you're watching bbc breakfast. i'm at london bridge where six people were killed last night and almost 50 injured in two attacks just a few hundred metres apart. counter—terrorism police are still on the scene. in the first incident, a van swerved onto the pavement into pedestrians. eyewitnesses said the driver seemed to be deliberately targeting people. get down! he and two other men left the van in nearby borough market where several people were attacked by knives. everyone in all of the bars, he was stabbing people and i was saying, run, run, run. police responded in eight minutes and the suspects were shot. they were wearing what looked like explosive vests, but they were later established to be hoaxes. the prime minister has left the campaign trail and has returned to london. she will hold a meeting of the cobra committee in westminster later this morning. on breakfast, we will bring you the latest from london bridge and keep you up—to—date with the investigation and reaction. good morning. you are watching bb

i would like to call it the bbc breakfast cafe. tor tim donovan has been looking at the key election issues for the capital. not least the way london's been reacting to the events of saturday night. notjust an act of terror to hurt and strike fear that won many think was intended to disrupt the democratic process. it is one theme are now hard to escape in this campaign. people ‘s minds will be on security, on policing, on how different communities and rub along together but it is impossible to work out, to anticipate, how this will affect the way people vote. during the campaign, tory cuts to schools and hospitals have also featured, as has the impact of labour's tax plans on a city where most high earners are concentrated. this election has also brought a lot of talk about tactics, tactical withdrawals in particular. this is even then, in a constituency currently held by labour by 274 boats. the green party withdrew, they didn't stand a candidate here because they want to help the programme an labour candidates —— eling. the former

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning... can see we are in westminster discussing all the reaction to the results of the election, what it means for parliament, what it means for you as well. everything in the next hour and a half, we will discuss all these things. let's have a summary of the latest developments this morning. the prime minister is facing pressure from within her own party, as she moves to form a government with the help of the democratic unionists. theresa may's failure to secure an outright majority in the general election has led to questions from some conservatives over whether she should remain in charge, and about what a deal with the dup could involve. earlier, herformer earlier, her former communications chief said she was certain sum cabinet ministers would be considering the prime minister ‘s future. they will be looking at the long term wondering if we will have five yea rs of term wondering if we will have five years of theresa may or if they will be in with a shot, they will be crowding around he

you are watching bbc breakfast. i'm at london bridge in central london were six people were killed last night. counter—terrorism police are still on the scene. in the first incident, a van swerved onto the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, eyewitnesses say the driver seemed to be deliberately targeting people. get down! he and two other men left the van in nearby borough market, where several people were attacked with knives. they were running in. they were going into all the pubs. i cannot remember all of them. i was saying run, run, run. police responded within eight minutes. armed officers shot dead three attackers. the suspects were wearing what looked like explosive vests, but we re looked like explosive vests, but were hoaxes. the prime minister has left the campaign trail to return to london. she'll hold a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee in westminster later this morning. on breakfast this morning, we'll bring you the latest from the scene and keep you up—to—date with the investiga

you are watching bbc breakfast.what it might mean for all of us. and what it might mean for all of us. yes, maybe reflecting some of the conversations you had last night all over this this morning, about the situation we now find ourselves in. we are going to talk about campaigns now. their campaigns were like chalk and cheese. theresa may met small select groups of supporters whilejeremy corbyn addressed large rallies of fervent followers. and while some critics said the prime minister failed to shine in personal interviews, others claimed the labour leader blossomed in the limelight. before we speak to a pair of experts in this field, let‘s remind ourselves of some highs and lows from those two very different campaigns. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet, where we agreed that the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth of june. you're joking. not another one. i like your shoes, and then she looked at me and said, your shoes got me involved in

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ain and there is more to come today, pretty grey and cloudy. here is the scene around the coast of argyll and bute captured by a weather watcher. eight will be cloudy with some wet and windy weather today, particularly across scotla nd weather today, particularly across scotland and the north of england, heavy and persistent rain through the morning. difficult driving conditions. the rain will move into eastern parts of northern ireland and this bulk of wet and windy weather works north—westwards through the day today. further south the rain is fairly light and patchy across the manchester region, the west of wales and south—west of england. this is 4pm, mostly dry in the east midlands, east anglia and south—east, there could be some brightness, 19 or 20 degrees. further north and west thicker cloud, drizzly rain, temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, that's pretty disappointing for the end ofjune. not only heavy rain across scotland but strong winds coming from the north—east. we have that w

