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How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. And the actressjune spencer, who plays peggy in bbc radio drama the archers, reveals the secret of how shes still working as she turns 100. Well, i suppose it is inheriting good genes, for a start. And an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will launch his campaign later, criticising his rivals for offering what he called eye watering tax cuts as a cheap electoral bribe to win over party members. Boris johnson hasnt launched his campaign yet, but has been backed by former conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith, who said mrjohnson is the candidate most likely to take britain out of the eu by the deadline of the end of october. Our assistant political editor, norman smith, is at mark harpers launch in central london. Lots of launches going on, bring us up lots of launches going on, bring us up to date. Two more today, we had five yesterday, this morning we heard from Andrea Leadsom who has been doing her launch up there. Mark harper, conveniently, is doing his down there. So we dont have to take taxis or buses to get anywhere. Andrea leadsom, i guess she is commonly one of the outsiders, a bit like mark harper. Sketching out some of her non brexit ideas. One of the ideas at was suggesting was getting a new police chief to coordinate the response to knife crime. She has also suggested having a Cross Party Commission to with social care, an issue which has been going on and on for ever and a day. She also talked about piloting school meals during the holidays for poorer children. But the big question is brexit and there she was pretty clear, she said, in no circumstances would she delay brexit beyond october 31. Over the last three years, politics has failed dismally. It has failed to deliver on the biggest democratic decision in our history. Fulfilling that democratic decision is now urgent and vital. It cannot and will not be put off any longer. Leaving the eu on the 31st of october is, for me, a hard, red line. Applause bringing our country back together, healing the divisions, promoting socialjustice, building new homes, securing our streets, helping our businesses to thrive, a transformative offer to young people, achieving a Carbon Neutral economy, these are just a few of the priorities that we should be focusing on in government. But because of the uncertainty and failure over brexit, theyjust havent received the attention they deserve. So that was Andrea Leadsom. Mark harper still doing his launch. He pitched himself, he acknowledged he is the underdog but said he was the only one of the candidates who had been to a comprehensive, still went to oxford, and wanted to encourage that sort of opportunity and social mobility. On brexit, completely the opposite message to that of Andrea Leadsom saying it just opposite message to that of Andrea Leadsom saying itjust what is not credible to go around saying we could leave the eu on october the sist. Could leave the eu on october the 31st. If i am could leave the eu on october the 31st. Ifi am given could leave the eu on october the 31st. If i am given the choice between a not leaving at all and leaving without a deal, i am prepared and comfortable with leaving without a deal because the british people gave us an instruction. And that has to be delivered, it is not acceptable to not deliver it. But my preference is to leave with a deal because i think thatis to leave with a deal because i think that is better for the country, i think it is better for the integrity of the uk, and i think it is better for our politics. And the reason why i think for our politics. And the reason why ithinki for our politics. And the reason why i think i am at the right person to do that is because, frankly, eve ryo ne do that is because, frankly, everyone else in this race has, at some point over the last three yea rs, some point over the last three years, been sacked around the cabinet table and has participated in the decision that has led to not leaving the eu three years after the referendum. Everything are one of them has participated in fundamental misjudgments that have got us to where we are. And i think we need a fresh approach. This afternoon, we will hear from rory stewart, possibly another one of the outsiders. A similar sort of message to that of mark harper. He has been pretty forceful in this campaign accusing his rivals of misleading the public by suggesting that they could leave the eu on october the sist, could leave the eu on october the 31st, or indeed that there was a another new deal on offer. His argument being that the eu is simply not going to countenance the idea of another deal. I expect we will also hear him criticising some of the spending pledges made by some of the candidates, obviously borisjohnson with this idea of cutting the upper limits tax thresholds which many of his own conservative mps is not the right response following nine years of austerity. Tomorrow, at long last, behold the great borisjohnson emerges into the sunlight to answer reporters questions when he at long last launches his campaign. There is a lot for us to get our heads around with all of these campaign launches. Norman, thank you very much and keep us norman, thank you very much and keep us updated. The Charity Commission will publish its long awaited report later, into how oxfam handled serious sexual abuse allegations. It has been investigating claims that some of the charitys staff used young prostitutes when they were in haiti after the earthquake in 2010. Oxfam has repeatedly apologised. Naomi grimley has more. Since the 1940s, oxfam has been a much loved household name. But nine years ago, some of the charitys aid workers tainted its image in a way that its founders would have thought unimaginable. In the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake, a group of oxfam workers used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population recover. The charity dismissed four members of staff and let three quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to either the haitian authorities or to regulators in the uk. When the scandal broke last year, the charitys top brass were hauled before mps to offer profuse apologies. I am sorry, we are sorry for the damage that oxfam has done. On behalf of the council of oxfam, we are ashamed of what happened in haiti. We dont think it was well handled. Please allow me to begin by saying how sorry i am about what has happened. This was the man who caused the charity the most embarrassment, Roland Van Hauwermeiren was oxfams director for haiti at the time. He resigned before an internal investigation was completed, and then went on to work for other charities without them knowing about his background. Oxfam has paid a heavy price for this scandal. It lost 7,000 donors who cancelled their subscriptions in disgust, and it still cant bid for government contracts. Today is a reminder that it still has some way to go before its reputation is restored to its former glory. Naomi grimley, bbc news. Details of the report will be published this afternoon. Asmita naik is a consultant on International Human rights and co author of 2002 report on Sexual Exploitation in west africa. We can anticipate there is going to be very critical, certainly from the early press coverage. It sounds like it will be the case. That is important that the Charity Commission plays its role and holds oxfa m commission plays its role and holds oxfam to account. My real concern is that it oxfam to account. My real concern is thatitis oxfam to account. My real concern is that it is a little bit too late. It is ten years on from when the incidents took place in 2010. The Charity Commission report is not going to redress the victims, it wont do anything to the perpetrators because they are long gone and have worked in the sector for many years since. It is a rap on the knuckles for oxfam. The thing thatis the knuckles for oxfam. The thing that is really missing is that there needs to be complaints on the ground at the point of delivery. We dont need a Charity Commission in another country that eventually looks into something ten years down the road. We need something there and then that people can complain to an backing that up there needs to be an independent mechanism like an International Ombudsman as proposed by the dutch government, which can act as an appeal function so that if people are not satisfied with the way their complaints are handled, they can have a review there and then in cases can be dealt with. If that had existed in a 2010, we wouldnt be here now. Because whoever complained about what was going on in haiti would have had immediate recourse to an independent body. Heavy downpours across england are causing major disruption for road and rail users. A total of 31 flood alerts are in place across the country, with some areas set to see up to 60mm of rain, particularly over the first half of the day. Weather warnings are expected to remain in place for much of the day, with forecasters predicting parts of the uk could be inundated during the rest of the week. The level of wage growth in the the three months to april has taken economists by surprise. Pay rose by 3. 4 compared with a year ago. The Unemployment Rate remained at 3. 8 , according to figures from the office for National Statistics. I am joined in the studio by our business correspondent, ben thompson. What is driving this growth in wages . It is interesting we get that snapshot of what the economy is doing as far asjobs snapshot of what the economy is doing as far as jobs and wages are concerned. The two really do go hand in hand. It is so interesting because we have seen that the employment rate has continued to rise. A number of people in work has been going up steadily. That means the unemployed rate is coming down 01 the unemployed rate is coming down or staying steady. Wages are starting to get stronger as well. Let me run you through the numbers. Lets talk about the Unemployment Rate because this is what it tells us. You can see that potted history since 1970. Taking up to the current figure that you touched on, 3. 8 , the lowest level in nearly 44 years. It was the lowest since 197a. That tells us two things it tells us that more people are in work, clearly, if you look at the quality ofjobs clearly, if you look at the quality of jobs that clearly, if you look at the quality ofjobs that it has created, it is not just zero hours contracts ofjobs that it has created, it is notjust zero hours contracts or part time jobs, notjust zero hours contracts or part timejobs, the people in full time work, particularly a number of women in work which is helping to redress the gender employment imbalance. There was a gap which meant more men were in work than women, we are starting to see that balance out. That tells us, if we look at the next graph, that wages are starting to increase too. Those wages, you will notice the two lines on this graph, one shows inflation and one wages. Wages rising by 3. 4 . That means on average that wages are going up by 3. 4 . Inflation, remember, those are the rising prices that we pay for goods and services, that going up by 296. Goods and services, that going up by 2 . To the gap between those two lines there is 1. 4 . It is a real terms increase in our salaries by 1. 496. Terms increase in our salaries by 1. 