and when the weather s grim, that s not great for our high streets. here in london s most famous shopping street, plenty are still braving the rain to shop. if i was a tourist, i guess i d be spending all my time in the shops. i m from ireland, so we have to shop in the rain all the time as well. so it s ok. we re happy. yeah, we re happy. so embrace it. that topsy turvy summer weather is having an impact on footfall. june was the hottest on record, driving a 3.7% monthly increase in visitors across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres, the biggest increase in anyjune since 2009 when the research began. injuly, another record for the first time footfall was lower thanjune, down by 0.3%, driven by a fall in shoppers out on the high streets across our towns and cities. july really has been the perfect storm for high streets and for retail destinations,
literally in many ways. not only have we had a huge amount of rain, but also we had an overtime ban on rail, which has limited people s ability to make trips. and then, of course, the rise in interest rates that we ve seen recently has started to really hit home injuly. the weather at least looks set to improve by the end of august. for many high street businesses that can t come soon enough. emma simpson, bbc news. former us president donald trump is due to appear at a court in washington dc later, after he was criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. the indictment says the former president knew he was lying when he claimed there was voter fraud. mr trump says the case is timed to interfere with next year s presidential bid. the uk s head of counter terrorism policing has told the bbc that about 20% of those arrested for terror related offences last year were under the age of 18. three years earlier,
on rail, which has limited people s ability to make trips. and then, of course, the rise in interest rates that we ve seen recently has started to really hit home injuly. the weather at least looks set to improve by the end of august. for many high street businesses that can t come soon enough. emma simpson, bbc news. former us president donald trump is due to appear at a court in washington dc later, after he was criminally charged with plotting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. the indictment says the former president knew he was lying when he claimed there was voter fraud. mr trump says the case is timed to interfere with next year s presidential bid. the uk s head of counter terrorism policing has told the bbc that about 20% of those arrested for terror related offences last year were under the age of 18. three years earlier, that figure stood at just 4%. the met police assistant commissioner mattjukes put the rise