we will keep you up—to—date here on bbc breakfast. good morning, you're watching bbc breakfast. at london bridge where six people were killed last night and almost 50 injured in two attacks just a few hundred metres apart. counter—terrorism police are still on the scene. in the first incident, a van swerved onto the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, eyewitnesses say the driver seemed to be deliberately targeting people. he and two other men left the van in nearby borough market — where several people were attacked with knives. they were running into the pubs and bars and stabbing everyone. i was telling people to run. police responded within eight minutes — armed officers shot dead three attackers. people should remain calm and vigilant and carrier on with their normal business. the threat level remains severe. the prime minister has left the campaign trail and returned to westminster. she'll hold a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee later this morning. on breakfast this morning we'll bring you the latest from the scene and keep you up to date with the i

one of the victims has been telling about bbc brea kfast victims has been telling about bbc breakfastame face—to—face with the attackers. eyesores some of my friends —— i saw some of my friends. one of my friends was behind me, and i knew right there and then that unless i acted, the worst could possibly happen. i knewi acted, the worst could possibly happen. i knew i had to delay them because the police were in the area. u nfortu nately, because the police were in the area. unfortunately, i saw what looked like suicide vests on them, so i knew i could notjust charge in an attack them because they could have detonated them, which would have been the worst possible outcome. so i had to somehow keep them at bay. they started yelling, everyone get on the floor. i knew that if they had done that, it would be game over insta ntly, had done that, it would be game over instantly, they would just kill them then and there. the attackers came on me and started barking at eve ryo ne on me and started barking at everyone to get on the floor. i kept telling them, no, and then they snapped and char

you are watching bbc breakfast.don were six people were killed last night. counter—terrorism police are still on the scene. in the first incident, a van swerved onto the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, eyewitnesses say the driver seemed to be deliberately targeting people. get down! he and two other men left the van in nearby borough market, where several people were attacked with knives. they were running in. they were going into all the pubs. i cannot remember all of them. i was saying run, run, run. police responded within eight minutes. armed officers shot dead three attackers. the suspects were wearing

thank you very much for your time today and yesterday, of course, here on bbc breakfast. from bbc news. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. bolt bot good spells of sunshine this morning. showers in the forecast today and tomorrow. the northern half of the country will be breezy. windy in scotland where we'll see gales. unseasonably windy on saturday into the start of sunday here. the winds will pick up towards 0rkney and shetland. the best of the sunshine sheltered eastern areas in scotland. for northern ireland, a bit of sunshine here and there and also some cloud. nice spells of sunshine across north—eastern england and in towards the midlands. southern counties rather cloudy because of a weak weather front. we could see some damp weather around glastonbury for a time. it should start to dry up through the afternoon, given some brightness though it will feel quite warm. for the afternoon, sheltered eastern areas always do the best with the brightness. eastern wales, east of the pennines, the south—east of england and the north—east of scotland. it's going

the party's co—leader, jonathan bartley, was asked earlier on bbc breakfast why voters should vote fores. in 2015 we got more votes than in all the previous general election is put together and we have shifted the labour party in a different direction but they are still not making the right choices, there is no commitment to proportional representation, we cannot tackle air pollution and expand roads and airports. there is no commitment to the big ideas such as the basic income, reform of the welfare state, looking at how we change voting patterns. it is only the green party who are saying that we have got this wave of automation coming in and how we tackle those job losses. we're not going to waste £110 billion renewing trident, which labour says it probably would never use. what a ridiculous thing, it is hms pointless. goldthorpe in barnsley is still recovering from the miners' strike of the 80s. it's a traditional labour heartland that saw pits close all around it — driving huge unemployment that is still an issue today. ukip have come second in this constituency before — but with n

even mrs may's foreign secretary didn't seem entirely clear when he was asked on bbc breakfast this morningwhere she was, ican i, i, i don't know exactly where she was, i can tell you whenever she was she was right not to be a bad debate because it was a yammering cacophony of views, many of them left, even by the bbc‘s own standards i think you would agree that that audience was notably to the left of many people in this country. the audience was of course picked by comres, but that's by the by. and the issue even came up when the prime minister was meeting voters at a west yorkshire factory this afternoon. iam sure i am sure you are fed up of talking about and but just a i am sure you are fed up of talking about and butjust a quick one, the debate last night that he didn't ta ke debate last night that he didn't take part in, you are getting quite a hard time on social media for not doing it today. having seen that do you think you made the right decision? i'm running the sort of campaign i've run throughout my career campaign i've run throughout my career which is a campaign when i get ou

headlines are up next to your brea kfast. headlines are up next to your breakfast. —— here on bbc breakfastoming up before 8am, john has a round—up of the sports news and phil will be here with the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. the dup says it has had "positive talks" over a possible deal to support a conservative minority government, but that no final agreement has yet been reached. discussions are set to continue later this week. our correspondent, john campbell, is in belfast. can you bring us any kind of update at all about where we are with these negotiations with the dup, and also a sense of how it is going down in northern ireland ? a sense of how it is going down in northern ireland? in terms of what will be in these negotiations, we have heard a lot over the past few days about the social policies of the dup, the fact they oppose gay marriage and abortion rights in northern ireland. that will likely not feature in discussions with the conservatives because those matters are devolved to northern ireland. westminster will leave it to northern ireland. wha

