and i'm conscious the two elections i have stood to be mayor of greater manchester, people beyond my have given me their support. so i am ever conscious of that when i speak for this city region. but i think that gives the voice more, if you like, more authority because of that place first approach. what you did say earlier this year which was interesting in terms of this debate about partisanship and how it works is, earlier this year you said "i do not think any of the parties", you meant the two main parties, labour and conservative, "i don't think either of them are cutting through to the extent that is needed to give true voice to the feelings that people have at the moment." you said that early this year do you still think that is true? do you still think that your party, the labour party, is not truly, truly, cutting through and giving voice to the feelings of the people of the north—west, for example? i think it was a reflection of where we where last year, and the part of the cycle we are in, the mid—term cycle. always oppositions will say more and more the closer we get to

you are implying we're doing nothing and that is not true, in greater manchester we are just away fromf it, the biggest transformation of public transport in england outside of london, in three decades. i have already taken the decision, i am the first mayor in england, outside of london, to take the decision to put buses back back under public control and as it stands today, i am purchasing electric buses, in large numbers because they will come in to a reform system that starts in this september called the b network. and my officials tell me the buses in our ten boroughs are the biggest cause of polluted air and those buses will be changing dramatically later this year. are you these days seeing yourselves as much more of the mayor of manchester, committed and driven by that sense of commitment to place, than you see yourself as andy burnham, the senior labour party politician, in other words is political partisan politics less important to you now, and this commitment to manchester, fundamentally what drives you? that is perceptive, absolutely, that's the way i do see myself. when i

greater manchester police have now- round without helmets on. greater. ndent 0ffice themselves to the independent office for police conduct following this latest death involving an e—bike. it's begun an investigation into what happened but says it's still in its early stages. this afternoon, more people are coming to pay their respects to the 15 who a friend described as a proper nice kid. rowan bridge, bbc news, salford. two of the children stabbed in a knife attack in france yesterday are still in a critical condition in hospital. a three—year—old british girl was among the four children stabbed in the playground in the alpine town of annecy. the suspected attacker is a syrian refugee. lucy williamson reports from annecy. flowers spreading along the playground wall have taken the place of the children who played here yesterday. white roses for the innocence of the victims. messages that hint at the outrage in france. local officials say all four children are now stable, though some are still thought to be in a very serious condition. translation: we oft

you are implying we're i doing nothing and that is true, and greater manchester we are just away fromit, the biggest transformation of public transport in england outside of london, in three decades. i've already taken the decision, i am the first mayor in england, outside of london, to take the decision to book buses back back under public control and as it stands today, i am purchasing let trick buses, in large numbers because they will come in to a reform system that starts in september called the b network and my officials tell me the bosses and our ten boroughs are the biggest cause of polluted air and those buses will be changing dramatically later this year. changing dramatically later this year-— changing dramatically later this ear. �* , this year. are you these days seeinr this year. are you these days seeing yourselves _ this year. are you these days seeing yourselves as - this year. are you these days seeing yourselves as much i this year. are you these days . seeing yourselves as much more of the mayor of manchester, committed and driven by the sense of commitment to plac

greater manchester police have offered their condolences to the boy.nsky, has visited the flooding in the southern kherson region — and he's criticised the lack of help from international aid agencies. ukraine and russia have accused each other of attacking the dam, while rescuers are still trying to save people who are still trapped. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse sent this report. a visit with deliberate timing — president zelensky assessing another ukrainian trauma, an unfolding disaster in the middle of a war. he praised medical staff and promised them kherson would be rebuilt. but the russians can do deliberate too. a couple of hours later, the same area was shelled, with a near—miss for volunteers doing an already impossiblejob. it's hard to picture an estimated four cubic miles of water until you're in it. victor and vitaly haven't stopped for two days, searching for people trapped. why don't you want to leave? they reply in ukrainian so they've said, "we so they've said, "we don't want to leave. "there are older people who can't get

