three bailout programs that means that athens is no longer dependent on aid from the european union european central bank and the international monetary fund the loans amounted to two hundred sixty billion euro. finally no more aid packages and no funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought dress to cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes on average income has fallen by a third but taxes remain high and now for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some are very skeptical about the future like this silversmith gave human the personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me. you know all of the crisis brought me and thousands of people in my position to a low point in business my company closed but in a dignified way without owing money to the state or pension funds and we could open in this cafeteria and many market. he hopes he'll soon go in a foothold again a lot of people try to fight their way through like that it is a got to go you can be my hopes on something bett

european union european central bank and international monetary fund the loans amounted to two hundred six. in europe's. finally no more aid packages and no more funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought drastic cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes income has fallen by a third on average the taxes however remain time for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some people don't even believe it's possible like this silversmith. something i've never personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me. because he sees the middle of the greek crisis brought down me and thousands of people in my position women weren't interested in buying our clothes anymore and as a result my manufacturing company closed we started this combined cafeteria and many market he hopes he'll soon gain a foothold again many people in greece are trying to fight their way through. it because like i can my hopes on something better even if we've left the bailout program i believe me greeks will be paying for years to come but we all hope for something better hope dies last. and the government knows there's still plenty to do even with all the loans paid off but as it will make more needs to be done starting with the tax system which is in business friendly right now the justice system must deliver decisions faster that will have a direct influence on attracting investment on the whole thing should become more european the state should provide he services greece still has a huge mountain of debt to the tune of three hundred fifty billion euros they'll be dealing with that for a long time to come. and in his response to greece is biologic said here a ping commissioner for economic affairs pm muscovy see stressed the country's reforms laid the foundations for a sustainable recovery you know use brussels bureau chief myself and caught up with him. commissioner now the commission says this is a new chapter for greece but it seems like for regular people in greece it's more of the same high unemployment high taxes bad pensions would you agree no i don't i think that we are really opening a new chapter to this situation greece has already improved a lot including unemployment which has diminished from twenty seven percent to less than twenty percent i know that these is much too high but i think that now the. structures that we have built in greece make this country capable to recover attractiveness to at

european union, european central bank, and the international monetary fund. the loans amounted to 260 million euros. reporter: finally, no more aid packages and no funding requirements. but the last eight years have been tough greece, and brought drastic cost-cutting measures. many greeks lost their jobs and their homes. on average, income has fallen by a third, but taxes remain high. for most people, it will be a long time before the situation improveses, and somome are very skeptical about the future, like this silversmith. >> personally, for me, in the coming years, i do not see any hope. everything looks bleak to me. >> the crisis brought me and thousands of people in my position to a low point in business. my company closed, but in a dignified way, without owing money to the state or pension funds. and we can open this cafeteria and many market. -- minimarket. reporter: he hopes he can soon gain a foothold again. many people try to fight their way through like that every of -- like that. >> even ifif we leave the bailot program, i believe we greeks will be paying for years to come. but we all hope for something better. reporter: this cautious optimism atat the european commission in brussesels -- >> this is transformative. it has laid foundations for a sustainable recovery, putting in place the fundamental conditions needed for sustained growth, for job creation, and for sound public finances in the years to come. reporter: but a non-debt remains, 350 billion euros,, and unemployment is still high. although it has dropped below 20%, it is still the highest in europe. helen: earlier, my colleague asked the frankfurt exchange what investors have been saying about the end of the bailout. >> we can clearly say that investors have changed their mind about greece. first, they were very skeptical. now, they are giving credit to the greek government that their drastic austerity policies paid off. we have to remember the greek government established some very unpopular reforms inside of the country. the pension system, which was completely reformed. lots of cuts were in the civil service machinery. but when you look at the latest gdp figures, they are quite

its high and that's i can't tell you it's an option but i could see the european union the european central bank and other european institution to look very carefully if someone else other than european institutions and the i.m.f. of course would it should could help italy if need be now the european central bank is putting extra pressure on italy up until recently it was the only net buyer of italian debt and is now dialing back its bond purchasing program. yeah that's one of the big risks for italy that's one of the unsolved problems and that could lead us if the situation gets more dramatically into another greek plus or a gleek. ten times bigger greek situation of course now with the government at the helm that insists on more spending despite this mountain of debt is sitting you know how much of a risk how big is the risk all of this behavior poses a threat to the rest of europe there is a risk it's an increasing risk with good new government because it's the left and right wing and populistic and it doesn't have a solid economic investment strategy so the risk is there but the european institutions are much

european union european central bank and the international monetary fund the loans amounted to two hundred sixty billion euro. finally no more aid packages and no more funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought drastic cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes income has fallen by a third on average the taxes however remained high for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some people don't even believe it's possible like this silversmith but it's something i am personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me. because he sees the middle of the greek crisis brought down me and thousands of people in my position women weren't interested in buying our clothes anymore and as a result my manufacturing company closed we started this combined cafeteria and many market he hopes he'll soon gain a foothold again many people in greece are trying to fight their way through. it because like i pin my hopes on something better even if we've left the bailout program i believe me greeks will be paying for years to come but we all hope for something better hope dies last. and the government knows there's still plenty to do even with all the loans paid off. does that make more needs to be john starting with the tax system which isn't business friendly right now the justice system must deliver decisions faster that will have a direct influence on attracting investment on the whole thing should become more european the state should provide key services greece still has a huge mountain of debt to the tune of three hundred fifty billion euros they'll be dealing with that for a long time to come. oh in his response to greece's bailout exit european commissioner for economic affairs here will give each stress the country's reforms laid the foundations for a sustainable recovery and w.'s brussels bureau chief max hoffman caught up with. commissioner now the commission says this is a new chapter for greece but it seems like for regular people in greece it's more of the same high unemployment high taxes bad pensions would you agree no i don't think that we are really opening a new chapter that the situation in greece has already improved a lot including unemployment which has diminished from twenty seven percent to less than twenty percent i know that these still high much too high but i think that now the. structures that we have built in greece make this country capable to recover attractiveness to a