4 . It is a long time since we have had that sort of gap where our money is going further. Many pointing to the strength of the economy, more people in work, that means, as a result, employers are having to pay us more to get us to do thosejobs. Having to pay us more to get us to do those jobs. Does that have an impact on what the bank of england does . They will be looking really closely at this because all of these things, thejob of closely at this because all of these things, the job of the closely at this because all of these things, thejob of the bank closely at this because all of these things, the job of the bank of england is to balance these different numbers, keep an eye on what the economy is doing and make a decision on whether they need to step in it a step up or cool it down. The Interest Rate other told that they have to do that. That is the tool at their disposal to try to move the economy in the direction that they need to. This suggests that they need to. This suggests that we might see an Interest Rate increase a bit sooner, perhaps, then we might have a thought. We were thinking we might get one over the year, maybe one or two. So it might mean that that comes forward a little bit because by raising Interest Rates, that means it is more attractive to save money and helps cool inflation a little bit. It gives incentives to businesses to invest. We might see if that happens. The underlying issue in all of this, the brexit negotiations and what happens at the end of october. I think it is unlikely we will see the bank of england stepped in before then. Nonetheless, they will have a very close eye on this, we could see them put more Interest Rate rises if this continues, and it isa rate rises if this continues, and it is a big if right now. A man who was one of six brothers in his family infected by contaminated blood given to him by the nhs, has been giving evidence to the National Inquiry into the scandal. Thousands of people were infected with hepatitis c and hiv during treatment in the 1970s and 80s. Victims, including john cornes from birmingham, are telling a Public Inquiry how their lives have been ruined. We can cross to that inquiry now. Thats on a three minute delay. She was looking after her. My mum was found on the side of the bed. The last person she was speaking to was my auntie, my mums sister. They we re was my auntie, my mums sister. They were telling dirty jokes was my auntie, my mums sister. They were telling dirtyjokes on the phone. So she died laughing. But it was a heart attack which killed her. In the year prior to her death, you explained it this way, contrasting her with how she had been before when she lost three of her sons and knew that there might be two more, the shell crumbled and she became thin and gaunt. Before she died, yeah, she started getting thinner and thinner. All the while, you say to your kids, you always say, i love you, you give them a kiss and stuff. You become more obsessive with kisses. If you didnt see her for a day, she would be on the phone half a dozen times that day. She would phone just to half a dozen times that day. She would phonejust to hear your voice. So, yeah, she became frail and fraught. And it is this, i think she would still be alive, she would be about 80 or 85, Something Like that. I think she would be alive if it wasnt for what happened. Because she was a strong woman. The tragedy has ripped her heart out. And while this was going on in the mid 19 905, you found out that you had been infected with hepatitis c. It was a matter of fact type of letter i had. It wasnt just matter of fact type of letter i had. It wasntjust me, two other brothers had letters similar, but they were later. I cant of the time span, but they were later when they got their letters. Well, at least it is not hiv. I dont mean that it is respectfully, like, im going to be 0k. Respectfully, like, im going to be ok. But it took a while before anything was actually done from the Queen Elizabeth hospital. And talking about. I had to have a liver biopsy. Absolutely, ijust wa nt liver biopsy. Absolutely, ijust want to ask you first before we talk about that, in terms of the information you were given when you are told your diagnosis, although you dont have a copy of the letter anymore, you recall were told by letter, and you have described it in your statement as being, very matter of fact and detached in informing you with every other Little Information provided. That is correct. There was no other letter to ask me to come into the hospital, we need to talk about a virus that you have received. It was just, as you virus that you have received. It wasjust, as you may virus that you have received. It was just, as you may be aware, you may have hep c. I think it might have been another year before i had the actual liver biopsy to prove that i had hep c, because in those days, they put a big needle inside you. They dont do that that way now. Do you know how the diagnosis of hepatitis c came to be made and communicated to you in the first place . That is amount giving evidence to the enquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. The hearings are being held at the moment at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in leeds. It is being used as a base of people in the north of england who are giving evidence about the scandal. About 21100 people have died after thousands of patients were infected with hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood. We have just been hearing from john cornes who is one of six brothers, five of whom were affected by blood transfusions. Three of them died. He has had hepatitis c, he has got hepatitis c. Another brother also has health problems. He was talking there very movingly about the impact on their mother. He said that the tragedy ripped her heart out. The suns believe that when she died in 2002, it was from a broken heart. We will continue to bring you more coverage of those hearings in leeds. Andrea leadsom launches her bid to be the next conservative leader, saying brexit cant be put off any longer and she will be able to get things done the Charity Commission will publish its report into how oxfam handled allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some staff in haiti. Wages rose faster than expected in the three months to april. Nurseries in some of the poorest areas in england say they could be forced to close because theyre not being paid enough to run a government policy. Local authorities receive just under £5 an hour to fund free care for three and four year olds in term time. But the Early Years Alliance says a survey of childcare providers suggests that leaves them with a shortfall. Olivia richwald reports. If you do, the big, bad mouse will be after you. This nursery in bradford serves a deprived part of yorkshire. Many children need extra support. The staff are highly trained, but its getting harder to cover the costs. Our funding went down and yet our costs have all increased because National Living wage and minimum wage is going up, year on year. Its getting tighter and tighter. Free early years education has been incredibly popular with parents, but for years now nurseries have been telling the government theyre just not getting enough money to do the kind ofjob they want to do. So, as a result, more and more nurseries are now charging parents or asking them for a financial contribution. But in some places, thats just not possible. Parents here are asked to contribute just £12 a year for a farm trip, and thats paid in instalments. A survey of more than 350 providers for the Early Years Alliance found that more than 40 had cut back on buying learning resources and almost 20 had reduced the quality of their food. Theyre starting to reduce the quality of staff that they recruit, they invest less into training, and they will accept less children from disadvantaged backgrounds. That surely is the complete opposite of what this government argues it should be doing in terms of social mobility. The government says its spending £3. 5 billion on early years education this year alone, and lower income families can get extra help via universal credit. Olivia richwald, bbc news, bradford. The bbc has come under criticism after announcing yesterday that people over 75 will have to start paying for their licence fee, unless theyre getting pension credit. Lord odonnell, who used to be the head of the civil service, works for a Company Called Frontier Economics which has done some work on this issue for the bbc. He spoke to bbc breakfast about the options that were available. We prepare various options for the bbc, one of course would be to keep going with the concession for everybody. But that would have meant a 20 cut in the bbcs budget which would have meant massive reductions in the schedule, getting rid of channels. Which, actually, all licence fee payers would have been hurt by. So there were various options put out there, and the one about means testing via pension credit was thought to be the fairest because it concentrates the help on of those who need it most, and those who need it most, as defined not by the bbc, but by government. Which sets the threshold for pension credit. The alternative was youd have a much reduced bbc. And, yes, i mean, there is a real question as to whether it was appropriate for the government to do this. If the government really cares about this, the government could make a decision to take this back and say, actually, we made a mistake, we think all over 75s should have a free tv licence, and we are going to take responsibility for this. The Little Island of porto santo near madeira has begun an experiment to store power in the batteries of electric cars as a back up to the islands electricity grid. The cars top up their batteries from solar power when the sun is shining then return that electricity back to the island to power peoples homes at night. Some experts expect this form of Energy Storage will become a global trend. From porto santo, our energy and environment analyst roger harrabin. The savage beauty of porto santo attracts tourists who love nature. But people need energy, and the way it is generated here is damaging nature. This pollution is coming from the diesel generator that powers the islands homes. Transporting the diesel is expensive, and its Fuelling Climate change. The local government want clean and Renewable Energy instead. But wind power and solar power ebb and flow. So they need a way of storing energy for use at night time. Here is the chosen solution the electric car. But not as we know it. In future, electric vehicles here will be fitted with a reversible battery that Stores Energy for the electricity grid. So how does a reversible battery work . When the sun is shining, the electricity flows out of the grid, down the cable and into the car. It is stored in the battery until night time when it flows back out of the car, up the cable and into the grid to power peoples homes. It is a huge innovation. The car is smart, so it keeps enough power for itself to be driven. A car is only used part time for its mobility function and the rest of the time it is available next to an electricity grid to be used for the grid. The firm that is installing the reversible battery system believes the technology will transform our relationship with our cars. So what were doing here is exciting because normally you think if you own a car it will cost a fortune, a lot of money. If you have a car that feeds energy into the grid you can earn money during the time it is parked, if there is no Renewable Energy available, you can feed it back and earn money. It changes the whole idea of owning a car. On porto santo, some police are already powered by electricity. To run an effective backup for the local grid, half the cars on the island, like this electric taxi, will need to store power as well as using. So is this the road to the future . Well, a couple of years ago if you had suggested that car batteries could play a major part in supporting an electricity grid, many people would have laughed. But that is exactly what has happened. The electricity revolution is going to create a lot more surprises. Roger harrabin, bbc news, porto sa nto. Its a milestone week for actor june spencer who turns 100. She plays Peggy Woolley in long running bbc radio drama the archers. She appeared in the First Episode in 1951 and is the only original cast member still on air. Our Midlands Arts correspondent, satnam rana, has been talking to her in birmingham, where the series is recorded. The archers theme plays. If youre a fan of the bbc four radio drama the archers, then this voice will be familiar to you. Well, theres this big cat show on at the nec tomorrow. Oh, yes . And, to be frank, well, i think hes such a pretty cat that i was thinking of entering sammy. June spencer, playing Peggy Woolley, the matriarch of ambridge. And as well as recording new episodes this week, june spencer turns 100. Whats the secret to turning 100, then . Well, i suppose its inheriting good genes, for a start, and an outlook of. A cheerful outlook, i think, an optimistic outlook on life. And still working at 100 . I think thats what keeps me going. I love it, you see, i love all the cast. Her character, peggy, has dealt with big storylines. Quite poignantly, she nursed her on air husband jack woolley, who had alzheimers. Sobbing what have i done to him . What have i done to him . Its the right thing, mum. I cant leave him like that. How difficult was the alzheimers storyline for you . Because its what happened to you in real life, as well . Yes. Well, of course, my husband didnt become violent, as jack did. But they did consult Arnold Peters and me before they did it, which i thought was very nice of them, to see if we could bear to do it. And we were both in agreement that its a subject that had rather been swept under the carpet, and it really should be aired and brought out into the open. Shes the only actress left from the original cast, and appeared on the First Episode in 1951. For the archers team, june spencer is notjust a mother on air. Well, she is warm and shes generous and shes good fun. She helps the other actors. And i tell you the thing aboutjune, she never, ever fluffs her lines. And that is remarkable. This weeks storyline sees peggy summoning a mystery meeting with the family on air. Off air. What are you doing to celebrate the big birthday . Im having a party. I say im having a party, everybody else is doing the work. Im just going along to it. Satnam rana, bbc news. Isnt she fabulous . I have just got another 52 years to go into this job to catch up with her. We have had a lot of rainfall over the last 24 hour. It gave us Flooding Issues yesterday in the south east of england. Through today and over the next couple of days, with a further rainfall, it could be pa rt with a further rainfall, it could be part of lincolnshire and northern england. This is the earlier rainfall radar. You can see the rain across northern england, South West England and wales will stop it will continue in that zone throughout the afternoon. A few showers to the south of that across the mquattro corridor. Temperatures here up to about 19 degrees. Temperatures 11 or 12 celsius at best. Further north, it is looking largely dry with a few showers in the far north and a fair amount of cloud. Throughout the night, the rain will continue, just pivoting into southern scotland, eastern Northern Ireland and west wales and South West England. Those are the daytime temperatures. More rain expected during wednesday for many. There will be further heavy showers moving their way into the south east of england. Drifting away north and westwood as the day goes on. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines. Andrea leadsom launches her bid to be the next conservative leader, saying brexit cant be put off any longer and she will be able to get things done the next Prime Minister must have a clear plan to a managed exit by the end of october. They must have the negotiating ability to deliver it. The Charity Commission will publish its report into how oxfam handled allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some staff in haiti. Heavy downpours across england cause transport disruption, with some Southern Rail Services cancelled because of flooded tracks. Wages rose faster than expected in the three months to april. And coming up. The use of children as Police Informants is being challenged at the high court. Well be speaking to the charity bringing the case. Sport now. England will qualify for the knockout stage of the womens world cup with victory over argentina on friday. Thats after argentina held 2011 winners japan to a goalless draw yesterday. The japanese are bidding to reach a third consecutive final, but were frustrated by a team who played no games in 2016 and the majority of 2017 due to a lack of funding. Speaking this morning, englands Manchester City midfielder kiera walsh says she is thankful for the backing given by the fa. I think when you saw their celebrations after getting their first point at a world cup yesterday, it was inspiring and humbling how much it meant to those girls. It reminds us how lucky we are that we have got the facilities weve got. Phil neville is our coach, we have countless staff. It puts into perspective what our nation does for us and inspires us to go on and push a bit further and bring the trophy home hopefully to say thanks for everything everyone has done for us. More euro 2020 qualifiers this evening Northern Ireland, scotland, and wales all in action later. Last night, the republic of ireland beat gibraltar 2 0 in dublin, with a less than convincing perforance, however. Mick mccarthys men left frustrated for much of the match, eventually winning it through an own goal, and robbie bradys injury time header. That leaves them top of their qualifying group and gibraltar bottom. Northern ireland can maintain their 100 start to qualifying with a win tonight. It is three from three after beating estonia on saturday. They are away to belarus later and need to rack up the points as they play germany and the netherlands in the autumn. We work off the assumption that the other two, the big nations wont drop points against estonia and belarus and that will mean that we also wont drop points. It takes as long in the group of three. That means we have huge games look forward to. That is the task was set the place in march. We are one game away from putting ourselves in a strong position. Scotlands position improved after their win over cyprus on saturday in what was manager Steve Clarkes first in charge. They are third but face a tough trip to play belgium. And wales, also third, play leaders hungary in budapest. There will be 3,000 seats shut off after the hosts were punished by uefa for racist chanting during a game earlier this year. Golf now, and the third major of the year gets under way this week, the us open, with tiger woods chasing the title for the fourth time in his career. Having won his 15th major at the masters in augusta in april, woods is now eyeing up success at pebble beach the course where he won the first of his three us open titles. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Lets return to the conservative leadership contest. Andrea leadsom and mark harper have both launched their campaigns this morning. Norman smith is in westminster. Two Different Campaign launches this morning. Andrea leadsom is saying october the 31st is a red line, there were no circumstances when she would go beyond that. Mark harper by way of contrast says its just not credible to leave on october the 31st and he joins credible to leave on october the 31st and hejoins me now. Why do you say that . My view is unless my conservative colleagues are persuaded that the conservative Prime Minister which i hope will be me has busted a gut and done everything to get a deal, that isnt credible by the 315t of october, there wont be a majority in parliament to let us leave without a deal and i think parliament will stop us however committed the Prime Minister is. Its done that before andl minister is. Its done that before and i think there would be a decent majority and the speaker has demonstrated he will flex the rules to do that. How long would you be prepared to delay brexit . Its not about kicking the can down the raid. Its a short, focused extension. Either get a deal through parliament or agree the steps. How long is a short focused extension . We arent going to the country again until we had delivered brexit. There is a window of opportunity between october the 315t and the start of the Campaign Next year. That is the period when youve got to get out. We arent going to the country again and we can say we cant say to conservative voters we havent delivered our promise again and expecting different results. When you say its not credible to say youre going to leave in october the 31st, arent you saying the likes of borisjohnson arent credible really as Prime Minister . I am going to make it about the plan. I dont think anybody can set out a plan which says we are going to leave on the 315t of october, deal or no deal, which is credible and can be delivered. The message from me of the european elections was the thing that really upset the public was partly that we havent left but partly that we havent left but partly that we made promise after promise after promise and break them. Ithink promise after promise and break them. I think there will be nothing more likely to energise the brexit party and nigel farage than is making another promise and failing to keep it. I dont think its credible to say leave on the 315t but i do think we have to leave because thats what the british people voted for. What makes you think you could get a deal after theresa may went round and round the houses and was unable to get a deal . What would you do differently . Festival its understanding properly what you can get through parliament. The Prime Minister needs to sit down with the cabinet and conservative colleagues to really understand about what can get through parliament. It means building a relationship with the irish taoiseach say there is credibility we can deliver our commitments under the belfast agreement and get stormont up and running. That is something we havent seen over the la st something we havent seen over the last three years. Weve got one more launch to come this afternoon, rory stewart a nd launch to come this afternoon, rory stewart and at long last Boris Johnson put himself before the media. Thank you. The home office is facing a high Court Challenge over the use of children as spies by police and other investigative bodies. Childrens charityjust for kids law says the use of children as undercover intelligence sources lacks clear safeguards. The government says the welfare of the young person is the paramount consideration but the Charity Still has concerns. Enver solomon, the chief executive officer of childrens charityjust for kids law, joins me now. Tell us what is happening, in what circumstances our kids being used as informants . We know from information the government has provided, after having been questioned in the house of lords about it, that 17 children since january 2015 have been used as informants. Most commonly in cases involving drug running, county line gangs, and those children are very Vulnerable Children who are often at risk of exploitation or have been exploited by criminals. They are put in dangerous situations where they have to act as informants on behalf of the police, further criminally exploited. We know of cases where young girls have been exploited while having to act as informants on behalf of the police. What is your view on what should be happening with these kids . They are children as you say, and obviously you think there should be a protective element around this. Thats right. We are arguing in court today that the current guidance the home office has issued is inadequate, that its not compatible with human rights principles and treaties and it doesnt take account of the best interest will be welfare needs of the child as set out in the children act. It needs to be urgently red rafted act. It needs to be urgently redrafted and that guidance should be in line with rights principles and should state children should only be used in exceptional circumstances. It is our view that a child should never be used as an informant in such a dangerous situation and its wholly inappropriate for a child to be asked to do that. It seems the pa rents of asked to do that. It seems the parents of these children are often com pletely parents of these children are often completely unaware of whats going on. Thats right. If you are 16 or 17, you can even be asked to covertly spy against your parents. So, its really a situation where children are being put in very vulnerable situations, at risk of harm, and put at risk. These are often children who are having to inform against very serious criminals who are running drug running, who are responsible for so called gangs and who have already been exploited and are being further exploited as a result of being put in these situations. What protection is therefore a child in this situation . For any informer, adult or child, presumably there is a system around them where if they feel in danger theyve got someone to co nta ct feel in danger theyve got someone to contact and they can get out, is that the case . You would think so but they are actually not able to seek advice from a lawyer, they dont have the right to do that. If youre 16 or 17, you dont get what is known as an appropriate adult to support you. You dont have the automatic right to inform your pa rents. Automatic right to inform your parents. These are rights that exist for a child if they are suspected of being involved in criminal activity, but they are not in place for a child if they are having to act as an informant on behalf of the police. We see that as a real discrepancy and we think its police. We see that as a real discrepancy and we think its wholly inappropriate and in breach of human rights guidance and Child Welfare standards. Thank you. Thousands of Vulnerable People with severe medical conditions are missing out on state funded care they are legally entitled to after leaving hospital. The parliamentary and Health Service ombudsman investigated nearly 500 complaints about the funding in 2018. Campaigners say the figures highlight an attempt by Health Officials to cut spending on the care. Noel phillips reports. 