jon kay, bbc news, oak hill. live now to kyiv and our correspondent there, hugo bachega. the advantage, who has the momentum now? the conflict seems to be at a deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. forweeks deadlock. it has become a war of attrition. for weeks there hasn't been any major change in terms of military position. the ukrainians are heavily reliant on weapons being sent by the west and that is giving them hope that they can push the russians out of their country. today, independence day, western nations have again reaffirmed support for the ukrainians in this war. president putin is likely hoping this support will fade as the war continues and people in the west pay attention to domestic problems like rising food prices and energy bills. today there is a ban here in kyiv on public events on this independence day over fears of possible russian attacks will stop there is no possibility it seems of peace negotiations happening anytime soon. here people are telling us they are concerned about the possibility of but their recent fear —— but there isn't fear. p

jon kay, bbc news, oak hill.about its safety, and failing to properly estimate the number of spam accounts in operation. peiter zatko's whistle—blowing testimony, which has been given to the us authorities, could have serious consequences as our silicon valley correspondent, james clayton, reports. well, peiter zatko is a legend here in san francisco. he has the nickname mudge. he was the former head of security at twitter. the chief executive of twitter, parag agarwal, used to call him mudge. but things soured between the two. and now you have this kind of extraordinary situation where the former head of security is alleging all sorts of things about twitter. now he's saying things about security that, for example, many twitter employees hold personal information about users that they shouldn't have. but the really damaging accusations here are about bots, because what he alleges is that twitter has far more fake accounts and spam accounts than it acknowledges. and he also says that bonuses are paid handsomely t

good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today.ned, with the latest this morning. the charity age concern tells bbc breakfast that people will be forced to put their lives at risk because of spiralling energy costs. and there's a warning that soaring energy bills could push inflation — average price rises — to i8%. i'll be looking at what support is available now to help you through the winter. a memorable night for manchester united, who lift the mood

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today... her daughter's legacy and final weeks. we were given three to five days — deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks we've had together as a family. as thousands of british airways staff get a 13% pay rise — is your pay keeping up with rising costs? we get the latest numbers on wages today — expected to show most pay rises being eaten up by most things costing more. having fun during the summer holidays, despite the cost—of—living crisis. we hear from the charity helping families who are

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today.ple left homeless. ukrainian forces have launched a major offensive aimed at retaking parts of the south of the country occupied by russia. rising energy costs pile pressure on businesses. bosses say closures and job losses are inevitable within months, as they plead with the government for help. i'll be looking at the impact of rising prices. a good opening day for the british players at the us open, and for serena williams — who makes a winning start to her farewell in new york.

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay.ng aids. she calls herself bowelgran — dame deborahjames's mum heather has given her first tv interview to breakfast about her daughter's incredible legacy. and the impersonatorjon culshaw will be here to tell us about playing the late, great les dawson, in a stage show about the comedian�*s life. isn't that amazing. jon on left. can't wait _ isn't that amazing. jon on left. can't wait to — isn't that amazing. jon on left. can't wait to talk _ isn't that amazing. jon on left. can't wait to talk to _ isn't that amazing. jon on left. can't wait to talk to him. - as the cost of living continues to soar, the school holidays can be an expensive time for families already feeling the pinch. with politicians on all sides debating how best to tackle the crisis, charities are stepping in to help children enjoy their summer break. jayne mccubbin has been to a theme park to find out more. are we excited? cheering. these are the children of the rock ferry estate in wirral. go, go, go, get on the bu

refugees from ukraine are still making their way to the uk and other countries. 0ur correspondent, jon kay south—west england. 2000 miles from ukraine, the somerset village of oak hill, now home to dozens of refugees. robin's front room is no longer his own. ., ., his own. so, here we have our famil , his own. so, here we have our family. what _ his own. so, here we have our family, what we've _ his own. so, here we have our family, what we've got - his own. so, here we have our family, what we've got over. family, what we've got over from the ukraine, so this is natasha. from the ukraine, so this is natasha-— from the ukraine, so this is natasha. ., �* . ., . natasha. hello, i'm john, nice to meet you- _ natasha. hello, i'm john, nice to meet you. so _ natasha. hello, i'm john, nice to meet you. so there - natasha. hello, i'm john, nice to meet you. so there is i to meet you. so there is natasha, her daughter and her grandchildren who have moved in and their cousins are all staying next door. what do you think of this place, of this village of oak hill and the welcome you have had? i vill

hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay.l carr, who is being recognised for her work as a hospital cafe volunteer at the grand age of 100. bless me, father, for i have sinned. and i'm about to sin again. dance another day. michael flatley of riverdance fame will be here to tell us about his movie debut in which he plays a retired secret agent. the united nations will issue a global appeal today to raise $160 million us, that's around £136 million, to help pakistan deal with its devastating floods. around a third of the country is now under water and more than 1,100 people have died. yens laerke is from the un's humanitarian office in geneva and joins us now. good morning, thank you for talking to us today. tell us about the appeal that united nations is announcing today.— appeal that united nations is announcing today. good morning, sall . in announcing today. good morning, sally- in a — announcing today. good morning, sally- in a few— announcing today. good morning, sally. in a few hours _ announcing today. good morning, sa

