katy austin, bbc news. too familiar with the rac it is the real automobile club a british organisation that gives help and advice to members of it. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. i need you 0k yourdad hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. au revoir, paris 2024 — after over two weeks of competition, the olympics come to a close. close to 1,000 medals have been handed out — as team usa win the last gold on offer — taking them top of the medal table. and after two bronzes, sifan hassan finally has her hands on gold — after winning the marathon in an olympic record time. welcome along, thank you forjoining us as the paris 2024 olympics come to an end. it all began over a fortnight ago — and after 32 sports, 329 events and 987 medals — the games finished on sunday with a dramatic women's basketball final which changed who finished top of the medal table. more on that to come but first this — is how the closing ceremony played out in the stade de france. a cha

katy austin, bbc news.ightly for the first time since december last year. it rose to 2.2% % in the year tojuly — up from 2% injune. the rise is lower than expected — and mainly driven by the cost of gas and electricity. it means that prices are still going up, but that increase is slower than it has been for much of the last couple of years. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. that's my mum and dad there, in their younger years, and now me and my brother run it. yes, he does the magic downstairs, making the ice cream, and i make sure everything here is running smoothly. livia's family have owned this ice cream parlour and restaurant in hove since 1969, giving them the inside scoop on the highs and lows of inflation over the decades. this bout of higher costs has been particularly challenging. we've tried to keep our prices so that it's still attainable to a lot of people, so we've put our prices up about 15%, so we've had to absorb some of the cost. we've still kept our, the size of

katy austin, bbc news. time since december last year. it rose to 2.2% in the year tojuly — up from 2% injune. the rise is lower than expected — and mainly driven by the cost of gas and electricity. it means that prices are still going up, but that increase is slower than it has been for much of the last couple of years. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. that's my mum and dad there, in their younger years, and now me and my brother run it. yes, he does the magic downstairs, making the ice cream, and i make sure everything here is running smoothly. livia's family have owned this ice cream parlour and restaurant in hove since 1969, giving them the inside scoop on the highs and lows of inflation over the decades. this bout of higher costs has been particularly challenging. we've tried to keep our prices so that it's still attainable to a lot of people, so we've put our prices up about 15%, so we've had to absorb some of the cost. we've still kept our, the size of our ice creams the sa

here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. experience that put her off train travel. a ticket machine wouldn't accept her card. she thought she could buy one on the train, but she ended up being prosecuted for fare evasion under a fast—track process called a single justice procedure. she's not the only one. when it was happening to me, i thought it was just me. since it's been made more public, a lot of people have come forward. a lot of people have approached me personally and said the same thing happened to them or a relative. the single justice procedure is used to deal with a range of minor offences efficiently, but some train companies used it in recent years to prosecute people for a specific fare dodging offence. they weren't allowed to. now, tens of thousands of people are set to have their convictions voided following a decision about a handful of cases, including sarah's. the chief magistrate declared the six test cases a nullity, meaning it's as if they never happened. and he said at some point in the future he'd ma

katy austin, bbc news. first election campaign appearance together since he dropped out of the presidential election race. they spoke at a rally in maryland, where they announced a deal to reduce the cost of ten key medicines for older americans. 0ur north america editor sarah smith has been looking at the role prices and the economy are likely to play in the election. along the shore of the chesapeake bay, it costs more to eat out than it did before. maryland's famous crabs and seafood have increased in price likejust about everything else in america. so it may look like the living is easy but people are still worried about inflation. who do you blame for the crisis? i blame the democrats. yeah? i believe... yeah, the policies are hurting the working man. i get paid by the hour so to get up and go to work every day, i take it you have to do that to get the american dream but ijust know it's getting harder. every three days i have to go to a grocery - store and i spend $100 every time i go to the grocery st

katy austin, bbc news.s the courts correspondent for the london evening standard newspaper. he won this year's paul foot award for investigative journalism for his work on the single justice procedure... thank you forjoining us. you have been looking at this procedure for years. a bit of a lone voice you have been. what did you unearth in cases notjust have been. what did you unearth in cases not just to have been. what did you unearth in cases notjust to do with rail fares? cases not “ust to do with rail fares? ., ., f, cases not “ust to do with rail fares? ., ., j, , , cases not “ust to do with rail fares? ., ., y�*, , , ., fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg _ fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg on — fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg on a _ fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg on a process - fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg on a process that - fares? today's ruling is the tip of the iceberg on a process that is l the iceberg on a process tha