jan —— greater manchester police have notified the inner man of a spot police, to will want a formaln today. nick garnett, bbc news, salford. the east coast is experiencing the worst air quality in years as intense wildfires in canada continue to rage. we know that us president joe biden spoke to canadian prime minister justin trudeau on thursday, and that the us has deployed more than 600 firefighters to help battle the blazes. but, in the meantime, nearly 100 million people across north america have been affected by hazardous air. this was the scene in washington, dc — you can see the capitol building there, barely visible through the smog. and this is downtown philadelphia. people have been advised to stay indoors and to avoid any strenuous outdoor activities. let's hear from some local residents. iam very i am very concerned about it. i am really worried and i wonder how much longer this is going to last. i how much longer this is going to last. . . , to last. i am a first-time father and _ to last. i am a first-time father and my _ to last. i am a first-time father and my son -

greater manchester police have offered their condolences to the boy.ok at some other stories in the headlines. a pro—military pop star has died in hospital in myanmar, after being shot by an alleged anti—regime gunman. the assassination of lily naing kyaw is the latest in a series of high—profile killings. in australia, the government plans to ban public displays and sales of nazi symbols. it said the move was prompted by a rise in far—right activity. the kenyan government says it has enough evidence to charge a cult leader who convinced his followers to starve themselves and their children to death with genocide. at least 250 people are now known to have died since the cult�*s activities came to light in april while a further 600 people are still missing. officials at the vatican say pope francis has spent a restful day, after undergoing surgery for a hernia on wednesday. the 86—year—old pontiff is expected to remain in the hospital, in rome, for up to a week. a spokesman said all tests had shown encouraging results, and all signs are positive. when y

incredibly close by to where this happened and are distraught at what has happened to stop greater manchesteran see flowers being left here at the scene tonight.— see flowers being left here at the scene tonight. nick, thank you very much. ukraine was part of those discussions in washington, let's show you what it is like there right now for the communities flooded since tuesday's dam explosion. people across a large area in the south east of ukraine have been affected — and there are wider consequences for agriculture and military strategy. we have some infrared satellite images that show where the dnipro river was flowing before the damage to the dam. and after — the water spreading out across the land on both sides, which means homes and crops flooded and possibly landmines floating out of known minefields. on the military side, the situation will make it harder for ukraine to move across the river into territory controlled by russia. and at a time when it wants to push the russians hard along this front, a relief effort is under way for the flood victims. our correspondent james waterhous

greater london looks possible, 28 around the birmingham area and about 30 degrees around the greater manchestery during the evening and after such a hot day, those temperatures will be slow to come down. indeed, at ten o'clock at night, we'll still be widely up into the 20s in many of our towns and cities. beyond that, the last of the day's storms will slowly fade away as we get past the midnight hour and the skies will increasingly become clear. might be one or two mist and fog patches around by dawn. 0n into tuesday's forecast, a subtle change. the air is less humid and that means it should be a much drier day across england and wales. any showers limited to west scotland and across northern ireland where there could be, again, a few hefty thundery downpours. still hot, temperatures widely again reaching the upper 20s through tuesday afternoon. high pressure, then, continues to dominate the weather picture through the rest of this week, through the weekend and we'll probably still be just about clinging on into parts of next week. however, eventually we will see some rain arriving next week t

saul was being followed by police and then collided with an ambulance, greater manchester police sayh of england correspondent danny savage reports. the exact circumstances surrounding the death of saul cookson are now the subject of a major investigation. he was on an electric powered bike being followed by police, moments before he was killed in a collision. police say they were following the teenager down this road until these bollards here stopped them from going any further. saul cookson, though, carried on through and collided with a passing ambulance. one man showed us pictures he took immediately afterwards. and it was rapid. it went steadfast. went round there, and an ambulance hit him. do you know what i mean? boom, i heard the noise, you know what i mean? this is footage of the road closed off after the collision. the crew of the ambulance straight away began treating the 15—year—old. he was then taken to hospital where he later died. friends have been passing by since to leave flowers and messages. everyone loved him, respected him. no—one had a bad word to say about him.

