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Great britain will be represented in the ladies wimbledon quarterfinals. Johanna konta says shes just focusing on winning the match. She is delighted she has got this far. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Cash jobs like Window Cleaning and decorating are said to be worth up to £6 billion a year, so we want to hear from you this morning if you get paid in cash of if youve paid forjobs in cash around you home. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Ending cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, are two of the recommendations in a major report into the way we work. The Matthew Taylor review also says there are too many people who are being treated like Cogs In A Machine, rather than human beings. Our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. In the last ten years, the economys generated record numbers ofjobs and the lowest Unemployment Rate in nearly half a century. But according to the man who led a government commissioned review, more jobs hasnt always meant more good jobs. In my view, theres too much work, particularly at the bottom end of the Labour Market, that isnt of a high enough quality and theres too many people not having their rights fully respected and there are too many people treated at work like Cogs In A Machine rather than being human beings and there are too many people who dont see a route from their currentjob to progress and earn more and to do better. The review will recommend that if someone is controlled and supervised, then theyre classified as a worker, or dependent contractor, rather than Self Employed. Those workers may be entitled to benefits like holiday pay and employers may have to Pay National Insurance at 13. 8 . Thats broadly in line with a Landmark Court ruling in a case brought by this former uber driver, yaseen aslam. Uber is appealing the ruling. I dont think it helps me as a worker for what ive been fighting for in tribunal, and thats whats concerning because the workers have not been involved in the process in this report. The review also makes a bigger point that Self Employed work, from plumbers to painters, yields far less tax for the treasury, especially if the work is cash in hand. For consumers, though, the recommendations are likely to mean Inexpensive Services will no longer be as cheap. Andy verity, bbc news. Our political guru, norman smith, is in westminster this morning. This report could affect so many people, but i wonder how much change it will really bring about . The mind behind it thinks it will be the biggest step change in Employment Rules in a generation. He certainly thinks it will be a very big deal and what it is trying to do is address the grey area that gig workers inhabit because they are not quite Self Employed, they do not have complete control over their working lives, often beholden to these companies. At the same time, they are not really employees either, not absolutely locked into Companies Like uber. They are in a twilight world. What Matthew Taylor is suggesting there ought to be a new category of worker called independent contractor which would enjoy some but not all the rights of employees. They would get holiday pay, sickness benefits, potentially the minimum wage too. Two things strike me. Will it happen . That seems to me a little bit vague because although some people in government are saying, this is a good report, we like it, there is no Firm Commitment to implement it, to actually make it happen. When you look at the reaction of unions and business, they are not terribly enthusiastic either. The real danger is whether the report will end up like so many reports, there is a big hoo ha at the time but then itjust gets pushed back down the agenda and ends up not being implemented. She is, norman. Thank you very much. Joanna is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. President trumps eldest son is facing further allegations about a meeting he held with a russian lawyer during last years us election. The New York Times says donald trump junior was informed in advance by email that the information offered by the woman was part of a russian government effort to help his fathers campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee Says it wants to speak to him about the meeting. Rescue teams searching for a missing 12 year old boy have found a body in The River Trent. Specialist boat rescue The River Trent. Specialist boat rescu e ciews we re The River Trent. Specialist boat rescue crews were caught the search is stretch of the river at 6pm on monday. Just after 10pm, police said they had found a body in the water. An American Military aircraft has crashed in the state of mississippi, killing at least 16 people. It crashed about 100 miles north of jackson, the state capital. Officials say all 16 victims were on the marine corps aircraft and there were no survivors. A man has been charged over an acid attack on a woman and her cousin in london three weeks ago. John tomlin, whos 2a, is alleged to have thrown acid at resham khan and Jameel Muhktar through their car window. Both suffered severe burns to the face and body. A day after the iraqi Prime Minister declared victory in the battle to retake mosul from so called Islamic State, hopes and worries about what happens next are already forming. Members of a 72 Nation Coalition are meeting in washington later to work out how a stable future can be secured and the us top general in iraq has warned of the dangers of allowing a new version of Islamic State to form. Caroline davies reports. So called Islamic State appears to be on the back foot. In iraq, they have lost mosul. Translation our victory today is a victory against darkness, against brutality, and against terrorism. In syria, us backed forces are closing in on raqqa. But this is not the end of the battle. Meetings are planned in washington this week to stop victories turning to defeat and chaos. So, what happens next . Even if is do lose cities, it doesnt mean theyre defeated. The group could go underground, which could create a new set of problems. One of the first questions diplomats will want to know is, what will be done to rebuild after is . There is worry that if Power Sharing is handled badly, more people might become is converts. There is also concern that as is pulls out, iran will be able to increase its influence. Iraqs government will need to take action, according to the coalitions Top Commander in iraq. If we are to keep the next isis, isis 2. 0, from emerging, the Iraqi Government is going to have to do something pretty significantly different. They are going to have to reach out, reconcile with the sunni population. Much of mosul in ruins with no water or electricity. Nearly1 million of its people have fled. As aid agencies call out for money, the memories of iraq in 2003 will be ringing in many peoples ears, but who will be paying for the peace and what will be the price if no one steps in . Caroline davies, bbc news. A Conference Begins in london later which aims to improve access to contraception for large numbers of women in the worlds poorest countries. Its thought that more than 200 million women worldwide who want access to Family Planning Services Still dont have it. Well hear from the philanthropist Melinda Gates and the development secretary, priti patel, just after ten oclock. Two new studies have found that people who drink coffee live for longer. Scientists say theyve uncovered the clearest evidence yet that the beverage could be beneficial to health, with those drinking more than three cups a day seeing the longest life span. But others have urged caution, as sarah smith reports. Its the news every Coffee Addict will be delighted to hear. Their daily, or better still thrice daily, brew might be a reason they could live for longer. Previous research has suggested Drinking Coffee can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Now two studies, one american and one european, have both come up with results that seem to show Coffee Drinkers live longer. The study of more than 500,000 people from ten European Countries found men who downed at least three cups of coffee a day were 18 less likely to die from any cause than non Coffee Drinkers. Women drinking the same amount benefited less but still experienced an 8 reduction in mortality. What the study doesnt show is what could be causing any apparent benefits. Its thought it could be the antioxidants that coffee contains. What it isnt is caffeine. The results came out the same for people who drank regular or decaf. The figures dont prove that Drinking Coffee will make you live longer, theres no Cause And Effect shown, just a study of the life spans of an awful lot of Coffee Drinkers. Sarah smith, bbc news. Plans to almost double the number of welsh speakers are being announced today. The Welsh Government wants 1 Million People to be using the language by 2050. There will be more teaching at an earlier age, and more welsh speaking teachers in primary and secondary schools, as our wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. At ysgol glan morfa, childrens lessons are taught through welsh. Members of the Welsh Government came here to spread the word about their new goal for the language, supported by a guest popular with the pupils. Weve laid down the gauntlet, if you like, its a big task, but its achievable. If we really want to do it and we believe we can do it, then thats what well do. Expanding Welsh Medium Education is at the heart of the strategy. It includes creating 150 Welsh Language nursery groups over the next decade and increasing the number of welsh speaking primary and secondary teachers. But its recognised that there must be opportunities to learn and use welsh outside of school. Theres also a recognition that they need support from parents. Some parents need to be encouraged. Some parents will say, you know, if my kids go to a welsh medium school, can i help them with their homework . Will all the correspondence be in welsh from the school . Of course that isnt the case. So of course we want to take parents with us. The Welsh Language is celebrated every year at the national eisteddfod, a cultural festival which welcomes non welsh speakers alike. The Welsh Government wants more people to be able to communicate in welsh, but the publics appetite for change remains to be seen. Sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. Now take a look at this dashcam footage of a driver who seems to be a bit distracted. Its been released by police in norfolk. I wonder if hes going to go through a red. He shouldnt even be driving the rate that he has been driving. Hell be watching. He was on his phone. Hes watching the expletive on his phone its the football. Zoom in. Zoom in hes watching the football on his phone. What an absolute expletive. Norfolk police said the driver concerned was given a Warning Letter. The force wants other people to send in dashcam footage which shows drivers breaking the law. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news. More at 9. 30am. A Warning Letter . 0n the subject of sexta nt a Warning Letter . 0n the subject of sextant which we will talk about in a moment, becky says, if it is children as young as five, it must be learnt behaviour. Parents need to ta ke be learnt behaviour. Parents need to take responsibility. No child needs to see anything inappropriate for their age. Shame on the parents. If you have a child who has sent or received images, semina ked you have a child who has sent or received images, seminaked images, snapchat images with tassles on your private bits, we know what we are talking about, let us know how you have handled it as a mum or dad. 0n the cash economy, why is paying cash forjobs part of the report at all . The smell of a rat is strong. Steve young twitter says, this report by the uk government is nothing more than a cash grab. Interesting. Cash in hand economy, suggestions today from this report that will be cracked down upon because it means a lot of tax goes unpaid. If you pay cash in hand, receive cash in hand, let me know the reasons why. Somerdale says, i receive cash in hand, the best way to work, cutting out the corrupt middle person. Someone says. Out the corrupt middle person. Someone says. No time for the sport. Now time for the sport. Two british players are through to the Quarter Finals of the wimbledon singles for the first time in 44 years. So canJohanna Konta go one better by reaching the last four this afternoon . She takes on the number two seed simona halep after a really tough three set win over Caroleen Garcia yesterday. Andy murray isnt back in action until tomorrow. But therell be no Third Wimbledon title for rafa nadal. He was beaten in a near five hour epic by giles muller of luxembourg. 