but as our transport correspondent katy austin reports, it's not always that easy.ilmed by bbc reporters around the country, show the extent of britain's pothole problem. it may not come as a surprise, then, that when the rac asked motorists about their top concerns this year, the state of the roads surfaced as number one. 75% of drivers said that they think their local roads have got worse in the last year. rural roads tend to be worse than urban roads. so this is the car? yes, this is my wife's car. and this is the wheel that struck the pothole, the tyre that was split in the incident, and then the alloy wheel was dented. and that's not something that could be driven on. no, unfortunately, after that, the car needed to be repaired and couldn't be driven. richard's wife was driving near cirencester in may last year when she hit that pothole. and then there's the pothole right there. oncoming land rover, and there's no option but to follow the line that she's following. to avoid the incident hitting his family in the wallet, richard claimed £189 for the damage from

katy austin is at king�*s cross. katy. this is quite confusing.e autumn effecting a lot of travel plans of it goes ahead. the union says this is about what it calls a breakdown in industrial relations. it accuses management bullying and persistently breaking agreements such as around rosters, separate as you say to the wider national pay dispute on which train drivers are about to get a vote following a new offer. for its part, lner told us it was surprised and disappointed. adding there had been recent constructive conversations. it said they keep trying to end the dispute and it said any accusations of bullying were taken very seriously and it was not something the operator tolerated. back to the wider pay disputes. that offer that aslef was asked whether it wanted to accept this week. that was notably unconditional, in the sense that changes to working conditions were not attached to the pay aspect. a different union, the rmt, which represents lots of other rail workers. they are due to have pay talks next week. and the rmt general secretary mi

katy austin, bbc news.e africa. the world health organization has declared mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak in democratic republic of congo. the bbc has been told that british tanks have been used in ukraine's surprise incursion into russia. kyiv says its troops have seized more than 400 square miles of the russian region of kursk since last tuesday. 14 challenger ii tanks were donated to ukraine last year. with me is our defence correspondent, jonathan beale . jonathan, how big a surprise is this? but in some ways it is not a surprise, ukraine has been using its press units, which have western ammunition and western equipment, we have seen evidence of notjust british tanks, but us armoured vehicles, german supplied armoured vehicles, german supplied armoured vehicles being used in this incursion into russia. that said, when they gave those 14 tanks last year, the challenger ii tanks, it was for a specific opera

our transport correspondent katy austin has more. kent. pictures like these filmed by bbc reporters around the country show the extent of britain's pothole problem. it may not come as a surprise then that when the rac asked motorists about their top concerns this year, the state of the roads surfaced as number one. 75% of drivers said that they think their local roads have got worse in the last year. rural roads tend to be worse than urban roads. so, this is the car? yes, this is my wife's car. and this is the wheel that struck the pothole, the tyre that was split in the incident and then the alloy wheel was dented. and that's not something that could be driven on? no, unfortunately, after that, the car needed to be repaired and couldn't be driven. richard's wife was driving near cirencester in may last year when she hit that pothole. and then there's the pothole right there. oncoming land rover. and there's no option but to follow the line that she's following. to avoid the incident hitting his family in the wallet, richard claimed

katy austin, bbc news. today is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. but elsewhere across the uk, things are a bit cooler, and in scotland and northern england there's been a thunderstorm warning. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in leigh—on—sea. duncan. well, what a topsy—turvy summer we are having. one moment it is pouring with rain, the next like here in the south coast, it's beautiful, warm sunshine. here in the south and east, temperatures are already heading towards mid—20s, late 20s, and in some places it could go into the 30s today, that's how hot it's been. what it means here, you can seen behind me and elsewhere come across those parts that are getting sunshine, is that families are back out enjoying all this lovely sunshine. but it also means that some workers, they are back on duty keeping us safe. at lee on the solent, they are back in the solent. the sun has brought out the heat seekers once again in this changing summer. what do you make of the weather?— make of the weather? lovely, very nice. hot make of the weather? lovely, very nic