as soon as it happens we will bring it to you here on bbc breakfast., we're looking at highs in the high 20s, or indeed, for some, the low 30s. pollen levels today are also very high more or less across—the—board, the exception being where we have a weather front and the weather front is producing some rain, but that rain will fizzle as we go through the day. but as the weather front sinks south, fresher conditions follow on from behind, but there will be a lot of sunshine. strong sunshine, uv levels, are very high across many parts particularly the south today as well. so these are the kind of temperature values you can expect. inland, we're looking up to 33 celsius. along the coast, it will be cooler with sea breezes developing. there is a chance we could see the odd shower develop too across eastern and central england. it could be thundery, but most of us will miss them. there is a higher risk across southern scotland and northern ireland, but here you will be unlucky if you catch one. the rain across the north does continued to fizzle leaving clou

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.more failed safety tests on tower blocks across england — every sample of cladding examined so far is a fire risk. 0fficials investigating a cyber attack on the houses of parliament say the threat has been contained — it's believed hackers attempted to gain access to mps e—mails. am afraid we cannot promise the glorious sunshine of last weekend. but we can bring your sunrise from this morning. it is right. it is not too bad. we had a little cloud yesterday and temperatures reached close to mid—20s. a little cooler and fresh today with more cloud around, particularly for england and wales. an area of low pressure across the north of scotland which bought them a windy day. that will continue to push away today so the wind is easing here and a brightening sky appearing across the northern half of the country. england and wales will have a weather front bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. showers across the north—west of the highlands. the odd heavy one. good spells of sunshine around. w

you are watching bbc breakfast.elsius, dc tim butcher is 15 or 16 so it is perfect with gentle sea breezes but it will get hotter, not just here but across most of england, wales in particular. we could have temperatures easily into the high 20s, even as high as 34 in london. if we hit 34, it will make its the warmest day injune since 1976 was to if you are out in the sun, enjoy it but of course take the usual sensible precautions, drink plenty of water, get shade rakes, slap yourself in sunscreen, have a cover and a hat. today's forecast is one of heat and thunderstorms was top we currently have some thunderstorms across the north of the country, parts of northern ireland, parts of scotland and northern england. with the thunderstorms today and the night, they could be torrential, there could be some large hail and gusty winds. a lot of rain in a small amount of time. away from the thunderstorms, a lots of sunshine. low cloud on some of the hills in the south will lift and we will see sunshine where we have that cl

you are watching bbc breakfast. the front pages.g the election last week on thursday. the front page of the mail on sunday. borisjohnson launching a bid to be prime minister as may clings on. it was denied furiously by borisjohnson already saying he has no such plans and is fully supporting the prime minister. the same story on the front of the sunday times. five cabinet ministers urge borisjohnson to topple the reason may. and they are talking about the outcome of brexit. —— theresa may. negotiations are expected to begin within the week. people are demanding a softer brexit for business. that could be good news for businesses who have been concerned about the impacts on the market and trade deals coming up with the eu. in office but not in power, that is how the sunday telegraph describes it today. they also detailed the events in downing street over the last couple of days, in particular, the resignations of the prime minister's closest advisers, nick timothy and fiona hill, who many in the party blamed for the disastrous campaig

thank you very much forjoining us on bbc breakfast this morning. good morning.as a modern party leader i think you just can't really allow that. let's not distract attention away from the fact that in less tha n attention away from the fact that in less than two years tim farron presided over a quite remarkable revival in the party's fortunes. we have doubled the party membership, we have increased the number of mps at the general election by 50%, and he has taken us from the political margin again write to the centre of political debate and he has given us political debate and he has given us political relevance. yet it has cast doubt on his appointment as leader in the first place. when picking a leader of a political party, how much consideration should be given to his faith? he has said it has clashed and distracted from his politicaljob. i think there are legitimate questions for us all to be asking not just legitimate questions for us all to be asking notjust in the lib dems about the way in which his faith has been treated in this general election campaig