15 13 the score in the final set this is what 75 million buys you. Striker romelu lu ka ku is now a Manchester United player after officially joining from everton. He met up with his new teammates for Preseason Training in los angeles. And after a rest day, the Tour De France starts again today with a stage for the sprinters. Chris froome holds the overall lead but hell be without team mate Geraint Thomas who crashed out on sunday with a broken collarbone. More at 9 30am. Sexting. Its where someone sends naked or semi naked photo to someone else using a phone, tablet or online. In the uk its illegal to do it if you are under 18 yet the bbc has learned that more than 4,000 children under the age of 17 have been investigated for sexting since 2013. And nearly 500 of those children were aged 12 or under. 0ur Newcastle Bbc reporter has been investigating. Tell us more . We found there were thousands of under 17s that has been dealt with for sexting, including a number of ten year olds and a few older teens that have ended up on the Sex 0ffenders register for it. That have ended up on the Sex 0ffenders registerfor it. There are hundreds of Primary School age children. We put in Freedom Of Information requests to all forces in england and wales. We found that Greater Manchester police returned the highest instances of children they dealt with for sexting. Norfolk and essex have provided us with quite high numbers. The met police werent able to respond to our request, saying it would take too long for a member of staff to go through all the records they had. We got some context from some places such an an 11 year old sending a message via snapchat to a 12 year old or a messenger message to an 11 year old. 12 year old or a messenger message to an 11yearold. You have been working on this story for months. What is the most surprising thing you draw from it . I think its that its not surprising everybody ive spoken to when ive said sexting in under 17s, theyve rolled their eyes and said sort of, we know what you are talking about. The most alarming thing, there is a five year old in cou nty thing, there is a five year old in County Durham found to be sexting by police. They were using an ipad. A five year old can use an ipad, you could give them an ipad for five minutes to entertain themselves but in this case its been there for a bit longer. We learned the average age for sexting was 13 1li year olds soi visited a youth club in sunderland to find out what they knew about sexting. This is what they told me. Its when someone asks you, like, sexual pictures of yourself, or sends dirty text messages. Is where you either like send like dirty messages or, like, Nude Pictures of yourself. 0r other people. Normally, like, your boobs, your bum. And, like, your private areas which no one asks you to. If its like a girl it will be, like, your boots, or, like, your down belows. If its like a boy it will be, like, youre down belows. I dont know if its illegal but certainly not for our age. I think a lot of people do because thats what people our age do. I think a few of my mates have done it. But i certainly havent. I do know someone that had sent an inappropriate image and basically there was just a lot of trouble in school. Teachers had to get involved with things like that that has happened and went on because itjust got sent around to a lot of different people. It was just cruel. People at school were basically just, like, laughing about it and saying like just like its really like, like, basically they called her a slag. So its just, like, really upsetting for her. She didnt realise what consequences would actually come from it because she didnt expect him to send it about. She sent a picture to her boyfriend and they fell out and then the pictures got around and she got badly bullied for it. Sexting could lead to put in your name on the Sex Offenders list, or even prison time. It can go to the police and it can carry on and stop you from getting jobs in the future. It could like ruin your career because if you want to be a teacher or something and if it goes, like, all over, like, facebook or social media then people will remember you as what you sent, or whatever. Lets talk to kerry smith who is from one of the Worlds Largest childrens charities, Plan International uk. And Natalie Smith who is the Education Director of arc theatre. Their shows tour primary and secondary schools and teach pupils about the consequences of sexting. Hello both of you. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Your reaction to the fact that so many under 17s have been investigated by the police, including a five year old . Investigated by the police, including a five year old . |j investigated by the police, including a fiveyearold . I think its true that its unsurprising that so many under 17s have been investigated. The five year old is an extreme example. If you heard your reporter, she was talking about 500 under the age of 12. It shows that we really need to talk to our children at a very young age about both sex and relationships education but also technology and what you do about taking pictures and sharing those images. Theyre getting mixed up those images. Theyre getting mixed up and confused and we need to start the conversations early. There is a real difference between a five year old potentially sending an image of themselves naked presumably innocently and perhaps a 14 year old girlfriend sending it to her boyfriend or vice versa . But if a child has the technology, there isnt a difference and Young Children want to be like their peers, like the older teenagers so although yes its probably innocent, if its got a come radio, video, theyre curious camera. Theyre curious about it. Something naughty sets your adrenaline going so its exciting, especially if you think other people dont know or it might be something you have not done before, it makes it exciting. There isa before, it makes it exciting. There is a disconnect between it being against the law and kids doing it. Send a pic in your bedroom, your boyfriend or girlfriend receives it, they might send something back, why would you think that is illegal, what do you say to children about that when you take your show around . 0ne that when you take your show around . One thing that surprises me is that people think their phone is their property, but its the parent that is liable because theyre paying the bill. So we tell them very little is private anyway especially when it comes to the internet and anything they share on their phone their parents could have access to it and be able to see. That is enough toe make them think about what theyre doing but they havent even twigged that yet. So thinking about this is something they would want to. Anthony says a five year old having access to a phone to take photos in the first place. As for criminalising the act of sexting between children, im in two minds. Potentially he could be in favour of that. The way the Police Approach this at the moment is pretty sensible isnt it . Yes. Its a criminal offence so it already is criminalised. He means taking it further . Yes, i mean the police are being sensible. If its not malicious, the police are going, 0k, a crime has been committed but we are not going to take any action. Although some teenagers whove done this innocently requests, yes theyre breaking this innocently requests, yes they re breaking the this innocently requests, yes theyre breaking the law but theyve ended up on the Sex Offenders register. We have seen a change in the way in which police are taking forward these cases because of the prevalence of it and the rising numberandi prevalence of it and the rising numberand i think prevalence of it and the rising number and i think that really speaks to one critical issue which is the sex and relationships education that we have in our schools, the guidance is being reviewed in september this year to be introduced next year and we really need to make sure that children are learning about consent, what it means to get someones agreement to do something with them but also about technology, so sexting and pornography and there was a survey done this year with pa rents was a survey done this year with parents and the british public. Seven out of ten people said yes, we wa nt seven out of ten people said yes, we want our kids to know about sexting, so want our kids to know about sexting, so people know that there is an issue, they want that knowledge shared with children and weve really got to make sure that that is what is happening in schools. Your charity did some Work Focussing on sexual assaults in schools in this country. How did that come about and is it relevant to the Sexting Debate . I do think it is. We did a piece of research that showed that infouryears, piece of research that showed that in four years, reports of Sexual Offences doubled and we also did a Freedom Of Information request from the mors, but what it shows to us because what we are hearing from the young people we work with, especially girls, is that theyre being sexualised, girls are being pressured, sexting is a gendered issue, more girls are being asked to share and theres double standards, as we saw from the film. The girls are shamed, but not the boys whore holding the phones, butjust the girls being shamed. There is a an issue about what is happening in the environments and the streets and how do we educate our people and the communities around them. Parents also need to be confident and understand what is happening with their children and understand what their children and understand what their children and understand what their children are being taught in schools and take that conversation home. So let us talk about parents then because absolutely crucial in how you bring your kids up and what technology you give them access to. What is the advice to parents, natalie . One question we ask students we work with on our Broadcast Programme is hands up if you think you know more about social media, mobile phone technology than you parents and every hand went up. Even teachers that spend all their days with these young people are sometimes shocked and horrified and surprised at some of the answers that theyre giving us. I think technologys often used as a baby sitting tool, as a peace keeper, but i think sitting tool, as a peace keeper, but ithink in sitting tool, as a peace keeper, but i think in the ways that adults would use technology, children are using it very similarly but also quiet differently, it gives Something Different to a young person when they are so connected amongst their friends. So what do we do . Do we make sure we have their passwords for all their social media apps. Passwords for all their social media apps, do we restrict use of the phone . I think we have to educate. Give me some practical tips then, what does that mean . There is an app that parents with get where they can monitor up to five phones. They can allow children access to the internet or not. They can allow children the ability to play games or not, they can see what is happening on their social media so they are connected. Parents have got to have an interest as well. A lot of parents probably make assumptions about their childs online use that is probably not very close to the truth. We hear especially from young people in secondary schools that they have secret E Mail Addresses so they have secret E Mail Addresses so they can sign up to them and get pornography accounts and parents dont have a clue about that because they are not doing it themselves. This is a the first generation that we have such a gap. When these children become parents, theyll carry on with that technology and the speed an the change. They share their passwords amongst each other ina way their passwords amongst each other in a way parents dont, so one can carry on their streaks for them if they get their phone taken off them im not speaking from experience here what you have got to do is work in the school system, work as a family to say what is appropriate behaviour, how do we talk about how we act online and offline and pa rents we act online and offline and parents actually, we act online and offline and pa rents actually, we we act online and offline and parents actually, we need the kind of information from schools, from providers about how do we talk about sex and relationships and Bring Technology into that conversation and we also need to create cultures in ourfamilies and we also need to create cultures in our families about asking your child if its ok to take a picture and share it. Thank you both very much. Let me know your thoughts on this. Get in touch. Still to come, theresa may gives her first speech since the general election. Well look ahead to some of the things shes going to say. And jo can that plays in the Quarter Finals of wimbledon. Will she make the semis and the final . More on that later. Time for the latest News Headlines withjoanna. An end to cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the minimum wage are just two of the recommendations in a major review into the way we work. The study led by a former adviser to tony blair, Matthew Taylor recommends that people working in whats known as the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, should receive new Legal Protections and their employers should make National Insurance contributions. President trumps eldest son is facing further allegations about a meeting he held with a russian lawyer during last years us election. The New York Times says donald trump junior was informed in advance by email that the information offered by the woman was part of a russian government effort to help his fathers campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee Says it wants to speak to him about the meeting. Rescue teams searching for a missing 12 year old boy have found a body in The River Trent. Specialist boat rescue crews were called to search a stretch of the river at 6pm on monday. Just after 10pm, police said they had found a body in the water. An American Military aircraft has crashed in the state of mississippi, killing at least 16 people. It crashed about 100 miles north of jackson, the state capital. Officials say all 16 victims were on the marine corps aircraft and there were no survivors. A Conference Begins in london later which aims to improve access to contraception for large numbers of women in the worlds poorest countries. Its thought that more than 200 million women worldwide who want access to Family Planning Services Still dont have it. Well hear from the philanthropist Melinda Gates and the development secretary, priti patel, just after ten oclock. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news. More at 10. 00am. Lets head to wimbledon now and talk to sally nugent. And we have yet another huge match to look forward to, withJohanna Konta in the quarterfinals. There are some impressive statistics regarding british players, arent there . That is right. Sometimes sport reporting can be all about the statistics and i try and keep them out of it, but the statistics around this are brilliant. The first time in 44 years we have had a british man and a british woman through to the quarterfinals. We are used to it with andy murray, quite blase now. He has made it through to the stage for the last ten years on the trot. An incredible achievement. This time we can start to get a bit excited aboutjo konta. She is playing brilliantly. She has always played brilliantly. She has always played brilliantly. A few tweaks in her game she has been working on, her serve, stance on the baseline, but what she has done which is fantastic is she has conquered her nerves. She comes out very focused on court. In interviews, she only talks about the match she has just played. She will not look forward and think, am i going to make the semifinals . She will never let herself think about that and she will need her wits about her playing simona halep. She will need to keep calm and keep a handle on the nerves. She has done it so well so far, she has a great chance of top secret weapon, baking muffins every day. Every day . Only one is left today. After her match, she bakes a batch for the coaching team. White chocolate and raspberry, vanilla muffins, banana and chocolate chip. She has had a request for Peanut Butter and banana. I know too much about this it is sad. She is baking and it makes her feel, and it is sad. She is baking and it makes herfeel, and the it is sad. She is baking and it makes her feel, and the whole team love the cake. It makes her feel calm. Are we done with murray . He got through, did all right . |j calm. Are we done with murray . He got through, did all right . I was a bit blase. He plays tomorrow, he is moving brilliantly, better than we thought. If you watch him in training, he is not. How he is managing on court, i dont know. It must be adrenaline. I stayed up late last night, it took 5 cents and almost five hours. Gilles muller knocked out rafa nadal. It was epic. I was shouting at the telly. Rafa nadal has played brilliantly, playing all of his shots, and yet he was not winning the points. A Mammoth Match in the end. 15 13. It was incredible to watch and you have to say, Gilles Muller played fa ntastically. To say, Gilles Muller played fantastically. You might be able to hear a strange noise on centre court. I can exclusively reveal that is the roof coming across. A little bit colder today. Raid in the air. No plans to have the roof on when they start but they tend to move the roof back and forward at certain points in the fortnight. There is rain in the air. Live Sporting Action at 9 30am from wimbledon, courtesy of sally nugent thank you very much. Sally every morning from wimbledon live. Points from you about the cash in hand economy, the review from Matthew Taylor, the way we work in britain in 2017. We will talk more about it. E mail from clare, so many beauty bars on my street that only accept cash. They are full of stuff that do not really speak english, i do not know how they get away with it. It is commonplace throughout london. Roger tweets, let us be realistic, it is not about employee rights, this report, it is about taxes. Simon e mails, iam report, it is about taxes. Simon e mails, i am a decorator and i spent 18 months working for a very Large Construction Company and i was forced to work ten hours per day, weekends, or lose myjob. Holiday pay was taken from me, paying me through an Umbrella Company and charging me £150 per week simply to administer my wages. The Construction Industry is ruled by corporate greed at the expense of workers and their rights. The government will not stop practices like this while Umbrella Companies exist. Cash in hand is sometimes the only way to make a living wage. Andrew says, i dont mind them going after cash in hand builders, but only if they go after cash in Hand Corporations go after tax avoiding corporations first. One year after taking office, an embattled theresa may will make her first major speech since losing her majority at the general election. Its expected the Prime Minster will reaffirm her commitment of governing for all and notjust the privileged few. Shes also expected to ask for greater cooperation from Opposition Parties on some of the biggest issues facing our country. The speech is being seen by some as a fightback by mrs may, but will that convince anxious conservative voters . This morning were talking to three who say their confidence in the party and theresa may as pm has shifted since the election. Lets take a look back at her eventful year in charge. Brexit means brexit and were going to make a success of it. I have just been to Buckingham Palace where her majesty the queen has asked me to form a new government and i accepted. If youre just managing, i want to address you directly. The article 50 process is now under way and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the United Kingdom is leaving the european union. The only way to guarantee certainty and stability for the years ahead is to hold this election and seek your support for the decisions i must take. Nothing has changed. The Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes, then it will be encumbant on us to ensure that we have that period of stability and that is exactly what we will do. Lauren foskett is a working mum of two who describes herself is a project manager. She says although theresa mays leadership has been a disappointment, but shes still supporting her, and adam fahn is a facilities manager, hes in brighton, and he says hed still rather have mrs may as pm thanJeremy Corbyn. Welcome. Lauren, explain why you are an unhappy conservative photo. The campaign that theresa may round was appalling. I think she lacks charisma. As the campaign went on, i felt that she was not somebody who deserved my vote, but i thought the alternative was too horrible to contemplate so i still voted tory. Appalling . Like a robot, kept repeating the strong and stable mantra. Is this for real . Will she continue to do this . She seemed to do that. She alienate it a lot of co re do that. She alienate it a lot of core voters. Lorraine, have you been disappointed in her leadership . Yes, i have. She had so much promise. The first woman pm for this century. She came in strong. I liked her approach to brexit. But it has been undermined. She named a calculated risk which flew in the face of the electorate she made. They said they would not be manipulated and they would not be manipulated and the younger votes came out and we are where we are now and she is in a worse position than she was and it will go down in history as an absolute nightmare, really. We will come back in a moment to what you wa nt to come back in a moment to what you want to see from her in the coming months, let us bring in adam. Hello. How would you describe theresa may as Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party . She deserves out the Conservative Party . She deserves our support and she needs to stay because the alternative does not bear thinking about for me but i do not then she connected with people enough and explained the policies enough and explained the policies enough to be able to appeal to more people and it allowed Jeremy Corbyn to attack and win more votes. Is it about her, the way she is, or the conservative manifesto in the run up to the general election . conservative manifesto in the run up to the general election . I think the la st to the general election . I think the last election was more about individual leaders. Whether that is right or wrong, that is what we were seeing. It was both. The way she put it across. But there were things in the manifesto, things discussed in the manifesto, things discussed in the lead up to the election, that did not need to be discussed and it lost us votes. I can hear you two agreeing. We were talking about it and why did they bring fox hunting into it . Why did they think why do you think . Presumably they thought people would be rallied by it but it a near naked people. A lot of the policies seem to be picking on people they know will vote for them and then they alienate them. They did not talk about brexit which was the thing she went to the country for, brexit. Lorraine, what do you think about theresa mays approach to brexit . Do you know what it is . Yes, i am clear. But i liked her original approach because as a negotiator, you have to go in highly, hard, set out your stall. Then you have got wiggle room to negotiate down. To go in softly, softly, it is not the way. At the end of the day, we have to get the consensus of 26, 27 other countries, that in itself will be a Steep Mountain to climb. It is about negotiation. The now she is going softer, she recognises the electorate are some of them, they we re electorate are some of them, they were not quite clued up as to exactly what brexit meant and what they were giving up. The fact she wants to have some consensus across the party lines, ithink wants to have some consensus across the party lines, i think that is a move. In the run up to the election, it was talked about, though more bipartisan approach to discussing what will be best for the country. Forget party lines. Forget that you are labour, liberal, whatever. Get the best Heads Together to do what is best for the country. It is not about her running out of ideas. It is about labour four example has the same ideas in certain quarters as the conservatives. It is about let us the conservatives. It is about let us get the conservatives. It is about let us get consensus the conservatives. It is about let us get consensus early the conservatives. It is about let us get consensus early on the conservatives. It is about let us get consensus early on because, god knows, she has not got a majority in the house, time is of the essence. Yes, herapproach, i think it is right. Do you like what we are told is going to be in the speech today where she will say the Opposition Parties to contribute, not just criticise . Opposition parties to contribute, notjust criticise . Yes, i do. She has not got much choice now. I really do not like how adversarial our politics is and it is so combative and it is about winning points and we really need to come together as a country. I do not think she has any choice and i think it would be nice to see the opposition coming on board. Adam, william hague, for a tory party leader, i do not what you thought of him, writing any newspaper today has this warning to conservative mps, any mp thinking it might be better to jeopardise the government than to swallow a compromise from time to time, he means about brexit, should get clear now that such thinking is naive and dangerous in the extreme. What do you think about that . We voted for brexit as a country. There are a numberof voted for brexit as a country. There are a number of opportunities that will come out of it. We have to negotiate. But we must remember what people voted for. We must deliver that. But we have to negotiate. What do you think specifically people voted for . I think different people voted for . I think different people voted for . I think different people voted for different things. There was certainly some. I think people made a decision ultimately to leave the eu, but not to stop trading, not to stop visiting, not to stop people coming here and all of the other things we do together. It was just not to have a political union. Yes. Agreed. The immigration was. To others, it was a big issue. But to the centre, it is about control. We already have a lot of our own control, we are not part of the schengen zone. That was the problem. We were not given enough information and it was not there to