we could have 28 degrees, so if you are heading off to watch mo farah and many others, to cover up move some late thunderstorms across parts of east wales, the midlands and east anglia and even the south—east. that will rumble on and into the evening. you can see that monkey weather with us. that weather front will trundle southwards, it is only a band of showers tomorrow but it does denote that much fresher atlantic air heading our way. still some very warm weather, potentially some thundery downpours across the southern and eastern parts of the country, but the most of us it is getting fresher, showery and more u nsettled. getting fresher, showery and more unsettled. there could be a late thunderstorms today. henceforth i shall stop trying to pre—empt what you're saying and leave the weather forecasting to experts. we will be back with the headlines at 8am. now on breakfast, time for the travel show. this week, they are by the coast in chile and canada. on this week's travel show, we're in a surfing community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. also com

tomorrow we will see how mo farah got on.f in this deciding test. elliot daly has got a penalty. it isa test. elliot daly has got a penalty. it is a huge penalty, so it is 12—9. it is a huge penalty, so it is 12—9. it is a huge penalty, so it is 12—9. it isa it is a huge penalty, so it is 12—9. it is a real nailbiter in auckland. thank you very much, mike. well done, you are still near the top of the leaderboard. they are all fiercely competitive. it is one of those things, silly competition but they can't stop themselves. they just get so themselves. theyjust get so competitive. we will get the weather with helen shortly. but first... to its many donors the rspca is a cherished institution which protects vulnerable pets and livestock. but in recent years the charity has been criticised by some for being too aggressive in its investigations against pet owners. now it has confirmed it is seeking extra powers in england and wales to allow its inspectors to enter private property and seize pets. david bowles is the rspca's head

mo farah! the great britain! it is gold!he best day of my life. i think that was great and i think he is my biggest celebrity. he told me that if you go on and be resilient, never give up, it would be easy to do everything you want. beyond the summer, mo farah plans to focus on longer road races like marathon, which will mean fewer actual races per season, and more time for family things. if the ball with my son, going swimming, just being with my kid and enjoying family life. i see them growing up and pictures and stuff like that, and pictures and stuff like that, and you want to be there. it is not all child places returning home, after the hacking group leaps in humans that some of his test results once aroused suspicion. the actual data later showed his results were normal. i was telling my age and the other day, it has been quiet for a couple flees, what is happening? and in this comes out. i'm never going to fail the test, i know that, and everybody knows that, who knows me. and as long as i keep working hard, no one c

we can of course reveal mo farah will be doing its second. want to beat andy murray in this. earlier this week, mike bushell, went to find out he got on when he swapped the track for tennis. net mo farah, you have won five world championship golds narrator: this is a great start. they are so close, they are so close. as we get up to 15 seconds. so close, this is really hard. it's just shows what a challenge this is. they're reining in our! i've seen a couple go in. heat the room again! three, two, one. i've got to stop you there. we will give you that one. how do you think you did? you we re one. how do you think you did? you were so one. how do you think you did? you were so close on one. how do you think you did? you were so close on so many. one. how do you think you did? you were so close on so many. if they had all gone in, the ones that when sony, you would be challenging andy murray's score of 14. that is competitive and our leaderboa rd, murray's score of 14. that is competitive and our leaderboard, a score of four. charlie state got

four-time olympic champion mo farah will compete for the last time ona mo farah will compete for the farah plans to focus on road racing after the world championships in london, where he'll attempt to win a third successive five and ten thousand metres double. he says running in birmingham will give him a chance to thank his fans for all of their support over the years. the world para—athletics of their support over the years. the world pa ra—athletics championships begin in london tomorrow, with great britain aiming to improve on the fourth place finish in doha two yea rs fourth place finish in doha two years ago. approaching a quarter of a million tickets have been sold for ten days of events at the london stadium. 0ur reporter went to meet her at the grand prix event in switzerland. the pace of life might look slow and idyllic but on the track it is a different matter. top—class competition is guaranteed, so ideal preparation for the world championships. malu van rhine won her first championships. malu van rhine won herfirst paralympic championships. malu van rhine won her first p