i live in greater manchester - millions of people.that's different to a veto. it's also but that's different to a veto. it�*s also different to putting communities in the driving seat of what gets built and where. we will retain the right of communities to object to planning decisions in their area but we will do two things as well, first as we will involve a mandate combined authorities to consult at a much earlier stage so that they are actually showing evidence of how people have made those decisions themselves and not just have them handed to them by people in the town hall. we think that's one way in which you get the right sort of housing built in the right sort of housing built in the right places with community consent and end this ongoing war that happens after the event, and secondly, we will allow combined authorities to set up development corporations to take charge of the land and reform cpo powers, compulsory purchase powers, so that land is purchased at market rate and not at inflated rates as it currently is.— not at i

up into the mid to the high 20s, 30 degrees celsius possible anywhere really from parts of greater manchesterd. but as we go through this afternoon, showers will start to develop and look at these bright colours here and look how small these showers are. they'll move their way up from southern england through the midlands, up into the northeast of wales, towards merseyside, very hit and miss, these showers. but if you catch one of those, you could see some hail, some thunder, some gusty winds and the risk of some localised flooding as well. a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. now through this evening, those showers will continue to drift their way northward, some coming into northern ireland as well. but generally speaking tonight, it's going to be largely dry and clear, but still quite warm and muggy, actually. even by 10 o'clock this evening, temperatures in london, birmingham and manchester over 20 degrees celsius. as we go into the early part of sunday morning, these are the minimum temperatures. so still pretty muggy across southern areas, 15 or 16 degrees here, perhaps a bit chi

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those thunderstorms moving north into greater manchester, merseyside and north wales during the evenings, particularly on monday, but it will get drier as we go through the week. and we keep that east or south easterly wind stop we keep and we keep that east or south easterly wind. we keep the hot weather, really. so heatwave criteria for many parts of the uk as we go through next week. maximum temperature is 24—27 c. the risk of one or two showers and thunderstorms. goodbye. live from london. this is bbc news. the fallout from boris johnson's resignation intensifies with the party divided over the future of the former prime minister. a senior cabinet minister says it time to move on.

rain and tricky conditions across parts of the midlands, those thunderstorms moving north into greater manchesterpressure dominates through the next week. there will be one or two showers, particularly on monday, but it will get drier as we go through the week, and we keep that east or south easterly wind. heatwave criteria across many parts of the uk as we go through next week, with maximum temperatures of 24-27 c, the week, with maximum temperatures of 24—27 c, the risk of one or two showers and thunderstorms. goodbye. live from london. this is bbc news. three british tourists are missing and 12 others have been rescued following a fire on board a boat in the egyptian red sea resort of marss allam. resort of marsa allam.

and in greater manchester, in the u.k., is linda dubrow-marshall, a clinical psychologist and seniorrer at the university of salford. thank you to all three of you for joining us. diane, in oregon, let me start with you, please. you were once part of the unification church, whose members are commonly known as "the moonies.” many, including in japan and europe, see them -- see it as a cult, but in south korea, where it was founded, it's considered legally as a religion. can you tell us first, diane, what defines a cult and how you identify it? >> i think that there are a lot of definitions of what a cult is. it's often an extremist belief system and a community of people that are pretty isolated. but i think what's really important to understand is the kind of psychological manipulation that goes on within these groups that has control over people in a way that's a lot of people have a hard time -- in a way that a lot of people have a hard time understanding, and i think that's the core of what's important within a cult. folly: how do you identify a cult? >> i think you can identify i

present but kept a respectful distance. 0fficers kept a respectful distance. officers from greater manchester also made a trip to support the turkish effort in an advisory role. istanbul! istanbul! enjoying the night ofjonathan and his friends. this afternoon they emerged to catch the early wave of shuttle buses to the early wave of shuttle buses to the stadium, their second european final in three years. what this moment mean to you as lifelong city fans? it moment mean to you as lifelong city fans? , , u, , fans? it everything because with alwa s fans? it everything because with always looked _ fans? it everything because with always looked at _ fans? it everything because with always looked at failure - fans? it everything because with always looked at failure in - fans? it everything because with always looked at failure in this l always looked at failure in this competition and to win this we would just be cemented notjust to being the greatest but an unbelievable team. �* , , , ., ., team. it's the biggest game of footballing. — team. it's the biggest game of footballing, supporting, -

and in greater manchester, in the u. k is linda dobro, marshall, a physical psychologist and senior lecturer at the university of south africa. thank you to all 3 of you for joining us, diane in oregon. let me start with you, please. you were once part of the unification church, whose members a comedy known as, as the moonies many, including in japan and europe, steven seat as a, as a cold. but in south korea where it was found, it is considered legally as a religion. can you tell us 1st, diane, what defines a cult and how you identified i think that there's a lot of definitions of what a cult is. it's often unimed stream is belief system and community of people that are pretty isolated. but i think what's really important to understand is the kind of psychological manipulation that goes on within these groups that has control over people in a way there's a lot of people have a hard time understanding. and i think that's the core of what's important with that of calls. how do you identify account in a days you can identi

thunderstorms moving northward into greater manchester, merseyside, north wales in the evening.h the week and we keep that east or south easterly wind, the hot weather. heatwave criteria across many parts of the uk are we go through next week with maximum temperatures getting up to about 24, 26 or 27 celsius, the risk of some showers and thunderstorms. goodbye. hello and welcome to political thinking.