83 year old joyce bryant fell ill two years ago with viral encephalitis, which left her with a substantial brain injury. Shes now bedridden and, according to her family, should be receiving fully funded nhs care. She hasnt she hasnt got long left. You hear numerous cases where by the time the funding comes through its just too late. Joyces family applied for continuing healthcare, which is a government scheme funded by the nhs which covers the cost of nursing for people with complex medical conditions. Those who apply are judged according to National Criteria guidelines. One of which is unpredictable behaviour. When its yours, yours, yours. Gently, mum. Despite providing clinical documents and this video showing joyces unpredictable and aggressive behaviour, west Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group turned her down for fully funded care. To come back and say that her behaviour was not unpredictable, i cant understand their rationale to the situation, but its. Unfortunately its whats happening. Joyces husband pete is in the early stages of dementia and has had to spend most of their savings on her 24 7 care needs, which he says should be provided by the nhs. We were always together, werent we . Always together. Always going out together. But now. No chance at all. West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has told us a new application for funding forjoyce can be made at any time and they would be happy to provide support. There are thousands of people who have been forced to sell their houses to pay for the care in circumstances when they perhaps ought not to have had to do so. The problem is that a lot of people dont know of the existence of this funding and even those who do know about it have difficulty in navigating the complexities of the system. Here in wiltshire, the percentage of people getting access to continuing healthcare funding is amongst the lowest in the country. John morrison, who has cerebral palsy, had his funding withdrawn in 2009, because he no longer met the criteria for continuing healthcare, despite his condition remaining the same. Fighting forjohn has nearly broken me. Watching somebody disappear, when you know that for a simple amount of money it can be stopped. After a ten year battle with wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group in the last the family has now had their funding restored. Very happy. Campaigners say, though, the problem of continuing healthcare comes down to nhs funding cuts. But nhs england has told us it is for Clinical Commissioning Groups to manage assessments based on demands in their area and that there is still potential to make the process more efficient for patients. Noel phillips, bbc news. Weve got some comments to bring you from the European Commission spokesman talking about what a change of leader might mean for the Brexit Process and the word is basically nothing. A European Commission spokesman said the election of a new Prime Minister will not change the accord on britains departure from the block agreed between the eu and outgoing premier. The spokesman was asked about the pledge from Boris Johnson not to play b 39 billion euros cash on not to play b 39 billion euros cash on from borisjohnson not to pay 39 billion euros settlement. He said the election of a new Prime Minister will not change the parameters. In a moment well have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. Andrea leadsom launches her bid to be the next conservative leader, saying brexit cant be put off any longer and she will be able to get things done. The Charity Commission will publish its report into how oxfam handled allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some staff in haiti. Heavy downpours across england cause transport disruption, with some Southern Rail Services cancelled because of flooded tracks. In the business news. The latest figures show that the uks Unemployment Rate held steady at 3. 8 , its lowest level since 197a. The office for National Statistics also said wage growth came in higher than expected in the three months to april. Pay was up by 3. 4 compared with a year ago. After taking inflation into account, wage growth was 1. 4 . The uk risks losing its position as a world leader in mobile connectivity thats the stark warning from britains mobile phone operators. In a letter to the government, operators are urging the government to clarify its position over huawei. It asks for an urgent meeting between Industry Leaders and the government to discuss their concerns. The head of the uks city watchdog has added to calls for the suspended Woodford Equity Income fund to waive the Management Fees it charges investors. Andrew bailey of the Financial Conduct Authority said mr woodford should consider his position about the fees. This came after mp nicky morgan said mr woodford was taking a huge amount of money reportedly £100,000 per day. Good morning. Lets get more on the latest jobs figures. As we said, the headline rate of unemployment stayed steady at 3. 8 . And average wage growth came in better than expected for the three months to april. Pay was up 3. 4 compared with a year ago. Once youve factored in rising prices, or inflation, wage growth came was 1. 4 . Victoria clarke is an economist at investec. That morning. 1. 4 real terms increase, not bad consider what weve seen in recent years. Yes, in the context of recent history its not bad and youve got employment up robustly over a year ago levels as well. The headline level, thejobs market looks to be still firing on all cylinders and is helping households to feel a bit better about their financial positions. Once again, its come as a surprise. If we look at some of the other indicators in the economy, we hear about lay offs at car plants, about production swimming, manufacturing struggling, but thejobs production swimming, manufacturing struggling, but the jobs figures a lwa ys struggling, but the jobs figures always seem to hold up. The broader Economic Data meets with a light and we would expect if the economy sta rts we would expect if the economy starts to weaken that the jobs market would weaken but that happens later. It could be that the squeeze that has come, particularly from the 0. 4 drop in gdp we saw yesterday, if that persists, it could start to see is squeeze the jobs market more. There is a bit of a taste of that in todays figures today and over the last three months, things are starting to soften a bit. Employment is up bya starting to soften a bit. Employment is up by a bit less than weve seen over the past year. Some suggestions that the uncertainty that surrounds brexit right now means that rather than investing in big plants or machines or making Big Investments infirms, machines or making Big Investments in firms, its cheaper for firms to hire staff on shorter contracts until we are through some of the uncertainty. Yes, that is something these surveys are pointing to and firms appear to be reluctant to add the extra unit of capital. If youre worried about how your business is going to be and what its going to look like in six months time, it might bea look like in six months time, it might be a safer bet to hire an extra worker. Having said that, gains in full time employment had been robust. Its not as if they are adding vast numbers of temporary workers they can lay off at short notice. Thank you. The uk risks losing its position as a world leader in mobile connectivity if it doesnt decide whether it will allow chinese tech giant huawei to be involved in the uks 5g network. The chinese telecoms giants is being scrutinised around the world over security concerns. The us has banned it. But mobile operators here now want clarity over what the uk government will do. I spoke to our Business Editor simonjack, and asked him whether the letter will deliver the answers they want. We are right at this moment now where, sort of, the world is fracturing into countries where huawei can sell its products and countries where it cant. They need this decision as soon as possible. However, privately, despite the urgency in this letter, some of them tell me they are resigned to the fact that given the Foreign Policy and the security implications of this decision, its unlikely we will get moving on this before we get a new Prime Minister and that puts us to the back ofjuly. Although they say get a move on, secretly they know weve got to wait a bit longer. Baker is one of the biggest fall is over concerns for its profits. It says its been hit by a slowdown in the us and is recovering from the forced hug scandal of its boss who left the firm on the back of that. They are struggling for some sort of direction and they have lowered their profit forecast for the year and investors have taken fright. The ftse 100 and investors have taken fright. The ftse100 is up half of a percent. The pound will buy you 127. Not great news if youre travelling to the us. I have no sympathy, im not going anywhere i walked into that one. The Security Service, m15, has failed to properly manage the destruction and storage of data gathered during targeted investigations. The investigatory Powers Commissioner says that m15s use of data obtained under warrants is in special measures and that there has been a historical lack of compliance with the law. Lets cross over to our Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman who is at the high court. Tell us what this means. Its a pretty extraordinary hearing we had today at the high court. It concerns the operation of the Investigatory Powers Act, the snow called the so called snoopers charter. In a case brought by the Civil Liberties group liberty, a report has been written by a seniorjudge who is an investigatory Powers Commissioner who is the watchdog for the secret services. The report is incredibly critical of the way in which m15 has gone about the job of obtaining, retaining and deleting data it has got under warrant. It could be data about our whereabouts, telephone messages, the act gives the Security Services power to hack phones and devices. We dont know the detail of exactly the nature of the information but we know there was a lot of it and what lord Justice Fulford has said in the report is that the failures are so severe that in effect m15, if you like, like a failing school, has been put into special measures in relation to the operation of warrants. He concluded he is prepared to continue, judges are prepared to continue to grant wa rra nts are prepared to continue to grant warrants but they do so with great caution because of the failure on the part of the Security Service in the part of the Security Service in the operation of these safeguards. Mi5 the operation of these safeguards. M15 were aware of these breaches as long ago as 2016. They should have brought them to the attention directly of lord Justice Fulford of the investigator e Powers Commissioner investigator e Powers Commissioner. M15 has been aware that its systems have been failing in terms of obtaining the detention and deletion of the data. Deletion is a founding protection of the investigator powers act, the snoopers charter that essentially the Security Service will only retain information for as long as it needs it. We are waiting for more detail on this but the headlines are very clear and very, very worrying for m15. They have been put into special measures and been hauled over the coals by a judge who is serious that these issues were brought to his attention sooner. It is going to cause real ructions and there are some internal documents from m15 that give an indication of the fact they were aware of these problems but not drawn to the attention of lord Justice Fulford and the investigator e Powers Commission as soon as they should have been or at all in some insta nces. Have been or at all in some instances. It is a long report from lord Justice Fulford and i will read through it but the headline couldnt be more worrying for the Security Services. Now its time for a look at the weather. Weve had a lot of rainfall over the last 2a hours, well over the average june rainfall. Across the southeast and now in northern parts around lincolnshire and south yorkshire. You can see the zone of rain from Eastern England down towards the south west. Youve got some showers towards the south east of england but some brighter spells and sunshine in the far south east of england. That rain will continue further north. The far north of england, scotland and Northern Ireland remaining dry apart from a few showers in the far north. Its going to feel pretty cool with the brisk north easterly wind with temperatures 11 12. Rain will pivot further north and west tonight. Some clear spells either side of that with temperatures down to about 912. With temperatures down to about 9 12. Further rain in the forecast on wednesday. It will be across the south east of scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and moving into england and wales as the day goes on. To get things done you are watching bbc newsroom live. These are todays main stories. Two more candidates launch their bids to be the next tory leader, with different visions of the way forward on brexit. The next Prime Minister must have a clear plan to a managed exit by the end of october. They must have the negotiating ability to deliver it. Im afraid it is not credible to say you can renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and get it through both houses of parliament by the 315t of october. The Charity Commission will publish its report into how oxfam handled allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some staff in haiti. A man whose Four Brothers died after being given contaminated blood gives evidence to the National Inquiry. That was november remembrance sunday in 1992. Brian was in the may and gordon was december 1995. So they died 18 months apart. Two drugs gang bosses are jailed after a Police Operation which led to the seizure of £20 million worth of cocaine from a van on the m6. Heavy downpours across england cause transport disruption, with some Southern Rail Services cancelled because of flooded tracks. How electric cars are being used to power a small portuguese atlantic island. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Andrea leadsom and mark harper are the latest candidates to launch their campaigns to replace theresa may as consersative Party Theresa may as conservative party leader, and become the countrys next Prime Minister. The initial group of ten candidates will be whittled down to two by a series of mp votes over the next few weeks. The final pair will then face a ballot of the wider party membership. We should know the winner of the contest towards the end ofjuly. This morning, Andrea Leadsom launched her campaign by pledging action on climate change. Mark harper called for tax cuts for those on lower incomes. Rory stewart will launch his campaign later, criticising his rivals for offering what he called eye watering tax cuts as a cheap electoral bribe to win over party members. Boris johnson hasnt launched his campaign yet, but has been backed by former conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith, who said mrjohnson is the candidate most likely to take britain out of the eu by the deadline of the end of october. Lets cross now to our assistant political editor, norman smith, in westminster. The candidates mainly spelling out the policies but, frankie, the only policy that really counts in this contest is brexit. The tensions and divisions within the tory party over brexit have again been on display. This morning, we have the Health Secretary Matthew Hancock saying he would put his brexit proposal to a vote in the house of commons within days of becoming Prime Minister. Confident that the house would not vote it down because he had got a new mandate. We heard from Andrea Leadsom suggesting that going beyond october the 31st not an option. Then we heard from mark harper suggesting that leaving by october 31 not an option. Have a listen to Andrea Leadsom first. Over the last three years, politics has failed dismally. It has failed to deliver on the biggest democratic decision in our history. Fulfilling that democratic decision is now urgent and vital. It cannot and will not be put off any longer. Leaving the eu on the 31st of october is, for me, a hard, red line. Applause. Bringing our country back together, healing the divisions, promoting socialjustice, building new homes, securing our streets, helping our businesses to thrive, a transformative offer to young people, achieving a Carbon Neutral economy of these are just a few of the priorities that we should be focusing on in government. But because of the uncertainty and failure over brexit, theyjust havent received the attention they deserve. A few moments later, in the same building ina a few moments later, in the same building in a room just down the stairs, we had a very different view from mark harper. The bit where i perhaps will make myself not popular with my colleagues is when i say that it is not going to be possible to leave on 315t of october. I would love to, i voted in parliament to leave on the 29th of march. I voted to leave on the 12th of april. I voted against extending article 50 twice. But not enough people in parliament did so, and im afraid it is not credible to say you can renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and get it through both houses of parliament by the 315t of october. It is not credible to say that you can somehow make the Parliament Vote for the existing, unchanged Withdrawal Agreement by the 315t of october. And it is not credible to say that if you havent properly tried to get a deal, that parliament wont be able to stop you. We lost a vote in parliament by one on the Cooper Letwin boles bill the attempt to stop us. Myjudgment is, if that happened again, and we hadnt tried to get a deal, we wouldnt have the nine labour mp5 that were with the government, we wouldnt have the dup, and there would be at least the 14 conservative colleagues that voted against the government and some more. So those are two of probably the outsiders in this contest. One of the front runners, borisjohnson of the front runners, borisjohnson of the foreign office. This morning, he received the backing of the former tory leader Iain Duncan Smith who joins me now. The big question is why . I have looked at all the candidates, all of the key ones that i think will likely get close to the final round, and i came to the conclusion that this is not like a normal leadership election, you dont have time to develop somebody who has got no. We have to go with somebody who the public already knows. I think that is critical because they are going to be Prime Minister day one, they need to hit the ground running, and the public has got to know who they are and wa nt to has got to know who they are and want to know more about him. That is the first thing. The second thing is who is absolutely clear that the mandate now is that we have to leave by the 31st of october . And how do you go about doing that . In my conversations were quite simple, you dont go with the Withdrawal Agreement, you can take elements out, but you have an agreed position foran out, but you have an agreed position for an imitation phase outside, that is what you agree now, you go for free trade and agreed with the eu. All of the money is risked on the delivery of that by the 31st of october and you go hard at that. And do you trust him . I do trust that it might have spoken to him on a number of occasions, and i believe he is more ready for this and he was at the time of the referendum. I think eve ryo ne the time of the referendum. I think everyone was exhausted, and he didnt expect a leadership election. Boris, i think, didnt expect a leadership election. Boris, ithink, has realised didnt expect a leadership election. Boris, i think, has realised we cant go on like this. There is a new kind of sense to him. A new look, a new sense, he seems very determined. I have put to him this plan, by and large, this is really the position that he is in. I think it is the only way we will get out by the 31st of october. What his critics would say he was the foreign secretary who stayed in cabinet through the Withdrawal Agreement. Then he resigned when the Prime Minister had her chequers moment and said this was getting farcical. He and dominic raab, later on, and david davis, stepped away and said clearly that we were on the wrong track. I agree, clearly that we were on the wrong track. Iagree, the clearly that we were on the wrong track. I agree, the Withdrawal Agreement is dead. The eu wont reopen it, it is mostly the backstop. We are not going to accept the backstop, so we need alternative arrangements. This in fermentation plan under article 2a paragraph five be absolutely makes it clear that from the moment after the 31st, we can have a standstill agreement, no tariffs, regulation is pretty much in place, but outside the eu while we negotiate the trade deal. And do you think Boris Johnson we negotiate the trade deal. And do you think borisjohnson is fit to be Prime Minister . Do you think he has the character . I do, and this is, i have been a leader and i have seen different by ministers, i have to say that i do believe that this is a man that now really believes that it is his time. To giving he has changed . I think there is a sharper, more focused edge to boris that there was two years ago. I think boris now realises the predicament we are in. And we are in one hell of a predicament because if we dont leave by the 31st, existing politics as we know it, including the labour partys position, will be absolutely smashed to pieces. We have to regain the trust of the british people, the only way to do that is to deliver on their vote. To do that, by the 31st. I think he gets that. That is my personal view. I have seen many leaders all around the world. Everybody comes with floors, everybody says that you must be perfect, but we would never have had a churchill or lloyd george or half the politicians that have risen to a very astounding positions because leadership is what we want. We can go on examining people, but the truth is, is the man fit, ready, and willing to do the job . Truth is, is the man fit, ready, and willing to do thejob . I have reached the conclusion that i think he is. Thank you very much for your time. We hearfrom borisjohnson tomorrow morning because at long last, he will put himself in front of the press because that is when he launches his campaign. The Charity Commission will publish its long awaited report later into how oxfam handled serious sexual abuse allegations. It has been investigating claims that some of the charitys staff used young prostitutes when they were in haiti after the earthquake in 2010. Oxfam has repeatedly apologised. Naomi grimley has more. Since the 1940s, oxfam has been a much loved household name. But nine years ago, some of the charitys aid workers tainted its image in a way that its founders would have thought unimaginable. In the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake, a group of oxfam workers used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population recover. The charity dismissed four members of staff and let three quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to either the haitian authorities or to regulators in the uk. When the scandal broke last year, the charitys top brass were hauled before mps to offer profuse apologies. I am sorry, we are sorry for the damage that oxfam has done. On behalf of the council of oxfam, we are ashamed of what happened in haiti. We dont think it was well handled. Please allow me to begin by saying how sorry i am about what has happened. This was the man who caused the charity the most embarrassment Roland Van Hauwermeiren was oxfams director for haiti at the time. He resigned before an internal investigation was completed, and then went on to work for other charities without them knowing about his background. Oxfam has paid a heavy price for this scandal. It lost 7,000 donors who cancelled their subscriptions in disgust, and it still cant bid for government contracts. Today is a reminder that it still has some way to go before its reputation is restored to its former glory. Naomi grimley, bbc news. Two drugs gang bosses have been jailed after a Police Operation which led to the seizure of £20 million worth of cocaine from a van on the m6. Jamie simpson was jailed for more than 11 years after he and three other gang members loaded the cocaine into a van in rochester, kent, to be transported to warrington, cheshire. But helicopter Footage Shows Police intercepting them on the m6, making what they believe to be the largest land based seizure of the class a drug. Officers found 186 kilograms of cocaine in the van, which had been specially adapted to conceal the drugs. Simpson was convicted of conspiring to supply cocaine with the leader of another gang, jamie oldroyd. Phone footage shows oldroyd who was jailed for more than 1a years as part of operation dreadnought counting the huge amounts of money he had made. Police said it was the gangs extravagent lifestyles filled with cash and fast cars which eventually led to their arrests. Heavy downpours across england are causing major disruption for road and rail users. A total of 31 flood alerts are in place across the country, with some areas set to see up to 60mm of rain, particularly over the first half of the day. Weather warnings are expected to remain in place for much of the day, with forecasters predicting parts of the uk could be inundated during the rest of the week. More on todays main stories coming up on newsroom live mi5 m15 has been put in special measures for the way it has been handling data. It has been heavily criticised by the Security Services watchdog the investigatory Powers Commissioner which says that m15 was aware in 2016 that there were serious issues with the management of data, but it was only reported to the home office and the watchdog in april of this year. It has been described as a serious issue, and we will of course bring you more on that throughout the rest of the programme. We are hoping to speak to our correspondent for much more on this. But the data that has been looked at as being at the centre of these issues for m15 is relating largely to counterterrorism operations. It is not known exactly how the Security Services were in breach of the law, but documents that were presented show that data was a p pa re ntly presented show that data was apparently stored in ungoverned spaces and that breaches of data legislation by m15 were fundamental and very serious. So m15 now in special measures over its use of data obtained under warrants. We will get more on that from Clive Coleman. A man who was one of six brothers in his family