mo farah stressed he has never failed two—year contract.spicion. the data shows his results were later viewed as normal and a spokesman said it was incorrect and if amatory to suggest he had ever been contacted by the iaaf about any test results and they would pursue any claims to the contrary using all necessary legal routes. mo farah is buried for the will champion ships in london in august. —— preparing for the world championships. aiming to be the fifth british player into the third round, kyle edmund. he has a tough match against the unprintable gael monfils. he is hoping his fortunes are on the up after winning for the first time at wimbledon on tuesday. his ranking is number 50 first time at wimbledon on tuesday. his ranking is number50 in first time at wimbledon on tuesday. his ranking is number 50 in the world. gael monfils is number 14. he willjoin andy murray, aljaz bedene johanna konta and heather watson in the last 32 if he wins at centre court today. warren gatland said the british and irish lions could leave a legacy by defea

the likes of laura mueller and mo farah, who alleges track career in london, have not made it paris butt the moment this year over the 60 metre hurdles. doyle, the team captain, believes this new crop of talented athletes coming through will be able to fill the void left by the likes ofjessica ellis to fill the void left by the likes of jessica ellis health. to fill the void left by the likes ofjessica ellis health. there to fill the void left by the likes of jessica ellis health. there will be people who haven't won medals who area bit be people who haven't won medals who are a bit of a surprise. i'm looking forward to that. but it's a bit of a change of the guard. we'll be saying goodbye to people like mo but will be looking at new athletes and youngsters coming through and they will be the ones to look out for in tokyo. what fans are mostly waiting for will be the final 100 metres run on the world stage by use an bolt. can he do it again and win yet another title before he retires? we will find out whether championships begin in eight days' time. next friday. a former british olympic

scottish a00 metres hurdler doyle won the vote amongst squad members, beating defending world champions mo farah's such an honour. i was shocked when they told me, but yeah, makes it even more special to know the rest of the two mix—up chosen me to be captain. it means a lot. i think we will do really well. you see the effect that principle can have on us. effect that principle can have on us. you saw what happened in london 2012. we have a really big team and we wa nt 2012. we have a really big team and we want to fill as many spots as we can. we will see some special moments out there hopefully. i've been so lucky to can be in so many home games. to have another opportunity to go to london to compete in that stadium, have the home support, it's going to be absolutely incredible. i'm so lucky to have that for my third time in my career. the world para athletics championships came to a close last night and uk athletics say they will try and bring it back to london for the next championships in 2019. it would be the first city to host the championships twice and no country has staged the worlds b

and mo farah says his final race on the track in the uk will be at the birmingham grand prix in augustre on those stories after half past. johanna konta takes on five—time wimbledon champion venus williams in the semi—finals today. it's a moment she says she's dreamt of since she was nine years old. a stunning victory over world number two simona halep on tuesday got her there. let's talk to justin sherring the owner of the weybridge tennis academy who coached johanna konta's in her teens. there's only one question that everybody is asking right now, can do it? i think if i put myself in everybody else's shoes, then of course you can win, but as a tennis coach and a former player, she needs to stay calm and follow her processes . to stay calm and follow her processes. when you first came across her at that first coaching session, did it strike you that we got something special here? session, did it strike you that we got something special here7m really did, i thought there was magic inside her, her eyes lit up everything she had the ball, she was very enthusiastic and when you see her

mo farah may be one of our most decorated 0lympians but now a graphic designerfrom swindon claims to t the record for the 100—metre sack race in 2014 with a time of 39—point—91 seconds. but yesterday, dad of two stephen wildish took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. now let's get the weather. i wonder ifa now let's get the weather. i wonder if a following wind will be taken into account there. lots of showers around, you don't need me to tell you that have been hefty downpours. this area of rain spread north through parts of england, these midlands and yorkshire. the heaviest of the showers will fade, some of us will have evening sunshine, arts of northern england did quite well this afternoon. as the night goes on we hold onto some wet weather, mostly affecting parts of north scotland and easter gun. in other parts will drier and cooler. 10—14 the overnight temperature. some fog patches around that shouldn't last too long. low—pressu