rain and tricky conditions across parts of the midlands, those thunderstorms moving north into greater manchesterough the next week. there will be one or two showers, particularly on monday, but it will get drier as we go through the week, and we keep that east or south easterly wind. heatwave criteria across many parts of the uk as we go through next week, with maximum temperatures of 24—27 c, the risk of one or two showers and thunderstorms. goodbye. live from london, this is bbc news. three british tourists are missing following a fire on board a boat off the coast of egypt. what now for boris johnson and the conservative party? a senior cabinet minister says it time to move on.

the sunshine, temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s, 30 degrees possible from parts of greater manchesterugh the midlands towards merseyside, hit and miss but if you catch one of them you could see some hail and thunder, gusty winds and the risk of some localised flooding. a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. through this evening, the showers drifting north, some coming into northern ireland but generally speaking, tonight it will be largely dry and clear, warm and muggy and even by 10pm temperatures in london, birmingham and manchester reach over 20 degrees. the only part of sunday morning, these are the minimum temperatures, pretty muggy across the south, 15 or 16 degrees, chillier and fresher in the eastern coasts. on sunday some showers across scotland, on the whole it is dry and sunny to start, patchy mist and fog in the south—west but showers and thunderstorms getting going as we head into lunchtime and the afternoon. the risk of those just about any four and they will be hit and miss, temperatures for most of us the mid to high 20s and we could well see 30 degrees once again

rebecca from greater manchester, craig in cambridgeshire, and rose who lives in hampshire.meowners out of hundreds of thousands of people facing a huge rise in their mortgage costs over the coming months. at this moment in time, at the end ofjune, i will make my final payment of £434 when my current deal ends, and thereafter i have been told to expect my payments will be over £1,800. i'm currently paying £560 a month. at the end ofjuly, it will go on to variable and it will go up to £1,200 a month. 0ur mortgage has gone up by over £2,200 a year. - it's a huge impact on our- expenditure and has an impact on the family as a whole. rose has already been cutting costs on day—to—day activities and even some essentials to try and cope. the impacts are huge. so we are having to cut down on how much i spend a week on food. i'm having to plan my meals that i cook for the children. i'm trying to cut down on day trips because of the cost of fuel going up, as well. i'm trying to... i'm also currently looking at getting another part—timejob alongside my currentjob in order to bring in m

joining us now to discuss this is the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham.ys? i think it is hugely significant. i think it is hugely significant. i think it is a tremendous div element, to be honest, that the prince of wales would show this leadership on this issue. i think it will give a real sense of hope to everybody working to support people who are homeless. it will seem today that they're more —— work matters because that endorsement has come the prince. it also everybody who worries about homelessness, everybody at risk of homelessness, everybody at risk of homelessness, everybody who is homeless today, will fill scene too. this is a really positive move by the prince and the royal foundation. it greater manchester we are going to be supporting the royal foundation with all of the work with the five nominated places. we all of the work with the five nominated places.- all of the work with the five nominated places. all of the work with the five nominated laces. . ., ., ., nominated places. we are also 'oined b lord nominated places. we are also 'oined

greater london looks possible, 28 around the birmingham area and about 30 degrees around the greater manchester 20s in many of our towns and cities. beyond that, the last of the day's storms will slowly fade away as we get past the midnight hour and the skies will increasingly become clear. might be one or two mist and fog patches around by dawn. 0n into tuesday's forecast, a subtle change. the air is less humid and that means it should be a much drier day across england and wales. any showers limited to west scotland and across northern ireland where there could be, again, a few hefty thundery downpours. still hot, temperatures widely again reaching the upper 20s through tuesday afternoon. high pressure, then, continues to dominate the weather picture through the rest of this week, through the weekend and we'll probably still be just about clinging on into parts of next week. however, eventually we will see some rain arriving next week towards the south—west of england, but otherwise, lots of hot and sunny weather through the rest of this week. bye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines... t

