he secures back to back titles for britain in the men's 1500 metres after a thrilling race at the world championships in hungary. at the world championships # why don't you, why don't you...# at the world championships can you remember the rest? at the world championships it's been 50 years since the show that encouraged kids to turn off the tv and do something less boring first hit our screens. today, sunshine and showers, some showers sundry, especially this morning, cross some southern counties. more persistent rain pushing up into the northern isles. all the details later. it's thursday, the 24th of august. our top story. russian authorities say the leader of the wagner mercenary group, who led a coup against vladmir putin this summer, was on a plane that crashed near moscow, killing all ten people on board. the kremlin hasn't confirmed yevgeny prigozhin�*s death, but a social media account linked to his organisation has accused russian air defences of shooting down the aircraft. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera — the final seconds of a private jet. on board, reportedly, the head of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin. "look over there by the farm, it's burning," the eyewitness can be heard saying. in the distance, a giant cloud of smoke. the embraer plane had crashed in the tver region of russia, north of moscow. mr prigozhin�*s right—and man, wagner commander dmitry utkin, is also thought to have been on board. later, a wagner—linked telegram channel confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin had been killed. it claimed it was the result of the actions of traitors of russia. it's two months to the day since the wagner chief launched what he called his march ofjustice, his mutiny — the insurrection by wagner forces who'd been fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. they rolled unopposed into the city of rostov. their demands — the removal of russia's senior military leadership, who they blamed for setbacks on the battlefield. there were these extraordinary scenes as the paramilitary chief admonished russian generals. and then they marched on in the direction of moscow, in a direct challenge to the authority of president putin. the kremlin leader called it treachery. russia, he said, had been stabbed in the back, the mutineers would be punished. but by evening, a deal had been done to end the insurrection. even though russian servicemen had been killed, there would be no charges against yevgeny prigozhin and his wagner troops. they would have to leave russia, but the agreement left the kremlin looking weak. this was vladimir putin in the city of kursk, commemorating the soviet victory in a famous world war ii battle. there's been no comment yet from the president on the plane crash. on the streets of moscow tonight, there was a mixed reaction. "i couldn't care less," he says. "this was to be expected," says dmitry. "some of the things prigozhin did or didn't do needed to be punished. he had lots of enemies." little surprise, then, but much speculation about why the jet crashed. who had targeted the plane and its controversial passenger? was this an act of revenge against the man who had dared to humiliate those in power in russia? steve rosenberg, bbc news. we have spoken about strike action across various industries. again, we are turning attention to the medical industry. hospital consultants in england will begin their latest strike over pay this morning. they'll walkout at 7 o'clock for 48 hours. emergency cover will be provided, but the action will result in cancellations of planned treatment. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. for the second time this summer, consultant doctors in england are taking to the picket lines. a 48—hour strike over pay that nhs bosses say has the potential to be extremely disruptive. unlike when junior doctors strike, no one else can cover for consultants, so almost all routine care will be suspended. so morale in the health service currently is at an all—time low. but doctors say they've been left with no choice but to take action. doctors are having to strike with their backs against the wall. it's not something they want to do. we have faced a significant pay cut over the last 15 years of nearly 35%. so the workload, if anything, has increased and we are effectively doing three to four months of work free of charge every year. there will, inevitably, be an impact on patients, but that doesn't necessarily mean some of those affected don't support the doctors. the more steve barclay and the government won't negotiate, the more they are voting with their feet. carol hedges is still waiting to be given the all—clear after cancer treatment, which has been delayed by previous strike action. it's a worrying time. a slight concern that i wasn't quite sure how things were going to develop. but sort of feeling that i was actually now personally involved with what's been going on for years with the nhs and dragging it down — that it had actually washed up at my door. it's really interesting that you're so sympathetic to the doctors, given that you've been so directly affected. my fight is sort of my fight and everybody else�*s fight. we have to save the nhs and we have to pay our doctors and nurses what they're worth to stop them from going somewhere else. this strike is fundamentally about pay, but a fresh analysis of senior doctors�* salaries in other wealthy nations reveals that pay for doctors in countries like the netherlands, ireland and germany is ahead of those in england, where the average salary of a consultant is just over £212,000. but that's more than doctors earn in spain, italy and france. ministers describe a 6% pay offer as fair and reasonable. we've accepted in full the recommendations of the pay review body and we call on the bma to end the strikes because the strikes ultimately will impact patients, in particular, those patients waiting for their operations. the consultants have already announced more strike days in early october and, as with their more junior colleagues, there's little sign of any compromise from either side in this dispute. dominic hughes, bbc news. the union representing staff at wilko says the majority of stores will close within weeks after a deal to buy the discount retailer fell through. ben has the details. a worrying time for staff. redundancies are likely and at least some stores will close — according to the administrators who've been trying to find a buyer to rescue the struggling retail chain. wilko has been trading for almost a hundred years but announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs at risk. the retailer, which sells home and garden items, has 400 stores around the uk. has 400 stores around the uk. many of them are in expensive high street locations in town centres — while shoppers increasingly switch to retail parks. it also faced more competition from rivals like b&m, poundland and home bargains. all of that — resulting in sharp losses for wilko. the administrators set a deadline of last friday for potential buyers to come forward. they are now saying no—one wants to buy the whole business — but it could be broken up as conversations continue with those interested in buying parts of it. for now, they say all stores remain open and continue to trade, and that staff would continue to be paid. they also said there were currently no plans to close any stores nex week. but this further adds to uncertainty for workers — with their union warning that "significantjob losses are now expected." a drone in northern pakistan has captured the terrifying ordeal of the group of passengers who were stranded in a cable car. the six children and two adults were stuck 1200 feet above the ground after two of the cables snapped. they were rescued during a 12—hour operation that included a military helicopter and zip wire experts. the owner of the cable car has been arrested for endangering lives and negligence. the pictures taken by a drone that moved around the cable car while they were trapped on board. republican presidential hopefuls in the united states have appeared in their first televised debate. the former president, donald trump, who's most likely to become the candidate, skipped the debate to do a tv interview intead. a tv interview instead. mr trump has said he plans to turn himself in today to a court in the state of georgia to face charges of election interference. the mps�* watchdog has ruled that the prime minister failed to correctly declare his wife's financial interest in a childminding agency. the parliamentary commissioner for standards said this arose out of confusion and was inadvertant. rishi sunak has accepted the ruling and apologised. thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland will be getting their gcse results in just a couple of hours. results are expected to drop for the second year in a row, bringing them back in line with pre—pandemic levels. some vocational results including btecs and cambridge nationals are also being released. vanessa clarke reports. results day is finally here. but for the class of 2023, the journey to get here has not been easy. we were the children of the pandemic, almost. it was quite shocking, you know, to adapt to this new environment or way of learning online. with everybody else, sometimes, it was quite confusing, chaotic. having to learn all the knowledge quickly did affect us and it has hit us like a ton of bricks. this year, there was more disruption with teacher strikes, although many schools tried to limit the impact on exam students. we had to deal with supply teachers who are good teachers, but they might not know enough about that certain subject. that put us in a difficult position. this isjust to remind you how it looks in your exam. in england, grades are expected to fall back in line with pre—pandemic levels, but in wales and northern ireland, marking is still more generous, so grades should be a bit higher. students will now be weighing up their next steps. students are limited to university or college being the only option, but they're aware of the wide variety of options that are available to them and they pick what they know they're going to enjoy and what's best for them. after so much disruption, today marks a major milestone for these students. vanessa clarke, bbc news. japan has begun releasing treated radioactive waste water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean, despite strong objections from neighbouring countries. more than a million tonnes of the water has been collected on the site after a tsunami there in 2011. the authorities say the procedure is safe. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khaliljoins us. it isa it is a stunning backdrop behind you. but also, the location of a controversial decision which is happening today. you controversial decision which is happening today-— controversial decision which is happening today. you would not be able to make _ happening today. you would not be able to make out _ happening today. you would not be able to make out how— happening today. you would not be able to make out how controversialj able to make out how controversial and anxiety inducing it is from the picturesque location. this has caused a great deal of anger and anxiety. japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean. today is the day it happens. it is significant because it has taken two it is significant because it has ta ken two years, it is significant because it has taken two years, a controversial build—up for of the government to come to this day. they have the technical and international green lights they need but they do not have the approval of people most affected by this, people here in fukushima. they have told us many times, especially the fishermen, they are so worried about their livelihoods, after the disaster, they have lost their livelihoods and it has taken years to convince people to buy their fish and they say the release of water in the ocean will be like a second disaster. the government said it is safe. the company that runs the plant says it is safe. i think japan, it will take a great deal of convincing from japan to convince its neighbour and its people it is safe, and it has not done so yet. paddington bear is to appear on 10 special stamps released by the royal mail to mark his 65th anniversary. it is the first time paddington has been dedicated his own stamp set since he first appeared in 1958. they will feature a mixture of ivor wood's comic strip cartoons and some moments from the bbc television series. he has not aged. that is the joy of being a karting character. i would not know. how do you feel about that? i i would not know. how do you feel about that? i would not know. how do ou feel about that? . ., how do you feel about that? i am not caettin how do you feel about that? i am not getting involved _ how do you feel about that? i am not getting involved in _ how do you feel about that? i am not getting involved in your— how do you feel about that? i am not getting involved in your domestics. . getting involved in your domestics. this morning is a humid start in some southern areas but quite fresh in northern ireland. today, we are looking at the chance of thunder, especially this morning, across parts of south england anywhere from the isle of wight heading towards kent. we could see torrential rain, 15-20 kent. we could see torrential rain, 15—20 millimetres. perhaps double that in a small amount of time for some. this is where we are likely to see heavy downpours. a weak weather front moving south across england and wales will continue to weaken stop behind it brightening up. we have a low pressure anchored to the north—west of scotland with persistent rain in the north but a lot of showers across northern ireland and western scotland. through the day, some could be heavy. between this, sunny spells and breezy in the north and south. these are the temperatures, 14—25. still humid in the south—eastern corner. 0vernight, the weatherfront sinks south producing cloud and maybe a shower. further showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. in between, clear skies. temperatures down for some. tomorrow we start with the odd shower in the south—east. and then a day of variable cloud, sunshine and showers. some showers will be thundery, particularly across parts of scotland. temperatures down tomorrow. a range of 14—21. let's take a look at today's papers. "putin's revenge" headlines the daily mirror. the paper reports it is thought the russian president put the wagner boss on a "kill list" weeks ago. it adds that locals say they heard two bangs before the crash. the metro reports on the story that india has become the first country to land in the lunar south pole region. the paper writes the nation is only the fourth to land successfully on the moon. nigel farage says it is a �*sickjoke' that the ex—natwest boss who quit over his account will get a payout package of £11 million, acccording to the daily telegraph. former ceo alison rose, who stepped down injuly, will be paid as she sees out a 12—month notice period. and one of the most read articles on the bbc website is louis theroux's comments on tv bosses "playing it safe". the documentary maker told the edinburgh tv festival that it's harder to get programmes made about risky subjects because broadcasters have a temptation to avoid difficult subjects. britain's josh kerr. he is stunned after taking gold in the 1500m at the world championships in budapest last night. the 25—year—old clocked a season's best to make his first podium. we'll be speaking to him just after 8.30 this morning. is that surprise, joy? it has actually happened? we will see the moving pictures later. he wins the race and then the moment when he runs towards the crowd. he is so fired up. a realjoy to watch. congratulations. what have you spotted? a supermarket chain, ourfavourite what have you spotted? a supermarket chain, our favourite sandwich, what have you spotted? a supermarket chain, ourfavourite sandwich, what is it. important to point out this is it. important to point out this is favourite to buy in a shop. i think you would buy a more intricate sandwich if it was ready—made rather than you make at home. the list goes number one, prawn mayonnaise. two, cheese and onion. three, essential egg mayonnaise. steak and onion chutney. we have chicken and bacon. a wrap. is that a sandwich? they are including it. this sandwich you choose to buy off the shelf is different to what you make at home. that is what i said. i am agreeing with you. of course the king of sandwiches is cheese and pickle but if you buy one, the ratio of cheese and pickle is never right and there is never enough in the sandwich. the king sandwich is of course the 999 the king sandwich is of course