now the focus has been on emergency relief, there are thousands of families, businesses that have lost everything and so we're just focusing on that. to as much extent possible. but while there has been a lot of support helping families and business that has been impacted, is for us to focus on the economic recovery phase and to set the groundwork there, that's why we launched the business relief fund so when businesses pervert and assess the damage that has been done, that funds will be available to help them rebuild. —— pivot. available to help them rebuild. -- ivot. ~ . ~ ., available to help them rebuild. --ivot. . ~ ., , -- pivot. what kind of response are ou -- pivot. what kind of response are you heping _ -- pivot. what kind of response are you hoping for _ -- pivot. what kind of response are you hoping for from - -- pivot. what kind of response are you hoping for from the - are you hoping for from the appeal, are you hoping businesses unaffected by the fires locally will donate, are you hoping for donations from father feel? you hoping for donations from fatherfeel? we you hoping for donations from father feel?— you hoping for donations from father feel? we are hoping for donations _ father feel? we are hoping for donations nationally, - father feel? we are hoping for donations nationally, locally i donations nationally, locally and internationally, every donation will help, on lahaina alone there are 3000 businesses and that is restaurants and retail alone. approximately 3500 jobs. when you think about the domino impact, many businesses indirectly are also being impacted economically. so we need to help these businesses who by the way are still recovering from the pandemic. many of them dug deep holes and are still paying back loans and other types of funding, and so that is why it is critical we raise as much monies as we can to help these businesses rebuild and be able to restore the job. the to restore the “0b. the devastation _ to restore the job. the devastation clearly - to restore the job. the devastation clearly centred on the island of maui, are other islands paying some kind of a price for the buyers as well? the state of highway is an island economy we are dependent on each other, and maui alone, the lahaina community west maui is closed, other parts of my —— maui they are still open. many believe that it cannot go to maui yet, but those parts of the island are open, and it is critical to understand that because many of the businesses who rely on the visitor industry rely on that business so we hope that when visitors do come that they visit these local businesses, but more importantly, to stay away from lahaina community, west maori because we need to ensure those who have been impacted are able to grieve and not be disrespected, wejust to grieve and not be disrespected, we just asked for travellers to be respectful travellers to be respectful travellers and visitors, but still maui is openjust travellers and visitors, but still maui is open just west maui is not open. still maui is open 'ust west maui is not open._ still maui is open 'ust west maui is not open. some have called for— maui is not open. some have called for less _ maui is not open. some have called for less tourism - maui is not open. some have called for less tourism to - maui is not open. some have called for less tourism to be | called for less tourism to be part of why you's future, for the economy to be rebuilt in a different way, what are your thoughts on that?— different way, what are your thoughts on that? right now the number one _ thoughts on that? right now the number one industry _ thoughts on that? right now the number one industry in - thoughts on that? right now the number one industry in hawaii . number one industry in hawaii is the visiting industry, maui, 80% of the industry relies on the visitor industry, it will be difficult to pivot 100%. with that said pre— pandemic there has been discussion that we had too many, 10 million visitors and it kept building, there was discussion, but what we did do is pervert to more of a campaign encouraging visitors to campaign but who will be respectful of the environment and the people to learn from our communities and culture and to take care and that's what we want to build an industry, a visitor industry that will attract visitors that will understand the culture of hawaii. . ~' ,, , understand the culture of hawaii. ., ~ , . hawaii. thank you very much, president _ hawaii. thank you very much, president of — hawaii. thank you very much, president of the _ hawaii. thank you very much, president of the hawaiian - president of the hawaiian chamber of commerce, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. to china now where the authorities are trying to support its struggling economy. the country's central bank has just cut one of its core lending rates, it's so called one—year loan prime rate — and it's now at a fresh record low of 3.45%. but it's decided to leave its five—year rate unchanged at 4.2%. recently we have been talking about a slew of gloomy economic data coming out of china, the world's second biggest economy? joao da silva is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. investors are underwhelmed by the smooth?