graham satchell, bbc news, west london.upreme court has unanimously ruled in favour of a gay man who argued that he and his husband should have the same pension rights as those enjoyed by heterosexual couples. the case was brought by a former cavalry officer, john walker, who challenged the rule which limited access to pension funds accrued before 2005, when civil partnerships were introduced. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports from the supreme court. victory after an 11 year legal battle. john walker worked for the company ina battle. john walker worked for the company in a spec the 23 years, paying into the firm's pension scheme. mr walker and his now husband became civil partners in 2006. that was shortly after the partnerships became legal. but the company, relying on an exception in domestic law, refused to take account of his pension contributions before that date. however, the court ruled eu law trumped that. mr walker's husband will be entitled to a spouse's pension on mr walker's death, provided

graham satchell, bbc news, kielder forest. now the weather.tures surging into the high 20s, if not the low 30s. we'll see some thunderstorms breaking out tuesday night, wednesday. things will get cooler and fresher towards the end of the week. it is a glorious day today. plenty of sunshine. peter pan has been out. he was in the gower. clear skies for the most part. i'd heard making the sunshine hazy. some of thatis making the sunshine hazy. some of that is affecting southern part of england. across the north—west, we

graham satchell is ata the summer break. graham satchell is at a foodbank in salisbury. ures. this morning. they are saying that 47% of the children who were helped last year were primary school children aged between five and 11. there were 67,000 hand—outs to children last year in the months july children last year in the months july and august and that's a peak between the months before and after. so particularly in the summer and they are going to be running summer holiday clubs this year for families struggling. i spent the day yesterday in chichester with sarah who is a single mum and this is her story. my name is sarah and i've got a nine—year—old son and i'm a teacher's assistant. i work 16 hours a week so it is quite a struggle. hi. hello. you've a voucher? yes, please. and it's for... it is for an adult and a child. any dietary requirements? we're vegetarian, please. summer holidays i find quite a struggle because of extra costs, you know, outings, activities and going out with friends and things like that. feeding, there's three times a day. two times, extra sna

graham satchell, bbc news, kielder forest. let us have a look at the weather.kies for much of the day and one or two passing showers as well. apart from that, it‘s been wall—to—wall sunshine. through the night—time tonight, we are going to get a few patches of high cloud. it‘s a dry night. the winds are light. quite a warm night for sleeping across southern parts of england and wales with temperatures holding up here, but a fresher night across the northern half of the uk, more co mforta ble northern half of the uk, more comfortable for getting some decent sleep. tuesday, high pressure is still in charge but it changes position which changes the wind direction. we‘ll have the winds coming from the north sea across eastern england and eastern scotland. here we‘ll see some of the biggest temperature differences. elsewhere, these are the kind of temperatures you might find out and about through tuesday afternoon, probably peaking at around 27 or 28 somewhere to the west of london. late in the afternoon we‘ll start to see some thunder storms breaking out. initially

graham satchell, bbc news, kielder forest. let us take a look at the weather.ower taking this picture. you can see the extent of the sunshine on the satellite picture, high pressure firmly in charge. we have seen the cloudier zone working into scotland. in shetland it's a different story, we keep the cloudy skies with us for the rest of the day today. a few showers dotted around as well. high pressure will keep the skies clear for most overnight. it will be a warm night for sleeping across southern parts of england and wales with temperatures staying into the upper teens with the fresh air across the northern half of the british isles. that's where the co mforta ble british isles. that's where the comfortable weather is for sleeping overnight. tomorrow, high pressure's still with us. it's changed position. this is crucial because it changes the wind direction. so with more of a wind coming in from the cool north sea, temperatures across eastern scotland and parts of eastern scotland and parts of eastern england will be a few degrees lower of those today. temper

graham satchell, bbc news, west london.r lives in the tower or who lost their lives in the tower or who have been affected by the fire? that is correct. the last month has really been about trying to provide people support so those that have survived the incident and those bereaved from it. it really has affected the entire community because most people live within sight line of the building or have friends or relatives who have been dispossessed as a result of the fire. what kind of practical help of you been offering? it has changed slightly over the month. in the first two weeks, it was practical things, getting people medication and helping people find the hospital appointment dates and directing them the services, where to get new passports and nhs cards etc. over the last two weeks, it has been more about mental health and emotional well—being, helping people sleep and providing an open space for them to talk about some of the things they have experienced. some of those that perhaps haven't been in the surgery, sadly