the egg main aims. which comes in at number three in the chart. it did not have crisps. ham salad always goes down well. you cannot go wrong. generally, when i talk about sandwiches like that, i start to get hungry. we can take you to a moment that perhaps... i worry about moments like this, when a key character has been killed off. ever since bobby ewing, he was in the shower. it was all a dream. when they have been killed off and you have not seen the dead body... you think they could come back. it leaves an artistic license in the hands of the programme makers and we are talking about eastenders. cindy appeared to be dead. she's played by michelle collins, and our reporter tim muffett has been to walford to meet her and adam woodyatt, who plays her ex—husband, ian beale. eastenders theme plays. adam, michelle, so good to meet you. both: hello. what a place to meet you. lovely to see you. welcome back to walford. thank you. how does it feel? weird. how long have you got? it's 25 years. it's very weird. i've wanted to visit for so long. hello, kathy. you're dead! cindy always did have a way of pulling the wool over people's eyes. it's different now. how long have you been away? two and two and a half. well, i'm 25 years. yeah. a lot has happened. it's changed because the place where you got me shot's been tarmacked over. such a long time ago. i've forgotten it. oh, really? convenient! watch out. michelle, when you were asked to come back to eastenders, how easy or how difficult a decision was it? my agent kind of messaged me and i was like, what? no, no, no, no. so i was i was shocked. so i was shocked. i don't know how to tell you this. what? cindy's dead. eastenders duff-duffs. i was intrigued to think how are they ever going to do this, you know, and kind of make it realistic, you know, rather than bobby ewing in the shower kind of thing, you know. that would have been good. and anyway... we could have had a shower scene. she creates unhappiness _ and confusion everywhere she goes. it feels good being back in walford. feels like i'm coming home. it's tough for cindy being back after 25 years and, yeah, you're supposed to be dead. so there's a lot of explaining to do. little bit. so let's go back to the eighties. your first appearance is 1985 for you, adam? yep. what's your memory of that day? i had absolutely no idea. how old were you then? 16. what are you doing here? - i've come to get my dinner money. the early days were chaos, because, i mean, there was only four channels. there wasn't all the choice people have got now, all the different streaming services, and the viewing figures were massive. you couldn't go anywhere without anybody recognising you. leave it out. dad, i'm playing mark on the machines. that money's meant to pay for your dinner. - i'm playing with my own money! people back then used to think you really were the character. i had a great time the other night. yeah, me too. i was originally in for 11 episodes and i stayed quite a long time. and it was kind of gritty, wasn't it? it covered real kind of social issues, and it was a huge bed for kind of working class actors, which didn't really happen that much on tv. we kind of grew up — we grew up in people's living rooms. surprise! oh, i'm sorry. it took over your life, and it was 2a hours. i mean, it was endless, wasn't it? simon, don't go! we could go away together now. nobody would know. it's not too late. and some people... i mean, i kind of coped with it ok. some people did, some people didn't. you just want the boys. this is the only way you can think of getting them back. that's what this is all about. isn't it? and towards the end, i think that was one of the reasons why i felt like i wanted to go, because it was all encompassing. i mean, you've both been involved in some of the most — iconic is an overused word — but iconic plotlines in british soap. stephen isn't your son. i can't lie to you any more. you're not stephen's father. ian! do you know what? i was so lucky. because i had such great stories. you know, you don't want to come into a big show like this and sit in the cafe and just have a cup of tea. oh, yes, iforgot. poor little, hard—done—by cindy. don't you dare talk to me like that. talk to you like what? i'm mean, cindy, what are you playing at? it writes really well for women. oh, please. somebody help me, please. he's taken my children. it was fantastic to be a part of that. so by bringing you two back, is this an attempt to kind of reinvigorate those glory days? oh, god, no. it's nostalgia, isn't it? and i suppose people like old characters. i still love you. there was never a time when i didn't. the writers obviously liked writing for us, and i think that's what it is — coming up with good stories. and if they continue to come up with good stories, then we're happy, aren't we? thanks ever so much. i've actually got to get a train now. can i get a train from there? uh... it's not real, sadly. duff-duffs. that went on uncomfortably long. i think it worked. the acting in the early days. the contrast. the lines they have now. the first bit were lines from now. the first bit were lines from now on, saying i thought you were dead. i suppose they will get over people coming back. coming up. # why don't you? it's 50 years since the children's programme why don't you first aired, and we'll be taking a trip down memory lane and speak to one of the now famous names who produced the show. is that making a comeback? i don't think it is. no. but it was great fun. 0ne think it is. no. but it was great fun. one of the cooler programmes to watch. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. consultant doctors across london begin their second set of strikes today in their dispute over pay. most routine and elective services will be cancelled but full emergency cover will remain in place. the action is due to end saturday morning. a man whose father—in—law was left on a trolley and put into another patient�*s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for systemic change. jim rourke said his 85—year—old father—in—law had gone to basildon hospital's emergency department with stomach pain. a spokesperson said the site was "particularly pressured" at the time following four days of industrial action byjunior doctors. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today but a new report has said the underperformance of boys is a national concern. research shows that girls tend to outperform boys in exams at school and it's predicted todays grades may show the gap between the sexes widening further. it's the second year of formal exams since the break as a result of the pandemic. a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at a pub in beaconsfield wants to find the stranger who gave him cpr that potentially saved his life. julian penge has put up posters in the hope of finding the good samaritan. it's thought a customer inside the pub rushed out to give him cpr and resuscitate him. i think i was very, very lucky that there was a person in the saracens head who knew how to do cpr, and was prepared to help me. and a few other people came out and helped me as well. and if you know who the good samaritan is we'd love to help re—unite the pair, just email [email protected]. let's take a look at the tubes now — the district and hammersmith and city lines are part suspended, minor delays on the piccadilly line, and partial closures on the dlr and some 0verground services. now onto the weather with elizabeth. hello there, good morning. it was very warm yesterday, highs of 28 celsius. and today is still warm and humid but it's all change weather—wise. there will be some heavy, thundery showers around at times, particularly true this morning. so to start the day, then, this rash of showers is pushing in from the south. they will be slowly pushing eastwards as we head through the course of the morning. there could be some thunderstorms embedded in all of this rain, possibly some frequent lightning, and there is a met office weather warning in force for some thunderstorms just towards the south of the m25. so it could be quite a wet morning for some, especially towards the south. but these showers clear into the afternoon, still a few showers following on behind, there will also be some sunny spells. still a rather humid feel to things, temperatures reaching 2a, this is a cold front sinking southwards, but still humid tonight with the lows of around 13 celsius. tomorrow, breezier, the cloud will clear as we head into the afternoon. and there will be some sunny spells but also showers at times and a fresher feel. that's it, back to charlie and naga. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. energy bills may be getting cheaper but the number of households struggling to pay them is not budging. 0ne charity is warning of a winter of hardship lies ahead if no action is taken, ben has more. i get this, when a charity says action needs to be taken, what can be done? , , , , ., be done? this is the big question, because even _ be done? this is the big question, because even as _ be done? this is the big question, because even as bills _ be done? this is the big question, because even as bills fall - be done? this is the big question, because even as bills fall in - be done? this is the big question, because even as bills fall in price. because even as bills fall in price for many people, over the summer, we tend to use less energy and even when you factor that in, citizens advice is saying that a lot of people are struggling to pay and that's because we are going to get into the winter period and energy bills will go up. let me explain. it all revolves around the energy price cap set by the regulator 0fgem. that is the maximum amount that suppliers are allowed to charge per unit of gas and electricity for what it calls a typical household. that fell to about £2000 last month. that's a drop of 17% in annual bills for anyone on a standard tariff for gas and electricity, paying by direct debit, which is most households. as a reminder of how we got here, when the cap launched, it wasjust over £1,000. when the cap launched, and that figure remained largely the same until it reallyjumped in october last year. that was due to high wholesale energy prices, partly as a result of the war in ukraine. the government then stepped in last autumn with its own support scheme to help households, the energy price guarantee, which capped unit charges untiljune this year, so a typical household's annual bill would be £2,500. just as well because within that period, 0fgem's cap peaked again in january at over £11,000. and as wholesale energy prices have come down significantly, we've seen that reflected in the price cap, with a big drop injuly and remember this cap now controls your bills again. analysts predict another slight fall to back under £2000 in october, we get that announcement tomorrow. but bills are still way higher than they were just a few years ago. and remember the cap applies to unit charges and not your overall bill so if you use more energy, you will pay more. so it's always good to take a meter reading. and while the fall in price is good news, and even if you do cut the amount of energy you are using there are still daily fixed fees to pay called standing charges that cover the costs of providing gas and electricity into your home. those again on average have been climbing. the charity citizens advice says it is helping a record number of people struggling with their bills, and marc ashdown has been speaking to one of them. since energy bills leapt last year, more and more people have been struggling to cope. in rochester, parents have been juggling their finances to stay afloat. it's just trying to balance everything, really, making sure we can keep on top of everything. but yeah, electricity and gas has definitely gone up and it is worrying, yeah. it's difficult. i've been having to work extra hours doing twojobsjust to make sure these can have fun in the summer. rebecca has two growing boys. she's had to make some difficult choices, like cutting down on showers as costs increase. i've got two credit cards out. what, for your bills? just in case i have to, like, pay them off, yeah. just like a safety net. more and more people are doing the same. in a survey for citizens advice, 12% of people said in the past six months they'd had to resort to borrowing money in order to afford their energy bills. one in four people said out of all their bills, energy was the one they were most worried about. the charity said that between january and june, more than 116,000 people had contacted it for advice on energy debt, an increase of nearly 17% on last year. it also found the size of energy debt has grown. the average amount people owe is now £1,711, a third higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. and there's concern about the growing number of people who seem to be struggling with their bills in these warmer summer months when typically everyone uses less energy. things might get a bit more affordable as 0fgem's price cap starts to come down. but remember, most of the government's subsidies to help with bills have now ended. so when it comes to energy debt, all the numbers go in the wrong direction. we've got more people who are in debt to their energy supplier. the amount of debt that they're repaying is so much higher. and the research that we're showing today shows that there are many millions of people who were actually having to borrow in the first half of this year to be able to pay their energy bill, whether that's putting money on a credit card or taking out a loan. this simply isn't a sustainable response to the energy debt challenge that we're seeing. tomorrow, 0fgem's new price cap is expected to come down to around £1,900 a year, saving the average bill payer £150. that is still double pre—pandemic levels. the government said help is available for the most vulnerable through an increase to the warm home discount, which could benefit over three million households. charities say with record numbers of people already in need of energy support, the winter months could see thousands more struggle to afford their bills. marc ashdown, bbc news. we will have more tomorrow on what the new price cap means for your bills, but it is clear that while the amount on your monthly bill may be a bit less, the challenge to afford them is not any smaller at the moment for a lot of people. thank you, ben. there is something in sport, every sport has a special moment and on the track, athletics, there is something, because it's so intimate, and they start and they rice —— race and there is a line, you know what we are talking about. it's like theatre played out and the clock is running. and we had a special rate last night.