you will see breakfast on bbc one in five minutes. —— practice. hi there. r today sunshine is going to be a little bit harder to come by. —— breakfast. for most of us it's going to be quite cloudy. and that cloud thick enough to bring some rain for some of us. now, the relatively clear weather we had yesterday working out into the north sea, replaced by this big lump of cloud. the area of low pressure still well out in the mid—atlantic. the low spinning around there, throwing south—westerly winds across the uk. so it is going to be a mild day coming up. but that cloud will be thick enough for some of us to get pretty wet weather. the wettest of it, first thing in the morning, across wales, north—west england. some low cloud and mist and hill fog patches across the south—west of england. but a mild start to the day as well — 13—14 degrees, something like that. a bit cooler across the north of scotland. but at least here, you've got a chance of seeing a bit of morning sunshine. now, it's going to be quite a gusty start to the day across wales and south—west en

bbc london news. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast from bbc news, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty., local reports say that residents are trapped in the building. it broke out around midnight. more than 200 firefighters are at the scene, along with a0 fire engines. good morning. let's go straight to that major fire in a 27—storey tower block in west london. these are the shocking live pictures this morning from the north kensington area of london. the london mayor sadiq khan has declared it a major emergency. this is the grenfell tower, a 27—floor block of flats, which if you know that part of london is close to the portobello road market. that's in the notting hill area. the blaze broke out around midnight. more than 200 firefighters and some a0 five engines are at the scene. emergency services were called at 12:55am. dozens of ambulances have been called through the night, and the london ambulance service say they have taken 30 patients to five hospitals. that is the latest figure on casualties so far. we don't have full details on casualties but hundreds of people are thought to

it's 8.18am and you're watching breakfast from bbc news.hopefully you won't be under attack this morning, carol. i hope so attack this morning, carol. i hope so too, dan. good morning to you. i'm in bee urban and behind me, there are 13 hives. we saw another one earlier which is behind glass. there are 700,000 bees here and 14 queen bees and all around there are neck tear—friendly plants being grown to encourage the bees to come in and pollinate and you can see some around me now. we've got raised beds and some lovely wildflowers and if you come down this weekend, you will be given seeds to plant. you will be able to taste some honey and taste the beer that's made from honey and it's all part of the open garden squares weekend which is taking place in london. there are 27 boroughs involved and 230 gardens you might not otherwise have access to, and they will be open for you to explore. the weather is glorious. the temperatures picked up nicely, but we have a north/south split. so starting in scotland at 9am, some heavy rain in the west. dri

earlier today, as part of the big breakfast, bbc radio and television joined together to ask voters inm. my colleague louise minchin found that recent events had prompted great interest in the role of the police and security. it is really shocking what has happened in manchester, wringing out happened in manchester, bringing out the security question, doesn't it? everyone has pulled together in manchester, but how will we address the situation, because it can happen anywhere, it can happen in london. how are we going to cover the security issues that we find ourselves with? we saw it happen in london again at the weekend as well. ken marsh from the metropolitan police association, there have been incredible stories of bravery from all of our emergency services, police included. my colleagues are heroes. with what took place on saturday evening, straight after what had happened in manchester, it is at the forefront of everyone's minds. we now find situations where we have to run toward some really horrendous situations. and the bravery that was shown by my colleagues is phenomenal. we h

bbc brea kfast. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. to have been widely supported london‘s muslims. fire sprinklers are to be fitted into 25 housing blocks in croydon as part of the council‘s response to the grenfell tower fire in which dozens of people have died or are presumed dead. the sprinklers will be fitted to all tower blocks in the area which have 10,11 or 12 storeys. the council also says it‘ll respond to any recommendations that emerge from the forthcoming grenfell tower investigation. judges at the european court of human rights have ordered doctors in london to continue to give life support to a terminally ill baby for a further three weeks — to give them more time to consider his case. the parents of charlie gard, want permission to take their son to the united states to undergo therapy trial. the baby has a rare genetic condition and brain damage. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube board, the circle and hammersmith and city lines are part suspended — due to ongoing investigations at the site of th

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.n is here to tell us what's caught his eye. thank you for coming in. good morning. trooping the colour in the times. i was thinking about... it is in all the papers. such a big story. i will hold up the express. here we go. i was thinking about the fact that there are certain photographs that are part of people ‘s lives. the photos were wedding, the photo when you graduate, and there is always a traditional trooping the colour balcony at buckingham palace shot. this year it is very interesting because we have prince george but rosella's hand is pointing off to the side and i think he's showing prince george went a gesture. you can see a bit of string attached from philip's hand to that of georges and he is showing him how to wave. you can't see the string, but would it not be great if you could? all of the generations are being photographed. and he's showing prince william the wrong way to do it. he does need to get it right. you have to get your wave right. the story from the mirror a

