshine. with the warm sunshine. this evening, cloud and some thundery showers which should ease away through tonight. we will have more low cloud, mist and fog developing as well. another mild night, humid and sticky, with the warmer air mass still with us. we start things off on saturday with low cloud, mist and fog, not as many showers in the south compared to yesterday and today. lots of seeing warm sunshine particularly through the midlands, it's in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. perhaps not as warm as today but watch out for the heavy rain today in the south.

or formal qualifications. the children's commissioner for england dame rachel de souza says that must change, as our correspondent angus crawford reports. i guess i kind of assumed there was some sort of protection in place. imagine finding out the man who tutored your daughter for years had also abused her. do you remember when your daughter told you what had been happening? very clearly, yes. it was one of those bottom falling out of your world moments that as a parent, you know, you never, ever want to think. you feel like you really failed as a parent in your kind of most basic duty of keeping your child safe. but how do you keep them safe? private tutors are unregulated. they don't have to undergo any criminal record checks. when you are hiring a tutor, you're hiring a tutor to help your child. it's like this dreadful irony that actually, you know,

you can be putting them in the worst danger, you know, of your life. that's no exaggeration. look — the faces of private tutors convicted of sex crimes involving children. our investigation found 92 over the last two decades across the uk. men like thomas rogers, a music tutor. and here, conducting a choir found guilty of abusing two boys aged under 11. he's never admitted what he's done. he's been in complete denial, so that's been quite hard. george was one of those boys. now an adult, he's horrified that even after conviction, rogers was able to carry on giving private music lessons to children. you got the conviction, but then you realised that he could still teach privately. yeah. and that's. .. to this day ijust don't understand. he's free to go and teach other children.

and if people don't have the capabilities to, you know, read the internet or have missed the story or anything like that's happened, they can literally open up a door and send their kid in with someone that's done these horrific crimes. it's just insane. but how can abusers be free to offer tutoring? the answer? the law does not demand qualifications or criminal record checks. parents may have no way of checking. there are now urgent calls for change. look, i think it's deeply concerning. anyone who is working with a child, one to one, should really have gone, had their dbs and gone through proper vetting. and it seems to me obvious that if there's one on ones with children and adults, whether that's a music lesson, whether that's a catch up, we need to make sure that that child is safe. what do you think of the system? it's broken. the systems are 100% broken, and it needs change before there's serious damage done to other children. the system is not fit for purpose.

it's not safeguarding children. it's not helping parents. it's appalling, frankly. this whole industry is unregulated, and you have no idea who you're handing your child over to. so when will a child in a tutor�*s home get the same protection as in the classroom? angus crawford, bbc news. we'll be talking more about this at 8.15am, when we're joined by a campaigner and the president of the tutors association. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian reports that prosecutions relating to the grenfell fire may not happen before the end of this decade. the paper quotes the former chief prosecutor ken macdonald, who is warning that delays in the justice system mean that, "unless processes are massively expedited, justice is a very long way away." the metro leads on the inquest into the death of steve dymond, who took an overdose after appearing on thejeremy kyle show

in which he was accused of being a liar. mr kyle told the inquest he was just the host of the show — and not in charge of its production, or the aftercare of guests. the daily mirror says that a monument honouring queen elizabeth ii is to be announced this weekend, to coincide with the second anniversary of her death. the paper says the sculpture will be in stjames's park, which is overlooked by buckingham palace, and will be unveiled in 2026. and several papers including the telegraph have another royal story on the front page. they report that prince william is sporting a designer stubble, heralding a possible return of the beard he wore over the summer. it's 18 minutes past six. after this week's publication of the inquiry into the grenfell disaster, what next for the many thousands of people still living in unsafe buildings? ben's looking at this for us this morning.

this is something we are all learning so much about after the publication of the inquiry report. yes, this effect so many people. this tragedy has kick—started the movement to make buildings safer, but lots of residents would say it's not happening soon enough. since the night of the grenfell fire in 2017, more than 4000 high—rise buildings in england have been assessed as unsafe. some still haven't been fully examined, so this figure could become much higher in coming months. work to make the buildings safe has started at almost half of those already identified as unsafe. just over 1,000 have had the work fully completed. so that's just around a quarter. 0ne construction firm predicts it could take another five years for the remaining buildings to be made fully compliant. in the meantime, thousands of people are still living in unsafe housing. like paul in birmingham.

behind this cladding, we have polystyrene insulation. if the insulation caught fire, it would give off lethal toxic gas. this is the same cladding and the same insulation as was present at grenfell. all of the apartment is in our block have got a zero valuation. if you were to sell, you would have to sell to a cash a much reduced price and you cannot get a mortgage. so we are trapped, trapped in every way. the sort of work needed involves replacing all the flammable cladding with safer materials. it's an incredibly expensive and slow process. and it's usually the developer's responsibility to do that. the government has set aside more than £5 billion to pay for the work on buildings more than 11 metres high. that's about five or six floors.

but some flat owners are still receiving massive bills to put things right. and there's currently no help for people in smaller buildings with dangerous cladding like lucy in bristol. it's just, it's it'sjust, it's incredibly stressful. and it's been going on for seven years, and for nobody to say that they are going to help with, as well as living in a building that deemed a risk, and could, you know, set on fire, it's could, you know, set on fire, its huge. ijust want could, you know, set on fire, its huge. i just want to move could, you know, set on fire, its huge. ijust want to move on and i can't. the prime minister says the government will take the necessary steps to speed things up. adding that it's willing to force freeholders to assess their buildings and carry out remedial work within set timetables. further steps to be announced this autumn.

are you affected by this? we'd like to hear from you. get in touch in the usual ways — all the details are on your screen 110w. remember to give us your name and where you are getting in touch from. when hairy biker dave myers died from cancer earlier this year, his many fans were determined to keep his legacy going. injune thousands of bikers decended on the tv chef's hometown barrow—in—furness for "dave day". and now to mark his birthday on sunday his wife lili is asking people to make a kind gesture in his memory. she's been speaking to ian haslam. as the hairy bikers, dave myers and his best friend si king broughtjoy to millions of viewers. yes, and the seven seed sourdough, please. let's try and say that really quickly. seven seed sourdough, seven seed sourdough! and now dave's wife, lili, wants to continue his legacy. dave was a very kind person. he was a very warm and and generous person. this month is his month. 0n the eighth is dave's birthday, so i wanted to mark that with something special.

i wanted people to be generous to each other. i wanted a little bit more generosity, more warmth in the world, whether donating towards charity or giving a book to somebody or giving ten minutes, or talk to somebody who is in need. injune, many thousands of people came to barrow for dave day, including lili and sy king. including lili and si king. it's a celebration of of my best friend that we've lost. it is a celebration of dave's life, that's why we're here, because he was so irritatingly positive all of the time, and we love him. when we saw how many people turned up on the bikes, but then travelling on the motorway, seeing all those people across the bridges, oh, there was something magical. you couldn't have your eyes dry. i think i've never seen so many bikers, so many men crying. obviously, it's been a hugely difficult time for you. how much comfort do you take in the support and the way people

remember dave so fondly? ijust thought that i had this magical, beautiful community that was grieving with me and it helped a lot. i think people found a lot of things to relate to. some people started cooking just by watching the boys on the tv. they were, they've been on the tv for 20 years. lili's currently in the alps celebrating dave's birthday how she says he'd have wanted, on a motorbike trip to raise money for children's charities, as well as encouraging those acts of kindness on the weekend he'd have turned 67. go on the facebook, our facebook page, dave the facebook page and let us know what your kindness brought about. because it might bring up a smile, might bring tears. it might brighten up somebody�*s day. it might make a dave day for somebody. and how wonderful would that be? ian haslam, bbc news.

coming up on breakfast. we'll hear from the "hornet hunters" engaged in a race against time to protect the uk's wildlife from an asian hornet invasion. we will talk more about that a little later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. two days on from a damning report into the grenfell tower fire and the prime minister has said the government could potentially force freeholders of blocks of flats to fix fire safety issue within a set time period. it comes as the london fire commissioner andy roe said around 1,300 buildings here still need urgent remediation work. residents in some blocks have told bbc london they feel trapped in unsafe homes.

to think that there's buildings in the local vicinity a mile away from grenfell that are covered in flammable render is horrific. we saw first—hand, i saw first—hand what happened in grenfell. and to have that at the back of your mind every night that you sleep, thinking, "are we going to be next?" four drivers have been fined in central london after they were caught doing car stunts less than a mile from buckingham palace. they were captured on cctvjust off pall mall performing so—called doughnuts close to crowds at an unregistered car meet. westminster council said its is cracking down through enforcement operations with the met police. now, it's hard to believe the rocky horror show has had us all doing the time warp for more than 50 years. now a cult classic adored by millions, it's set to return to the dominion tonight as part of a national tour.

starring jason donovan, he first played frank n furter in 1998, and says it's good to be back but rocky, you know, for me, sort of channels that inner sort of rock—star frontman of a band that probably i wanted to be, in a way. but, you know, i was there with a technicoloured coat and a loin cloth and it took a while to find the heels, but i eventually did in 1998, and i'm very glad. let's take a look at the tubes now — there's a good service on all of ther network. now the weather. hello there, good morning. well, after the soggy day for many of us yesterday, today, too, another met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through to midnight for heavy rain and a further risk of disruption and localised flooding, courtesy of this area of low pressure nearby and this weather front that's stationed across us, bringing with it outbreaks of rain. some heavy bursts, as you can see from the greens on the map, mainly across more central and southern parts of the capital.

and there's the potential of 15mm to 30mm falling in a short space of time, and temperatures reaching around the high teens to the low 20s. the further north you are, the drier it will be. but during the evening and overnight, that rain will clear northwards. then we are expecting a fairly cloudy, misty, murky night. temperatures dipping to around 11—12 celsius with light winds. so a bit of mist and murk to start the weekend, but largely dry on saturday during the day. but overnight saturday into sunday, we're expecting some thundery showers to move up from the south and these will continue for sunday for a time, becoming a bit drier later in the day. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app. iam back i am back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. thousands of offenders who have served less than half of theirjail

sentences will be eligible for early release from next week, as the government looks to free up space in overcrowded prisons. it comes after it emerged there are now fewer than 500 spaces left for male inmates across england and wales. senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. alarm blares. chaos in hmp pentonville. 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 can happen. there's been deaths in prison.

all right, what have we got coming in 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. any drugs, any weapons. yep. 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 gone off. yeah. i'm going to go and see. it's a code red. 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? yes, we've got a prisoner who's self—harmed here. he's made superficial cuts to his arm. staff say overcrowding is leading to an increase in self—harm and violence... ..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." 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're 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. they'vejustjumped 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 very quickly they're back on normal duties. there must 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. gang violence is an ongoing threat at pentonville and has had some serious consequences for staff. this prison officer broke both her wrists while separating two gang members during a fight. it's probably the biggest thing in london. 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 in that quite small space. stressful? stressful. yeah, stressful. sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville. more than 20 dangerous substances are due to be recategorised under new legislation aimed at tackling

the growing use of highly addictive synthetic opioids. among them, is the powerful sedative xylazine, which is most commonly used by vets for the treatment of livestock and horses. the tranquiliser, which is sometimes mixed with heroin and fentanyl, is also known as the zombie drug, due to its effects on users. if injected directly into the bloodstream, xylazine can cause large, open skin ulcers to form. these ulcers can go on to become infected, causing rot and, in severe cases, even lead to the amputation of limbs. the drug has been blamed for a rising number of deaths across parts of the us, and now the government here is banning its use outside of the veterinary industry, with a new c classification and a prison sentence of up to 1a years for anyone caught producing or supplying it. we're joined now by dr caroline copeland, who is the director of the national programme on substance use mortality. good morning. could you explain more

about the physical impact this drug has on those who take it? this drug x lazine has on those who take it? this drug xylazine can — has on those who take it? this drug xylazine can have _ has on those who take it? this drug xylazine can have effects _ has on those who take it? this drug xylazine can have effects both - xylazine can have effects both immediate sedative effects, which can cause respiratory depression and death, particularly when used with other opioids such as fentanyl, which is what we are seeing in the us. it works by stopping the chemicals in the brain from being released and your brain cells talking to each other. it causes sedation that way. the skin sores are a more long—term effect and that is because this drug can close blood vessels and if you do not have blood flowing through tissues and oxygen delivery and delivery of nutrients, the tissue dies which is what we are seeing with skin sores. the tissue

does not have supply of blood. it will not live for a very long. the skin sores become infected and it can lead to limbs being amputated. this is a longer—term effect. so if somebody has recovered from drug use and is integrating back into the community, they might have this longer—term health harm which will be debilitating the future. you re orted be debilitating the future. you reported on — be debilitating the future. you reported on the _ be debilitating the future. you reported on the only death recorded in the uk and attributed to xylazine. what did it prompt you to ask more questions about? it xylazine. what did it prompt you to ask more questions about?- ask more questions about? it was obviously disappointing _ ask more questions about? it was obviously disappointing and - obviously disappointing and concerning when we first saw that death. that death happened in may 2021 but because of the time it takes for the coroner to perform thorough investigations and these

deaths to be reported formally, it took until last year for that death took until last year for that death to be reported. a year later we now have over 30 deaths that have been reported to the programme. it might be deaths were happening before that particular case, but the drug was not being looked for. but now we are looking for it and seeing it appearing in many more cases. in terms of it not being looked brown—macro, how do the police find it? 50 brown-macro, how do the police find it? y ., ., brown-macro, how do the police find it? _, ., ,. ., ., it? so when you are screening for a dru: in a it? so when you are screening for a drug in a toxicology _ it? so when you are screening for a drug in a toxicology screen - it? so when you are screening for a drug in a toxicology screen we - it? so when you are screening for a j drug in a toxicology screen we have a standard library of drugs. xylazine was not in the standard library for a long time. if you are looking at the types of drugs someone might have taken and you see heroin and fentanyl, you think those drugs were probably enough to cause death, i will not carry on looking

for more. like when you find your keys and need to leave, you will not keep looking for the spare set. you look for the cause of the problem. it was not being looked for better sooner it was, that is when it was being seen. sooner it was, that is when it was being seen-— sooner it was, that is when it was being seen. when it is mixed with other drugs. _ being seen. when it is mixed with other drugs. a _ being seen. when it is mixed with other drugs, a drug _ being seen. when it is mixed with other drugs, a drug someone - being seen. when it is mixed with . other drugs, a drug someone intends to take but does not know that this xylazine is in it, how can that be prevented?— prevented? that is difficult to revent. prevented? that is difficult to prevent- we _ prevented? that is difficult to prevent. we have _ prevented? that is difficult to prevent. we have little - prevented? that is difficult to i prevent. we have little evidence there is an active user market for xylazine in the uk, so people are not going to street dealers and requesting drugs that include xylazine. they think they are buying heroin, street diazepam, which is valium, and what they are getting is this xylazine which is dangerous because if people do not know what drugs they are getting, they do not

know what a safe dose might be and they might accidentally overdose as a result. in terms of trying to see if that is what they have got, there is one drug testing facility in the uk in bristol where people can take their drug supply for testing and be told what their drugs actually contain. but only one of those sites. so not convenient for people to go there. there are xylazine test strips. you drop a sample of the drug onto them and you can see if your sample contains xylazine, but your sample contains xylazine, but you need to be cautious about those tests because they only test for xylazine and if you get a negative result, it does not mean there is not something else that is equally or more nasty such as some of the synthetic opioids controlled in this

legislation. synthetic opioids controlled in this leaislation. , ., synthetic opioids controlled in this leaislation. ., ., ,, mike is with us. getting excited about the nation's league, i hope. he does not look excited. this is scotland. the first match since the disappointing tournament in the summer. kicking off the nations league to replace meaningless international friendlies. league to replace meaningless internationalfriendlies. there league to replace meaningless international friendlies. there will be four places in the next world cup. scotland are in the top tier which is why it is tough for them. but last night they were the masters of their own downfall having produced a brilliant comeback. it's been a miserable 2024 for scotland fans, and that theme continued last night in agonising fashion, as poland were gifted a stoppage—time penalty in the nations league at hampden. group one campaign — scott mctominay, who left