- clock is running. and we had a special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning _ special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at _ special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at the _ special rate last night. yes, josh kerr winning at the world - special rate last night. yes, josh i kerr winning at the world athletics championships, because this time last year his team—mates jake wightman he was watching for the bbc eat the same guy in exactly the same way. —— he beat the same guy. if there was ever a reason to say it is person against person, but this person, this is how he beat him, and i am going to help my guy who is not injured. it was a golden night for great britain at the world athletics championships in budapest asjosh kerr won the men's1500m title. just like last year, it was the favourite, norway's jakob ingebrigtsen, beaten into second place by a brit. natalie pirks reports. every sinew strained for a race he could be proud of. josh kerr turned a grimace into gold. for years, he'd been telling anyone who'd listen that becoming the 1500 metre world champion was his destiny. the olympic champion, jakob ingebrigtsen, stood in his way. going into the final bend, the norwegian was more thanjust in his sights. he was chasing him down. and there goesjosh kerr, ingebrigtsen cannot hold him, or can he? asjosh�*s injured team mate, jake wightman, the reigning world champion, watched on as a bbc pundit, kerr ensured the title stayed in britain. josh is going to get there! it's gold! world champion josh kerr! what a stunning gold medal there from josh kerr. he said that ingebrigtsen was beatable, and my word, has hejust gone and proved it. that is britain's second gold of these championships and back to back world champions in this event. watching on and celebrating was team kerr. the emotions were clear as he talked about what his family had sacrificed for this moment. this is a lot for our family. and they've put a lot of time, effort and money into me. and ijust couldn't be prouder to, you know, represent the kerr family name today. and, you know, ijust gave it everything for them and myself and, you know, my fiancee, it'sjust, you know, this is the life i want to lead for them. so, you know, they've given me so much and it was nice to pay that back a little bit today. today, the love from his family was very much mutual. josh has talked about doing this, he knew he could do this. he's talked about being the champion of the world a lot and envisioned it and i knew he could do it. but, you know, so many people worked so hard to get to this day. and i'mjust so, so, so glad that it happened for him today, he deserves it. yeah, really proud of him, just want to give another big hug, really. - and so proud that we're so lucky to have him as a son. _ from 0lympic bronze to world gold, the reign of king kerr starts now. natalie perks, bbc news, budapest. there wasn't a medal for molly caudery in the pole vault. but she still played her part in a thrilling competition. caudery recorded a personal best of four metres 75 to finish fifth. it's her first appearance at a world championships hence the enthusiastic response. ahead of her, joint winners. katie moon and nina kennedy decided to share the title after both cleared four metres 90. instead of continuing to a jump off, the american and australian agreed to take a gold each instead. the women's 200 metres semi—finals are tonight. britain's dina asher—smith who won gold in this event four years ago came through from lane eight in her heat to qualify. team—mates daryll neita and bianca williams are also through. and the men's semi—finals are also this evening. having already won bronze in the 100, zharnel hughes eased through his heat in a fraction under 20 seconds. the fastest time of all the qualfiers so far. southern brave beat manchester 0riginals by six wickets to secure a top—three finish and set up a meeting between the two sides in the competition's eliminator. devon conway hit an unbeaten 5a from a0 balls as brave successfully chased down their target with five balls to spare. the teams will play again at the 0val on saturday for a place in the final. in the women's match between the two southern brave secured a place in a third successive final. maia bouchierfinished unbeaten on 47 for an eight wicket victory at old trafford. the final will be against northern superchargers or welsh fire who will play in their eliminator. aston villa have taken a huge step towards the europa conference league group stage by thumping hibernian 5—0 in the first leg. 0llie watkins scored a hat trick at easter road, his first goals of the new season. the second—leg is at villa park next thursday. a lot of work to do, back to you. thank you very much. video game technology could help people who are paralysed to communicate at speeds closer to normal speech. in a series of trials scientists have been using tiny implants in the brain to decode what people without a voice wanted to say. it's hoped it could help people with degenerative diseases like motor neurone disease. 0ur health reporter philippa roxby has more. 68—year—old pat bennett struggles to talk after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease ten years ago. but new technology is helping her communicate again. surgeons implanted tiny sensors in her brain just the size of pills in areas key to producing speech. when she tells her lips, tongue and jaw to make sounds to form words, an algorithm decodes information coming out of her brain, then sends it to a computer screen in sentences. researchers at stanford university in california say the approach could be life—changing. she can say any word of 125,000. so it's a large possible set of words. it's notjust a limited vocabulary. and the accuracy was about 23% word error rate, meaning about one in every four words was wrong. and obviously that's something we want to improve moving forward. but it's such a big difference from what's been done in the past that the speed and the generality of it is much better. so i think that it's exciting, it really makes it seem real that in the future one of these devices could restore fluent conversation, reliable, accurate, fluent conversation to someone with paralysis. do not be afraid to ask the questions. another american study used similar technology on a woman severely paralysed by a stroke. the researchers were able to convert her brain activity while attempting to talk into words spoken by an avatar on a screen. thanks for stopping by. former rugby league player rob burrow, who has mnd, recorded his voice before he lost the ability to speak and now uses his eyes to pick out words and phrases from a screen. i may have lost my voice, but technology now helps me to speak. i can still talk to my family in my broad yorkshire accent. the scientists behind today's studies are excited by the progress they've made. their brain computer interface produces words three times more quickly than previous ones. it's also more accurate than before, although there are still some errors in words. they say the research is at a very early stage and lots of refining of the technology is now needed before it can be used as a device at home. by using brain signals, scientists hope to restore more rapid communication to those who can no longer speak, whether through paralysis, a stroke or degenerative brain disease. philippa roxby, bbc news. fascinating story. even with all the caveats about how longer they need to work on it and how much better it can be, it'sjust remarkable to work on it and how much better it can be, it's just remarkable the difference it can and will make to people. difference it can and will make to --eole. �* ., , difference it can and will make to --eole. �* , ., people. and the hope it offers to eo - le people. and the hope it offers to peeple who _ people. and the hope it offers to people who have _ people. and the hope it offers to people who have a _ people. and the hope it offers to people who have a degenerative | people who have a degenerative disease who will fear that ability to communicate being lost. we will be talking more about it at 8:20am. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. everybody wants to know what's happening next. absolutely, good morning. this morning we have showers and some of them are heavy and thundery, especially coming across the far south—east of england. in between the showers there will be some sunshine and those showers in the south will clear as we go through the morning. you can see them coming to the english channel, affecting the channel islands, southern counties. some showery outbreaks of rain pushing north across scotland but the showers in the south i want to focus on because we could have 15 to focus on because we could have 15 to 20 millimetres of rain coming out of these in three hours, possibly double that locally. it could lead to some disruption, anywhere from the isle of wight to kent where the surface has an yellow weather warning at —— met office has a yellow weather warning out. another weather front across england and wales is weakening with the band of cloud and an odd spot of rain. brightening up later. low pressure in the north—west of scotland with a weather front wrapped around it producing persistent rain in the northern isles but showers across western scotland and northern ireland, and some of those could be heavy and thundery. breezy in the north and breezy in the far south with temperatures 1a to 2a or 25 in the south—east. 0vernight the weather front six south as a band of cloud, we will have further showers coming in across the northern half of the country and some clear skies. these are the overnight lows, nine to 14 degrees. this cloud will move away with the odd spot of rain first thing, there will be showers across england, wales and northern ireland, pushing steadily eastwards, and we continue with heavy and potentially thundery showers across the far north of scotland. in between them all there will be some sunshine. temperatures 14 in the north to 21 of the south, it will start to feel fresher, particularly where it has been so humid and also with the drop in temperatures. if you are interested in the leeds and reading festival, friday could catch them showers as it moves towards the east in a bit more cloud at times in lead so have a good time if you are going. saturday sees low pressure various weather front sinking southwards and a ridge of high pressure coming our way in the atlantic. 0n pressure coming our way in the atlantic. on saturday, sunny spells, the showers will be widespread, heavy and thundery in places. in between there will be some sunny skies, unlike the next few days, breezy in the north end of the south. 15 to 20 degrees. as we move forward into sunday, there a little bit of uncertainty in the forecast on sunday so it is around his weather front where the rain will be coming in to the day, further east a mixture of sunshine and showers, but some will be fewer and further between then we are looking at on saturday. bank holiday monday, similar to sunday, showers, dry weather, but some weather front in the west could bring in some rain. carol?- when _ the west could bring in some rain. carol? yes? when other hot temperatures _ carol? yes? when other hot temperatures coming - carol? yes? when other hot temperatures coming well, | carol? yes? when other hot temperatures coming well, naga, maybe towards the end of next week. is that promise? at}! maybe towards the end of next week. is 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temperatures, you won't! i will get something! it's been 50 years since the children's tv programme "why don't you" suggested kids should switch off their tvs and do something less boring instead. the irony being you needed to watch the programme to find out what to do! now, it's not something we're asking you to do this morning. instead why don't you watch this report from jayne mccubbin who has been reminiscing with one of the show�*s creators? 70s kids, brace yourselves. nostalgia trip incoming. 50 years ago, a brand new kids tv programme landed, and it did the unthinkable. it told kids to turn the telly off. # why don't you? why don't you? in the golden age of kids tv, this was a big deal. do you remember a programme called... it was a programme about keeping the kids entertained in the holidays, an age old problem. can you remember "why don't you?" yes, "why don't you turn the tv off and do something useful instead?" nearly. # why don't you... go outside and do something better instead? almost. i remember it telling me to switch off my television set and do something less boring instead. he's right! i remember that! # why don't you switch off the television set, go out # and do something less boring instead? that title was a bit long winded for the radio times, so in the listings they helpfully abbreviate it to a much simpler wdysoytsagadslbi. it was all about activities kind of like this. so going out and exploring, getting into nature, learning new things, and doing things differently. and not being bored in the summer holidays. no. # why don't you, go, go, go! that was the theme tune for many years. it was used so often the film stock that it was on wore out. this is the old days. the producer told me this, peter charlton, they had to commission new titles because it had worn thin. it ran in the summer holidays from august 1973. look closely in the titles of later editions and you'll see russell davies, a name which evolved into award winning writer russell t davies. here we are, the pink chalice. you'll know him from this, it's a sin. don't come back. don't worry, i won't tell anyone. and from writing this, doctor who. but this was one of his favorite everjobs. there's no—one for the programme. gis a look! well, it was, it was kind of... it was radical in its own way, don't laugh. but it's like to have regional voices, there was much less of that back then. and to have things presented by children, to give the children agency to make a children's show presented by them was rare. that didn't happen back then. it led the way. what i'm doing now is i'm getting these slices of swiss roll and i'm putting some marmalade on, that makes the cream stick. i think the most famous kid we ever had on is now known as ant mcpartlin, ant in ant and dec, who was a 12—year—old lad in the newcastle gang. he was delightful, delightful then, delightful now. the programme was based around its bulging mailbag, the content created by its loyal audience. or so we were told. we used to say that all the ideas were sent in via the mailbag and there was an awful lot of mail, but actually all that awful lot of mail, 99% of that mail told you how to make rice krispie cakes. that's the only thing anyone ever send in. have you ever thought of making a rice krispie cake with chocolate? yes, we have! can you guess how i got the egg in the bottle? philip, i don't know, and i don't care. - come on, let's go. i used to have to steal ideas. i used to go into book shops and look at quiz books, game books and things like that and put them on screen and then invent a name saying that susan thomas of bristol sent this in. the secret is out! lies, it was lies! can you hear me? under davies's watch, viewing figures exploded to over three million, but in 1995, it was all over. after 42 series, the bbc put its boot through the why don't you screen. it was decommissioned, a moment some fans were happy to recreate in the name of nostalgia. put it through the tv screen. there is an armchair, ijust wonder if we could just set up that shot. oh, no, let's not. listen, you're the star! let's not. i'll tell you why, because for the rest of my life, that's the clip that'll get played. if i die tomorrow, that'll be what they use. with the superimposed... yeah, you're probably right, actually. i know, sorry. that's fine, thank you so much for your time, though. pleasure! # so why don't you, why don't you, why don't you? you will have that in your head all day now if that was part of your childhood. mil day now if that was part of your childhood-— day now if that was part of your childhood. �* . ~ ., ,., childhood. all i am thinking about is that they _ childhood. all i am thinking about is that they made _ childhood. all i am thinking about is that they made up _ childhood. all i am thinking about is that they made up names - childhood. all i am thinking about is that they made up names for i is that they made up names for people who rating, 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rice krispie recipes. it's nothin: to put on rice krispie recipes. it's nothing to — to put on rice krispie recipes. it�*s nothing to do with rice krispie recipes! the message is the same, get out there and try and do something but it's not always easy, get in touch with us.— get in touch with us. julian has 'ust not get in touch with us. julian has just got in _ get in touch with us. julian has just got in touch _ get in touch with us. julian has just got in touch with - get in touch with us. julian has just got in touch with a - get in touch with us. julian has just got in touch with a recipe l get in touch with us. julian has l just got in touch with a recipe for rice krispies, we will read that out later. a, rice krispies, we will read that out later. �* . ., ., later. a great thing to do when ou're later. a great thing to do when you're out _ later. a great thing to do when you're out and _ later. a great thing to do when you're out and about. - coming up in the next half an hour we'll be speaking to liberal democrat mp, tim farron as he calls on the government to stop sewage releases on britiain's beaches this bank holiday. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. consultant doctors across london begin their second set of strikes today in their dispute over pay. most routine and elective services will be cancelled, but full emergency cover will remain in place. the action is due to end saturday morning. a man who's father—in—law was left on a trolley and put into another patient�*s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for systemic change. jim rourke said his 85—year—old father—in—law had gone to basildon hospital's emergency department with stomach pain. a spokesperson said the site was particularly pressured at the time, following four days of industrial action byjunior doctors. it's five days until the expansion of ulez to all london boroughs. many elderly people have said they don't have the technology to check if their old car is compliant or how to claim for scrappage. tfl says anyone who can't access their website should call them. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today but a new report has said the underperformance of boys is a national concern. research shows that girls tend to outperform boys in exams at school and it's predicted today's grades may show that gap widening further. it's the second year of formal exams since the pandemic. a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at a pub in beaconsfield wants to find the stranger who gave him cpr that potentially saved his life. julian penge has put up posters in the hope of finding the good samaritan. it's thought a customer inside the pub rushed out to give him cpr and resuscitate him. i think i was very, very lucky that there was a person in the saracens head who knew how to do cpr, and was prepared to help me. and a few other people came out and helped me as well. let's take a look at the tubes. the central, district and hammersmith and city lines are part suspended. partial closures on the dlr and some 0verground services. let's get the weather with elizabeth. hello there, good morning. it was very warm yesterday, highs of 28 celsius. and today is still warm and humid but it's all change weather—wise. there will be some heavy, thundery showers around at times, particularly true this morning. so to start the day, then, this rash of showers is pushing in from the south. they will be slowly pushing eastwards as we head through the course of the morning. there could be some thunderstorms embedded in all of this rain, possibly some frequent lightning, and there is a met office weather warning in force for some thunderstorms just towards the south of the m25. so it could be quite a wet morning for some, especially towards the south. but these showers clear into the afternoon, still a few showers following on behind, there will also be some sunny spells. still a rather humid feel to things, temperatures reaching 24, maybe even 25 degrees celsius in the best of the sunshine. 0vernight tonight, then, it will gradually turn cloudy. this is a cold front sinking southwards, but still humid tonight with the lows of around 13 celsius. tomorrow, breezier, the cloud will clear as we head into the afternoon. and there will be some sunny spells but also showers at times and a fresher feel. we're back in half an hour. back to charlie and naga. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines. yevgeny prigozhin — the man who led a failed mutiny against vladimir putin earlier this summer — is presumed to be dead after a plane crash near moscow. hospital bosses warn of further disruption to the health service in england, as consultants begin a two—day strike. as consultants begin it as consultants begin is a result stay in england anc wales it is a result stay in england and wales and northern ireland and they expect results to be slightly down on last year. they will open the dreaded envelopes in less than an hour. the gmb union warns that most wilko stores will close within weeks and there will be "significantjob losses". it's after no buyer has emerged to take over the whole business. in sport. gold forjosh kerr. he secures back—to—back titles for britain in the men's1500m after a thrilling race at the world championships in hungary. today will be a day of sunshine and showers but some showers will be thundery. particularly so across south—eastern counties of england. we have more persistent rain pushing northwards into the northern isles. all the details later. it's thursday, the 24th of august. russian authorities say the leader of the wagner mercenary group, who led a brief coup against vladmir putin this summer, was on a plane that crashed near moscow, killing all ten people on board. the kremlin hasn't confirmed yevgeny prigozhin's death, but a social media account linked to his organisation has accused russian air defences of shooting down the aircraft. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera — the final seconds of a private jet. on board, reportedly, the head of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin. "look over there by the farm, it's burning," the eyewitness can be heard saying. in the distance, a giant cloud of smoke. the embraer plane had crashed in the tver region of russia, north of moscow. mr prigozhin's right—and man, wagner commander dmitry utkin, is also thought to have been on board. later, a wagner—linked telegram channel confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin had been killed. it claimed it was the result of the actions of traitors of russia. it's two months to the day since the wagner chief launched what he called his march ofjustice, his mutiny — the insurrection by wagner forces who'd been fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. they rolled unopposed into the city of rostov. their demands — the removal of russia's senior military leadership, who they blamed for setbacks on the battlefield. there were these extraordinary scenes as the paramilitary chief admonished russian generals. and then they marched on in the direction of moscow, in a direct challenge to the authority of president putin. the kremlin leader called it treachery. russia, he said, had been stabbed in the back, the mutineers would be punished. but by evening, a deal had been done to end the insurrection. even though russian servicemen had been killed, there would be no charges against yevgeny prigozhin and his wagner troops. they would have to leave russia, but the agreement left the kremlin looking weak. this was vladimir putin in the city of kursk, commemorating the soviet victory in a famous world war ii battle. there's been no comment yet from the president on the plane crash. 0n the streets of moscow tonight, there was a mixed reaction. "i couldn't care less," he says. "this was to be expected," says dmitry. "some of the things prigozhin did or didn't do needed to be punished. he had lots of enemies." little surprise, then, but much speculation about why the jet crashed. who had targeted the plane and its controversial passenger? they would have to leave russia, but the agreement left the kremlin looking weak. this was vladimir putin in the city of kursk, commemorating the soviet victory in a famous world war ii battle. there's been no comment yet from the president on the plane crash. 0n the streets of moscow tonight, there was a mixed reaction. "i couldn't care less," he says. "this was to be expected," says dmitry. "some of the things prigozhin did or didn't do needed to be punished. he had lots of enemies." little surprise, then, but much speculation about why the jet crashed. who had targeted the plane and its controversial passenger? was this an act of revenge against the man who had dared to humiliate those in power in russia? steve rosenberg, bbc news. and joining us now is our moscow reporter will vernon. we understood from that report who yevgeny prigozhin actually was. but i suppose what we do not know now is what happened and is he actually dead? i5 what happened and is he actually dead? , .,, what happened and is he actually dead? , ., , , dead? is there any proof? good morninu. dead? is there any proof? good morning. still— dead? is there any proof? good morning. still not _ dead? is there any proof? good morning. still not clear- dead? is there any proof? good morning. still not clear exactly| morning. still not clear exactly what happened. police have sealed off the crash site and investigations formed a commission to look into the causes. russian media are quoting investigators saying that there are a number of possible theories for what happened, one of which they are calling external actions. one of which they are calling externalactions. i one of which they are calling external actions. i think most russians were utterly unsurprised when this news broke yesterday. yevgeny prigozhin had a number of powerful enemies here. i think people were more surprised that something like this did not happen sooner. i think that whatever the official cause of this eventually ends up being, in some ways it does not really matter, because this incident is a useful tool, a useful lesson i think. and the kremlin will look to send a message with this, to say to any potential rebels, any potential mutineers, do not challenge the kremlin's authority. and do not cross vladimir putin, because that is exactly what yevgeny prigozhin did. two months ago when he launched that mutiny and seized a major russian city. even marched on moscow. that was a major humiliation for the kremlin. moscow. that was a ma'or humiliation for the kremlin.— we had discussions here about strike action in various sectors particular public sector workers. this morning, specifically. in the last few minutes, hospital consultants in england have started their latest strike in a dispute over pay. emergency cover will be provided, but the action will result in cancellations of planned treatment. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. for the second time this summer, consultant doctors in england are taking to the picket lines. a 48—hour strike over pay that nhs bosses say has the potential to be extremely disruptive. unlike when junior doctors strike, no one else can cover for consultants, so almost all routine care will be suspended. so morale in the health service currently is at an all—time low. but doctors say they've been left with no choice but to take action. doctors are having to strike with their backs against the wall. it's not something they want to do. we have faced a significant pay cut over the last 15 years of nearly 35%. so the workload, if anything, has increased and we are effectively doing three to four months of work free of charge every year. there will, inevitably, be an impact on patients, but that doesn't necessarily mean some of those affected don't support the doctors. the more steve barclay and the government won't negotiate, the more they are voting with their feet. carol hedges is still waiting to be given the all—clear after cancer treatment, which has been delayed by previous strike action. it's a worrying time. a slight concern that i wasn't quite sure how things were going to develop. but sort of feeling that i was actually now personally involved with what's been going on for years with the nhs and dragging it down — that it had actually washed up at my door. it's really interesting that you're so sympathetic to the doctors, given that you've been so directly affected. my fight is sort of my fight and everybody else's fight. we have to save the nhs and we have to pay our doctors and nurses what they're worth to stop them from going somewhere else. this strike is fundamentally about pay, but a fresh analysis of senior doctors' salaries in other wealthy nations reveals that pay for doctors in countries like the netherlands, ireland and germany is ahead of those in england, where the average salary of a consultant is just over £212,000. but that's more than doctors earn in spain, italy and france. ministers describe a 6% pay offer as fair and reasonable. we've accepted in full the recommendations of the pay review body and we call on the bma to end the strikes because the strikes ultimately will impact patients, in particular, those patients waiting for their operations. the consultants have already announced more strike days in early october and, as with their more junior colleagues, there's little sign of any compromise from either side in this dispute. dominic hughes, bbc news. the union representing staff at wilko says the majority of stores will close within weeks after a deal to buy the discount retailer fell through. ben has the details. it isa it is a big business story but at the sharp end a lot of people whose jobs are going. you are right. redundancies are likely and at least some stores will close, according to the administrators who've been trying to find a buyer to rescue the struggling retail chain. wilko has been trading for almost a hundred years but announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs at risk. the retailer, which sells home and garden items, has 400 stores around the uk. many of them are in expensive high street locations in town centres, while shoppers increasingly switch to retail parks. it also faced more competition from rivals such as b&m, poundland and home bargains. all of that resulting in sharp losses for wilko. the administrators pwc set a deadline of last friday for potential buyers to come forward. they are now saying no—one wants to buy the whole business — but it could be broken up as conversations continue with those interested in buying parts of it. for now, they say all stores remain open and continue to trade, and that staff would continue to be paid. they also said there were currently no plans to close any stores next week. but this further adds to uncertainty for workers — with their union, the gmb, warning that significantjob losses are now expected. a drone in northern pakistan has captured the terrifying ordeal of the group of passengers who were stranded in a cable car. the six children and two adults were stuck 1200 feet above the ground after two of the cables snapped. these images were taken by a drone while the passengers were stuck on board. they were rescued during a 12—hour operation which included a military helicopter. the owner of the cable car has been arrested for endangering lives and negligence. republican presidential hopefuls in the united states have appeared in their first televised debate. the former president, donald trump, who's most likely to become the candidate, skipped the debate to do a tv interview instead. mr trump has said he plans to turn himself in today to a court in the state of georgia to face charges of election interference. students across england, wales and northern ireland will be getting their gcse results injust a couple of hours. results are expected to drop for the second year in a row, bringing them back in line with pre—pandemic levels. some vocational results including btecs and cambridge nationals are also being released. japan has begun releasing treated radioactive waste water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean. the authorities say the procedure is safe, but there is concern from neighbouring countries. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent us this update earlier. you would not be able to make out how controversial and anxiety—inducing it is from the picturesque location. but this has caused a great deal of anger and anxiety. japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean. today is the day it happens. it is significant because it has taken two years, a controversial build—up for the government to come to this day. they have the technical and international green lights they need, but they do not have the approval of people who will be most affected by this, people here in fukushima. they have told us many times, especially the fishermen, they are so worried about their livelihoods, after the 2011 disaster, they have lost their livelihoods and it has taken years to convince people to buy their fish and they say the release of water in the ocean will be like a second disaster. the government said it is safe. the company that runs the plant says it is safe. i thinkjapan — it will take a great deal of convincing from japan to convince its neighbour and its people it is safe, and it has not done so yet. good morning. here's carol. you predicted a heatwave at the end of next week. did you see her eyes widen? a heatwave next week and not a drop of rain this weekend, yes? 0nly a drop of rain this weekend, yes? only in your dreams because sadly thatis only in your dreams because sadly that is wrong. some will be glad it is wrong. what we have today is an unsettled picture. to start with, heavy, thundery downpours expected in southern coastal counties of england. some thundery showers further north. in between, sunny spells. you can see where we have the rain across northern scotland pushing northwards. showers coming in behind and pushing south. this batch of showers across southern counties will be heavy and thundering. it could produce up to 15 millimetres injust thundering. it could produce up to 15 millimetres in just three hours, possibly double that for some. it moves through quickly. behind it, it will brighten up. the second weather front sinking south, weakening all the time, brightening up in northern england, west wales and in northern ireland in western scotland, showers. it will be drier in eastern scotland as the rain moves into the northern isles. breezy in the far northern isles. breezy in the far north and far south. but dry weather and sunshine as we head through the afternoon. still feeling humid in the far south—east. fresher further north. 0vernight, the weatherfront sinks south. more or less a band of cloud. showers in the north of the country. and these are the overnight low temperatures. 