Has been in the newspapers this morning but as far as i can tell the Equalities Minister is one of those calling for the guidance to be strengthened from original drafts who wanted to go further in restricting the ability of people at school to identify as a different gender. We have reached this place where we do not know when the government is going to do in terms of the timetable for issuing new guidance, we do not knowing exactly when it will arrive when it comes to what it should look like short despite repeated assurances including in the last few weeks when we have been asking the government about when it was coming, it has been delayed and we do not know when and tell. Voters in three constituencies across england will go to the polls tomorrow in byelections and over the next few days well be in all three seats. Over the past two days weve been in Selby And Ainsty in North Yorkshire and somerton and frome in somerset. Today were in uxbridge and South Ruislip to the west of london the seat which was held by former Prime Minister borisjohnson until his resignation last month. Live now to uxbridge and my colleague luxmy gopal. Borisjohnson had Boris Johnson had a borisjohnson had a 7000 majority at just over so it is not a very comfortable majority for the conservatives to have but it is by no means an easy one for labour to overturn and that is partly because of the issues here on voters� mines, one is the Cost Of Living crisis but a particular local issue mentioned a lot which is the low Emission Zone which charges the most polluting vehicles to drive and that is something the labour konta of london is expanding month into outer london including this borough and is something many see as a stick from the conservatives to beat labour with despite the fact the Labour Candidate has distant himself from that. The third part of the Liberal Democrats came third in the last election with just over 4000 votes, there candidate joins me election with just over 4000 votes, there candidatejoins me now. Welcome. Used to be an adviser for the Conservative Party in brussels, why have you switched to the lib dems and why is that the best option for this constituency . I dems and why is that the best option for this constituency . For this constituency . I definitely believe n liberal for this constituency . I definitely believe n liberal democrat for this constituency . I definitely l believe n liberal democrat values, for this constituency . I definitely. 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I was selected a year ago, i have been talking to local i ago, i have been talking to local residents ago, i have been talking to local residents and businesses trying to find out residents and businesses trying to find out what ails them and it is things find out what ails them and it is things like find out what ails them and it is things like the hospital, shocking waiting things like the hospital, shocking Waiting Lists, limbo around Uxbridge Police Waiting Lists, limbo around Uxbridge Police station and the fact that for local businesses they are faced with an enormous amount of bureaucracy an enormous amount of bureaucracy iiow an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that we an enormous amount of bureaucracy now that we have elected Trade Barriers now that we have elected Trade Barriers with our nearest and Biggest Barriers with our nearest and biggest market in europe. Are you worried given biggest market in europe. 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I believe there are loads i of people here with liberal democrat values, of people here with liberal democrat values, staunch internationalist who want to values, staunch internationalist who want to be values, staunch internationalist who want to be adults when it comes to the economy and our relationship with europe and i want to give them the right with europe and i want to give them the right to with europe and i want to give them the right to vote for the lib dems candidate, the right to vote for the lib dems candidate, there is no on alliance with labour, and not should that be. Thank with labour, and not should that be. Thank you with labour, and not should that be. Thank you. The Liberal Democrats stand it, one of 17 standing here and we will hear from some of the other Party Representatives later. And there are a number of candidates standing in the uxbridge and South Ruislip by election, the full list of candidates is on your screen now and can also be found on the bbc website along with a video from each candidate outlining their pledges to voters. And you can watch live coverage of all the by Election Results from midnight on thursday night here on bbc news. The broadcaster and journalist dan wootton has admitted making Errors Ofjudgement In The Past but has denied any criminality as he responded to claims made against him. Reports have included allegations that he offered Media Colleagues Thousands of pounds for explicit material of themselves. Speaking on his gb news show he said was the victim of a witch hunt by nefarious players. Let� s get more on this with our reporterjon donnison. For the uninitiated, who is dan wootton and what exactly has he been accused of . Dan da n wootto n dan wootton is a controversial but influential figure dan wootton is a controversial but influentialfigure in dan wootton is a controversial but influential figure in the dan wootton is a controversial but influentialfigure in the british media, he came to prominence at the News Of The World, went on to run the shop is calm at the sun and became Executive Editor of the sun before leaving to join gb news where he starred as a sort of anti woke Presenter Rallying against what he sees as cancel culture. He also writes for the mail online but in the last few weeks there have been online rumours about him alleging including from someone who claim to be an ex boyfriend that he had been using fake online identity and promises of money to persuade people to film themselves in compromising positions. In the last 36 hours and online publication called byline times has published what it says was a three year investigation into dan wootton written by a former News Of The World journalist, it has brought what was online remote into the Public Domain and brought out a response from dan wootton. What that he have to say . He dedicated the start of his programme on gb news last night to this, appeared quite emotional and said it was part of a Smear Campaign and that it was annexed partner who he complained was on a campaign to destroy his life. He said there are dark forces trying to take down gb news. He also made some quite interesting comments, he said that like all people he was a fallible human, he had made errors ofjudgment in the past but insisted the criminal allegations against him were untrue. He did say who does not have regrets, should i be cancelled . The sun and mail online have said they are investigating the allegations, gb news has not made any official comment but the story is front page of its website with his denials of the allegations. Thank you. More details have emerged about the us soldier who� s been detained in north korea after crossing the border without authorization. Us media are reporting that travis king had previously been held in south korea on Assault Charges and the Afp News Agency is reporting he spent time in a south korean prison. Us Officials Say he made it across the Demilitarized Zone between north and south korea while on a tour of the border. Commonly known as the dmz, the area is one of the most heavily fortified in the world. King was reportedly being escorted back to the us for disciplinary reasons, before he turned around at the airport and joined the tour. A witness said he saw the soldier laughing while running across the north korean border. United states Secretary Of Defense lloyd austin gave a briefing on the matter at the pentagon. We believe he is in dprk custody. And so we are closely monitoring and investigating the situation and working to notify the soldier� s next of kin, and engaging to address this incident. In terms of my concerns, i am absolutely foremost concerned about the welfare of our troop and so we will remain focused on this and again, this will develop in the next several days and ours, and we will keep you posted. We will keep across developments there. And before we go some brilliant pictures to end with now of a group of thrill seeking Sky Divers Who have set a new record for the largest ever group diving in sequence in the uk. 4i Peoplejumped Out of planes while falling at speeds of 120 miles per hour. Together, they made two consecutive formations. They then broke their own record by forming three consecutive shapes in the daring challenge. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. The weather across the uk remains fairly changeable, a far cry from what� s been happening in southern europe. Let me just take you back to yesterday where rome experienced its hottest day on record, 43 degrees almost. And we saw similar temperatures across much of the mediterranean, a record hot day across the northeast of spain, 45 degrees here by day, but by night, sardinia, sicily, some didn� t drop below 29 degrees, still well above where we are by day. But that said, actually, today will be just a touch warmer than it was through yesterday, a little bit more sunshine, but still the chance of some showers for you through the rest of today. Some of the showers most frequent and the heaviest through Eastern Parts of scotland and down across Eastern England couldn� t rule out the odd rumble of thunder in the west. Fewer showers, greater chance of staying dry, if not for the rest of the day. But at least the bulk of the day. Temperatures up a little bit on yesterday for many of you warming up in the southeast and the sunshine, but still cool for this stage injuly and it will feel cool in the cloudy moments at old trafford. For the start of the fourth test, there� s a chance of a sharp shower passing through, but a lot of the time there should be a decent amount of play. I wish i could say the same this weekend. Back to the here and tonight, we� ll see most of the showers fade away. Some will continue around the north and the west and under Clearing Skies. There could be a few mist and fog patches and a bit there could be a few mist and fog patches and a bit cooler than recent nights. Temperatures dropping more widely down into single figures, especially away from towns and city centres. But despite that fresh start tomorrow, plenty of sunshine to begin with. Do not leave without an umbrella though, because those Shower Clouds will be bubbling up once again. Just about anyone could see a shower through the day, maybe a heavier one, two, but equally with them fairly slow moving there� ll be some, especially around western coast where you stay dry all day long. Temperatures similar to today, if not a degree or so down. And with that cooler air in place, another fresh starts to friday morning, dry start for most of the sunshine to the south, in the east, which will increase the north and the west, though, as we go through the day, outbreaks of rain or drizzle, potentially northern ireland, scotland, still a few showers, though, across england and wales. Temperatures in the southeast probably dropping a little bit more than we� ve seen recently. But if you are of a sensitive disposition and you� re getting most of what will be the first big Holiday Weekend for all parts of the uk, low pressure spills its way in for the weekend and be prepared. It� s going to be some widespread rain windy across the south and for all feeling fairly cool to take care. Across the south and for all feeling fairly cool too. Take care. The rate of price rises in the uk falls by a bigger number than expected injune, but it� s still far away from the Bank Of England� s 2 target. It� s on. The owner of jaguar land rover, the tata group, is to build a new 5 billion Battery Plant in the uk. And we talk to the actors who say they have no problem with being deepfa ked. Welcome to World Business report. I� m mark lobel and we start here in the uk, where annual Consumer Price inflation fell to a lower than expected 7. 9 injune, down from 8. 7 in may. That is a bigger fall than was expected by economists, but still far above the Bank Of England� s 2 target. Core inflation, which excludes food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices, also dropped by more than expected, coming in at 6. 