programs today for the past eight years athens had been dependent on aid from the european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund the loans given to greece amounted to two hundred sixty billion euros in return greece had to implement painful austerity measures and reforms now the time has come for greece to finance itself independently on the capital markets but how realistic is that. finally back on their feet financially no more cash injections or bailout funds that's the greek government goal after all the economy has been growing since last year mainly due to greek exports gaining ground last year greece exported goods worth twenty eight point nine billion euros exports have risen by thirty five and a half percent since two thousand and ten but the lion's share is in refined petroleum products a worrying concentration experts say greece itself has no domestic oil reserves it only process is imports and then exports them small businesses are also important to the greek economy but they have the make any money many banks are still sitting on bad loans and investors still don

european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund the loans given to greece amounted to two hundred sixty billion euros in return greece had to implement painful austerity measures and reforms and now the time has come for greece to finance itself independently on the capital markets again but how realistic is that. finally back on their feet financially no more cash injections or bailout funds that's the greek government goal after all the economy has been growing since last year mainly due to greek exports big gaining ground last year greece exported goods worth twenty eight point nine billion euros exports have risen by thirty five and a half percent since two thousand and ten but the lion's share is in refined petroleum products a worrying concentration experts say greece itself has no domestic oil reserves it only process is imports and then exports them small businesses are also important to the greek economy but they hardly make any money many banks are still sitting on bad loans and investors still don't trust the upswing they're also shying away from greece's high taxes and labor costs are well below the e.u. average wages and taxes have risen sharply in greece since two thousand they were at a high point when the crisis really here it in twenty ten then they sank again they've picked up again since last year making greece less attractive for companies in the domestic economy greeks need to earn more money and spend more of it again almost one in five are still unemployed greece has suffered through economic austerity no other country needs to start its recovery. and for more on this major milestone for greece today let's rope in our car. spondon anti cassava in athens and above our visa in brussels good to have both of you on the show i would like to start with you auntie because obviously big day for greece today question is are people there in the mood to celebrate the end of the bailout program well as you said it is a momentous moment here for greece but there is no one here celebrating because there is continued hardship in store for these people. and this is because while the numbers have started to look good while the macro indicators are looking much better for this economy it still remains weak and this is in these and this upbeat in this improvement has yet to trickle down to the really come to me and to the purses of the greek people and this unless the unless investments kick in and jobs are created this misery will continue to linger on don't forget we're dealing here with exhausting years of austerity that shrunk incomes by thirty percent one in three businesses have have gone bankrupt and more than a million people remain unemployed all right so mixed feelings there in brussels mixed feelings or it in athens what about the mood in brussels them. the mood to brussels is relatively upbeat because in a sense of course the european union thinks this is a sort of victory if we look back to two thousand and fifteen the euro and the whole euro area was in a serious wobble the greek crisis was not just a blip on the arisan it was a really deep conflict within the eurozone and so you know things ok we avoided the worst be avoided for instance a grex and that was something that was being talked about in two fifteen and so now it everybody knows this is a compromise everybody knows things could have been dealt was better over those eight years of bailouts and of course the e.u. things of succession of greek governments who are supposed to have made a lot of mistakes but still now we're at the point we're at and there is a sliver of hope and of course brussels talks up the success and says yes greek will be agreed hope they will be capable to stand on their own feet economically so just very briefly there how reliable is athens now because the temperature figures in order to join the euro in the first place of course ev

its high and that's i can't tell you it's an option but i could see the european union the european central bank and other european institutions to look very carefully if someone else other than european institutions and the i.m.f. of course would it should and could help italy if need be now the european central bank is putting extra pressure on italy up until recently it was the only net buyer of italian debt and is now dialing back its bond purchasing program. that's one of the big risks for italy that's one of the unsolved problems and that could lead us if the situation gets more dramatically into another greek plus or. ten times bigger greek situation of course now with the government at the helm that insists on more spending despite this mountain of debt is sitting out how much of a risk how big is the risk all of this behavior poses a threat to the rest of europe. there is a risk it's an increasing risk with good new government because it's the left and right wing and populistic and it doesn't have a solid economic investment strategy so the risk is there but the european institutions a much more and much

european union european central bank and international monetary fund the loans amounted to two hundred sixty billion euros. finally no more aid packages and no more funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought drastic cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes income has fallen by a third on average the taxes however remain time for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some people don't even believe it's possible like this silversmith. but also because you know personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me. because he sees the middle of the great crisis brought down me and thousands of people in my position women weren't interested in buying our clothes anymore and as a result my manufacturing company closed we started this combined cafeteria and many market he hopes he'll soon gain a foothold again many people in greece are trying to fight their way through. it because like i pin my hopes on something better even if we've left the bailout program i believe we greeks will be paying for years to come but we all hope for something better hope dies last. and the government knows there's still plenty to do even with all the loans paid off. does that make more needs to be john starting with the tax system which isn't business friendly right now the justice system must deliver decisions faster that will have a direct influence on attracting investment on the whole thing should become more european the state should provide key services greece still has a huge mountain of debt to the tune of three hundred fifty billion euros they'll be dealing with that for a long time to come. and in his response to grace's ban that exit european commissioner for economic affairs pm muscovy stressed the country's reforms have laid the foundations for a sustainable recovery and brussels bureau chief maxwell frank caught up with him. commissioner now the commission says this is a new chapter for greece but it seems like for regular people in greece it's more of the same high unemployment high taxes bad pensions would you agree no i don't i think that we are really opening a new chapter that the situation in greece has already improved a lot including unemployment which has diminished from twenty seven percent to less than twenty percent i know that these are still high it's much too high but i think that now the. structures that we have built in greece make this country capable to recover attracti