— investors are underwhelmed by the smooth? they are because it looks like the _ the smooth? they are because it looks like the central— the smooth? they are because it looks like the central bank- the smooth? they are because it looks like the central bank had . looks like the central bank had not gone as space people were expecting. the people's bank of china has cut the one—year loan prime rate, the medium term lending benchmark for corporate loans. they are aimed at giving a boost to businesses, making it cheaper for them to borrow money. but more importantly it has left the five year loan prime rate, which is a reference rate for mortgages unchanged, and that given the crisis we are seeing in the country's the sector is reason for concern as it fails to restore the confidence of potential homebuyers and fails to give develop his a much—needed boost through sales. but all of this is consistent with the criticism we have been hearing from analysts about china's response to its mounting problems, that so far it has just not been sufficient. it so far it has 'ust not been sufficient._ sufficient. it is certainly true the _ sufficient. it is certainly true the chinese - sufficient. it is certainly i true the chinese economy sufficient. it is certainly - true the chinese economy has reacted — true the chinese economy has reacted more with a whimper than — reacted more with a whimper than a — reacted more with a whimper than a bang post the covid—i9 re-open, _ than a bang post the covid—i9 re—open, one of the challenges the chinese authorities face in terms — the chinese authorities face in terms of— the chinese authorities face in terms of getting the right policy— terms of getting the right policy mix to kickstart the economy, when you look at the scale _ economy, when you look at the scale of— economy, when you look at the scale of the stem the supply from — scale of the stem the supply from china in the post covid—i9 prime _ from china in the post covid—i9 prime and _ from china in the post covid—i9 prime and it pales into significance relative to the scale _ significance relative to the scale of _ significance relative to the scale of the stimulus applied in other— scale of the stimulus applied in other countries at similar stages _ in other countries at similar stages of— in other countries at similar stages of their economic cycle. they— stages of their economic cycle. they are — stages of their economic cycle. they are certainly facing an uphill— they are certainly facing an uphill battle.— they are certainly facing an uphill battle. the question is wh has uphill battle. the question is why has the _ uphill battle. the question is why has the chinese - uphill battle. the question is| why has the chinese response uphill battle. the question is - why has the chinese response to its mounting problems being timid. because of the downward pressure the chinese currency is facing right now, the sliding currency leaves china limited room and it comes to boosting interest rates, to cutting interest rates as it fears it could ultimately spark a sell—off in the currency and of course that would cause a wave of capital flight. that is definitely at least part of the reason for that lack of decisiveness from the chinese authorities. meanwhile china's economic problems keep mounting with a property slump weaker consumer spending and an overall slowing economy will stop. let's consider the market reaction across the rest of the world. live now to jane foley, head of fx strategy, rabobank. what do you make of the scale of what's been announced in china? 0ne one of disappointment, the market has been clamouring for a more substantial amount of stimulus from china get again the market is disappointed, it is quite confusing for the market because we have had this interest rate cut but it is a very small interest rate cut not as big as the market was expecting and it is not crucially on the interest rate that guides mortgages. that is a sector which is under intense pressure, we have seen property prices falling in china, that is quite unusual, we have seen property developers under significant amounts of pressure, and as property prices fall, that has a negative wealth effect which means people are likely to spend less, and so consumption is down, demand is down and on the back of that, we have seen growth forecasts come back as well. a very confusing and disappointing message today. many might argue that cutting the interest rate is not necessarily the right solution, often it is the lever reached for in times of economic depression is aware but at a time when you have so many big developers in china, the likes of ever grand, country garden at risk of going out of business, unable to finish you apartment blocks and cutting the cost of borrowing is unlikely to get investors to put on a apartment which may never be finished.