9 from may� s 7. I , itsjoint highest in more than 30 years. Let� s speak now to raoul ruparel. He� s a director at boston consulting group� s centre for growth. Thanks group� s centre for growth. Forjoining us Here On B World Thanks Forjoining us here on bbc� s World Business report. Good news for the uk but inflation remains stickier than the eurozone and america, why . This stickier than the eurozone and america. Why . Stickier than the eurozone and america, why . As you say, it is a ositive america, why . As you say, it is a positive inflation america, why . As you say, it is a positive inflation looks america, why . As you say, it is a positive inflation looks to america, why . As you say, it is a positive inflation looks to be positive inflation looks to be coming down. I think a couple of reasons why it is stickier. We had a very large Energy Price Shock in the uk which other countries experienced but our Energy Pricing system to households and businesses was properly larger in the uk and therefore the Knock On Effect was larger. We also have a very tightly in the market, low unemployment, High Economic activity which has therefore driven quite high nominal wages which has helped Support Inflation being higher than expected. But it does look like as you said something is easing a bit and what we will see in the next few months is whether the uk continues to be an outlier compared to its peers. Uk continues to be an outlier compared to its peers. When it looks at its peers compared to its peers. When it looks at its peers as compared to its peers. When it looks at its peers as it compared to its peers. When it looks at its peers as it learning compared to its peers. When it looks at its peers as it learning any at its peers as it learning any lessons about what to do . I at its peers as it learning any lessons about what to do . I think it is difficult because lessons about what to do . I think it is difficult because type lessons about what to do . I think it is difficult because type of is difficult because type of inflation and the shock we felt is quite different to other places if you look in the us the inflation was driven predominantly by a large fiscal and monetary stimulus, a bit of Supply Demand mismatch post covid and the economy their growing quite quickly. In the eu it is more similar to the quickly. In the eu it is more similarto the uk quickly. In the eu it is more similar to the uk where they had a large Energy Price Shock following the russian invasion of ukraine but they have not faced quite the same issues in terms of the tight Labour Market and structural issues we face post brexit but also in terms of being near the capacity of our economy so it is hard to draw many lessons from elsewhere but the main thing you can say is as the Energy Price Shock eases we expect inflation to come down, the question will be in the uk whether it is quite as quickly as the eu us who seem to be seeing the effects more quickly. Seem to be seeing the effects more cuickl. ,. ,. Quickly. You are former Special Adviser to quickly. You are former Special Adviser to theresa quickly. You are former Special Adviser to theresa may quickly. You are former Special Adviser to theresa may and quickly. You are former Special Adviser to theresa may and Chamber Of Commerce so you will know the Bank Of England� s role in this very well and they still want to bring down inflation further. If we look at their meeting in august they are not done with rate rises yet are they . It not done with rate rises yet are the . ,. , not done with rate rises yet are the . ,. They . It is unlikely that. But i thinkthis they . It is unlikely that. But i thinkthis will they . It is unlikely that. But i think this will give they . It is unlikely that. But i think this will give them they . It is unlikely that. But i | think this will give them some relief and push them towards a. 25 rise rather than another. 5 rows that i think market started to expect. It gives them some relief. They will be concerned looking for data core cpi inflation and Services Inflation which is come down a little bit but is basically flatlining at quite high levels. I do not think they will take their foot off the gas in terms of rises. There is more to come. They also have come in for a lot of criticism and feel as if they need to are taking strong action to bring down inflation and that means more rate rises. But i think this will give them some relief and as markets are showing today there has been a bit of repricing in terms of how many more rate rises people expect so i think people are expecting the rates to peak over six or 6. 15 , that has come below six again so the senses they will be more rises to come but fewer and slower than we were expecting before today. Fewer and slower than we were expecting before today. Thank you so much again the Parent Company of jaguar land rover, the tata group, will invest £4 billion to build a car Battery Plant in somerset in the south of england. This news has been expected for some time and could mean 9,000 newjobs in the region, including the wider supply chain. Sources have told the bbc the government is providing subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds. This was to encourage tata to build the gigafactory in the uk and not in spain. That is a lot of money, but many argue this plant will prove to be a lifeline for the british car industry. Our Business Editor simonjack explains why it� s so significant. In the future, if you don� t have a battery industry, you don� t have a car industry, because that� s the way the industry is going. So this is great news for the uk, for somerset, forjobs in that area, but it is not easily or cheaply won, this deal. I understand that up to £500 million in Government Subsidies and grants have been offered to get this deal over the line. And it seems that that is now the new normal. The global map of manufacturing is being rewritten as we speak, and if you want to be on it, you need to provide subsidies. The us has got 370 billion in subsidies and many people are saying this is not enough, this is great, but we will need at least four of these plants in the future if we� re going to support our domestic car industry. Joining me now is the Automotive Industry analyst, jim holder. I want to start by asking about this question of subsidies. Is it because of competition to draw the companies here, or is it because it� s actually not profitable enough and the Company Needs that subsidy to make a profit . I Company Needs that subsidy to make a rofit . ,. Profit . I think there is an element of ost, profit . I think there is an element of post. We profit . I think there is an element of post. We are profit . I think there is an element of post, we are seeing profit . I think there is an element of post, we are seeing huge profit . I think there is an element| of post, we are seeing huge global competition, obviously the transition to new energy forms and systems is creating huge opportunities and some countries are prepared to seize those opportunities and some have taken their time thinking about it and what we are seeing is massive competition for weight abilities plants, the uk announcing its second much bigger one, europe has plans for 35 already, china, asia already very well advanced, america as you have just heard has invested hundreds of millions, so looking at it against the subsidies being offered elsewhere in the world this really is a drop in the ocean. But we see the really is a drop in the ocean. But we see the sales are outstripping diesel sales across europe, we are hearing about three or four more factories needed to reach the capacity of reaching 2035 were you can only buy electric cars, that is the target. This will make it much easier having it on british soil for other british producers. It easier having it on british soil for other british producers. It should do, it other british producers. It should do. It should other british producers. It should do, it should not other british producers. It should do, it should not only other british producers. It should do, it should not only generate i do, it should not only generate expertise in the country around somerset, but it should also spread out around supply chain making it easierfor out around supply chain making it easier for other gigafactories to be built and get the parts and Labour Skills they need in order to do that. You cannot underestimate how much more we need, this isjust one factory. 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It absolutely would be, tesla is one of the most extraordinary i is one of the most extraordinary stories notjust of automotive but any industry at the moment, of the last probably decade. Where they have come from to where they are todayis have come from to where they are today is extraordinary, that brand seems impervious to some of the traditional impacts that would arrive as a result of the hurdles they have overcome but theyjust keep getting stronger and seem to be able to invest harder, faster, quicker and keep that Brand Loyalty in a way that perhaps some traditional car makers are struggling to match. Stiiiii traditional carmakers are struggling to match. Still a disruptor struggling to match. Still a disruptor. Thank struggling to match. Still a disruptor. Thank you i struggling to match. Still a disruptor. Thank you for i struggling to match. Still a i disruptor. Thank you forjoining struggling to match. Still a disruptor. Thank you forjoining us. This week, bbc news is taking a closer look at Artificial Intelligence. How does ai affect our lives already and what impact could it have on our futures . Today, we� re looking at how Advertising Companies rely on al, using machines to speed up and enhance the creative process. They� re also embracing controversial deepfakes, digitally altering videos of celebrities to make them say or do anything. 0ur Asia Business correspondent Nick Marsh Reports from singapore. Sports car in space. A car Company Wants an advert. Normally, this kind of thing would take weeks. Now it takes minutes. Flashing neon lights. Two heads may be better than one, but they never mentioned Artificial Intelligence. You have an idea, you type it, and there it is. We just can create new things we never thought we could create before. And much faster. This was generated in two minute. Amazing. Its incredible. The Ai Revolution is changing the face of advertising. This deepfa ke, authorised by lionel messi, has him speaking in turkish advertising crisps. Singaporean Actress Jamie Yeoh has just signed a deepfake deal herself. I hereby consent to using this audio | recording to create a custom voice. J she� s agreed to let a Financial Technology firm use her face and voice. Were going to create an avatar that looks and moves like me. After a few hours in the studio, her client can make her say anything. In any language. Youre not doing that i much work for the amount of money youre charging. It was easy. I went in there, just read some words on camera, i which ive done many times before. Celebrities have gone from being wary of the technology to embracing it. Malaria isn� tjust any disease. I suppose if you can� t beat them, you may as welljoin them. And if you speak to anyone in the industry, they� ll tell you that this is the future of advertising. It� s efficient, it� s effective, and above all, it represents value for money. So commercially, sounds like a dream, but for others, it� s the stuff of nightmares. A recent episode of the Netflix Show Black Mirror demonstrated the hilarious but also terrifying consequences of signing your image rights away from a legal perspective. It� s an absolute minefield. We are in uncharted territory when it comes to aland deepfake technology, thats for sure. The existing laws do not provide a robust enough Regulatory Framework in order to guard against all the issues that can arise. Everybody trusts each other. So what does the talent make of all this . I can understand the concern, i but the technology is here to stay. So even if you dont embrace it because youre scared of it i and youre apprehensive about it, other people will. If you want to still be in the game, then youve got to learn how to be in it. Yes, this really is me, but not really. The possibilities are endless, but with Artificial Intelligence, so are the risks. The french car maker renault have said its global sales rose i3 in the First Six Months of the year with a 24 increase in sales in europe. Renault sold over a 100,000 more vehicles between january and june compared to the same period last year. The rebound comes after 4 years of declines. You� re up to date with developments in the Business World here on bbc news. Don� t forget live updates on our website and news app and you can get in touch with us about any stories you would like us to cover on social media too. Tweet me, i� m marklobel. That� s it for now. Bye he took pills but not the real ones from the doctors. Frequency port on the street and online. The drugs are sedatives, you might know them by the name diazepam, valium or xanax and there are concerns people increasingly buy them online thinking they are getting legitimate pharmaceutical products. The latest figures suggest there was 61 drug deaths in wales involving enzo diazepam. Itis. It is something drug charities are concerned about. The. It is something drug charities are concerned about. It is something drug charities are concerned about. The problem with these drugs. Concerned about. The problem with these drugs, they concerned about. The problem with these drugs, they are concerned about. The problem with these drugs, they are not concerned about. The problem with these drugs, they are not real. I these drugs, they are not real. Testing done here at this lad has found many drugs bought online are often not what they claim to be. In the last year, two in every five samples contain Something Different to what they were sold as. Vinnie has turned his life around and has been clean of drugs for five years. He hopes by speaking out he can make more people realise the dangers of drugs and buying them online. Hello there, this is your update from the bbc sport centre. We� re under way for the start of the fourth ashes test at old trafford and it� s a crucial one for england, who have to win this one to stay in with chance of securing a famous win over australia. And they� ve started brightly on the opening day. Stuart broad with the early wicket of australian opener usman khawaja, a big wicket that for england, who won the toss and chose to bowl first. Australia currently 35 i. The tourists lead the five match series 2 1. England gave themselves a lifeline, with that dramatic victory at headlingley so all to play for now. The weather so far, holding up, with a chance of rain later today. Less than 24 hours now till the start of the women� s football world cup. Australia and new zealand the hosts, with new zealand taking on norway, in the tournament� s opening game against norway. It� s set to be Record Breaker too in the country. Maz farookhi is there for us at eden park. Less tha n less than 24 hour is away now from kick off in the first match of this 2023 women� s world cup, here at eden park, traditionally a rugby union heartland, the all blacks have a brilliant record here but we expect a bit of a milestone in football tomorrow, we expect a record attendance, record crowd for any game of football, men� s or women� s for this match. New zealand have got a terrible record in Group Matches at the women� s world cup, they have never managed to win a game in 15 attempts, therefore have never been able to progress beyond the group stage so getting a first win on the board and perhaps making it through to the Knockout Stages is something they are really targeting and hope they are really targeting and hope the home support might help get them over the line. We the home support might help get them over the line over the line. We feel like we have done everything over the line. We feel like we have done everything what over the line. We