adams was speaking on bbc breakfast this morning.s never been a coach, to me. he is a good coach, don‘t get me wrong, but he is not the best i‘ve ever had. there are some fantastic coaches that taught me how to defend, arsenal never did that. tennis legend martina navratilova has accused another former wimbledon champion, margaret court, of being a homophobia in the wake of the australian‘s controversial comments about the lesbian and gay communities. court described tennis as "full of lesbians" yesterday after expressing her opposition to same—sex marriage. navratilova described chord as an amazing tennis player, and a racist and homophobic. she called some of the comment sick and dangerous. margaret court‘s abuse led to some players this week suggesting a boycott of the margaret court arena during the australian openin court arena during the australian open in melbourne. meanwhile andy murray plays world number 15 martin klizan of slovakia in the second round of the french open later. we will have the latest on that and the rest of

adams was speaking this morning on bbc breakfast. i think he's a fantastic physiologist.the game at that, physiology, preparation and recovery, best in the game. benitez is pretty gerber arson is the best. but he has never been a coach to me. he's a good coach, but not the i've ever had. other guys are fantastic coaches. they taught me how to defend. arsene wenger never did that. british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says he won't be making the same mistake as his predecessor by splitting the teams. the squad arrived in new zealand yesterday ahead of the start of their tour. gatland says suggestions the schedule is too tough are overblown and has been talking about the importance of keeping the squad together for the tests and midweek matches unlike graham henry in 2001. it is paramount for these guys at the moment. the players that are involved in 2001, he lost half the tea m involved in 2001, he lost half the team on day one because he had you quys team on day one because he had you guys over here, you guys over there. the players knew straightaway, that's t

the party leader jonathan ba rtley was asked on bbc breakfast why voters should vote green over the labouredges. in 2050 b got more votes than in all the previous general elections put together and that shifted the labour party in a different direction. but there is no commitment to modern democracy and the post and representation, we cannot expand roads and airports, there was no commitment to the big ideas like the basic income, reform of the welfare state, looking at how we change patterns in our working lives. it is only the green party thatis lives. it is only the green party that is looking ahead and saying that is looking ahead and saying that we have got this wave will automation coming in and we have got to think about how we tackle those job losses. and we wasting £110 billion renewing trident which labour says it would probably never use? it is ridiculous, it is hms pointless! the shooting incident in the iranian parliament is over. reuters is picking up on that, coming out of iran. the islamic state group has claimed it has been behind two attacks in tehran, one targeting parli

check this out for a trophy if you win our mini bbc breakfast tournament this morning.ill try to show later. i want to see that, please, that will be amazing. show later. i want to see that, plea5e, that will be amazing.” show later. i want to see that, please, that will be amazing. i love some of those names, 17 stone roses. chafing the dream was my favourite, at least they aren't taking themselves too seriously! 27% of your body weight! if you like rain, that's what you would have seen. that's right, a wet start for many places, but not all of the uk. there'll be a of standing water, surface spray, we have had heavy rain through the night. the heaviest rain has been across england and wales. at the moment the heaviest rain is the east anglia, heading up through the likes of lincolnshire. it is all rotating around an area of low pressure and it will continue to do so and drift further northwards as we go through the day. that will allow it to brighten up in the south—east. not especially sunny. still a lot of cloud. the brightest skies will be in scotland, where we wil

there will be continued coverage throughout the day on bbc news and updates here on breakfast from 6amit's 9am. a huge fire has torn through a block of flats in west london. a number of fatalities have been confirmed and people are still thought to be trapped. there was smoke everywhere. literally everywhere. there was people downstairs. there was bits of the cladding falling off the block that was on fire. people screaming. after a couple of minutes because obviously people were still sleeping on the higher floors so they didn't have a clue what was going on. they need to ring 999 and there is a dedicated line for this incident, 0k? the emergency services were called to the grenfell tower in north kensington around 1am this morning with flames covering most of the block.

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning... rich and poor is growing across britain, according to a new report from the resolution foundation. almost but not everywhere in the uk, we have been enjoying glorious weather. yesterday was officially the hottest day of the year — 30.2 degrees was recorded in london. it's expected to be even hotter today, with highs of up to 32 degrees. helen will bring us more details shortly, but first here are some sunny scenes from yesterday. music: "walking on sunshine" glorious weather. it does make you feel good. looking outside the window in salford quays, glorious blue skies, not always the case, but it is fantastic today. we will enjoy that. i will say goodbye now. i am that. we will say goodbye now. i am going to do the news for andrew marr. father's day! i got a bag of gums. i thought you were going wine gums. i thought you were going to say a bag of wine. i would have been worried! the morning's weather, it is hot! it is not even the hottest. of it is not even the hettestpaxteef day yet.