infected by contaminated blood given to him by the nhs has been giving evidence to the National Inquiry into the scandal. John comes from birmingham was infected by hepatitis c while being treated for haemophilia. Three of his brothers were infected with hiv and died in the 1990s. Another brother, who was also infected by hepatitis c, died two years ago. Mr cornes told the inquiry more about what happened to his brothers. With the hiv, remember this is before hepatitis c was in the equation, there was no information coming out from the hospital orfrom the government. You should be advising the government to the hospitals, you should be advising haemophiliacs, this is what can happen if you sleep with a partner. Asi happen if you sleep with a partner. As i said a few minutes ago, it was all more or less in the same timeframe. They were told it could be 5050. But timeframe. They were told it could be 50 50. But my brother wasnt told anything, he wasnt given any information. As i said, he was a young lad, to me a young lad. When he was told about hiv, everything started going out of control. The press we re started going out of control. The press were on to him and everything else. Prior to that, there was no information going forward. Use it in your statement that rory especially didnt know the impact of how it could be passed on as he was simply never told. And who explained that the truth is we were never told much about the disease itself, the risks, or the dangers. That is correct. There is a reference in the bottom of this article to your brother garys death and gordon. That was 1994. What happened to gordon . Um, gordon was told about three months after gary. Because gary was told first, and then gordon about three months after. Gordon did not, after he told us that he had hiv, he started to deny it and said they we re started to deny it and said they were wrong. He started realising, he was my older brother, and he started realising the effects. We could. Watching gary die, i can remember watching, watching gordon at garys funeral and looking at gordon at the other funeral. What is funeral and looking at gordon at the otherfuneral. What is he funeral and looking at gordon at the other funeral. What is he going through . What state is his mind in . Because he knows. Luckily, nowadays, they have got lots of cures for aids. It was in time 1994 when gordon died. And, yes, its. It when gordon died. And, yes, its. It was in christmas time1994 when gordon died. I felt sorry for him. We were devastated, especially my mother. So three of your brothers, gary, roy, and gordon, all infected with hiv as a consequence of the treatment they received for the haemophilia. And all three died asa the haemophilia. And all three died as a result of the infections within the space of three or four years. They were 18 months apart. Gary was may. Sorry, gary was november remembrance sunday in 1992, roy was in may 1994, then gordon was december 1995. Today all died 18 months apart. That was john cornes doing evidence to the hearing on contaminated blood enquiry. Lets catch up with the sport. England will qualify for the knockout stage of the womens world cup with victory over argentina on friday. That is because argentina held 2011 winners japan to a goalless draw yesterday. The japanese are bidding to reach a third consecutive final, but they were frustrated by a team who played no games in 2016, and the majority of 2017 due to a lack of funding. Speaking this morning, englands Manchester City midfielder said she was painful for the englands Manchester City midfielder said she was painfulfor the backing given by the fa. I think when you saw their celebrations after getting their first saw their celebrations after getting theirfirst point at saw their celebrations after getting their first point at a world cup yesterday, it is inspiring. You saw how much it meant to those girls. It reminds us how lucky we are that we get the best facilities. Phil neville is our coach, we have cou ntless a mou nts of staff. Neville is our coach, we have countless amounts of staff. It really does put it into perspective what our nation does for us. I think it inspires us to go on and push that little bit further and bring the trophy home, hopefully, to say thanks for everything that everyone has done for us. Golf, the third major of the year gets under way this week, the us open with tiger woods chasing the title for the fourth time in his career. Having won his 15th major at the masters in augusta in april, woods is now eyeing up success at pebble beach, thatis eyeing up success at pebble beach, that is the course where he won the first of his three us open titles will stop still looking for his first major though, is Rickie Fowler who thinks it will be hard to see someone dominate the game like woods did at the start of the century. 99, early 2000, that is possibly some of the most impressive and dominant golf anyone has really ever seen. And when you can get in that frame of mind and block everything else, thatis of mind and block everything else, that is ultimately where you want to be and where you want to get to. It isa be and where you want to get to. It is a lot easier said than done. But thatis is a lot easier said than done. But that is what i try to do every week. I dont think. We havent seen many dominant performances like that, not many since then. Caster semenya will run tonight for the First Time Since athletics governing body the iaaf introduced new rules restricting testosterone levels. Because the rules only apply to female middle distance runners, such Caster Semenya has entered the medium distance in montreal tonight. A distance not covered by the new rules. That is all your support for now, you can find more and all of those stories on the bbc sport website at bbc. Co. Uk for the sport. I will have more for you after the lunchtime news at 1 30pm. Thousands of Vulnerable People with severe medical conditions are missing out on state funded care they are legally entitled to after leaving hospital. The parliamentary and Health Service ombudsman investigated nearly 500 complaints about the funding in 2018. Campaigners say the figures highlight an attempt by Health Officials to cut spending on the care. Noel phillips reports. 83 year old joyce bryant fell ill two years ago with viral encephalitis, which left her with a substantial brain injury. Shes now bedridden and, according to her family, should be receiving fully funded nhs care. She hasnt. She hasnt got long left. You hear numerous cases where by the time the comes where by the time the funding comes through, its just too late. Joyces family applied for continuing healthcare, which is a government scheme funded by the nhs which covers the cost of nursing for people with complex medical conditions. Those who apply are judged according to National Criteria guidelines. One of which is unpredictable behaviour. When its yours, yours, yours. Gently, mum. Despite providing clinical documents and this video showing joyces unpredictable and aggressive behaviour, west Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group turned her down for fully funded care. To come back and say that her behaviour was not unpredictable, i cant understand their rationale to the situation, but its. Unfortunately its whats happening. Joyces husband, pete, is in the early stages of dementia and has had to spend most of their savings on her 24 7 care needs, which he says should be provided by the nhs. We were always together, werent we . Always together. Always going out together. But now. No chance at all. West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group has told us a new application for funding forjoyce can be made at any time, and they would be happy to provide support. There are thousands of people who have been forced to sell their houses to pay for the care in circumstances when they, perhaps, ought not to have had to do so. The problem is that a lot of people dont know of the existence of this funding and even those who do know about it have difficulty in navigating the complexities of the system. Here in wiltshire, the percentage of people getting access to continuing healthcare funding is amongst the lowest in the country. John morrison, who has cerebral palsy, had his funding withdrawn in 2009, because he no longer met the criteria for continuing healthcare, despite his condition remaining the same. Fighting for john has nearly broken me. Watching somebody disappear, when you know that for a simple amount of money, it can be stopped. After a ten year battle with wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, in the last the family has now had their funding restored. Very happy. Campaigners say, though, the problem of continuing healthcare comes down to nhs funding cuts. But nhs england has told us it is for Clinical Commissioning Groups to manage assessments based on demands in their area and that there is still potential to make the process more efficient for patients. Noel phillips, bbc news. George mcnamara from the independent age charity which offers advice and support on older age. Thank you for coming in. Why do you think this is happening . thank you for coming in. Why do you think this is happening . A variety of reasons. The main one is that the nhs is not working for an ageing population. Peoples health needs also need social care is levels of this is a tragedy. In terms of the nhs looking to make savings, the reality is our social care system is broken, not fit for purpose. And it is really, really hard to listen to these heartbreaking stories, people have to sell their homes, families being split up who have been together for many years because the system isnt working for them. And urgent action and urgent change is needful that there are two things here, one is the actual continuing ca re system here, one is the actual continuing care system is pitted against the applicant. It is about trying to stop the applicant from getting the funding. And we see a number of cases where this is what has happened. Also, the number of times where appeals have been put in and of those have been overturned. The Decision Making is very, very uncertain, and the criteria is very, very sad. Secondly, if there are thousands of other people who are entitled to it who dont know anything about it, this kind of support can make a huge difference to the quality of life in later life. How often is your charity being contacted by people who are being contacted by people who are being affected in this way . Every week we get calls to our helpline, contact through our website about this. Because it is a growing issue. You think about the challenges and the growing numbers of People Living with dementia, and the challenge of accessing social care and the health needs as well. These are people at their wits end, carers in their 70s and 80s absolutely distraught that their hard earned savings are being whittled away. It is something that they thought the state and the nhs would support a family later in life. As we were seeing the impact on families who have gone through situations where, actually, funding decision that has gone against them has subsequently been overturned, it is so stressful because it goes on for a long period of time and there is financial and emotional pressure on those families. What advice would you give to somebody who is in that situation . The advice is twofold and we have a lot of information on our website, also to go back to the gp, if you dont get the answer all decision you want, get an appeal. Fundamentally, there is a big message for the government here, they need to introduce free personal ca re they need to introduce free personal care as part of the social care reforms. That would avoid any of this from happening because of care would be free at the point of use. That would make a huge difference to the quality of life, but also as well, reducing the pressure is on the nhs, something which is a win win. Tragically, the government seems to continue to drag its feet on social care reform. Thank you. Nurseries in some of the poorest areas in england say they could be forced to close because theyre not being paid enough to run a government policy. Local authorities receive just under £5 an hour to fund free care for three and four year olds in term time. But the Early Years Alliance says a survey of childcare providers suggests that leaves them with a shortfall. Olivia richwald reports. If you do, the big, bad mouse will be after you. This nursery in bradford serves a deprived part of yorkshire. Many children need extra support. The staff are highly trained, but its getting harder to cover the costs. Our funding went down, and yet our costs have all increased because National Living wage and minimum wage is going up, year on year. Its getting tighter and tighter. Free early years education has been incredibly popular with parents, but, for years now, nurseries have been telling the government theyre just not getting enough money to do the kind ofjob they want to do. So, as a result, more and more nurseries are now charging parents or asking them for a financial contribution. But in some places, thats just not possible. Parents here are asked to contribute just £12 a year for a farm trip, and thats paid in instalments. A survey of more than 350 providers for the Early Years Alliance found that more than 40 had cut back on buying learning resources and almost 20 had reduced the quality of their food. Theyre starting to reduce the quality of staff that they recruit, they invest less into training, and they will accept less children from disadvantaged backgrounds. That surely is the complete opposite of what this government argues it should be doing in terms of social mobility. The government says its spending £3. 