feel like we have done everything what we over the line. We feel like we have done everything what we could i over the line. We feel like we have done everything what we could to l over the line. We feel like we have l done everything what we could to be prepared for this amazing once in a lifetime opportunity for everybody who is involved with this team, so i think it was tough, it was hard, it hurt, many times. But at this stage, the preparation is done and now it is time to shine. You might be able to hear them go through rehearsals behind me on the pitch at eden park, the Opening Ceremony will take place ahead of kick off, 7pm local time tomorrow night the match between new zealand and norway, the son might be shining here in auckland but unfortunately we expect torrential rain which might be a factor. There will be nervous particularly for new zealand players as they step out onto the turf for their home world cup but both sets of players are going to have some rainy conditions to content with tomorrow as well. The australia side get their opener against the Republic Of Ireland under way later on in sydney. The matildas have been at the forefront of issues surrounding pay and bargaining rights. The squad featured in a video, published by the Australian Pfa this week, criticising Gender Disparity in world cup prize money. The sport� s governing body feel the side are ahead of the game. When the players made the statement i was not surprised. That is because we have a collective Bargaining Agreement here in australia with our players through the Players Union and within that, agreement, we have had equal here in australia for about four years. When this agreement was done it was an agreement was done it was an agreement that was new to women� s football and at the heart of that agreement meant that our matilda� s will be paid the same amount as the men, the soccer rules. We also went broader than that, the conditions by which the players train and play were also going to be the same whether that is men or women. At the time it was seen as i think very progressive and i think what it is actually trigger discussions outside of australia with other National Associations and i think now that fifa. If we go back through the chronology of payment, the prize money for the women� s world cup in 2015 was 15 Million Us Dollars for the women� s. In 2019, it was 30 Million Us Dollars and here in 2023, it is 110 million us dollars. So there has been i think about revolution since 2019 but there is still a big gap to go to reach what the men got paid at the qatar world cup. Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has signed for ligue 1 side lorient, five days after being cleared of rape. Mendy, whose City Contract expired in the summer, has signed a two year deal with the french club. He was cleared of raping a woman and attempting to rape another at Chester Crown court on friday. The former France International last played competitive football in august 2021. The 100m hurdles world recordholder, tobi amusan, has vowed to his fight charges, after missing three doping tests. The double Commonwealth Games gold medallist from nigeria denies taking performance enhancing substances and will miss the World Championships in budapest next month, if the charge is upheld by the athletics integrity unit. She posted on social media saying i am a clean athlete, and said she had faith it would be resolved in herfavour. And stage 17 of the Tour De France is under way, it� s one of the toughest stages, with 5,000 metres of climbing. Jonas vingegaard the man to catch, after his victory in tuesday� s time trial, extending his lead in the yellow jersey. Live text on the bbc sport website and app, but that� s all the sport for now. Next, more than 100 mcdonald� s workers have come forward after a bbc investigation into sexual assault, racism and bullying. Some of them told the bbc Investigation Workers or being group and harassed. Barbie will appear in cinemas on friday, it is claimed the set required so much pink paint there was a global shortage. 1959. Ruth handler, a co founder of the toy company mattel, creates barbie, named after her daughter. Until then, us children had only played with baby dolls. Barbie would change everything. Targeted advertising aimed at kids during the Mickey Mouse Club led to the rise of pester power children nagging their parents to buy them something. By the end of the year, 350,000 barbies had been sold. Now mattel announces live action, barbie, live action pj, the new Fashion Dolls that you can really move, you can pose. Barbie continued to develop. In the 19705, there were experiments with the mobility function, they got their own new touch and go stands that let you make them dance to any kind of music and a growing emphasis on encouraging young girls to pursue careers. This is one here called peaches and cream. Shes really collectible and she is one that i had as a child. Claire rawling from blackpool has one of the uk� s biggest Barbie Collections. The Barbie Collection that ive got, i genuinely stopped counting. So what i have here and what you see in the Background Isjust a very small selection of what ive actually got, and its probably somewhere in excess of about 1,000 now. Its a huge draw back to childhood. So barbie for me is a connection with many, many happy hours i spent playing in the loft of my parents home. A distinctive fringe and they captured that beautifully. And then there is an elite group of people who have actually been turned into barbies. My name is dr Maggie Aderin pocock. Im a Space Scientist and a science communicator, and this is my very own barbie doll. How did you come to get a barbie doll . Well, it was a total surprise to me, but it turns out that every year, i mattel, the people who make barbie, they nominate six scientists from across the world, and make a barbie doll figure of them. I and i think its trying to promote i a sort of a diversity of different i careers and encourage young girls to consider careers in stem i science, technology, i engineering, and maths. As a child growing up in the 1970s, barbie dolls really. Didnt look like me. So the idea of having a barbie doll that actually was not based on my likeness was quite mind boggling. And it does look like me, but it looks like me i on a really good day and now the first ever live action barbie film, which finally opens this friday. Children in some parts of england who need urgent dental treatment are facing waits of up to 18 months, according to new data. The British Dental Association says vital work to prevent tooth decay is not being done, leaving some children in prolonged pain, and in need of a tooth extraction. France has recently passed a Law Authorising the use of Artificial Intelligence in providing security for next year� s olympic games. Computers will monitor cctv cameras at the Opening Ceremony and other events. It� s not going to be used for facial recognition, but opponents are still concerned the system sets a dangerous precedent. This is bbc news. Hello. The weather across the uk remains fairly changeable, a far cry from what� s been happening in southern europe. Let me just take you back to yesterday, where rome experienced its hottest day on record, 43 degrees almost. And we saw similar temperatures across much of the mediterranean, a recordly hot day across the northeast of spain, 45 degrees here by day, but by night, sardinia, sicily, some didn� t drop below 29 degrees, still well above where we are by day. But that said, actually, today will be just a touch warmer than it was through yesterday, a little bit more sunshine, but still the chance of some showers. If i take you through the rest of today, some of the showers most frequent and the heaviest through Eastern Parts of scotland and down across Eastern England couldn� t rule out the odd rumble of thunder in the west. Fewer showers, greater chance of staying dry, if not for the rest of the day, but at least the bulk of the day. Temperatures up a little bit on yesterday for many of you. Warm enough in the southeast and the sunshine, but still cool for this stage injuly and it will feel cool in the cloudy moments at old trafford for the start of the fourth test, there� s a chance of a sharp shower passing through, but a lot of the time there should be a decent amount of play. I wish i could say the same this weekend. Back to the here and now and tonight, we� ll see most of the showers fade away. Some will continue around the north and the west and under Clearing Skies there could be a few mist and fog patches and a bit cooler than recent nights. Temperatures dropping more widely down into single figures, especially away from towns and city centres. But despite that fresh start tomorrow, plenty of sunshine to begin with. Do not leave without an umbrella though, because those Shower Clouds will be bubbling up once again. Just about anyone could see a shower through the day, maybe a heavier one, too, but equally with them fairly slow moving, there� ll be some, especially around western coasts, where you stay dry all day long. Temperatures similar to today, if not a degree or so down. And with that cooler air in place, another fresh start to friday morning, dry start for most, best of the sunshine to the south, in the east, which will increase the north and the west, though, as we go through the day, outbreaks of rain or drizzle, potentially northern ireland, scotland, still a few showers, though, across england and wales. Temperatures in the southeast probably dropping a little bit more than we� ve seen recently. But if you are of a sensitive disposition and you� re getting most of what will be the first big Holiday Weekend for all parts of the uk, low pressure spills its way in for the weekend and be prepared. There� s going to be some widespread rain, windy across the south and for all feeling fairly cool too. Take care. Live from london, this is bbc news live to the House Of Commons for Prime Minister� s questions. The last one ahead of the Summer Recess and not be back in this format until september. Rishi sunak will be back in the House Of Commons today, he has missed the past 2pm dues for various reasons. He will be going head to head with keir starmer, the labour leader. The day before facing the electorate and three by elections in the uk. It comes after the Inflation Figures show slowing prices, the Cost Of Living increasing by 7. 9 . As that period, many endured the most horrific sexual abuse and violence, homophobic bullying and harassment while bravely serving this country. Today on behalf of the british state, i apologise. Today on behalf of the british state, iapologise. And i hope today on behalf of the british state, i apologise. And i hope all those affected will be able to feel proud to be part of the veteran community that has done so much to keep our country safe. This morning i had meetings with colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I will have further such meetings later. Can this house. I will have further such meetings later. Meetings later. Can i associate m Self Meetings later. Can i associate myself with meetings later. Can i associate myself with the meetings later. Can i associate myself with the remarks i meetings later. Can i associate myself with the remarks the i meetings later. Can i associate i myself with the remarks the Prime Minister made. In the uk, every 90 minutes, someone sadly takes their life. Indeed, in this country for men over the age of 50, women under 35, this is the biggest killer. When i was Secretary Of State for health i was Secretary Of State for health i met many brave families and campaigners and committed to them the government would publish a comprehensive cross departmental Suicide Prevention strategy. That was over a year ago and still no strategy. I know my right honourable friend cares deeply about this issue is a hive. We have discussed it many times. Can i ask if he would commit his government to publishing this strategy within days of parliament� s return from recess . Strategy within days of parliaments return from recess . Strategy within days of parliaments return from recess . When someone takes their own return from recess . When someone takes their own life, return from recess . When someone takes their own life, the return from recess . When someone takes their own life, the effect i return from recess . When someone takes their own life, the effect on i takes their own life, the effect on family and friends is devastating. I know the loss of his own brother was an enormous source of pain. I want to reassure we are addressing Suicide Rates through the National Suicide rates through the national Suicide Prevention strategy and rolling out 100 Suicide Prevention voluntary community and social enterprises. We will publish the updated strategy later this year. The leader of the opposition, keir starmer starmer. Labour. Starmer. | labour in starmer. Labour in government was proud to recall the ban against lgbt people serving in the armed forces and today we strongly welcome this apology from the Prime Minister as a recognition of their historic mistreatment. My Constituent Cairn was a proud raf serviceman, forced to leave the job he loved because he was gay. I am delighted he is here today to witness this apology. And while we cannot right the wrongs of the past, the government should act on the recommendations of the review to fixed lines broken by the ban. It is what lgbt veterans deserve. I know the house will want to send best wishes to the lionesses as they start their World Cup Campaign this saturday. Let� s hope they continue the brilliant success of the euros. When the Prime Minister took office nine months ago, the nhs waiting list had 7. 2 Million People. What nine months ago, the nhs waiting list had 7. 2 Million People. What is the number list had 7. 2 Million People. What is the number today . The number today . Mr speaker, the reason the nhs Waiting Lists are higher today than they were then, after being stable for the first few months as we put in place initiatives is simple, because the nhs has been disrupted by industrial action. We put clear plans in place to bring down Waiting Lists in urgent and emergency care, primary care, ambulances, outpatients and electives. Those plans will continue to work but we need to end industrial action. 