bbc. tv, online and radio. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the problem in the next hour. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. the met has launched a new campaign to prevent the theft of motorbikes and scooters often used in so called snatch and grab robberies. officers are calling on owners to use more security as thieves are less likely to target bikes with two locks. more than 15,000 motorbikes and scooters were stolen last year, with more than half then being used to commit crime like robberies and transporting drugs and weapons. utility companies have pledged to help former residents of grenfell tower. suppliers have agreed to write off outstanding energy bills for those residents who lost their home in the blaze last week. scientists at guy‘s hospital are hoping to make a breakthrough in bladder cancer research after receiving a donation worth £2 million. it‘s hoped the cash will be spent on finding new treatments. the money has been given to the trust by the widow of a man who wa

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.agedy. and radiohead have headlined the opening night of the glastonbury festival, 20 years after they first topped the bill on the pyramid stage. it might be sunny for those in glastonbury and the rest of us. let's find out what the weather holds. good morning. not looking too bad. a big difference to last weekend, where we have the high temperatures and sunshine. this weekend it will bea and sunshine. this weekend it will be a little bit of sunshine, cloud, breezy in the far north. much cooler thanit breezy in the far north. much cooler than it was. in the sunshine feeling quite pleasant and there's some good sunshine around. weather what the pictures coming through from the north—east. some sunshine through the midlands, towards eastern parts of wales. this area of low pressure is the culprit for bringing the windy weather to scotland. unseasonably windy into the afternoon across the northern half of scotland. we could have up to 40— 50 mph. for northern ireland and into southern an

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.s the last week of june, it has been a months of extremes. last week we had the hottestjune extremes. last week we had the hottest june day extremes. last week we had the hottestjune day in 40 years. this week our attention has turned to the rain. and in parts of scotland we have broken records. in edinburgh the wettest june there have broken records. in edinburgh the wettestjune there on record. this was how things looked yesterday in edinburgh. but it is a drier picture for most of us today. there is some rain, but you can see blue skies and sunshine captured by a weather watcher in warwickshire. you can see there are some holes in the cloud, showing the sunshine in the midlands and south—east england. but a lot of cloud elsewhere and some rain. particularly for parts of western wales, south—west england, where you have rain and brisk northerly winds. further north some rain in northern ireland and scotla nd rain in northern ireland and scotland and northern england. in the south—eas

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.hundreds of flats have been evacuated in north london tower blocks because of fire safety concerns following the grenfell tower tragedy. and radiohead have headlined the opening night of the glastonbury festival, 20 years after they first topped the bill on the pyramid stage. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. good morning! i have put a fairly nice picture of behind me because i think things will improve after this cloudy start. what a difference this weekend, compared to last weekend when we have the high temperatures and high humidity. cooler this weekend, especially in the north, and very windy in the far north of scotland. showers in the forecast and sunshine as well. this is the culprit bringing strong winds. very tightly packed isoba rs culprit bringing strong winds. very tightly packed isobars for this time of year. windy start, a of cloud in northern ireland and towards scotland. bit of brightness may be in east, but generally cloudy and the wind will pick up th

you're watching breakfast from bbc news.ed safety tests on tower blocks across england, every sample of cladding examined so far is a fire risk. 0fficials investigate a cyber attack on the houses of parliament say the threat has been contained. it's believed hackers attempted to gain access to mps e—mails. also coming up in the programme: spencer kelly and the team will have all the latest technology news in click. here's stav with a look at this morning's weather. a mixed bag this morning, stav, a bit cloudy over here? that looks spectacular. lovely, a lovely sunset, quite cloudy out there, some gorgeous breaks like this one in the north—east. we've got some photos of beautiful sunrises across the south coast, so not all cloudy but generally today it's looking cloudy across england and wales compared to yesterday. still windy in the north as the pressure chart shows the area of low pressure pulling away. the winds and the gales easing down, turning brighter across scotland and northern ireland but further south the weather

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning...ke place in london, the government promises more support for survivors of the grenfell tower fire. seven crew members are missing after a us navy destroyer collides with a cargo vessel off the coast of japan. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. lead to you both. i have got to say that the mid—20s is bearable for me and ever get any hotter, which over the next few days, it will be uncomfortable particularly as humidity rises. but the payoff, lovely sunrises. this one coming in from rye harbour. plenty of sunshine to be found this morning. i drove past the little ‘s fault first thing and that is gone now. we should enjoy plenty of fine and dry weather the week and will be warm, if not hot. with several days of this hit and rising humidity. night—time humidity as well will make it uncomfortable for some. we have lots of sunshine this morning and a little cloud across the north—west of england. that will burn away for the main cloudy area where we have the main cloudy area