5 billion on early years education this year alone, and lower income families can get extra help via universal credit. Olivia richwald, bbc news, bradford. Welljoining me now isjo morris golds, the manager of playsteps day nursery in swindon. She is running a campaign for all earlier sectors on this issue of a funding shortfall. Tell us what your concerns are and what the impact of the gap is for you and others. The impact is huge. I represent a campaign that represents all sectors across the early years. Weve been saying since 2016 that there is a crisis looming. The fact is there is no such thing as free childcare, there is a cost associated with it. The government set the rates at which we are paid and we are unable to ask parents to make a voluntary payment. The gap between what it costs a nd payment. The gap between what it costs and what we receive is widening and that has far reaching implications. The reason disadvantaged families are struggling is that the government has been giving some additional funding to maintain nursery schools. That is finishing, there is no guarantee for next year and thats the reason these settings are in trouble. Its affecting settings across the board. 17 but also 8 in the most affluent areas of. In your nursery, are you taking special measures to adapt . Yes, weve introduced something called an Additional Services charge. The government say childcare is free but things associated with the care arent free and parents can expect to pay for them. Things like meals, trips and additional activities. When you talk to parents about childcare, they sound like they are included. As providers we say the time is free but everything we provide around it isnt and we are going to ask you to contribute towards that. Thats where the most disadvantaged families are struggling to afford that contribution. The nurseries, the settings, the childminders are struggling without the contribution and the families are struggling to make the contribution. What is your solution . Would you support means testing . Champagne nurseries has no problem at all with the notion of the government helping the families with the cost of childcare. Families are eligible for these 33 hours. Its are eligible for these 33 hours. Its not just about additional money, its about looking at legislation and what it means when you say youre getting free childcare, what does that actually look like. The government needs to be more honest about what its covering the cost. We know that services across the board are struggling, those cuts across the board not just in struggling, those cuts across the board notjust in the early years. What we need is a fundamental far reaching review to make sure we are not allowing these children to full through the gaps. As a sector we are 95 outstanding and we should be proud of that. Its devastating to hear 40 are cutting back on resources , to hear 40 are cutting back on resources, 20 are cutting back on the quality of food. What we cannot allow it to do is to compromise the quality of childcare but we cant afford to do it all sadly. Thank you. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Good afternoon. You dont need me to tell you how soggy its been across some parts of the uk. Heavy rain has brought some localised flooding. The wettest weather further north than it was yesterday. Where the rain is at the moment, thats basically where it stays through the afternoon. A slow moving band of heavy and persistent rain with brisk winds. To the south east we will see some spells of sunshine but also a scattering of heavy, thundery showers. As we go through the evening and tonight, this wet weather will only slowly move north west across northern england, just fringing into Northern Ireland and south east scotland. Tomorrow, another unsettled day with showers or longer spells of rain. In places they could be enough rain to cause further disruption. Hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. The headlines. Two more candidates launch their bids to be the next tory leader with different visions of the way forward on brexit. The next Prime Minister must have a clear plan to a managed exit by the end of october. They must have the negotiating ability to deliver it. Im afraid its not credible to say you can renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement and get it through both houses of parliament by the 315t of october. The Charity Commission will publish its report into how oxfam handled allegations of Sexual Misconduct by some staff in haiti. A man whose Four Brothers died after being given contaminated blood gives evidence to the National Inquiry. Heavy downpours across england cause transport disruption, with some Southern Rail Services cancelled because of flooded tracks. The level of wage growth in the the three months to april has taken economists by surprise. Pay rose by 3. 4 compared with a year ago. The Unemployment Rate remained at 3. 8 , according to figures from the office for National Statistics. Our business correspondent, ben thompson, explained the relationship between low unemployment and wage growth a little earlier. The employment rate has continued to rise. The number of people in work has been going up steadily which means the Unemployment Rate is either going down or staying steady. Wages are getting stronger as well. Lets talk about the Unemployment Rate because this is what it tells us. You can see the rate because this is what it tells us. You can see the potted rate because this is what it tells us. You can see the potted history since 1970, taking us to the current figure, at its lowest level in nearly 44 years. It was the lowest since 1974. That tells us two things. It tells us more people are in work and if you look at the quality of the jobs it has created, its not necessarilyjust zero hours contracts or part time jobs put people in full time work and particularly more women in work which is helping to redress that gender employment imbalance. It was a gap that meant more men were in work than women and we are starting to see that balance out. That tells us that wages are starting to increase too. Youll notice there are two lines on the graph. One shows inflation and one shows wages. On average, wages are going up by 3. 4 . Inflation, those are the rising prices we pay for goods and services, that is going up by 2 . The gap between those two lines is 1. 496. The gap between those two lines is 1. 4 . Its a the gap between those two lines is 1. 4 . Its a real terms increase in our salaries by 1. 4 . Its a long time since weve had that sort of gap where our money is going further and many pointing to the strengthening of the economy, more people in work and that means employers are having to pay us more to get us to do those jobs. Does that have an impact on what the bank of england does . Theyll be looking closely at this because all of these things, thejob of closely at this because all of these things, the job of the closely at this because all of these things, thejob of the bank closely at this because all of these things, the job of the bank of england is to balance these numbers, keep an eye on the economy and make a decision whether they need to speed it up or cool it down. Interest rates are the tool they have to do that. That is at their disposal to be the economy in the direction they need it to. This suggests that we might see an Interest Rate increase a bit sooner than we might have thought. We were thinking we might get one or two over the air. It might mean that comes forward a bit because by raising Interest Rates it means its more attractive to save money, helps cool inflation and gives incentives to businesses to invest. We might see that happens but the underlying issue in all of this are the brexit negotiations and what happens at the end of october. Its unlikely we will see the bank of england stepped in before then but they will have a close eye on this and we could see more Interest Rate rises than we expected this continues. The home office is facing a high Court Challenge over the use of children as spies by police and other investigative bodies. Childrens charityjust for kids law says the use of children as undercover intelligence sources lacks clear safeguards. The government says the welfare of the young person is the paramount consideration. Earlier i spoke to enver solomon, the chief executive officer of the childrens charity, just for kids law, who explained how children are used on behalf of the police. We know from information the government has provided, after having been questioned in the house of lords about it, that 17 children since january 2015 have been used as informants. Most commonly in cases involving drug running, county line gangs, and those children are very Vulnerable Children who are often at risk of exploitation or have been exploited by criminals. They are put in dangerous situations where they have to act as informants on behalf of the police, further criminally exploited. We know of cases where young girls have been exploited while having to act as informants on behalf of the police. What is your view on what should be happening with these kids . They are children as you say, and obviously you think there should be a protective element around this. Thats right. We are arguing in court today that the current guidance the home office has issued is inadequate, that its not compatible with human rights principles and treaties and it doesnt take account of the best interest will be welfare needs of the child as set out in the children act. It needs to be urgently redrafted and that guidance should be in line with rights principles and should state children should only be used in exceptional circumstances. It is our view that a child should never be used as an informant in such a dangerous situation and its wholly inappropriate for a child to be asked to do that. It seems the parents of these children are often completely unaware of whats going on. Thats right. If you are 16 or 17, you can even be asked to covertly spy against your parents. So, its really a situation where children are being put in very vulnerable situations, at risk of harm, and put at risk. These are often children who are having to inform against very serious criminals who are running drug running, who are responsible for so called gangs and who have already been exploited and are being further exploited as a result of being put in these situations. What protection is therefore a child in this situation . For any informer, adult or child, presumably there is a system around them where if they feel in danger theyve got someone to contact and they can get out, is that the case . You would think so but they are actually not able to seek advice from a lawyer, they dont have the right to do that. If youre 16 or 17, you dont get what is known as an appropriate adult to support you. You dont have the automatic right to inform your parents. These are rights that exist for a child if they are suspected of being involved in criminal activity, but they are not in place for a child if they are having to act as an informant on behalf of the police. We see that as a real discrepancy and we think its wholly inappropriate and in breach of human rights guidance and Child Welfare standards. The Little Island of porto santo near madeira has begun an experiment to store power in the batteries of electric cars as a back up to the islands electricity grid. The cars top up their batteries from solar power when the suns shining then return that electricity back to the island to power peoples homes at night. Some experts expect this form of Energy Storage will become a global trend. From porto santo, our energy and environment analyst roger harrabin. The savage beauty of porto santo attracts tourists who love nature. But people need energy, and the way it is generated here is damaging nature. This pollution is coming from the diesel generator that powers the islands homes. Transporting the diesel is expensive, and its Fuelling Climate change. The local government want clean and Renewable Energy instead. But wind power and solar power ebb and flow. So they