also on the programme... the trial into the death of ten—year—old sara sharif has been told neighbours heard "shockingly loud" sounds of smacking, and "gut—wrenching screams" two days before she died. a bbc investigation finds the burning of household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is as polluting as burning coal. and we speak to the godfather of hollywood — al pacino on how he was almost sacked from his most famous role, and how he's enjoying being a dad for the fourth time at 8a. it's extraordinary. i've reacted to it as many ways as you could possibly react to it. it's wonderful. you know, i have this little person. and coming up on bbc news — england's bowlers persevere in tough conditions to restrict pakistan's batsmen on the first day of the second test in multan.

good afternoon. welcome to the bbc news at one. plans to give weight—loss injections to unemployed people living with obesity could be "very important" for our economy and health, says the prime minister. keir starmer was speaking to the bbc after the health secretary, wes streeting, suggested jabs could be an effective tool for getting unemployed people back into work. he said the new treatments could be "life—changing" for many people. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it is estimated that a majority of adults in the uk are now overweight or obese, and with that, excess weight comes an increased risk of illness. the personal health costs can be severe, and so can the cost to the wider economy. the

government's plan is to see whether a drug used for weight loss could improve people's health and reduce the time they take off work. this dru: will the time they take off work. this drug will be _ the time they take off work. this drug will be very _ the time they take off work. ti 3 drug will be very helpful to the time they take off work. ti 1 drug will be very helpful to people who want to lose weight, need to lose weight, very important for the economy, so people can get back to work and very important for the nhs because as i have said time and again, yes, we need more money for the nhs but we have got to think differently, we have got to reduce the pressure on the nhs. so this will help in all of those areas are. a trial is now planned to take place in greater manchester is five years. it will examine whether the drug can help people with obesity to lose weight and in turn reduce pressure on the nhs and get people back to work. sarah has dieted and exercised for years, work. sarah has dieted and exercised foryears, losing work. sarah has dieted and exercised for years, losing weight only to put it back on again but forjust over a year, she has been on the drug used for weight loss wegovy and has lost six stone. she welcomes the manchester trial.—

manchester trial. there is a narrative — manchester trial. there is a narrative out _ manchester trial. there is a narrative out that _ manchester trial. there is a narrative out that has - manchester trial. there is a narrative out that has been| manchester trial. there is a - narrative out that has been that people with obesity are lazy and they don't want to do x, y and z, thatis they don't want to do x, y and z, that is not the case, i have a full—time job, that is not the case, i have a full—timejob, i'm literally nonstop and i live with obesity. it is not the case at all but i think we need to start changing that narrative but yeah, if it can improve people's health when they have been struggling with a chronic condition and they can get back into work as a result of losing weight and improving their health, that can only be a positive thing. but exerts only be a positive thing. but exnerts say _ only be a positive thing. but experts say action must also be taken to improve the quality of food on sale and reduce sugar, fats and salt. ., ., y�* , on sale and reduce sugar, fats and salt. ., ., y�*, on sale and reduce sugar, fats and salt. . ., j, ., ., ., salt. intraday's food environment, it is very hard _ salt. intraday's food environment, it is very hard to _ salt. intraday's food environment, it is very hard to be _ salt. intraday's food environment, it is very hard to be healthy - it is very hard to be healthy because _ it is very hard to be healthy because of the nature of how we are flooded _ because of the nature of how we are flooded with lots of unhealthy and ultra—processed food which is why we have such _ ultra—processed food which is why we have such a _ ultra—processed food which is why we have such a high proportion of the adult _ have such a high proportion of the adult working population living with overweight and obesity now. the government _ overweight and obesity now. tue: government says overweight and obesity now. tte: government says obesity overweight and obesity now. t"te: government says obesity causes people to take an average extra four six days off work a year and health experts say the trial is a positive way of tackling the problem. tt is