katy austin, bbc news.ple who helps to make the bank of england's interest rate decisions has warned against being "seduced" by lower inflation. catherine mann was speaking to a financial times podcast and warned that underlying price pressures and wage demands in the uk economy remain strong. she's one of four policymakers who opposed the bank's decision this month to cut the uk interest rate from 5.25% to 5%. the latest uk inflation data will be published later this week and it's forecast they will show the rate rising after spending two months at its 2% target. a new report by the international labour organization suggests global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years. however, according to the un agency's report, not all regions have recovered from the impact of covid—19. the ilo says that for young people in the arab states, east asia and south—east asia and in the pacific region youth unemployment rates were higher last year than in 2019. disney's deadpool and wolverine made box office

our transport correspondent katy austin was in court today, she told us what the result means for passengers, this wasn't really about whether people did or didn't pay rail fares. it's about the process that had been wrongly used by some train companies to prosecute them. and the chief magistrate declared six test cases as a nullity, basically meaning they never happened in the first place. it's as if they never happened. he said he would make a similar ruling in future about other similar cases. now, he doesn't know exactly how many that will be but he said the best guess is something around the 74,000 mark. and the next steps, therefore, is to try to identify which those cases are. and that is something that the courts and the train companies will now get onto before people can then be contacted. that may not be easy in every case. and eventually, refunds forfines can be paid to them. and that process is likely to take several months. also in court today to hear what was said was one man who successfully fought back against a prosecution that was initially brought against him using the sin

our transport correspondent katy austin is here. why are they striking.used management of bullying and breaking agreements, for example, over the rosters. bullying and breaking agreements, for example, overthe rosters. it bullying and breaking agreements, for example, over the rosters. it is separate to the wider, driver's pay dispute which could be settled if drivers accept the pay offer that was put on the table just this week. at this three months of weekend strikes announced today specifically affect lner which is one of the publicly —controlled operators and it will upset a lot of travel plans if it goes ahead. lner has expressed surprise and disappointment and also said it took any actuated sins of bullying seriously and didn't tolerate it. —— accusations. if we look back to the wider pay dispute, so not to do with the strikes, that deal aslef was offered this week was notable because it wasn't conditional on changes to working practices the previous governments that were necessary and the rmt union, which represents lots of other rail workers is du

our transport correspondent, katy austin has the details. trucks and one change of government, the train driver is better pay dispute is on the verge of resolution. union leaders arrive at the department of transport for talks and at the end of the day and offer was on the table. the last supper back in april 2023 was the beau pearson pavers for each of the past years on condition that a list of changes were agreed to working arrangements. for example about training and sunday working. they were a big sticking point. as new three—year offer includes both higher pay rises and backdated 5% for 2022 and tapering down to 4.5% for this year. importantly the conditions importa ntly the conditions attached importantly the conditions attached appear to have been dropped. members will vote on whether to accept it. it is dropped. members will vote on whether to accept it.— whether to accept it. it is a deal that — whether to accept it. it is a deal that resets _ whether to accept it. it is a deal that resets industrial. deal that resets industrial rel

our transport correspondent, katy austin, joins us from outside aslef headquarters now. this? well, sophie, a deal now looks very immanent in this dispute, which, as you say, has gone on for more than two years now. there have been 18 strikes during that time, and there were talks at the department for transport today, direct talks between the aslef union and department for transport officials began last month under the new labour government. if aslef�*s committee agrees, i expect a new offer to be put out to members to vote on, with a recommendation to accept. full details are yet to be confirmed, but i think the pay offer will be above the successive 4% rises that were on the table last year. attached to those previous proposals were conditions that the union particularly objected to, changes to ways of working. the previous government and the rail industry said they were necessary to save money and modernise the railway, but as i said, the union particularly objected to them, and i think many or all of those are expected to be removed in this new offer. katie, thank y