give. There we re and it was not there to give. There were lies and scaremongering, blatant lies, how do you make a decision based on that . Let us not rerun history. What do you want . Cross party rerun history. What do you want . Cross Party Consensus on brexit, what else do you want . Mrs may says it is not just what else do you want . Mrs may says it is notjust about brexit, her premiership. What else do you want from her as a conservative voter . |j from her as a conservative voter . wa nt from her as a conservative voter . want to look at other policies like housing. I think. Want to look at other policies like housing. Ithink. Building more. Afforda ble housing. Ithink. Building more. Affordable housing. Also landlords, section 24, i would like to have that looked into because that supports local authorities, issues about landlords over what the last conservative administration did, and in terms of making sure that we have a large pool of housing, if the local authorities cannot support that, we need to help the landlords, instead of taxing them. Are you a landlord . Sky yes, i am. Instead of taxing them. Are you a landlord . Sky yes, iam. I instead of taxing them. Are you a landlord . Sky yes, i am. I thought you might be just to be transparent what about you, lauren . I would like to see cross Party Consensus about some sort of plan for social care. Both of my parents went into a care home and their house has to be sold to pay for that. My father unfortunately died but my brother is in a care home now and as it stands there will be nothing left wants the care is paid for. Some of the policies they touched on in the election sounded like they might be fair but there was not enough information and i would quite like to see that discussed but it needs to be a broad discussion. Adam, finalthought . Keep going, youre our Prime Minister, a strong and stable economy which will deliver us good, health care education, all the things that i think we all want no matter who we voted for, so get on and do it and youve got my support. Thank you very much. Thank you. Likewise. Thank you. Thank you to all of my guests. Good luck and thank you very much for coming on the programme. Coming up, Melinda Gates and Secretary Of State for International Development Priti Pateljoins us to explain why millions more women in the poorest parts of the world need better access to contraception. In the speech mrs may is going to make today, shes going to talk about workers rights. More of us are Self Employed than ever before and more of us are taking up jobs in the so called gig economy people get paid for individualjobs rather than getting a weekly wage. According to one definition, thats Labour Market characterised by the prevalence of short Term Contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanentjobs. But a lot of workers find theirjobs are insecure and exploitative. The person tasked by the government to review the countrys Working Practices, Matthew Taylor, will report back in just over an hour. Now we can speak to megan brown, a courier, working for deliveroo, paula ventura, a government cleaner campaigning for the london living wage, which is £9. 75 an hour, joeli brearley, from pregnant then screwed, who was sacked when pregnant and diane nicol, employment lawyer who helped with Matthew Taylors review. Working for deliveroo means you are technically an independent contractor delivering food from restaurants for them to customers, not an employee of theirs. Do you feel like an independent contractor . No, i dont think im an independent contractor, i dont think im running my own business. This is Com Plete Running My Own business. This is complete nonsense. Ok. Because you are seen as an complete nonsense. Ok. Because you are seen as an independent contractor, up until now, then you dont get sick pay, minimum wage et cetera. Indeed. The review is going to suggest that you are a dependent contractor because you are controlled and supervised by your company, does that sound about right . Yes. This is based on the Worker Status which already stands in law which would entitle us to National Minimum wage, holiday pay, things like that. Diane, how would you define this . The difficulty before has been the lack of clarity between someone who is truly Self Employed and workers that megansjust referred Self Employed and workers that megans just referred to. Self employed and workers that megansjust referred to. The taylor Review Recommendations want a distinction between the two and they Wa Nt Distinction between the two and they want to make it clear to employers and workers alike that that status exists because, quite often, more unscrupulous engagers and employers deny Worker Status. Obviously it requires the rights that they dont wa nt requires the rights that they dont want to follow through on like holiday pay. One of the recommendations is that there is clarity in law. They need to issue them with a statement of terms and conditionsjust as them with a statement of terms and conditions just as employers are entitled to so that they and their employers and engagers are really clear on their rights and responsibilities too. Thank you for coming on the programme. You clean offices in the loos of a Government Department from 5 am to 11 am, is that right . Until 9 am. So each morning . Yes. Are you paid the minimum wage . Yes. But its not enough . Its not enough because, i see my colleagues, we work so hard, they are short staffed, they dont book anybody else to help us and the staff are feeling tired and then last week we had a meeting and then the company said we are talking with the company said we are talking with the owners of the building, then they just decide theyre the owners of the building, then theyjust decide theyre not going to pay for the living wage. As we knew, many buildings in the same road, whitehall, they pay the living wage, the same company. That is why my colleagues and me were talking about this. We are ask ourselves why they dont pay us. Just to be clear, they dont pay us. Just to be clear, the company that employs you is not paying you the london living wage which is £9. 75 an hour, so that is above the minimum wage, but does pay the london living wage to other employees . No. No it doesnt or it does . No, they dont pay to us in our building but the same company pay for like number 22 whitehall, they pay to fco, the london living wage. Jo understood. They dont pay it to us. Why do you think that is . They said they want to consult the owners of the building and they decide that they cannot pay the living wage to us. What do you think about that . I think its wrong because we work hard from 5am and then the company win money because its business, yes, and then i think they should look after the staff more. If we are feeling good, we work better and then theyre going to get profit as well. They should pay the london living wage because my husband and me, we are campaigning for five years now, my husband left the company now im just working there for 12 years. I think its unfair because i should trust in a company that im working for a long time there, but ive just concluded that they dont do anything to help employees, they dont care about us. Then i feel really bad. Yes. Yes. Is this review going to touch on the living wage, do you know . We dont comment specifically on the living wage but a we do comment on enforcement of living a minimum wage and enhancing enforcement so that people like yourself and your husband will be able to complain about the fact that there is nonpayment and then the government through the hmrc will be able to e nforce through the hmrc will be able to enforce those wages. Also i think i heard you earlier talking to someone about Agency Workers and Umbrella Companies and that is all going to be reviewed and looked at as well in relation to providing much more clarity and transparency around what Agency Workers and those whore a typical and perhaps more capable of exploitation are paid. Let me bring injoeeli. Hi there joeli. You were sacked when you told your boss you were pregnant which is shocking. What protections are you looking for from this Government Review . Wed like to see greater parity between Self Employed people, people on zero hour contracts, women who run own businesses and women in precarious work because, at the moment, workers have very little rights in terms of maternity so they have no right to time off for antenatal appointments, paid work. Self employed women have no rights to Maternity Leave, yet the benefits are dependent on them taking Maternity Leave. People whore Self Employed dont get 90 of pay for the first six weeks which employees are entitled to and men have no right to Paternity Leave if theyre Self Employed. So wed really la ke theyre Self Employed. So wed really lake to see greater parity between those two types of employees. Is that something that is covered . Without giving too much away, i think the nature of the Self Employed rights to maternity and paternity is something that is pa rt of and paternity is something that is part of a recommendation and there is also a recommendation around consolidation of the guidance on the rights that pregnant workers and those on Maternity Leave have. There isa those on Maternity Leave have. There is a recommendation that the legislation is looked at slightly longer term. Obviously what we are trying to achieve here is a balance of rights and responsibilities between the rights of the worker and the responsibilities of the employers and engagers, so there are recommendations on those points. Ok. That sounds potentially hopeful, joeli but diane cant give much away because the report isnt officially released until an hour or so. Claire says, i have worked as a Self Employed Contractor Being paid perjob. I think the company that provide this is can sometimes exploit workers, giving them set schedules to work. So there is no flexibility, putting pressure on me to ta ke flexibility, putting pressure on me to take extra jobs and shifts but still not giving sick pay, holiday pay or a pension or any kind of benefit. Im not saying that every company acts this way, but the one i worked for did. Ifelt company acts this way, but the one i worked for did. I felt harassed and blackmailed to keep myjob with them, taking shifts i did not want and yet i was Self Employed. Them, taking shifts i did not want and yet i was selfemployed. That is the mischief that we are trying to address in the report which is the honest approach to status and it sounds to me i wouldnt obviously give legal advice but it sounds to me that in the new world thats been recommended that person would fall into the category of dependent worker and be entitled to holiday pay and so on. Ok. Regarding what you have told us, we have got a statement from the cabinet office, they say we outsource our Cleaning Services to a private company which is responsible for setting pay. The government is committed to tackling low pay and we ensure all of our contractors comply with statutory and legal obligations. With regards to yourself and deliveroo, this statement riders receive £9. 50 across the uk, above the national average. We want to offer high paid Flexible Work but want to offer the riders benefits, they value the flexibility that Self Employment provides. If a recent poll, 82 of riders said Flexible Work is what attracted them to deliveroo. The report is out in an hour. Well see what it says then. Thank you all very much. Coming up, Melinda Gates and Secretary Of State for International Development Priti Pateljoins us to explain why millions more women in the poorest parts of the world need better access to contraception. Lets get the latest Weather Update with benhaz akhgar. We can look forward to some rain today, welcome news for gardeners and growers after a dry few days. We have seen some rain this morning. Also some sunshine. This was the scene in troon in scotland. The reason for the rain, this Weather Front is bringing it, its coming west to east the rest of today and into this evening. We have a trough bringing a few showers through scotla nd bringing a few showers through scotland but theyre mainly light in nature. Sunshine in between the showers, the best of the drier weather for Northern Ireland. Showers, the best of the drier weatherfor Northern Ireland. The rain continuing to push its way east across england and wales through the afternoon. Northern parts are the best areas today if you are looking for drier conditions. Northern ireland enjoying the best of the brightness as well. Into england and wales, a lot of cloud. The rain turning patchy for a time but intensifying again into late afternoon. Essentially its feeling much fresher with temperatures below for this time of year. A bit breezy along the coasts. If you are going to wimbledon, a few showers likely. Temperatures up to 18 celsius, feeling fresher than the past few days. The rain will continue to fall across england and waeltion. Further north, theyll tend to clear away. It will be a chilly night. South and east will hang on to the rain and it will be a little blustery as well. Temperatures should be more co mforta