— put on a apartment which may never be finished. many people are saying _ never be finished. many people are saying the _ never be finished. many people are saying the consumer- never be finished. many people are saying the consumer in - are saying the consumer in china, they need more fiscal support, they need a big fiscal package to restore confidence, to oil the wheels of the economy perhaps to restore confidence in the property sector as well. it is beyond that, we had last week china saying it was going to stop publishing youth unemployment data, youth unemployment has become very high, perhaps becausejohn has been cutting back on some of the tech sector, other reasons as well, that's something quite worrying because when you have high of unemployment especially in the youth sector you begin to get people worried about is there going to be some kind of political or popular i should say backlash. all sorts of concerns but many economists and commentators they need more fiscal support for the consumer to really get this economy back on the tracks. let's get some of the day's other news now. the retailer tesco says it will cover the sales tax on its own branded period underwear products to make them more affordable for customers. it reduces the price by 20% and brings the period pants in line with other period products which are tax exempt. tesco hasjoined a campaign calling on the british government to reclassify period pants so they are exempt are exempt from sales tax. a heavy cargo ship is to set sail later in a world first for tackling climate change. it's been been converted to run on wind power using gigantic wings that its owners believe will slash carbon emissions by 30%. cargill�*s pyxis bulk carrier will make history as it embarks on its maiden voyage today from china to brazil, ushering in, the company says, a new age of sail for marine transport. we'll be speaking to the president of cargill�*s ocean transportation business in world business report, six hours from now here on bbc news. don't miss that. after the break, results are coming in from elections in guatemala and ecuador. we look at the economic challenges facing the winners. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bass player declan and guitarist of entirety are hoping this could be the start of something big. in competition with thousands of other hopefuls, they have got places at the liverpool institute for the performing arts, co—founded by sir paul mccartney. i arts, co-founded by sir paul mccartney-— mccartney. i thought my audition _ mccartney. i thought my audition was _ mccartney. i thought my audition was very - mccartney. i thought my| audition was very strong. spending quite a lot of time working it and i came out of the addition feeling good but still, but 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presidential election results are coming in from guatemala and ecuador. in guatemala, anti—corruption crusader bernardo arevalo has been chosen as its next president, winning on a tide of anger about the graft and authoritarianism of previous administrations. in ecuador, voters were taking part in the first round of its presidential election and the leftist lawyer luisa gonzalez emerged as the most popular candidate followed by businessman daniel noboa, who will go forward to the next round. the winners in both countries face similar challenges. neither has managed to bounce back after the pandemic leaving consumers and businesses in dire financial straits. live now to dr christopher sabatini, seniorfellow for latin america at chatham house in london. let's take these one by one. guatemala, we have a result. another reveille will be the winner. what economic challenges remain before await him? this challenges remain before await him? �* , challenges remain before await him? ~ , ., him? as you mentioned gottemoeller _ him? as you mentioned gottemoeller has - him? as you mentioned gottemoeller has not i him? as you mentioned - gottemoeller has not really recovered from the covid and the decline in the economy and also honestly largely security impinges on its own ability to develop investment —— bernardo arevalo. is attempting, much like many countries close to the us to engage in investment that would have earlier been going to china but it is struggling to do so. also, its export bases are primarily in agriculture and the entire central american area has been tjy central american area has been by climate change, droughts and flooding, so it doesn't have much options economically except with near shoring but the murder rate, the issues of corruption really impinge on the ability and investors to crosstalk. go the ability and investors to crosstalk.— the ability and investors to crosstalk. ., ., ., ., ,, crosstalk. go ahead. how easy or difficult will _ crosstalk. go ahead. how easy or difficult will it _ crosstalk. go ahead. how easy or difficult will it be _ crosstalk. go ahead. how easy or difficult will it be to _ or difficult will it be to stamp out corruption in the way that, bernardo arevalo has promised?