speaking earlier on bbc breakfast, giles york —— vice chair of the national police chief's council ——op violence against police officers. we had seen three brutal attacks in the last three weeks. absolutely, thatis the last three weeks. absolutely, that is right. it is not part of the job to be assaulted as a police officer. i can along with many of my cheap council colleagues, write a personal statement to the court every single time somebody is charged. emphasising the fact that it is notjust part of the job to be assaulted. policing is still an incredibly rewarding career. we have tens of thousands of positive interactions with the public every single day. british airways customers are complaining the airline is cancelling more flights than necessary after strikes were announced last night. pilots will strike on the ninth, tenth, and 20 seventh of september, over a long—running pay dispute — but customers say they've been informed theirflights have been cancelled as much as two days either side of the planned strike dates, and many are struggling to re—book, reporting problems with

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chief's council said he will convene a meeting of chiefonth, to see if there is anything where they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express he said, if we cannot protect our people, how can we protect public? adding that we must never reach a point where it is acceptable for officers to be violently abused, attacked, injured or worse. in pc harper's hometown these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line, working to keep us safe. but his death underlines the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. we'll be joined by the vice chair of the national police chiefs‘ council in around 15 minutes time. boris johnson will tell world leaders gathering at the g7 summit in france, that britain will not retreat from the international community as it leaves the european union. climate change, global trade and tensions in the gulf will be the at the centre of discussions hosted by president emmanuel macron. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urged the prime minister to put the future of the planet at the top of his agenda. spea

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chief's council said he will convene a meeting of chiefles next month, to see if there is anything where they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express he said, if we cannot protect our people, how can we protect public? adding that we must never reach a point where it is acceptable for officers to be violently abused, attacked, injured or worse. in pc harper's hometown these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line, working to keep us safe. but his death underlines the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. we'll be joined by the vice chair of the national police chiefs‘ council shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. boris johnson will tell world leaders gathering at the g7 summit in france, that britain will not retreat from the international community as it leaves the european union. before departing for the meeting, mrjohnson warned his brexit critics they were "gravely mistaken" if they thought the uk was set to lose its place on the world stage. from biarritz, we're joined by our diplomatic corresponde

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs‘ council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefth to see if there is anything more they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express, he said: in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. now on bbc news — the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, lucy hedges. this week, we're looking back at some of the amazing trips and awesome adventures we've had so far on the show this year. here is just a taste of what's coming up. you're actually no good to me here if you can't function and you can't fight. ok, i'll do my best. are you ready to go now? i am ready to go down. alright. this place is like the chelsea flower show on steroids. there you go, run out, run out! well, if if you enjoyed that then stick around and relive some of our favourite moments with us. we're kicking off with one of world's favourite tv shows, well, apa

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs‘ council, says he'll convene a meeting of chief month to see if there is anything more they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express, he said: in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. we'll be joined by the vice chair of the national police chiefs‘ council shortly after 9 o‘clock this morning. boris johnson will tell world leaders gathering at the g7 summit in france that britain will not retreat from the international community as it leaves the european union. before departing for the meeting, mrjohnson warned his brexit critics they were "gravely mistaken" if they thought the uk was set to lose its place on the world stage. from biarritz, we‘rejoined by our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. good morning, james. what is on the agenda today? on the agenda of these kind of summits that happen every year are the usual issues like

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefg in the daily express, he said: in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. few places have experienced the effects of climate change as vividly as the arctic. in finnmark, at the northernmost tip of norway, the warmer temperatures pose a challenge for indigenous saa—mi reindeer herders. but one solution — may make things even worse as our correspondent james cook has been finding out. a samie chief at the top of the world. neil herds reindeer like his ancestors before him. but now, the chief and his daughter are worried about the future, a copper mine which they say will disrupt their animals and damage the environment. translation: this is life changing. if this mind becomes a reality, that makes the chance of survival impossible. both economically and mentally. at my age, we can manage somehow, but the young,

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefto see if there is anything more they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express, he said... in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. thousands of people have received emails from british airways saying their flights next month have been cancelled, after pilots announced three days of strike action over pay. the walk—outs are planned for the 9th, 10th and 27th of september , but it's thought five consecutive days from 8th will be affected by the cancellations. our business correspondent katy austin is here. do we know how many flights have already been cancelled? lots of disruption ahead? those two strike dates on the ninth and 10th of september per to have been contacted saying their flights will be cancelled and they will get a refund. but we have also heard from people who have had their

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefanything more they can do to improve police safety. writing in the daily express, he said... town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. let's talk to peter kirkham. he's a former met police detective inspector . and in involved in training. what is the trend or the evidence that something has changed in terms of tax? we have seen both the number and severity of assaults on police officers arising a 32% rise in assaults with injury. that is day 110w assaults with injury. that is day now on average. more than one an hour. and there is another turnover without injury, the pushes and the shops. that has a significant rise ina very shops. that has a significant rise in a very short period of time and it continues a trend going back a few years now. —— the pushes