graham satchell, bbc news, kielder forest.advice and turned the tables on the thief. earlier, jenny spoke to my colleague and explained what had happened. i was very angry, as you might imagine, and i happened to see it was on the internet, someone messaged me, and someone had seen it for sale, i had asked that if anyone saw it, please tell me and i got a response within minutes from a total stranger who was amazing, helped me out messaging the guy and i posed as a buyer, didn't go to work the next day and just went and took it, pretty much. well, it was a bit more than that. you met him, you chatted, you did the pleasantries and then what did you do? well, i had seen him across the street, i saw him with my bike and i thought i willjust be friendly, be nice, ask a couple of stupid questions about the bike, "is it even a girl's bike? "is it the right size? "i don't know if i can ride it." i was nervous but i think he believed everything i was saying and i said, ok, i'm going to take it for a test ride and i had thought about t

graham satchell, bbc news, west london.as unanimously ruled in favour of a gay man who argued that he and his husband should have the same pension rights as those enjoyed by heterosexual couples. the case was brought by a former cavalry officerjohn walker, who challenged the rule which limited access to pension funds accrued before 2005, when civil partnerships were introduced. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports from the supreme court. victory after an 11 year legal battle. john walker worked for the company innaspec for 23 years, paying into the firm's pension scheme. mr walker and his now husband became civil partners in 2006. that was shortly after the partnerships became legal. but the company, relying on an exception in domestic law, refused to take account of his pension contributions before that date. however, the court ruled eu law trumped that. mr walker's husband will be entitled to a spouse's pension on mr walker's death, provided of course that they remained married. it would be the same with

graham satchell went to find out more.e. young and old singing, playing, interacting together. when it officially opened in september, this will be the first nursery in the country to be cited in the grounds of a care home. children spend more of their time away from other age groups and the elderly spend more of their time away from everybody else so there is something very natural about bringing them together.l something very natural about bringing them together. a sports day to celebrate the opening and 87—year—old say is showing off her 999 87—year—old say is showing off her egg and spoon is gilles. children from the nearby nursery have been coming here on weekly trips. we sing and we dance and we play games and it is fabulous. for most of the residents that go, they have a great time. they come alive. bringing young and old together like this already happens in america, canada, japan will stop experts say the advantages are clear particularly for the elderly in tackling isolation and loneliness. but there are challeng

brea kfast‘s graham satchell reports.ion going into natural england today would see them return. between six and ten wild lynx released into kielder forest in northumberland. this is a huge conservation milestone. this is the first licence ever submitted to reintroduce lynx on a trial basis into the uk. this is a life—sized cutout of a lynx, so that's how big a real lynx is, so they aren't that big... paul donahue from the lynx trust has been doing a consultation, talking, listening and explaining and the children at kielder school have big questions. are lynx dangerous to people? lynx live all over the world and in human history a healthy wild lynx has never attacked a human anywhere in the world. there's a genuine excitement here and enthusiasm for the return ofa here and enthusiasm for the return of a wildcat. they do look really nice and it's good that they don't hurt any people or anything. they might not hurt people but lynx are expert hunters. their main prey, dear. deer eat out the understory, they overgrazed and

graham satchell, bbc news, kielder forest. now the weather.have got some very warm weather, if not hot weather, to come for the of this week. temperatures surging into the high 20s, if not the low 30s. we'll see some thunderstorms breaking out tuesday night, wednesday. things will get cooler and fresher towards the end of the week. it is a glorious day today. plenty of sunshine. peter pan has been out. he was in the gower. clear skies for the most part. i'd heard making the sunshine hazy. some of thatis making the sunshine hazy. some of that is affecting southern part of england. across the north—west, we have got a weather front bringing cloudy skies into scotland. underneath that cloud, skies look rather like this. a few passing showers. that is the exception. the cloud will continue to break—up gci’oss cloud will continue to break—up across the western isles and the highlands of scotland. maybe 0rkney as well. most of us will end the day sunny. temperature wise, 28 degrees in the sunshine. 82 fahrenheit the warmest spot around the greater l