manchester united for napoli in the transfer window, scored as his side came from 2—0 down to level the match. but the fight back was ruined by an injury time penalty for poland, and the scots were left scratching their heads. 3—2 defeat. everyone is disappointed. we lost a game we should not have lost. it is not about picking out individuals. i have never done that. we lose as a team. we will go away and analyse the game and we will speak in camp. a rare win for northern ireland, who began their group 3 campaign, with a 2—0 win, over luxembourg in belfast. dan ballard's goal followed that of paddy mcnair. northern ireland are now off to face bulgaria on sunday. wales begin the craig bellamy era in cardiff this evening, when they host turkey in theirfirst uefa nations league fixture of the season. and congratulations to san marino, who have won only their second ever game. they beat liechstentein1—0,

a repeat of their only previous victory 20 years ago. it was a really successful evening of athletics for paralympicsgb in paris — daniel pembroke, smashed the world daniel pembroke smashed the world record, in the men's f13javelin as he retained his title, while there were more golds in the pool for becky redfern and alice tai. with a roundup of yesterday's action, here'sjoe lynskey. if it shocked alice tai, then it must have been extraordinary. a 50m freestyle in under 30 seconds. this remarkable swimmer has two golds at these games. it's the result of big decisions. hi, guys, alice here. unfortunately, due to medical circumstances, i'm having to withdraw from the tokyo 2020 paralympics. her club foot condition intensified before tokyo. she chose to have the bottom of her right leg amputated. since then, she's won world and commonwealth titles. and last year with a team, she swam the english channel. already in paris, she'd

won gold in backstroke. now in the free, this was proof she does it all. alice tai is forging ahead! the world record holder into the wall. and she's going to be the paralympic champion! this was her best time at this distance since the amputation and her second individual paralympic gold. to get to this point, it's been a three—year process for an athlete and for a family. it is just that journey. it's kind of all come together. i'm proud of her tenacity. i'm proud of her resilience, her determination and just that, you know, that embodiment of all of the things that the paris sport represents. that the para sport represents. and the medals are the final result of that, really. in the stands with team tai were becky redfern's family. she went in 100m breaststroke, watched by her four—year—old son patrick. it is going to be gold for rebecca redfern! this was redfern's third paralympics. for eight years, she's waited

for this golden moment. dan pembroke's had that feeling already. he claimed javelin gold at the last games in tokyo, and so set out notjust to win again, but to go even further. oh, my goodness! once more! a world record that stood since 2017. he broke it twice in one night. pembroke throws with 10% vision, and, in his spare time, he brews his own beer. his latest creation is called paris gold. he's double paralympic champion and now holds the world record. these are the moments to drink it all in. joe lynskey, bbc news. it's one of the busiest days for far to look ahead to with a total of 57 gold medals up for grabs today, and we will see the oldest member of paralympics gb in action. let's cross live to paris

and join our very own sally hurst. good morning sally, so who should we be looking out for? it was spectacular last night and more to look forward to today. dame sarah storey is going for her 19th paralympic gold medal. she won the time trial this week and today goes in the 71 kilometres road race. here on the outskirts of paris. she will race against cyclists half her age but tactics and experience come into play in the road race. she says she wants to have fun and see what happens. but she is the ultimate competitor so you can expect her to go for gold. speaking of experience, jeanette chippington at 5a is the oldest member of the gb team and a legend of the paracanoe and she will go in her heat later. and making his debut, we have jack eyers, a former

mr england. alfie hewett has won everything in wheelchair tennis apart from a paralympic gold medal. yesterday he got through to the singles final and today goes in the doubles final alongside gordon reid. they got silver in tokyo. expect them to want to go one better. and more to look forward to on day nine of the paralympics in paris.- one of athletics great rivalries was rekindled at the diamond league in zurich, asjosh kerr and jakob ingerbritsen went head to head in the men's 1500 metres. but it was the american 0lympic bronze medalist, yared naguse, who timed his attack perfectly to stay in front of ingerbritsen — taking the win. olympic champion cole hockerfinished third, with kerr back in 5th. dina asher—smith came third in the 100 metres, behind american sha'carri richardson. asher—smith led for the majority of the race in damp conditions, before being pipped to the line by richardson and olympic

champion julien alfred. daryl neita was seventh. home favouritejessica pegula came from a set down to reach the us open final. what a night ahead forjack draper at the us open tennis. he heads into the first grand slam semifinal of his career and faces the top seed and world number one jannik sinnerfor a place in the final. his potential was spotted by his former coach. who was looking at his brother ben. i had a hit with ben. i said yeah, he's pretty good, let's get him involved. and then she says, "look, can you have a quick hit with jack because he's looking for a coach, as well." and i sort of went, yeah, he's quite young, though — he's quite little and he's quite young. so she goes, "look, just, just have a hit with him would you?" and so 100 shots later on a full—size court with a mini orange ball, i went, "wow!"

i bet he was exhausted. we are finding out a lot more about him and later we will speak to one of his former teachers from school. you must be so proud. you must be so proud. you are part of the journey. teachers are so important. mike, thanks. here's sarah with a look at the weather. it does not look nice. it is looking great for some. we have a mix of weather types. we have quite a lot of mist and low cloud. and humid air sparking showers and thunderstorms. this is kent this morning. some of us will have blue sky and warm sunshine and it will feel warm and humid. in southern england, south wales, expect downpours. we had heavy rain and thunderstorms yesterday and more today. you can see the swirl of cloud towards the

south which is throwing in the warm humid air but also the cloud and rain. we have the cloud and rain already in southern england. it will continue into south wales. some of the downpour is heavy and thundery. there could be local flooding. elsewhere in the uk, a different day. temperatures up to 26. after the mist and fog clears. improving but feeling humid. into the evening, we have showers in the south. eventually they will ease away. we have low cloud and fog developing especially around the east coast. another warm and humid night with temperatures sitting in the mid—teens for most heading into saturday morning. saturday dominated by low pressure in the south but not so unsettled tomorrow compared to the heavy rain in the south today. still the chance of showers in

possibly south west england, channel islands and wales. to the north of that, a dry day. mist clearing away. and it will feel warm again with temperatures up to 24. a little bit cooler where you have the cloud towards the south. in the second half of the weekend, low pressure moves further north so on sunday it will throw heavy showers gradually northwards in england and wales. scotland and northern ireland dry and settled for a good part of the day. temperatures down to today but by sunday up to 22 for most. the showers will be hit and miss. if you catch them, heavy and thundery. cooler in the far north—west. and then next week the blue colours moving in as low pressure moves to the east. that will open the doors for a north—westerly air flow so it

will be all change next week. through the next days, warm and humid. heavy downpours in the south but the temperature is dropping away into next week with mixed sunny spells and scattered showers. the uk's national bee unit says it's in a race against time to try to destroy invasive asian hornet nests in kent and sussex before the new queens hatch by late september. so far this year, ten asian hornet nests have been found in the south east of england and there's a fear they could spread further across the uk. fiona irving reports. up there, it's up there. if you stand here — stand here where i am here. in the small kent village of holcombe, an asian hornet�*s nest has been discovered. yeah, it's a decent size, that. around 30m up, hundreds of these invasive insects are busy growing their colony. this nest will soon be destroyed, and for the government team in charge of doing that,

there's an urgency to their work. at this point in the year, the queen is almost certainly one queen in that nest. but as we move into the autumn, more queens will be laid with the intention that those ones would then disperse once they become mature. so is it a bit of a race against time to try and spot these nests and get rid of them before those queens disperse? yes, it is. hundreds of miles from kent, on the channel island ofjersey, a war is being waged against the asian hornet. it was first spotted here in 2016. last year, more than 200 nests were found and lanced with pesticides. on this small island, they've become experts on this apex predator. the more you understand about them, the more chance we've got of managing them and controlling them. we can't eradicate them now, they're here. and they need to be controlled. 0ne nest of asian hornets can kill 11kg of insects in a season. they pose a significant threat

to honey bees and other pollinators. just take a look at the size of this nest. this would have been home to a colony of around 3,000 asian hornets. and beekeepers from kent and sussex are coming tojersey to learn what they do here to help them in the south east's fight against this invasive species. a tiny blob of glue on the thorax of the hornet. a live hornet will always betray where its nest is. this is tinsel tagging, or streamering — a technique pioneered on the island to help track the asian hornet as it flies home. with the naked eyes, you can probably see that hornet for 200m or 300m flying, and with binoculars even further. whereas before, normally, without a streamer attached like that, you'd be lucky to see them go more than 30m or 40m before you lose sight of them. we've got the one up the road there. nicky is one of an army of hornet hunter volunteers injersey.

she's timing how long streamered hornets take to return to her bait station. the streamer was three minutes, which implies 300m away. it sounds like it's quite addictive doing this. oh, it is addictive and it's a challenge. and some of the territories are a challenge, as well. but yes, you do. it's like being a detective — a hornet detective. can't you see it? i can now. across the island, they've destroyed 123 nests so far this year. put her in there. that's it. back in the uk, ten nests have been found since may. bee inspectors mark the hornets with different colours to help identify them when they return to the bait station. all the nests have been found in the south east. in she goes. the numbers are down on last year and the bee unit believes it can eradicate the hornet entirely.

some beekeepers think it's already too late. once it's there, it will probably lay in areas that we don't know about. if they're in the local woods, we don't know they're there. but then, suddenly, you'll get a boom year, you'll get all the right conditions and they're off again. so the horse has bolted? the horse has bolted, yeah. the horse has bolted and it's out of the field, its past the next field and it's in the next village. the south east is seen as the home guard protecting the rest of the country from an asian hornet invasion. and those on the front line say they need more foot soldiers — more members of the public to help in that fight. fiona irving, bbc news. you can find out more about asian hornets in a new bbc documentary. the killer hornets is available to stream now on bbc iplayer. coming up on breakfast. she danced her way to victory on strictly — now the former corrie star

ellie leach is preparting ellie leach is preparing for her next role playing miss scarlett in the stage production of cluedo 2. she'll be here to tell us all about itjust before nine. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm thomas magill. two days on from a damning report into the grenfell tower fire and the prime minister has said the government could potentially force freeholders of blocks of flats to fix fire safety issue within a set time period. it comes as the london fire commissioner andy roe said around 1,300 buildings here still need urgent remediation work. residents in some blocks have told bbc london they feel trapped" in unsafe homes. to think that there's buildings in the local vicinity a mile away from grenfell that are covered in flammable render is horrific. we saw first—hand, i saw first—hand what happened in grenfell. and to have that at the back

of your mind every night that you sleep, thinking, "are we going to be next?" four drivers have been fined in central london after they were caught doing car stunts less than a mile from buckingham palace. they were captured on cctvjust off pall mall performing so—called doughnuts close to crowds at an unregistered car meet. westminster council said its is cracking down through enforcement operations with the met police. now, it's hard to believe the rocky horror show has had us all doing the time warp for more than 50 years. now a cult classic adored by millions, it's set to return to the dominion tonight as part of a national tour. its writer richard 0'brien also starred in the original production and thinks the show is more relevant than ever. i was asked whether i thought rocky was an important piece and i said, no, it's not.

by default it has become because of these, because of the world's shift to nationalism and authoritarianism. and i think from that point of view it's lovely that it is going up and it is filling, you know, people are coming. knowing they're safe, knowing they're part of it and not alone is very important, isn't it? let's take a look at the tubes. there's minor delays on the victoria line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, after the soggy day for many of us yesterday, today, too, another met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through to midnight for heavy rain and a further risk of disruption and localised flooding, courtesy of this area of low pressure nearby and this weather front that's stationed across us, bringing with it outbreaks of rain. some heavy bursts, as you can see from the greens on the map, mainly across more central and southern parts of the capital. and there's the potential of 15mm to 30mm falling in a short space of time, and temperatures reaching around the high teens to the low 20s. the further north you are,

the drier it will be. but during the evening and overnight, that rain will clear northwards. then we are expecting a fairly cloudy, misty, murky night. temperatures dipping to around 11—12 celsius with light winds. so a bit of mist and murk to start the weekend, but largely dry on saturday during the day. but overnight saturday into sunday, we're expecting some thundery showers to move up from the south and these will continue for sunday for a time, becoming a bit drier later in the day. that's it from me, there's more on the bbc news app. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. tackling the small boats crisis. the home secretary holds a summit aimed at destroying the criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. plans for the uk to ban a so—called "zombie drug" which it's claimed has

killed thousands of people in the united states. in north london, scouts from around the world will be gathering to meet their new leader, and we will be speaking to the new chief scout, dwayne fields. what a night for britain's jack draper, into the semifinal of the us open for the first time that world number one jannik sinner is in his way. and some warm sunshine developing pretty widely out there today but across southern england and south wales, heavy rain and thunderstorms. all of the details shortly. it's friday 6th of september. the home secretary will chair a meeting of senior ministers, intelligence agencies and law enforcement bodies today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. yvette cooper said this showed

the "moral imperative" of dismantling the gangs. our home editor, mark easton, reports. the government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. the home office says it suggests the business model of the smugglers is under pressure. more people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, with intelligence suggesting the gangs have increased their charges, including demanding payment for children. almost 22,000 migrants have arrived in britain after attempting to cross the channel this year, more than 7,000 since the election. having scrapped the previous government's rwanda plan, the labour administration is under pressure to prove it has a plan to stop the boats. at a meeting of senior government ministers, intelligence agencies and law

enforcement bodies in london today, the home office will say 40 small boats and engines were seized in an operation in bulgaria in recent weeks. that there are currently 70 live investigations, including operations targeting gangs in libya, romania and southeast asia. meanwhile, plans to house asylum seekers, including small boat migrants at raf scampton, a former ministry of defence site in lincolnshire, have been scrapped. the home office says it would have cost £122 million over three years, and no longer represents value for money. i have never thought that scampton was a viable even the civil servants that came to visit the site in february last year said it was not suitable so they already know that. with the investment, the history and heritage thatis investment, the history and heritage that is here, we cannotjust stand by and let that all get ruined. we

had to do something about it. however, critics say the government is not moving quickly enough to deal with the small boats crisis. after promising the rapid recruitment of a border security commander to oversee the response two months ago, downing street has now said the appointment will be confirmed in the next few weeks. today's meeting, styled as a landmark operational summit, is an opportunity to demonstrate some progress in the challenge of destroying the smuggling gangs. mark easton, bbc news. it's three minutes past seven. naga, you have more on increasing concerns about some drugs which are still legal in the uk with worrying side—effects. they soon will not be, they are going to be reclassified. a so—called "zombie drug" which is a powerful sedative commonly used by vets is set to be banned under new rules aimed at tackling the growing use of highly addictive, synthetic opioids. xylazine is one of more than 20

dangerous substances expected to be re—categorised under new legislation, as our correspondent graham satchell reports. 0n the streets of philadelphia, the paralysing effect of the animal sedative xylazine. it's known as the zombie drug for good reason. it lowers the heart and breathing rate, leaving people seemingly lifeless. xylazine is used in combination with opioids like heroin, fentanyl and nitazene as a cheap means of stretching out each dose. it has spread rapidly across the states, leading to a significant rise in the number of drug overdose deaths. in this country we've seen similar images from the use of the synthetic cannabinoid spice, but the use of xylazine is also on the rise here. now the government is banning the drug, along with 21 other dangerous substances. xylazine will become a class c drug, resulting in a prison sentence of up to 14 years for anyone caught producing or supplying it. we're really clear with our

safer streets mission that we've got to deal with this kind of problem that we are seeing on some of our streets, and also we've got to make sure that those who are exploiting vulnerable people are held to account. the head of the national crime agency has said there's never been a more dangerous time to take drugs, as the number of deaths linked to tranquillisers and synthetic opioids continues to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. president biden's son, hunter, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud. he had been about to stand trial in los angeles, but changed his plea at the last minute. prosecutors say he failed to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes, instead spending money on drugs, sex workers and a lavish lifestyle. he could face up to 17 years in prison. donald trump has announced that if he wins november's us presidential election he will appoint his billionaire supporter, elon musk, to head a government efficiency commission. mr trump said the commission would develop a plan to eliminate "fraud and improper payments"

within six months. following a fresh wave of russian attacks on ukraine in recent days, president zelensky will press the country's allies for more military support at a meeting at ramstein air base in germany this morning. britain has promised to provide hundreds more short—range air defence missiles. an investigation has been launched by the competition regulator into the way tickets were sold for next year's reunion tour of the band 0asis. some were priced at hundreds of pounds. ben's got the details for us. the competition and markets authority is investigating whether ticketmaster, the ticket—selling company, breached consumer protection law. specifically over the use of "dynamic pricing". that meant that in many cases ticket prices rose in line with the huge demand so those originally advertised at £150 were eventually sold for up to £350. the investigation will examine whether ticketmaster engaged in unfair commercial practices.