european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund the loans given to greece amounted to two hundred sixty billion euros and in return greece had to implement painful austerity measures and reforms on how the time has come for greece to finance itself independently on the capital markets again but how realistic is that. finally back on their feet financially no more cash injections or bailout funds that's the greek government goal after all the economy has been growing since last year mainly due to greek exports gaining ground last year greece exported goods worth twenty eight point nine billion euros exports have risen by thirty five and a half percent since two thousand and ten but the lion's share is in refined petroleum products a worrying concentration experts say greece itself has no domestic oil reserves it only processes imports and then exports them small businesses are also important to the greek economy but they hardly make any money many banks are still sitting on bad loans and investors still don't trust the upswing they're also shying away from greece's high taxes and labor costs i will below the e.u. average wages and taxes have risen sharply in greece since two thousand they were at a high point when the crisis really here it in twenty ten then they sank again they've picked up again since last year making greece less attractive for companies in the domestic economy greeks need to earn more money and spend more of it again almost one in five are still unemployed greece has suffered through economic austerity now the country needs to start its recovery. well european council president donna to task has offered his best wishes to greece as it leaves the bailout behind on twitter he wrote you did it congress relations to greece and its people on ending the program on financial assistance with huge efforts and european solidarity you seized the day and he tweeted the message in both english and in greek as we can see here. well let's find out of the financial world agrees with that sentiment it's over now to our man at the frankfurt stock exchange daniel daniel banks were especially exposed to the greek debt crisis is everyone happy now. well one thing is clear monica this day certainly marks the end of an area and when you talk to investors here on the trading floor you do get the feeling actually that they are rather optimistic about the current situation and greece was able to gain trust back also from investors and it's also able now to borrow money again from the financial world but it's actually interesting when they do this and they asked for

bailout programs so that means that athens is no longer dependent on aid from the european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund not be of no use amounted to two hundred and sixty billion euros. finally no more aid packages and no funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought stress to cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes on average income has fallen by a third but taxes remain high and now for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some very skeptical about the future like this silversmith but also because you move to the personally for me in the coming years i don't see any hope everything looks bleak to me but he sees the middle of the crisis brought me and thousands of people in my position to a low point in business my company closed but in a dignified way without owing money to the state or pension funds and we could open in this cafeteria and i mean that. he hopes he'll soon go in a foothold again a lot of people try to fight they were. through like that. got to go you can

european union, the european central bank and the international monetary fund loaned greece a total of 289 billion euros in three programmes, in 2010, 2012 and 2015. the economic reforms — austerity measures, that those creditors demanded in return, brought the country to its knees, with a quarter of its gross domestic product evaporating over eight years. greece has however returned to growth. and today it has exited that bailout programme. joining us now is vicky pryce, chief economic adviser at the centre for economics and business research. thank you forjoining us. firstly, it's been a long journey to get here. lots of tough austerity measures. greeks, ordinary greeks, are necessarily celebrating this milestone. no, but it does make a difference if the bailout is over, 01’ difference if the bailout is over, or the period of the bailout is over but the conditions are still there. we will see in 2019, pensions will be cut again and more tax increases. the austerity hasn't really finished. it will go on for quite some time. because the way in which the debt has been restructured to make it sustainable or little bit more sustainable than it otherwise would be is by extending maturities, lowering interest rates and having some interest rate periods where you don't actually pay any of this. so you have a holiday from paying interest. which is very helpful. but to get that agreement, greece has had to agree itself to be very tough on its own budget. so they will need to produce surpluses on the primary balance, in other words, surpluses on the bands which does not include debt repayments. that's pretty tough. —— on the balance is which. in order to achieve that, they are going to either continue to cut or get great to be considerably faster thanit get great to be considerably faster than it has been for the last few yea rs. than it has been for the last few years. that's going to be quite a challenge. unemployment is around about 25%, very high. how are they able to get this balance right? they have managed to exit the bailout programme, but how do they win over the people and make sure the economic conditions aren't as tough a5 economic conditions aren't as tough as it has been? it will be very difficult. there is some money available to the prime minister, to use ina available to the prime minister, to use in a certain way. there are a few tens of billions that are kept in reserve, if you like, from everything that has been paid to the greeks a5 everything that has been paid to the greeks as part of this bailout. it can be used to pay back other debts that are becoming due and a bit of leeway to use the money in a different way to help the economy. apart from that, there isn't an awful lot. greece is going to have to rely on foreign direct investment coming in, on confidence improving and on the market thinking that in fa ct and on the market thinking that in fact they are going to keep to a tight schedule in relation to their spending. so that the credit rating can be quite good. and that interest rates are quite low, if greece is to borrow and pay on the capital markets. it's going to be a really difficult situation and there will be elections coming up in the next year. that's going to unsettle the markets. but the most important thing of all is that there is still this huge debt. 180% of gdp has been rescheduled a bit but actually the size is still enormous. unless there is some agreement at some point in the future to get rid of some of this debt. i think greece will find it hard to not be in difficulty again. thank you. now as we heard in the headlines, shares in luxury handbag maker mulberry plunged 30%. that's after it said it was setting aside £3 million to cover the cost of house of fraser's troubles. mulberry has concession sections in 21 house of fraser stores and employs 88 people. it was owed about £2.11 million when the department store collapsed and fell into administration. house of fraser was then bought by sports direct, but its owner, mike ashley, has said he will not pay creditors for debts incurred before the takeover. the handbag maker gets about 70% of its revenue from the uk — it's planning on moving into other markets though. it has its eyes on korea at the moment, singing a deal this month to launch the brand there. countrywide, the uk's largest estate agency group, has cancelled plans for a new bonus package for its bosses. the package could have paid out a total of £20 million to three executives, depending on the firm's share price performance over the next three years. investors were not happy about this and so the estate agent has had to cancel plans. shares in countrywide plunged earlier this month, when it said it needed to raise funds because of a weak housing market. and it's being seen a5 a turning point for asian representation in hollywood. one of the latest films to be released by warner brothers, featuring an all—asian cast, has beaten expectations to take the top spot at the us box office on its opening weekend. the film is called crazy rich asians and it's the first romantic comedy in three years to take the top spot. that is the bride. it cost £23.3 million to make and has made an estimated £26.7 million. that's a very glitzy dress, i'm sure it costs a lot of money. the ftse opening the day in positive territory this morning. countrywide shares down after that announcement earlier today. that's all the business news. you've got to admire this lot. more than 200 competitors from around the world have been taking part in the british beard and moustache championships in the english town of blackpool. andrew plant reports. they're calling it a hairy extravaganza. all shapes and sizes of facial haircompeting in 21 different categories. best beard, best moustache, full bea rd freestyle, even finest fake beard, too. a lot of guys really do love their facial hair... well, they're attached to it. you know, they love it. so, a lot of guys like 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european union the european central bank and the international monetary fund now the loans amounted to two hundred and sixty billion euros. finally no more aid packages and no funding requirements but the last eight years have been tough for greece and brought dress to cost cutting measures many greeks lost their jobs and their homes on average income has fallen by a third but taxes remain high and now for most people it will be a long time before the situation improves and some are very skeptical about the future like this silversmith but also because given the personally for me in the coming years i don't see any. hope everything looks bleak to me. you know i love the crisis brought me and thousands of people in my position to a low point in business my company closed but in a dignified way without owing money to the state or pension funds and we could open this cafeteria and many market. he hopes he'll soon go in a foothold again a lot of people try to fight their way through like that it was like i had to go you can in my hopes on something better even if we leave the bailout program i believe measures have been taken and we greeks will be paying for years to come but we all hope for something better. there's cautious optimism at the european commission in brussels. greece's transformative reforms have laid the foundations for a sustainable recovery putting in place the fundamental conditions need for sustained growth for drug creation and for sound public financing is indeed used to come. but a mountain of debt remains three hundred fifty billion euros and unemployment is still high although for the first time in years it's dropped below twenty percent it's still the highest in europe. and early in my colleague than physical and also our financial correspondent daniel cope at the front foot stock exchange what investors there were saying about the end of the bailout program. we can clearly say then that investors have changed their mind about greece at first they were very skeptical now they are actually giving credit to the greece government that there drastic austerity policies paid off we have to remember that the greek government established some very unpopular reforms inside of the country the pension system we just