our correspondent graham satchell has been to see how they're coping in the aftermath of that night.re children are encouraged to be children. football is really fun. there is lots of food. it is really fun overall. the first week was pretty hard, then it got a bit easier, after a few weeks, and then when this started happening, you come here and it distracts you a lot. kids on the green is run by volunteers. teachers, therapists, entertainers and even hairdressers. children can play and be supported, and parents can get some respite. i've got two boys and an older girl who is 13. and a couple of her friends were in the tower. so she has been really affected by it and upset. it is hard to know that some of the neighbours, teacher, some of the children that my kids were friends with, are no longer with us. and the building being right there in our faces, it doesn't help. so being in this space, it helps us to forget. we look forward to having it the next day. one month after the fire, the impact on some of the children is only now starting to show. the last week, some of the symptoms

brea kfast‘s graham satchell went to one pop—up clinic in manchester, which aims to help them., my age is now 57. and i am basically on the streets. how do you reach the hard to reach? for dentist ben atkins and his team in manchester, you go to them. any medical problems we should be aware of? we are in a tiny side room at a drop—in centre for homeless people. you have a bit of a hole in it... we go out to these sites and it a lot of different sites and they're shocked we have come to them. you are going to their environment, to somewhere they feel safe. do you have a contact number? no. the trick is notjust to sign people like tony up but then to persuade them to come to the surgery. tony has lived on the streets for much of his life, he is having his teeth properly cleaned for the first time in years. it's like when you smile, people look at your teeth and they see yellow or whatever. hopefully now they'll see white. a recent study by the charity ground swell showed 7% of homeless people had no teeth, 15% had pulled out their own teeth and more than a quarter hadn't been to

of concerns about safety and traffic issues, not to mention the attraction of gadgets but, as graham satchell, the bunting is up, it's time to play. i'm rolling! for many of these children, it's the first time they've ever played out on the street. five—year—old noah is doing noughts and crosses with his dad and brother, and loving it! i think it's quite amazing and i like that we're having a party! yeah, man, a big party. party, let's go, party! 0rganised street play sessions like this started about five years ago in bristol. today groups of residents from across the country are applying to local authorities to close roads and let their children play. i have two kids and they spend quite a bit of time inside the house and it's old school. it's how i used to play back in the day. we used to go outside and play on the streets, so bringing it back. it's like reliving your childhood. through my children. a series of studies published today show these play projects have increased children's physical activity, improved their mental health and their social skills, but the advantages are even more w

he's been speaking to graham satchell. lillian gish, what made you decide to become an actress?tching in black—and—white, two people were watching in colour. there were two — two prototype colour television receivers. one of them belonged to the chief engineer of the bbc, and the other was mine, and they were the size of refrigerators. sir david attenborough, then controller of bbc two, wanted it to be the first in europe to go colour. we knew that we were running a race with germany, and in a rather childish way, i thought it would be nice to compete. and it occurred to me than that two broadcast units were enough to give you a continuous service from wimbledon. it is not the first time wimbledon offered an opportunity. 80 years ago, it was the first sport to be broadcast live on television. this year also sees the 90th anniversary of radio commentaries. and then, 50 years ago, this — the first colour television in europe. it was like, you know, a sudden new world of brilliant colour, and everything that you only saw if you went there to the event was here before your eyes, and

but earlier this week, jason attempted to reach the top of mount snowdon — graham satchell went with. it was one of those ideas that was a good idea at the time. the further we get, the more excited i get. jason has motor neuron disease, he's here with his wife and a team of helpers, but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and willpower. jason is determined and very tenacious, and he has got this zest for life, and i really admire that, and we are fully behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the illness has slowly taken jason's ability to walk and talk, but not his determination. on the one hand, it is not brilliant, but on the other hand, it's probably the best time in my life. jason was diagnosed 3.5 years ago, he has gone from being fit and active to needing 24—hour care. jason and liz have two daughters. he has got a lot to live for, we have got two little girls, and jason would love to see them grow up. it is probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as he can. more than four hours into the climb, this h