11—14. and then, the weather remains unsettled. it will be cooler tomorrow, especially in the south, where it has been so mild of in the south, where it has been so mild of late. thank you. we will get more from you in half an hour. this summer has seen beaches across britain affected by closures and warnings over sewage being discharged into the sea. water companies are allowed to do this in certain circumstances but the issue has caused anger among people using the beaches regularly — and one of the popular destinations that has been affected is cornwall�*s harlyn bay. in the two months between mid—june and mid—august, there have been 13 discharges of sewage into the sea there. that equates to one release of sewage nearly every five days in an area which is popular with swimmers and surfers. eight of these discharges occurred injuly alone — and one surfer has described his experience after he went to the beach following a release of sewage. the whole area was just smelling of excrement. you could smell it in the air. i am an experienced surfer and know the risks and took the risk that day and went for a surf and went home that evening and for 18 hours straight i was headed down the toilet bowl and sitting on the toilet. the pain was incredible. i have never felt anything like it. unfortunately, i had a heart attack while surfing this time last year. and hand on heart, i would rather the pain from a heart attack than the pain from a heart attack than the pain from a heart attack than the pain i went through 18 hours that day. south west water, which carried out the discharges, said heavy rainfall meant storm overflows had to be used to release sewage into the sea. it says this is an essential way to stop homes and businesses from flooding, but added that it is spending up to £800,000 to try to reduce the number of releases at harlyn bay. joining us is the liberal democrats' environment spokesman, tim farron. good morning. we heard the evidence and saw the evidence. what is it you are suggesting? we and saw the evidence. what is it you are suggesting?— are suggesting? we think this bank hohda are suggesting? we think this bank holiday weekend _ are suggesting? we think this bank holiday weekend the _ are suggesting? we think this bank holiday weekend the water - are suggesting? we think this bank i holiday weekend the water companies should promise this will be a weekend when there are zero discharges around the country. we have found out water companies have been hiding the extent of the problem. we no officially last year there were 1 million discharges, spills for 7.5 million hours but we found out one in ten, 1000 monitors, 100 not working, said the problem is worse than it appears and on top of that, what the figures tell us is the number of times and duration of spillages have happened but not the volume. we could be talking about millions of tonnes, billions of tonnes. , ,., millions of tonnes, billions of tonnes. , ,. .., millions of tonnes, billions of tonnes. , _, ., millions of tonnes, billions of tonnes. , ., ., tonnes. the message, the call for no releases during _ tonnes. the message, the call for no releases during the _ tonnes. the message, the call for no releases during the bank _ tonnes. the message, the call for no releases during the bank holiday - releases during the bank holiday weekend sounds like a token... in amongst what we have seen, the number of occasions, one weekend, what is the point? the number of occasions, one weekend, what is the point?— number of occasions, one weekend, what is the point? the token is from the water companies. _ what is the point? the token is from the water companies. we _ what is the point? the token is from the water companies. we want - what is the point? the token is from | the water companies. we want them what is the point? the token is from i the water companies. we want them to demonstrate an act of goodwill. we heard from southwest water and other companies, they talk about the work they are doing. but we have £3.5 billion of profits made by water companies last year and yet you have 1 million spills. they are those that are legal. there are up to 1000 illegal spills but only a dozen got prosecuted. illegal spills but only a dozen got prosecuted-— illegal spills but only a dozen got rosecuted. �* , ., ~ ., prosecuted. let's talk about those that are legal. _ prosecuted. let's talk about those that are legal. the _ prosecuted. let's talk about those that are legal. the storm - prosecuted. let's talk about those l that are legal. the storm overflows, they cannot be switched off. they are an automatic feature. when there is excessive rain, if they are not there, basically you have the potential of sewage backing up into properties. potential of sewage backing up into --roerties. ~ . . potential of sewage backing up into --roerties. . properties. what a shocking full back. properties. what a shocking full back- this _ properties. what a shocking full back. this is _ properties. what a shocking full back. this is about _ properties. what a shocking full back. this is about years - properties. what a shocking full back. this is about years of - properties. what a shocking full back. this is about years of lackj properties. what a shocking full i back. this is about years of lack of investment. but you cannot switch them off. the water companies could do it for a weekend. i them off. the water companies could do it for a weekend.— do it for a weekend. i want to clarify this- — do it for a weekend. i want to clarify this. you _ do it for a weekend. i want to clarify this. you cannot - do it for a weekend. i want to | clarify this. you cannot switch do it for a weekend. i want to - clarify this. you cannot switch them off. they are automatic. saying let's stop it for the weekend, you cannot do that.— cannot do that. they are called storm overflows _ cannot do that. they are called storm overflows but _ cannot do that. they are called storm overflows but often - cannot do that. they are called storm overflows but often it i cannot do that. they are called storm overflows but often it is| cannot do that. they are called i storm overflows but often it is not storms, but mild rainfall. in the lake district we get a lot of wet weather. and yet we see overflows all the time. in the end it is about infrastructure, an industry that has taken 66 billion in dividends, to shareholders in the last 30 years, and not invested. we need holding space, more capacity, separation of storm, drain water, surface water and foul water. the best thing would have been not to be in the position in the first place but now is a moment to invest. if you have executives taking £25 million in pay and bonuses last year, £3.5 billion profits. and bonuses last year, £3.5 billion rofits. ~ , ., , ., , profits. when people hear these numbers, profits. when people hear these numbers. i— profits. when people hear these numbers. i do — profits. when people hear these numbers, i do not— profits. when people hear these numbers, i do not think - profits. when people hear these numbers, i do not think anyone | profits. when people hear these - numbers, i do not think anyone would argue that more infrastructure is not needed. i want to get this clear. you say this weekend, stop it. but you acknowledge they are automatic overflows. whether the overflows are activated because of a little bit of rain or a lot, they will be automatically activated. you cannot turn them off this weekend. when you say turn them off. when all said and done, the water companies have the capacity to be able to regulate this. very often they do this because... they are automated. let's look at my neck of the woods, the lake district. 13 united utilities facilities around the lake or tributaries. very often, foul sewage, barely treated sewage will end up in the lakes and rivers of the lake district despite the fact capacity has not been reached. it is about faulty monitors and faulty systems, the assets around the lakes. . , ., , , lakes. that needs to be fixed but it cannot be turned _ lakes. that needs to be fixed but it cannot be turned off. _ lakes. that needs to be fixed but it cannot be turned off. you - lakes. that needs to be fixed but it cannot be turned off. you are - lakes. that needs to be fixed but it| cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was for — cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was for one _ cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was for one weekend, - cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was for one weekend, it - cannot be turned off. you are right. if it was for one weekend, it would | if it was for one weekend, it would be a token, indication from the water companies they are taking this seriously but in the end it is a bad investment. we have a company, series of companies in england, taking money from bill payers in their millions, at a time when people are hard pressed, cost—of—living crisis is a reality for folks i cost—of—living crisis is a reality forfolks i represent, yet you have water company executives who paid themselves 25 million last year, 60% of which was in bonuses which i think are things you get when you have done a good job. and we have barely treated sewage on the coast, lakes and rivers. in barely treated sewage on the coast, lakes and rivers.— lakes and rivers. in the absence of it bein: lakes and rivers. in the absence of it being possible _ lakes and rivers. in the absence of it being possible to _ lakes and rivers. in the absence of it being possible to switch - lakes and rivers. in the absence of it being possible to switch things l it being possible to switch things off, information becomes key to people who will be going swimming in these places. what do you make of information available to people to make right choices? we heard from a server. so they can avoid ill health. ii server. so they can avoid ill health. ~' ., server. so they can avoid ill health. ~ ., ., health. if we know one intend monitors _ health. if we know one intend monitors are _ health. if we know one intend monitors are broken - health. if we know one intend monitors are broken and - health. if we know one intend - monitors are broken and sometimes they have been broken up to two years, we are in a situation where we cannot be clear. there are two issues, the duration of a spill and the other is volume. it could be a thimbleful, 20,000 tonnes. we do not know the difference. when we put in a freedom of information act request water company said they do not hold information on the volume of spills, only duration. when we dug down we discovered they hold that information. thames water in particular have been found out for with holding that information. so not only the situation with the sewage spills, you have the water companies performing a cover up. thank you for being with us. tim farron, the liberal democrat environment spokesman. there is a new continuous coastal route from north yorkshire to the scottish borders. you can enjoy the coast, the seaside. the latest section of the king charles iii england coast path to be opened — and once the national trail is completed next year, it'll be longest in the world. alison freeman has been to berwick to find out more. the breathtaking northumberland coastline — unspoilt and often deserted. and now people can walk the longest, unbroken stretch of coastline in england right here. we've now got a coast path running from the scottish border all the way down to bridlington north sands. that's 245 miles of continuous access. we've been able to get the path closer to the seashore. so that improves people's experience and improves people's ability to connect with nature and enjoy this fantastic landscape that we've got around us. the full england coastal path has been in development for over a decade and is being named after the king. but it's notjust for those who want to conquer long distances. those involved in this section say it can build on the love for the outdoors that many found during the pandemic. people have really connected with the countryside. we have to help them to keep that connection to having the path here. people will start to use it. they'll recognise it as part of their daily routine. it's not that you have to start in berwick and walk down to bamburgh. you can just go a few hundred yards, enjoy what you see, come back tomorrow. so whilst the new england coast path does take in some of the old northumberland coastal route, there are some exciting new additions, like here on holy island, where you're brought across the causeway and taken for a tour of the island itself. and, so far, it's proving a hit with both visitors and locals. you can always see the sea, which is nice. and you feel like you're part of the countryside, don't you? it's so good. you can walk a bit of it. or you can walk for miles. it's for everyone, really. anything that gets people interested in nature and wanting to look out for it and look after it, in this day and age, i think is a good thing. i'm really looking forward to walking from from bamburgh along the coast, up to the holy island causeway and beyond. i've never, ever walked it, because there's been no access up until today. so a brand new bit of the england coast that people have never walked is suddenly accessible. i might go out tomorrow. so today we've seen sort of the completion, if you like, of the bit that's relevant to the north east. is there going to be a complete whole of england trail? there will be. it'll be a 2,700—mile national trail right around the coast of england, linking up with the wales coast path in two places, of course, and linking with the scottish border in two places. you will be able to do the whole of the walk by the end of next year. there'll still be a few legal issues we've got to sort out, a few gaps we need to plug, but it will be there and in place and waymarked. so there's no excuse to not venture out and take it all in. alison freeman reporting from berwick in northumberland. we just need to correct some wrong information in the report we have run this morning about the latest consultants' strike in england. the bbc�*s health correspondent mistakenly said that the average salary of a consultant in england is £212,000. the actual figure is £121,226. that is a correction. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. consultant doctors across london begin their second set of strikes today in their dispute over pay. most routine and elective services will be cancelled but full emergency cover will remain in place. the action is due to end saturday morning. a man whose father—in—law was left on a trolley and put into another patient�*s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for systemic change. jim rourke said his 85—year—old father—in—law had gone to basildon hospital's emergency department with stomach pain. the hospital says the site was "particularly pressured" at the time following four days of industrial action byjunior doctors. it's five days until the expansion of ulez to all london boroughs. many elderly people have said they don't have the technology to check if their old car is compliant and if not, how to claim for scrappage. tfl says anyone who can't access their website should call them. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today but a new report has said the underperformance of boys is a national concern. research shows that girls tend to outperform boys in exams at school and it's predicted todays grades may show that gap widening further. a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at a pub in beaconsfield wants to find the stranger who gave him cpr that potentially saved his life. julian penge has put up posters in the hope of finding the good samaritan. it's thought a customer inside the pub rushed out to give him cpr and resuscitate him. i think i was very, very lucky that there was a person in the saracens head who knew how to do cpr, and was prepared to help me. and a few other people came out and helped me as well. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the district line, the central and hammersmith and city lines are part suspended, and there are partial closures on the dlr and some overground services. now onto the weather with elizabeth. hello there, good morning. it was very warm yesterday, highs of 28 celsius. and today is still warm and humid but it's all change weather—wise. there will be some heavy, thundery showers around at times, particularly true this morning. so to start the day, then, this rash of showers is pushing in from the south. they will be slowly pushing eastwards as we head through the course of the morning. there could be some thunderstorms embedded in all of this rain, possibly some frequent lightning, and there is a met office weather warning in force for some thunderstorms just towards the south of the m25. so it could be quite a wet morning for some, especially towards the south. but these showers clear into the afternoon, still a few showers following on behind, there will also be some sunny spells. still a rather humid feel to things, temperatures reaching 24, maybe even 25 degrees celsius in the best of the sunshine. 