he was being followed by greater manchester police.he independent office for police conduct has launched an investigation into the circumstances which is standard procedure in a situation like this. they had investigators at the scene last night but saying the investigation is at the early stages and will release more information when they can. we have seen tributes laid, starting last night. there are cards, candles, balloons. there was a large white banner where people who knew him wrote messages, such as love you, brother, written on there. it was a sombre mood last night. quiet this morning. but something clearly something that has affected the community. studio: facts. —— thank you. we're joined now by councillor mike mccusker — cabinet member for transport at salford council, and you have been working on electric scooters and safety around that. give us a thought about what you are hearing in the community. i would like to give the council's sympathy to the family. it is a tragedy for the family. as far as the community is concer

those thunderstorms moving north into greater manchester, merseyside and north wales during the evening we keep the hot weather, really. so heatwave criteria for many parts of the uk as we go through next week. maximum temperature is 24—27 c. the risk of one or two showers and thunderstorms. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the fallout from boris johnson's resignation intensifies as the party is divided over the future path of the former prime minister. a senior cabinet minister grant schapps says it is time to move on and that people don't miss the drama.

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up into the mid to the high 20s, 30 degrees celsius possible anywhere really from parts of greater manchestergh the midlands, up into the northeast of wales, towards merseyside, very hit and miss, these showers. but if you catch one of those, you could see some hail, some thunder, some gusty winds and the risk of some localised flooding as well. a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. now through this evening, those showers will continue to drift their way northward, some coming into northern ireland as well. but generally speaking tonight, it's going to be largely dry and clear, but still quite warm and muggy, actually. even by 10 o'clock this evening, temperatures in london, birmingham and manchester over 20 degrees celsius. as we go into the early part of sunday morning, these are the minimum temperatures. so still pretty muggy across southern areas, 15 or 16 degrees here, perhaps a bit chillier, a bit fresher around those eastern coasts. now, throughout sunday, a few showers across scotland, on the whole dry and sunny to start off in the morning, bit of patchy mist and fog in the sout

obvious that all of the major police forces in the country were effective, we saw this from the greater manchester police, but also it emerged that fire services and ambulance services as well we're all being impacted, some were saying that they were struggling to connect the calls. some also said they struggled to divert the calls on to the appropriate emergency services. some got slightly different advice, some say not to call 999 at all, instead calling some of the non emergency numbers such as 111, or 101. but others were also saying to try 999, or if you could not get through, the try some of the non emergency numbers. so there is definitely a bit of confusion going on. if you look at the northwest ambulance service, they were one of those which tweeted, and they said, be t have reported a system failure in diverting 999 calls to all emergency services. if you need to get hold of us in a serious or a life-threatening emergency, and can't get through on 999, please call 111, for medical emergencies. now, beattie is the operator, which is the system for making calls to the emergency services, a

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planned strike action on greater manchester's metrolink network has been called off.tors, industrial action would be suspended while unions considered a new pay offer. the strikes would have hit this weekend's parklife festival. the famous appleby horse fair gets underway today in cumbria. around 30,000 visitors are expected, including up to 10,000 from the gypsy and traveller communities. a local residents group, the appleby fair communities group, has called for tighter regulation of the 250—year—old event, which has seen incidents of anti—social behaviour in recent years. the last remaing gas—lit cinema in the world is reopening its doors later this month after a £4 million restoration. the 109—year—old hyde park picture house, in leeds, is one of the oldest in the uk. the restoration work funded by the heritage lottery and leeds city council began in 2015 but was delayed by the pandemic. here's the weather with sara. good morning. it is going to be another fine, dry day out there today. we've got a change coming, though. this area of low pressure, the former storm

a major cancer research project in greater manchester in memory of singer sarah harding, will look fordeals with a high fat, sugar or salt content will be restricted in wales under government plans to tackle obesity and diabetes. temporary price drops and multi—buy offers on the unhealthiest foods will also be banned under new laws that will be rolled out across wales in 2025. hywel griffith has this report. they are the default dining option for millions of people. meal deals grabbed on the go and priced to be easy on the wallet, if not always the waistline. in wales from next year, shops won't be allowed to sell the foods highest in fat, salt and sugar as part of a deal. not everyone finds that palatable. no, i don't think it is, personally. i think you should be able to have the choice and, you know, you can eat and drink what you want within reason, you know? i mean, you can still buy it, but it might be more expensive. well, but you're alienating people, really, because people want what they want. there are way too many offers and things towards higher fats, and that is what peopl