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The highest it has ever been. It means since he stepped foot into downing street, 200 and 260,000 people have been daily waiting in agony for replacements. How he figured out why gimmicks, broken promises, his government is failing more patients than ever before . Mr speaker. I do not think we heard an answer to the question. And mr speaker. I do not think we heard an answer to the question. And also, i do not an answer to the question. And also, i do rrot want an answer to the question. And also, i do rrot want you an answer to the question. And also, i do not want you holding an answer to the question. And also, i do not want you holding up i do not want you holding up proceedings i do not want you holding up proceedings. Lit i do not want you holding up proceedings i do not want you holding up proceedings. It is simple. If he looked at proceedings. It is simple. If he looked at what proceedings. It is simple. If he looked at what is proceedings. It is simple. If he looked at what is happening i proceedings. It is simple. If he i looked at what is happening earlier this year, what we have seen is our plans were beginning to work with ambulance and Waiting Times down from 1. 5 hours to around half and our. Eliminating virtually people waiting one and a half years for treatment. Progress on gp access. All those plans, funding, extra ambulances, started to make a difference, held up by a simple fact. Industrialaction difference, held up by a simple fact. Industrial action in the nhs. I will give him a second chance. If he really wants to get people the health care they want, will he agree that those doctors should accept the recommendations of the independent Pay Review Body . It recommendations of the independent Pay Review Body . Pay review body . It would be a bad time to get Pay Review Body . It would be a bad time to get thrown Pay Review Body . It would be a bad time to get thrown out. Pay review body . 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Keir starmer~ think long and hard before you do. Keir starmer. Thank think long and hard before you do. Keir starmer. Thank you. Think long and hard before you do. Keir starmer. Thank you. He think long and hard before you do. Keir starmer. Thank you. He talks| keir starmer. Thank you. He talks about his plans. He does not need to lecture me. On the nhs Staffing Plan, he took it from labour. They mess up the nhs and look to labour to fix it. Come the election, the country will do the same. The difference is that unlike us, he has not said how he would pay for his Workforce Plan. Now is his chance. Where is the money coming from . Not only is the nhs long term Workforce Plan fully funded, it was welcomed by not one, two, but by 43 nhs stakeholders. He talks about our plans and if they make a difference. Let� s look in emergency care. Our plans would put 800 more ambulances on the road, thousands more beds, faster discharge, more community care. That is why the Royal College described it as significant and that it will improve conditions. But what we see . Waiting times in england in a e the best two years. And they won� t like this, while the nhs has the worst Waiting Times in the country in wales, mr speaker. Mr country in wales, mr speaker. M speaker, when he said the Workforce Plan was costed, i have never seen the chancellor more bewildered. It is less than a year since his party crashed the economy with their unfunded spending commitments and he has not learnt anything. Is the uncosted spending coming from more tax rises, cuts, or is it the latest promise to fall from the tories� Magic Money Tree . B5 promise to fall from the tories� Magic Money Tree . 5 i promise to fall from the tories Magic Money Tree . Promise to fall from the tories Magic Money Tree . As i and the chancellor Magic Money Tree . As i and the Chancellor Set Magic Money Tree . As i and the Chancellor Set out, Magic Money Tree . As i and the Chancellor Set out, the Magic Money Tree . As i and the Chancellor Set out, the plan i Magic Money Tree . As i and the Chancellor Set out, the plan is l Chancellor Set out, the plan is funded. I am Chancellor Set out, the plan is funded. Iam pleased he Chancellor Set out, the plan is funded. I am pleased he is now interested in fiscal responsibility. That is welcome because when there is an opportunity to make sure this is an opportunity to make sure this is true conviction, we have had in the last week the recommendations of independent Pay Review Bodies including for the nhs. I believe the right thing is to accept those recommendations. But that involves taking difficult and responsible decisions to deliver pay rises without fuelling borrowing, inflation, taxes and debt. On this crucial issue, while his mps are back on the picket lines, yet again on this issue he simply refuses to take a position. It is the same old story. He should stop taking inspiration from Friends Outside and arm glue himself from the fence. Unglue himself. Keir starmer. In that burst of nonsense, what you did not hear was a single word about how he will pay for it. Labour� s nhs plan is fully funded by scrapping the non domicile status he so adores. You know the one, that. One, that. Order. I think one of two of you one, that. Order. I think one of two of you have one, that. Order. I think one of two of you have asked one, that. Order. I think one of two of you have asked to one, that. Order. I think one of two of you have asked to catch i one, that. Order. I think one of. Two of you have asked to catch my eye two of you have asked to catch my e e. ,. ,. , eye. You are not going the right wa. Eye. You are not going the right way labours eye. You are not going the right way. Labours plan eye. You are not going the right way. Labours plan is eye. You are not going the right way. Labours plan is funded i eye. You are not going the right way. Labours plan is funded by| way. Labour� s plan is funded by scrapping the non domicile status he adores. The tax thing is he calls it that allowed some of the wealthiest in the country to avoid paying tax here. Is that loophole is so important to him he would rather have billions in unfunded promises than simply making billionaires pay what they owe . The than simply making billionaires pay what they owe . Than simply making billionaires pay what they owe . The same policy that has aid i what they owe . The same policy that has paid i think what they owe . The same policy that has paid i think for what they owe . The same policy that has paid i think for five what they owe . The same policy that has paid i think for five different i has paid i think forfive different things. Everybody knows i am a fan of doing maths until 18 but he makes a strong case for doing maths all the way to 61. Mr speaker, when it comes to the substance of the plan it is important we address this. I am aware. He did set out proposals to train more staff. The problem is, thatis train more staff. The problem is, that is all he did. Our plan is more comprehensive and impactful. Not only will we train more staff. This is important substance. I acknowledge the Party Opposite set out plans to train more but that is not enough. You have to set out plans as we needed to retain nhs staff. And you also have to set out plans to how you reform the nhs so you can have a more productive nhs. That is the difference between us. He is only focused on the superficial headline. We are getting on and doing the actual reform. If he is so good at maths, i am 60, not 61. Ido 61. I do not know whether the Prime Minister has found time to visit Hillingdon Hospital in the recent by election where the wards have had to close, staff are working in appalling conditions in Patient Safety is at risk. That is a snapshot of the wider problem. This week the National Audit office set out what everybody already knows. The Government Hospital programme has shall we say some gaps in it. Can the Prime Minister confirmed that apart from the fact there are not 40 of them and most of them are not 40 of them and most of them are not new and many are not even hospitals, everything is going fine with the 40 new hospitals . Not only are we going to deliver on the manifesto commitment to build 40 new hospitals across the country by 2030, we are notjust stopping there because we are delivering 100 Hospital Upgrades across the country and crucially, over 100 new Community Diagnostic Centres to speed up treatment, including in the deputy leader� s constituency. The shadow work and pensions secretary� s constituency, the energy secretary, attorney general� s constituency. Let me end on this. He mentioned Hillingdon Hospital and uxbridge. I want to help the people of this country and make sure that not only can they get to work, but they get the care they need. Why does he want to charge them £12 50 every time they visit their gp . There was welcome news this morning of inflation there was welcome news this morning of inflation falling higher than expected. The businesses in my higher than expected. The businesses in my constituency are trying to plan in my constituency are trying to plan their in my constituency are trying to plan their pricing for next january and are plan their pricing for next january and are struggling because of the proposals and they dont yet have the information on how much it will cost or the information on how much it will cost or work the information on how much it will cost or work. With the Prime Minister cost or work. With the Prime Minister look at pausing and resetting the programme so that what we dont resetting the programme so that what we dont see injanuary as price rises we dont see injanuary as price rises in we dont see injanuary as price rises in our we dont see injanuary as price rises in our supermarkets without a real rises in our supermarkets without a real reduction in Packaging Recycling real reduction in Packaging Recycling that we all want to say. I cut recycling that we all want to say. Cut my recycling that we all want to say. I cut my honourable friend for the question. This has been raised by those in the industry. We are committed to protecting the environment and delivering on our net zero targets. We are continuing to engage closely with manufacturers, retailers and Packaging Companies on the precise design of the scheme and i know ministers will continue to keep this house and my honourable friend updated. House and my honourable friend u dated. House and my honourable friend udated. ,, updated. Leader of the snp, stephen fl nn. Mr updated. Leader of the snp, stephen flynn. Mr speaker, updated. Leader of the snp, stephen flynn. Mr speaker, the updated. Leader of the snp, stephen flynn. Mr speaker, the two updated. Leader of the snp, stephen flynn. Mr speaker, the two child i flynn. Mr speaker, the two Child Benefit Cap flynn. Mr speaker, the two Child Benefit Cap is flynn. Mr speaker, the two Child Benefit Cap is introduced flynn. Mr speaker, the two Child Benefit Cap is introduced by i flynn. Mr speaker, the two Child Benefit Cap is introduced by the l benefit cap is introduced by the Conservative Party has left 250,000 children Conservative Party has left 250,000 children living in poverty, so can i ask the children living in poverty, so can i ask the Prime Minister does he take comfort ask the Prime Minister does he take comfort in ask the Prime Minister does he take comfort in knowing that the heinous legacy comfort in knowing that the heinous legacy of comfort in knowing that the heinous legacy of that policy will no longer ust legacy of that policy will no longer just be legacy of that policy will no longer just be protected by the conservative members, but by labour members conservative members, but by labour members as conservative members, but by labour members as well . Mr conservative members, but by labour members as well . Members as well . Mr speaker, i welcome the members as well . Mr speaker, i welcome the labour members as well . Mr speaker, i welcome the labour leaders members as well . Mr speaker, i | welcome the labour leaders new found support for our policy, even though he previously committed to a different approach. What i would say to The Honourable gentleman and indeed the Labour Front Bench is they dont have to worry too much because given the labour leaders track record he has never kept a promise he has made. Track record he has never kept a promise he has made. Stephen flynn. Mr speaker. Promise he has made. Stephen flynn. Mr speaker, voters promise he has made. Stephen flynn. Mr speaker, voters in promise he has made. Stephen flynn. Mr speaker, voters in scotland promise he has made. Stephen flynn. Mr speaker, voters in scotland are mr speaker, voters in scotland are used mr speaker, voters in scotland are used to mr speaker, voters in scotland are used to Child Poverty under the tories, used to Child Poverty under the tories, they almost expected. But what tories, they almost expected. But what they tories, they almost expected. But what they dont expect is Child Poverty what they dont expect is Child Poverty support from the labour party Poverty Support from the labour party if Poverty Support from the labour party. If we look very closely right now there party. If we look very closely right now there is a Shiver Running along the labour now there is a Shiver Running along the Labour Front Bench. Mr speaker, does this the Labour Front Bench. Mr speaker, does this not tell us something much bigger . Does this not tell us something much bigger . For does this not tell us something much bigger . For children living in poverty bigger . For children living in Poverty In Scotland Westminster offers Poverty In Scotland Westminster offers them no real change. It offers offers them no real change. It offers them no real change. It offers them no real hope. Mr speaker. Offers them no real hope. M speaker, the best route out of poverty is through work, mr speaker, and the best way to ensure that children do not grow up in poverty is to ensure they do not grow up in a workless household. That is why we are focused on creating more jobs for 200,000 more since 2010 and hundreds of thousands fewer children across the uk growing up in a workless household. We will always