0vernight tonight, then, it will gradually turn cloudy. this is a cold front sinking southwards, but still humid tonight with the lows of around 13 celsius. tomorrow, breezier, the cloud will clear as we head into the afternoon. and there will be some sunny spells but also showers at times and a fresher feel. we're back in half an hour. back to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. nerves will be running high as the clock counts down to 8am, when students will be finding out how they've done in their gcses and vocational exams. 28 minutes to go. it's the first year that results in england are expected to be back to what they were before the pandemic, and our midlands correspondent phil mackie is at a school in coventry for us now. i say this every time we do a levels or gcses, it does take you back, it doesn't matter what exams you sat, it takes you back to that moment. in my case, it takes me back a very long way! but as a parent, not so young, only a couple of years since my daughters were taking their gcses and a—levels. it's a particularly nerve—racking moment for the pupils, staff, carers, grandparents, the dreaded envelope sitting on a table behind me ready to be opened in seven minutes' time. and a lot of the children here have had to overcome the pandemic, exam nerves, lots of personal difficulties and across this country this is being played out. lots of children dealing with all types of issues as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. for those taking gcses, there have been different challenges. studying in a hotel was quite difficult because you have only one room, and it's very difficult to revise. and life changing moments. i'd say for this school, i really recommend it for kids with autism. especially the fact that they put the computer science onjust for me. for some, covid has continued to cause disruption. i haven't been well enough to revise anything. you have good and bad days when you have chronic fatigue and long covid. i and many other refugees have had to start a whole new life. javid is a pupil of thejohn smeaton academy in leeds. he is also a child refugee. he came here from afghanistan. his family were in danger when the taliban took control. and suddenly we were no longer safe in our own home. javid has taken eight gcses. as well as having to learn english for the past two years, he's been living in a hotel room with family while waiting for a more permanent home. studying in a hotel is quite difficult because you have one room and sometimes you share it. it's a hotel full of families, which will have small children, and they make a lot of noise. sometimes there's just too much, you can't even focus. javid hopes one day to go back to afghanistan. his dream here is to become a lawyer. being in the school, i loved every bit of it. the teachers, everyone supported me, and i've made some lifelong friends here. the last few years of grades being awarded by teachers after exams were cancelled has resulted in record numbers of pupils getting top marks. but covid still continues to leave its mark on pupils like amy. how's your dizziness? about seven or eight out of ten. amy has had long covid and has been unable to attend school. she sat her exams at home. my maths ijust did in my pyjamas. because it obviously takes energy getting dressed. english language, i did, i did have a look at, but i couldn't, ijust couldn't do it. because you have good and bad days. amy hopes she has done enough to get a couple of gcses but her main focus is on getting better. amy wants there to be more awareness about the impact long covid can have. it's put my life on hold, put my exams, put my career on hold. this is how it affects people on a daily life. ewan didn't think he'd sit exams. he is autistic and found fitting in in mainstream schools hard. the issue with it was, because i am difficult with socialising with other kids, because i never socialised and made friends with them, they never like, really understood me so i didn't really have anyone to talk to, really. this is the radio. since coming to abbey school in rotherham for children with moderate and complex learning difficulties, ewan's life has changed dramatically. today he is hoping to pass six gcses and a btec. i'm actually the only one in school who does computer science. computers have always been a passion for ewan and he's excited about the future. i feel quite confident that, especially after these gcses, that i'm going to get my place in college. then after i've done my college, i'm definitely going to want to get a job that involves doing computing and things like that. gcses are the first major exams that young people face but there are many other tests. forjavid, amy and ewan, it's about doing your best despite the circumstances. elaine dunkley, bbc news. in 25 minutes they will be opening envelopes, some going on to college, some _ envelopes, some going on to college, some to _ envelopes, some going on to college, some to a—levels. | envelopes, some going on to college, some to a-levels._ some to a-levels. i have been talkin: some to a-levels. i have been talking to _ some to a-levels. i have been talking to these _ some to a-levels. i have been talking to these students, - some to a-levels. i have been | talking to these students, they some to a-levels. i have been - talking to these students, they have been doing a mixture of gcses and a btec they are going up to sixth form and college. that picture of people jumping up and down with pieces of paper, now it is balloon arches for the social feeds of the various schools. scotland had results a little while ago and we will be bringing you reaction to those results later in the programme. to talk more about this, we're nowjoined by education minister nick gibb. it's such an important time to people, it's easy as you get older to think, you forget a little bit that moment in time, it's a very important day for young people. it is, and really they deserve our congratulations for getting to this point. they have been through a difficult time particularly year eight and year nine, the young people, with the covid disruption. congratulations to them all and thank you to the teachers for preparing them for these very important examinations. you raise the issue of— important examinations. you raise the issue of the _ important examinations. you raise the issue of the difficult _ important examinations. you raise the issue of the difficult times - the issue of the difficult times they have had in their education, can you say as education minister, hand on heart, that those people from deprived communities, particularly, who went through those times around covid are not being in school, can you honestly say that they have been fairly treated, is that this is a level playing field as they go into their first set of exams? , . , , ., as they go into their first set of exams? , ., , , ., ., ., exams? this has been our ma'or concern. there is no doubt i exams? this has been our major concern. there is no doubt that. exams? this has been our major. concern. there is no doubt that all students will have suffered disruption to their education because of covid but the children from disadvantaged backgrounds will have suffered disproportionately more, particularly if they have a difficult home life all the facilities or space or quiet that they can at home. that is a concern we have so we are spending £5 billion on recovery, and that is particularly targeted at children from disadvantaged backgrounds all those who have fallen furthest behind. that involves small group tuition, extra one—to—one tuition from teachers helping those young people to catch up. we have done everything we can to help young people catch up. there is a £2.9 billion per year pupil premium to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds particularly. everything we have done since 2010 has been about trying to close that gap between the achievements of disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers. the reality is, ou more advantaged peers. the reality is. you are — more advantaged peers. the reality is. you are going — more advantaged peers. the reality is, you are going way _ more advantaged peers. the reality is, you are going way back - more advantaged peers. the reality is, you are going way back in - more advantaged peers. the reality is, you are going way back in 2010, | is, you are going way back in 2010, it's not working. those children from disadvantaged communities are still doing worse relatively in exams, and my question very specifically was about the post—pandemic catch up. i appreciate you say what you have tried to do, you say what you have tried to do, you are ahead of the game because we have 20 minutes to go, we don't know the results, do you know that there is evidence that what you have tried to do has worked?— to do has worked? inevitably, the performance _ to do has worked? inevitably, the performance of _ to do has worked? inevitably, the performance of disadvantaged - performance of disadvantaged children is lower than more advantaged peers so from 2010 we have sought to close that attainment gap, things like improving reading and maths, and we did achieve a 9% close of the gap for secondary and 19% for primary that has been undone by covid. now we need to get back to reality, we have the recovery programme happening in our schools right now, we need to get back to the reform programme to continue to close that gap between disadvantaged children. i’m close that gap between disadvantaged children. �* ,., , close that gap between disadvantaged children. �* , ~ ., children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and t in: to children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and trying to get _ children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and trying to get a — children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and trying to get a clear _ children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and trying to get a clear answer - children. i'm sorry, mr gibb, and trying to get a clear answer for i trying to get a clear answer for you. are you preparing everybody for the fact that young people from disadvantaged communities in this set of exams are going backwards in terms of the past, is that what you're saying to us this morning? we will you're saying to us this morning? - will see the results as we get them later on this morning. i'm saying that in every year, we see performance, there is a gap between the performance of disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers and what you should know is that this is a government that came into office in 2010 in education reform committed to closing that gap- reform committed to closing that gap. and we were achieving that to an extent prior to the covid pandemic. it went backwards during the pandemic, so we put £5 billion for small group one—to—one tuition to help young people catch up. the reforms we have put in, improving reading and maths, we now have 88% of schools now good or outstanding, compared to 68% and we came into office in 2010. i could take you to the new free schools or academies around the country and maintained local authority schools that have achieved a closing of that gap, michaela in north london, 95% of those pupils, which serves a very disadvantage community, 95% of pupils achieved at least a grade five in english and maths. we know it can be done, our reform programme is helping to close the gap in schools around the country, but the job isn't finished, we have more to do. ~ ., job isn't finished, we have more to do. . . . ~' job isn't finished, we have more to do. . ,,. my do. we are talking specifically about england _ do. we are talking specifically about england here. - do. we are talking specifically about england here. people i do. we are talking specifically l about england here. people will do. we are talking specifically - about england here. people will know that students who do not secure at least a grade four in english and maths are required now to retake, so do you know as we speak this morning, do you know if the percentage of those people who are going to have to do retakes because they didn't get the required grade, has that green? brute they didn't get the required grade, has that green?— has that green? we will see the results- -- _ has that green? we will see the results... as _ has that green? we will see the results... as we _ has that green? we will see the results... as we speak - has that green? we will see the results... as we speak you - has that green? we will see the | results... as we speak you don't know that? _ results... as we speak you don't know that? i _ results... as we speak you don't know that? i know, _ results... as we speak you don't know that? i know, but - results... as we speak you don't know that? i know, but there i results... as we speak you don't| know that? i know, but there are strict protocols _ know that? i know, but there are strict protocols about _ know that? i know, but there are strict protocols about releasing l strict protocols about releasing data. ., , ., strict protocols about releasing data. . , ., ., , strict protocols about releasing data. . ., data. can you tell me as education and is there _ data. can you tell me as education and is there whether you - data. can you tell me as education and is there whether you are - data. can you tell me as educationj and is there whether you are going to be allocating more money to do retakes, have you made that decision already? brute retakes, have you made that decision alread ? ~ , ., already? we will see later, the retake policy — already? we will see later, the retake policy is _ already? we will see later, the retake policy is terribly - already? we will see later, the i retake policy is terribly important, it's not about retaking exams over and over again, it's not about retaking exams over and overagain, it's it's not about retaking exams over and over again, it's about young people continuing to study maths and english after the age of 16 if they have not achieved a grade four or above in gcses in english and maths. because of the policy that came in 2014, hundreds of thousands of 19—year—olds now have english and maths gcses at grade four or better, more than if we had not had the policy. that will transform the lives of those young people. in 2022, 70 9019 —year—olds now have an english and maths gcse at grade four and they would not have had that if we had not had the reset policy and that will increase their income over their lifetimes. i stand that will increase their income over their lifetimes. istand by that will increase their income over their lifetimes. i stand by the policy. we need to make sure as many people as possible are getting their gcses first time round, that is what the recovery programme is about. but if they don't manage a grade four or above, to continue to study those subjects post 16. above, to continue to study those subjects post 1th— above, to continue to study those subjects post 16. think of your time this morning. _ subjects post 16. think of your time this morning, nick _ subjects post 16. think of your time this morning, nick gibb, _ subjects post 16. think of your time this morning, nick gibb, -- - subjects post 16. think of your time this morning, nick gibb, -- thank l this morning, nick gibb, —— thank you for your time, the education minister, 15 minutes to go. good luck if you are one of those who is about to open the envelope, doesn't really work like that. i about to open the envelope, doesn't really work like that.— really work like that. i think that phil mackie _ really work like that. i think that phil mackie said _ really work like that. i think that phil mackie said that _ really work like that. i think that phil mackie said that there - really work like that. i think that phil mackie said that there was l really work like that. i think that | phil mackie said that there was a pile of envelopes on the desk. i think they still have it in paper. 