Ble Temperatures should be more comfortable for sleeping tonight, ranging between seven to 14. Tomorrow well see the rain across the South East First Thing. That will clear through and High Pressure is in charge of the weather. We can look forward to plenty of sunshine with light winds. It will feel pleasant, its a lovely looking day with temperatures tomorrow ranging between 14 to about 22. We are feeling much more comfortable and less humid. By the time we head into thursday, we have the risk of a few showers across parts of the north and west. Equally sunny spells to look forward to. The best of the drier and brighter weather across the south east. Temperatures ranging between 14 to about 23. Remaining cloudy as we head towards the end of the week. Hello, its tuesday, its 10 oclock, im victoria derbyshire. In major report into the way we work in britain calls for sweeping changes. Quite often, more unscrupulous employers deny the status of workers because it requires a tier of rights but they do not want to follow through on. We will talk more about the report. Do you accept cash in hand or do you always pay cash in hand . Window painting, the decorating . Do you take cash . Do you pay tax on it . Let me know. Melinda gates joins us to explain why millions more women need better access to contraception. When you travel the world, you meet so when you travel the world, you meet so many when you travel the world, you meet so many women when you travel the world, you meet so many women that will tell you that if they can space the births of their children, they can feed and educate them and that is what they wa nt to educate them and that is what they want to do. The foundation is promising £300 million to help pay for the contraception. You can hear that full interview in a few minutes time. And well speak to the singer, ragsy, about plans to almost double the number of welsh speakers. The Welsh Government wants 1 Million People to be using the language by 2050. Good morning. Heres Joanna Gosling in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. An end to cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the minimum wage are just two of the recommendations in a major review into the way we work. The study, led by a former adviser to tony blair, Matthew Taylor, recommends that people working in whats known as the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, should receive new Legal Protections to stop employers taking advantage. There is a problem about the quality of work amongst lower paid, lower skilled workers. What we have to do is tackle exploitation so there are too many people who suffer one sided flexibility, their employers have lots of flexibility but it is not how it feels to them, they are insecure, they do not feel they have a voice at work. President trumps eldest son is facing further allegations about a meeting he held with a russian lawyer during last years us election. The New York Times says donald trump junior was informed in advance by email that the information offered by the woman was part of a russian government effort to help his fathers campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee Says it wants to speak to him about the meeting. A body has been found by Police Searching for 12 year old owen jenkins who fell into The River Trent in nottingham. A Family Member said the schoolboy was a hero who had gone in to save a female friend who was struggling. Nottinghamshire police said in a statement, our thoughts are with the family during this time. An American Military aircraft has crashed in the state of mississippi, killing at least 16 people. It crashed about 100 miles north of jackson, the state capital. Officials say all 16 victims were on the marine corps aircraft and there were no survivors. A day after the iraqi Prime Minister declared victory in the battle to reta ke declared victory in the battle to retake mosul from so called Islamic State, Amnesty International says the fighting has been catastrophic for civilians. It has accused so called Islamic State of using Human Shields and says iraqi and Coalition Forces fail to take adequate precautions. It is calling foran adequate precautions. It is calling for an independent consultation to assess the scale of civilian deaths. A Conference Begins in london later which aims to improve access to contraception for large numbers of women in the worlds poorest countries. Its thought that more than 200 million women worldwide who want access to Family Planning Services Still dont have it. Well hear from the philanthropist Melinda Gates and the development secretary, priti patel, shortly. Now take a look at this dashcam footage of a driver who seems to be a bit distracted. Its been released by police in norfolk. Isnt that crazy . Norfolk police say the driver was given a Warning Letter. They want other people to sendin letter. They want other people to send in videos of people breaking the law. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news. More at 10. 30am. Liz has a bit more sport. Good morning. Manic monday really lived up to its billing, with one shock exit, one match postponed and, of course, two british players through to the quarterfinals of the singles. 44 years ago was the last time we could say that. And the last woman to Win Wimbledon was Virginia Wade in the year of the queens silverjubilee back in 1977. Could Johanna Konta be the next . She takes on simona halep this afternoon, after a really tough three set win over Caroline Garcia. It is those positions, though situations, that i dream of and dreamt of when i was a little girl, and now, to be a part of those battles on big stages, so i think thatis battles on big stages, so i think that is what it is about, to be a professional athlete. Andy murray reached the quarterfinals for the tenth year in a row, thanks to a fairly straight forward win over benoit pair. Hell take on sam querry tomorrow. After all the injury worries before the tournament started he says he feels back on track. Two weeks ago, i was resting and a little bit concerned. When you have issues just a few days before a big event, it is frustrating. I have managed it well and i think i have played some good stuff. Today was the best i have played so far in the tournament. Yeah, iam the best i have played so far in the tournament. Yeah, i am doing well, so tournament. Yeah, i am doing well, so hopefully, keep it up. Roger federer is through but there wont be a Third Wimbledon title for rafael nadal this year hes out, beaten by Gilles Muller in an epic five setter. It was 15 13 in the decider and the pair were on court for nearly five hours. That meant Novak Djokovics match had to be put back to today. Theres been some criticism of the scheduling of matches yesterday. World number one Angelique Kerber said she was really surprised to find herself on court two, after she lost. Only two of the eight womens singles matches were on the show courts. British and irish lions prop Kyle Sinckler has apologised after he was arrested during a night out in auckland, following the drawn final test against the all blacks. Police said a man was placed under arrest but not charged following a minor disorder in the early hours of sunday morning. The lions tour manager said sinckler had been reminded of his duties. Romelu lukaku says hell settle for nothing less than titles every season, after completing his £75 million move from everton to Manchester United. He trained with his new teammates for the first time yesterday on uniteds pre season tour of the usa. Lukaku also says his best friend paul pogba played a big role in his decision to sign for united. After a rest day, the Tour De France resumes in the next few minutes with a stage to favour the sprinters. Chris froome holds the overall lead but hell have to make do without teammate Geraint Thomas who crashed on sunday and broke his collarbone. That is all from me for now. We will see you at 10 30am. Thank you. Millions of women in some of the poorest parts of the world are denied access to contraception. Now one of the richest women in the world, Melinda Gates, says that has to change. The issue is being discussed at a Big International meeting in london today. When a similar event was held five years ago, a pledge was made for contraception to reach 120 million extra women by 2020. So far, 30 million have benefited. Today, both the uk government and the Gates Foundation have committed extra cash to help that target be met but is it enough . Earlier i spoke to Melinda Gates and to priti patel, who is the Secretary Of State for International Development. Thank you both very much for talking to us. Let me ask you, first of all, Melinda Gates, why contraception is so important to women and girls in the poorest countries . Well, when you travel the world, you meet so many women that will tell you that if they can space the births of their children, they can feed and educate them and thats what they want to do. So if we allow them to have these tools, if we offer them, and we teach them about their bodies, they will readily take them up because they know it makes a huge difference for lifting themselves and their families out of poverty. So there is a direct link, you are saying, between contraception and education for women . Absolutely. Definitely. And women will tell you all over the world, many of them know about their bodies, they know about contraceptives, but they need to know more. And then once they have that information, they readily take them up because they want to space the births of their children, because they will say, if i can space the births of my children, i can then feed my kids and i can educate them. And for them theirfuture is all about educating their kids. 155 million women in the developing world currently use no contraception. Why . Because we dont offer it. We . We, the world doesnt offer it. We dont fund it and the Supply Chains are broken, and so in places like senegal in west africa, contraceptives, until we started this programme, had been stocked out 80 of the time. So, women will tell you, i leave my field, i have to make up a reason for my husband that im going into town, and then i get to the clinic and what i want isnt there. Its literally a life and death prices for these women. You are, your foundation, the bill and Melinda Gates foundation, is promising an extra 375 million. Thats an extraordinary sum of money, over the next four years, for global Family Planning efforts. And a 60 increase, i understand. What is driving you to focus the money on this area . Because bill and i see the difference it makes, see how transformative it is in families lives, and if women can take these tools up, and we see this demographic bulge thats happening, 1. 2 billion adolescents, its the biggest population of adolescents weve ever had in the history of the earth and it is now coming through the developing world and if we dont offer them contraceptives, you are basically putting them into a life of destitute poverty. Whereas if you can offer a girl contraceptives, she will stay in school. She will tell you, i want to stay in school, i dont want to have that first baby until im ready. And today, one in five girls in the developing world under the age of 18 die because of a pregnancy. So we know this is one of the most important things we can do and we are offering this money to really go after that youth population. Priti patel, the uk government is pledging an extra 45 million a year, i think, for the next five years. Right. To go into this same area. Why . Because, as melinda has said and explained, the need, the demand is enormous in the world. You know, there are still in excess of 214 million women and girls who simply do not have access to modern methods of Family Planning and contraceptives. Just explain to our audience why its the responsibility of british taxpayers to fund that. Well, we are world leaders, obviously, working with our partners such as the bill and Melinda Gates foundation and many others in this whole area because of the wider implications. You know, in terms of poverty in particular that women and girls are trapped in that vicious cycle of poverty if they come out of education. If they live in rural and poorer parts of the developing world, they have no access to modern methods of contraceptive. That means that their families are just going to increase, they dont get to space out the number of children that they have, and they are trapped in that vicious cycle and that is not good for them. Its certainly not good for their countries as well when those young women and girls could get their education and then become educated, and even go to work as well and provide for their families. We are seeing this more and more. The great thing about the summit that we have taking place today in london is that we have a range of our partners who are attending, but also finance ministers, Health Ministers and Development Ministers from many of these countries who themselves know that they need to do more work in this area and they want to work with us, the british government, and with the partners as well, to ensure that we can deal with those