way of tackling the problem. it is aood to way of tackling the problem. it is good to see _ way of tackling the problem. it is good to see the _ way of tackling the problem. te 1 good to see the government thinking about health and the economy combined. we know from new figures out today that there are 2.75 million people who are economically inactive due to ill—health so it is clearly going to be good for the economy to get those people back working but also, it is going to be good for the people themselves. there is a strong evidence base that good quality work is actually good for our house so it is potentially a win—win situation. tt is for our house so it is potentially a win-win situation.— win-win situation. it is estimated that in manchester, _ win-win situation. it is estimated that in manchester, as _ win-win situation. it is estimated that in manchester, as part - win-win situation. it is estimated that in manchester, as part of. win-win situation. it is estimated| that in manchester, as part of the trial, people will receive the weight loss jab over the next three years in what is hoped will be a game changer in the fight against obesity. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out increasing national insurance contributions made by employers. when asked by the bbc, he repeated his promise not to raise national insurance for working people but side—stepped the issue of contributions made by companies. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman was putting the questions to the pm and can tell us more. henry. this was the prime minister's first

live interview at breakfast since he took office and quite a lot has happened in that time, hasn't it, in terms of policy, politics and personnel. for his first few weeks in office, the prime minister was warning of tough times ahead, that things would get worse before they got better. more recently, he has tried to change the tone a bit and we saw that yesterday at the investment summit which he hosted in the city of london. but the budget is still coming in a couple of weeks and the government still says that it has a £22 billion black hole that it has a £22 billion black hole that it has a £22 billion black hole that it has to feel so when i spoke to the prime minister in downing street this morning, i asked him for more details on how he intends to fill it. forget the weeks of doom and gloom, this is a prime minister now full of optimism. now is the time to invest in britain, and yesterday we were able to announce £63 billion of inward investment into britain. and for viewers, what that means is investment into projects that are secure jobs in every part of the country. but tough times are still around the corner.

or they certainly appear to be for businesses paying national insurance. the prime minister made clear that he thinks he could increase national insurance in the budget later this month and still stick to his election manifesto. we were very clear in the manifesto, that we wouldn't be increasing tax on working people, and we expressly said that that was income tax, that was nics etc, so we set that out in the manifesto. but nics just for employees? well, we were very clear from the manifesto that what we were saying is we're not going to raise tax working people. national insurance, or nics, is a tax paid by both workers and employers. so what did the labour manifesto actually say? "labour will not increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase national insurance, the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax or vat." the independent institute for fiscal studies claims any increase in national insurance would therefore be a straightforward

breach of the manifesto. here is laura trott, then a conservative cabinet minister, accusing labour during the election campaign of leaving room in the manifesto to do exactly this. rachel reeves herself issued a statement saying labour does rule out raising vat. they've also matched us on income tax and not raising employee national insurance. but that is where they have very conspicuously stopped. if the chancellor, rachel reeves, does unveil a national insurance rise, that would spark a debate about trust. but above all, there is an economic question about new taxes on business while promoting investment. and it's not raining! and by the way, a prime minister giving an interview on the street? yes, that's unusual. is it, the fact that you're here with me, a recognition that in the first 100 days you perhaps didn't communicate with the country in quite the right way? are you trying to change the way you tell the public what you're doing?

well, what we did in the first 100 days was take very important first steps on change, whether that was the national wealth fund, which we set up to get investment into the country, whether it was taking railways back into public ownership, setting up gb energy, we were getting on with the change that we needed. interview done, the prime minister went back inside to hammer out the details of the budget with his cabinet. we'll find out in two weeks. henry zeffman, bbc news, westminster. the mother of a woman who died after coming into contact with the nerve agent novichok has told a public inquiry her daughter was an "intelligent, funny" and "kind person". dawn sturgess died in 2018 after spraying herself with a contaminated perfume bottle that had been discarded after an assassination attempt. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this is the dawn sturgess her family remember. a new photo and the words of her mother, dawn was intelligent, funny and very kind. caroline

