ministry of justice in the council of one of the richest places on earth london's kensington and chelsea this week the royal borrow will forever lie in the shadow of one of britain's worst ever tower block fires the grand fell catastrophe which claimed the lives of so many but it now faces new scrutiny over its use of outsourced for profit to private contractors i am striking here today because we are all suffering here and i am not the striking here for myself but i honestly i cannot support my other colleagues we have to do lots of different jobs to get a basic standard of living and if you have a i mean it if it works so it'll create use in one of their reach its place in london we have to do to survive. and respect i am pretty sure that we're there and we are going to win despite the strike action is being led by united voices of the world are members led campaigning trade union of migrant and precarious workers. is its job. well secretary. thanks for being on going underground to the mainstream media saying there's a blame game going on why are your members going on strike unprecede

the cleaners are mostly migrants and work at the ministry ofjustice, kensington and chelsea council,ouncil have told this programme they will be taking back the services currently provided by the contractor, amey, which employs the cleaners at the council. we can speak now to willan arias bermeo, who's a cleaner at kensington and chelsea council, petros elia, founder of the united voices of the world union, who have organised the strikes, and emma dent coad, labour mp for kensington. thank you all very much forjoining us. first of all, willan, tell us why you went on strike and tell us what your situation has been. my situation is very difficult because we can live with the minimum wage which is very difficult. in my case i have to work very hard to get a good life, i can't say here, every day from monday to saturday i work 13 or 14 hours a day. it is very ha rd 13 or 14 hours a day. it is very hard and difficult. and how much do you earn? the minimum wage. £7.83. what does that mean in terms of managing your outgoings and what you have left at the end of that?” managing your outgoin

it is backed up all the way through kensington. of a crash near fremont on the bay bridge that did close off two of those lanes. now back to the eastbound lanes. we are following that deadly shooting that lead to a multi-vehicle accident. we have our sky ranger overhead. they have confirmed they have reopened three lanes. two remain blocked as they continue their investigation there. you can see now traffic is moving. this is completely gridlocked. they would have turned their cars off as people were getting out of their vehicle. the situation has gotten much better for the eastbound lanes. let's send things over far loor look at weather. >>> we take a live look outside. it is nice and cool as you get this monday started. the seven day forecast coming up at the bottom of the screen. take a look at that as we talk about our commute. it will start out with upper 50s. it will heat up fast. if you're leaving a little bit later we are at 74 degrees. if you're going out for some afternoon areas it will be 92 degrees at 2:00 today. as you

summerslam it comes after residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensingtonf the disaster in west london, in which seventy one people died, now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ravi ashwin picks up four wickets as india peg england back on the opening day of the first test in birmingham. arsenal score late to equalise, and then beat chelsea on penalties, to win their international champions cup match in dublin. and south korea's in—kyung kim is the defending champion as the women's british open gets underway in the coming hours. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and india have the upper hand after the opening day of the first test against england at edgbaston. the home side were 216—3 at one stage, but slumped to 285—9 at stumps. ravi ashwin took four wickets for india, leaving the match delicately poised heading into day two. patrick gearey reports. england fans will feel they have seen this a few times before over the course of england's 1000 see

ayer tuvimos que evacuar kensington por el incendio que estÁ como a unas dos millas.es del aire eran las peores de los Últimos aÑos. >> eso es lo que cuenta uno de los oficiales de salud. marÍa: me puede decir si se ha registrado algÚn tipo de fatalidades en este condado? >> que yo sepa no. marÍa: hÁbleme de las rutas que han cortado. >> hemos tenido que cortar la parte norte y la parte norte del 20. son los que pasan a ambos lados del lago. esas zonas, lo que se dice de las zonas del norte es que estÁn todas evacuadas. marÍa: muchas gracias comandante. usted me mencionaba que si bien se hanemitido Órdenes de evacuación, hay gente que ha decidido quedarse en sus casas. precisamente tenemos dos hermanos, que les voy a pedir si me da permiso de hablar con ellos, tenemos a diego diego, tu grabaste unas imÁgenes terribles acerca de un incendio. diego: yo venÍa por el 20 y la lumbre estaba muy cerca del camino, pero como se acercÓ mucho creciÓ y tuvimos que darnos la vuelta para regresar. marÍa: me dijiste que decidiste quedarte en tu casa para salvar tus pertenencias. die