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefpolice safety. writing in the daily express, he said... in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. police have used tear gas to try and disperse anti—government protesters in hong kong. officers are also said to have charged at demonstrators with batons outside a police station. despite authorities closing four subway stations around kwun tong, thousands of people have gathered there, calling for democratic change. a worker at britain's consulate in hong kong — who was detained by the chinese authorities — has been released. simon cheng went missing on the 8th of august while on his way back to hong kong from mainland china. police there say he confessed to carrying out illegal activity but did not say what he had been accused of. medical leaders have called for an urgent meeting with the government to discuss c

chief constables in england, wales and scotland will hold an emergency meeting next month after an alarming rise in violence against the police. the national police chiefs' councilwas killed during a spate of attacks on officers. earlier i spoke to peter kirkham, a former met police detective inspector and a commentator on policing issues. he told me that the violence against police officers is increasingly alarming. i think we've seen both the number and severity of assaults on police officers rising — a 32% rise in assaults with injury. that's 28 a day now, on average, more than one an hour. and there is another two an hour without injury — the pushes and the shoves. that is a significant rise in a very short period of time and it continues a trend going back a few years now. so, in terms of that trend, it is in the last decade or so, you would say? yeah, the trend has sort of followed hand in hand with the cuts to police and the denigration of the police with the comments made by the last nine years of government. it's a welcome breath of fresh air that mrjohnson's new government seem to be supportive of the police, but we've had what's been, effectively, and

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chiefme town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. medical leaders have called for an urgent meeting with the government to discuss continued shortages of hormone replacement therapy. hundreds of thousands of women going through the menopause in the uk, are struggling to access hrt tablets, patches or gels. many have suffered side effects because they can't obtain hrt products at pharmacies. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. thanks to hrt, karen, who lives in somerset, felt able to cope with the symptoms of the menopause. but when she could not get your usual treatment prescription, —— could not get her usual treatment on prescription, she thought long and tired and increasingly unwell as she struggled to get an alternative. the symptoms got worse and worse. by that stage i was literally feeling hot and feverish, you get, sort of, a g

martin hewitt, the chair of the national police chiefs' council, says he'll convene a meeting of chief improve police safety. writing in the daily express, he said: in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin in pc harper's home town of wallingford, these ribbons acknowledge the thin blue line working to keep us safe, but his death underlined the urgency to ensure police officers are kept safe, too. richard lister, bbc news. police have used tear gas to try and disperse anti—government protesters in hong kong. officers are also said to have charged at demonstrators with batons outside a police station. despite authorities closing four subway stations around kwun tong, thousands of people have gathered there, calling for democratic change. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell is there. the right police are coming through now, coming infrom the right police are coming through now, coming in from several directions and telling people to kill her out of the way. not running, but certainly striding in with great intent. and protesters seem to have cleared out. we are a

police are appealing for witnesses. chief constables in england, wales and scotland will hold an emergency meeting next month, after an alarming rise in violence against the police. in an unprecedented move, the national police chiefs' councilattacks on officers. richard lister reports. blows whistle. a policeman‘s whistle marked the start of a minute's silence we have had some technical issues, will bring you that report later. for now, the headlines. the prime minister hits back at a warning from donald tusk ahead of the g7 summit that he risks forever being known as "mister no—deal" over brexit president trump and other world leaders have also arrived for the summit of most of the world's richest economies. prince andrew has said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction" of disgraced financierjeffrey epstein. and in sport. it's day three at headingley in the third ashes test. lost two wickets as they look to stay in the series. both openers have gone. england 54—2 after being set 359 for victory chelsea have their first win of the season, tammy abraham scored twice in the 3—2 victory at norwich. and scotland have avenged last week's heavy defeat to f

the national police chiefs council says the increase is because of changes to the way incidents are recordedarity young minds argues children are being let down by a lack of support. emma glasbey, bbc news, doncaster. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: the british food industry calls for competition laws to be relaxed to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. the government overhauls pension rules for senior nhs staff so they won't be deterred from working overtime. hundreds of british airways flights are cancelled and delayed, as the airline suffers technical problems with check—in. hello, iam ben hello, i am ben bland with the business news. the double it failure british airways means it is reverting to manual procedures for checking at airports. the airline is advising passengers to allow extra time at airports — because of longer queues and delays. ba is also telling people to check if their flight is affected before going to the airport. the price of energy is due to fall for millions of british households this october af

the national police chiefs council says the increase is due to a change in recording practices. president trump will today travel to el paso in texas, where 22 people were killed by an alleged white supremacist. opponents of the president have blamed his rhetoric for creating the atmosphere that led to the deaths. mr trump has since condemned racism and white supremacy, but also blamed gun violence on video games, the internet and mental illness. if you have been on social media this morning, you might have seen people complaining about the boardmasters festival being cancelled. organisers said concerns for safety following extreme weather warnings led to the decision. our reporter fiona lamdin is in newquay where the festival was set to begin. fiona, what have organisers said? some people were very disappointed. what did the organisers have to say? yes. what if you look behind me you will see blue skies. so people at home will be thinking why did they cancel it? but late last night the organisers made, they say, the very difficult decision to cancel the festival, that is becaus

well, the national police chiefs council said they‘ re clear that crime in rural communities can havehis morning, a woman who we are calling vicky, conceived of rape who wants to prosecute her father. vicky, conceived of rape who wants to prosecute herfather. this e—mail from her mother. i want to say thank you for allowing my daughter to tell her story. good morning. it started off rather cloudy, we had some showery rain moving east across many parts of england and wales but along with those —— a lot of the showers have cleared a whale and we have some sunshine. most of england and wales, clad in the sunshine, across eastern areas that will clear away. the showers for scotland and northern ireland will be slow—moving today, heavy and perhaps thundery times into this afternoon. largely dry for england and wales, the sunshine there, maximum temperatures into the high teens to mid 20s in the south—east. tonight, further showers in scotland, northern ireland, a few more showers moving into south—west england, through wales and into the early pa rt england, through wales and into the earl