seen andy burnham, former cabinet minister under gordon brown, who is now labour's mayor of greater manchesteror with no right of appeal. labour says during the process to find a candidate to find this north east mayoralty, some candidates did not meet the threshold required to proceed to the longest stage —— excluding a city mayor. that is about the decision of jamie driscoll to share a platform with the film—maker ken loach who was expelled from the labour party in 2021 after he stood by groups which had criticised keir starmer�*s attempts to tackle anti—semitism in the labour party. the labour party is complaining that mr driscoll trochu —— to apologise. during that platform. i don't put words in his mouth, but i think you will find mr driscoll will say, that was an accident. driscoll will say, that was an accident-— driscoll will say, that was an accident. , . , , ., accident. there is a wider issue for the left when _ accident. there is a wider issue for the left when it _ accident. there is a wider issue for the left when it comes _ accident. there is a wider issue for the left when it c

adnan ali, who served with memes— adnan ali, who served with greater manchester police, sexuuuu— greatersexually assaulted three victims aged between 15 and 18 and sent messages which— aged between 15 and 18 and sent messages which were, quote, beruemmg— messages which were, quote, beruemmg em— messages which were, quote, bordering on relentless . the bordering on relentless. the judge— bordering on relentless. the judge sue— bordering on relentless. the judge sue me— bordering on relentless. the judge said the 36 year old deliberately— judge said the 36 year old deliberately ignored guidelines for deliberately ignored guidelines fer sages— deliberately ignored guidelines for cadet schemes, which include gmmemtes— for cadet schemes, which include gmmgmes ef— for cadet schemes, which include principles of respect and safeguard— principles of respect and safeguard ,— principles of respect and safeguard , adding a member of safeguard, adding a member of far rrgm— safeguard, adding a member of far age group— safeguard, adding a member of far right group patriotic alternative— far right group

but he newe— greater manchester. but he ieiwe, ne— greater manchester. misery on discourse and inflicted misery dn inndeeni— discourse and inflicted misery on innocent people. tonight guidi— on innocent people. tonight gwiei. — on innocent people. tonight gwiei. cen— on innocent people. tonight gwiei. cen. i— on innocent people. tonight quiet. can. ijust- on innocent people. tonight quiet . cs" r: on innocent people. tonight quiet . r: quiet. can. i just said the prime minister , he shouldn't prime minister, he shouldn't criticise other members. also, you not responsible for the other party's ? you are the prime other party's? you are the prime minister that answering the questions, not asking the questions, not asking the questions here some. order! order! order order! order! if somebody wanted to challenge my decision . keir starmer mr decision. keir starmer mr speaker , the truth is the speaker, the truth is the country is paying the price of this endless cycle of chaos and destruction. the tory economic ereen— destruction. the tory economic crash mea

nina is at a charity shop in greater manchester to find out more. know me too well. i would _ bargains. good morning. you know me too well. i would like _ bargains. good morning. you know me too well. i would like to _ bargains. good morning. you know me too well. i would like to say _ bargains. good morning. you know me too well. i would like to say that - too well. i would like to say that when i come to charity shops you will find me perusing the classics in the book section which you won't. as you well know i am a big fan of the china. have a look at this bargain. this vintage from germany, £5. that would look beautiful on my sheh £5. that would look beautiful on my shelf but i have been told at home i have too many already. charity shops are changing, branding has become a big part of it. this is molly, the social media volunteer, and bear, who is a big part of your branding at emmaus. who is a big part of your branding at emmaus— at emmaus. emmaus is all about community _ at emmaus. emmaus is all about community so — at emmaus. emmaus is all a