0n think they still have it in paper. on paper, whew, what is the likelihood of this? you are going to take us to budapest, there is an event, it has only ever been won by a member of team gb twice. prior to this ear, a member of team gb twice. prior to this year. yes- _ a member of team gb twice. prior to this year, yes. and _ a member of team gb twice. prior to this year, yes. and you _ a member of team gb twice. prior to this year, yes. and you think, - a member of team gb twice. prior to this year, yes. and you think, this i this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing _ this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing for— this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing for us _ this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing for us to _ this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing for us to do, - this year, yes. and you think, this is a rare thing for us to do, team| is a rare thing for us to do, team gb. the likelihood of it doing it in the last time it was one was just last year, the odds don't really stack up. it last year, the odds don't really stack u -. ., , ~ , last year, the odds don't really stack u -. ., ~ , ., last year, the odds don't really stacku. ~ , ., stack up. it was unlikely to happen aaain. so stack up. it was unlikely to happen again- so when — stack up. it was unlikely to happen again. so when it _ stack up. it was unlikely to happen again. so when it happens? - stack up. it was unlikely to happen again. so when it happens? it - stack up. it was unlikely to happen| again. so when it happens? it feels aood to. again. so when it happens? it feels good to- and _ again. so when it happens? it feels good to. and the _ again. so when it happens? it feels good to. and the circumstances - again. so when it happens? it feelsj good to. and the circumstances are particularly — good to. and the circumstances are particularly fascinating _ good to. and the circumstances are particularly fascinating because - good to. and the circumstances are particularly fascinating because as i particularly fascinating because as you say, jake wightman was the 1500 metres, it was supposed to be every other year but it was delayed to last year. he then beat jakob ingebrigtsen who is the consensus better 1500 metre runner in the world in the men's game. so better 1500 metre runner in the world in the men's game. so that was brilliant last — world in the men's game. so that was brilliant last year. _ world in the men's game. so that was brilliant last year. a _ world in the men's game. so that was brilliant last year. a big _ world in the men's game. so that was brilliant last year. a big shock. - brilliant last year. a big shock. the tactics _ brilliant last year. a big shock. the tactics he _ brilliant last year. a big shock. the tactics he employed, - brilliant last year. a big shock. the tactics he employed, whol brilliant last year. a big shock. i the tactics he employed, who will brilliant last year. a big shock. - the tactics he employed, who will he pass them onto? is international and club team—mate, who did exactly the same thing in the same fashion. lightning did strike twice. for britain and norway. josh kerr is just the third british man to win the world 1500 metres title and the olympic bronze medallist made it back to back world golds for britain in the event afterjake wightman did the same last year. and perhaps it was no surprise that he copied his team—mates tactics to beat the olympic champion jakob ingebritsen in budapest, making his move in the final 200 metres taking down the norweigan who he had said before the championships was very beatable. his reaction was to let out a roar and run to his parents and fiancee who were watching in the stands. it's been a long time coming. so it's quite an overwhelming experience. but i'm so proud of myself, i'm so proud of my team and my family, they got me here and ijust didn't feel that i ran the best race either so i just threw my whole 16 years of this sport in the last 200. i didn't give up till the end. i think there might be some bubbly. josh obviously hasn't had a drink for a long time. neither has mrs kerr. so, yeah, we'll celebrate tonight. i don't think our flights are, another couple of days yet probably. so we'll maybe make the flight, just. a two—day hangover! yeah, really proud of him, just want to give him - another big hug, really, - and so proud that we are so lucky to have him as a son. there wasn't a medal for molly caudery in the pole vault but she still played her part in a thrilling competition caudery recorded a personal best of four metres 75 to finish fifth. it's her first appearance at a world championships hence the enthusiastic response. ahead of herjoint winners, katie moon and nina kennedy decided to share the title after both cleared four metres 90. instead of continuing to a jump—off, the american and australian agreed to take a gold each instead. aston villa have taken a huge step towards the europa conference league group stage by thumping hibernian 5—0 in the first leg. 0llie watkins scored a hat trick at easter road. his first goals of the new season. the second—leg is at villa park next thursday. hibs are up against it. four more gold medals in budapest later, may be talking about another gold tomorrow morning.— be talking about another gold tomorrow morning. loving the gold theme this morning, _ tomorrow morning. loving the gold theme this morning, thank- tomorrow morning. loving the gold theme this morning, thank you. i tomorrow morning. loving the gold i theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look — theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look at — theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look at the _ theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look at the carol. _ theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look at the carol. pardon? - theme this morning, thank you. let's have a look at the carol. pardon? we j have a look at the carol. pardon? we all like to look— have a look at the carol. pardon? we all like to look at _ have a look at the carol. pardon? we all like to look at the _ have a look at the carol. pardon? we all like to look at the carol! _ have a look at the carol. pardon? we all like to look at the carol! she - all like to look at the carol! she is referred to as the carol, she insists on it.— insists on it. naga, you are so naughty- _ insists on it. naga, you are so naughty- you _ insists on it. naga, you are so naughty. you are _ insists on it. naga, you are so naughty. you are revered - insists on it. naga, you are so naughty. you are revered as l insists on it. naga, you are so i naughty. you are revered as you insists on it. naga, you are so - naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. naughty. you are revered as you tell us too- you — naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell _ naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us _ naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us to _ naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us to do _ naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us to do it, - naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us to do it, we - naughty. you are revered as you tell us too. you tell us to do it, we do i us too. you tell us to do it, we do it. in us too. you tell us to do it, we do it. ., us too. you tell us to do it, we do it. . .. , .., us too. you tell us to do it, we do it. in that case, can i have a cup oftea, it. in that case, can i have a cup of tea. week. — it. in that case, can i have a cup of tea, week, lots _ it. in that case, can i have a cup of tea, week, lots of _ it. in that case, can i have a cup of tea, week, lots of with - it. in that case, can i have a cup of tea, week, lots of with milk, | of tea, week, lots of with milk, thank you very much, naga! we are looking at sunshine and showers, some will be heavy and thundery, the met office has a weather morning out but it has just been cancelled, potentially the heaviest rain is now staying a bit further south. we could still see some heavy bursts in the south—east, they have been thundery but they will continue to be so later on. another weak weather front sinking south with the odd spot of rain, so it will brighten up across north wales and northern england later. low pressure is anchored to the north—west of scotland, persistent rain pushing into the northern isles but as we move back the way around the weather front wrapped around the low pressure, it will bring further showers in northern ireland and scotland and some of them in scotland and some of them in scotland could be heavy and thundery. in between dry weather and sunny spells. temperatures, 14 in the north, 24, 25 or 26 in the south, where it will still feel humid. this evening and overnight the weak weatherfront humid. this evening and overnight the weak weather front six south taking the cloud with it and the odd spot of rain, showers moving across the northern half of the country, some clear guys and a cooler night thanit some clear guys and a cooler night than it was last night. —— some clear skies. we will have showers from the word go tomorrow, drifting east through the day. further heavy showers across the north of scotland, some of those could once again be thundery. and it will be breezy across the north of scotland and the far south of england. 0ne and the far south of england. one thing you'll notice about the weather tomorrow, thing you'll notice about the weathertomorrow, in thing you'll notice about the weather tomorrow, in the south in particular, temperatures are coming down, it will feel fresher and we will lose the humility of the day. if you are heading to the reading or leeds festival, this is what you can expect. you could catch a shower as it goes to the west and east, in leeds, more cloud, the odd shower in reading. a ridge of high pressure is waiting in the wings in the atlantic, so on saturday there will be quite a bit of cloud around. also some widespread showers and we are looking at breezy conditions in the north and south. highs up to 20 degrees, naga and charlie. thank you very much. you wouldn't instantly think comedy when you think of a tv show about prisons. but the concept has proven to be a success. channel 4's screw portrays life in prison as you've never seen it before and it's back for a second series. let's take a look. morning, campers, welcome to thejungle. this is my family, you lot. god knows it's dysfunctional. an undercover police officer has been put on the wing. terrible thing when everyone suspicious of everyone else. you've gotjust as much to lose as i do. you think i'm the undercover copper. are you? you are not a good liar, roz. you need to stop this. it's too late. never let yourself get close to anyone in that place. you can trust me. you're asking me to risk myjob. i'm asking you to do what's right. take it! you do not give orders. this is still my wing. comedy, i wouldn't necessarily say. it's not exactly a barrel of laughs! it's not exactly a barrel of laughs! i mean, seriously. the whole judgment of what we find sunny here. we are nowjoined by laura checkley and lee ingleby from the drama. we saw a glimpse of it there, there are moments of humour, i think, which there has to be. if you think of that environment to.— which there has to be. if you think of that environment to. that's 'ust life, out of that environment to. that's 'ust life. out of — of that environment to. that's 'ust life, out of something i of that environment to. that's 'ust life, out of something quite h of that environment to. that's just life, out of something quite darki life, out of something quite dark and something quite weird and sunny scenarios _ and something quite weird and sunny scenarios. we and something quite weird and sunny scenarios. ~ , ,., ~' and something quite weird and sunny scenarios. ~ , ,., ~ ., and something quite weird and sunny scenarios. ~ , ., ., , scenarios. we spoke to real prison officers and _ scenarios. we spoke to real prison officers and humour _ scenarios. we spoke to real prison officers and humour is _ scenarios. we spoke to real prison officers and humour is really - officers and humour is really important _ officers and humour is really important when _ officers and humour is really important when you - officers and humour is really important when you are - officers and humour is really i important when you are having officers and humour is really - important when you are having to walk into — important when you are having to walk into a — important when you are having to walk into a prison _ important when you are having to walk into a prison every— important when you are having to walk into a prison every day. - important when you are having to walk into a prison every day. so, i walk into a prison every day. so, yeah. _ walk into a prison every day. so, yeah. i_ walk into a prison every day. so, yeah. ithink— walk into a prison every day. so, yeah, i think there _ walk into a prison every day. so, yeah, i think there is— walk into a prison every day. so, yeah, i think there is definitely. yeah, i think there is definitely humorous _ yeah, i think there is definitely humorous moments. - yeah, i think there is definitely humorous moments. they- yeah, i think there is definitely humorous moments. they are| yeah, i think there is definitely- humorous moments. they are earned, because _ humorous moments. they are earned, because out— humorous moments. they are earned, because out of— humorous moments. they are earned, because out of the _ humorous moments. they are earned, because out of the more _ humorous moments. they are earned, because out of the more dramatic- because out of the more dramatic moments. — because out of the more dramatic moments. my— because out of the more dramatic moments, my character- because out of the more dramatic moments, my character can - because out of the more dramatic moments, my character can bring because out of the more dramatic- moments, my character can bring the lols moments, my character can bring the lots sometimes — moments, my character can bring the lols sometimes. it’s _ moments, my character can bring the lols sometimes.— lols sometimes. it's important to have authenticity. _ lols sometimes. it's important to have authenticity. talking - lols sometimes. it's important to have authenticity. talking to - lols sometimes. it's important to i have authenticity. talking to prison officers, and lee, did you speak to inmates? is that something, how do you get into that mindset, how do you get into that mindset, how do you work around that, because it does matter? it you work around that, because it does matter?— you work around that, because it does matter? it does, it important to net it does matter? it does, it important to get it right- _ does matter? it does, it important to get it right. there _ does matter? it does, it important to get it right. there was - does matter? it does, it important to get it right. there was a - does matter? it does, it important to get it right. there was a lot - does matter? it does, it important to get it right. there was a lot of i to get it right. there was a lot of dialogue. — to get it right. there was a lot of dialogue, i'm playing an inmate, with the — dialogue, i'm playing an inmate, with the writer, the writing is important, talking to the director and then— important, talking to the director and then reading lots of diaries, actually, — and then reading lots of diaries, actually, of people inside. the character— actually, of people inside. the character i play, it's his first time — character i play, it's his first time so _ character i play, it's his first time so i _ character i play, it's his first time so i had that to fall on, someone _ time so i had that to fall on, someone who is out of his depth, trying _ someone who is out of his depth, trying to— someone who is out of his depth, trying to navigate his way through being _ trying to navigate his way through being inside. tell trying to navigate his way through being inside-— trying to navigate his way through bein: inside. ., , being inside. tell me about the set that ou being inside. tell me about the set that you film _ being inside. tell me about the set that you film on, _ being inside. tell me about the set that you film on, it's _ being inside. tell me about the set that you film on, it's a _ being inside. tell me about the set that you film on, it's a prison? - being inside. tell me about the set that you film on, it's a prison? no, it is purpose _ that you film on, it's a prison? no, it is purpose built. _ that you film on, it's a prison? no, it is purpose built. but— that you film on, it's a prison? no, it is purpose built. but it _ that you film on, it's a prison? no, it is purpose built. but it feels - it is purpose built. but it feels like a present? _ it is purpose built. but it feels like a present? it's _ it is purpose built. but it feelsj like a present? it's incredible, it is purpose built. but it feels i like a present? it's incredible, it sans like a present? it's incredible, it spans three _ like a present? it's incredible, it spans three floors. _ like a present? it's incredible, it spans three floors. i _ like a present? it's incredible, it spans three floors. i have - like a present? it's incredible, it spans three floors. i have ran i like a present? it's incredible, it| spans three floors. i have ran the length _ spans three floors. i have ran the length of— spans three floors. i have ran the length of the _ spans three floors. i have ran the length of the because _ spans three floors. i have ran the length of the because we - spans three floors. i have ran the length of the because we had - spans three floors. i have ran the length of the because we had to. spans three floors. i have ran the - length of the because we had to time it and _ length of the because we had to time it and it _ length of the because we had to time it and it took — length of the because we had to time it and it took me _ length of the because we had to time it and it took me 15— length of the because we had to time it and it took me 15 seconds. - length of the because we had to time it and it took me 15 seconds. can - length of the because we had to time it and it took me 15 seconds.