mo farah will continue his build—up for next month‘s world championships when he races in the 3000 metresd. it will be interesting to see how he gets on. coverage starts from 12:15pm. looking forward to that. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more in the next hour a protest is expected in turkey against president erred again. it will start from the capital. it was organised by the opposition because of the sackings which followed the coup last year in the country. —— against president erdogan. electrical storms in canada have been blamed for starting scores of wildfires that are burning across british columbia. a state of emergency has been declared and thousands of homes are being evacuated. georgina smythe reports. columns of smoke black out the sky as wildfires rage across western canada. about 2000 firefighters are on the ground attending over 180 fires believed to have been started by lightning strikes. local media says 7000 people have been forced to abandon their homes and animals for evacuation centres. it was very emotional driving away, and seeing the flames and the smoke,

mo farah will continue his preparations for next month's world championships when he races in the 3,000 later today. the world championships will be farah‘s last track event, but it's understood he will continue competing on the road. he says this weekend's event is an important part of his preparations. the anniversary games are really important to me. i love that track andi important to me. i love that track and i love racing at home. it's one last time. it's good to race, test myself, see where i am. i'm getting there. not quite there, to be honest with you. but there's still a few weeks to go so it's important that the race on sunday, i do as well as ican. the race on sunday, i do as well as i can. and then go back to basic training in the south of france, and then it's the world championships. that's a big one, eh? that's all the sport. now on bbc newsm, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. are they talking to the writer and broadcaster, shyama perera, and the political commentator, said moss. first, let's take a quic

mo farah will continue his build—up for next month's world championships when he races in the 3000 metres track event but it's understood he will continue competing on the road. coverage is just starting coverage isjust starting on bbc two, if you want to switch over. that's all the sport for now. electrical storms in canada have been blamed for starting scores of wildfires that are burning across british columbia. a state of emergency has been declared and thousands of homes are being evacuated. georgina smythe reports. columns of smoke black out the sky as wildfires rage across western canada. about 2000 firefighters are on the ground attending over 180 fires believed to have been started by lightning strikes. local media says 7000 people have been forced to abandon their homes and animals for evacuation centres. it was very emotional driving away, and seeing the flames and the smoke, and the whole village just surrounded by fires. there are lots of people who have no connection to it at all, but they're here and we are trying to support everybody. we ask everyone to be patient, it take

birmingham earlier this month — won the vote amongst squad members, beating defending world champions mo farahford to the role. i think we will do well, you see the effect home support can have on us and you saw what happened in london 2012, we have a big team, we have tried to fill as many spots as we can and you can see some special moments out there. manchester city have now completed the signing of full back benjamin mendy from monaco. the france international has signed a five—year deal. after the signings of kyle walker and danilo, city have spent just under £130 million on fullbacks this summer. virgil van dijk could be on the move, he's the southampton captain but he's been left out of their preseason tour to the south of france. the dutch defender has been continually linked with a move away from the club. liverpool were known to be keen to sign him earlier in the summer — but haven't yet made an official approach to buy him. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. much more reaction to lengthen‘s women cricketers winning the world cu

mo farah may be one of our most decorated olympians, but now a graphic designer from swindon claims to 39.91 seconds. but yesterday, dad of two, stephen wildish, took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. this is bbc news — coming up in the next few minutes: your weekly guide to the latest technology news. they'll be looking at virtual reality and asking if it's the next big thing or the next big flop. in the meantime, let's look at the weather. once again today, huge contrasts in the weather. sunny in some places in others, pouring with rain. further showers on the way. this is the what the weather looks like this evening. cool where we had showers, warmer where there is sunshine. a mixed evening on the way. take a brolly. as far as the light is concerned, a lot of clear weather out there. early on sunday, lots of clear skies across the country and a sunny start to the day. for a larger swathe of the uk. but those clouds and showers will