if any price rises were clearly explained to buyers. and whether people were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time. it isn'tjust disappointed fans who are angry. 0asis themselves have said in a statement that they "leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management". the former scotland rugby union player, scott hastings, has said that his wife is missing after going for a swim in the firth of forth on tuesday. he said jenny hastings had struggled with her mental health for years, and the family was "absolutely heartbroken". the incident is being treated by the police as a high—risk missing person case. police in the us state of georgia have arrested the father of a 14—year—old boy who was charged with shooting four people dead at a school on wednesday. colin gray will face 12 charges, including involuntary manslaughter, second—degree murder and cruelty to children. police said he had knowingly

allowed his son to have a weapon. the explorer, dwayne fields, the first black briton the winner of this year's prestigious mercury music prize has been announced and it's gone to an indie band from leeds, "english teacher". the judges said that the 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. the green party conference kicks off in manchester today. it comes after the party had its most successful general election ever this year winning four seats. 0ur political correspondent harry farleyjoins us now. they have got four seats, they are

really pleased about this, they will be patting themselves on the back. yes, there will be a party atmosphere and is mood. their co—leaders carla denyer and adrian ramsay will give a speech this afternoon and there is a sense of excitement that you would expect. they are looking to position themselves as the challenge to labour from the left, so carla denyer talks about what she calls countering labour's message of doom and gloom and calling on labour to be braver and bolder. i think we can expect criticism of things like the decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners and the refusal to put up taxes for the very wealthiest, those areas of green party policy.— very wealthiest, those areas of green party policy. when you have, har , green party policy. when you have, harry. greater— green party policy. when you have, harry, greater representation - green party policy. when you have, harry, greater representation in - green party policy. when you have, j harry, greater representation in the commons which you do now —— they do now, that comes with more scrutiny and more question as to who you are and more question as to who you are and what you are trying to achieve. and questions for how the green party use those mps, what they spend their time on. we have seen criticism of adrian ramsay the

co—leader and his decision to oppose electricity pylons going to his constituency, labour accused him of hypocrisy because they say you need that to get clean energy and mr ramsay argues there are other solutions like putting them underground for example. there is a broader question from senior figures in the green party that i have been speaking to, conscious that they did whence seat and student homes like brighton and bristol where they are often strong but also in tory shire is like north herefordshire and east anglia, they have got broad coalition of voters and there is a question as to how they can keep all of those dive you —— recruit diverse views together and build on it. irate views together and build on it. we will have one of the leaders of the green party here on the programme at 8:30am. picking up on what matt was saying yesterday about the weather, a mixed picture across the uk, some good, some not so good depending on what you like.

yeah, bit of everything in the weather forecast today. good yeah, bit of everything in the weatherforecast today. good morning to you. for some of us, the fine start in norfolk, a clear sky and beautiful sunrise. through the day, lots more of this, all sunshine developing. feeling qubit as well, this —— feeling qubit as well, mist and fog forming. but in the south of the country, heavy showers and thunderstorms. localised flooding warnings. cloud and rain and sundry downpours here but to the north of that, after the morning mist and fog generally clears away, it could linger over the east coast, long spells of lou sky and warm sunshine. lifting temperatures to the mid 20s. a touch cooler where you have got more bitterness around the east coast and where you have the cloud and rain in the south. —— where you have got to miss tedious around the

east coast. it will be feeling qubit, moist air coming east coast. it will be feeling qubit, moistair coming in east coast. it will be feeling qubit, moist air coming in from the south. mist and fog patches for big like last night, quite a humid night. during the day on saturday, the odd chance of a shower in the south. still quite cloudy here but certainly not as wet as yesterday and today. further north, another day of warm sunshine, not quite as warm as today, still feeling humid. temperatures up to 23. more showers in england and wales on sunday. thank you, speak to you later, sarah. it's been a long—running fight forjustice for the 3.8 million so—called "waspi" women, whose retirement plans were disrupted by increases to the state pension age. but momentum is building for the women against state pension inequality campaign, as they met with the government's pensions

minister emma reynolds yesterday. this is the campaign's first meeting with a minister since a landmark report by the parliamentary and health service 0mbudsman in march. let's take a look back at how the state pension age has changed. from 1948 until 2010, the age at which men could receive their state pension was 65, provided they had made enough national insurance contributions. during that same period, the pension age was lower for women, they could draw their pension once they reached 60. but in 1995, the pensions act was passed, meaning that women's state pension age would gradually increase from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2020. in 2011, this process was accelerated. the government brought its target forward by two years to 2018. campaigners claim 3.6 million women across the uk had their retirement plans disrupted by those changes. the parliamentary and health service

0mbudsman's report in march ordered ministers to apologise and pay compensation between e1000 and £2,950 per person to the women hit by the rise in the state pension age. this recommendation was significantly less than the £10,000 campaigners were calling for. we are nowjoined by angela madden, chair of the women against state pension inequality campaign. angela, a great deal of detail, and plotting through those dates and ages is quite completed. in a way, if you are happy too, may be the easiest way for people to understand it is to tell what happened to you, how it affected you, can you give us a little timeline on that?— a little timeline on that? sure, i alwa s a little timeline on that? sure, i always expected _ a little timeline on that? sure, i always expected to _ a little timeline on that? sure, i always expected to have - a little timeline on that? sure, i always expected to have my - a little timeline on that? sure, i i always expected to have my state pension at 60. since it had been, since 1947. fora pension at 60. since it had been, since 1947. for a time, pension at 60. since it had been, since 1947. fora time, i

pension at 60. since it had been, since 1947. for a time, i worked for the post office, which was a government owned business. and up until 2004, government owned business. and up until2004, i government owned business. and up until 2004, i got an annual benefit statement from them telling me that my benefits accrued in the scheme were in addition to the state pension normally paid at 60. then in 2005, i pension normally paid at 60. then in 2005, i got pension normally paid at 60. then in 2005, i got a note from the department for work and pensions asking me if i had saved enough in my pension. giving me advice. very helpful, was not concerned at all. nothing was mentioned about state pension age. then in 2008, my mother was a lady at the time, so my husband and i —— was needy at the time so my husband and i had a chat and calculating that we had enough money for me to be able to stop working and, you know, early, and spent time with my mother and my

family and receive my state pension at 60. then in 2012, i got a letter from the dwp telling me i was not going to get my state pension until 2020. that was almost six years later. , . , 2020. that was almost six years later. , ., , ., , ., ., later. this was leading you in a very practical— later. this was leading you in a very practical way _ later. this was leading you in a very practical way you - later. this was leading you in a very practical way you had - later. this was leading you in a very practical way you had a i very practical way you had a gap, you had planned an annual maths because you thought you had the money and there was a gap. aha, because you thought you had the money and there was a gap. fix. big money and there was a gap. a big .a . _ money and there was a gap. a big aa -. what money and there was a gap. a big gap- what was — money and there was a gap. a big gap. what was that _ money and there was a gap. a big gap. what was that like _ money and there was a gap. a big gap. what was that like when - money and there was a gap. a big gap. what was that like when you | gap. what was that like when you heard that? _ gap. what was that like when you heard that? it — gap. what was that like when you heard that? it was, _ gap. what was that like when you heard that? it was, i _ gap. what was that like when you heard that? it was, i have - gap. what was that like when you heard that? it was, i have to - gap. what was that like when you heard that? it was, i have to say | heard that? it was, i have to say can be devastating. _ heard that? it was, i have to say can be devastating. very - heard that? it was, i have to say . can be devastating. very surprising. ijust can be devastating. very surprising. i just could can be devastating. very surprising. ijust could not understand where they had not told us about this. they say there were adverts in the papers and things like that but there was no direct communication in there was no direct communication in the women involved.— the women involved. there was nothina the women involved. there was nothing from — the women involved. there was nothing from hr _ the women involved. there was nothing from hr as _ the women involved. there was nothing from hr as we - the women involved. there was nothing from hr as we know. the women involved. there was nothing from hr as we know it, the women involved. there was - nothing from hr as we know it, the company that you were working for, nothing, no letters. trio. company that you were working for, nothing, no letters.— nothing, no letters. no, nothing. in fact there was _ nothing, no letters. no, nothing. in fact there was evidence _ nothing, no letters. no, nothing. in fact there was evidence to - nothing, no letters. no, nothing. in fact there was evidence to the - fact there was evidence to the contrary right up until 2004 when i got this benefit statements. we are

talkin: got this benefit statements. we are talking about _ got this benefit statements. we are talking about huge _ got this benefit statements. we are talking about huge numbers - got this benefit statements. we are talking about huge numbers of- talking about huge numbers of people, aren't we? 3.8 million women who have been affected this way. you were involved in the meeting this week with the new pensions minister, and i understand it, you have been asked not to say much? it is and i understand it, you have been asked not to say much?— asked not to say much? it is the start of something _ asked not to say much? it is the start of something the - asked not to say much? it is the start of something the meeting | asked not to say much? it is the . start of something the meeting was conducted in private, it was very cordial. we were very pleased to meet with the pensions minister, our campaign has been going for almost ten years now and this is the first meetings we have had with the pensions minister. that is quite significant. we certainly felt listened to, emma reynolds is new in the job, listened to, emma reynolds is new in thejob, and she very much listened to, emma reynolds is new in the job, and she very much was on listening, gathering information, understanding our position. she certainly has got the official information, she has read the reports. she knows that we appeared at the work and pensions committee

earlier in may. at the work and pensions committee earlier in may-— earlier in may. shall we talk about the report? _ earlier in may. shall we talk about the report? the _ earlier in may. shall we talk about the report? the report _ the report? the report recommendations do not match your expectations, do they?— expectations, do they? well, they are necessary _ expectations, do they? well, they are necessary but _ expectations, do they? well, they are necessary but not sufficient. l are necessary but not sufficient. just explain that?— are necessary but not sufficient. just explain that? there were six test cases used _ just explain that? there were six test cases used for— just explain that? there were six test cases used for the _ just explain that? there were six test cases used for the interior i test cases used for the interior report, even though there are 3.6 million women, that is where the ombudsman decided to go. that is practicable because even that took almost six years.— almost six years. they can do 3.6 million. almost six years. they can do 3.6 million- they _ almost six years. they can do 3.6 million. they cannot _ almost six years. they can do 3.6 million. they cannot investigate l million. they cannot investigate every case- _ million. they cannot investigate every case- the _ million. they cannot investigate every case. the six _ million. they cannot investigate every case. the six cases - million. they cannot investigate every case. the six cases do - million. they cannot investigate| every case. the six cases do not appear to be totally representative of all the issues because they found within those six cases, that not one of those women suffered financial loss. we know that women have suffered financial loss. so what we are asking for is a two pronged approach. forthose

are asking for is a two pronged approach. for those who have suffered exactly the injustices of the six test cases, that is one approach, that has been resolved. and then there would have to be another approach that was a claim based where women who had suffered financial loss would be able to claim for that.— financial loss would be able to claim for that. , .., , ., ., claim for that. this comes down to mone . claim for that. this comes down to money- and _ claim for that. this comes down to money- and you — claim for that. this comes down to money. and you know _ claim for that. this comes down to money. and you know as - claim for that. this comes down to money. and you know as well - claim for that. this comes down to money. and you know as well as i claim for that. this comes down to | money. and you know as well as all of us do that we are hearing a labour government as you said, emma reynolds only the government for a few weeks, they say they are facing bills and labour government tells us frequently about what it has inherited in terms of the economy. the report suggested between 1000 and just shy of £3000 payments to the women. the campaign, correct me if i am wrong, thinks 10,000 is more reasonable. already with the upper end of that range of the report, thatis end of that range of the report, that is £7.7 billion. did that number come up in the meeting? he. number come up in the meeting? no, no. did number come up in the meeting? no, no- did the — number come up in the meeting? no, no. did the costs _ number come up in the meeting? no, no. did the costs come _ number come up in the meeting? no, no. did the costs come up _ number come up in the meeting? no, no. did the costs come up at - number come up in the meeting? no, no. did the costs come up at all? - no. did the costs come up at all?

not at all- _ no. did the costs come up at all? not at all. you _ no. did the costs come up at all? not at all. you have _ no. did the costs come up at all? not at all. you have to _ no. did the costs come up at all? not at all. you have to say, - no. did the costs come up at all? not at all. you have to say, keirl not at all. you have to say, keir starmer says he will change politics. the values are social justice, integrity, honesty. so i cannot see them not accepting recommendations from their own watchdog, who have looked at tens of thousands of pages of evidence, from women and from the department for work and pensions, and come to the conclusion that there was definitely maladministration and that maladministration and that maladministration cause injustice. i suppose, as naga says, at a certain point in time, it will mean money has to be allocated which may be is not there. what if they don't come to the conclusion you are talking about? what if they say, we can see the case, butjust like with the winter fuel payments, there are difficult decisions to be made, maybe you and three point 8 million women will fall into that category

of difficult decision that cannot be met. i of difficult decision that cannot be met. ., , ., , of difficult decision that cannot be met. .,, ., , ., , met. i hope not. given the values that the government _ met. i hope not. given the values that the government are - that the government are articulating, it would show that they actually don't follow those values and politics is exactly the same as it has always be and the week it will lose out, the weakest and most vulnerable lose out. you are a very — and most vulnerable lose out. you are a very good — and most vulnerable lose out. you are a very good advocate for your cause, appreciate your time. thank you very much. when is the next step, do you have a diary marker as to when something else happens? ida. to when something else happens? no, we will to when something else happens? iifr. we will keep campaigning, we will keep influencing people in whatever way we can. we have found mps listen to their own constituents more than us so we would need to help constituents understand that this is an issue for us now, but it actually bodes ill for them in the future, if the government can mistreat people,

tell people one thing is going to happen, don't tell them and another thing is going to happen, which makes them suffer and then do nothing about it.— makes them suffer and then do nothing about it. angela, thank you ve much nothing about it. angela, thank you very much for— nothing about it. angela, thank you very much for your _ nothing about it. angela, thank you very much for your time. _ nothing about it. angela, thank you very much for your time. you - nothing about it. angela, thank you very much for your time. you are i very much for your time. you are very much for your time. you are very welcome- — very much for your time. you are very welcome. chair _ very much for your time. you are very welcome. chair of _ very much for your time. you are very welcome. chair of the i very much for your time. you are l very welcome. chair of the women auainst very welcome. chair of the women against state _ very welcome. chair of the women against state pension _ very welcome. chair of the women against state pension inequality i against state pension inequality campaign. the actor and monty python, terryjones, was described by his co—star sir michael palin as "one of the funniest writer—performers of his generation" after he died injanuary 2020. now the comic�*s fellow monty pythons are determined to raise funds to get a statue of terry errected on the prom in colwyn bay where he was born. the "python on the prom" campaign, which was started by the actor's children, aims to raise £120,000, as matthew richards reports. now, you listen here! he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy. even without a statue, terryjones has left an indelible image in the minds of monty python fans. brian's mother in the life of brian, which he also directed, was just one of the unforgettable

characters he created. but his comedy colleagues sir michael palin and terry gilliam, think that a permanent memorial on the prom in colwyn bay would remind everyone of where he came from. his welshness was there to sort of question things, really. i don't think he liked just accepting what the perfidious english came up with. he said, "come on, there's got to be something else." and i realised that was because he was welsh and because he sort of felt he had something to prove. and he was brilliant, really, a real credit to colwyn bay and this whole surrounding area. terryjones returned to colwyn bay several times to support the local theatre in the town where his family had their own theatrical links. my grandfather used to run the colwyn bay operatic society, and they used to put on showings of gilbert and sullivan and performances of gilbert and sullivan on the pier, in the theatre on the pier. alongside the surviving members of the comedy troupe, stars such as emma thompson are supporting the python on the prom campaign. steve coogan has also pledged cash