it was at their high street kensington restaurant for one day only when customers had to reserve a tablein cheek, eccentric, over the top, reminiscent of in some way a french chateaux, in some way a sort of mayfair club. we've just tried to create a real experience that the customers won't forget. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube board, the bakerloo lone and the london 0verground have severe delays this morning in north west london due to a faulty track. 0n the trains, there's disruption to great northern services between finsbury park and alexandra palace, due to damage to the overhead lines. it's going to stay that way for much of the day. 0n the roads, regent street is closed southbound between conduit street and glasshouse street due to emergency water repairs. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth. hello, good morning. a nice day of weather today than we saw yesterday. there'll be lots of sunshine around through the morning. a bit more cloud in the afternoon but this time it will stay dry, but it's a rather chilly start. underneath largely cl

a finance manager for kensington and chelsea council has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from thesurvivors of the tragedy and victims' grieving family members using pre—paid credit cards. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. a man found guilty of gross negligence after it shouldn't have died ina negligence after it shouldn't have died in a speedboat crash is a peerless topic he was absent from the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison after the death of charlotte brown. the court of appeal has confirmed that shepherd, who left the country, has launched appeals against his conviction and his sentence. in germany, thousands of people have attended a protest tonight organised by the far—right after a man was murdered last weekend, allegedly by immigrants. his death sparked two days of racist mob violence involving thousands of neo—nazis and other extremists. polic

i want to show you the top of kensington fire station and people partying.we expect the scenes to continue for the next couple of hours. back to you. i am convinced somebody will ask you to dance before the end of the evening. i always thought elephants never forget. he the evening. i always thought elephants neverforget. he has forgotten his trunk, but at least he remembers where it is. abb will get to see him again. —— maybe we will get to see him again. this friday marks 21 years since the death of princess diana — and this week we're hearing from the winners of the diana award, an award established in the princess's memory to celebrate young people who have gone above and beyond to change the world for the better. earlier, i spoke to benjamin bennett, who is one of the diana award winners. he won the award for his fight against discrimination and prejudice towards the traveller community. he told me some of the discrimination he has experienced. the discrimination i've faced is, you know, it's for as long as i can remember. the first time that i started

apologised over the way it wrongly dismissed a nurse who then died after setting himself on fire outside kensingtondisciplinary process. network rail is using a helicopter fitted with a thermal imaging camera to tackle frequent problems on the main line between london waterloo and the south coast. the crew is able to identify hot spots where electrical equipment is overheating, which track workers on the ground might not be able to notice. the aim is to catch failures before they happen, so damaged equipment can be replaced before causing disruption to passengers. that, gentlemen, is a hot pork switch. that is... supplies electrical power to the third rail. just underneath the flyover, it looks like another... yes, it is another hook switch. you can see that as glowing, so we need to get that as glowing, so we need to get that inspected fairly quickly. a cat that was once a stray has become a local celebrity in south london and is now being immortalised with her own gargoyle. she used to hunt for scraps at borough market for being adopted ten years ago by southwark cathedral. since then she has met

kelly cobiella at kensington palace.new york. meghan markle the duchess of sussex celebrated her big 37th birthday over the weekend, marking it at a wedding for one of prince harry's closest friends amid some reports in the british tabloid press that she may be ready to reconcile with her father. meghan waving to fans, all-star smiles. the best friend's wedding saturday, the newlyweds looking perfectly put together except for this, a whole in prince harry's shoe. it was meghan's first birthday as a royal, now duchess of sussex. british tabloids say she's planning a secret solo trip to the u.s. this month to see her father thomas markle and try to heal their rift after he into out in a series of controversial interviews. the palace declined to comment. >> he said she completely cut him off, changed her phones, seemed drastic measure on her behalf but also indicates how broken and fractured the relationship is between daughter and father. >> a rare bit of drama in what has been a fairy tale year for the former "suits" star