brea kfast‘s graham satchell went to one pop—up clinic in manchester, which aims to help them.e.” my name is abdul and i am 24. i am anna and i am 35 years of age. i am tony, my age is now 57. and i am basically on the streets. how do you reach the hard to reach? for dentist ben and his team in manchester, you go to them. any medical problems we should be aware of? we are in a tiny side room at a drop—in centre for homeless people. you have a bit of a hole in it... we go to these sites and it a lot of different sites and they're shocked we have come to them. you are going to their environment, somewhere they feel safe. do you have a contact number? no. the trick is notjust to sign people like tony up but then to persuade them to come to the surgery. tony has lived on the streets for much of his life, he is having his teeth properly cleaned for the first time in years. it's like when you smile people look at your teeth and they see yellow or whatever. hopefully now they'll see white. recent study by the charity ground swell showed 7% of homeless people had no teeth, 15% had pull

earlier this week, jason attempted to reach the top of mount snowdon — graham satchell went with him.has motor—neurone disease. he is here with his wife liz and a team of helpers. but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and willpower. jason is determined and very tenacious. he has got this zest for life. i will be right behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the illness has slowly taken jason's ability to walk and talk, but not his determination. not brilliant, but on the other hand... it has probably been the best time of my life. jason was diagnosed three and a half years ago. he has gone from being fit and active to needing 2a—hour care. jason and liz have two daughters, lily and poppy. he has got a lot to live for. he has two little girls who are four and five. you know, jason would love to see them grow up. it's probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as he can. more than four hours into the climb, this has become a battle with the mountain. an inch—by—inch push and pull struggle of wills. jason is clim

as breakfast‘s graham satchell has been finding out there is a movement to get children back out playingng noughts and crosses with his dad and brother, and loving it!|j noughts and crosses with his dad and brother, and loving it! i think it is quite amazing, and i like that we are having a party! yeah, man. party, let‘s go, party! are having a party! yeah, man. party, let's go, party! organised street play sessions like this started about five years ago in bristol. groups of residents from across the country are applying to local authorities to close roads and let their children play.|j local authorities to close roads and let their children play. i have to make kids and they spend quite a bit of time inside the house and it is old school, how i used to play back in the day —— two kids. we used to go outside and play on the straights, so bringing it back. reliving your childhood. through my children —— streets. reliving your childhood. through my children -- streets. a series of studies published today show these play projects have increased children‘s physical activity, improved mental

of concerns about safety and traffic issues, not to mention the attraction of gadgets — but as graham satchellaying in the street. music we're in north london. the street is closed, the bunting is up, it's time to play. i'm rolling! for many of these children, it's the first time they've ever played out on the street. five—year—old noah is doing noughts and crosses with his dad and brother, and loving it! i think it's quite amazing and i like that we're having a party! yeah, man, a big party. party, let's go, party! organised street play sessions like this started about five years ago in bristol. today groups of residents from across the country are applying to local authorities to close roads and let their children play. i have two kids and they spend quite a bit of time inside the house and its old school. it's how i used to play back in the day. we used to go outside and play on the streets, so bringing it back. it's like reliving your childhood. through my children. a series of studies published today show these play projects have increased children's physical activity, improved their ment

breakfast‘s graham satchell has been to see how they're coping four weeks on.y and be supported, and parents can get some respite. i've got two boys and an older girl who is 13. and a couple of her friends were in the tower. so she has been really affected by it and upset. it is hard to know that some of the neighbours, some of the children that my kids were friends with, are no longer with us. and the building being right there in our faces, it doesn't help. so being in this space, it helps us to forget. we look forward to having it the next day. one month after the fire, the impact on some of the children is only now starting to show. the last week, some of the symptoms have become more severe. we find that a lot of kids have been scared to go to bed, they have been scared to go to sleep. so we are giving parents lots of practical support in resetting those routines and making their children feel safe. everybody likes to have fun. this is for grenfell tower. just hope that all the residents who live there are really, like, that they are ok and that they are j