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers.politics from the university of liverpool is here to tell us what has caught his eye. plenty to keep us going if you are interested in politics. let's start with the mail, the possibility of another election. i don't know that the public will much relish that. what are the politicians saying? according to the male, 40% of the public think there should be another election this year and i think the likelihood of an election is very, very strong, however much that may fill us with beer. minority government are normally unstable. it would take a few conservative rebellion against theresa may, even with dup support, for the government to collapse. i think the likelihood of another election is very high indeed. jostling for position, the conservative leader, should theresa may be unable to carry on. her position is very precarious, very difficult. she will be regarded as the conservative leader whom mislaid their majority. the blame game continues about who lost it and why. interesting if yo

you're watching breakfast on bbc news. it is 8:20am. time for a look at the newspapers.hat caught his eye ina and will tell us what caught his eye in a second. a quick look at the front pages... we start with the observer, as we were just hearing, there is a bit of a panic over regulations, fire regulations and a bit of a u—turn. where they were cutting back on red tape and attitudes towards fire safety, now they are reviewing all of those. there is call for a cross—party commission to look at them. front page of the sunday times reporting on the cyber attack affecting people who work in westminster, mps and peers on their star. they think 10,000 people are being advised to change their passwords after what has been described as a sustained undetermined effort by hackers to break into sensitive e—mail account and speculation about who may have been behind it. one of the papers this morning suggesting it was russia. lakmal fears after mps hit by cyber attack. 10,000 locked out of their accou nts attack. 10,000 locked out of their accounts yesterday. —— lacked male fears.

it‘s 8.18am and you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news.n bringing rain into northern ireland. so, uv levels today are high, or very high across england and wales and also north—east scotland and if you have an alshlgy to pollen, well, this is the pollen chart. you can see high across the pollen chart. you can see high a cross m ost the pollen chart. you can see high across most of england and wales. including the channel islands. this morning we have showers across the far north of scotland. they are around the north and the moray firth. move further north, it is large dry dry. a sunny start in northern ireland. as we head across england and wales we are back into the sunshine as naga rightly said with temperatures picking up. already we are looking at 1as and 155. by already we are looking at 1a5 and 155. by 10al we are more likely to 5ee 155. by 10al we are more likely to see 165 155. by 10al we are more likely to 5ee16s and 1s. 155. by 10al we are more likely to 5ee16s and 15. through the course of the day, the sunshine prevails, howeve

you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers.d is here to tell us what's caught her eye. interesting to pick up on this conversation as well. we were talking about how the audience was really engaged and fiery. punchy. what was interesting afterwards on bbc news channel was the coverage with some of of the politicians and that fire was reflected a little bit. there was a particular exchange with labour and the conservatives. it was about food banks i think. let's have a look. 40% pay it was about food banks i think. let's have a look. 4096 pay cut since 2010 and are using food banks. he has never used a food bank. actually... take that back. let's sort this out. take that back. i wa nt to sort this out. take that back. i want to hear you just pointed in my face. let's hear from jeremy corbyn. this is what he had to say about that nuclear deterrent. poor simon there, half—journalist, half—referee, i think that was his role! what was your feeling coming away from the debate, it didn't feel anyone was saying there was an outright wi

coming up after breakfast on bbc one, it's saturday kitchen, with michel rouer.cussing at home about the deal which has been done with the dup. and just assessing what we know about the 2017 general election and what it means for theresa may. we will have the headlines in just a couple of moments. hello this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. we are in westminster discussing the fallout from the results of the general election. we will discuss what a hung parliament might mean for the country in the future of theresa may. let's bring you the latest developments. the prime minister is facing pressure from within her own party, as she moves to form a government with the help of the democratic unionists. theresa may's failure to secure an outright majority in the general election has led to questions from some conservatives over whether she should remain in charge, and about what a deal with the dup could involve. earlier the prime minister's former communications chief told us she was certain that some cabinet members would be considering mrs may'

it's 06:20 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news.mes, with four terror attacks in the space ofjust three months — three in london and one in manchester. in march, five people were killed in an attack on westminster. two months later 22 people, many of them young girls, lost their lives at a pop concert in manchester. eight people were then killed in a third attack on london bridge and borough market. and then on monday a mosque in finsbury park was targeted. this morning, four weeks after so many were killed at that manchester concert, louise has been speaking to the mum of one of those who died, 15—year—old olivia campbell—hardy. i will remember livia as the cheeky little girl that she was, always singing, laughing, jumping on my bed. —— olivia. just the typical olivia, really. # what are we going to do without your smart mouth? her singing and her dancing and her make up singing and her dancing and her make up were the three most important things in her life. her singing, she absolutely lives for her singing. everywhere she went, s