continue to reduce Child Poverty. I dont want to see a single child grow up in poverty and we will deliver that in every part of the uk, including in scotland. Thank ou, mr uk, including in scotland. Thank you, mr speaker. Uk, including in scotland. Thank you, mr speaker. My uk, including in scotland. Thank you, mr speaker. My right uk, including in scotland. Thank you, mr speaker. My right honourable friend you, mr speaker. My right honourable friend i you, mr speaker. My right honourable friend i agree with me that if members opposite are in favour of illegal members opposite are in favour of illegal economic migration then they should illegal economic migration then they should have the courage to say so, rather should have the courage to say so, rather than should have the courage to say so, rather than claiming that young men in rather than claiming that young men ihtheir rather than claiming that young men in their 205 rather than claiming that young men in their20s and rather than claiming that young men in Their 20s And 30s arriving here from in Their 20s And 30s arriving here from safe in Their 20s And 30s arriving here from safe countries are actually asylum from safe countries are actually Asylum Seekers . My from safe countries are actually Asylum Seekers . From safe countries are actually as lum seekers . G. ,. ,. , Asylum Seekers . My honourable friend is riht Asylum Seekers . My honourable friend is ri u ht that Asylum Seekers . My honourable friend is right that the Asylum Seekers . My honourable friend is right that the party Asylum Seekers . My honourable friend is right that the Party Opposite is right that the Party Opposite dont have a plan to tackle illegal migration and we saw thatjust in this last week, that they voted over 70 different times against our stop the boats are built. That bill will make it Crystal Clear that if you come here illegally you will be detained and swiftly removed to a safe third country. That is the fair, compassionate and right way to deal with this problem and that is what we believe in. Deal with this problem and that is what we believe in. Thank you very much, mr speaker. What we believe in. Thank you very much, mr speaker. It what we believe in. Thank you very much, mr speaker. It is what we believe in. Thank you very much, mr speaker. It is exactly what we believe in. Thank you very much, mr speaker. It is exactly a l much, mr speaker. It is exactly a year much, mr speaker. It is exactly a year to much, mr speaker. It is exactly a year to the much, mr speaker. It is exactly a year to the day since uk temperatures hit a deadly 40 degrees for the temperatures hit a deadly 40 degrees for the first time, with 3000 excess deaths for the first time, with 3000 excess deaths tast for the first time, with 3000 excess deaths last summer. Yet the Prime Mirrister Deaths last summer. Yet the Prime Minister put my own Climate Advisers and businesses have said his Climate Progress and businesses have said his Climate Progress is and businesses have said his Climate Progress is worryingly slow. He likes progress is worryingly slow. He likes to progress is worryingly slow. He likes to claim that the uk is decarbonising more quickly than the rest of decarbonising more quickly than the rest of the decarbonising more quickly than the rest of the g7, decarbonising more quickly than the rest of the 67, but since the Paris Agreement rest of the 67, but since the Paris Agreement that is simply not true. He likes agreement that is simply not true. He likes to agreement that is simply not true. He likes to claim that it is not a top he likes to claim that it is not a tort concern he likes to claim that it is not a top concern for the public, while recent top concern for the public, while recent polling shows that is not true either. Experts, businesses and the public true either. Experts, businesses and the public all want bolder climate action, the public all want bolder climate action, but it is not even one of his top action, but it is not even one of his top five action, but it is not even one of his top five priorities. Can he tell us why his top five priorities. Can he tell us why not . His top five priorities. Can he tell us why not . Mr his top five priorities. Can he tell us why not . Us why not . Mr speaker, The Honourable us why not . Mr speaker, The Honourable lady us why not . Mr speaker, The Honourable lady makes us why not . Mr speaker, The Honourable lady makes a us why not . Mr speaker, The Honourable lady makes a completely bizarre point. Because we moved quicker and faster than everyone else she thinks that is somehow something we should now not be proud of. It is right other countries are catching up, it is inevitable they will have to decarbonise faster now to make up for the fact that over the past few decades they havent followed our example. I am not going to take any lectures from her on this topic because our track record is a good one. We have decarbonising faster than everyone else and right now we are making the right long term decisions to make sure that we do transition to net zero but do so in a way that brings people along with us and creates jobs in the process. But people along with us and creates jobs in the process. Jobs in the process. But future businesses jobs in the process. But future businesses now jobs in the process. But future businesses now have jobs in the process. But future i businesses now have apprentices jobs in the process. But future businesses now have apprentices on the Factory Businesses now have apprentices on the Factory Floor earning £48,000 a year on the Factory Floor earning £48,000 a year on qualification, easily beating year on qualification, easily beating Cost Of Living pressures. What beating Cost Of Living pressures. What more can we do to get schools to promote what more can we do to get schools to promote apprenticeships to pupils and parents as our colleges and institutes and parents as our colleges and Institutes Of Technology are great poverty Institutes Of Technology are great poverty busting institutions . My poverty busting institutions . M honourable friend poverty busting institutions . M1 honourable friend makes an poverty busting institutions . M1 honourable friend makes an excellent point. One of the practical steps we are taking is to put all apprenticeships onto a system of this autumn which will make sure they have parity and esteem in the classroom and increase information for parents and teachers. At the same time, as i announced this week, we are clamping down on University Courses that fail to deliver good outcomes. We should be providing young people with the best opportunities for them to get on in life and he is right that should include apprenticeships. Thank you, mr speaker include apprenticeships. Thank you, mr speaker why include apprenticeships. Thank you, mr speaker. Why does include apprenticeships. Thank you, mr speaker. Why does the include apprenticeships. Thank you, mr speaker. Why does the prime i mr speaker. Why does the Prime Minister mr speaker. Why does the Prime Minister think that sir Brian Langstaff who chairs the Public Inquiry langstaff who chairs the Public Inquiry into infected blood has reopened the hearings and has summoned before him the Prime Minister. Summoned before him the Prime Minister, the chancellor of the exchequer, the leader of the house and the exchequer, the leader of the house and the Paymaster General to answer questions and the Paymaster General to answer questions next week . Mr and the Paymaster General to answer questions next week . And the Paymaster General to answer questions next week . Mr speaker, my thouhts questions next week . Mr speaker, my thoughts remain questions next week . Mr speaker, my thoughts remain with questions next week . Mr speaker, my thoughts remain with all questions next week . Mr speaker, my thoughts remain with all those thoughts remain with all those affected by this appalling tragedy. The Infected Blood Scandal should never have happened and that is why the inquiry was set up by one of my predecessors. I have submitted written evidence to the inquiry and im due to give evidence shortly, so it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time. 800,000 people work indirectly or directly 800,000 people work indirectly or directly in 800,000 people work indirectly or directly in our car industry which accounts directly in our car industry which accounts for 10 of our countrys exports accounts for10 of our countrys exports i accounts for 10 of our countrys exports. I strongly welcome the £4 billion exports. I strongly welcome the £4 billion investment by tata and a battery billion investment by tata and a Battery Factory and the Jobs Associated with it. Will Battery Factory and the Obs Associated with it. � Battery Factory and the Obs Associated with it. Will my right honourable associated with it. Will my right honourable friend associated with it. Will my right honourable friend build associated with it. Will my right honourable friend build on associated with it. Will my right honourable friend build on that| honourable friend build on that success honourable friend build on that success and honourable friend build on that success and pursue honourable friend build on that success and pursue plans honourable friend build on that success and pursue plans to i honourable friend build on that| success and pursue plans to get honourable friend build on that success and pursue plans to get more factories, success and pursue plans to get more factories, including success and pursue plans to get more factories, including in success and pursue plans to get more factories, including in the success and pursue plans to get more factories, including in the west factories, including in the West Midlands factories, including in the West Midlands so factories, including in the West Midlands so we factories, including in the West Midlands so we can factories, including in the West Midlands so we can capitalise i factories, including in the west. Midlands so we can capitalise on factories, including in the West Midlands so we can capitalise on our lead in midlands so we can capitalise on our lead in battery midlands so we can capitalise on our lead in Battery Innovation midlands so we can capitalise on our lead in Battery Innovation and lead in Battery Innovation and Technology Lead in Battery Innovation and technology his lead in Battery Innovation and Technology Lead in Battery Innovation and technolo. G. ,. , technology. My right honourable friend is right technology. My right honourable friend is right to technology. My right honourable friend is right to highlight technology. My right honourable friend is right to highlight the i friend is right to highlight the importance of todays announcements, one of the largest ever investment in the uk Auto Industry in this countrys history. Billions of pounds, Thousands Ofjobs and it is a massive vote of confidence in the uk economy. A massive vote of confidence in the uk economy a massive vote of confidence in the uk economy. A massive vote of confidence in the uk econom. , i. ,. ~ uk economy. Thank you very much, mr seaker. Uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker the uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker. The nhs uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker. The nhs in uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker. The nhs in england uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker. The nhs in england has uk economy. Thank you very much, mr speaker. The nhs in england hasjustl speaker. The nhs in england hasjust had its speaker. The nhs in england hasjust had its longest everJunior Doctors strike had its longest everJunior Doctors strike and had its longest everJunior Doctors strike and consultants go on strike tomorrow strike and consultants go on strike tomorrow for the first time in 50 years tomorrow for the first time in 50 years yet tomorrow for the first time in 50 years. Yet so far scotland has had no nhs years. Yet so far scotland has had no nhs strikes. This isnt by chance. No nhs strikes. This isnt by chance, but because our Health Secretary chance, but because our Health Secretary and First Minister have kept working with the bma to try and address kept working with the bma to try and address the pay erosion faced by doctors address the pay erosion faced by doctors since 2008. Workforce shortages are the biggest challenge facing shortages are the biggest challenge facing health care and the Prime Minister facing health care and the Prime Ministerjust mentioned the minister just mentioned the importance ministerjust mentioned the importance of staff retention. Does he really importance of staff retention. Does he really think refusing to even talk to he really think refusing to even talk to health unions. Doctors leaving talk to health unions. Doctors leaving the nhs . Mr talk to health unions. Doctors leaving the nhs . Talk to health unions. Doctors leavin the nhs . ~. , leaving the nhs . Mr speaker, we did talk to health leaving the nhs . Mr speaker, we did talk to Health Leaders leaving the nhs . Mr speaker, we did talk to Health Leaders but leaving the nhs . Mr speaker, we did talk to Health Leaders but we leaving the nhs . Mr speaker, we did talk to Health Leaders but we also talk to Health Leaders but we also respected the independent Pay Review Body process. It is the right way to resolve these issues and it means a Typicaljunior Doctor will see a 9 pay rise as a result of that deal, mr speaker. She mentioned retention, earlier this year the government delivered the number one asked of the bma, which was to remove the cap on pensions tax. That was specifically designed to retain senior doctors in the nhs so the government has now done its bit and i would urge the unions to please get back to the hospitals and treat your patients. 