brea kfast‘s graham satchell went to find out more.oung and old singing, playing, interacting together. when it officially opens in september, this will be the first nursery in the country to be placed on the grounds ofa country to be placed on the grounds of a care home. children spend more of a care home. children spend more of their time away from other age groups and the elderly spend time away from everybody. there is something quite natural about bringing them together.l something quite natural about bringing them together. a sports day to celebrate the opening and 87—year—old faye is showing off her 999 87—year—old faye is showing off her egg and spoon skills. children from a nearby nursery have been coming here on a weekly trip since january and faye has loved it. some of them sing and dance and we play games. it is fabulous. so most of the residents, they have a great time. they come alive. bringing young and old together like this already happens in america, canada and japan. experts say the advantages are clear, particularly

he has been speaking exclusively to breakfast‘s graham satchell.e, to make people were watching in colour. there were two, two prototype colour television receivers. one of them belong to the chief engineer of the bbc, and the other was mine, and they were the size of refrigerators. sir david attenborough, then controller of bbc two, one of the channel to be the first in europe to go colour. we knew that we were running a race with germany. and in a rather childish way, i thought it would be nice to compete. and it occurred to me than that two broadcast units were enough to give you a continuous service from wimbledon. it is not the first time wimbledon. it is not the first time wimbledon offered an opportunity. 80 yea rs wimbledon offered an opportunity. 80 years ago, it was the first sport to be broadcast live on television. this year also sees the 90th anniversary of radio commentaries, and then 50 years ago, this. the first colour television in europe. it was like, you know, a sudden new world of brilliant colour, and everything that you only s

graham satchel reports. i work 16 hours a week. it is quite a struggle. yes, please.y the bills, the rent or do i pay for food? that bills, the rent or do i pay for food ? that is bills, the rent or do i pay for food? that is what we are here for. to help you. if you need any toiletries or feminine hygiene or anything like that, we have that there, as well. and shampoo? yes. must look after their hair! prices are going up in the shop. gas and electric is going up every year. council taxes going up. rent goes up. people can't always keep up because your wage does not seem to go because your wage does not seem to 9° up because your wage does not seem to go up as much as other things. and i think people had to look at that, as well. please do not be scared to come and see us again if you really need us. we are always here for people in a crisis. thank you. that is all right. goodbye. it is not just people on benefits that struggle. it is people that work, that struggle that little bit more because they get less help from the government. it is ten minutes to one. one of e

graham satchell has got all the details.rn. between six and ten wild lynx released into kielder forest in northumberland. this is a huge conservation milestone. this is the first licence ever submitted to reintroduce lynx on a trial basis to the uk. this is a life—sized cutout of a lynx, so that's actually how big a real lynx is, so they aren't that big, that's actually about the size of... paul 0'donoghue from the lynx trust has been doing a consultation, talking, listening and explaining and the children at kielder first school have big questions. are lynx dangerous to people? lynx live all over the world and in human history a healthy wild lynx has never, ever, ever attacked a human anywhere in the world. there's a genuine excitement here and enthusiasm for the return of a wildcat. they do look really nice and it's good that they don't hurt any people or anything. they might not hurt people but lynx are expert hunters. their main prey, deer. deer eat out the understory, they overgraze and if you see now there's very littl

graham satchell went to find out more.bulous. for most of the residents, they have a great time. they come alive. bringing young and old together like this already happens in america, canada and japan. experts say the advantages are clear, particularly for the elderly, in tackling isolation and loneliness. but here are challenges as well. finding the right places and making sure both children and adults are safe. the benefits really do outweigh the disadvantages. this is a model for other care home providers and nurseries across the uk. it certainly works in the rest of the world, there is no reason why we could not see many more of these in the uk. back inside, walter is making glasses out of play—doh and passing on years of wisdom. careful play arranged by grown—ups is teaching them many things they don‘t know. how to handle things and handle situations. as an old person, i am coming to the end of my life, it is a greatjoy to see new human being is growing and growing slowly into people, into humanity, into maturity. it‘