nbc's lucy kafanov outsi kensington palace.eporter: jein, good mo a big day for meghan markle.ng she is tur7. a birthday she shares with the queen's mother. the newlyweds well celebrate over the weekend, but this morning, the duty calls. attending a wedding of rry's best childhood friend. meghan markle turning 37 this morning. former "suitsstar and n the duchess of sussex. ling out her fairy tale. >> meghan has thrown herself into british life and has been a woman of her word. >> reporter:ot a las changed when prince harry whisked her away to botswana camping out under t africansky. her life now in the public eye. getting engaged inernovemb. spending christmas with the queen. becoming part of the fab four with harry, william and kate. andhat unforgettable wedding in windsor castle laszzmay. daling meghan marrying her prince. the los angeles native is fitting in the role a british royal.t it hasn' all been smooth. her father, thomas markle, who her down the g aisle is now speaking out to the press. telling britishabloids he hasn

kensington 52. low 50s in san francisco. oakland mid-50s. the cold ocean temperatures for us. bodega bay is 49. that's cool with a northwest wind . the fog is there. monsoon moisture sting south and is suppressed unless you are in the central sierra. now more 80s and 90s. >>> we do have traffic that is becoming an issue on some of the freeways. unexpected events. first of all, i want to look at the eastshore freeway and get to time for the 19 minute drive , which is not bad considering this time of the morning. it is still taking only about 20om bridge to the macarthur maze. the bay bridge is backed up all metering lights are on. this is 880 northbound. in oakland it looks good. however, work on 880 in union tremont to union city. there was some slowing as they get that accident out of the way. this may affect southbound traffic as well give yourself an extra few minutes. southbound 101 near delacruz had a crash that started with a car that was broken down. that was hit by another car. now southbound 101 traffic is a little bit slow. northbound as well. there is a backup in th

it's all the way over into kensington, oakland, working its way up into san rafael.he fog tomorrow morning will be in most bay area neighborhoods, even san jose. that will start you off cooler and finishes generally clear as well. cooler temperatures. look how much cooler they are than last night at this time. 12 degrees olin fairfield, 13 in livermore. the cooling trend is underway, the fire danger is dropping off and air quality is getting better. >>> still to come, allegations of sexual assault against a well-known massage chain. >> the lawsuit seeks to give a voice to all the women in california who were sexually assaulted at a massage envy. >> in a moment, details on a lawsuit just filed against massage envy. >>> the giants are trying to find offense tonight as the road trip takes him to new york to face the mets. we'll find out how is going later in sports. >>> tragic development in the search for a man who went missing during a trip in friends -- with friends during -- to the north bay. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a d

a woman who worked for kensington and chelsea council has been charged with fraud offences after allegedly competition for this year's bfi london film festival are from a female director or co—director. ten films have been shortlisted for the best film award. the winner will be announced during a special screening in october at vue leicester square. it will be the first time a public audience has been invited to watch the screening and award presentation. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, however at bank station there is no step free access to the dlr following a faulty lift and it's the same at tottenham court road where there is no step free access to the northern line. on the roads, you got westbound traffic on the a 13 building into barking. in the west end, oxford street is closed between duke street and davies street. also in newbury park, the crossover between the a 12 is an avenue on —— and horns road is closed due to an earlier accident. lets have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning.

led to the establishment of the various museums and colleges, clustered together today in south kensington and of course including the victoria and albert museum. it was largest and most influential leading to a series of most important international exhibitions that continue in reduced format today such as the international expo and the world trade fairs and so on. in the 19th century they encouraged and fostered the immediate development of product awareness across borders and this was incredibly important before the electronic age and the philadelphia exhibition in 1876 was incredibly influential in this country. prince albert, as a prime mover behind the great exhibition, encouraged british manufacturersing with technology and patronized several firms with commissions for their displays at the great exhibition including the birmingham metal working firm which in 1840 was the first to patent the technique of electro patent which is thin silver applied to base metal. before this public and international display of earnest industry, a young welsh traveled around the mediterranean seeking

this fog is going to have a really strong -- welcome already is, pushing out toward berkeley and kensingtonunty. a lot of fog which means temperatures are going to be cooler tomorrow. which is great news if you are a cal fire worker and can see the green. that represents the sea breeze at this point with the hotspots, like concord, 95, -- not 95, but 79. that's running behind by 11 degrees where they were yesterday at this time. let's look at san francisco's forecast. tuesday morning, there is the clouds. not very warm. when you head off to work, it's jackets. and then, jackets with cloud cover. this is not just san francisco but this will work with oakland, probably down by sfo, sausalito as well. a lot of fog and low clouds. as we clear out in the afternoon fairly, partly sunny and breezy. the high in san francisco tomorrow, 63 degrees. look at the fog footprint. this is the forecast model showing how far the fog is going to get. it is probably not going to get this far but is pressing into the sacramento area, which would certainly indicate the 100th are gone. in fact, they are. oranges