5ir get back to the hospitals and treat your patients get back to the hospitals and treat your patients. Sirjacob rees mogg. Does my right your patients. Sirjacob rees mogg. Does my right honourable your patients. Sirjacob rees mogg. Does my right honourable friends i does my right honourable friends share does my right honourable friends share my does my right honourable friends share my unease that a bank that has the government as its largest shareholder should close the account of a Senior Shareholder should close the account of a senior Opposition Politician . Will he of a senior Opposition Politician . Will he use of a senior Opposition Politician . Will he use the governments shareholding to ensure there is an Inquiry Shareholding to ensure there is an inquiry into shareholding to ensure there is an inquiry into the circumstances . The Subject Inquiry into the circumstances . The Subject Data Access Request makes it clear, Subject Data Access Request makes it clear. Or Subject Data Access Request makes it clear, or certainly indicates, that it is the clear, or certainly indicates, that it is the person who is concerned and his it is the person who is concerned and his political views that led to his cancellation. Does my right honourable friend i agree with me that however much we may find it tiresome. That however much we may find it tiresome, members of the opposition deserve tiresome, members of the opposition deserve bank accounts. Mr tiresome, members of the opposition deserve bank accounts. Deserve bank accounts. Mr speaker, it would rrot deserve bank accounts. Mr speaker, it would not be deserve bank accounts. Mr speaker, it would not be right deserve bank accounts. Mr speaker, it would not be right if deserve bank accounts. Mr speaker, it would not be right if financial it would not be right if Financial Services were being denied to anyone exercising their right to lawful free speech. Our new Financial Services and markets act put in place new measures to ensure that politically exposed persons are being treated in an appropriate and proportionate manner. Having consulted on the Payment Services regulations we are in the process of cracking down on this practice by tightening the rules around account closures. In the meantime, any individual can complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service which has the power to direct a bank to reopen their account. I has the power to direct a bank to reopen their account. Has the power to direct a bank to reopen their account. I know how it feels to move reopen their account. I know how it feels to move from reopen their account. I know how it feels to move from one reopen their account. I know how it feels to move from one place reopen their account. I know how it feels to move from one place to i feels to move from one place to another feels to move from one place to another with your entire belongings in one another with your entire belongings in one bin another with your entire belongings in one bin liner. Hard Working Families in one bin liner. Hard Working Families in in one bin liner. Hard Working Families in Bradford West are at risk of families in Bradford West are at risk of homelessness because of a Tory Mortgage Bombshell and failing to regulate to protect renters. Can iask to regulate to protect renters. Can i ask the to regulate to protect renters. Can i ask the Prime Minister apart from totally i ask the Prime Minister apart from totally losing a grip on the whole situation, totally losing a grip on the whole situation, what is he doing to stop half a situation, what is he doing to stop half a Million People from becoming homeless . Mr half a Million People from becoming homeless . ~ ,,. ,. , , homeless . Mr speaker, rough Sleeping Levels are about homeless . Mr speaker, rough Sleeping Levels are about a homeless . Mr speaker, rough Sleeping Levels are about a third homeless . Mr speaker, rough Sleeping Levels are about a third lower homeless . Mr speaker, rough Sleeping Levels are about a third lower than levels are about a third lower than in 2022 compared to the peak in 2017. Since our Landmark Homelessness Reduction Act came into force over 600,000 households have successfully had their homelessness prevented or relieved and we are investing £2 billion over the next three years to continue to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. Thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister thank you, mr speaker. The Prime Minister mentioned our armed forces. Can i mention them again . We lost 457 personnel in afghanistan and several 457 personnel in afghanistan and several thousand who suffered Life Changing several thousand who suffered Life Changing injuries. Sol several thousand who suffered Life Changing injuries. So i and some of my colleagues the Defence Committee were absolutely stunned to see nvidia were absolutely stunned to see nvidia and hosted by our own chairman. Nvidia and hosted by our own chairman, lauding the talibans governance of afghanistan, not mentioning they are still trying to identify mentioning they are still trying to identify and kill afghan civilians who sided with nato forces. And also not mentioning the fact they dont like girls not mentioning the fact they dont like girls to go to school. So can i make like girls to go to school. So can i make plain like girls to go to school. So can i make plain this was not in our name . Can i make plain this was not in our name . Can t have make plain this was not in our name . Can t have the make plain this was not in our name . Can i have the Prime Ministers assurance can i have the Prime Ministers assurance that this silly and naive act was assurance that this silly and naive act was not assurance that this silly and naive act was not in his name either . Mr act was not in his name either . Speaker, ijoin act was not in his name either . M speaker, ijoin with my honourable friend in paying tribute to our brave serving personnel and veterans and thank them for their service, as indeed we touched on earlier today. We have repeatedly and will continue to repeatedly call out the human rights abuses that we see around the world. He mentions rightly the prohibition on women being educated in afghanistan, which we have spoken about in the past, but we will also continue to have dialogue with regimes. That does not mean we consider those regimes to be legitimate or a proof of their actions, but that is all part of establishing a normal diplomatic presence in countries where the situation allows. I am happy to look into the specific cases he mentions. It is notjust the adoption of the it is not just the adoption of the disgusting and he knows to child benefit disgusting and he knows to Child Benefit Cap, it is the endorsement of a hard benefit cap, it is the endorsement of a hard brexit that tuition fees and immigration. Does he not agree that there and immigration. Does he not agree that there is no real difference between that there is no real difference between the two main uk parties . Is it not between the two main uk parties . Is it not time between the two main uk parties . Is it not time he perhaps rearranged the furniture in this house and had them the furniture in this house and had them all the furniture in this house and had them all on the furniture in this house and had them all on one big bench and retitled them all on one big bench and retitled them that this is what you. Et retitled them that this is what you get from retitled them that this is what you get from the uk party . Retitled them that this is what you get from the uk party . Thank you, mr seaker, get from the uk party . Thank you, mr speaker. For get from the uk party . Thank you, mr speaker. For the get from the uk party . Thank you, mr speaker, for the question. Get from the uk party . Thank you, mr speaker, for the question. I get from the uk party . Thank you, mr speaker, for the question. I will speaker, for the question. I will leave him and the labour party to debate the finer qualities between them. It is important that actually them. It is important that actually the track record demonstrates we are making a difference in reducing Child Poverty, mr speaker. There are now 400,000 fewer children in poverty than there were in 2010 as a result of the actions of this government, noticeably moving their parents into work because it has the single best benefit for those children. That is the right policy and it is one that we will continue to deliver. Conversion therapy is packaged up by bigots. fin conversion therapy is packaged up by biots. . , conversion therapy is packaged up by biots. ,. , bigots. On the 19th Of January the minister promised bigots. On the 19th Of January the minister promised to bigots. On the 19th Of January the minister promised to bring bigots. On the 19th Of January the l minister promised to bring forward bigots. On the 19th Of January the i minister promised to bring forward a ban against conversion therapy and ensure it is completed before the end of this parliamentary term. How does he plan to continue that . Can i welcome a statement from the floor today and thank lgbt veterans who are with us. We are grateful for your service and we do this also in your service and we do this also in your name. Your service and we do this also in your name your service and we do this also in your name. Can i thank her for her uestion your name. Can i thank her for her question and your name. Can i thank her for her question and l your name. Can i thank her for her question and i agree, your name. Can i thank her for her question and i agree, conversion l question and i agree, conversion therapy is in our Current Practice and we need to do everything to stamp it out when we see it. It is abhorrent. We will keep updated on progress. Does the Prime Minister remember seven years ago when he was a passionate supporter of leaving the european union, along with his then. Along with his then best friend borisjohnson . Is he aware sirjohn major now says in every speech he makes that decision was catastrophic for the people of this country and standards of living . Also, deeply damaging to our role, status and influence in the world. I would say that at the beginning of his question he made the central point. It was seven years ago. We need to move forward. I gently point out that he talks about what has happened since then but since we have left, this economy has grown faster than germany, france and italy. And he talks about our standing on the world stage. He was not here for the statement on the nato summit. He can be in no doubt that the uk is highly respected in the world. Just that the uk is highly respected in the world. 1 ,. , ~ the world. Just last week, the leader of the world. Just last week, the leader of the the world. Just last week, the leader of the opposition the world. Just last week, the leader of the opposition announced his flagship policy, the two Child Benefit Cap. Popular on this side of the house but not so popular on that side. Can you tell the house when will the leader of the opposition jump will the leader of the opposition jump off the bandwagon and be honest with the public and tell them what he stands for . Mr with the public and tell them what he stands for . He stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable he stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable friend he stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable friend is he stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable friend is right. He stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable friend is right. It i he stands for . Mr speaker, my honourable friend is right. It would be one thing, and i welcome the leader of the opposition now supporting the government policy. But i do not think anyone believes that he believes in what he is saying. That he believes in what he is sa inc. , that he believes in what he is sa in. ,. , that he believes in what he is sa in. ,. ,. , that he believes in what he is sa in. ,. ,. ,. ,. , saying. You do not need to worry, ou have saying. You do not need to worry, you have no saying. You do not need to worry, you have no responsibility saying. You do not need to worry, you have no responsibility for saying. You do not need to worry, you have no responsibility for the | you have no responsibility for the opposition you have no responsibility for the opposition you have no responsibility for the o osition. , ,. , opposition. Every Single Member of this house is opposition. Every Single Member of this house is required opposition. Every Single Member of this house is required by opposition. Every Single Member of this house is required by law opposition. Every Single Member of this house is required by law to this house is required by law to confirm the true source of a donation before it is accepted or declared. Can the Prime Minister tell us if he followed all the rules all the time before he took £38,500 of free air travel in april and if so, why does his story change about who paid . Mr so, why does his story change about who aid . ~ ,,. , so, why does his story change about who aid . ~ ,,. ,. , so, why does his story change about who aid . ~. ,. , who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared in who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared in the who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared in the normal who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared in the normal way who paid . Mr speaker, all donations are declared in the normal way and l are declared in the normal way and as he knows, if there are Administrative Changes they are quickly corrected. The Administrative Changes they are quickly corrected. Quickly corrected. The Prime Minister. Quickly corrected. The Prime Minister, back quickly corrected. The Prime Minister, back to quickly corrected. The Prime Minister, back to the quickly corrected. The prime i minister, back to the question raised by my honourable friend. The Opposition Politician was nigel farage he referred to his bank account was closed not because of commercial reasons because his views did not align with the values of coutts bank. A thinly veiled political vindictive, and irresponsible action. Natwest also disclosed confidential details about Nigel Farages account to the bbc. Actions that ought to jeopardise the Banking Licence and worry natwest� s 19 million other customers. He said what he will do but there are many others in this circumstance. Can he require every bank with a british Banking Licence to inform the treasury of all the accounts they have shut down for non commercial reasons . I have shut down for noncommercial reasons . ~. ,. , ,. , reasons . I know he has spoken to the chancellor about reasons . I know he has spoken to the chancellor about this reasons . I know he has spoken to the chancellor about this issue reasons . I know he has spoken to the chancellor about this issue and reasons . I know he has spoken to the chancellor about this issue and will i chancellor about this issue and will continue to have those conversations. Having consulted on the Payment Service regulations, we intend to crack down on this practice by toughening the rules around closures. In the meantime, the Ombudsman Service is available for people to complain too but i look forward to continuing the dialogue. Final question. As a father, the Prime Minister knows how precious children are. Adam watson, nine, and poppy, aged ten in my constituency, lost their battle with Childhood Cancer last year. Their homes are for ever broken. Both families want a change in Financial Support for the 1600 children diagnosed with cancer each year. Would he commit to meet with these families to listen to their stories and to review payments to commence immediately on diagnosis on Childhood Cancer, whether it is a terminal diagnosis or not. The three month wait for support is too long. Surely this government can see that to wrap its arms around these families in their hour of need. I thank The Honourable lady for raising the issue. I cannot imagine how difficult it is for families whose children are being treated for cancer and everything that comes along with that. I will look into theissue along with that. I will look into the issue she mentioned and get back to her in all haste. She has my support for helping and supporting families going through an unbelievably difficult time. Rishi sunak apologised for the horrific treatment of lgbt people in the military. It comes following a damning report which details historic homophobia in the armed forces that was prevalent in the british army for decades. It was illegal for lgbt people to serve in the uk miliary until 2000 as a gay ban was in place. It was illegal for lgbt people to serve in the uk military until 2000 as a gay ban was in place. Even though homosexuality was decriminalsed in 1967, anyone who was gay in the armes forces still faced dismissal, and even imprisonment in some cases. It wasnt until 2000 that ban was withdrawn afterjudgements made by the European Court of human rights ruling. Well heres that apology from the Prime Minister and a response from the leader of the opposition sir keir starmer the ban on lgbt people serving in our military until the year 2000 was an appalling failure of the british state, decades behind the law of this land. As todays report makes clear, in that period many endured the most horrific sexual abuse and violence, homophobic bullying and harassment, all while bravely serving this country. Today, on behalf of the british state, i apologise. And i hope all those affected will be able to feel proud part of the veteran community that has done so much to keep our country safe. This morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. Meetings later today. Labour and government meetings later today. Labour and government was meetings later today. Labour and government was proud meetings later today. Labour and government was proud to meetings later today. Labour and government was proud to repeal| meetings later today. Labour and i government was proud to repeal the pan against lgbt people serving in our armed pan against lgbt people serving in our armed forces and today we strongly our armed forces and today we strongly welcome this apology from the prime strongly welcome this apology from the Prime Minister is a recognition of their the Prime Minister is a recognition of their historic mistreatment. My constituent kenwright was a proud raf serviceman forced to leave the ob raf serviceman forced to leave the job he raf serviceman forced to leave the job he loved simply because he was ay. Job he loved simply because he was gay i job he loved simply because he was gay i am job he loved simply because he was gay. I am delighted he job he loved simply because he was gay. Iam delighted he is job he loved simply because he was gay. I am delighted he is here today to witness gay. I am delighted he is here today to witness this apology. Whilst we cannot to witness this apology. Whilst we cannot write the rungs of the past the government should act on the recommendations of the everton review, recommendations of the everton review, It Recommendations of the everton review, it is what lgbt plus veterans review, it is what lgbt plus veterans deserve. Uk inflation fell to 7. 9 injune from 8. 7 in may, thats a steeper fall than forecasters predicted, but it remains almost four times higher than the target of 2 . Although inflation has fallen, prices are still going up, just not as quickly. Well the chancellorjeremy hunt and the opposition shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves have been responding to the figures. It is welcome news inflation has fallen. It shows that if the government and Bank Of England are prepared to take difficult decisions, we can win the battle against inflation. Nonetheless, for families up and down the country, prices are rising much too fast, there is a long way to go. If we look at inflation at 3 in the us, 5. 5 in the eurozone, we can see if we stick to the plan we can bring down inflation and that is what this government is utterly determined to do. The government need to be doing its part to deal with some of the reasons why inflation is so much higher in britain than it is in similar countries around the world. The numbers today have confirmed that food price inflation, probably the most important element of inflation for most people, is still going up at almost 17 so there are still some big challenges out there. Because we need to boost our own domestic economic security, we need to help bring down peoples gas and electricity bills, and we need to secure for britain the jobs of the future. Countries around the world are making those investments. We need to see more of it in the uk. Our economic correspondent, Darshini David gave her analysis earlier. Countries escape the impact of those spikes we saw about a year ago because of russias invasion of ukraine but the question now has been how quickly can you shake off that shock and the answer in the uk is much more slowly than other countries. When you look at why inflation has eased in the latest month, lower petrol prices, fuel has become cheaper, food bills, we heard it there, still very high indeed and still on the whole climbing but at a slower rate than recent months. Those are the sources of relief but prices in the uk still almost 8 higher than a year ago. It means we have been much slower to shake off this bout of high inflation than the eu and the us as well. Because of the way the energy bills are set in the way the energy bills are set in the uk for these things are passed through, also food as well, a lot of ingredients are paid for a month in advance so lower costs to feed through to uk shelves. We have a tight uk Labour Market which means there is labour is high so other parts of english and are very high which is why we see policymakers in the uk as well as consumers and businesses extremely worried about whats going on. The metropolitan police has reached a settlement with the family of the murdered private detective daniel morgan, admitting liability forfailings in its investigation. Mr morgan was killed in South East London in 1987, and despite five police inquiries, no one has been convicted of his murder. The met has previously admitted that corruption hampered the original murder investigation. Our reporter sanchia berg is following the story and has the latest. The family have reached a settlement with the metropolitan police, they have admitted liability which is quite unusual for the conduct of the officers of the metropolitan police. There has also been a cash settlement, we do not know what that is, and the commissioner of the metropolitan police has published a very fulsome apology in which he unreservedly unreservedly apologised to the family and talks about a cycle of corruption and that has characterised the case and please credit to the family for their tenacity. Voters in three constituencies across england will go to the polls tomorrow in byelections and over the next few days well be in all three seats. Over the past two days weve been in Selby And Ainsty in North Yorkshire and somerton and frome in somerset. Today were in uxbridge and South Ruislip to the west of london the seat which was held by former Prime Minister borisjohnson until his resignation last month. Live now to my colleague luxmy gopal. Conservatives are up against voters concerns about the Cost Of Living crisis which affects people here as much as the rest of the country but labour faces concerns over the issue of ulez, the ultralow emissions zone which charges the most polluting vehicles and that is being expanded into outer london including this borough next month by the labour mayor of london sadiq khan and the idea is to cut air pollution but it has been quite controversial and at the Labour Candidate standing here has distanced himself from that policy and asked labours sadiq khan deposit. Lets speak now to see how theseissues deposit. Lets speak now to see how these issues affect voters, lets speak to tom, thank you forjoining us. Your organisation did a polling in this seat several weeks ago, what is the picture now . Irate in this seat several weeks ago, what is the picture now . Is the picture now . We are the only ones who have is the picture now . We are the only ones who have done is the picture now . We are the only ones who have done a is the picture now . We are the only ones who have done a poll is the picture now . We are the only ones who have done a poll of is the picture now . We are the only ones who have done a poll of this i ones who have done a poll of this by election and we found labour are ahead by election and we found labour are ahead on by election and we found labour are ahead on this. find byelection and we found labour are ahead on this ahead on this. And it is notoriously difficult to get ahead on this. And it is notoriously difficult to get a ahead on this. And it is notoriously difficult to get a clear ahead on this. And it is notoriously difficult to get a clear picture difficult to get a clear picture when you are doing polling at constituency level. How much of an impact do you think the fact the previous holder, borisjohnson, will have on opinions because for those who he was very popular, that translate into, translate favourably. Or given the issues around partygate and the manner of his stepping down, well that potentially favour labour . What his stepping down, well that potentially favour labour . What we found was that potentially favour labour . What we found was that the potentially favour labour . What we found was that the cost potentially favour labour . What we found was that the cost of potentially favour labour . What we found was that the Cost Of Living found was that the Cost Of Living was a found was that the Cost Of Living was a top found was that the Cost Of Living was a top issue by quite some distance was a top issue by quite some distance. Personality politics and the manner of Boris Johnsons leaving the manner of Boris Johnsons leaving the seat, resigning, was not really leaving the seat, resigning, was not really playing a part in this by election, voters are looking at the current by election, voters are looking at the current challenges facing them, the current challenges facing them, the cost the current challenges facing them, the cost of the current challenges facing them, the Cost Of Living, the nhs, and then the Cost Of Living, the nhs, and then also the Cost Of Living, the nhs, and then also ulez is there or thereabouts in third place. It is a drag thereabouts in third place. It is a drag on thereabouts in third place. It is a drag on the thereabouts in third place. It is a drag on the labour vote, we have found drag on the labour vote, we have found that drag on the labour vote, we have found that the swing in the seat is 11 found that the swing in the seat is it points found that the swing in the seat is it points to found that the swing in the seat is 11 points to labour from the conservatives, whereas if you look at the conservatives, whereas if you look at the average of the national bolls. At the average of the national polls, the swing is 16 points. That ulez polls, the swing is 16 points. That ulez issue polls, the swing is 16 points. That ulez issue is causing labour i sip suspect ulez issue is causing labour i sip suspect to ulez issue is causing labour i sip suspect to underperform their National Suspect to underperform their National Swing whereas in places like selby where you wear yesterday, they are like selby where you wear yesterday, they are dramatically over performing their National Swing. Its interesting, the issue of ulez because of course with these by elections it is a mix of whatever the National Issues are plus very localised issues, the issue of the state of Hillingdon Hospital and the future of the local Police Station but if we look at the ulez issue which you mentioned as third in the issue, given the Labour Candidate has distanced himself from it and asked the mayor sadiq khan to posit, how much of a factor do you think that will be in dampening labours chances tomorrow . How much of that is playing up against the Cost Of Living crisis . I suppose that is quite hard to gauge . Irate living crisis . I suppose that is quite hard to gauge . Living crisis . I suppose that is quite hard to gauge . We did ask eole quite hard to gauge . We did ask people their quite hard to gauge . We did ask people their top quite hard to gauge . We did ask people their top issue quite hard to gauge . We did ask people their top issue and quite hard to gauge . We did ask people their top issue and we i quite hard to gauge . We did ask. People their top issue and we found cost of people their top issue and we found Cost Of Living outstrips the ulez, the key Cost Of Living outstrips the ulez, the key group of undecided voters, but the the key group of undecided voters, but