need a way of storing energy for use at night time. Here is the chosen solution. The electric car. But not as we know it. In future, electric vehicles here will be fitted with a reversible battery that Stores Energy for the electricity grid. So how does a reversible battery work . When the sun is shining, the electricity flows out of the grid, down the cable and into the car. It is stored in the battery until night time when it flows back out of the car, up the cable and into the grid to power peoples homes. It is a huge innovation. The car is smart, so it keeps enough power for itself to be driven. A car is only used part time for its mobility function and the rest of the time it is available next to an electricity grid to be used for the grid. The firm that is installing the reversible battery system believes the technology will transform our relationship with our cars. So what were doing here is exciting because normally you think if you own a car it will cost a fortune, a lot of money. If you have a car that feeds energy into the grid you can earn money during the time it is parked, if there is no Renewable Energy available, you can feed it back and earn money. It changes the whole idea of owning a car. On porto santo, some police are already powered by electricity. To run an effective backup for the local grid, half the cars on the island, like this electric taxi, will need to store power as well as using. So is this the road to the future . Well, a couple of years ago if you had suggested that car batteries could play a major part in supporting an electricity grid, many people would have laughed. But that is exactly what has happened. The electricity revolution is going to create a lot more surprises. Roger harrabin, bbc news, porto sa nto. The culture secretary jeremy the culture Secretaryjeremy Wright is responding to an urgent question from the shadow culture secretary tom watson on the bbc plans to make over 75 is pay the tv licence fee. Mr speaker, the bbc is operationally independent say the announcement yesterday is very much their decision. But. But, taxpayers want to see the bbc using its substantial licence fee income in an appropriate way to ensure it delivers for uk audiences, which includes showing restraint on salaries for senior staff. In 2017 to 2018, the bbc received over £3. 8 billion in licence fee income, more than ever before, and the bbc is also making over £1 billion a year from commercial work like selling content abroad which can be reinvested. So, we are very abroad which can be reinvested. So, we are very disappointed that the bbc will not protect free tv licences for all viewers aged 75 and over. Mr speaker. The bbc received fees from over 190,000 people as pa rt fees from over 190,000 people as part of their broader public consultation, which sought opinions ona number of consultation, which sought opinions on a number of options. With a number of proposals on the table, the bbc has taken the most narrowly defined reform option. Mr speaker, i firmly believe the bbc can and should do more to support older people and im now looking to them to make clear exactly how they will do that. Tom watson. Mr speaker, yesterday we found out just how little a tory manifesto promise is worth. Ive read these words in the chamber before but i will read them again. We will maintain all pensioner benefits including free bus passes, eye tests, prescriptions and tv licences for the duration of this parliament. No ifs, no buts, no wavering, a promise made in 2017 to vote rs by wavering, a promise made in 2017 to voters by the party opposite. Today, 3. 7 million over 75 is find that promise in tatters. Theyve been betrayed and its shameful. And the government had the breathtaking gall to blame the bbc for this mess. Passing the buck wont work. Mr speaker, the bbc isnt the dwp. Public broadcasters should never be responsible for social policy. My colleague the honourable member for rhondda warned in 2015 that this was a smash and grab raid by the government on the bbc. He was right and now its older people paying the price. There are 1. 8 million ove r 755 price. There are 1. 8 million over 755 who live completely alone who will lose their tv licence under this announcement. How can this minister justify this announcement. How can this ministerjustify that . This announcement. How can this minister justify that . You this announcement. How can this ministerjustify that . You cant means test for loneliness, you cant means test for loneliness, you cant means test for social inclusion. What about the very poorest . They are eligible for pension credit but dont claim it. How will the minister protect them . Two of the tory leadership candidates, the former leader of the house and the current home secretary have committed to overturn this decision, because perhaps they know how it will look to the rest of the world when we start jailing pensioners who cannot or will not pay the licence fee. I would like to share some figures with the house. 4240, thats the numberof figures with the house. 4240, thats the number of older people in uxbridge who will lose their tv licence. 5970, the number affected in south west suffolk. 6730, the number in south west surrey. The memberfor number in south west surrey. The member for uxbridge wants to give a tax cut to the very richest but he wont lift a finger to defend pensioners. Studio we are leaving the commons, thats tom watson and Jeremy Wright talking about the tv licence fee and the decision by the bbc to make over 75 patients pay. To carry on watching that you can see it on bbc parliament. The high court has learnt m15 has been obtaining surveillance warrants on the basis of information it knows to be false. The office said the way m15 was handling data was undoubtedly unlawful and is currently in special measures in effect. Our Legal Correspondent is at the high court. This is extraordinary criticism of mi5. This is extraordinary criticism of m15. It is extraordinary. A month ago sajid javid revealed there had been breaches of the safeguards within the Investigatory Powers Act which was famously dubbed the snoopers charter. That was supposed to put in place serious safeguards of the privacy of citizens and individuals and also giving to the Security Services comprehensive powers in terms of obtaining and retaining data. What weve heard is truly extraordinary, in effect m15 have been running an operation for the last three years that has been unlawful, so unlawful the information it has obtained by way of warrants, that the investigatory Powers Commissioner has effectively put m15 into special measures in relation to the processing of those warrants. This arises as the result ofa warrants. This arises as the result of a legal challenge brought by liberty. Im joined by the legal officerfor liberty. Im joined by the legal officer for liberty. It is very Strong Language that lord Justice Fulford has used in this report. This is the first time today weve seen the contents of it. Run me through some of the key issues. Its really shocking what weve heard this morning. M15 have been holding onto peoples data, ordinary peoples data, illegally for many years. Not only that but they have been trying to keep their serious errors secret. Secret from the watchdog, secret from the home office, secret from the Prime Ministerand office, secret from the Prime Minister and secret from the public. We only know because of this case. The language used by lord justice fu lfo rd , the language used by lord Justice Fulford, he talks about the gravity of what has gone on and talks about mi5 of what has gone on and talks about m15 being in special measures. Thats language we havent heard before. Its true. None of us have trust in the way the data is being handled. Liberty has been saying for a long time, or has been warning about the sweeping and rights encroaching powers given to the government under this act that allows them to spy on anyone and collect allows them to spy on anyone and colle ct a ny allows them to spy on anyone and collect any ones data. The data they collect is also being mishandled and kept when there is no lawful basis to keep it. We say that today underscores our concerns and it shows that we arent protected, our rights arent protected by the legislation and our liberties and freedoms are not defended by the safeguards. Lets go into some of the detail. One that people might find concerning is the way it handled legal professionally privileged material. This is material that arises when a citizen talks to their lawyers. Run through the concerns about the way in which that material is retained. So, the concerns are, like that of the data, but its been retained when there is no lawful basis to retain it. Its been kept for far longer than it should be. There are other concerns with the way the material is being handled. It shouldnt be looked at by people if its legally privileged but the systems are failing and this data is being seen by people at m15 when it shouldnt be. One final detail, the Deputy Director general of m15 referred to data being held as in ungoverned spaces. It is a shocking report or decision by lord Justice Fulford and one that m15 will have to consider very carefully in future and in the way in which they apply for warrants to obtain the data they need to keep us safe. Thank you. In a moment its time for the one oclock news with reeta chakrabarti, but first its time for a look at the weather. Hello, good afternoon. Heavy rain has caused flooding problems across some parts of the uk over the last 24 hours or so. Part of lincolnshire recorded over 70 millimetres of rain injust 24 hours. That is more rain than we would normally expect to see in the whole month ofjune. Lower pressure is spinning around, just about here. You can see on the satellite picture this stripe of cloud, a weather front which has become very slow moving. The wettest areas so far today have been across parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, the east midlands, towards wales, just dipping into the far west of cornwall as well. These outbreaks of rain will continue through the afternoon. Some heavy rain which could cause some further issues. To the south east of that, some sunny spells, yes, but also a scattering of heavy, thundery showers. The wind is light towards the south east, but elsewhere, quite a windy day. And underneath these outbreaks of rain, with that brisk wind which could bring gusts of up to 40 mph or so, it will feel very cool indeed. 11 or 12 degrees. All the while, scotland and Northern Ireland seeing a fair amount of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, just a few showers across the far north of scotland. As we go through this evening and tonight, this band of cloud and rain will move very slowly further north westwards, more of north west england will get into the rain. Some of that rain clipping into Northern Ireland and a southern scotland by the end of the night as well. Temperatures between nine and 12 degrees. And as we go onto tomorrow, low pressure still very much in charge on the scene. This frontal system taking rain into southern scotland, part of Northern Ireland. And this next lump of wet weather here will start to move its way in across Eastern England. So, initially, a bit drier here for the first part of the day, then the rain will spread into east anglia, clipping once again into lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire, and the east midlands. And at the same time, ourfirst band of cloud and rain will bring some very wet weather across southern scotland, some rain at times into Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, a mixture of sunshine and showers. Temperatures of 12 to 18 degrees. On thursday, it is still unsettled, still this band of cloud and rain moving erratically north westwards across scotland and Northern Ireland. For england and wales, it is a mixture of sunny spells and heavy, thundery showers which could dump a lot of rain in a short space of time and could again because of some flash Flooding Issues. Things calm down a bit as we head towards the weekend, but there will still be some showers, some spells of sunshine as well. Oxfam is given an official warning by the Charity Watchdog following allegations of serious Sexual Misconduct by its staff in haiti. It emerged that some of the aid workers sent to the island had used prostitutes and the charity had ignored warnings and repeatedly fallen below expected standards this is one of our best known charities in the united kingdom, it is there to put people first and it failed to live up to peoples expectations. Well be asking what effect this report will have on one of the countrys leading charities. Also this lunchtime. Two more tory leadership candidates mark harper and Andrea Leadsom officially launch their campaigns to succeed theresa may. A government regulator says the storage and handling of large amounts of data by the Security Service m15 is