european union and america as the chancellor made a clear statement nobody has an interest in destabilizing turkey such erkki could also. receive help from the european union for example by a coordinated central bank action from the european central bank and there's a good reasons because of the debt crisis is also linked with the european banks in the south spanish banks for example are heavily big creditors eighty billion euros italian banks and also french banks so i could go on to the question straight i expect that the problem of the crisis in turkey will not somehow mitigated if there is no support coming from outside the country. time to update you on other business stories south korea is set to impose a driving ban on twenty thousand recalled vehicles of german luxury brand b.m.w. authorities have urged the owners of effective models to get a safety check while warning that they pose a danger to the public there have been more than thirty cases of car fires which are thought to have been caused by engine problems b.m.w. is the second most popular foreign car brand after fellow german mercedes bentz no injuries have been reported so far as a result of the car fires. found the austrian capital of vienna has been ran

going to leave the european union any time soon but inevitable you can see the european project will be lucky to survive more than a decade. stuart: as i understand it, european central bankkground to support italy's debt, the banks are a wash in italy's debt which is down through floor and that's the process by which you could have another financial crisis, all about italy's financial developments. >> oh, yeah, look, over the course of last 2 years, many of the smaller italian banks have gone to the wall with many of those holding money in terms of bonds having lost all of their money. there's also been, you know, a secondary bank collapse in italy and, again, you made the point, none of us talk about italy, it's a country of over 60 million people, third biggest member of the euro zone and maybe italy is the biggest pointer in terms of where we are going in the west of any other country. what it says is the voters have had enough of the establishment and that's why they won, that's why brexit won and that's why trump has now got 50% approval ratings. stuart: by the way, britain's trade minister leam fox says looks like failure to reach a brexit deal, negotiated brexit d

sanctions from the rest of the european union, that will really have an impact on all the banks which are owed hundreds of billions of dollars by italy they can't pay. the european centrali don't need to go through this. >> why pick on italy with me was that just -- >> why italy you could have mentioned countries you said cavuto going with itly seems rather cruel maybe. >> cruel? moi? >> please, how tr canoles going. >> they are fine contagion is a fear, and it is a real fear on the part of investors. and i think could it lead to something serious do i. >> a lot of people come back say well you know that fear means when everything settled out people come to united states as safe haven but doesn't always work out that way how does this play out for united states. >> short term, yes money is flowing into the united states, i mean, looking for safe haven treasury securities yield come down to what i think 28 today without -- 287, without being too technical a flood of money coming to america short term probably good news for economy for the dollar but lunger term you got all countries who owe a ton of money in dollars, and their own currency so deflated they can't pay shor