sturgess, in the grey scarf, told the inquiry she last spoke to her daughter the night before she became ill. mrs sturgess said dawn, who had been living in a hostel, was due to been living in a hostel, was due to be reunited with her own daughter. it was pure chance that dawn had sprayed herself with novichok before her daughter arrived. dawn's death was a tragedy to us all but the fact that her daughter was not killed as well is solace that we often revisit. ,, , , ., , well is solace that we often revisit. ,, ,, revisit. dawn sturgess was poisoned with the novichok— revisit. dawn sturgess was poisoned with the novichok at _ revisit. dawn sturgess was poisoned with the novichok at her— revisit. dawn sturgess was poisoned with the novichok at her home - revisit. dawn sturgess was poisoned with the novichok at her home in . with the novichok at her home in amesbury, four months after sergei skripal and yulia skripal were contaminated in salisbury. dawn's boyfriend had given her what was thought to be a bottle of perfume that he had found. we understand that he had found. we understand that the perfume _ that he had found. we understand that the perfume bottle _ that he had found. we understand that the perfume bottle contained| that the perfume bottle contained enough novichok to kill thousands of people. again, although we were devastated by her death, ourfamily finds comfort that dawn's was the

only life lost that day when the potential harm was much, much more. we know she would agree. mrs sturress' we know she would agree. mrs sturgess' comments about dawn were acknowledged by the inquiry chair, lord hughes. mrs acknowledged by the inquiry chair, lord hughes-_ acknowledged by the inquiry chair, lord hu:hes. ~ , ,, ,, ., ~ lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you ve much. lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you very much- it — lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you very much- it is _ lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you very much. it is not _ lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you very much. it is not easy. _ lord hughes. mrs sturgess, thank you very much. it is not easy. the - very much. it is not easy. the inuui very much. it is not easy. the inquiry also — very much. it is not easy. the inquiry also heard _ very much. it is not easy. the inquiry also heard about the wiltshire police role in the aftermath of the poisonings of the scrips. a senior commander said his force had not received any advice about the perfume bottle with a novichok and therefore could not pass on any advice to the public. we didn't get any advice to put out and describe. the didn't get any advice to put out and describe. . ., didn't get any advice to put out and describe. . . . , describe. the mantra ultimately became, describe. the mantra ultimately became. if— describe. the mantra ultimately became. if you _ describe. the mantra ultimately became, if you didn't _ describe. the mantra ultimately became, if you didn't drop - describe. the mantra ultimately became, if you didn't drop it, i describe. the mantra ultimately i became, if you didn't drop it, don't pick it_ became, if you didn't drop it, don't pick it up— became, if you didn't drop it, don't pick it up when were you aware of any national advice not to pick things— any national advice not to pick things up— any national advice not to pick things up before the 30th ofjune? no, i_ things up before the 30th ofjune? no, i was — things up before the 30th ofjune? no, i was not. things up before the 30th ofjune? no. i was not-— no, iwas not. counterterrorism officers have — no, iwas not. counterterrorism officers have already _ no, iwas not. counterterrorism officers have already identified. no, i was not. counterterrorism i officers have already identified the three russian suspects as the team behind the assassination attempt on sergei skripal. the officer in charge of the investigation said the operation was unprecedented.

clearly, not one that we had seen before _ clearly, not one that we had seen before but — clearly, not one that we had seen before. but one that we were able to apply our— before. but one that we were able to apply our existing operational process— apply our existing operational process to in order to respond. the in . ui process to in order to respond. t'te: inquiry continues process to in order to respond. t“te: inquiry continues tomorrow with evidence involving charlie rowley, the boyfriend of dawn sturgess. what you got a sense of today during this inquiry, particularly from the senior officer, the deputy chief constable, wasjust senior officer, the deputy chief constable, was just how surprised the emergency services were about the emergency services were about the dawn sturgess incident. it came four months and eight miles from the incident that took place here in salisbury. the sense of that came on the day that dawn fell ill, the 30th ofjune, emergency services got the call in the morning but it was not until the evening that the police were informed about was going on. they had almost wound down their operation concerning the skripals and they had to launch another operation when they found out about dawn sturgess. particularly impressive today also was the poignancy and dignity shown by

dawn's mother, caroline sturgess, and her message about taking solace in the fact that so many more lives could have been lost had dawn's perfume bottle, the one her boyfriend found, been spread amongst so many other people. mrs sturgess spokein so many other people. mrs sturgess spoke in a very quiet and refined way and was praised by the chair of the inquiry for her comments. as i just said, what we will hear tomorrow is evidence concerning charlie rowley, dawn sturgess' boyfriend. he was the one who found the perfume bottle containing the novichok. we hope to find out more information about where the bottle was found and what he did with it and how dawn sturgess herself came to be in and how dawn sturgess herself came t