— that, bernardo arevalo has romised? . �*, , ., , promised? that's precisely the challenae promised? that's precisely the challenge that _ promised? that's precisely the challenge that has _ promised? that's precisely the challenge that has loomed - promised? that's precisely the| challenge that has loomed over gottemoeller now for decades. it will have a difficult time for one, the ruling class, if you will, and not any one party but a number of parties in which the competitor or loser represented to disqualify the party with various means and the supreme court came out, it is not a final decision and we may see that reversed so they could not disqualify the party but i don't think the fight is over with yet because he promised to take this to the core of the government, the fight against corruption but by the same token his party only has a very slim number of seats in both houses of congress so is going to be a difficult battle and he is an outsider, despite being the son of a former president from the 50s, his party is new and not well—established and really quite distant from traditional politics within gottemoeller. let's move to ecuador. the first round is over. luisa gonzalez has come out on top, followed by daniel noboa and they will go forward to the next round of the election so what kind of challenges await them? , , , . , what kind of challenges await them? _ ,. them? firstly, security. as ou've them? firstly, security. as you've been _ them? firstly, security. as you've been reporting - them? firstly, security. as you've been reporting on, | them? firstly, security. as| you've been reporting on, it them? firstly, security. as. you've been reporting on, it is well—known that one of the presidential candidates villavicencio was assassinated a few weeks ago. the mayor of a town was assassinated. security and murder really are at the top of the agenda for most ecuadorians and that's going to impinge on investment and ability of economic growth. what's curious is you have in this vote a referendum and the results are quite in yet and it was on whether or not ecuador can exploit the oil resources in the elissonde. it looks like it may well pass ——in the amazon. they could not exploit any more. oil is one of the export revenues for ecuador so it's going to be a challenge if it's going to be a challenge if it passes. by the same token, from the early 2000 when oil was at an all—time high, chinese investment was pouring into ecuador and the country did well economically and the boom has collapsed and we are facing a series of security challenges from the narcotics trafficking primarily in that case as well as a calling demand for the sort of exports that ecuador provides. == that ecuador provides. -- cooling — that ecuador provides. -- cooling demand. - that ecuador provides. —— cooling demand. how important are these two economies to the wider south american economy. quite frankly, they are small in terms of population, the economic weight but also important for a number of different reasons, firstly the general, these elections occurring on the same day is a real — and the violence and corruption and reaction against the anti—corruption pleas of a few candidates demonstrate really it may be a bellwether for future political change within the region, both good and bad. the that it has. economically, gottemoeller is important because of its ties to the us economy through the central american free trade agreement. it provides a number of low—level manufacturing products. to the united states. —— guatemala. it's also a large export of agricultural goods, as is ecuador, but these economies, like most of the economies, like most of the economies in latin america, are tied to commodities exports which we know are very volatile and have declined over time and so, it is, in some ways, but likely causes of a larger problem latin economies base which is dependence on economies and raw materials and diversification in manufacturing. diversification in manufacturina. . manufacturing. 0k, we will have to leave it- _ manufacturing. 0k, we will have to leave it. thank _ manufacturing. 0k, we will have to leave it. thank you _ manufacturing. 0k, we will have to leave it. thank you for - to leave it. thank you for joining us. let's go to australia now, where spain has beaten england, winning the women's world cup. the tournament has been seen as a watershed moment for women's sport and raised questions about investing in the next generation of footballers. 0ne perhaps overlooked area has been facilities, such changing rooms. many are old, don't have much privacy, and were built for men back when there were far fewer women players. katie silver reports. at dudley fc, a club two hours north of sydney, women on the field are now a permanent fixture. just a few years ago, they were on the sidelines watching the partners play when they decided they wanted a bit of the action. the trouble was there was only one change room for everyone to use, and it had a communal shower. i for everyone to use, and it had a communal shower.— for everyone to use, and it had a communal shower. i don't know what it is about _ a communal shower. i don't know what it is about men _ a communal shower. i don't know what it is about men and - a communal shower. i don't know what it is about men and women | what it is about men and women but women don't tend to enjoy showering with other people watching. showering with other people watchinu. m, ., ., ., watching. most of the women and uirls watching. most of the women and girls change _ watching. most of the women and girls change in — watching. most of the women and girls change in their _ watching. most of the women and girls change in their cars - watching. most of the women and girls change in their cars or - girls change in their cars or at home. there were other challenges.