towards the £120,000 target, especially if the sculpture represents one very particular side of terryjones. if you can raise any money, i'll throw in a few shekels to help get this thing built. i think it's a wonderful thing. i do hope they choose a terry on the... naked playing the organ. the nude organist, which was such a classic piece of terryjones in the way he sat and the way... and it would be wonderful by the sea here because, you know, it's sort of, it's... it will create... people will come here just to rub the bare bottom. for good, good... yeah, good luck. for terryjones's son and daughter, whatever the final design, it'll be a special way to honour their late father. it's the kind of silly thing that he would have really enjoyed. and the idea of him being in character on the prom herejust absolutely would have tickled him. so we're really kind of excited to try and get this get finally get

the fundraising message out there to everybody. spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam, spam. 0r lobster thermidor a crevette with a mornay sauce garnished with truffle pate, brandy and a fried egg on top and spam. ido like i do like it, i do like it! they're big shoes to fill but it's been revealed who's taking overfrom bear grylls as chief scout. sophie long is at scout park in north london, and can tell us more. how is it there, sophie? morning, charlie, mourning, _ how is it there, sophie? morning, charlie, mourning, naga. - how is it there, sophie? morning, charlie, mourning, naga. it- how is it there, sophie? morning, charlie, mourning, naga. it is- how is it there, sophie? morning, charlie, mourning, naga. it is a i charlie, mourning, naga. it is a hive of activity and it has been long before sunrise. scouts from around the world have come here to celebrate the appointment of their new leader. how do scouts celebrate? they come and camp, of course. we have people doing archery over there, all the activities that come

with it, people para cording, basically making ropes strong enough to take the weight of a human body. then we have climbing and there is a scout camp so there are people there toasting marshmallows. they have come to celebrate the appointment of dwayne fields who takes over from bear grylls who was in the role for 15 years so big shoes to fill but i can tell he's a pretty cool guy too, we will be speaking to him by the campfire in about half hour. thank ou, look campfire in about half hour. thank you, look forward _ campfire in about half hour. thank you, look forward to _ campfire in about half hour. thank you, look forward to that, - campfire in about half hour. thank you, look forward to that, see i campfire in about half hour. thank you, look forward to that, see youj you, look forward to that, see you later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. two days on from a damning report into the grenfell tower fire and the prime minister has said the government could potentially force freeholders of blocks of flats to fix fire safety issue within a set time period. it comes as the london fire commissioner andy roe said around 1,300 buildings here still need

urgent remediation work. residents in some blocks have told bbc london they feel trapped in unsafe homes. to think that there's buildings in the local vicinity a mile away from grenfell that are covered in flammable render is horrific. we saw first—hand, i saw first—hand what happened in grenfell. and to have that at the back of your mind every night that you sleep, thinking, "are we going to be next?" four drivers have been fined in central london after they were caught doing car stunts less than a mile from buckingham palace. they were captured on cctvjust off pall mall performing so—called doughnuts close to crowds at an unregistered car meet. westminster council said its is cracking down through enforcement operations with the met police. now, it's hard to believe the rocky horror show has had us all doing the time warp for more than 50 years. now a cult classic adored by millions, it's set to return to the dominion tonight as part of a national tour. starring jason donovan, he first played frank—n—furter back in 1998,

and says it's good to be back in to those heels. he channels that in front man of the band probably i wanted to be in a way. i was there with the technicolor coat and loincloth and it took awhile to find the heels but i eventually did it and i very glad. let's take a look at the tubes. hello there, good morning. well, after the soggy day for many of us yesterday, today, too, another met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through to midnight for heavy rain and a further risk of disruption and localised flooding, courtesy of this area of low pressure nearby and this weather front that's stationed across us, bringing with it outbreaks of rain. some heavy bursts, as you can see from the greens on the map, mainly across more central and southern parts of the capital. and there's the potential

of 15mm to 30mm falling in a short space of time, and temperatures reaching around the high teens to the low 20s. the further north you are, the drier it will be. but during the evening and overnight, that rain will clear northwards. then we are expecting a fairly cloudy, misty, murky night. temperatures dipping to around 11—12 celsius with light winds. so a bit of mist and murk to start the weekend, but largely dry on saturday during the day. but overnight saturday into sunday, we're expecting some thundery showers to move up from the south and these will continue for sunday for a time, becoming a bit drier later in the day. in the day. that's it from me. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app. there's more on the bbc news app. and riz is on bbc radio london and riz is on bbc radio london this morning talking this morning talking about the paralympics ahead of the closing about the paralympics ahead of the closing ceremony this weekend. ceremony this weekend. i'm back in half an hour. i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt naga munchetty and charlie stayt

good morning. good morning. the british tennis starjack draper has reached his first grand slam semifinal after fighting his way past the world number 10 alex de minaur at the us open. just a couple of years ago, a run of injuries left draper thinking he wasn't cut out for tennis. but now he's the first british man in the last four of the us open since andy murray in 2012. chris slegg has been to meet his mum and the proud pupils from his former primary school. come on!

he adapted to the cavernous arthur ashe stadium very, very well. he'd never played there before. he'd never practised on this court before warming up for his quarterfinal with alex de minaur. and now he will attempt to keep his feet on the ground. cheering on from the uk, mum nicky. i'm sort of watching, i'm watching every point, i've sort of got fingers crossed. i'm clapping, i was watching with my dad, i was giving my dad a high five if he got a winner. sometimes praying, praying that the other player might perhaps give you a cheap point. go, jack, go! at parkside school in cobham, they've been celebrating theirformer pupil. the fact that he was one of us is just crazy. it's crazy that we could grow up to be something, someone like him. it's amazing how he was in our school. and then now he's british number one playing in the us open,

about to play against sinner. if he wins this, that is going to be the best thing ever. _ i'm not going to say— that he will because that would be like outstanding, outstanding. one of jack's early coaches was mum nicky. could you ever have imagined that he'd be british number one and heading into the us open semifinal? into the us open semifinal? you know, it was always there in my mind. and a lot of coaches, british coaches, people that i spoke to, they always thought that he would. but there's no guarantee. you know, you can invest so much time, effort, money, you know, give up so many things, make so many sacrifices and it's like a needle in a haystack. you know, you can't make a tennis player. it's got to come from within. jack draper, two wins away from us open glory. wow. it will be quite some occasion tonight. i think it is 8pm uk time.

it depends on the schedule. we're joined now by jack's former teacher alex gainer. good morning. iassume good morning. i assume you will watch tonight? at}! good morning. i assume you will watch tonight?— watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait _ watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait to _ watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait to see _ watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait to see how _ watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait to see how chat i watch tonight? of course i will. i can't wait to see how chat can i watch tonight? of course i will. i | can't wait to see how chat can get on againstjannik sinner. i can't wait to see how chat can get on against jannik sinner.- on against jannik sinner. i think ou are on against jannik sinner. i think you are an _ on against jannik sinner. i think you are an it teacher. _ on against jannik sinner. i think you are an it teacher. how- on against jannik sinner. i think| you are an it teacher. how good on against jannik sinner. i think i you are an it teacher. how good was jacquard it? was he a star pupil? he: wasn't bad. he knew his way around a computer well enough. mas wasn't bad. he knew his way around a computer well enough.— computer well enough. was he like a lot of sort computer well enough. was he like a lot of sport stars _ computer well enough. was he like a lot of sport stars basically _ computer well enough. was he like a lot of sport stars basically wanting i lot of sport stars basically wanting to get out, play tennis, do that? he was a to get out, play tennis, do that? he: was a serious player from a young age. he wanted to be playing tennis on the court and playing all really. at what ages were you jack's teacher? i at what ages were you jack's teacher? ~' . ., . ,, ., at what ages were you jack's teacher? ~' ., , ., , , teacher? i knew jack from probably six ears teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old _ teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old until _ teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old until 11 _ teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old until 11 when - teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old until 11 when he i teacher? i knew jack from probably six years old until 11 when he left . six years old until 11 when he left our school. six years old until 11 when he left ourschool. even six years old until 11 when he left our school. even from eight years old, he was an incredible young

tennis player travelling the world playing tournaments and we could see his talent from that young age. you could see that _ his talent from that young age. you could see that attitude? he has been described as incredibly polite and very grounded. that says a lot... we saw the report with the mother. it says a lot about how he conducts himself now. did you see that then? confidence and character. he was a lovely polite boy. determine. did not want to lose but did it in the right way every time. you not want to lose but did it in the right way every time.— not want to lose but did it in the right way every time. you say he has those characteristics. _ right way every time. you say he has those characteristics. what - right way every time. you say he has those characteristics. what about i those characteristics. what about the children when they talk about jack now? there is a sense of pride when you know it is one of yours doing well?— doing well? they are so excited. the -la doing well? they are so excited. they play on _ doing well? they are so excited. they play on the _ doing well? they are so excited. they play on the same _ doing well? they are so excited. they play on the same court i doing well? they are so excited. j they play on the same court jack played on and get to be taught by jack's mother as well and they are

so excited about the match tonight and his progress. thea;r so excited about the match tonight and his progress.— so excited about the match tonight and his progress. they are inspired. peole and his progress. they are inspired. people who — and his progress. they are inspired. people who know _ and his progress. they are inspired. people who know more _ and his progress. they are inspired. people who know more about i and his progress. they are inspired. | people who know more about tennis than i say that jack has changed a lot from his younger persona. as a sort of 16—year—old, 17—year—old who lot from his younger persona. as a sort of 16—year—old, 17—year—old who was angry on the court and was angry on the court and outspoken, to this incredibly cool sort of 16—year—old, 17—year—old who was angry ( to he court and sort of 16—year—old, 17—year—old who was angry ( to this ourt and sort of 16—year—old, 17—year—old who was angry ( to this incredibly cool customer we see now at the us open. outspoken, to this incredibly cool customer we see now at the us open. is that something you witnessed? is that something you witnessed? yes. he always had it in him. he was yes. he always had it in him. h he determined on court but i think he has learnt over the years to do the determined on court but i think he has learnt over the years to do the right thing, to make sure he is right thing, to make sure he is you get a superstar — always putting himself in the right always putting himself right position to make the right choices. always putting himself in the right position to make the right choices. he has always been a polite, lovely he has always been a polite, lovely boy. and that fierce attitude has boy. and that fierce attitude has helped to push him forward but he helped to push him forward but he has learnt to rein it in and use his has learnt to rein it in and use his own abilities and push himself. iuntimely own abilities and push himself. iuntimely

own abilities and push himself. when ou aet a own abilities and push himself. when ou aet a own abilities and push himself. when own abilities and push himself. when you get a superstar — own abilities and push himself. when you get a superstar sports _ own abilities and push himself. when you get a superstar sports star in your midst at school, did you ever play tennis with him, against him? did you get that opportunity? i have definitely had _ did you get that opportunity? i have definitely had some _ did you get that opportunity? i have definitely had some hits _ did you get that opportunity? i have definitely had some hits with - did you get that opportunity? i have definitely had some hits with jack i definitely had some hits with jack on the court and probably did not win a point. i on the court and probably did not win a point-— on the court and probably did not win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like — win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like having _ win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like having a _ win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like having a ball- win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like having a ball hit i win a point. i am fascinated about what it is like having a ball hit at i what it is like having a ball hit at you by a professional tennis player. even when jack was you by a professional tennis player. even whenjack was much younger he would have hit it hard. he even when jack was much younger he would have hit it hard.— would have hit it hard. he certainly did. when would have hit it hard. he certainly did- when he _ would have hit it hard. he certainly did. when he was _ would have hit it hard. he certainly did. when he was eight, _ would have hit it hard. he certainly did. when he was eight, he - would have hit it hard. he certainly did. when he was eight, he played| would have hit it hard. he certainly. did. when he was eight, he played a tournament against older boys at school. the whole school came down and as an eight—year—old he beat the best 13—year—old in the school with the school watching. brute best 13-year-old in the school with the school watching.— best 13-year-old in the school with the school watching. we thought he is something _ the school watching. we thought he is something special. _ the school watching. we thought he is something special. 0h, _ the school watching. we thought he is something special. oh, dear, i the school watching. we thought he| is something special. oh, dear, that would not go down well in the playground! but good onjack, he is in the us open semifinal. what is the plan in terms of watching? watching and texting everyone at the school the whole night and being

nervous and just hoping. i think he can do it. he has it in his locker to do it and we are starting to see the jack he could be.— to do it and we are starting to see the jack he could be. lovely talking to ou. to you. thank you. have a good day at school. that is jack's former teacher. he has a claim to fame.

after the team had stirred the passions of the tartan army with a brilliant comeback, scotland are in the top tier of this season's nations league, so they face tough competition in group 1, but it seemed they had earned a point from their first match. against poland. the roar of hampden park reached fever pitch, when scott mctominay, who left manchester united, for napoli in the transfer window, scored as his side came from 2—0 down, to level the match. but then, the fight back was ruined by an injury time penalty for poland, and the scots were left scratching their heads with that comeback in vain. in a 3—2 defeat. everyone is disappointed. we lost a game we should not have lost. it is not about picking out individuals. i have never done that. i will not start now. we win as a team. we lose as a team. we will go away and analyse the game and we will speak in camp. a rare win for northern ireland, who began their group 3 campaign, with a 2—0 win, over luxembourg in belfast. dan ballard's goal followed

that of paddy mcnair. northern ireland are now off to face bulgaria on sunday. wales begin the craig bellamy era in cardiff this evening, when they host turkey in theirfirst uefa nations league fixture of the season. victory is sweeter when you have waited 20 years. san marino who have won only their second ever game. they beat liechstentein1—0, a repeat of their only previous victory 20 years ago. it was a really successful evening of athletics for paralympicsgb in paris — daniel pembroke smashed the world record, in the men's f13javelin as he retained his title, while there were more golds in the pool for becky redfern and alice tai. with a roundup of yesterday's action, here'sjoe lynskey. if it shocked alice tai, then it must have been extraordinary. a 50m freestyle in under 30 seconds. this remarkable swimmer has two golds at these games. it's the result of big decisions. hi, guys, alice here. unfortunately, due to medical circumstances, i'm having to withdraw from the tokyo 2020

paralympics. her club foot condition intensified before tokyo. she chose to have the bottom of her right leg amputated. since then, she's won world and commonwealth titles. and last year with a team, she swam the english channel. already in paris, she'd won gold in backstroke. now in the free, this was proof she does it all. alice tai is forging ahead! the world record holder into the wall. and she's going to be the paralympic champion! this was her best time at this distance since the amputation and her second individual paralympic gold. to get to this point, it's been a three—year process for an athlete and for a family. it is just that journey. it's kind of all come together. i'm proud of her tenacity. i'm proud of her resilience, her determination and just that, you know, that embodiment of all of the things that the para sport represents. and the medals are the final

result of that, really. in the stands with team tai were becky redfern's family. she went in 100m breaststroke, watched by her four—year—old son patrick. it is going to be gold it is going to be gold for rebecca redfern! for rebecca redfern! this was redfern's this was redfern's third paralympics. for eight years, she's waited third paralympics. for this golden moment. dan pembroke's had dan pembroke's had that feeling already. that feeling already. he claimed javelin gold at the last games in tokyo, and so set out notjust to win and so set out notjust to win again, but to go even further. again, but to go even further. oh, my goodness! once more! once more! a world record that a world record that stood since 2017. he broke it twice in one night. stood since 2017. he broke it twice in one night. pembroke throws with 10% vision, and, in his spare time, he brews his own beer. his latest creation is called paris gold. he's double paralympic champion he's double paralympic champion and now holds the world record. these are the moments and now holds the world record.

to drink it all in. joe lynskey, bbc news. joe lynskey, bbc news. three more days to go. paralympics gb second in the medal table.