rebecca from greater manchester, craig in cambridgeshire, and rose who lives in hampshire.ends, and thereafter i have been told to expect my payments will be over £1,800. i'm currently paying £560 a month. at the end ofjuly, it will go on to variable and it will go up to £1,200 a month. 0ur mortgage has gone up by over £2,200 a year. - it's a huge impact on our- expenditure and has an impact on the family as a whole. rose has already been cutting costs on day—to—day activities and even some essentials to try and cope. the impacts are huge. so i am having to cut down on how much i spend a week on food. i'm having to plan my meals that i cook for the children. i'm trying to cut down on day trips because of the cost of fuel going up, as well. i'm trying to... i'm also currently looking at getting another part—time job alongside my currentjob in order to bring in more money to pay for the bills. rebecca, too, has already had to cut back on her outgoings after her husband — who was the main breadwinner — passed away. i've been doing that for the last two years because i've obvio

and promised they will never again fail the people of greater manchester.rs old, carved 2,000 years before stonehenge was built. found by chance during the ground works for the building of a workshop, it had been well preserved in peat. that's it for now. you can keep up to date with us on the bbc news website and on the bbc news app. i'm back with our next update during bbc breakfast at 9.05. have a good morning. back tojon and sally. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. just before half past eight on wednesday. and it is a big, noisy day in prague. wednesday. and it is a big, noisy day in prague-— wednesday. and it is a big, noisy da in prarue. , , day in prague. yes, very good reason for that. day in prague. yes, very good reason forthat- mike — day in prague. yes, very good reason for that. mike is _ day in prague. yes, very good reason for that. mike is there _ day in prague. yes, very good reason for that. mike is there this _ for that. mike is there this morning, along with many, many west ham fans, very excited about tonight, good

we're going to put forward greater manchester forward a greater manchester plan that at the plan to doord's while eton and harrow play there every yea— eton and harrow play there every yea .— eton and harrow play there every yea . — eton and harrow play there every yea. h— eton and harrow play there every yea. h wah— eton and harrow play there every year . i wasn't actually- eton and harrow play there every year . e year. i wasn't actually a bad cricketer. andrew to be honest. i was a better cricketer than i was a footballer. i played for lancashire schoolboys once or twice in my day and i turned out at old trafford once or twice as well. so i loved my cricket. actually and i've always had a feeling that the game needs to get back into state schools, and i think that's one of the big things that's coming out of this this report today. it really needs to do that. but in playing cricket, in my youth , i cricket, in my youth, i definitely encountered some of those , some of attitudes. those, some of those attitudes. i remember my dad going to lancashire county cricket club to vote to let

in the fact mar— greater manchester in the fact rhar he-e— greater manchester in the fact that he'sol of the economy . 3 3 of the economy. today is an incredibly worrying time for many families right across the country who are concerned about what happens when they come off fixed term mortgage deals already dodi people were facing mortgage payments of £3,000 on average more than the rates they were coming off of. this is going to heap even more pain on ordinary working families . it's ordinary working families. it's why today labour have set out a five point plan to help people with their mortgages . well, amid with their mortgages. well, amid rising inflation,— with their mortgages. well, amid rising inflation, as— with their mortgages. well, amid rising inflation, as we— ” 33 well, amid rising inflation, as we heard here— rising inflation, as we heard here mam— rising inflation, as we heard there from rachel reeves, hahewr-e— there from rachel reeves, labour's called - there from rachel reeves, labour's called on banks to provide— labour's called on banks to grewhae euphem— labour

people a year for members of the england lionesses team to the first asian police officer in greater manchesternister, he should not criticise other members also also, you are not responsible _ other members also also, you are not responsible for the other parties. you are _ responsible for the other parties. you are the prime minister that is answering — you are the prime minister that is answering the questions, not asking the questions order! is somebody wanting _ the questions order! is somebody wanting to challenge my decision? keir starmer. mr speaker, the truth is, the country is paying the price of this endless cycle of chaos and destruction. the tory economic crash means that millions of mortgage holders will pay thousands of pounds more next year and the blame lies squarely at the door of the government were focused on the internal wars of the tory party than the needs of the country. does he not think that those responsible should hide their heads in shame? mr speaker, as i said the beginning of the session, our number one economic priority is to reduce inflation so we can restrain t

live from leigh, greater- live from leigh, greater manchester, i'm dan wootton.