the Cost Of Living is an issue with but the Cost Of Living is an issue with them but the Cost Of Living is an issue with them. The thing to remember is voters with them. The thing to remember is voters will with them. The thing to remember is voters will struggle to hear the messages from the candidates directly messages from the candidates directly so if i was the Labour Candidate directly so if i was the Labour Candidate i probably would have done exactly candidate i probably would have done exactly the same thing. To what extent exactly the same thing. To what extent voters hear that from the labour extent voters hear that from the Labour Candidate and even if they hear it. Labour candidate and even if they hear it, they probably still associate it with eel labour mayor of london associate it with eel labour mayor of london to send a message to the conservatives on thursday and so it is probably conservatives on thursday and so it is probably the right move from labour is probably the right move from labour but whether or not it will change labour but whether or not it will change any minds, i am slightly sceptical change any minds, i am slightly scetical. , ~ change any minds, i am slightly scetical. ,. , change any minds, i am slightly scetical. , ~ ,. Change any minds, i am slightly scetical. , ~ ,. , sceptical. Thank you very much for our sceptical. Thank you very much for your thoughts sceptical. Thank you very much for your thoughts and sceptical. Thank you very much for your thoughts and analysis. Sceptical. Thank you very much for your thoughts and analysis. Just i sceptical. Thank you very much forj your thoughts and analysis. Just to give you an iv of the buzz here, the final day of by election campaigning, they have been several candidates around ms area, rosettes everywhere and of course in total 17 candidates here who will be furiously finishing up ahead of the polls opening tomorrow. You can find out a lot more about the full list of candidates online. And there are a number of candidates standing in the uxbridge and South Ruislip by election, the full list of candidates is on your screen now and can also be found on the bbc website along with a video from each candidate outlining their pledges to voters. And you can watch live coverage of all the by Election Results from midnight on thursday night here on bbc news. Children in some parts of england who need urgent dental treatment are facing waits of up to 18 months, according to new data. The British Dental Association says vital work to prevent tooth decay is not being done, leaving some children in prolonged pain, and in need of a tooth extraction. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Bell rings. Its time for the teeth team at Maybury Primary School in hull. These local volunteer dentists and nurses visit schools in the area to help spot problems with teeth. Wow, such big teeth there. Can you go ah . They are needed because this part of east yorkshire is what is known as a dental desert, where nhs provision is scarce and families struggle to find a practice that can take them. And today has been busy. The need is exceptionally high. We are sending out, particularly today, about 10 11 letters per class going out to parents. A high proportion of those are in urgent need, which is four or more cavities in the childrens teeth. Some that require extraction, some that mayget away with simple fillings. So some of the kids today are going to have to have teeth extracted . Yes, and because it is multiple teeth decaying in childrens mouse, it is probably going to end up being a general anaesthetic. Tooth decay and extractions are the most common reason for children between six and ten to be admitted to hospital. Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats from the nhs and shared with the bbc earlier this year, shows that children in some areas of england face average waits as long as 18 months for dental general anaesthetic treatment and teeth extractions, leaving some with prolonged dental pain. So, at maybury, a school in one of the more deprived parts of hull, they are trying to instill good habits early on. Every day, tooth brushing classes after lunch. But also practical help for families who might struggle at home. Very carefully, can you scoop up the toothpaste from your paper towel . Excellent, you can. Start your brushing. But also practical help for families who might struggle at home. If we have a family we feel might need some support with that,. They can come to us and we can provide toothbrushes and toothpaste for the children at home. Toothbrush in the air, show me that you have finished. And the other issue is finding i a dentist, because we have a lot of parents who know the children have issues, want to get that sorted out, but finding| a dentist is so difficult. Head teacher alison has seen generations of children coming through the doors of maybury. You want to make a difference and it is really hard. That difference isnt going to happen overnight. She knows that tackling tooth decay is important. We are educators first and foremost. Because of the impact it can have on the pupils learning. Certainly, if you are missing the school it has a massive impact because you are missing lessons, but if you are coming to school and you are trying to concentrate and trying to learn while you are in pain, that is going to have an impact, too. But when it is so hard to access affordable dental health care, it can feel like a battle to keep the kids teeth in good condition. Very difficult, to be honest. It is not cheap, either. Going for checkups and stuff like that, it is expensive. So, yeah, try and brush your teeth twice a day and keep them healthy. Stay out of the dentist. Youve got a poorly tooth. You go and get that fixed and the next time we come back they will be perfect. The department of health said work was under way to improve access to nhs dentistry and further reforms are planned. But a shortage of nhs dentists plus long Waiting Lists for treatment, it all adds up to months living with tooth pain for thousands of children. Archaeologists have begun a major new excavation of the roman city of pompeii. It was destroyed nearly two thousand years ago after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Our science editor Rebecca Morelle is in pomeii with more. Lam iamjoined by i am joined by doctor sophie who is going to help solve them, archaeologist here at the site. One of them, this here is used for grinding grain to make bread. Why is it plonked in the middle of the atrium . , it plonked in the middle of the atrium . ,. ,. , atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask. Were atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, were not atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, were not even atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, were not even sure atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, were not even sure but atrium . That is the Perfect Question to ask, were not even sure but it i to ask, were not even sure but it would suggest because we have bakery next door, but still part of the building they are undergoing some kind of repairs and Building Work, maybe it has been made out of the bakery while they repair in there or it isjust arriving bakery while they repair in there or it is just arriving ready to be installed. We are not sure but yes, it really should not be in pride of place in the middle of the atrium. There is no better sign of Building Work than the tools of the trade and here we have got stacks of roof tiles, these enormous ceramic tiles and behind them some bricks, obviously repairing roof and walls and to meet is a poignant moment because it really encapsulates the whole idea of lives brutally and violently interrupted. They thought tomorrow we will finish that wall, do a fresco and that never happened. It never happened. More of a sign over here, lets walk towards the back of the site. I am not going to pick this up because every handful of rock removed there could be something hiding beneath and i dont want to interrupt excavations. All of this here is pumice. Tell us about that. This is the eruption. Yes, this is the whole of pompeii was buried under metres of this, 18 hours of rainfall of pumice coming down and so it ends up as metres of this accumulation but at the same time it is a very good protective and conserving material a bit like packing in a box so that when we get down to floor level this is where we find lots of things preserved, we even have some iron here, part of a threshold. Theres lots of details that actually preserves for us. Band that actually preserves for us. And after that was that actually preserves for us. And after that was this that actually preserves for us. And after that was this flow which just finished a place of. There is a beautiful room we have all been quite taken with. Lets head in here. You get a sense of geography, the layout of the place. Just in here, painted on the wall is just exquisite, it is the most beautiful decoration. This was not a grand villa, somewhere the richest people. Villa, somewhere the richest people villa, somewhere the richest eole. , , people. No, we can tell because they have people. No, we can tell because they have got people. No, we can tell because they have got a people. No, we can tell because they have got a bakery, people. No, we can tell because they have got a bakery, that people. No, we can tell because they have got a bakery, that is i people. No, we can tell becausel they have got a bakery, that is how they have got a bakery, that is how they are generating wealth and it shows how much in the roman period people are living right by where they work but this is a little bedroom, very private room and it is decorated in the most beautiful way, especially on a hot day it feels very cool with this white plaster. We can see this fake marble pattern along the bottom and above it this geometric shape design which is very rare in pompeii. Laid geometric shape design which is very rare in pompeii. Rare in pompeii. Laid out with precision rare in pompeii. Laid out with precision so rare in pompeii. Laid out with precision so it rare in pompeii. Laid out with precision so it was rare in pompeii. Laid out with precision so it was perfectly l precision so it was perfectly adorned on the wall. Thank you so much for that. It is just the most incredible site, every room brings out New Discovery and you really get a sense of what life was like for the roman People Living here before they met their absolutely terrible end. But there is beauty here hidden. It is stunning. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. Hello. The weather across the uk remains fairly changeable, a far cry from whats been happening in southern europe. Let me just take you back to yesterday, where rome experienced its hottest day on record, 43 degrees almost. And we saw similar temperatures across much of the mediterranean, a recordly hot day across the northeast of spain, 45 degrees here by day, but by night, sardinia, sicily, some didnt drop below 29 degrees, still well above where we are by day. But that said, actually, today will be just a touch warmer than it was through yesterday, a little bit more sunshine, but still the chance of some showers for you through the rest of today. Some of the showers most frequent and the heaviest through Eastern Parts of scotland and down across Eastern England couldnt rule out the odd rumble of thunder in the west. Fewer showers, greater chance of staying dry, if not for the rest of the day, but at least the bulk of the day. Temperatures up a little bit on yesterday for many of you. Warm enough in the southeast and the sunshine, but still cool for this stage injuly and it will feel cool in the cloudy moments at old trafford for the start of the fourth test, theres a chance of a sharp shower passing through, but a lot of the time there should be a decent amount of play. I wish i could say the same this weekend. Back to the here and now and tonight, well see most of the showers fade away. Some will continue around the north and the west and under Clearing Skies there could be a few mist and fog patches and a bit cooler than recent nights. Temperatures dropping more widely down into single figures, especially away from towns and city centres. But despite that fresh start tomorrow, plenty of sunshine to begin with. Do not leave without an umbrella though, because those Shower Clouds will be bubbling up once again. Just about anyone could see a shower through the day, maybe a heavier one, too, but equally with them fairly slow moving, therell be some, especially around western coasts, where you stay dry all day long. Temperatures similar to today, if not a degree or so down. And with that cooler air in place, another fresh start to friday morning, dry start for most, best of the sunshine to the south, in the east, which will increase the north and the west, though, as we go through the day, outbreaks of rain or drizzle, potentially northern ireland, scotland, still a few showers, though, across england and wales. Temperatures in the southeast probably dropping a little bit more than weve seen recently. But if you are of a sensitive disposition and youre getting most of what will be the first big Holiday Weekend for all parts of the uk, low pressure spills its way in for the weekend and be prepared. Theres going to be some widespread rain, windy across the south and for all feeling fairly cool too. Take care. Today at one a surprise slow down in the rate at which prices are rising new figures show inflation dropped last month. Food prices went up less quickly and fuel prices came down, but theres still pressure on households. People just cant afford what youre selling, or theyll go for a smaller amount or theyll say, next week, so you do know people are struggling. Well be asking what the slowing rate of inflation means for Interest Rates and the cost of mortgages. Also on the programme the owner of Jaguar Landrover confirms a new electic car Battery Plant in somerset with 4,000 more jobs expected. The children in england who are having to wait for up to 18 months for urgent dental treatment, leaving some in prolonged pain. And astonishing new finds from almost 2,000 years ago