berkeley, kensington, emeryville, all covered with cloud cover.we are looking at winds variable in areas like half moon bay. a south breeze, south breeze in palo alto. but, the onshore breeze through fairfield is helping bring down inland temperatures. 76 right now degrees in upper livermore, 58 in san francisco. if you're going to see the a's play later today, 63 degrees. a west breeze to about 10 miles per hour under mostly sunny skies. but, we will continue to see it cool off into the evening hours and the clouds will also be coming back. if you are going to the game, bring along a jacket. here's a look at what we are expecting tomorrow morning. widespread along the coastline, inside the bay, inner east bay, that onshore breeze will take the cloud cover all the way into the central valley, sacramento valley area. then it pulls back and for the afternoon, mostly sunny, a lot like what we had for today. a lot like the evening hours before sunset. we are going to continue in this pattern through the next several days. it's going to be pleasant for

it comes after residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensingtono a close. farmers at a meeting with the government have demanded "emergency measures" to safeguard food production from the current drought. they're warning milk, meat and harvests will be reduced by the heatwave. the shortage of grass has led to the price of hay for livestock doubling in some areas. and some farmers are sending their animals to slaughter early as the cost of feeding them has become too high. sima kotecha reports. relentless heat and a shortage of rain, causing farmers across the country to worry. in many cases, it has led to dry ground, an early harvest, and a lighter crop. this is the cereal from last year, and as you can see, it's a much fatter, fuller grain. here in staffordshire, cereal production is down 25%. we finished harvest of cereals, we've got the potatoes to do, but we've now got to start establishing next year's crops. and if it's dry, we can't get them in the ground or they won't germinate and it's affecting next year as well. so it is not only affecti

nearest analogy i would say as last year when we had the car which went out of control in south kensingtony very quickly it's a terrorist incident. i know we are all speculating and we do do this at this time, is it therefore someone on their radar already and they have established who he is and who he is associated with, perhaps what is donein associated with, perhaps what is done in the past, this is all speculation? they've identified him asa speculation? they've identified him as a terrorist incident. it's very interesting. yes, we can now talk to ina interesting. yes, we can now talk to in a moment, we will talk to another eyewitness as soon as we have established the technicals, so just to confirm, i'm going to read a statement from the metropolitan police. this is coming to us in the last couple of minutes and it is significant. the met police counterterrorism command is investigating an incident in westminster this morning during which a number of people were injured. at 7:37am this morning, a silver ford fiesta collided with a number of cyclists and pedestrians before crashing int

one of the allegations he makes his kensington palace and the royal courtiers have not been giving him own admission, harry has given him that advice and he has not taken it. difficult to see where it goes because he has vowed it is his last interview, and you do feel for the couple in terms of... it has been nonstop. the next or you have picked is in the 0bserver —— the next story. covered ina 0bserver —— the next story. covered in a couple of places, double page spread. the end of the commemoration of the first world war, 100th anniversary going on for several yea rs, anniversary going on for several years, the armistice will be commemorated on the 11th of november, and one of the points this makes, it touches on wilfred 0wen, the person most schoolkids become familiar with the war through, the poetry of him, and the fact there will be thisjoint poetry of him, and the fact there will be this joint action in terms of bells from britain and across to germany through france and belgium, synchronised ringing of bells on the 11th of november to commemorate 100 yea rs 11th of november to c

organisations which offer advice and support on the bbc actionline website — a finance manager for kensingtonpre—paid credit cards. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it's important that allegations of sexual misconduct against alex salmond — her predecessor — are properly investigated and not just "swept aside". mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night. he said he intends to rejoin the party once he's had an opportunity to clear his name. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. they have been side by side for decades. alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the