three more days to go. paralympics gb second in the medal1 goes into kilometres road race she goes into day in the outskirts of paris. she will compete against riders half her age but when it comes to the road race, the experience and tactics come into play. she says she wants to have fun and see what happens but we know she is the ultimate competitor so expect her to go for gold. also today while we speak of experience, jeanette chippington at 54 is the oldest member of the team and goes in paracanoe. a legend of that sport. in the heats later today. and also jack eyers, a former mr england has gone from the catwalk to the canoe. and alfie hewett has won everything apart from a paralympics gold and he is in doubles today with gordon reid hoping to better on their silver in tokyo. all of that on day nine at the paralympics and more. thanks,

sall . england's final test match of the summer sees them conclude their three—game series against sri lanka at the oval later this morning, with left—arm pace bowlerjosh hull set to make his international debut. england will be looking to make it six wins from six test matches after winning against west indies injuly and managing a 2—0 series lead against the sri lankans. head coach brendan mccullum has been speaking about taking on the role of england's white—ball head coach as part of a restructure of the men's senior set—up while he will also remain at the helm of england's test team. over the last two years, it would have been nigh on impossible for anyone to do all three formats, and i think hence why, you know, we went down the split coaches route. now with the schedule easing — i'll say slightly easing, but easing enough — i think it gives you the ability to be able to have one person in the role. any dog is watching, please can i

have you —— your attention. this has to be your dream job in sport. bruce the bat dog. he made his debut for rochester last night. it is in his nature to pick things up it is in his nature to pick things up all day long. and delivers it perfectly back to the dugout. i do like bruce. you looked unsure. but he dropped the bat at the end of that. he still got it back. he is dropping it for the person who goes next. so he just leaves it there. it for the person who goes next. so hejust leaves it there. i thought you said he takes it to the dugout. he went to get another. very clever dog. beautiful looking dog as well. have they shown enough love for bruce or you? known for their brightly—coloured beaks and charm, puffins attract visitors

to the northumberland coast hoping to see them every year. and now their numbers are growing. the first full census of the farne islands' puffin population in five years, has found a 15% rise in the seabirds, and suggests there are now 50,000 pairs living there. puffins are still an endangered species, but the increase is promising, as our north of england correspondent fiona trott found out. puffins squawk. they're precious and they need to be protected. there are about 20 fledged ones on the beach, so there were loads, but they seem to have gone. i mean, i'm sure they're around. so day by day, metre by metre, the rangers here have been counting them. this one looks very occupied. there's lots of fresh droppings in there. this one's also occupied. bit of eggshell and feather, as well, which is good. and now there's good news. it's gone up by 15%, which means the population is stable. i think all the rangers are super

happy, and you're sort of, like, happy, and you're sort of like proud because you've looked after them and done all the work. you must have been so relieved. so relieved, because they are such characters as well. and you do become attached to them, you just do, every single one of them. this is what they were worried about. during the avian flu outbreak, around 10,000 birds perished. 900 of them were puffins, which only lay one egg a year. little did they know, the birds' quirky behaviour would actually end up protecting some of them. puffins are clever little creatures. they keep their burrows clean. they self—isolate like we did during lockdown. and rangers think that's one of the reasons why they've done well despite bird flu. another reason is that there's been less named storms. the waters churned up from storms, they can't see the fish, and so it meant they were bringing back more fish, which is successful so the islands are ideal for them this year. all life is fragile on these remote

islands, and the puffin count helps researchers understand what's happening with the wider environment. puffins, like all the seabirds we have here in the farne islands, they're very indicative of the health of our seas, the state of our environment. if there's anything wrong with the seas, then the seabirds, they'll be the first to suffer. so it's really important that we have an idea ofjust how many we have. the ambition now is to monitor the puffins every single year. known as the clowns of the sea, these colourful characters entertain us but can teach us so much more. fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. we're joined now by gwen potter from the national trust. we were talking to you about when you last saw a puffin. it we were talking to you about when you last saw a puffin.— you last saw a puffin. it was not too lona you last saw a puffin. it was not too long ago- — you last saw a puffin. it was not too long ago. just _ you last saw a puffin. it was not too long ago. just sticking i you last saw a puffin. it was not too long ago. just sticking my l you last saw a puffin. it was not i too long ago. just sticking my hand down a burrow. the first time i got a sense there was a puffin there was

when it was nipping my fingers. where are you? i am on the farne islands and looking to count the birds so i am getting close to them with others. i am sticking my hand in the burrow. you have a glove? in the burrow. you have a clove? , in the burrow. you havea clove? , ., , you have a glove? sometimes gloves, articularl you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have _ you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have disease i you have a glove? sometimes gloves, particularly when we have disease in i particularly when we have disease in the area and have to have gloves on. how far down do they go? up to two arm length so you struggle at times. how slowly do you put the amen? you do not want to hurt it.- you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative- _ you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative. if— you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative. if you _ you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative. if you imagine - you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative. if you imagine a i you do not want to hurt it. fairly tentative. if you imagine a big i you do not want to hurt it. fairly i tentative. if you imagine a big arm coming through your window it is shocking. forthe coming through your window it is shocking. for the puffin you want to make sure you get in slowly and you are feeling around to see if you can feel feathers or guano. and often you find a beak nipping yourfinger.

is it to determine how many there are? ., ._ , is it to determine how many there are? ., , , ., are? there will always be one pair and one chick— are? there will always be one pair and one chick in _ are? there will always be one pair and one chick in the _ are? there will always be one pair and one chick in the burrow- are? there will always be one pair and one chick in the burrow but i are? there will always be one pair. and one chick in the burrow but you cannot always tell looking at the burrow from the outside. you might look for feathers, footprints in the burrow. . ., , ., ., , burrow. the count is good news, we think there — burrow. the count is good news, we think there are _ burrow. the count is good news, we think there are more. _ burrow. the count is good news, we think there are more. when - burrow. the count is good news, we think there are more. when you i burrow. the count is good news, we think there are more. when you see it in a landscape like that, you think how on earth do you get an accurate assessment? $5 think how on earth do you get an accurate assessment?— think how on earth do you get an accurate assessment? as the birds are in burrows _ accurate assessment? as the birds are in burrows it _ accurate assessment? as the birds are in burrows it is _ accurate assessment? as the birds are in burrows it is harder - accurate assessment? as the birds are in burrows it is harder because| are in burrows it is harder because you cannot see them and there are thousands of boroughs. you have to go around every single burrow and find out if there is something living in there that year. then you com are living in there that year. then you compare with _ living in there that year. then you compare with what _ living in there that year. then you compare with what you _ living in there that year. then you compare with what you might i living in there that year. then you | compare with what you might have found 12 months earlier?— compare with what you might have found 12 months earlier? correct. we aim to do a — found 12 months earlier? correct. we aim to do a census _ found 12 months earlier? correct. we aim to do a census every _ found 12 months earlier? correct. we aim to do a census every year. i found 12 months earlier? correct. we aim to do a census every year. but i aim to do a census every year. but obviously with covid and bird flu

impacting, we could not do the count, so this is the first count in a few years. count, so this is the first count in a few years-— a few years. mike was saying earlier, a few years. mike was saying earlier. it — a few years. mike was saying earlier, it is _ a few years. mike was saying earlier, it is surprising i a few years. mike was saying earlier, it is surprising what l a few years. mike was saying i earlier, it is surprising what he knows, that they are surprisingly small, puffins. knows, that they are surprisingly small. puffins-— small, puffins. like about a foot tall. small, puffins. like about a foot tall- about _ small, puffins. like about a foot tall. about a _ small, puffins. like about a foot tall. about a foot. _ small, puffins. like about a foot tall. about a foot. what - small, puffins. like about a foot tall. about a foot. what are i small, puffins. like about a foot| tall. about a foot. what are they like? they _ tall. about a foot. what are they like? they have _ tall. about a foot. what are they like? they have a _ tall. about a foot. what are they like? they have a sense - tall. about a foot. what are they like? they have a sense about i tall. about a foot. what are they i like? they have a sense about them that is comical. _ like? they have a sense about them that is comical. they _ like? they have a sense about them that is comical. they are _ like? they have a sense about them that is comical. they are moving i that is comical. they are moving like this. but, actually, they are hardy because they are out at sea for nine months of the year dealing with storms and all of the things we cannot imagine. they have two feelings about them. one that is a hardy bird. and the other that is isn't that gorgeous and comical? do they mate for life? they do. they go

through divorce at times and will do a swap in a given year, but they will return to the same burrow, same birds meeting up, after they have been at sea, going off in different directions for winter. if been at sea, going off in different directions for winter.— directions for winter. if they divorce and _ directions for winter. if they divorce and had _ directions for winter. if they divorce and had a _ directions for winter. if they divorce and had a burrow, i directions for winter. if they i divorce and had a burrow, does directions for winter. if they - divorce and had a burrow, does the male orfemale divorce and had a burrow, does the male or female puffin get the burrow? i could not tell you. that is some research to do. it sounds more of a legal question! who is the dominant? to go back to the original story, even though this is good news in that numbers are going up but they are still endangered? are still endangered ? we are still endangered? we are fortunate on the farnes at the moment. generally you would look at 25 years and how the population is trending. it seems steady at the moment. in the wider landscape, in

scotland, there is steep declines. also across the globe. the uk is important for these birds but places like iceland we are seeing steep declines. ., , ., , , .«r like iceland we are seeing steep declines. ., , ., ,, ., like iceland we are seeing steep declines. ., , ., ,, .«r ., declines. lovely to speak to you. thank you _ declines. lovely to speak to you. thank you so _ declines. lovely to speak to you. thank you so much. _ from robert baden—powell to bear grylls, the post of chief scout has been held by some very prestigous names since the movement began in 1920. now there's a new name to add to that list — the adventurer dwayne fields, who was the first black briton to reach the north pole. our correspondent sophie long is at scout park in north london and can tell us more. he is trying to bust some of the myths around scouting. that sometimes stick in the mind. yes there is nothing old—fashioned about this place. i got here before sunrise and who said you cannot get

teenagers up in the morning. people had been up and down the climbing wall and all sorts of activities going on. and dwayne fields is here by the campfire. how are you doing? very well, thank you. that is yours.- very well, thank you. that is yours. thank you. congratulations. - that is yours. thank you. congratulations. thank. that is yours. thank you. i congratulations. thank you. that is yours. thank you. - congratulations. thank you. it is that is yours. thank you. _ congratulations. thank you. it is an unexpected honour. i remember the moment i was asked i felt emotion building up because i know what scouts has done for me and i have seen the benefits of scouting for young people and it is great i can give something more back. tell]! young people and it is great i can give something more back. tell us what it meant _ give something more back. tell us what it meant to _ give something more back. tell us what it meant to you _ give something more back. tell us what it meant to you because - give something more back. tell us what it meant to you because you | what it meant to you because you came to britain when you were six from jamaica and straight into the scouts? ., u, ., from jamaica and straight into the scouts? ., ., �* ., ., from jamaica and straight into the scouts? ., ., ., , scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially. _ scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially. it _ scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially, it was _ scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially, it was a _ scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially, it was a tricky - scouts? no, i came to britain at six and initially, it was a tricky time - and initially, it was a tricky time because i struggled to make friends. i struggled to fit into life in the uk. it was only when i walked through the doors of the scout group

that i found i belonged, felt comfortable, where i could push myself and grow my confidence. i felt ten feet tall when i came out and when i went in i was a shy, scared little kid. so scared hid behind my friend's mum in the scout leader came in. find behind my friend's mum in the scout leader came in.— leader came in. and you are chief scout now- _ leader came in. and you are chief scout now- a _ leader came in. and you are chief scout now. a fan _ leader came in. and you are chief scout now. a fan of _ leader came in. and you are chief scout now. a fan of bear - leader came in. and you are chief scout now. a fan of bear grylls? l leader came in. and you are chief scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am. i scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am- i am — scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am- i am are _ scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am. i am are so _ scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am. i am are so many _ scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i am. i am are so many questions. scout now. a fan of bear grylls? i - am. i am are so many questions about why he is leaving but he has done 15 years in the role and that is the second longest to our founder. he goes on to be the world scout chief ambassador so he has not left the scouting family. you ambassador so he has not left the scouting family.— ambassador so he has not left the scouting family. you will be working to . ether? together? i have spoken to him since it was announced. he has made it clear he is here to support me through this and answer any questions. he always

presents himself as a supportive, energetic, inspirational guy and thatis energetic, inspirational guy and that is what he is.— that is what he is. what is your main mission? _ that is what he is. what is your main mission? you _ that is what he is. what is your main mission? you have - that is what he is. what is your main mission? you have a - that is what he is. what is your main mission? you have a five| that is what he is. what is your - main mission? you have a five year term now. we main mission? you have a five year term nova— main mission? you have a five year term now. ~ , ., , i, term now. we serve a five year term and my mission _ term now. we serve a five year term and my mission is — term now. we serve a five year term and my mission is to _ term now. we serve a five year term and my mission is to grow— term now. we serve a five year term and my mission is to grow the - and my mission is to grow the scouting movement and deliver scouting movement and deliver scouting to new communities. at the moment we have over 107,000 on our waiting list and the barrier to them joining and reaping the benefits as i have is we cannot keep up with demand. we have 145,000 plus great volunteers. we cannot keep up with a number of scouts who want to join so my aim is to grow the number of volunteers and communities to bring young people in and reduce waiting lists. ., ., ., ., lists. you need more adult so more --eole lists. you need more adult so more people can — lists. you need more adult so more people can become _ lists. you need more adult so more people can become scouts? - lists. you need more adult so more people can become scouts? how i lists. you need more adult so more | people can become scouts? how will you do that? you did try with me! i did. that is a work in progress. the

key thing is shouting about the message of what scouting means and that it message of what scouting means and thatitis message of what scouting means and that it is good for you as a volunteer, great for mental health, your community and good for young people to find role models and mentors. and a way to develop skills that are transferable. the skills we teach are applied externally as well. ., , . teach are applied externally as well. .,, . . , _ teach are applied externally as well. . . , _ . teach are applied externally as well. ., ., , ,, ., well. people here are happy and you seem to inspire _ well. people here are happy and you seem to inspire people _ well. people here are happy and you seem to inspire people already. - well. people here are happy and you seem to inspire people already. but| seem to inspire people already. but you are a pretty cool guy. i seem to inspire people already. but you are a pretty cool guy.— you are a pretty cool guy. i have been to the _ you are a pretty cool guy. i have been to the north _ you are a pretty cool guy. i have been to the north pole - you are a pretty cool guy. i have been to the north pole and - you are a pretty cool guy. i have | been to the north pole and gone you are a pretty cool guy. i have - been to the north pole and gone on expeditions in the arctic and antarctic. i was the first black briton to walk to the north pole. it is something i want to step away from because i want to remind everyone the scouting family is for anyone, black, white, any gender. roughly 30% of the network is

female. i want to grow that and continue to grow. we have grown our numbers every year the past 12 years bar two which was during covid. i want to continue that trend. everyone here is right behind you. i think we should have a campfire song. take it away. # campfire's burning. # campfire's burning. # draw nearer. # _ # draw nearer. # in— # draw nearer. # in the - # draw nearer. # in the glory. | # in the glory. studio: doesn't that look like a nice place to be, around the campfire, doing a bit of cooking. toasted marshmallows. that is not top of my list, i am not a marshmallow fan, but the scene looks lovely. you have them. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. two days on from a damning report into the grenfell tower fire and the prime minister has said the government could force freeholders to fix fire safety issues within a set time period. it comes as the london fire commissioner andy roe said around 1300 buildings here still need urgent remediation work. some residents have been telling bbc london they feel trapped" in unsafe homes. to think that there's buildings in the local vicinity a mile away from grenfell that are covered in flammable render is horrific. we saw first—hand, i saw first—hand what happened in grenfell. and to have that at the back of your mind every night that you sleep, thinking, "are we going to be next?" four drivers have been fined in central london after they were caught doing car stunts less than a mile from buckingham palace. they were captured on cctvjust off pall mall performing so—called doughnuts during an unregistered meet. westminster council said it's working with the met

to tackle the problem. let's take a look at the tubes. there's a good service on all of ther network. now onto the weather and a wet day for some with heavy downpours especially in the south. thunderstorms will develop and move in throughout the day. still feeling warm, a top temperature of 22 degrees. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app. but for now let's cross back to naga and charlie. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. tackling the small boats crisis. the home secretary holds a summit aimed at destroying the criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. plans for the uk to ban a so—called "zombie drug" which it's claimed has

killed thousands of people in the united states. overcrowding, violence and self harm. we go behind the scenes of britain's crisis—hit prisons. after this week's publication of the inquiry into the grenfell disaster what next for the many thousands of people still living in unsafe buildings? i'll have the details. mist and fog first things, but heavy rain in the south and south wales. it's friday 6th of september. the home secretary will chair a meeting of senior ministers, intelligence agencies and law enforcement bodies today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. yvette cooper said this showed the "moral imperative" of dismantling the gangs. our home editor,

mark easton, reports. the government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. the home office says it suggests the business model of the smugglers is under pressure. more people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, with intelligence suggesting the gangs have increased their charges, including demanding payment for children. almost 22,000 migrants have arrived in britain after attempting to cross the channel this year, more than 7,000 since the election. having scrapped the previous government's rwanda plan, the labour administration is under pressure to prove it has a plan to stop the boats. at a meeting of senior government ministers, intelligence agencies and law enforcement bodies in london today,

the home office will say 40 small boats and engines were seized in an operation in bulgaria in recent weeks. that there are currently 70 live investigations, including operations targeting gangs in libya, romania and southeast asia. meanwhile, plans to house asylum seekers, including small boat migrants at raf scampton, a former ministry of defence site in lincolnshire, have been scrapped. the home office says it would have cost £122 million over three years, and no longer represents value for money. even the civil servants that came to visit the site in february last year said it was not suitable so they already know that. with the investment, the history and heritage that is here, we cannot just stand by and let that all get ruined. we had to do something about it. however, critics say the government is not moving quickly enough to deal with the small boats crisis.