european union and the international monetary fund agreed to 110 billion euros bailout. over the next few years, there was austerity, protests, a referendum, a second bailout, support from the european central bank, and more austerity. we reported on every twist and turn. the greeks are now restricted to taking out a maximum of 60 euros a day, that is about £40. and to even get that money out is hard work, as many of the machines are empty, and those that do have cash in have huge queues outside of them. a populist government came in and promised to make things better for the greeks. they played hard ball against make things better for the greeks. they played hardball against the eu, and even missed a repayment date for money the country owed. but in the end they were forced to agree more austerity measures and the third bailout. but still the country was desperate for help and took some bizarre measures, including the prime minister not wearing a tie until got more debt relief. that happened in june, and until got more debt relief. that happened injune, and the prime ministers celebrated with this burgundy number. but are there problems over? so answer the question! so it is really good that they have got to this point, they have managed to basically turned the economy around, in the sense of the reason why they are able to bring down their debt now is because they have got a budget surplus. so they are now not spending as much money as they are bringing in, so they are able to pay off the debt. but the problem is they still have this huge, huge debt, so it is going to take a long time before they are able to pay this off completely. and that is why there is caution around this, because were things to go wrong for them in anyway or for a global economic problem, that would push them back into problems. the only reason they were able to off this debt is because they are in this surplus at the moment. a lot of people when we talk about greece wonder why we care. i know we go on holiday there, but why else? but a lot of our uk companies will have money in different places. they might have businesses as well. i remember talking to the boss of m&s about the impact of greece on the business here. so that is the reason we care, and also because it can push a fall in the value of the euro. if there is pressure on greece or if they ever left the euro, that could really put pressure on it and make the value fall. so lots of different economies affected by that as well, so that is why we care about it. i love the way you both sort of swat haircuts. actually true, isn‘t it? i have gone long, you have gone short —— swapped haircuts. it does show that it was from a long time ago rather than being recorded five minutes before the programme began. being recorded five minutes before the programme beganlj being recorded five minutes before the programme began. i can't believe that in 2008 i was reading the 1pm news. time flies. have you got any good gags? i found a greek related one. the great restaurant in my town is so authentic it has gone bankrupt. —— greek restaurant. million times better than the ones you have. later on we are going to be told the bestjoke at this year‘s edinburgh festival fringe, by the comedian who came up with it. adam rowe‘s witty one—liner won the award, beating nine other contenders to the title. we put some of them to the test at the comedy store in manchester. this is great, ok. i had ajob drilling holes for water. it was well boring. i've got a newjob collecting all the jumpers left at the park at weekends, they keep moving the goalposts. in my last relationship, i hated being treated like a piece of meat. she was at egan, and she refused to touch me. —— a vegan. egan, and she refused to touch me. -- a vegan. why are they calling at brexit and not the great british break off. so those are some of the contenders for bestjoke at the fringe. we will tell you later. some of you might know. i opened the wardrobe this morning, and there was a lion and a witch in there. i asked them what they are up to, and they said narnia business. i still that of someone else. we want to hear your best one—liner. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk, or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. for yea rs for years i have been sending you to 5 live, so that is our e—mail address. and you can tweet about today‘s stories using the hashtag #bbcbrea kfast, or follow us for the latest from the programme. he is famous for creating dresses that only the boldest stars would dare to wear — marilyn monroe, madonna, tina turner, and most famously cher. they have all worn some of the outlandish pieces by costume designer bob mackie, and now many of their outfits are up for sale. our arts correspondent david sillito has been to meet him. i‘m bob mackie, and i‘m a costume designer. and i have addressed some really interesting women in my life. —— dressed. they come to me to wear something that, when they walk out on stage, the audience knows they are there for a show. bob mackie, one of the first he helped work on was this showstopper for marilyn munro. happy birthday, mr president... but he truly made his name as the master of attention grabbing style when he teamed up with cher, especially those oscar outfits. these are dresses that stop traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, and they are like smoke and mirrors. they don‘t show anything, but you think you are seeing everything. is there anything she said no to? only if she thought it was boring. is there anything you have designed for her and you thought, no, you can‘t wear that to the oscars. yes, yes, and she made me do it, and then i denied doing it for years. it was her turn back time outfit. of course, bob's heyday was an era when fashion and fame was limited to a tiny number of stars. these days, it is rather more democratic. freddie correll is part ofa democratic. freddie correll is part of a new era of fashion bloggers and instagram stars, so we invited her to see what she makes of yesterday‘s attention grabbing outfits. well, fantastic. turnaround, look at her. and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner‘s. and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner's.|j and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner's. i know, i can't believe it. the dress a cher classic from her tv show. it is certainly eye—catching, but for freddie, the modern era of online fashion and fame isn‘t so much about standing out at bringing people together. sharing this journey on instagram, on social media, it allowed me to find this community of light like—minded people who are really eager to express themselves, and find out who they are and what they are made of. at four bob, this isa they are made of. at four bob, this is a moment of farewell. do you feel to say goodbye to them? no, and they are all documented and it never looks as good as it did on that day when she put it on to the first time. indeed, when you have got someone time. indeed, when you have got someone like freddie, that is when address becomes a bob mackie. and they do stand the test of time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i‘m asad ahmad. police in south—east london are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. 27—year—old, joe xuereb has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a mother and daughter were targeted in what is believed to be a random attack on adderley gardens. both are in a serious condition in hospital. a london mum who found she didn‘t know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping mothers connect with each other after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes over the last year, and the former lawyer, who has also had high roles in tech firms, told us how she stumbled on the idea. it‘d be 2:00am, and i‘d be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and i need to find some other women who are doing what i‘m doing right now. sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. they were laid there in a private ceremony attended by sir bruce‘s family on saturday. that is a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing". let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has severe delays between elephant & castle and piccadilly because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment remains closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for major gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am until 7:00pm until thursday, for urgent repairs. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it‘s a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start to the week this week, any breaks in the cloud at a bit of a premium. we start the day today with temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around. as we go through the day, we will hold onto much of that cloud, and it could be thick enough in the afternoon for the odd isolated shower, some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of 25 degrees celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm, humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud, we really will see the temperatures responding. through this evening and overnight, still a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thick enough for a few spots of rain or drizzle through this evening, but it will become dry as we move through the night. another humid night, with overnight lows around 15—17 celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start, but then sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, where it will turn cloudy with some rain later, turning fresher towards the end of the week. it will be quite breezy, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: appalling violence, blood and vomit on the floor and open drug dealing. the government takes over birmingham prison after inspectors say it‘s in crisis. safely back on shore. the incredible rescue of a british woman who fell from a cruise ship. i was in the water for ten hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i‘m very lucky to be alive. dying of embarrassment, why more than a quarter of us delay a visit to the doctor because of concerns over body image. the average asking price for a house has fallen by more than 2%, dragged down by big drops in london and the south—east. i‘ll have all the details. it was a rocky trip to the seasside for manchester united. they lost on their travels at brighton for the second season in a row. a. patches of rain, bright and sunny spells, all the details in 15 minutes. it‘s monday 20th august. our top story — the running of one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 1849, but today, birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners able to act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves in their offices and he said conditions were filthy with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. the appalling state of hmp birmingham comes as no surprise to regular visitors. the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible on the wings and the whole issue of violence and drug issues need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham from g4s. there were protests when the company won the contract seven years ago and they won‘t get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there have been improvements. that is likely to take at least six months. g4s said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. danny shaw, bbc news. a british woman is recovering this morning after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia, after falling from a cruise ship. kay longstaff was in the adriatic sea for 10 hours, after she fell from the norwegian star liner. our correspondentjon donnison can bring us up to date. it is an incredible story. you just wa nt it is an incredible story. you just want more and more detail about how it happened. the good news is she is safe and she is fine there. she is. a bit of sunburn, but that is it. this whole drama unfolding midnight on saturday and it is understood that accurate too was on one of the upper decks of this norweigan star cruise ship. 92,000 tons, seven or eight stories high, and somehow she fell off the back of the ship. she was travelling from dubrovnik in croatia towards venice in italy and she was some 60 miles off the coast of croatia when she fell into the water. to ship eventually turned around after the alarm was raised, another ship came out to look after her and some ten hours later she was found alive. once she was back on dry land she spoke to reporters.|j fell off the back of the norweigan star and fell off the back of the norweigan starandl fell off the back of the norweigan starand i was fell off the back of the norweigan star and i was in the water for ten hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. lam hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i am very lucky to be alive. she certainly is. as you can see there, she looked in pretty good health. a bit of sunburn on her face and what experts are saying that the fact that the water was relatively warm, the seas were calm would have really helped her. ithink the seas were calm would have really helped her. i think what a lot of people are going to be wondering is how did she come to fall off that ship in the first place? exactly. quite a few questions which would, i am sure we will get answers to. we have asked her if she would like an interview, as of yet, no response. she is probably getting better. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls. changes to trauma care in england, introduced six years ago, have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. more than 150 were chosen by lottery to spend a few hours with their relatives, as laura bicker reports from seoul. kim hyun—sook remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. but the reunion was brief and bittersweet. all too soon, they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of my daughter‘s hand and got onto the bus. the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. mrs kim knows she was lucky to have at least this one chance. it is unlikely to come again. yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn‘t seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn‘t sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concerned about the spread of communism. he fought the north during the korean war, and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow separated families to meet whenever they want, instead of how it is now, with few people meeting rarely. hwang rae—ha can only glance across the border to his former home in the north. he has never been selected for the state—run reunions. his family came south during the war, but his mother returned north to prepare for peace. she didn‘t return. translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event isjust meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week‘s reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not and may never leave this peninsula. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. those are extraordinary pictures, presumably there will be meetings like this today. haven‘t seen your relatives of the decade. it is almost a question whether it is easier to not meet them given the short time. it is ten past seven, you are watching brea kfast. a prison dogged by drug abuse, squalor and violence so appalling that frightened officers locked themselves in their rooms. that was the damning inspectors‘ report that promped today‘s move by the government to takeover birmingham jail, from its private contractor g4s. dave todd, who‘s vice—chair of the prison office association, joins us now. thank you so much for coming on the programme and talking to us about this. how bad is the situation at them in prison? —— birmingham. this. how bad is the situation at them in prison? —— birminghamlj have them in prison? —— birmingham.” have recently looked at the data around violence is specifically and it shows there are massive issues regarding bullying, which is led by organised crime. mobile phones, drugs, illicit weapons. staff are facing real difficulties to be a will to keep a lid on it. one of the criticisms in the report is about staff, saying that they were asleep when they were there, that they had also lock themselves into offices.” find that practice really difficult to understand. the locking themselves in offices? both. if prisons are —— if doors are locked they will constantly be knocked on asking for applications and so on. you don‘t think it should happen? identikit happens much now. but this person has said it happened at this prison specifically. you have got to understand, it is two weeks, that is a snapshot within that timeframe. they would probably listen to what prisoners tell or say what happens, which in effect, i can‘t see prison officers locking themselves inside offices. the report specifically says there is blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. how do you respond to this? that is possibly correct. there has been a lot of highlighting around sanitation in prisons, both caught in the public and private sector. —— both difficult. we know the minister of justice will take over birmingham, what does that mean for prison officers, people you deal with, will it make it safer for them officers, people you deal with, will it make it saferfor them ) absolutely it will? -- for them? absolutely it will. there are 35 going in, that is to support those g4s custody officers. they will work alongside each other to bring safety. one of the things they will do is look at the regime, they will only deliver the work that they can with the resources they have in place, has been a failing, identified by the inspectors. g45, have a essentially overstretched themselves? the trouble with private financed contracts within the custodial environment is that they are contracted to deliver, for example, 80 hours of education, if they don‘t do that there is a financial penalty. they will deliver them at the cost of safety. have you beenin them at the cost of safety. have you been in touch with officers from birmingham? yes. what have they set you back the atmosphere in the prison? —— said to you about. you back the atmosphere in the prison? -- said to you about. it is a very challenging environment and there will be turned around and they will. am fully confident they will turnit will. am fully confident they will turn it around, but support from the public sector. do they fear that physical violence? absolutely. public sector. do they fear that physicalviolence? absolutely. some go in ona physicalviolence? absolutely. some go in on a shift not knowing if they will come out on the same state —— come out in the same state they went in. tell us, for example, how do you think it gets to this state where the report is so denning, how does it get to that stage? —— so denning. —— so damning. i don‘t think there is one thing. the things you listed, telephones, drugs, they all contribute to stability issues. how do you stop? if drugtaking is endemic or mobile phones are freely available, how long does it take to change a culture ? long does it take to change a culture? i imagine if you went there and went straightaway, born, that will cause more problems? ear, you have two go in and communicate with the prisoners to tell them