like— lancashire, cheshire and greater manchester. like where i used to play,— manchester.ou— black people represented in golf. so are you honestly tetttng— golf. so are you honestly tetttng ne— golf. so are you honestly telling me that is a golf. so are you honestly- telling me that-is a more telling me that there is a more tnettetwe— telling me that there is a more inclusive attitude— telling me that there is a more inclusive attitude in the golf ettt— inclusive attitude in the golf ettt tat— inclusive attitude in the golf club bar than _ inclusive attitude in the golf club bar than there is on the ettetet— club bar than there is on the cricket pitch— club bar than there is on the cricket pitch ?_ club bar than there is on the cricket pitch ? i— club bar than there is on the cricket pitch ? i have a day off. cricket pitch? i have a day off. theee— cricket pitch? i have a day off. thete te— cricket pitch? i have a day off. thete he a— cricket pitch? i have a day off. there is a culture— cricket pitch? i have a day off. there is a culture of elitism, attatenttw. — there is

greater manchester, the mayor there, and— from greater manchester, the mayor there, and he was really think, if the uk doesn't want sunak and please, can you send hth— sunak and please, can you send hhh to— sunak and please, can you send hhh to wee— sunak and please, can you send hhh to wee we— sunak and please, can you send him to us? we have— sunak and please, can you send him to us? we have a grim choice between— him to us? we have a grim choice between too— him to us? we have a grim choice between too old— him to us? we have a grim choice between too old and— him to us? we have a grim choice between too old and too crazy. i thhh— between too old and too crazy. i thhht thew-re— between too old and too crazy. i think they're referring to maybe hohett— think they're referring to maybe hohett thhh— think they're referring to maybe donald trump in— think they're referring to maybe donald trump in that point. but yeah,— donald trump in that point. but weeh he— donald trump in that point. but yeah he eee— donald trump in that point. but yeah, he seems to— donald trump in that point. but

we're nowjoined by darren morgan, who's headteacher at kings road primary school in greater manchesterrow going on and it they may not meet the 6.5% and do not fund it. so if we waited for the other unions any longer that would be a fate complete stop and i imply gillian keegan to get all the unions backin gillian keegan to get all the unions back in and to talk about averting the strikes. if back in and to talk about averting the strikes— the strikes. if the government recommends _ the strikes. if the government recommends a _ the strikes. if the government recommends a 6.5% _ the strikes. if the government recommends a 6.5% would - the strikes. if the government| recommends a 6.5% would you the strikes. if the government - recommends a 6.5% would you be the strikes. if the government _ recommends a 6.5% would you be happy with that? l recommends a 6.5% would you be happy with that? .. recommends a 6.5% would you be happy with that? ~' , , ., , with that? i think members would be ha . but with that? i think members would be happy but there _ with that? i think members would be happy b

adnan ali, who served with greater— adnan ali, who served with greater manchester police, eevtathv— greatergb news.— waiting lists ahead of winter. this is gb news. we'll bring you ae ht— this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now though, tethe— more as it happens. now though, het-e heat— more as it happens. now though, let's head over— more as it happens. now though, let's head over to— more as it happens. now though, let's head over to mark gb news hve— let's head over to mark gb news hhve .— live. i'm hve- i'm welcome hve— i'm welcome back to gb news live:— i'm welcome back to gb news live, especially— i'm welcome back to gb news live, especially if— i'm welcome back to gb news live, especially if you have a mertgage.— live, especially if you have a mortgage, because the chancellor, _ mortgage, because the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has teeh— chancellor, jeremy hunt, has teeh at— chancellor, jeremy hunt, has teeh at h— chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been at 11 downing street today to been at 11 downing street today te tatt— been at 11 downing street today te taht te— been at 11

steve marsland in a moment, but first let's take a look at what's happening at his school in greater manchesterme. steve's here, alongside simon kidwell from the national association of headteachers. good morning to you. steve, you could get a sense of the kind of frustration in your voice as you were giving us that guided tour on your mobile phone. when you see that kind of mess that you have to deal with, what is going through your head? , , . ., with, what is going through your head? ,, . ., ., , with, what is going through your head? ,, . ., ., head? disgraceful. what goes through m head? head? disgraceful. what goes through my head? the — head? disgraceful. what goes through my head? the worry _ head? disgraceful. what goes through my head? the worry and _ head? disgraceful. what goes through my head? the worry and the _ head? disgraceful. what goes through my head? the worry and the panic - my head? the worry and the panic about keeping children safe, because that's what this is all about. it's about keeping children safe. the very youngest of children in this. it is raw sewage coming up