after promising the rapid recruitment of a border security commander to oversee the response two months ago, downing street has now said the appointment will be confirmed in the next few weeks. today's meeting, styled as a landmark operational summit, is an opportunity to demonstrate some progress in the challenge of destroying the smuggling gangs. mark easton, bbc news. the time is four minutes past eight. naga, drugs and access to them is constantly being reviewed, and that's something you are looking at today. yes, these are zombie drugs. you may not have heard of them. a so—called "zombie drug" which is a powerful sedative commonly used by vets is set to be banned under new rules aimed at tackling the growing use of highly addictive, synthetic opioids. xylazine is one of more than 20

dangerous substances expected to be re—categorised under new legislation, as our correspondent graham satchell reports. on the streets of philadelphia, the paralysing effect of the animal sedative xylazine. it's known as the zombie drug for good reason. it lowers the heart and breathing rate, leaving people seemingly lifeless. xylazine is used in combination with opioids like heroin, fentanyl and nitazene as a cheap means of stretching out each dose. it has spread rapidly across the states, leading to a significant rise in the number of drug overdose deaths. in this country we've seen similar images from the use of the synthetic cannabinoid spice, but the use of xylazine is also on the rise here. now the government is banning the drug, along with 21 other dangerous substances. xylazine will become a class c drug, resulting in a prison sentence of up to 14 years for anyone caught producing or supplying it. we're really clear with our safer streets mission that we've got to deal with this kind of problem

that we are seeing on some of our streets, and also we've got to make sure that those who are exploiting vulnerable people are held to account. the head of the national crime agency has said there's never been a more dangerous time to take drugs, as the number of deaths linked to tranquillisers and synthetic opioids continues to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. president biden's son, hunter, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud. he had been about to stand trial in los angeles, but changed his plea at the last minute. prosecutors say he failed to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes, instead spending money on drugs, sex workers and a lavish lifestyle. he could face up to he could face up to 17 years in prison. 17 years in prison. elon musk could be appointed elon musk could be appointed by donald trump to head a government by donald trump to head a government efficiency commission if he wins efficiency commission if he wins november's us presidential election. november's us presidential election. mr trump said the commission mr trump said the commission would develop a plan to eliminate would develop a plan to eliminate "fraud and improper payments" attacks on ukraine in recent days, "fraud and improper payments" within six months. within six months.

following a fresh wave of russian following a fresh wave of russian attacks on ukraine in recent days, president zelensky will press the country's allies for more military support at a meeting at ramstein air base in germany this morning. britain has promised to provide hundreds more short—range air defence missiles. an investigation has been launched by the competition regulator into the way tickets were sold for next year's reunion tour of the band oasis. some were priced at hundreds of pounds. ben's got the details for us. the competition and markets authority is investigating whether ticketmaster, the ticket—selling company, breached consumer protection law. specifically over the use of "dynamic pricing". that meant that in many cases ticket prices rose in line with the huge demand so those originally advertised at £150 were eventually sold for up to £350. the investigation will examine whether ticketmaster engaged in unfair commercial practices. if any price rises were clearly

explained to buyers. and whether people were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time. it isn'tjust disappointed fans who are angry. oasis themselves have said in a statement that they "leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management". the winner of this year's prestigious mercury music prize has been announced and it's gone to an indie band from leeds, "english teacher".

morning, harry. one of the parties that has seen change in politics is the green party, they are bigger than they were, they have a bigger voice, which means that when you go to the conference you ask a lot of questions of. b, to the conference you ask a lot of questions of-_ questions of. a bigger voice, and there's a real _ questions of. a bigger voice, and there's a real sense _ questions of. a bigger voice, and there's a real sense of— questions of. a bigger voice, and l there's a real sense of excitement from the people we have been speaking to, the green party co—leader is giving a speech this afternoon and in the extract we have had overnight, there is not that much on the climate, the traditional area of the green party, but much more on the economy, looking to position themselves as a left—wing challenge to keir starmer �*s labour party. carla denyer talks about labour's message of doom and groom

and calls on labour to be brave and bold and calls on labour to be brave and hold that particularly things like taxes on the wealthy. that is a flavour of what we can expect a. with attention and seats come scrutiny, and we are talking to adrian ramsay shortly on the programme, he will bejoining us because the conference is in manchester. those four mps particularly the leaders will be looked at much more closely in terms of what they say they want particularly when it comes to the environment and what their constituents are telling them they want. . . , ., want. exactly right and interestingly _ want. exactly right and interestingly with - want. exactly right and l interestingly with adrian want. exactly right and - interestingly with adrian ramsay want. exactly right and _ interestingly with adrian ramsay in particular there have been questions for him, he has opposed electricity pylons going to his constituency in east anglia, labour says that his hypocrisy because you need to know to get clean energy. his argument is there are alternatives like putting them underground but that is much more expensive. those are some of the questions and scrutiny that they will face. the other point more broadly is that they have one constituencies, areas like east

anglia north herefordshire which very recently voted conservative but they have also won in traditional areas in brighton and bristol, traditional student tabs. you have got a big range of voters, some of whom who havejoined got a big range of voters, some of whom who have joined them and want a more left—wing perspective in politics and some who have joined them because of the position on the war in gaza and others have joined because of climate. there is a question on how they keep that broad coalition of voters together. wiener coalition of voters together. never easy pleasing _ coalition of voters together. never easy pleasing all— coalition of voters together. never easy pleasing all of— coalition of voters together. never easy pleasing all of the _ coalition of voters together. never easy pleasing all of the people - coalition of voters together. neverj easy pleasing all of the people any of the time, really. thank you, harry. of the time, really. thank you, har . , j~ ;;::. of the time, really. thank you, har. , j~;~,::. ~ . of the time, really. thank you, har. ,j~;~,::. ~ . . harry. yes, 8:30am, adrian ramsay, the green party _ harry. yes, 8:30am, adrian ramsay, the green party co-leader, _ harry. yes, 8:30am, adrian ramsay, the green party co-leader, will - harry. yes, 8:30am, adrian ramsay, the green party co-leader, willjoin i the green party co—leader, willjoin it on the sofa. the green party co-leader, will 'oin it on the sofa.�* it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us u . it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us u- with it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us up with the _ it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us up with the weather. _ it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us up with the weather. just - it on the sofa. sarah will cheer us| up with the weather. just because you have some flowers and i always think that you are happy when you look at some flowers. desecrate the sunflowers.

yes, just don't worry about what is happening in the sky above the sunflowers! a will contrast today where —— reckon there is a big contrast in the weather today depending on where you are. southern england and south wales, heavy rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. we start with the heavy showers and thunderstorms across the south of england and south wales, perhaps down towards the cornwall and channel islands, avoiding most of the cloud and rain from the thunderstorms. away from the south there is a much different picture. some early mist and fog, that will clear, and then temperatures up to 26 degrees with the clear skies. a touch cooler on the east coast because we have a breeze coming from the east and some lingering fog patches. many of us will have a decent, warmer early autumn day, away from the rain in the south

which will clear away through the evening and tonight. we have a lot of low cloud, a bit of drizzle here and there through tonight, but it will be warm and humid again, temperatures in the mid—teens. not as many showers on saturday compared to yesterday and today but still one or two especially down towards cornwall, the channel islands, could be the odd spot of way africa rein in mid wales. temperature is not quite as warm as today but still doing well for the time of year. 22 to 23 degrees, we will see more showers moving north across england and wales into sunday but drier for scotland and northern ireland. more than 90 private tutors in the uk have been convicted of sexual offences involving children over the past 20 years, the bbc has found. recent research suggests 30% of secondary school pupils in the uk have used private tutors, and there are currently no regulations requiring them to have criminal record checks or formal qualifications.

the children's commissioner for england dame rachel de souza says that must change, as our correspondent angus crawford reports. i guess i kind of assumed there was some sort of protection in place. imagine finding out the man who tutored your daughter for years had also abused her. do you remember when your daughter told you what had been happening? very clearly, yes. it was one of those bottom falling out of your world moments that as a parent, you know, you never, ever want to think. you feel like you really failed as a parent in your kind of most basic duty of keeping your child safe. but how do you keep them safe? private tutors are unregulated. they don't have to undergo any criminal record checks. when you are hiring a tutor, you're hiring a tutor to help your child. it's like this dreadful irony that actually, you know, you can be putting them in the worst danger, you know, of your life. that's no exaggeration.

look — the faces of private tutors convicted of sex crimes involving children. our investigation found 92 over the last two decades across the uk. men like thomas rogers, a music tutor. and here, conducting a choir, found guilty of abusing two boys aged under 11. he's never admitted what he's done. he's been in complete denial, so that's been quite hard. george was one of those boys. now an adult, he's horrified that even after conviction, rogers was able to carry on giving private music lessons to children. you got the conviction, but then you realised that he could still teach privately. yeah. and that's. .. to this day ijust don't understand. he's free to go and teach other children. and if people don't have the capabilities to, you know, read the internet or have missed the story or anything like that's happened,

they can literally open up a door and send their kid in with someone that's done these horrific crimes. it's just insane. but how can abusers be free to offer tutoring? the answer? the law does not demand qualifications or criminal record checks. parents may have no way of checking. there are now urgent calls for change. look, i think it's deeply concerning. anyone who is working with a child, one to one, should really have gone, had their dbs and gone through proper vetting. and it seems to me obvious that if there's one on ones with children and adults, whether that's a music lesson, whether that's a catch up, we need to make sure that that child is safe. what do you think of the system? it's broken. the systems are 100% broken, and it needs change before there's serious damage done to other children. the system is not fit for purpose. it's not safeguarding children. it's not helping parents. it's appalling, frankly.

this whole industry is unregulated, and you have no idea who you're handing your child over to. so when will a child in a tutor�*s home get the same protection as in the classroom? angus crawford, bbc news. we're joined now by the campaigner tanvir mukhtar, and president of the tutors associationjohn nichols. good association john nichols. morning good associationjohn nichols. morning to both of you. ' can good morning to both of you. tanvir, can i start with you, because that report brought things clearly into peoples mind but you as a parent have had a moment when you have come face to faces one of these problems, can you take us through that?- can you take us through that? yeah, it ave m can you take us through that? yeah, it gave my heart _ can you take us through that? yeah, it gave my heart palpitations - it gave my heart palpitations listening to that interview with that lady because it very much could have happened to me. about ten years ago, both my children were being tutored. one day, he didn't turn up. a few weeks later i got a call from

a police officer, asking whether my children had been tutored by that particular tutor, and that there were issues with other children being abused. i then went through the process of having to sit my children down and ask them whether anything had happened. thankfully, and i thank god everyday, that nothing had happened and they were absolutely fine. one of the major reasons why was because they were tutored together, actually happened. this put the honour —— so nothing actually happened. this put me on the journey of trying to understand why this had happened and why i had allowed this man into my home. i felt guilt as a parent and then i started doing some research and realise that there is no legal requirement for tutors to have any kind of criminal background check. i was horrified, parents that i spoke to were also horrified, 99% of the parents i speak to have absolutely no ideas that private tutors, there

is no legal requirement around this. and so i decided to set up a tutoring platform to focus specifically on this, and the tutors on their who teach children have all been 100% dbs criminal background checkis been 100% dbs criminal background check is a mandatory requirement. that's the journey i went on. so many parents have tutors, private tutors for whether it is the 11 plus, a—levels or gcses, and i think theyjust need to be informed to do their required checks. so that their children are safe.— children are safe. john, president ofthe children are safe. john, president of the tutors _ children are safe. john, president of the tutors association, - children are safe. john, president of the tutors association, so - children are safe. john, president of the tutors association, so you | children are safe. john, president l of the tutors association, so you do have tutors on your books who are dbs checked? we have tutors on your books who are dbs checked?— have tutors on your books who are dbs checked? we are professional bod , we dbs checked? we are professional body, we represent _ dbs checked? we are professional body, we represent tutors - dbs checked? we are professional body, we represent tutors and - body, we represent tutors and tuilion— body, we represent tutors and tuition companies across the united kingdom _ tuition companies across the united kingdom and they further a field as well. kingdom and they further a field as welt it_ kingdom and they further a field as welt it is_ kingdom and they further a field as welt it is a — kingdom and they further a field as well. it is a mandatory requirement for all— well. it is a mandatory requirement for all of— well. it is a mandatory requirement for all of our— well. it is a mandatory requirement for all of our members to have a dbs check— for all of our members to have a dbs check within— for all of our members to have a dbs check within the last year. and for all of our members to have a dbs check within the last year.— check within the last year. and do eo - le check within the last year. and do --eole ao check within the last year. and do people go to _ check within the last year. and do people go to you _ check within the last year. and do people go to you to _ check within the last year. and do people go to you to hire _ check within the last year. and do people go to you to hire a -

check within the last year. and do people go to you to hire a tutor? l people go to you to hire a tutor? no, they go to our our members. the same _ no, they go to our our members. the same way— no, they go to our our members. the same way you — no, they go to our our members. the same way you have ric et al. survey is and _ same way you have ric et al. survey is and solicitors have a professional body, it's relatively young, — professional body, it's relatively young, only founded in 2013, our professional body. it is a mission of ours— professional body. it is a mission of ours to — professional body. it is a mission of ours to make sure there is a robust — of ours to make sure there is a robust standard for our members and it's a mandatory requirement that everyone — it's a mandatory requirement that everyone has the rbs check. -- dbs check. parents _ everyone has the rbs check. -- dbs check. parents are _ everyone has the rbs check. -- dbs check. parents are trying _ everyone has the rbs check. -- dbs check. parents are trying to - everyone has the rbs check. -- dbs check. parents are trying to find - check. parents are trying to find tutors for their kids, we know this is happening, pressure of exams, trying to get their children into the schools they want and they think are best for them. they are looking for tutors and the prices of tutoring is going up. so they look, we get reports that they are looking on facebook for example. someone talked about it in our office this morning, there were tutors handing out leaflets on the street. you morning, there were tutors handing out leaflets on the street.— out leaflets on the street. you can,

eah. out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah- anyone _ out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah- anyone can _ out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah. anyone can say _ out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah. anyone can say they - out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah. anyone can say they are - out leaflets on the street. you can, yeah. anyone can say they are a . yeah. anyone can say they are a tutor? and _ yeah. anyone can say they are a tutor? and that _ yeah. anyone can say they are a tutor? and that is _ yeah. anyone can say they are a tutor? and that is something i yeah. anyone can say they are a i tutor? and that is something which is the case right _ tutor? and that is something which is the case right now, _ tutor? and that is something which is the case right now, there - tutor? and that is something which is the case right now, there is i tutor? and that is something which is the case right now, there is no . is the case right now, there is no legal— is the case right now, there is no legal status of tutor in the uk. they— legal status of tutor in the uk. they don't have to be employed by anyone _ they don't have to be employed by anyone in— they don't have to be employed by anyone in particular like teachers employed — anyone in particular like teachers employed by a school, most of them are self—employed which is absolutely fine. i are self-employed which is absolutely fine.— are self-employed which is absolutely fine. are self-employed which is absolutel fine. , . ., absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say _ absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say you _ absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say you are _ absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say you are a _ absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say you are a tutor, i absolutely fine. i could be a tutor? you could say you are a tutor, and| you could say you are a tutor, and regardless — you could say you are a tutor, and regardless of your knowledge and experience, there is nothing illegal saying _ experience, there is nothing illegal saying that you can teach a child in chemistry. — saying that you can teach a child in chemistry, doesn't matter if you don't _ chemistry, doesn't matter if you don't know— chemistry, doesn't matter if you don't know anything about chemistry. the vast _ don't know anything about chemistry. the vast majority of professional tutors _ the vast majority of professional tutors really take it seriously and have _ tutors really take it seriously and have the — tutors really take it seriously and have the right convocations and they are perfectly safe. but we want to make _ are perfectly safe. but we want to make sure — are perfectly safe. but we want to make sure that there is a minimum standard _ make sure that there is a minimum standard that everyone has to meet, and advanced dbs check. we are very proud _ and advanced dbs check. we are very proud to— and advanced dbs check. we are very proud to have a lot of members who have a _ proud to have a lot of members who have a lot _ proud to have a lot of members who have a lot of —