Supply Issues. Those really crunch Supply Issues and get in contraceptives to the women and girls that need them. You will know, there will be people watching you who will say, we have poverty in this country, we dont need to be spending british taxpayers Money Funding Contraception for women in the developing world. Well, i would disagree with that pretty strongly, because, of course, you know, we have to do our bit as well as a world leader when it comes to not just leading the world on aid and development, but also in this area as well. We are working with uk firms, Pharmaceutical Companies as well, to really lower the price of commodities, to really, you know, get the commodities to the women and girls that need this. But also, to tackle some of the big challenges that we face right now. Population growth. The population bulge in developing countries is just going up and up and up. And of course that has big pressures on our resources, it has an enormous pressure on migration, on the lack ofjobs that are being created in poor countries, and we are trying to work to tackle some of those major global challenges. We do this not on our own, obviously, but with our partners and the United Kingdom is stepping up in this area. Melinda gates, you are catholic, the Catholic Church is opposed to contraception. How much of an issue is that for you . What i know and what i believe is, im in and out of these places, this makes a difference in womens lives. Emboyered women transform societies. The pope probably knows that. Hes described as an enlightened pope. Yet the view about contraception that its banned in the eyes of the Catholic Church hasnt shifted. Do you think it will . I dont know. I cant predict what he will do, but what i know about this pope is that hes lived amongst the poor and seen women die. So i think if you believe in women, you offer them the right tools and offer them ways to be able tools and offer them ways to be able to space the births of the children so to space the births of the children so their children dont die. Do you think that could change over time . Itjust do you think that could change over time . It just may do you think that could change over time . Itjust may take a long time . There are different views on this in the Catholic Church. The mexico city policy. I dont know. I cant predict what he will do but what i know about this pope is that he has lived amongst the poor, he has lived with women, he has seen women die. So i think if you believe in women you offer them the right tools. And you offer them ways to be able to space the births of their children so that their children dont die. Do you think that could change over time . Itjust may take a long time. It will take time. And there are different views on this in the Catholic Church. But thats to prevent disease, thats different. But they also see the difference it makes in families lives, to not have six and seven children. Donald trump has blocked us funds going to any organisation involved in Family Planning, abortion advice and care overseas. What do you think of that . I think that any time you block something that is right for women youre not saying that youre really for women. Now, this administration has put on a policy weve seen under other republican administrations. He is anti women then . I cant express what exactly he stands for in terms of women but ill tell you that if youre for women you fund Family Planning so bill and i are working with congress to make sure that this funding is not rolled back. Britain will have mens and womens Quarter Finalists at wimbledon for the first time in 44 years. Johanna konta beat Frances Caroline garcia in a three hour match on court one yesterday to become the first british woman to reach the last eight since 1984. Speaking after her victory, she said it was what she had dreamed of since being a little girl. Meanwhile defending champion and top seed andy murray then saw off frenchman benoit paire on centre court. Johanna konta at the top of the screen was up against Caroline Garcia in a match of small margins. First set was tight. Commentator brilliant. Tie break tight. Konta won it. Garcia supporters saw her take the second set and garcia had served brilliantly but this was match point and this was wimbledon, and this is a critical mistake. GiveJohanna Konta on occasion, shell rise to it. Its those situations that i dreamt of when i was a little girl. And even now to be a part of those battles on big stages. Youre now the first british woman into a quarterfinal at wimbledon since jo durie in 1984. What does that mean to you . Thats pretty special. Andy murray was playing benoit paire of france, 46 in the world, at Wimbledon Murray had never lost to a player ranked so low. Tie break in the first, 6 4 in the second, murray was getting there. Commentator thats too big, too good. In the third set murray got heated with the umpire over a challenge. Centre court sympathised. I challenged immediately no matter, murray said it was the best hed hit the ball in the tournament so far and paire ultimately couldnt match it. Out. Umpire game, set and match, murray, 3 0. So murray plays again tomorrow, but kontas Quarter Final is first up today she faces a tough match against romanian second seed simona halep. So is it possible for two brits to go all the way . And does this mark a new golden age in british tennis . We can speak now to amanda owens, a former professional Tennis Player, now a leading sports psychologist. And jo durie, who was the last british woman to reach the wimbledon Quarter Final 33 years ago. She was formerly ranked number five in the world. And, andy murrays former coach also joins us. Jo, what do you think of jos contest so far . Fantastic, its great to see a british woman in the second week. We have always known andy murray can get there but jo for the first time has played really tough tennis. Im not at all surprised because she looks very goodin surprised because she looks very good in the top ten mix now and believes in herself. Miles, what do you think of her achievement thus far . Not only in this tournament but in the last couple of years, its been amazing. Shes one of these players who has really turned herself around. There were not many people marking her out for this kind of success. When she burst on to the stage in the aussie open, often that is not backed up but shes gone from strength to strength and is definitely in the mix to win this tournament. You think so . No doubt about it. Ive been fortunate to work on a couple of her matches. One of her opponents a couple of years ago was really high quality, she could have panicked there and she absolutely stayed the course, played really good tennis, shes got the weapons as well to play tennis on her own terms. There is a lot of the girls in the mix who i thinkjust about everybody left in the drawer, theres a case for why they could win the tournament butjo kontas been very, very impressive. Jo durie when miles was saying been very, very impressive. Jo durie when miles was say ing she could win it, i saw you nodding when miles was say ing she could win it, isaw you nodding in when miles was say ing she could win it, i saw you nodding in agreement. Look, any one of them could win it, the last eight, theyre playing fantastic tennis. I was surprised thatjo was the fantastic tennis. I was surprised that jo was the bookies favourite. You have got Venus Williams in there whos won five times so would have thought she would be the favourite, but when you get to this stage, you are playing well, used to playing and used to the grass, so any one of the eight could win so why not jo. 0k. The eight could win so why not jo. Ok. Amanda owens, you used to play Tennis Yourself professionally. You we re Tennis Yourself professionally. You were nodding in agreement when miles said over the last few years jos sort of strengthened mentally as well. Wa kind of work has she been doing . Absolutely. I agree with miles and jo and jo hi its nice to see you both, by the way and jo picked me out as a Tennis Player a long time ago. Jo konta, has incredible mental strength and is brilliant under pressure. We are seeing a player who, for the first time ina seeing a player who, for the first time in a long time sincejo durie, that we have a player that can cope with the pressure but who plays the points. She has enormous self belief but the composure in her last match and yesterday was just immense. It shows that she will go all the way. This time in this tournament . Yes, but shes got the capability to win a grand slam. The way she played yesterday and her decision making, it was superb. Especially on the critical points. It will be interesting to see whatjo and miles think. Go on, miles . Well, i didnt see as much of yesterdays match because i was working on some of the other matches but again that match and the amount of times she was in sticky situations and hit the line with her serve. Jos incredibly disciplined with her game style which under pressure is huge. There are no decisions to be made, she knows what she is goes to do and generally executes it very well. If it comes down to the wire, that is a massive help. Having said that, i do think that, for a british player, i remember andy winning it for the first time. Even talking about it now i get goose bumps, so there is going to be a different level of pressure but its the same for all of the girls, mainly apart from venus whos been there numerous times, asjo said. Venus whos been there numerous times, as jo said. Lets talk about andy murray. I was on centre court supporting him yesterday, only the second time ive been and im amazed at how close you are to the players and that just sort at how close you are to the players and thatjust sort of at how close you are to the players and that just sort of fascinated at how close you are to the players and thatjust sort of fascinated me because hes a god when hes moving during the points but in between, he sort of hovels around like an old man, i hope he wont mind me saying that but that is how it looked to me. Im not an expert, that but that is how it looked to me. Im notan expert, miles, but is that fair . Yes, he moves like the rest of us between points, lets be fair. Like me but its not uncommon for him and it looks like that hip is very much protecting it. There was a unique match yesterday, his opponent benoit paire, he was made to change direction. A couple of drop shots he went for. With andy, its like a burst of speed. I dont think that is an issue. Often you see players, they all have niggles. Sometimes in a bizarre way it can be helpful because it takes pressure off, maybe puts a bit of focus on a different area of their game rather than everything being about winning this title. Jo, this title. Jo, what are your views on how far andy murray can go trying to defend the title . I think as soon as he gets to wimbledon and gets on centre court then he becomes different and of course he might have a sore hip join the rest of us but once the points start, he does move just brilliantly, one of the fastest movers on court and he knows how to movers on court and he knows how to move on grass couit. Movers on court and he knows how to move on grass court. Health and safety got that down. I expect him to be in the final and probably playing roger federer. That will be interesting, hopefully. Yes. Amanda owens, in terms of andy murray, hes physically and mentally bulked up. Yes. But to cope with a bit of a pain in the hip . No. Hes got so much experience and hes so resilient. As miles pointed out, its about being able to focus on what you need to focus on at that point, its not a distraction for him, hes playing really well considering hes been off and has had injury anythings. Niggles. Hes playing really well and said yesterday he was pretty happy with the way he played. Tell us briefly some of the tips you give to the players, tennis, rugby players, that are utilised to cope with daily life . Its about being in the present, Focussing On Minefulness and the here and now. What does that mean . Its not focussing on the mistake, the shot you have hit or missed and not focussing on an injured hip or anything that can be a distraction. Its being able to refocus and reset and focus on the ball, the point and what you are going to do right now and your game strategy. Its really important, especially forjo, that she focuses on her game plan and what she needs to do, not on expectation or the bigger picture. Ok. Thank you all of you very much. Amanda, jo and miles, thank you. Thank you for your comments about the cash in hand economy. We are expecting this report on the way we work in britain in 2017 which is due i think at about 10. 