jon kay, bbc news, oak hill.ollowing the murder of sarah everard last year. in northampton, operation kayak, which targets sexual predators in the night—time economy, is to be made permanent after a successful trial. jon ironmongerjoined the team on a night out. in england, the night—time goes in hand with a good time. but for women and girls, in particular, going out poses an inherent risk of harassment and assault. it's about looking out of there four predators who look like they are targeting vulnerable people and actually putting that interaction in place, first of all to stop it, to arrest if there are actual offences and actually about safeguarding vulnerable people. dci nicky deeks leads op kayak, a new unit in northampton with its work cut out. how often do you get unwanted sexual attention? nearly every night. all night. what would make you feel safer? more policemen? more visibility? no men! if you've been sexually assaulted then, would you go to the police? no. no? you wouldn't bother? it's no point be

good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today. a nine—year—old girl has been shot dead in liverpool overnight — the gunman is on the run. we're in the knotty ash area of the city, where the shooting happened, with the latest this morning. the charity age concern tells bbc breakfast that people will be forced to put their lives at risk because of spiralling energy costs. and there's a warning that soaring energy bills could push inflation — average price rises — to 18%. i'll be looking at what support is available now to help you through the winter. a memorable night for manchester united, who lift the mood at old trafford with a stunning win over liverpool. good morning. it isa it is a mild start today. quite a muqqy it is a mild start today. quite a muggy day ahead. some are showery rain in the north and west. drier and brighter in the south and east. details coming up. good morning. it's tuesday, august 23rd. some very sad breaking news this morning. a nine—year—old girl has been shot dead in liverpool overnight. police are hunt

jon kay, bbc news, oak hill.gy agency. despite pledging to phase out russian imports, energy prices are still set by global markets, which are fueling the crisis here in the uk. the bbc has learned that more than three million households had not received their £150 energy support payment by the start ofjuly. data from a freedom of information request shows that in england and wales more than 97% of eligible homes who pay council tax by direct debit had received the payment. however, only 49% of those who don't pay by direct debit have received or claimed the money yet. those households having to wait the longest are more likely to be financially vulnerable, as our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, reports. one, two... holiday club is in full swing. but at this community centre in kirkdale, the parents have different numbers on their mind. with the electricity, i've been putting a lot more in. and especially if you've got a dryer. i've had my dryer on i think once, and you could see the numbers going

jon kay, bbc news, oak hill. it is humanity at its best. it really was.ll stick together and off that help. a commitment. that they will stick together and off that help. a commitment. that is the sotli . ht that help. a commitment. that is the spotlight on — that help. a commitment. that is the spotlight on them _ that help. a commitment. that is the spotlight on them but _ that help. a commitment. that is the spotlight on them but there - that help. a commitment. that is the spotlight on them but there are - spotlight on them but there are thousands of families who are doing exactly the same up and down the uk. we have been talking this morning about seeing brown leaves falling off trees in august. this phenomenon is known as false autumn, which scientists say has started due to the recent hot weather. it is crunching leaves, it is starting to look like october. you have been _ starting to look like october. gm. have been sending in your pictures, orange, leaves falling off trees. helen took this shot in the new forest last week, showing how the autumn

jon kay has been to one village in somerset to meet some of them. 2000 miles from ukraine, the somersetwho have moved in, and their cousins are all staying next door. what do you think of this place, of this village of oak hill and the welcome you've had? i was amazed how many people open their houses, and invite us. robin and his wife sue were among the first in the village to offer their home. it's a lovely sound to hear children playing and laughing. _ that's, that's the best gift. and knowing what they've come from as well, what you've been able to give them? yes, absolutely, yes. sue and robin's generosity means tania can feel safe again. but opening up their home has not been straightforward. it's been a lot harder. it's been a lot harder than what we thought. how? we knew there would be some extra work looking after them and, when they first came, there was a lot of extra work because we were ferrying them here, there and everywhere, get their bank accounts set up, sort out their mobile phone contracts, to get set up so they can use their phone over here. bills have gone up inevi

jon. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent.ympathy here. we how about that? good! no sympathy here- we will — how about that? good! no sympathy here. we will get _ how about that? good! no sympathy here. we will get better— how about that? good! no sympathy here. we will get better at _ how about that? good! no sympathy here. we will get better at it - here. we will get better at it tomorrow. it is lovely to be back and we have loads to get through. coming up on the show today, right now 30% of children in the uk are living in poverty, and the situation for thousands of families is so tough, they can't even afford a bed for their kids to sleep on. you get a lot of people who come to you because they want a bed? so we go into families' homes and we've had families - where the children don't have any beds, there's not a lot _ of food in the house, _ it's affecting children's wellbeing and we get this day in, day out, it's happening so much. - in a series of exclusive films for morning live, mr motivator investigates and meets the