proud to have a lot of members who have a lot of these standards but membership of our society is mandatory. membership of our society is mandatory-— membership of our society is mandatory. membership of our society is mandato . ., . ., ., mandatory. you want to do as many checks as you _ mandatory. you want to do as many checks as you -- — mandatory. you want to do as many checks as you -- is _ mandatory. you want to do as many checks as you -- is voluntary. i mandatory. you want to do as many checks as you -- is voluntary. you l checks as you —— is voluntary. you want to do as many checks as you can but if all the parents you know has got a tutor who have done great and the word of mouth is good, some people would say that is almost better, than a stamp of approval that could have happened a year ago. it's not necessarily straightforward, is it? it is completely _ straightforward, is it? it is completely not _ straightforward, is it? it 3 completely not straightforward. i went on a recommendation, most parents go on recommendations. so i actually say to parents and friends of mine, clients that don't go buy recommendations, if you do, make sure you still ask for certificates, speak to parents of their pupils, do your research. i would concur with john. the majority of tutors in this

country are very good. they do have the dbs, they are part of professional tutor agencies. but there are thousands of tutors on facebook as you have already mentioned, just on my own facebook group i have over 30,000. they are global, we are notjust talking about tutors in the uk, they are all over the world, who are much cheaper than the tutors in the uk. so it is slightly complicated. but looking specifically at the uk tutors, a legal requirement is absolutely a no—brainer. it has to be done. anyone even football coaches need a criminal background check. private tutors are working with children on a daily basis. you tutors are working with children on a daily basis-— a daily basis. you say it is no brain, a daily basis. you say it is no brain. sorry. _ a daily basis. you say it is no brain, sorry, morning, i a daily basis. you say it is no brain, sorry, morning, it- a daily basis. you say it is no brain, sorry, morning, it is. a daily basis. you say it is no i brain, sorry, morning, it is naga. so who it is blocking it, why is it a no—brainer? i so who it is blocking it, why is it a no-brainer?_ so who it is blocking it, why is it a no-brainer? . ., . . a no-brainer? i have no idea, i have been campaigning — a no-brainer? i have no idea, i have been campaigning for— a no-brainer? i have no idea, i have been campaigning for ten _ a no-brainer? i have no idea, i have been campaigning for ten years. i a no-brainer? i have no idea, i have been campaigning for ten years. we j been campaigning for ten years. we wrote to the new secretary of state

for education bridget phillipson and have laid _ for education bridget phillipson and have laid out a new plan for the tuition— have laid out a new plan for the tuition sector. key point number one is to create _ tuition sector. key point number one is to create a — tuition sector. key point number one is to create a statutory definition of what — is to create a statutory definition of what a — is to create a statutory definition of what a tutor is because that doesn't — of what a tutor is because that doesn't exist at the minute. there is nothing — doesn't exist at the minute. there is nothing that government can do. tuition— is nothing that government can do. tuition has— is nothing that government can do. tuition has never been treated any diffe re ntly — tuition has never been treated any differently from inviting any other guest _ differently from inviting any other guest into your home. the government is not _ guest into your home. the government is not legislating on that, it is a private — is not legislating on that, it is a private matter. a tutoring is a professional activity which should have some level of oversight. we need _ have some level of oversight. we need a _ have some level of oversight. we need a definition of what a tutor is, we _ need a definition of what a tutor is, we were _ need a definition of what a tutor is, we were very happy to assist the government— is, we were very happy to assist the government putting something like that in— government putting something like that in place, very straightforward. once _ that in place, very straightforward. once we _ that in place, very straightforward. once we have that, we want it to be absolutely _ once we have that, we want it to be absolutely mandatory that tutors must _ absolutely mandatory that tutors must be — absolutely mandatory that tutors must be on any approved register that could — must be on any approved register that could be approved by the secretary of state, and approved register— secretary of state, and approved register which shows that they have an enhanced dbs check. i register which shows that they have an enhanced dbs check.— register which shows that they have an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one ofthe an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem — an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem here _ an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem here is _ an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem here is that _ an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem here is that if - an enhanced dbs check. i suppose one of the problem here is that if all i of the problem here is that if all parents who seek tutors did require the tutor to have the checks or whatever, then the other ones would not get any work. i'm not blaming

parents, but clearly they are making, somebody somewhere is making a decision to employ the person who has not had the cheques.— has not had the cheques. that's true. has not had the cheques. that's true- the _ has not had the cheques. that's true. the vast _ has not had the cheques. that's true. the vast majority - has not had the cheques. that's true. the vast majority of i has not had the cheques. that's i true. the vast majority of reputable tutors _ true. the vast majority of reputable tutors and _ true. the vast majority of reputable tutors and tutoring companies do these _ tutors and tutoring companies do these checks anyway so it's not an imposition — these checks anyway so it's not an imposition over and above what most tutors _ imposition over and above what most tutors would already normally be doing _ tutors would already normally be doing for— tutors would already normally be doing. forthe tutors would already normally be doing. for the vast majority of reputable _ doing. for the vast majority of reputable tutors out there, many of them _ reputable tutors out there, many of them are _ reputable tutors out there, many of them are formal to the —— former teachers. — them are formal to the —— former teachers, some of them are not and that is— teachers, some of them are not and that is perfectly fine, they have other— that is perfectly fine, they have other experience. they already have a dbs— other experience. they already have a dbs check. for all of our members, it is mandatory anyway. this is not some _ it is mandatory anyway. this is not some huge — it is mandatory anyway. this is not some huge overbearing burden that we are putting _ some huge overbearing burden that we are putting on tutors, it's the bear minimum — are putting on tutors, it's the bear minimum. . ~ are putting on tutors, it's the bear minimum. . ,, i. , . . minimum. thank you very much, and thank ou minimum. thank you very much, and thank you for— minimum. thank you very much, and thank you for sharing _ minimum. thank you very much, and thank you for sharing your _ minimum. thank you very much, and thank you for sharing your story i thank you for sharing your story with us, tanvir. with us, ta nvir. 25 with us, tanvir. 25 minutes past eight. we leave you at half past nine and then who joined you, getting an gabby. back out on the roof, you have got some —— it is going to be gethin and

gabby. you are on the balcony again. it's because you talked about it yesterday, now we're out on the balcony, and it is very windy! coming up, with new figures showing one in seven adults have been targeted by pension scams, consumer champ matt allwright shares how a lifetime of savings can be lost in 60 seconds. millions of people are at risk right now with devastating amounts i of money being lost. |i'll tell you why companies who use | phrases like pension liberation over the phone is a key sign of a con. plus, every half an hour someone puts their life in danger by trespassing on train tracks. shocking incidents like this are at an all—time high, and today we hear one mother's heartbreaking warning. and a huge 94% of us could be shopping with a loyalty card this weekend. journalist rebecca wilcox explains if they're just one big rip—off. a new study has shown the sneaky . tactics used by some retailers, l including hiking up the price before i putting an item on sale, making i the offer seem better than it is.

also, we've got food that can boost your mood. chefjohn gregory—smith will be cooking up a delicious dish with ingredients that can improve our brain health. see you at 9:30. look forward to it, enjoy the lovely weather, it is going to be glorious today. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. two days on from a damning report into the grenfell tower fire and the prime minister has said the government could force freeholders of blocks of flats to fix fire safety issue within a set time period. it comes as the london fire commissioner andy roe said around 1,300 buildings here still need urgent remediation work. residents in some blocks have told bbc london they feel trapped in unsafe homes. to think that there's buildings in the local vicinity a mile away

from grenfell that are covered in flammable render is horrific. we saw first—hand, i saw first—hand what happened in grenfell. and to have that at the back of your mind every night that you sleep, thinking, "are we going to be next?" four drivers have been fined in central london after they were caught doing car stunts less than a mile from buckingham palace. they were captured on cctvjust off pall mall performing so—called doughnuts close to crowds at an unregistered car meet. westminster council said it's is cracking down through enforcement operations with the met police. now, it's hard to believe the rocky horror show has had us all doing the time warp for more than 50 years. now a cult classic adored by millions, it's set to return to the dominion tonight as part of a national tour. writer richard o'brien also starred in the original production and thinks the show is more

relevant than ever. i was asked whether i thought rocky was an important piece and i said, no, it's not. by default it has become because of these, because of the world's shift to nationalism and authoritarianism. and i think from that point of view it's lovely that it is going up it's lovely that it is going out and it is filling, you know, people are coming. knowing they're safe, knowing they're part of it and not alone is very important, isn't it? let's take a look at the tubes... there's a good service on all of the network. now the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, after the soggy day for many of us yesterday, today, too, another met office yellow weather warning in force all the way through to midnight for heavy rain and a further risk of disruption and localised flooding, courtesy of this area of low pressure nearby and this weather front that's stationed across us, bringing with it outbreaks of rain. some heavy bursts, as you can see from the greens on the map,

mainly across more central and southern parts of the capital. and there's the potential of 15mm to 30mm falling in a short space of time, and temperatures reaching around the high teens to the low 20s. the further north you are, the drier it will be. but during the evening and overnight, that rain will clear northwards. then we are expecting a fairly cloudy, misty, murky night. temperatures dipping to around 11—12 celsius with light winds. so a bit of mist and murk to start the weekend, but largely dry on saturday during the day. but overnight saturday into sunday, we're expecting some thundery showers to move up from the south and these will continue for sunday for a time, becoming a bit drier later in the day. that's it from me. i'm back after nine. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning. thousands of offenders who have served less than half of theirjail

sentences will be eligible for early release from next week, as the government looks to free up space in overcrowded prisons. it comes after it emerged there are now fewer than 500 spaces left for male inmates across england and wales. senior uk correspondent sima kotecha reports. alarm blares. chaos in hmp pentonville. 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. ok, 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 can happen. there's been deaths in prison.

all right, what have we got coming in 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. any drugs, any weapons. yep _ 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 gone off. yeah _ i'm going to go and see. it's a code red. 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?

yes, we've got a prisoner who's self—harmed here. he's made superficial cuts to his arm. staff say overcrowding is leading to an increase in self—harm and violence... ..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." 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're 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. they'vejustjumped 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 very quickly they're back on normal duties. there must 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. gang violence is an ongoing threat at pentonville and has had some serious consequences for staff. this prison officer broke both her wrists while separating two gang members during a fight. it's probably the biggest thing in london. 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 in that quite small space. stressful? stressful. yeah, stressful. sima kotecha, bbc news, hmp pentonville. watching some of that was adrian ramsay, the green party co—leader.

your attention was on that piece. your attention was on that piece. your party conference starts in manchester. i guess we are talking about public spending and how you allocate resources. where does that sit within what you are suggesting what you want to see? thea;r sit within what you are suggesting what you want to see?— what you want to see? they were harrowin: what you want to see? they were harrowing scenes _ what you want to see? they were harrowing scenes in _ what you want to see? they were harrowing scenes in that - what you want to see? they were harrowing scenes in that piece. itj harrowing scenes in that piece. it reflects what we have known about prisons being seriously overstretched and understaffed. it is an example of a wider problem where we have had such big cutbacks to public services over a long period that sadly we are seeing the results and the impact it has on the staff and welfare of prisoners. it is an example of a wider point we are making at conference today that the government needs to take hold action to put the investment in needed, whether that is to address issues of safety and order in

prisons, whether it is to restore the nhs which is overstretched. we argue that the government of courses tackling the chaos the previous government left but there are choices that could be made that would enable us to invest more in nhs in restoring nature and tackling the climate emergency. brute nhs in restoring nature and tackling the climate emergency.— nhs in restoring nature and tackling the climate emergency. we have heard this many times _ the climate emergency. we have heard this many times before. _ the climate emergency. we have heard this many times before. government i this many times before. government says there is a 20 billion black hole. theirfeet says there is a 20 billion black hole. their feet are under the desk now. your party albeit that it is growing are not and they have to deal with this decision—making process and they say there is not the money to do all the things you might wish them to do and others wish them to do. at}?! might wish them to do and others wish them to do.— might wish them to do and others wish them to do. of course, we want to see a responsible _ wish them to do. of course, we want to see a responsible approach - wish them to do. of course, we want to see a responsible approach to i to see a responsible approach to public finances. that needs to include taking responsibility to put investment into public services that need them. we are highlighting if you look at what other european

countries do in asking the more wealthy people in society to pay more. we would ask people with wealth and assets over 10 million to pay a 1% tax, a small percentage that could raise tens of billions in this parliament to impact the investment we need to put in restoring the nhs. but that is not happening. and the pensioners stop which means many constituents will not be able to heat their homes. it not be able to heat their homes. it is not happening because you are not in power and that is what you proposed. we interviewed you and carla denia many times about this and voters did not want that. you got your four seats. you are not in power and not able to implement those tax rises. when you see what the labour government is dealing with and not going to do, where do you think, where would you change the cuts that are coming? for

example, winter heating credit. 1 am example, winter heating credit. i am worried about _ example, winter heating credit. i am worried about the _ example, winter heating credit. i—n worried about the cut to the winter fuel payment. it means pensioners on the state pension onlyjust about making ends meet are not going to have money to heat their homes this winter. you would not have got rid of it? i will be voting against the proposal when it comes to a vote in parliament next week because we need to ensure people can heat their homes. and we need to tackle the cause of that problem is we have the leaky list homes in europe because we have not insulated homes and if we have not insulated homes and if we had a nationwide programme to do that it could bring down bills and keep homes warm. we need to tackle the question of making sure people keep warm this winter and we need to tackle the cause of that. we need to ensure when the government makes these decisions it is not the most vulnerable in society that are affected, whether it is pensioners,

people not getting the child benefit for a third and fourth child. the two child benefit cap that means if the child is the third born that family does not receive money to support them and 300,000 children are unnecessarily in poverty as a result. we need to tackle that and put money into restoring nature and tackle the climate crisis which is some of the biggest challenges we face. ., ., , ., some of the biggest challenges we face. ., ., i. ., ,, face. you are giving your address later today- _ face. you are giving your address later today. people _ face. you are giving your address later today. people might - face. you are giving your address later today. people might be - later today. people might be thinking the green party is talking may be less about what we think of as traditional green subjects to do with the environment and pollution and the reality check, like a lot of people, is that you are focusing on the economy and other things might be dropping down your priorities. we be dropping down your priorities. , have always cared about amy pharaoh, vibrant, localised economy and always cared about a fairer society

where we support the most vulnerable, and about tackling the environmental crisis. we understand issues are linked and we are putting forward a vision for a different future which includes arguing we need action to tackle the scandal of sewage in rivers, the fact we are one of the most nature depleted countries on earth and this week the government cut funding from a nature friendly farming programme that farmers ice —— i speak to one more funding for. we want a fairer society as well.— funding for. we want a fairer socie as well. �* . ~ ., , society as well. being an mp means that ou society as well. being an mp means that you actually — society as well. being an mp means that you actually have _ society as well. being an mp means that you actually have to _ society as well. being an mp means that you actually have to answer - society as well. being an mp means that you actually have to answer to | that you actually have to answer to constituents. injuly, the prime minister asked you to support a pylon route across east anglia in your constituency. you have asked for a pause in it. some people are