it comes after residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensingtondit is leaving victims of domestic abuse at the mercy of their abusers. that‘s the warning from a group of mps. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household — which the work and pensions select committee says allows abusers to take control of family finances. the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. president trump‘s former campaign manager, paul manafort, has gone on trial accused of hiding millions of dollars from the tax authorities. it‘s the first case stemming from the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the charges, which mr manafort denies, relate to his lobbying activities on behalf of the former russian—backed government of ukraine. a ban on wearing muslim face veils in public in denmark has come into force today. women wearing the niqab face fines of around £100. but a small goup of women are planning to defy the new law, arguing they are being unfairly targeted. geor

kensington left bide blocked abroken down vehicle. >> we'll get check of your forecast coming up next, haze, and humrity on y thursday. temperatures will be in the upper 80s by lunchtime and highs near 93 degrees. not much of a rain chance, but rain chances do increase tomorrow. especially after 5:00 or 6:00. it will be a hot one, tomorrow's high near 90.y you can s ahead of the water by using our nbc washington app. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update coming your way in about 25 minutes. >>> for now back to "the today show" after this. >>> 7: now on a thursday morning, august 16th, 2018, 7:30 on thursday. there are noains to bless down in africa right now. it's perfect weatherr keir simmons and he's getting ready to take us inside a spectacular safar safari. his is crazy. this is happening right this moment. >> absolutely beautiful. >>> first we'll start this halfc hour with ack of today's headlines. a colorado man has been arrested theonnection wit disappearance of his wife and their twos. daught chris watts is charged with three counts of homicide after reportedly confes

kensington is 52 and templin is 51. there are lot of these and 40s towards the north.re is more 50s and 60s. we do see a slight cooldown. it is not a crazy breeze but it is onshore. and it went below 100 degrees yesterday. a few high clouds to the south. just south of tahoe, the big monsoon moisture with the dome of high-pressure which is very hot conditions are some, is going to be kicked out of here. it looks like it wants to reload and come back next week. no clouds and a little breeze and the 50s and 60s along the coast. it looks like saturday and sunday, the temperatures calmed down around the 80s and 90s in the hottest locations. we had 110 a week ago. 80s are now, it is pretty nice for about a week now. 50s and 60s on the coast and 60s and 70s along the bay. 87 in san jose. it is 7 below. looks like m1 temperatures are taking a dip and then they warm up.>>> banning smart phones in schools? we will tell you which country just passed a law against using phones in the classroom. >>> let's check in with a look at what is coming up. >>> good morning. there is a new o

kelly cobiella is at kensington palace. new york. meghan markle cebrated her big 37th birthday over the weekend. marking it at a wedding for one of prince harry's closest friends. amid reports in the british tabloid press that she may be ready to reconcile with her father. meghan waving to fans. all smiles on her 37th birthday at prince harry's side. the royal couple attending a wedding of best friend on saturday. the newlyweds looking perfectly put together, except for this. a hole in prince harry's shoe. it was meghan's first birthday as a royal. now, the duchess of ssex. this morning, british tabloids sa's planning a secret solo trip to the u.s this month to see her father thomas markle and try to heal their rift after he spoke out in a serie o controversial interviews. the palace had no comment. >> he has got quite personal with meghan. said she's completely cut him off, h changed phone, which seems a drastic measure on her behalf and also indicates how broken and fractured the relationship is between daughter and fathe

it comes after residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensingtona nd northwards and eastwards across scotland and the far north—west of england as we go through this evening. while we hang on to sunshine. what we will notice is because we have picked up this south—westerly wind, with more cloud round it will be a warmer feeling night for most of us, except the far south, the more humid air couldn‘t come in until we get into thursday, it is here where we see the sunshine, and the heat, but it‘s a different story, a lot of dry weather, but there is more rain coming into northern ireland, you can see that differential in the temperature, so we so the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures today at five — northamptonshire county council prepares for crisis talks about cuts to services — but vows to protect vulnerable people. £70 million must be cut by march — the council is meeting to decide which services it can afford to keep. we‘re notjust going to slash and burn all the services. we‘ve got to look very carefully at some of the decisions