tom: jon: as we spoke earlier, kay kaminski, a sophisticated talk about trend following.amics of volume. we know with stephen englander on foreign exchange. he is at standard charter bank and is definitive on cross rate analysis of fx. lisa andkailey want to talk about dollar-yen, the rest of it. i want to go to the angle and are wheelhouse -- englander wheelhouse. you compare it with mexican peso. as an opportunity. discuss euro mex. >> winter can be difficult. the ecb hiking path is uncertain. as europe goes into recession. by contrast, mexico has a lot of yield. if you think the fed is going to be slowing down, that yield is going to look attractive. you look at the chart. max has been resilient -- mex has been resilient. if there is good news, mex has the beta. it is going to measure euro. it might not be a home run, but might have you earn double. tom: you sound like the san diego padres doing it to the giants last night. i look at where we are, the focus on euro, europe, europe. when you see so much focus on a major, what do you do? steven: you have to assess if the

jon. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley. walked the length of the uk. he'll be on the sofa later to tell us why. and this one is a laughing matter — we'll chat to the comedian who officially told the bestjoke at this year's edinburgh fringe festival. as the cost of living rises, charities say they're helping more families than ever with free school uniforms. ben's at an exchange in yorkshire to find out more... good morning, ben. yes, good morning from the uniform exchange here in huddersfield. they have got sweatshirts here, cardigans, losers and trousers. volunteers are sorting through the items like they do everyday. everything here is provided to families for free which is really important. and the costs can really mount up. it's estimated that the average primary school uniform cost per child is £315. parents of secondary school pupils are paying an average closer to £340. one charity estimates that 780,000 children are wearing school clothes that don't fit them properly, because parents can't afford to keep buying new

jon. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today.ther it's the end of the road the old fashioned readies. back to school but the numbers around the energy prices do not add up. good morning, finding out about the tough choices they are having to make at schools around the country. emma raducanu's reign as us open champion is over as she's beaten by france's alize cornet in straight sets in the opening round. good morning. for many others it is going to be a dry day with sunny intervals. a few showers coming in from the north sea, but if it is when you are after, most of us will see this at the end of the week. all of the details later in the programme —— if it is in rain you are after. it's wednesday the 31st of august. our main story. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and is widely considered one of the most influential political figures of the twentieth century. world leaders have been paying tribute, with president bid

jon meacham, author of and there was light, abraham lincoln an american struggle which will be out in october. occasionally advises our current president as well. john, he posted a portion of john f. kay'syou do that? >> i was preparing a podcast for next week on the anniversary of james meredith and incredibly courageous black man, who graduated next week and as putting together an anniversary package that. and i read kennedy speeches which have been done obviously year before when oxford, mississippi was in riots. see if this sounds familiar? when a huge chunk of the country, my chunk of the country largely was being defiant of the will of the federal government which was the manifestation of the national will about applying the declaration the principles of the declaration of independence to constitutional means to create a more perfect union. hi! as mark twain is reputedly to of said, history may not repeat itself but it does rhyme. so what's with kennedy's speech was just this great oratory does, as great insights to, it resonated. he says later in that same address from the fall of 62, that if the rule of law collapses, then no judge can be sure of his writ and no neigcan be sure

kai, good morning, thanks for joining us. let's talk sinema. what's the latest buzz there as to whether she will support the deal, and if so, what changes she might insist be made? >> thanks, jon do know she is not involved in the negotiations. and it was interesting yesterday, that senator manchin said yesterday, that senator sinema had the key components of what she wanted in there, including drug prices and medicare negotiations, which she negotiated previously. but the one thing to note is where they are with the carry interest loophole. and this allows money managers to have their income taxed at a different bracket than wages, for example, and this is key, because senator sinema does not want this loophole closed, and currently, in the agreement, it is closed. so if she wants to negotiate that as a key part that she will want to negotiate. >> so it is a relatively small piece of a rather expansive bill, the one that she is stuck on, that is something that i think will be up for negotiations, in the coming days. let's bounce back to what we talked about a moment ago, which is this burn pit legislation and health care for veterans and the republicans took a pretty unpopula

jon meacham, it is strictly prohibited. or maybe not. maybe it is okay if a president uses it. katty kayfascinating, we would say here, and i think most political analysts would say, if you just speak generally about democracy, saving democracy, saving freedom, that's the sort of thing that doesn't reach voters the way pocketbook issues reach voters. talking about inflation, the cost of groceries, the cost of gas, the cost of education. obviously, things have changed so dramatically. let's go back to dobbs. where a right to privacy, a right for a woman to make a decision over her health, over her body, over her future has been taken away after 50 years. suddenly, there is a concern because of what thomas wrote in a concurring opinion, that that could extend to one right to privacy after another right to privacy. nothing guaranteed. suddenly, the white house sees the political upside of giving this sort of speech. i guess it really shows you how dramatically things have changed in the last three or four months. >> yeah, and it is no surprise that he is giving it in pennsylvania, where you