mo farah may be one of our most decorated 0lympians, but now a graphic designer from swindon claims tout yesterday, dad of two, stephen wildish, took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. there he goes. determined to cross the line! as long as he doesn't face plant. no, he's over. well done him. 0k, plant. no, he's over. well done him. ok, this is bbc news. coming up in the next few minutes, we've got talking books. we'll be at the hay festival. a bit more sunshine, in the weather? no. it is a changeable day. raining at the moment. dramatic weather today for all of us. a tornado just off the coast of sussex. this is what is moving across the south—east right now. the heavy showers that we have are going to continue into the evening. they will

mo farah will continue his build—up for next month's world championships when he races in the 3000 metresonships will be farah's last track event but it's understood he will continue competing on the road. he says this weekend's event is an important part of his preparations. the anniversary games are really important to me, i love that track andi important to me, i love that track and i do really enjoy racing at home. and it's one last time. good to race, test myself, see where i am. i'm getting better, not quite there, to be honest with you, but i've still got a few weeks to go sit it is important in the race on sunday i do as well as i can and then go back again to basic training, go back to the south of france. and then the world championships, the big one! that is all the sport for now, more in the next hour. jessica, thank you very much. a wealthy businessman has submitted alternative plans for a third runway at heathrow, which he says would save more than £5 billion. the hotel tycoon surinder arora suggests changing the design of terminal buildings and reducing the amount of land n

world champions, like mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, don't have to qualifyes. favourite cj ujah withdrew from the final, and in his absence, reece prescod came home in first. so the 21—year—old will definitely go to the world champs, along with james dasaoulu who finished second. it could come down to a choice between ujah, adam gemili, and nethaneel mitchell—bla ke for the third spot. the women's race was won by asha phillip, her fourth british title. daryll neita came second. british record holder dina asher—smith, who is returning from injury and targeting the 200 metres, was fourth. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. james, thank you very much. there have been scuffles between pro—democracy demonstrators and police in hong kong just hours after new chief executive carrie lam was sworn in. it's 20 years since britain handed over hong kong to china. activists have accused beijing of clamping down on free speech. but the visiting president xi has warned against any challenge to beijing's authority — as steve mcdonell reports. in thei

and on the track that he won two olympic gold medals back in 2012, sir mo farah was at it again, winning event before he moves onto road racing. that's all sport for now. we have been getting a couple of news stories coming in in the last few minutes. the first is news from the general synod of the church of england that is meeting at the moment. they have voted in favour of the motion recognising the need for transgender people to be welcomed to their parish churches. the motion calls for special services designed for transgender people to mark their transition. that is from the church of england synod, which has been meeting today. we also have the latest on that vote from unesco about the lake district becoming a world heritage site. the late district has been designated a world heritage site, the 31st that i remember rightly in the uk to get that designation. it provides all sorts of international protections and puts the onus on the governments of the member country concerned to ensure that the lake district is protected and its heritage status is preserved. unesco has been getting

world champions, like mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, don't have to qualifynd in his absence, reece prescod came home in first. the 21—year—old confirming his spot at the world champs, along with james dasaulu who finished second. the third spot will be decided by british selectors, with adam gemelli, ujah and nethaneel mitchell—bla ke all in contention. i felt myself getting to the line andi i felt myself getting to the line and ijust dipped and lucky i got the winner. words can't describe how happy i am. i'm just glad over this last year it's been a real struggle for me to get back to fitness, but unhappy that now i can get ready, get ready for the world champs in london. the women's race was won by asha phillip, her fourth british title. daryll neita came second, while dina asher—smith, the british record holder who is returning from injury, finished in fourth. sailing has been in the news a lot recently with the conclusion of the america's cup, and if that's inspired you to take up the sport, have a look at this. it's the sport of foiling, in which you fl