it's 06:15 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning. election today. security has been increased at some polling stations after the terror attacks in london and manchester. the sacked fbi director, james comey, will testify today in an investigation into links between a former national security adviser and russia. matt's out at a nature reserve today surrounded by beautiful wild flowers to brighten up your morning. we said it was wet and wild outside this morning, but in some places it is all right. we have sent matt to a nature reserve, surrounded by beautiful wildflowers. hello, matt. good morning. a quick test for europe, while you are there. can you name this flower? —— test for you both. daisy. yes, daisies. big long daisies, close enough. it is an oxide daisy, and it is one of 50 flowers in this year's great british wildflower hunt, an initiative launched today by the plant life 0rganisation. that was launched on the back of a survey which says 70% of us want to know more about our wildflowers. less than half of 16— 23 —year—olds

bbc one. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and ben thompson.ces and march in westminster demanding answers and more help. theresa may has been criticised by some for her response to the fire, in the last few moments damian green, the first secretary of state, said she had been deeply affected by the tragedy. the prime minister is distraught as is everyone in the country, we are all desperately sad, we are angry.

you are watching breakfast from bbc news.ched a deal with the democratic union party to secure her minority government. it has been revealed that an administrative blunder meant 700,000 nhs documents were sent to a warehouse rather than patients. 0ne one of the things we will be talking a lot about this morning is the deal between the dup and the conservatives, and theresa may. the prime minister has promised extra funding for northern ireland, which has been described as a £1 billion bride on many front pages. the daily telegraph saying the £1 billion for the dup is just telegraph saying the £1 billion for the dup isjust the telegraph saying the £1 billion for the dup is just the start of theresa may has warned the unionists will be back for more money. the front page of the daily mirror, the pm's handshake of shame, they say. the billion pound bride to crackpots. the front page of the daily express has a little bit on the dup deal but the new way to be diabetes as their main story, and a picture of the queen and prince char

coming up at 6am, breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt, but first on bbc news, the travelhow. this week on the travel show, we're in chile, exploring a town that was knocked down by nature and how it splitting itself back together again. also coming up on this week's show: it looks incredible... we're dangling over new york in virtual reality. it's the superman experience. and meeting the man who is attempting to bagpipe his way around the world. people were sprinting towards me and they said, never come back, but before you go, cani never come back, but before you go, can i have a go? the long coastline of chile is the point of collision between two tectonic plates, so a large magnitude earthquake are part of chilean history. no alarm sounded, some people fled to higher ground but many didn't escape in time. on the night of the 27th of february 2010, the central coast of chile was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded. the magnitude was 8.8 and the city of constitution on was sitting at the epicentre. but that was not the only deadly force of nature to strik

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfastaga munchetty is in dunfermline. our focus is ourfocus is on our focus is on scotland and the general election campaign there. we'll be back out there soon, but first a summary of the morning's main news. theresa may is disappointed with donald trump withdrawing america from the paris accord. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminster for us this morning. we have a phone call made by donald trump to theresa may in what appears to bea trump to theresa may in what appears to be a relatively frank discussion? theresa may told donald trump she was disappointed with his decision and she stressed the uk was committed to remaining signed up to paris and about was the right framework. although there was a difference of opinion, there has been some criticism of theresa may that she wasn't more critical of donald trump's decision and didn't try to use what influence she may have over donald trump to try to persuade him to change his mind. labour said it was a dereliction of dut

that's it from me, the breakfast team is here at six. now on bbc news — talking books.nd welcome to talking books at hay festival. hay has been inviting audiences to talk, to think, to read and to reflect for 30 years. over ten days 250,000 people will rub shoulders with some of the world's greatest writers, thinkers and performers. all here in the beautiful surroundings of the brecon beacons in wales. today i'm talking to the australian author tim winton, who once compared writing to surfing. he's written 28 books for adults and children and his latest, the boy behind the curtain is about his childhood growing up in western australia and the impact that's had on his work. applause now, most writers don't have a fish named after them. most writers don't have their face on a postage stamp. but then tim winton is not most writers. he wrote his first novel, an open swimmer, when he was just 19 years old, and he's gone on to write nearly 30 more books for adults and children, all very different, but to my mind, all sharing an ear for language, and an eye for the natural lan

you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning...hampions league final. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m victoria hollins. two people are still being questioned over the fatal shooting ofa questioned over the fatal shooting of a woman yesterday in london. she was killed outside a block of flats. londoners are racking up credit card debt to cover the cost of living in the capital, according to a new report. renters in liverpool street, clapham junction, and putney are said to be most at risk of falling into persistent debt — as the report from experian found that people who live in those areas tend to be young and employed — but not saving. naturists are campaigning to be able to sunbathe on hampstead heath this summer. supporters of the naturist action group will be carrying out informal polls to gauge public opinion. the city of london corporation, which manages hampstead heath, said public nudity was prohibited by its bylaws and could lead to prosecution as a criminal of

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