our transport correspondent katy austin is there. katy, those talks have paused for now.that the general secretary of aslef, mick whelan, arrived at the department for transport this morning to meet with officials, and he later emerged to say there hadn't been a new offer at that point but he said the meeting had been temporarily adjourned. i expect talks to resume at some point mid—afternoon. my understanding was that, ahead of today, there was a degree of optimism that we were getting close to something that could be a deal to end all this. if there was a breakthrough, it would herald the end of the dispute, which has now spent over two years and seen 18 strikes by train drivers during that time. the way these things tend to work is, if there was a new offer, it would probably be put to members to have a vote. the last offer came back last april and was rejected and involved two 4% pay rises but came with conditions attached which the union didn't like. the question is, how would the pay and conditions elements be different under a labour government, and would that be s

our transport correspondent katy austin was in court. about whether people did or did not pay fares, it was about the process that had been wrongly used by some train companies to prosecute them and the chief magistrate declared six test cases as no, that means they never happened in the first place, it is as if they never happened. he said he would make a similar future ruling about other similar cases. he does not know exactly how many that will be but he said the best guess is around 74,000. and the next steps are to try and identify which of those cases are and that is something the courts on the train companies will now get on to before people can be contacted. that may not be easy in every case and eventually, refunds can be paid to them. that process is likely to take several months. also in court today to hear what was said was one man who successfully fought back against the prosecution initially brought against him using a singlejustice procedure and this was his reaction after the hearing. it procedure and this was his reaction

katy austin, bbc news.p of repairs. £150 million extra has been given to councils in england for this year and next year already. but it's unclear how much the new government will put in after that. do get in touch with us on this. send us a picture of your pothole damage. you can do so in the usual ways — and please don't forget to leave us your name so we can give you a mention. lets us know if you have contacted your local authority and managed to get compensation. we have had a very early e—mailfrom bob get compensation. we have had a very early e—mail from bob and anne who hit a pothole and broke a spring in december. they contacted the local county council with pictures straightaway but the council said because that road had been checked a few months prior and was fine at that time, that their evidence is a mismatch. you can see although theoretically you can claim, but it gets convoluted and more often than not people just give up.— not people 'ust give up. lynne has been in not peoplejust give up. l

katie bo lillis in washington and this is cnn we're back with breaking news at axios. >> barak ravid is now reporting that israel's defense minister yoav gallant, spoke with us defense secretary lloyd austin earlier today, warning that iran is preparing to launch a large-scale attack against israel, citing a source familiar here with the call, cnn's diplomatic editor, nic robertson is joining me here in tel aviv right now. so what could this mean? i mean, obviously iran launches a full scale attack against israel. that's the beginning of a new war as the worst-case scenario. this is what all the diplomacy over the past week has been about to avoid. it had seemed until this point that iran was contemplating a lesser strike something calculated within the rules of international law not to hit civilians. to strike at military targets the same way they did, did an israel in april, that wouldn't trigger israel into a region hello response to that. but if there's buildup is as brak ravid is hearing from his sources, then that calls into question and perhaps his why the intelligence assessment that israel is having at the moment that there could be a strike by iran or hezbollah, or a combination

austin texas with opportunities to thrive and succeed. by the way, he'll be on gma live with us tomorrow. it's always a big night. guests will include anna wintour, vera wang, monica seles and katie you. >> whit: cheers to that. >> where are our drinks? [ laughter ] >> whit: you're gonna send us some tomorrow, right, lara? >> lara: maybe later today. >> whit: you got it. thank you, lara. let's go back to ginger. >> ginger: thank you, whit. the wichita air show had a good day saturday but cancelled the next day. storms came. damaging winds in less of 54 miles per hour. there are storms that will break up that extreme heat. then you've got cold. that's why you get pockets of air sinking like this. we will see them, probably won't be able to see them. so much of this happens tonight in the overnight hours. if you're in minneapolis or back into south dakota, have two ways >> now to the spotlight on princess kate's outing over the weekend. one of the few times she's been seen in public sin her cancer diagnosis. maggie rulli joins us from london with more. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, sade, good morning. we got that rare glimpse of princess kate over the weekend. it's only t