45 ish and one thing that will be talked about is the cash in hand economy potentially clamping down on that. Kenneth said i lived and worked in the usa, their tax office have a formula on the website with a section where you reply to the end, theyll tell you whether you are Self Employed or employed. If they say you are employed, the owner of the company can go to jail. Frank says at last someone wants to do something about cash in hand, ive been saying this for years, the Labour Party Bang on about the drum of the 1 rich and more escape tax at the lowernd time and again. Self employed one man bands ask are you paying by cash or cheque. That doesnt mean they are not paying tax on the cash but potentially might not be. Julian as a Supply Teacher working through an umbrella says, i pay both employees National Insurance and employers National Insurance. This cannot be right. I have taken this up with them in the past but i just have taken this up with them in the past but ijust get to bed off. Thank you for those. Todayis today is World Population day. The global population stood at a little over five billion the global population stood at a little overfive billion in 1990, its now more than half that again, measuring 6. 7 billion. So where is it growing fastest and will it ever slow down. We have taken a look at the numbers. That was a global look at the numbers on World Population though. Coming up. Should your child be marked down on technicalities at school, including the size of shape of semi colons and commas. Teachers have complained pupils have been u nfa i rly have complained pupils have been unfairly marked down. Plans to double the number of our speakers are being announced today. The government wants double the number to be using the language by 2050. With the news, heresJoanna Gosling in the bbc newsroom. An end to cash in hand jobs and changing the rules on the minimum wage are just two of the recommendations in a major review into the way we work. The study, led by a former adviser to tony blair, Matthew Taylor, recommends that people working in whats known as the gig economy, where workers get paid per task, should receive new Legal Protections to stop employers taking advantage. There is a problem about the quality of work amongst lower paid, lower skilled workers. What we have to do is tackle exploitation. There are too many people who suffer one sided flexibility their employers have lots of flexibility, but it is not how it feels to them. They are insecure, they do not feel they have a voice at work. President trumps eldest son is facing further allegations about a meeting he held with a russian lawyer during last years us election. The New York Times says donald trump junior was informed in advance by email that the information offered by the woman was part of a russian government effort to help his fathers campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee Says it wants to speak to him about the meeting. A body has been found by Police Searching for 12 year old owen jenkins who fell into The River Trent in nottingham. A Family Member said the schoolboy was a hero who had gone in to save a female friend who was struggling. Nottinghamshire police said in a statement, our thoughts are with the family during this time. An American Military aircraft has crashed in the state of mississippi, killing at least 16 people. It crashed about 100 miles north of jackson, the state capital. Officials say all 16 victims were on the marine corps aircraft and there were no survivors. A day after the iraqi Prime Minister declared victory in the battle to retake mosul from so called Islamic State, Amnesty International says the fighting has been catastrophic for civilians. It has accused so called Islamic State of using Human Shields and says iraqi and Coalition Forces fail to take adequate precautions to prevent casualties. It is calling for an independent commission to investigate the scale of civilian deaths. That is a summary. Join me at 11. And some sport. Two british players are through to the quarterfinals of the wimbledon singles for the first time in 44 years. So, canJohanna Konta go one better by reaching the last four this afternoon . She takes on the number two seed simona halep, after a really tough three set win over Caroline Garcia yesterday. Andy murray isnt back in action until tomorrow. But therell be no Third Wimbledon title for rafa nadal. He was beaten in a near five hour epic by Gilles Muller of luxembourg. 15 13, the score in the final set arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he expects Alexis Sanchez to sign a new contract with the club. He says the striker hasnt told him he wants to leave, despite rumours doing the rounds. Sanchez has a year left on his current deal. And British And Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler has apologised after he was arrested during a night out in auckland, following the drawn third test against he all blacks. Police said a man was placed under arrest but not charged following a minor disorder. That is all from me. Back to you, victoria. Right, this is interesting. A row has broken out over the marking of this years Primary School tests after teachers complained that pupils had been unfairly marked down on technicalities, including the size and shape of their commas and semi colons. Using the hashtag satsshambles, teachers pointed out multiple examples of inconsistencies in marking of key stage 2 sats tests for 10 and 11 year olds and urged all schools to go through their pupils marked papers in detail to check for further errors. Let us have a look at some examples. The answer is correct, but the m comes slightly out of the box. Look at that. The pupil has been given no marks. That seems very harsh to me. What do i know . Next example. Too hide, semi colon, even though it is in the correct place too high. The semi colon is. Wow. That pupil has been given zero marks. The third example. The comma is low but it is in the correct place. No marks awarded. That is really tight, isnt it . We can speak now to brian walton, Primary School head teacher of Brookside Academy in somerset. Hes been a headteacher for 15 years and is deeply concerned by the unfolding situation. What do you think . It is not hard to say what i think. It is just. How many adults at there can use semi colons already . The children are using them in the right place and they are being marked wrong because it is too big or the dot is above the letters. Ridiculous, absolutely. Above the letters. Ridiculous, absolutely. What above the letters. Ridiculous, absolutely. What kind of impact does it have on a child when they are marked down, when they get zero, when they have got the correct answer . How would anybody feel if they are getting the correct answer but they are being told it is wrong . It is injust, it is wrong. Also, this is very high stakes, accountable this is very high stakes, accou nta ble tests. This is very high stakes, accountable tests. The schools are judged on how they do in these tests. I have been a leader, i support schools up and down the country, headteachers lose their jobs if the results are not good enough, it as that. High stakes. Jobs if the results are not good enough, it as that. Highstakes. Who marks the ten one . Pearson. What, sorry . Pearson. The markers are trained and given the role, but i think it goes through pearson. I do not know enough at this stage. I will. That is all right. The markers have guidelines which suggests that if the letter is slightly out of the box. Yeah, absolutely. This is the controversy going on under the hash tag at the moment. The markers said none of the schools knew about it so a lot of the guidance about the size and shape and the orientation and how we form letters, we did not know that. Already, in year six, we are narrowing the curriculum to make sure children get the standards because the standards are such high sta kes. Because the standards are such high stakes. At the same time, this almost tinker tailor soldier spy marking is going on behind the scenes. Marking is going on behindthescenes. If you had the guidance that if the semi colon is too high, they might get a zero, you would have said, lower the semi colon . Would have said, lower the semicolon . We would, but again, there has to be an ethic about if there has to be an ethic about if the child can use the semi colon. Use it technically. Remember, they are putting written by semi colons, we are getting pernickety when we are getting to that level. We sure are. What do you want to be done about it . First and foremost, there needs to be a review and we need to really look at what has happened this year. We do not know the scale. It has happened on twitter at the moment. It is an echo chamber of a small group. I have 50, 60 heads who have contacted me who are outraged. Everyone of them has examples of this, including myself. One of my children has marked wrong. He has written the spelling correctly, but there is too much of a gap between two letters. There needs to be a review of this. I am going to gather their Heads Together and work with other organisations, very positively. I believe in testing and accountability, but when it is this high stakes and accountability, but when it is this high sta kes and peoples jobs accountability, but when it is this high stakes and peoples jobs are on the line, something has to change, so we the line, something has to change, so we need to review this, seriously ta ke so we need to review this, seriously take a look at it. Remarking, are you suggesting, for some of the children marked down perhaps unfairly . What is the purpose of sats . If we are thinking about children in year six going into year seven, we want the children to have the best knowledge and skills they can for secondary school. They roughly get £50 million a year, i do not know how much they. How can we have an assessment system working for children, parents, schools . At the moment, what is sats about . It is about the accountability of Primary Schools. Thank you very much. Brian walton, headteacher of a Primary School. This statement from pearson, the company who has done the marking, marking quality is extremely important and something we monitor continuously. In the unusual circumstances that there is an error, there is a review process in place which ensures a fair and transparent system and enables pearson to correct any discrepancies and ensure pupils receive a fair mark. If you have any examples, do let me know. One year after taking office, theresa may will make her first major speech since losing her majority at the general election. Norman, how important is this for mrs may . Welcome to relaunch country, this is where theresa may is going to try to kick start her premiership, get the fight but going after the duffing up she had at the hands of the electorate which has left her pretty bruised and battered, it has left the party wondering whether they want to carry on. wondering whether they want to carry on. Carry on with her. Today she will make her pitch for why she should continue as Prime Minister. Her argument will be this. She is not just focused on her argument will be this. She is notjust focused on brexit, but there are a whole load of other big issues which successive governments have dodged. Things like social care, an obvious one. Employment rights, we will be hearing a lot of that today. A new industrial strategy. All of the big areas which a lot of governments have looked at and said, i cannot deal with that. She is going to face up to those problems and i want the help of the Opposition Parties in trying to push through on these things after years when successive governments have filed them in the two difficult draw. The thinking is to say to the troublesome backbenchers who are thinking, we have to get rid of her. Look, i have an agenda that goes on four years, i look, i have an agenda that goes on fouryears, iam look, i have an agenda that goes on four years, i am not look, i have an agenda that goes on fouryears, iam notjust look, i have an agenda that goes on four years, i am notjust about brexit, i am four years, i am notjust about brexit, iam notjust four years, i am notjust about brexit, i am notjust going to be here for a few months, i have a serious, long term agenda, and the hope is it will give her a sense of momentum, purpose, and maybe the backbenchers will think, ok, she clearly has a lot she wants to do, she has energy, ideas. We will carry on with theresa may. You have to say, it is a big ask because whenever you find clusters of tory mps together, they are invariably talking about, can theresa may survive . A lot of people take the view her authority has been so badly dented by the miscalculation over the general election, the real battle she faces ahead with brexit, that actually, perhaps, they would be better getting someone else. Todayis be better getting someone else. Today is a attempt to shore up the premiership to try to ensure she stays Prime Minister. She is also going to be addressing workers rights and the gig economy, isnt she . That is one of the big issues she . That is one of the big issues she wants to tackle because the world of work has changed massively in the last five, ten years. We no longer work nine to five, work for a company all your life. People flit around, differentjobs, company all your life. People flit around, different jobs, People Company all your life. People flit around, differentjobs, people want more flexibility. We have seen an explosion in the so called gig economy. The difficulty is, it is a sort of twilight area. People