confused. this is a clean energy infrastructure and yet your constituents do not want it because they do not like the look of it, one of the reasons being. you are focusing on the economy but also focusing on the economy but also focusing now on the kickback from those you are responsible to. you are held captive.— those you are responsible to. you are held captive. there is a clash? all greens — are held captive. there is a clash? all greens believe _ are held captive. there is a clash? all greens believe strongly - are held captive. there is a clash? all greens believe strongly in - all greens believe strongly in democracy and strong representation for residents. you have to compromise? i haven't because i have a background in the renewable energy sector and i have argued for accelerating renewable energy so i am behind pushing for renewables but we need to do that in the right way and what i have said in terms of how you connect wind farms expanded in the north sea to london and the south—east where the energy is needed, this and the last government proposed one way of doing it and are trying to press ahead with it

considering alternatives. is trying to press ahead with it considering alternatives. is your alternative _ considering alternatives. is your alternative more _ considering alternatives. is your alternative more expensive? - considering alternatives. is your alternative more expensive? i. considering alternatives. is your i alternative more expensive? i say let's do a amper— alternative more expensive? i say let's do a proper options - let's do a proper options assessment. in germany, they have an option of doing underground. lwhich option of doing underground. which is more expensive. _ option of doing underground. which is more expensive. it _ option of doing underground. which is more expensive. it is _ option of doing underground. which is more expensive. it is more - is more expensive. it is more exuensive- — is more expensive. it is more expensive. other _ is more expensive. it is more expensive. other countries . is more expensive. it is more i expensive. other countries have is more expensive. it is more - expensive. other countries have an offshore grid. d0 expensive. other countries have an offshore grid-— offshore grid. do you agree it is more expensive? _ offshore grid. do you agree it is more expensive? again, - offshore grid. do you agree it is more expensive? again, the . more expensive? again, the background of the economy, there needs to be compromising cuts. it is a clean energy proposal but you are proposing something more expensive and there is no money in the part. i and there is no money in the part. i am calling for an assessment of all options that looks at the environmental impact and impact on communities and timescales. but we have to take long—term decisions to ensure infrastructure is robust for the long—term. there was a national grid report a decade ago that showed if you look at the needs of a region

as a whole, and you do an integrated set of infrastructure, it could be cheaper as a whole than having a separate connectivity for each set of renewable energy. we need a strategic approach. i called for an options assessment. there is time to do it without delay to renewables coming on stream. i want more renewables. i want them on rooftops. we have houses and commercial buildings going up without solar panels. my constituency that is crazy. there are ways to push for renewables to be accelerated but we need a constructive debate on how best to do that.— best to do that. adrian ramsay, thank you- _ it has been the story this week. grenfell tower, the inquiry. and all those questions about people who are still living in homes that are

unsafe. it is a big issue. yes. this tragedy kick—started the movement to make building safer. residents would say it is not happening quickly enough. since the night of the grenfell fire in 2017, more than 4,000 high—rise buildings in england have been assessed as unsafe. some still haven't been fully examined, so this figure could become much higher in coming months. work to make the buildings safe has started at almost half of those already identified as unsafe. just over 1,000 have had the work fully completed. so that's just around a quarter. one construction firm predicts it could take another five years for the remaining buildings to be made fully compliant. in the meantime, thousands of people are still living in unsafe housing. like paul in birmingham. behind this cladding, we have polystyrene insulation.

if the insulation caught fire, it would give off lethal toxic gas. this is the same cladding and the same insulation as was present at grenfell. all of the apartments in our block have got a zero valuation. if you were to sell, you would have to sell to a cash buyer at a much reduced price and you cannot get a mortgage. so we are trapped, trapped in every way. the sort of work needed involves replacing all the flammable cladding with safer materials. it's an incredibly expensive and slow process. it's usually the developer's responsibility to do that. the government has set aside more than £5 billion to pay for the work on buildings more than 11 metres high. that's about five or six floors. but some flat owners say they are still receiving massive bills to put things right. and there's currently no help

for people in smaller buildings with dangerous cladding, like lucy in bristol. it's just, it's incredibly stressful. and it's been going on for seven years, and for nobody to say that they are going to help with, as well as living in a building that is deemed a risk, and could, you know, set on fire, it's huge. ijust want to move on and i can't. the prime minister says the government will take the necessary steps to speed things up. adding that it's willing to force freeholders with a legal requirement to assess their buildings and carry out remedial work within set timetables. further steps to be announced this autumn. something no doubt people will be eagerly awaiting in that situation. when dave myers died from cancer

there was an outpouring of tributes from his fans and injune thousands descended on his hometown in barrow in furness for dave dave. his wife lily is asking people to make a kind gesture to mark his birthday. as the hairy bikers, dave myers and his best friend si king broughtjoy to millions of viewers. yes, and the seven seed sourdough, please. let's try and say that really quickly. seven seed sourdough, seven seed sourdough! and now dave's wife, lili, wants to continue his legacy. dave was a very kind person. he was a very warm and generous person. this month is his month. on the eighth is dave's birthday, so i wanted to mark that with something special. i wanted people to be generous to each other. i wanted a little bit more generosity, more warmth in the world, whether donating towards charity or giving a book to somebody, or giving ten minutes,

or talk to somebody who is in need. injune, many thousands of people came to barrow for dave day, including lili and si king. it's a celebration of my best friend that we've lost. it is a celebration of dave's life, that's why we're here, because he was so irritatingly positive all of the time, and we love him. when we saw how many people turned up on the bikes, but then travelling on the motorway, seeing all those people across the bridges, oh, that was something magical. you couldn't have your eyes dry. i think i've never seen so many bikers, so many men crying. obviously, it's been a hugely difficult time for you. how much comfort do you take in the support and the way people remember dave so fondly? ijust thought that i had this magical, beautiful community that was grieving with me, and it helped a lot.

i think people found a lot of things to relate to. some people started cooking just by watching the boys on the tv. they've been on the tv for 20 years. lili's currently in the alps celebrating dave's birthday how she says he'd have wanted — on a motorbike trip to raise money for children's charities, as well as encouraging those acts of kindness on the weekend he'd have turned 67. go on our facebook page, dave day facebook page, and let us know what your kindness brought about. because it might bring up a smile, might bring tears. it might brighten up somebody�*s day. it might make a dave day for somebody. and how wonderful would that be? ian haslam, bbc news. a lot to celebrate there. if you love a classic case of whodunnit, the popular board game cluedo has been brought to life

and onto the stage for a new play cluedo 2: the next chapter. it's set in the swinging �*60s and features a cast of colourful characters trying to unravel the truth about the murder of a former rock star. it stars strictly winner elie leach, who we will speak to in just a moment. but let's take a look at what drama and comedy you can expect. no one gets out of here alive. oh, my god, rick. what happened? he's been murdered in the study with the dagger. and the gun. and the rope. and some sort of blunt object, possibly a spanner. well, it wasn't me. it wasn't me. well, it wasn't me. i know what you're all thinking. it's the butler that did it. that sounds like a confession.

oh, my god, he's dead. we were hoping you wouldn't notice. when did you know? we had an inkling when he stopped breathing. i what do we do now? i don't know about you, colonel, but i could murder a drink. ellie joins us now. good morning. is this like the mouse trap? so if someone watches it they cannot give it away? do your friends ask who has done it? i cannot give it away? do your friends ask who has done it?— ask who has done it? i have been asked who _ ask who has done it? i have been asked who is _ ask who has done it? i have been asked who is the _ ask who has done it? i have been asked who is the murderer. - ask who has done it? i have been asked who is the murderer. but l ask who has done it? i have been| asked who is the murderer. but it ask who has done it? i have been i asked who is the murderer. but it is just to keep the secret is the fun of it. people asked me if it is a different ending every night. can you imagine if we try to have a different ending every single night. i cannot remember one script let alone five. i cannot remember one script let alone five-— i cannot remember one script let alone five. ., ., , ., ., alone five. how do you find theatre after television. _

alone five. how do you find theatre after television. coronation - alone five. how do you find theatre | after television. coronation street? it is completely _ after television. coronation street? it is completely different. _ after television. coronation street? it is completely different. i - after television. coronation street? it is completely different. i was - after television. coronation street? it is completely different. i was on | it is completely different. i was on coronation street 13 years and it was all i knew. i have kind of taken the skills i learnt there and adapted that for theatre. it is very different. adapted that for theatre. it is very different- in _ adapted that for theatre. it is very different. in terms _ adapted that for theatre. it is very different. in terms of— adapted that for theatre. it is very different. in terms of learning - different. in terms of learning scripts i suppose it is easier because you are doing the same thing. on soap operas, you go in and have to have a memory like no other. you do. the scenes, this script is a lot longer. but like you say it is the same thing every night so it takes a bit of getting used to but now it is like muscle memory. [30 takes a bit of getting used to but now it is like muscle memory. do you have to deliver _ now it is like muscle memory. do you have to deliver any _ now it is like muscle memory. do you have to deliver any lines _ now it is like muscle memory. do you have to deliver any lines like - have to deliver any lines like colonel mustard, lead piping? i think so. i would say yes, considering it is cluedo. we have

miss scarlett. _ considering it is cluedo. we have miss scarlett. what _ considering it is cluedo. we have miss scarlett. what other - considering it is cluedo. we have miss scarlett. what other things | considering it is cluedo. we have i miss scarlett. what other things do they murder people with? lead fin-r , they murder people with? lead piping, candlestick. _ they murder people with? lee—1c piping, candlestick. dagger. they murder people with? lead piping, candlestick. dagger. ll they murder people with? lead i piping, candlestick. dagger. i had foraotten piping, candlestick. dagger. i had forgotten about _ piping, candlestick. dagger. i had forgotten about the _ piping, candlestick. dagger. i had forgotten about the spanner. i - forgotten about the spanner. i didn't. the spanner was the thing i always picked up. i have never played cluedo. it always picked up. i have never played cluedo. always picked up. i have never -la ed cluedo. , i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing. — i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing. i— i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing. i do _ i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing, i do not _ i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing, i do not think— i have never played cluedo. it is so confusing, i do not think people i confusing, i do not think people play it correctly. confusing, i do not think people play it correctly-— play it correctly. there is no correct way. _ play it correctly. there is no correct way, it _ play it correctly. there is no correct way, it is _ play it correctly. there is no correct way, it is fun. - play it correctly. there is no correct way, it is fun. to - play it correctly. there is no l correct way, it is fun. to bring play it correctly. there is no - correct way, it is fun. to bring a board game to life, characters from playing cards who do not have a back story. that is what the writers are great at. they are great comedic writers, the writers of birds of a feather. . we have a great comedic team. the audiences have been loving it. , ., .,, team. the audiences have been loving it. , ., . , , team. the audiences have been loving it. ., . ,, , it. judging from those clips, is it almost like _ it. judging from those clips, is it almost like a _ it. judging from those clips, is it almost like a spoof? _ it. judging from those clips, is it almost like a spoof? almost - almost like a spoof? almost overplayed? a knowledge with the

audience. it is overplayed? a knowledge with the audience. , ., ., _ overplayed? a knowledge with the audience. , .y audience. it is quite scooby doo. it is a murder— audience. it is quite scooby doo. it is a murder mystery _ audience. it is quite scooby doo. it is a murder mystery but _ audience. it is quite scooby doo. it is a murder mystery but also - audience. it is quite scooby doo. it is a murder mystery but also a - is a murder mystery but also a comedy. everything is over the top. when we read the script and do the show it feels very scooby doo. it is a great show, it is a lot of fun. in these times, people don't go to theatre as much with the families so it is a family friendly show. than it is a family friendly show. an alternative to pantomime, i suppose. it is. it is bring the kids, bring the grandparents and have a night of playing detective. imore the grandparents and have a night of playing detective-— playing detective. were you a fan of theatre when _ playing detective. were you a fan of theatre when you _ playing detective. were you a fan of theatre when you were _ playing detective. were you a fan of theatre when you were younger? i playing detective. were you a fan of. theatre when you were younger? you are acting much younger. was theatre something you thought it works for you? it something you thought it works for ou? ., , something you thought it works for ou? . , ., something you thought it works for ou? ., , ., ,., something you thought it works for ou? ., ., , you? it was not something i really did. iwas you? it was not something i really did- i was on _ you? it was not something i really did. i was on coronation _ you? it was not something i really did. i was on coronation street i you? it was not something i really l did. i was on coronation street from nine years old so tv once more my

thing but i have always enjoyed going to the theatre. to do it now feels surreal.— feels surreal. you will be conscious... _ feels surreal. you will be conscious... i _ feels surreal. you will be conscious... i love - feels surreal. you will be conscious... i love the i feels surreal. you will be i conscious... i love the theatre feels surreal. you will be - conscious... i love the theatre but you can fidget in the theatre if your attention is not kept. have you had any shows yet? it has been extended? do you get the feeling when people are twitching in the audience and how do you react to that? ~ , , ._ audience and how do you react to that? . , , , audience and how do you react to that? , audience and how do you react to that? with this play, it is so fast aced, that? with this play, it is so fast paced. there _ that? with this play, it is so fast paced, there is _ that? with this play, it is so fast paced, there is always _ that? with this play, it is so fast paced, there is always so - that? with this play, it is so fast paced, there is always so much l that? with this play, it is so fast i paced, there is always so much going on and we are always on stage so there is never any point when there is not someone doing something. that is not someone doing something. that is how you keep the audience attention. sometimes, it can be a long timejust to attention. sometimes, it can be a long time just to sit. in a dark warm room. this is fast paced and always something going on. hopefully we keep people's attention. it is a lot of fun and audience reaction has

been great, they seem to enjoy it. have there been moments on stage when things have happened that were not as expected? when things have happened that were not as expeeted?_ not as expected? plenty of times. i think as well _ not as expected? plenty of times. i think as well because _ not as expected? plenty of times. i think as well because i _ not as expected? plenty of times. i think as well because i am - not as expected? plenty of times. i think as well because i am not i not as expected? plenty of times. i | think as well because i am not used to doing live theatre, it catches me off guard. last night we had a show and obviously, some things happen that are not meant to happen. and bits of set that are not meant to be there at certain type. or someone will trip over a line. —— at a certain time. i have had times when i have not realised it is knees speaking next and i havejumped over a line. but it is part and parcel of doing live theatre. are there people on stage to giggle, when things go wrong? there is almost always someone in the cast. i

giggle. i cannot help myself. obviously, i am as professional as possible but some things happen and you cannot help but laugh at. last night we did a show with kids in the audience and i could hear them laughing. that made me giggle. i thought they must be enjoying themselves so much. to hear that, it feels great. bill themselves so much. to hear that, it feels great-— feels great. all they are watching their ipad! and _ feels great. all they are watching their ipad! and they _ feels great. all they are watching their ipad! and they do _ feels great. all they are watching their ipad! and they do not i feels great. all they are watching their ipad! and they do not care i feels great. all they are watching i their ipad! and they do not care and their ipad! and they do not care and the are their ipad! and they do not care and they are just — their ipad! and they do not care and they are just there _ their ipad! and they do not care and they are just there with _ their ipad! and they do not care and they are just there with their - they are just there with their parents! i they are 'ust there with their arents! ., , , they are 'ust there with their arents! . , , ., parents! i am sure they were not. lovel to parents! i am sure they were not. lovely to have — parents! i am sure they were not. lovely to have you _ parents! i am sure they were not. lovely to have you here. - parents! i am sure they were not. lovely to have you here. did i parents! i am sure they were not. lovely to have you here. did you | parents! i am sure they were not. i lovely to have you here. did you see the first cluedo? it lovely to have you here. did you see the first cluedo?— the first cluedo? it does not matter if ou the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have — the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have not _ the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have not seen _ the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have not seen it _ the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have not seen it because i the first cluedo? it does not matter if you have not seen it because it i if you have not seen it because it is a different story.— is a different story. when is your downtime? _ is a different story. when is your downtime? we _ is a different story. when is your downtime? we had _ is a different story. when is your downtime? we had a _ is a different story. when is your downtime? we had a break i is a different story. when is your downtime? we had a break in i is a different story. when is your| downtime? we had a break in the summer and _ downtime? we had a break in the summer and started _ downtime? we had a break in the summer and started back - downtime? we had a break in the summer and started back this i downtime? we had a break in the i summer and started back this week, tuesday to saturday.— tuesday to saturday. en'oy your weekend.

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