— at home. there were other challenges. when i had my little girl. _ challenges. when i had my little girl. i _ challenges. when i had my little girl, i was _ little girl, i was breast—feeding and i would have to come off at half time so that i could feed her. most facilities and most places means that you sit in the back of your carand means that you sit in the back of your car and you were not to heal or you run 200 metres so that you can sit there and feed your child —— run up the hill. experiences like these let the club to obtain a government grant to build facilities made with women in mind. now, the club has bench seats for breast—feeding. partitioned rooms for privacy. hoping to attract younger players like 16—year—old tests. i attract younger players like 16-year-old tests.- attract younger players like 16-year-old tests. i feel like i'm 16-year-old tests. i feel like i'm more — 16-year-old tests. i feel like i'm more inclusive _ 16-year-old tests. i feel like i'm more inclusive -- - 16-year-old tests. i feel like i'm more inclusive -- are . 16-year-old tests. i feel like i i'm more inclusive -- are more i'm more inclusive —— are more inclusive, it will help younger girls of ac they can a space for them, specifically for them —— tess. and one that supports them. only we can get a lot more people to come in, especially younger girls, which is what we need. in especially younger girls, which is what we need.— is what we need. in australia there is more _ is what we need. in australia there is more and _ is what we need. in australia there is more and more - is what we need. in australia i there is more and more demand for women and girls to play the sport and state governments having —— been ploughing millions into improving infrastructure, something businesses are taking advantage of. the new south wales government has also set aside 25 million australian dollars, ori6 25 million australian dollars, or 16 million us dollars, in grants this yearfor or 16 million us dollars, in grants this year for clubs wanting to build female friendly facilities. 0sko has seen an increase in orders to build changing rooms that can be easily transported or quickly assembled on—site —— ausco. their boss says it makes financial sense for clubs to be invest in building more amenities for women public sport. if amenities for women public sort. , ., . amenities for women public sort. ., . ., sport. if you have created an infrastructure _ sport. if you have created an infrastructure where - sport. if you have created an infrastructure where you - sport. if you have created an infrastructure where you are | infrastructure where you are now appealing to the whole community stands to reason that your membership will go up, the number of games can put on the field will go up and therefore your fees and revenue will go up. your fees and revenue will go u n . ., your fees and revenue will go u. ., ., , your fees and revenue will go up. for many, the success of this world — up. for many, the success of this world cup _ up. for many, the success of this world cup is _ up. for many, the success of this world cup is not - up. for many, the success ofj this world cup is not counted just in the millions of fans but also in the millions of dollars' worth spent on women's sports to upgrade facilities and create a lasting legacy, notjust and create a lasting legacy, not just for the professionals but at the grassroots level as well. katie silver, bbc news. last week, nasa announced that no month in recorded history dating back to 1880 has ever been as hot as thisjuly. from extreme heatwaves across the us to wildfires in southern europe, extreme heat is becoming more frequent, severe and long—lasting, so how can policy mitigate the effects of climate change? live now to faraz khan, ceo of spectreco. it's a company that advises companies, other companies, on the climate change strategies. thanks for being with us. when you see the devastation brought by wildfires in hawaii and canada, which we were covering earlier here on bbc news, what do you see goes through the minds of the companies you're working with in terms of their responsibility in changing their way of doing things? thank you for having us. well, to be honest, we are living in times of polycrisis and climate induced disasters are right at the centre of it and in a lot ofjurisdictions, of jurisdictions, unfortunately, the governments have not realised this year impact of climate induced disasters and potential climate induced disasters in their ecosystems and the impact of their businesses so the policy side is extremely important. the businesses are the most vulnerable and in fact they are the ones who are actually supporting literally any countries backbone. and the capacity and resources that these businesses have at this point in time for the transition to the 2030 targets of reducing carbon emission, they don't have that unfortunately at this point in time. ,, ,, �* unfortunately at this point in time._ could - unfortunately at this point in | time._ could you time. crosstalk. could you reeat time. crosstalk. could you repeat that? _ time. crosstalk. could you repeat that? what _ time. crosstalk. could you repeat that? what help - time. crosstalk. could you repeat that? what help do i time. crosstalk. could you | repeat that? what help do you think they _ repeat that? what help do you think they need? _ repeat that? what help do you think they need? capacity. - think they need? capacity. caital. think they need? capacity. capital. and _ think they need? capacity. capital. and | _ think they need? capacity. capital. and | think- think they need? capacity. capital. and | think the - capital. and i think the government and businesses both need to work with technology and data platforms to reduce the cost of transition and make businesses understand the value of this transition because right now, unfortunately, this transition is more focused on compliance because if you don't do it, these laws would actually impact and would need to be paying penalties. but that approach at the strategic level needs to be changed and we need to demonstrate that there is a direct impact of this change on the return on investment and the businesses as well. . . . as well. faraz khan, there we have to leave _ as well. faraz khan, there we have to leave it _ as well. faraz khan, there we have to leave it unfortunatelyj have to leave it unfortunately because time is against us but thank you forjoining us. do stay with us here on bbc news. good morning. 0ur weekend may well have started off wet and windy but we closed out the story with some sunshine and some warmth. in fact, in suffolk, we saw highs of 26 degrees on sunday afternoon. now, mixed fortunes with our week ahead. in fact, we're going to start off monday for england and wales under this area of high pressure but low pressure over the next few days will dominate further north and that will bring some rain, some of it heavy at times. early morning patchy low cloud, mist and fog will quickly fade away across england and wales with a light south—westerly breeze. the sunshine will start to kick in and take over. but further north and west, some of that rain turning quite heavy through northern ireland and north—west scotland as we close out the afternoon here — only around 16 or 17 degrees — but at the highest values further south of 25 celsius — that's 77 fahrenheit. now, as we go through monday evening and over into tuesday, we'll see that rain turning quite patchy as it pushes its way steadily southwards. with quite a lot of cloud around, we keep those temperatures around m or 15 degrees. under clearing skies, maybe around 12 or 13 celsius. but that weather front could bring a little spot or two of light rain across north wales over into northern england. behind it, there will be some showers on tuesday. a breezier day, not quite as warm again — 19 to 21 degrees. but we keep the sunshine across central and southern england — 25 celsius once again. now, as we push through the middle part of the week, there's another weather front that's going to be pushing in across the south—west, still under the influence of low pressure further north, so it's quite a messy story through midweek. we could have a little bit of patchy rain through wales into the midlands but this frontal system is the dividing line between some pretty humid air pushing up from the south — highs of 26 degrees quite possible — and noticeably fresher air further north — 16—18 degrees at the very best. but it's the fresher air that's going to win out as we go through towards the end of the week. low pressure drifts just that a little bit further south and east. a north—westerly wind direction will take over and that's going to push that warm russet tones — the temperatures in the mid 20s — it's going to push it back over to the near continent, so that fresher feel will arrive for all. so, our week ahead will be rain at times into the north, warmer for the south until friday. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today. nurse lucy letby, the uk's most prolific child serial killer, is due to be sentenced later for murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill six others. also this morning, the lionesses begin their long journey home from sydney after their defeat to spain in the women's world cup final. england may be leaving australia without the trophy but they can hold their heads high after an incredible tournament. good morning from a grassroots football club here in london. we will bejoined by football club here in london. we will be joined by lots of young players this morning, many of whom will have been inspired by lots of that sounds despite the defeat. and katarina johnson—thompson wins gold at the world athletic championships in budapest. dismay for drivers as the wet summer sees a 20% increase in pothole related breakdowns. i'll look at why the weather makes it harder to avoid and to repair them. iam here i am here at raf lossiemouth, the uk's busiest operational airbase. the jets of yield, fighter pilots ready to scramble at a moment's notice and we will be meeting them this morning. a day of warm sunshine ahead for england and scotland is cloudy, with showers later on.