who work for Companies Like uber, they are not quite Self Employed, they do not have complete control, but they are not not have complete control, but they a re not really not have complete control, but they are not really employees. They do not have to turn up at 9am and leave at five. They have a rather vague area. Today we will hear this plan from the man who used to be tony blairs big brains, Matthew Taylor, who has come up with is this idea of a new category of worker called dependent contractor and what that will mean is for those people who work for people like uber, they will gain some of the rights, not all, of employees. They would in future be able to get sick display, holiday pay, potentially the minimum wage. After a year or so, if they had been on is there a contract, they would be able to ask the company to give them a properfull time be able to ask the company to give them a proper full time contract if they had been on a zero hour contract. It is trying to give those more protections. The big snout, i think, is this. Will it actually happen . I say that because looking at the advanced transcripts of mrs mays speech, a lot of it seems to be about setting benchmarks for companies and i am not entirely sure that there will be legislation to actually make this happen. But we will find out when she speaks. Thank you. Plans to almost double the number of welsh speakers are being announced with the countrys first minister urging the nation to take ownership of the language. The aim is to get a Million People speaking welsh by 2050. In the last census there were 562,000 welsh speakers. Under the new proposals there will be an expansion of welsh speaking nurseries, and an increase in the number of teachers for primary and secondary schools. At the moment there are 391 welsh speaking Primary Schools and 23 secondary schools the hope is that 70 percent of children leaving school by 2050 will be fluent. So how important is it that the Welsh Language is more widely spoken . Meri huws is the Welsh Language commissioner and ragsy is a singer who who has appeared on the tv programme the voice, and was mentored by sir tom jones. Hes now learning to speak welsh. Freddie greaves is a dad whose kids are in the welsh speaking stream. Mari, tell us why you think this is important . We are a by lang wall country. Bilingual country. In wales, the use of the language is enhanced in public service, in business, and we really need to enable young people to respond to that channel, to be there, to be pa rt that channel, to be there, to be part of the workforce part of that challenge. To be part of this fascinating journey we are on, creating a bling wall country where the Welsh Language is part of everyones lives in the community in wales, across wales and i think thats such a wonderful challenge. This strategy is setting that journey very, very clearly for us. So you are saying there are economic benefits as well as cultural . There are cultural benefits and economic benefits. I speak regularly to employers whore looking for bibilingual workers who could contribute to their companies and we should celebrate the fact that its very much part of our iedification in wales and we should be celebrating that and using that economically to exhibition benefit to cultural and social benefit. Hello, ragsi, how are you . Im good thank you very much, how are you . Yes, im good thank you. Why are you learning to speak welsh and can you a nswer learning to speak welsh and can you answer in welsh . Im trying to. Ive only just started in answer in welsh . Im trying to. Ive onlyjust started in the last couple of weeks learning welsh so. Skaps he speaks welsh. Skaps im a very passionate welshman. Its one of those things ive thought about and thought its never too late in life to learn. I wanted to perform in my native tongue being a welshman to and to sing with a choir so welshman to and to sing with a choir soi welshman to and to sing with a choir so i ended up releasing a song on st davids day called fields at home. It spurred me on and i became even more passionate to learn the language and hopefully perform more in welsh as well. Do you mind me asking how old you are . Im 38. Its interesting that you say you are never too old to learn. Let me bring in freddie. Two of your children are in the welsh stream at your school. Its much easier to learn a language when you are young isnt it because your brain is absorbing much more, but how is it going for your children, freddie . Great. My six year old was showing off to me this week that he knows more welsh than me now so thats great. I was brought up in a part of wales where there wasnt access to welsh education so i always felt i missed out on some of the Cultural Heritage and access. Is that the motivation for you . Was and access. Is that the motivation for you . Was it and access. Is that the motivation for you . Was it your kids who wanted to learn welsh or were you saying i missed out and partly want to live my life through you . Missed out and partly want to live my life through you . They started in the nursery setting and at that point they hadnt formed any opinions on the benefits of bilingualism, but they enjoy it and my daughter enjoys singing in welsh. Iam going my daughter enjoys singing in welsh. I am going to ask ragsi to sing in welsh in a moment. Mari, how worried are you about potentially the Welsh Language dying out, in welsh, please . Im not worried. Im seeing a new confidence. I think we havejust heard that in the two other speakers. Those young people, those children learning welsh today will be our workforce of the future, our doctors, nurses, and thats going to bea doctors, nurses, and thats going to be a wonderful opportunity for them. Its not only the culture but theyll contribute to wales and a wales which will be bilingual. Ragsi, take it away. I dont know how you can hold your phone because you are on face time and i dont know if you have your guitar with you . I havent but i would like to thank the guys at the university for helping me in learning this language as well with the welsh school and if anybody wants to check him out go on www. Anybody wants to check him out go on www. Learn welsh. Cymru. This is the song i released on st davids day. I will give you a burst of that. Sings in welsh that was absolutely gorgeous, thank you so much. That was an unexpected pleasure at 10. 45 on a Tuesday Morning thank you we havent talked about the sort of musicality, i dont mean the music there, but actually the Welsh Language is sort of, i dont know, lyrical a bit, is that fair, language is sort of, i dont know, lyricala bit, is that fair, mari, what would you say . The Welsh Language is amazing, its a very old language is amazing, its a very old language and yes, that musicality and that was a wonderful performance, thank you very, very much, and if you understood the words you would realise how important the words were and how releva nt to important the words were and how relevant to what is being announced today. We sing, we celebrate and i think what we need to do more and more is celebrate our welshness and be proud of it. Ragsi, what is the message of what you have just sung to us in welsh . The song is all about it feels like home and wales is such a warm, friendly nation and no matter where you go in wales, it always feels like home so yes, thats the kind of message that i wrote about in that song. Lovely. Thank you so much all of you. Thank you. Freddie good luck to the children, ragsi thank you for singing and mari, good luck. Thank you. We were talking about School Children being marked down in their sats. We have a statement. They were being marked down for tiny things like putting a letter outside the box that you are supposed to put it in and a semi colon being in the right place but being a bit too high. The department of education says there are a number of measures in place to ensure schools, key stage two, Teacher Assessment judgments are robust and accurate. Teachers have a statutory duty to ensure the schools judgments are an accurate assessment of pupil attainment. They are encouraged to moderate theirjudgments with other schools. The Testing Agency takes anyissues schools. The Testing Agency takes any issues with accuracy of schools, Teacher Assessment judgment seriously. Any concerns about particular schools should be reported to the board so they may be properly investigated. Lots of you have been getting in touch with us about this major review into the way we about this major review into the way we work in britain today which we talked about earlier on the programme. One key recommendation is tond the so called cash in hand economy. The reports author claims cashjobs like window economy. The reports author claims cash jobs like Window Cleaning and decorating with worth up to £6 billion a year, much of it untaxed. Brian says every week there seems to bea brian says every week there seems to be a new car wash opening around here where i live. They charge around £5 per wash and have cars queueing during the dry days, none of them offer a receipt so the money taken is of them offer a receipt so the money ta ken is lost of them offer a receipt so the money taken is lost from the economy, many of the car washes are manned by non speaking europeans. Christine says, i do believe Self Employment is being abused by employers or agencies. However, it is an Impossible Task to assume it could be wiped out at every level. Many start up businesses with limited funds and have started this way such as retaining, not employing salesmen and contractors and it would be interesting how say knocking the vat off for cash for a customer who often insists on this will be tackled. Let us talk to liz mayall, chair of turf mark, a scheme that signposts people to local reputable firms and trades people. Hi there. Reputable meaning what . These are uniquely firms that have been tested for and checked for three things; they have obviously been checked for their business practices, good customer references but critically, they have been checked for technical competence and turf mark is the only scheme of this sort set up by the governmentjust over ten years ago, its the only scheme that does all three of the checks. Trust maencht so you dont mind if your tradesmen get paid cash or not . prefer they dont. You have no way of what happens when a plumber walks into a customers house and the conversation that goes on, so how do you know . Trust mark is about professionalism and the trades people we give the badge to, they earn that badge, they dont buy it and they earn it through their professionalism. A key part of professionalism. A key part of professionalism is about having a really Good Business practice. Its good for the customer, very good for the businesses as well. What about when the customer says, ok, thanks for your quote, how much for cash, meaning, you know, ill give you the cash, you dont have to bay the vat and we wont tell anybody . Well, good tradesmen generally will say im sorry thats not the way we operate. We will give you a very good quote, well be as competitive as we can, good quote, well be as competitive as we can, well give you the benefits of our expertise and well invoice you at the end of the process. There are also other Payment Options available that if people dont want to do it by cheque, an Old Fashioned way of doing thicks, you know, but there are other Payment Options available. 0k, are other Payment Options available. Ok, and the other Payment Options, for example include . Well, if youve got a big project, iwould for example include . Well, if youve got a big project, i would certainly say look at escro schemes, trust mark has one, that works where the customer puts in the money, you agree a deal between you and the person, you put the money into a scheme and then that money is released at agreed stages when work is done. If the work is not completed, you get the money back for the work thats not been done. Thank you very much liz. Bbc newsroom live is next. Thanks for your company. Have a good day. We have some welcome rain in the forecast through today after a dry few days. We can look forward to more cloud and rain today. Its not raining everywhere. We have a few showers in scotland and also some sunshine in between. The best of the drier weather for Northern Ireland and the rain gradually tracking its way east across england and wales. It will be breezy around that front but feeling fresher today compared with the past few days. Highs of 13 to 20. Into tonight, the showers will clear. Underneath the clear skies it will be chilly. In the south the rain becomes confined to the south east. A lot of dry weather and skies clear as well. Should be far more comfortable for sleeping tonight. Temperatures ranging between eight to 16. Tomorrow a bit of rain across the South East First Thing which will clear and then we can look forward toa clear and then we can look forward to a lovely afternoon with sunshine and light winds. Temperatures tomorrow ranging between 14 23. This is bbc news and these are the top stories developing at 11. 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