. >> reporter: kensington palace still not commenting.ghan starting a new life in a new country. how is she going to cope with this? >> right now, their focus is on their life together. meghan has no plans to see her father and the two are dashing off to balmoral for a break. >> reporter: as for markle, david, he said despite all of this, he loves harry and meghan, and he wishes them well. >> and he says it's the last one. >> it's the last one. >> until you're here monday. remember that wedding robin? >> i do. i do. i had a handsome escort right next to me. you, david muir. i remember it well. >>> we now have the "gma" health alert. for the first time ever, the fda approving a birth control app as way to prevent pregnancy. dr. jennifer ashton has more. how does this work and can you really rely on an app for this? >> good morning, robin. it's basically natural family planning, which is not new, with a new age approach. the woman has to check her basal body temperature every single morning. there's a slight bump in temperature when a woman

kensington 52, berkeley, a cool, 51, here is the reason why.an francisco, 51 cool degrees bodega bay between 51 and 52. very cold here. rewarm in southern california. get to santa monica 72, the buoy measured 71.5-degree water temperature. one of the warmest ever recorded. it is an extreme on two sides. one is cold and one is warm. plenty of low clouds and fog. that is not changing. thunderstorms in the mountains, 50s on the temperatures, 60s for some. it looks like slightly cooler inland temperatures here. more of a delta breeze or an on shore breeze today compared to yesterday. the fog, though, if anything it will ramp up. still another day of upper 90s to near 100 for ukiah, clear lake it does look cooler going forward into the weekend and cooler as well starting to filter in for areas that haven't been that bad for the last week or so. coast and bay, really stuck in the 60s and 70s. if you didn't hear, santa rosea. san jose had more 70s than 90s in july for high temperatures. so, a little cooler inland. let's hope so. >> some people startin

sucede que Él se estÁ quejando que el palacio de buckingham, de kensington no le permite comunicarseicho desde un principio que tiene una mala relaciÓn con ellos, le creo porque siempre fue asÍ, al principio iba la boda, el prÍncipe va a pasar muchas cosas, y algo que no me parece. carlos: "colate", tÚ que tienes mÁs experiencias con esto de las familias reales. se me hace un poco tonta la pregunta, pero realmente es tan atractivo desear ser parte de la familia real como para negar a toda tu familia? nicolÁs: yo voy a romper una lanza a favor del padre, me notÉ que estÁs retirado, vive tranquilamente en mÉxico donde sea, te llega a buscar todo el mundo, no sÓlo "despierta amÉrica", se convierten en protagonistas mundiales de la boda mÁs importantes que ha habido los Últimos tiempo y es algo que la gente no sabe manejar. paula: como padre te aprovechas? jomari: es que no lo ha manejado tan mal el padre. nicolÁs: primero la presiÓn de estar con la intensidad y muchas trampas que ha podido hacer algunos reporteros. paula: vender las fotos, reportajes, entrevistas. nicolÁs: tÚ crees que

i finance matters and for kensington and jessica so using ppt to spend the funds on trips to dubai andhe wanted guarantees that any of the current tariff access to the uk would continue is also looking at the usa, china, other european countries. he put the uk gently in its place as he talked about global britain. for her part, theresa may sounded upbeat and confident about the prospects of getting a deal. we‘re very committed to ensuring for kenya that that duty—free, quota—free access is maintained. so we have already started those discussions. we can‘t formally put into place future trade agreements, there is a legal issue about our relationship with the european union. so there is a point up to which we are not able to put that into place, legally, but we continue through the implementation period to operate on the same basis. we are looking to transition arrangements such that there is continuity. that is what is important for business, what is important for traders, that people have the confidence of knowing what the position will be and the continuity of the current arrangements

yes, there has been speculation in newspapers that kensington palace need to get a grip on this and sendg they need is that right now. because they have got a high profile visit to australia and new zealand. yes in 0ctober an enormous tour to australia and new zealand. that is harry and meghan's first important trip and they won't want to have this still hanging over them when they go on that trip. thank you very much. now the weather. sunshine is proving to be limited today. we are seeing more showers breaking out as well. temperatures through the afternoon into the early evening, probably near average for the time of year at 20 in scotland and northern ireland and low 20s in england and wales. quite a few showers around opt eastern side of the eastern side of the uk. some heavy and thundery. slowly decaying tonight. any damp weather easing away from scotland. so it does become dry overnight. a fair bit of cloud coming in and a warm night. temperatures around 12 to 15 degrees. tomorrow we will find most of any degrees. tomorrow we will find most ofany rain degrees. tomorrow we will find