travel the world, go party and have fun and come back and say i want to have another experience. 50 mo farahext month. the 3a—year—old plans to quit the track after august but instead he will race in zurich before quitting to focus on the marathon. that's all sport for now. lizzie greenwood—hughes will have more with sportsday at half past 6. thank you very much indeed. we are going to talk more about what is going to talk more about what is going on in the united states. president trump failed again to get a return on the president obama's health care policy and we have heard about the outburst made by the new communications director, anthony scaramucci after a foul—mouthed tyler reid against a journalist who works for the new mortar magazine. president trump surprised everybody by saying that he was going to ban transgender people from serving in the us military. —— new yorker magazine. let us discuss this with guests from the united states. michael scheueur is a former senior cia officer, and professor of security studies at georgetown university and we can speak to him now via webcam fro

she beat defending world champions mo farah and greg rutherford to the role.pe of smear test to another. what will women see changing with the test? smear test to another. what will women see changing with the test7m the short—term, very little, the sample taken will be exactly the same. but when it reaches the laboratory, instead of being looked at under a microscope, it will be subject to a molecular test by a robot. so the new test is considerably better, we estimate that it will save about ten additional women from getting cancer each week, so 500 or so a cure or so across the uk. —— 500 or so a year. when you say it will be done by a machine, is that because it's just will be able to see things more clearly? is it easy to explain to a layperson? instead of looking at cells and deciding whether the cell looks different, it is actually looking forward the dna from a virus, and so it is too small to see, but they are very accurate tests which will tell us, this little piece of dna has come from a virus, and if that is present, then we need to run other tests

mo farah may be one of our most decorated 0lympians but now a graphic designerfrom swindon claims to 00—metre sack race in 2014 with a time of 39—point—91 seconds. but yesterday, dad of two stephen wildish took on the challenge and hopped over the line in just over 28 seconds — smashing mo's attempt. he's now waiting for his time to be officially verified in order to claim his new world record. a new exhibition, devoted to the works ofjim henson, is opening at a museum in new york. if you're a fan of the muppets, the fraggles or the cast of sesame street, you'll be able to find out more about how they came to appear on television screens. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. for generations of children, there has always been something magical about the muppets. kermit, miss piggy, big bird. just some of those appearing in this exhibition in new york. so what are the organisers trying to achieve? to tell a rich and riveting story about jim henson as a creative thinker, constantly curious, pushing the boundaries of technology and bringing these amazing characters to life. you can follow the h

mo farah won the 3000 metres.. having faced questions about doping, novara was quick to defend himself. i love my sports. a lot of what i do. never, ever will fail i love my sports. a lot of what i do. never, everwillfaila test. that's honestly, people who know me know who i am. and how hard i work. and you know, i do it year after year was a joy. i believe... there is not much more the can do other than run and do what you do and are lobbying on the podium and making so many people like these people happy and proud to be british. a personal best in the british mile but it wasn't enough to beat kenya. the double european champion has recently recovered from a stress fracture in her foot. recently recovered from a stress fracture in herfoot. in his last ever track faced the six time paralympic champion david weir, one confidently in the tv 54 800 metres. the stadium is of course the venue in which she won three paolo and pick the right —— paralympic gold backin pick the right —— paralympic gold back in 2012. afterw

mo farah says his final race on the track in the uk will be at the birmingham grand prix in august.se stories just after 2:30pm. modern the interview with theresa may in which she said she shed a tear upon hearing the exit poll saying she would lose her majority. she had lent the campaign had not been going, in her words, " perfectly". been going, in her words, "perfectly". she declined to say how long she would stay in power and reissued her call to work with opposition parties to deliver brexit. it started so well. all of that talk was about how much you are going to win by, how big the extra majority would be. when did you first have an inkling it might not be going according to plan? i think as the campaign was going on, i realised everything wasn't going perfectly. but throughout the campaign the expectation still was that the result would be a different one, a better one for us than it was. we didn't see the results that came coming. when was the moment of realisation? it was when i heard the exit poll. to be honest, i didn't watch the exit poll myself. i'm superstitious about