what you are doing. you have to take stock, try to start again. —— ear. i have worked with the governor that appointed them to go in and i am confident he will deliver what has been asked. in what timeframe? six months. safety of both prisoners and staff is an issue. absolutely. six months, you reckon? i think they will show time —— show shines in turn around, especially violent, in six months. the basics will be things like applications, ansett on time, which hopefully will drive down violence of. —— and so. time, which hopefully will drive down violence of. -- and so. thank you. and we will be speaking to another guest on that issue later in the programme. here is alina with a look at this morning‘s weather. we start the week with a lot of cloud, and for many this humid feel as the winds continue to come off the atlantic. over the next few days we will see some rain at times in the north, holding on to the humidity until the end of the week. this trailing front and the atlantic will be influencing our weather over the next few days. today it is stalling over parts of southern scotland, northern england, bringing patchy light rain and drizzle, some of that extending down into parts of wales and the midlands through the day. almost anywhere could get a spot of rain from thicker cloud. it will try and then in great to bring some spells of sunshine and the far north of scotland will see the best of the sunshine today. cloudy across northern ireland, patchy rain here but everywhere will have lighter winds and we did through the weekend, we have lost the strength and augustine is. where we get sunshine, temperatures shooting up to 25 or 26 celsius —— gustiness. underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresher feel, including underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresherfeel, including the underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresher feel, including the far north of scotland. for the cricket, like the weekend, mainly dry. current out the odd spot of rain and drizzle, —— can‘t rule out. a quiet and often cloudy evening with the odd spot of rain, especially through the midlands and northern england. overnight, most places largely dry. misty and murky conditions returning to western coasts and the odd fog patfull parts of scotland. another muqqy' patfull parts of scotland. another muggy, humid night across much of england and wales, lows of 15 or 16 celsius. nine or ten the northern scotla nd celsius. nine or ten the northern scotland where we see some clearer skies. more of the same tomorrow, most skies. more of the same tomorrow, m ost pla ces skies. more of the same tomorrow, most places largely dry through daylight hours and the hope that we will see a few more spots of sunshine. through the evening, the cloud built in western and northern scotla nd cloud built in western and northern scotland and the more persistent speu scotland and the more persistent spell of rain arriving later in the day. a cooler feel for the far north of scotland. further south we are still in this warmth and humidity, perhaps up to 35 or 26 celsius. so our front is still with us through the middle part of the week thinking its way southwards and starting to lose its energy. still some outbreaks of rain as we going to wednesday, but it is also the dividing line between the fresher conditions to the north and the warm and humidity further south. so wednesday really quite a north—south split, outbreaks of rain stretching from the borders of scotland down into england and wales, behind its spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers, and a much fresher feel. that rain starts to fizzle out through the day but ahead of it we are holding on to that humidity and potential heat across east anglia and south—east england, where we could see temperatures of 26 and 27 celsius. by the end of the week of these fresher conditions across northern england will extend to all, and for most, is looking mainly. thank you very much. we will see you in about half an hour. as we have been reporting this morning, families with full—time working parents on the minimum wage are struggling to live a basic lifestyle. steph is here to give us the details. good morning to you both. this is being conducted by a group which calls itself the child poverty action group, and they are saying if you have two full—time parent is working at the national minimum wage, full—time, with two kids, they are still £49 a week short of giving theirfamily a are still £49 a week short of giving their family a basic no—frills lifestyle. what they are saying is because of things like the fact that tax credits have been frozen and we have seen prices rise and various other things, it has put a lot of pressure on families. so even though wages have gone up a little bit, on the whole, they are not put off. in fa ct the whole, they are not put off. in fact there are lots of families out there who are struggling because of this. the government have commented about this as well, saying that there are fewer people living in absolute poverty today, and ministers are committed to giving every child the best chance. but what this research is saying from the child poverty action group is that the full—time working parents, they are still not able to earn enough to provide a basic lifestyle for theirfamily. and enough to provide a basic lifestyle for their family. and childcare enough to provide a basic lifestyle for theirfamily. and childcare is a big part of this. they say that makes upa big part of this. they say that makes up a big chunk of this cost, because they are working they are paying out so much for childcare that it paying out so much for childcare thatitis paying out so much for childcare that it is putting a lot of pressure on families, even though we talked often about things getting better and wages going up a bit. if anyone has any thoughts on that, send them in as well, because i know it is a lwa ys in as well, because i know it is always good to hear what people are actually saying, rather than just the research. lots of questions, and what do you do about childcare cost would be just one of them. breast reductions, snoring surgery and varicose veins procedures could be more difficult to get on the nhs in england. the treatments are often described as ineffective and unnecessary, and stopping them could save £200 million a year. but some people are concerned, as tomos morgan has been finding out. for this man, music is his career, employment and life, yetjust over a year ago, a condition where a finger gets permanently bent uniflex position, threatened to end his livelihood. there was no way i could, you know, put myself forward asa could, you know, put myself forward as a keyboard player, piano player, live performer, knowing full well that my finger was an operational. surgery was the only option, and the results since have been remarkable. i was able to do a concert about nine weeks after the operation, which was pretty good going, but that involve some pretty heavy duty rehab on the finger, and just kind of going, well, i‘ve got a second chance at this. nhs england are currently consulting on a proposal that could see some procedures like the one ollie had limited in the future, because they say some interventions have little or no value to the patient. as part of nhs england‘s consultation, there are four procedures that could be cut almost entirely. they include things like me arthroscopy for those with arthritis and snoring surgery. there is then another 13 procedures that could get cut between 30 and 70%. they include things like breast reduction and grommets.” they include things like breast reduction and grommets. i think this is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and our fear is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and ourfear is is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and our fear is that this is the precursor to more severe rationing, which would deny patients access to these very valuable procedures. some have already been denied treatment on the nhs. this 47—year—old nurse was not given an operation for her varicose veins because she wanted them removed for cosmetic reasons. it is quite disabling, really, and even my close friends haven‘t seen my legs without tights. she has now decided to go private, but thinks the nhs could benefit in the long—term from giving her and others in her position the treatment they want.” her and others in her position the treatment they want. i feel that varicose veins will prevent lots or millions, thousands of patients getting leg ulcers in the future, and leg ulcers cost trust millions of pounds each year. those that support the proposals say that having the same guidance across england would ensure treatments used appropriately. it is not to do with cost cutting, it is all to do with clinical effectiveness. this is not rationing. it has nothing to do with reducing access. what it is as making sure that the correct criteria are fulfilled before people get these procedures. nhs england say that any savings made from reducing waste will be reinvested in even better care for mental health, cancer, learning disabilities and other critical services. the welsh government and nhs bosses in northern ireland say they are reviewing their own policies regarding various treatments. in scotland, the chief medical officer says their approach is based on ensuring patients benefit from the most appropriate treatment. ollie would most likely have met the criteria under the new proposals, but others, like ness, is could struggle to get the treatment they wa nt struggle to get the treatment they want in the future. earlier we asked for your best one—liners. i will test these out on you. james t hogan — i couldn‘t get to sleep last night, didn‘t know why. and then it dawned on me. well done, james. anybody laughed at home? steve churchill — i‘m petrified of giants. i‘ve got fee—fi—phobia. andre in redruth in cornwall says, my partner has begged and begged me to stop all my flamingo impersonating. i had to put my foot down. of those, that is my favourite. i think maybe 1—liners for me, there needs to be more to the joke. there needs to be more to the joke. there needs to be afloat. but often you tell ten in a row. if you are tim vine, you do, bang, bang, bang. thank you for your 1—liners, feel free to send them some more. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk, or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i‘m asad ahmad. police in south—east london are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. 27 year—old, joe xuereb has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a mother and daughter were targeted in what is believed to be a random attack on adderley gardens. both are in a critical in hospital. a londoner who found she didn‘t know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping parents connect with each other after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes over the last year, and the former lawyer, who has also had high roles in tech firms, told us how she stumbled on the idea. it‘d be 2:00am, and i‘d be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and i need to find some other women who are doing what i‘m doing right now. sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. they were laid there in a private ceremony attended by sir bruce‘s family on saturday. that was a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing". let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has severe delays between elephant & castle and piccadilly because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment remains closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for major gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am until 7:00pm, until thursday, for urgent repairs. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it‘s a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start to the week this week, any breaks in that cloud at a bit of a premium. we start the day today with temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around. as we go through the day, we will hold onto much of that cloud, and it could be thick enough in the afternoon for the odd isolated shower, some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of 25 degrees celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm, humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud, we really will see the temperatures responding. through this evening and overnight, still a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thick enough for a few spots of rain or drizzle through the evening, but it will become drier as we move through the night. another humid night, with overnight lows around 15—17 degrees celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start, but some sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, where it will turn cloudier, with some rain later, turning fresher towards the end of the week. but it will be quite breezy, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. petrie hosken is in for vanessa feltz on the bbc london breakfast show until 10:00am. in a few minutes, she will be looking at the success of london‘s hospital trauma centres. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. the running of one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. it‘s the first time ministers have stepped in like this, since private firms began running prisons more than 25 years ago. a british woman is recovering this morning after falling from a cruise ship before being pulled from the water off the coast of croatia. this is the dramatic moment kay longstaff was rescued, 10 hours after falling from the norwegian star into the adriatic sea at around midnight on saturday. she was later taken to hospital in the croatian town of pula. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital, after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls. changes to trauma care in england, introduced six years ago, have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. these pictures show a convoy of buses heading towards the border. most of the 170 people taking part in the reunion programme are in their 90s. the families will be allowed to meet for 11 hours over three days, under close supervision by north korean officials. more than two million muslims have started the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, one of the world‘s largest annual gatherings. these are the latest live pictures. every muslim is required to complete the journey to islam‘s holiest sites at least once in their lifetime if they are healthy enough. the pilgrimage was struck by its worst ever disaster three years ago when more than two thousand worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede. the hajj retraces the last steps of the prophet mohammed. 43 degrees. they will be very hot out there. will keep across that, live pictures coming to us. —— we will. iam not i am not sure it will be 43 for us. it feels a bit like autumn this morning. i don‘t know whether that is the football season up and running again, dropping in temperature. jose mourinho, looking at the unhappy. a rise in blood pressure, perhaps after that match yesterday from manchester united. not really great to him, two games into the new season. manchester united have suffered their first defeat of the campaign at brighton. jose mourinho has talked about being unhappy with a lack of signings and you could see why, as they were beaten 3—2 on the south coast. 34—year—old glenn murray scored brighton‘s opener, but despite a poor performance, the united manager stood by his players. last season when i was critical with my team, i debate too openly with you, our performances. then you are the ones who criticise me in a very hard way by going against my team, against my players, by being too open. so i am going to try to speak in a very happy way when my players have good performances, but close myself when things are not going well. manchester city, remain the team to beat, after they demolished huddersfield 6—1. before the game, city midfielder david silva was joined by his baby son mateo. mateo was born several weeks premature in december and spent 5 months in hospital. his father celebrated the special occasion with this brilliant free kick as city completely dominated. sergio aguero scored a hatrick, but afterwards all thoughts were with baby mateo. mateo, he fought a lot to be here. the first game with him here, he could see some outstanding goals. the freekick was amazing. it was good for him, the family. today mateo came into the locker room and he was with us, so that was a good moment because david and his wifejessica and his son suffered a lot last season, a lot. elsewhere, watford won 3—1 at burnley. manchester united made their long awaited 13—year return to women‘s football yesterday when they beat liverpool 1—0. lizzie arnot scored the winning goal in the league cup match at tranmere‘s prenton park. the last time manchester united had a women‘s team was in 2005 and they start their league campaign in the second tier with manager casey stoney hoping to get promotion to the super league at their first attempt. these players will tell you, they want to get promotion. that is what we are working towards. there are also ten other teams that want to get promotion. it will be difficult. we want to work hard, we want to improve, we want to make sure that when they walk out after a years time on their break they are better players and better people. rangers will face championship side ayr united in the quarter—finals of the scottish league cup. a hat trick from alfredo morelos was enough to see steven gerrard‘s side beat kilmarnock. hibs play aberdeen after beating ross county. celtic have been drawn against stjohnstone. england collapsed on day two of the third test against india at trent bridge. they were all out for 161, leaving the tourists, who are now batting again, well on top. in the morning, the hosts had bowled out the indians for 329, before england lost all ten wickets in one session, including this controversial catch getting captainjoe root. hardik pandya took five wickets and india then dominated with the bat too, building a huge lead of 292. and what about this in yesterday‘s golf? some things are worth waiting for, you know. just ask paul waring, who won his first european you go to see your gp straight away? for many, the answer isn‘t straightforward. the results of a new survey suggest that the embarrassment of being examined, combined with the fear of an unwelcome diagnosis, means more than a quarter of us put off a visit to the doctor. joining us now is ashley mellon, who put off seeing his gp for more than six months after finding a lump on his testicle, and gp dr barbara murray. thank you so much. ashley, he found something and why did you not go to the doctor? i think through sheer embarrassment. feeling scared that they were going to tell me that it was cancer or anything like that, so ijust didn‘t. was cancer or anything like that, so ijust didn't. so when you eventually went, what caused you to go in the end? that someone tell you you need to see this? my girlfriend was on me to get it checked. i spoke to her about it, she told me straightaway to get it checked. i just kept putting it off and putting it off and eventually i finally caved in an