was given the captaincy after a vote from her fellow squad members, she beat greg rutherford and mo farah in london 2012. we've got a really big team, tried to fill as many spots as we can. we can see some real special moments out there. manchester city have completed the signing of benjamin mendy for a world—record £52 million for a defender. the france international has signed a five—year deal. after the signings of kyle walker and danilo, city have spent almost £130 million on fullbacks alone this summer. virgil van dijk could be on the move. peter southampton captain but he's been left out of their pre—season tour to the south of france. the dutch defender has been continually linked with a move away from the club. the saints manager says he's not 100% mentally right. psychologically. liverpool are known to be keen to sign him. earlier in the summer. they haven't yet made an official approached by him. much more sport in the next hour. more now on this news... the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard have given up their legal fight to take him to america for an experimental tre

world champions, such as mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, are given ar fourth british title. daryll neita came second, while dina asher—smith, the british record holder who is returning from injury, finished in fourth. in the men's race, favourite cj ujah withdrew from the final. reece prescod won the race, the 21—year—old will be in the squad for the world champs, along with james dasaolu who finished second. the third spot will be decided by british athletics — with adam gemelli, cj ujah and nethaneel mitchell—bla ke all in contention. that is all the sport for now. we will be back at 6:30pm. you can keep an eye on the sports news on the bbc sport website. now it is time for meet the author. the irish writer paula mcgrath‘s novel, a history of running away, is about three women separated by time and place, who are all trying to escape the circumstances of their lives. they're all connected although we don't know how at the start of the book and their stories are about a society that seems to thwart them at every turn, but then perhaps begins to offer

athletics at the london stadium, the end ofan athletics at the london stadium, the end of an era for mo farah0 yea rs, behind the microphone, after nearly 40 years, and there is a special programme about brendan foster on bbc one this afternoon, not to be missed. iam sure missed. i am sure he's looking forward to really bittersweet. some gardening in his retirement — or probably more running! this weekend will see commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the battle of passchendaele, which came to symbolise the horror of the great war. three months of fighting killed or injured more than 450,000 men on both sides. when it was over, the allies had gained five miles of german territory. historian nick lloyd's book takes a new look at events by using previously unexamined german documents. nick, welcome to breakfast. nice to see you, it is interesting, isn't it? if you think of world war i. isn't it? if you think of world war i, these are the images that spring to mind, and it does painta picture of the huge death toll on both sides, but you have been looking that in the b

mo farah has stressed he has "never failed a blood test" following the release of hacked documents whichcisive third test on saturday. not for 46 years have they won a series against the all blacks. johanna konta is one of four britons through to the third round of wimbledon. that's not happened for 20 years — and it could be five, if kyle edmund beats gael monfils today. and england have won the toss and chose in to bat in the test against south africa at lord's. they start at 11 o'clock. thanks, jessica. in may, the breast surgeon ian paterson was jailed for carrying out unnecessary operations on hundreds of his patients. in some cases, he'd invented a cancer diagnosis in order to persuade women to go under the knife. the patients he treated on the nhs have received compensation, but his private patients are having to fight in court to get their money and fear they may end up with nothing. we can speak now to two of mr paterson's private patients, who as of yet have received no compensation, deborah douglas and helen gardiner. linda milliband is the lawyer representing them and hundred

yeah, i might have a go later and we will try with mo farah later on to see how he gets on.h. you're watching big is the breakfast on bbc news. around 80 police officers have been hurt in clashes with protesters in hamburg ahead of the g20 summit. nhs trusts are warning that mental health services in england risk being over—run by rising demand and staff shortages. carol's at wimbledon with a look at this morning's weather. and of course the glorious atmosphere, carol, soon to be on as we have four brits kicking off, but will they be as hot as yesterday? not quite as hot as yesterday, naga. yesterday, heathrow reached 32.2 celsius, so it was hot and humid. today the maximum temperatures are going to be 28, maybe 29, still pretty hot and it is also going to be humoured as well. in fact, yesterday of course play was stopped on court number three but because two spectators fainted. so, if you are coming down, in fact, out in the heat, take breaks, cover up, don't forget sunscreen and drink plenty of water. it sounds obvious but when you are having fun, especially on a court whe