- it and it took me 15 seconds. can we 'ust no it and it took me 15 seconds. can we just go back — it and it took me 15 seconds. can we just go back to _ it and it took me 15 seconds. can we just go back to that _ it and it took me 15 seconds. can we just go back to that running? - it and it took me 15 seconds. can we just go back to that running? just i just go back to that running? just doinu just go back to that running? just doing exercise! i— just go back to that running? just doing exercise! i used _ just go back to that running? just doing exercise! i used to - just go back to that running? just doing exercise! i used to be - just go back to that running? just doing exercise! i used to be fond | just go back to that running? just i doing exercise! i used to be fond of runnina doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but — doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but i _ doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but i don't _ doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but i don't do _ doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but i don't do much. - doing exercise! i used to be fond of running but i don't do much. we i doing exercise! i used to be fond of| running but i don't do much. we had to time _ running but i don't do much. we had to time it _ running but i don't do much. we had to time it with— running but i don't do much. we had to time it with the _ running but i don't do much. we had to time it with the cameras, - running but i don't do much. we had to time it with the cameras, i- running but i don't do much. we had to time it with the cameras, i was i to time it with the cameras, i was running _ to time it with the cameras, i was running constantly. _ to time it with the cameras, i was running constantly. so _ to time it with the cameras, i was running constantly.— running constantly. so how many times that _ running constantly. so how many times that you — running constantly. so how many times that you have _ running constantly. so how many times that you have to _ running constantly. so how many times that you have to rehearse l running constantly. so how many i times that you have to rehearse it? twice, maybe that was enough. find twice, maybe that was enough. and did ou aet twice, maybe that was enough. did you get it right? twice, maybe that was enough. and did you get it right? i _ twice, maybe that was enough. and did you get it right? i always - twice, maybe that was enough. and did you get it right? i always get - did you get it right? i always get it riuht! did you get it right? i always get it right! take — did you get it right? i always get it right! take me _ did you get it right? i always get it right! take me back _ did you get it right? i always get it right! take me back to - did you get it right? i always get it right! take me back to the - it right! take me back to the rison. it right! take me back to the prison- it — it right! take me back to the prison- it is _ it right! take me back to the prison. it is an _ it right! take me back to the prison. it is an incredible - it right! take me back to the i prison. it is an incredible place, it right! take me back to the - prison. it is an incredible place, i know when _ prison. it is an incredible place, i know when you _ prison. it is an incredible place, i know when you walked _ prison. it is an incredible place, i know when you walked on - prison. it is an incredible place, i know when you walked on for- prison. it is an incredible place, i j know when you walked on for the first place. — know when you walked on for the first place. no— know when you walked on for the first place, no acting _ know when you walked on for the first place, no acting as - know when you walked on for thej first place, no acting as required. its first place, no acting as required. its three — first place, no acting as required. its three levels, _ first place, no acting as required. its three levels, like _ first place, no acting as required. its three levels, like the - first place, no acting as required. its three levels, like the old - its three levels, like the old victorian— its three levels, like the old victorian thing with the netting and the gantry, everywhere you look, it's like _ the gantry, everywhere you look, it's like 360. it�*s the gantry, everywhere you look, it's like 360-_ it's like 360. it's like doing theatre. — it's like 360. it's like doing theatre, isn't _ it's like 360. it's like doing theatre, isn't it? _ it's like 360. it's like doing theatre, isn't it? wherever it's like 360. it's like doing - theatre, isn't it? wherever point theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera _ theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera it — theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera it is _ theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera it is all _ theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera it is all there. - theatre, isn't it? wherever point the camera it is all there. you i theatre, isn't it? wherever pointl the camera it is all there. you are both actors _ the camera it is all there. you are both actors and _ the camera it is all there. you are both actors and you _ the camera it is all there. you are both actors and you act _ the camera it is all there. you are both actors and you act in - the camera it is all there. you are both actors and you act in this - the camera it is all there. you arej both actors and you act in this but there are some very intense seems inevitably because of the storylines. some of them are very face—to—face, what is that like? i always wonder, you walk on the set and you have to do it, you are building up to a very intense scene, maybe you and another inmate, a prison officer, those things, what is that like? how do you personally, where'd you go in your head, are you silent, do you go in their steamed up? silent, do you go in their steamed u? , , ., , silent, do you go in their steamed u . ? , , ., , , ' ~' up? everybody is different, ithink. sometimes — up? everybody is different, ithink. sometimes it's _ up? everybody is different, ithink. sometimes it's very _ up? everybody is different, ithink. sometimes it's very odd _ up? everybody is different, ithink. sometimes it's very odd especially| sometimes it's very odd especially if it is— sometimes it's very odd especially if it is your— sometimes it's very odd especially if it is your first day, you are meeting _ if it is your first day, you are meeting people you are meant to have had a relationship with for a long time _ had a relationship with for a long time so — had a relationship with for a long time so you have to go in and have a cuddle _ time so you have to go in and have a cuddle or— time so you have to go in and have a cuddle or a _ time so you have to go in and have a cuddle or a fight, it'sjust a lot of rehearsing and mapping it out. by getting _ of rehearsing and mapping it out. by getting a _ of rehearsing and mapping it out. by getting a sense of where you need to be. getting a sense of where you need to be it— getting a sense of where you need to be. . . , , getting a sense of where you need to be. ., ., , ,, be. it always fascinates me because i'm not an actor. _ be. it always fascinates me because i'm not an actor. are _ be. it always fascinates me because i'm not an actor. are you _ be. it always fascinates me because i'm not an actor. are you all- i'm not an actor. are you all smiling and laughing and the 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left on a trolley and put into another patient�*s bed after being admitted to basildon hospital has called for change. jim rourke's 85—year—old father—in—law had gone to the emergency department. the hospital says it was particularly pressured after industrial action byjunior doctors. it's five days until the expansion of ulez to all london boroughs. many elderly people have said they don't have the technology to check if their old car is compliant. tfl suggests calling them. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today. it's as a new report sys it's as a new report says the underperformance of boys is a national concern. research shows that girls tend to outperform boys in exams at school. let's take a look at the tubes. severe delays on the district and hammersmith and city lines. there are partial closures on the dlr and some 0verground services. the weather. heavy, thundery showers possible in places. they'll gradually clear during the afternoon. the high up to 24c. we're back at 8:30. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines. yevgeny prigozhin — the man who led a failed mutiny against vladimir putin earlier this summer — is presumed to be dead after a plane crash near moscow. hospital bosses warn of further disruption to the health service in england as consultants begin a two—day strike. it is gcse day. results published in the last two minutes. energy bills may be on the way down but the number of households struggling to pay them is up according to one charity that is warning of a winter of hardship may lie ahead if no help is offered. in sport... it's gold forjosh kerr. he secures back—to—back titles for britain in the men's1500m at the world championships in hungary. # why don't you, why don't you # . can you remember the rest? it's been 50 years since the show that encouraged kids to turn off the television and do something less boring instead first hit our screens. todayis today is a day of sunshine and showers. some showers will be thundering. we also have persistent rain pushing northwards into the northern isles. all the details later. it's thursday, the 24th of august. russian authorities say the leader of the wagner mercenary group who led a brief coup against vladmir putin this summer was on a plane that crashed near moscow, killing all ten people on board. the kremlin hasn't confirmed yevgeny prigozhin's death, but a social media account linked to his organisation has accused russian air defences of shooting down the aircraft. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera — the final seconds of a private jet. on board, reportedly, the head of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin. "look over there by the farm, it's burning," the eyewitness can be heard saying. in the distance, a giant cloud of smoke. the embraer plane had crashed in the tver region of russia, north of moscow. mr prigozhin's right—and man, wagner commander dmitry utkin, is also thought to have been on board. later, a wagner—linked telegram channel confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin had been killed. it claimed it was the result of the actions of traitors of russia. it's two months to the day since the wagner chief launched what he called his march ofjustice, his mutiny — the insurrection by wagner forces who'd been fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. they rolled unopposed into the city of rostov. their demands — the removal of russia's senior military leadership, who they blamed for setbacks on the battlefield. there were these extraordinary scenes as the paramilitary chief admonished russian generals. and then they marched on in the direction of moscow, in a direct challenge to the authority of president putin. the kremlin leader called it treachery. russia, he said, had been stabbed in the back, the mutineers would be punished. but by evening, a deal had been done to end the insurrection. even though russian servicemen had been killed, there would be no charges against yevgeny prigozhin and his wagner troops. they would have to leave russia, but the agreement left the kremlin looking weak. this was vladimir putin in the city of kursk, commemorating the soviet victory in a famous world war ii battle. there's been no comment yet from the president on the plane crash. 0n the streets of moscow tonight, there was a mixed reaction. "i couldn't care less," he says. "this was to be expected," says dmitry. "some of the things prigozhin did or didn't do needed to be punished. he had lots of enemies." little surprise, then, but much speculation about why the jet crashed. who had targeted the plane and its controversial passenger? was this an act of revenge against the man who had dared to humiliate those in power in russia? steve rosenberg, bbc news. joining us is our moscow reporter, will vernon. we understand who yevgeny prigozhin is, what he has done and perhaps the relationship that was and then changed with president putin. but what is not clear is we do not know for sure that it was him on the plane and if it was, he is dead. brute plane and if it was, he is dead. we do not. it plane and if it was, he is dead. we do not- it is _ plane and if it was, he is dead. - do not. it is very likely. the russian emergency services said they recovered all ten bodies of those on board, seven passengers and three crew. the russian authorities, russian aviation authority, said yevgeny prigozhin was on board the plane along with his second in command, codenamed wagner. attention now is focused on what exactly happened on that flight. because rumour has been swirling here for several weeks now about exactly what fate would await yevgeny prigozhin, right? you had a lot of powerful enemies here, especially in the military. i think most russians were utterly unsurprised when the news broke yesterday that yevgeny prigozhin's plane had crashed. and i think a lot of russians were actually more surprised that something like this had not happened sooner. also, whatever ends up being the official cause of the crash, in some ways, it does not really matter, because for the kremlin, the job is done. this event has served one of its purposes which is to warn other potential rebels, other potential mutineers that you should not challenge the kremlin's authority and you should not cross vladimir putin.— 0ften often we have discussed various strike action across different industries. today charlie, focusing on the nhs. we are talking about consultants. hospital consultants in england have started their latest strike in a dispute over pay. emergency cover will be provided, but the action will result in cancellations of planned treatment. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has more. for the second time this summer, consultant doctors in england are taking to the picket lines. a 48—hour strike over pay that nhs bosses say has the potential to be extremely disruptive. unlike when junior doctors strike, no one else can cover for consultants, so almost all routine care will be suspended. so morale in the health service currently is at an all—time low. but doctors say they've been left with no choice but to take action. doctors are having to strike with their backs against the wall. it's not something they want to do. we have faced a significant pay cut over the last 15 years of nearly 35%. so the workload, if anything, has increased and we are effectively doing three to four months of work free of charge every year. there will, inevitably, be an impact on patients, but that doesn't necessarily mean some of those affected don't support the doctors. the more steve barclay and the government won't negotiate, the more they are voting with their feet. carol hedges is still waiting to be given the all—clear after cancer treatment, which has been delayed by previous strike action. it's a worrying time. a slight concern that i wasn't quite sure how things were going to develop. but sort of feeling that i was actually now personally involved with what's been going on for years with the nhs and dragging it down — that it had actually washed up at my door. it's really interesting that you're so sympathetic to the doctors, given that you've been so directly affected. my fight is sort of my fight and everybody else's fight. we have to save the nhs and we have to pay our doctors and nurses what they're worth to stop them from going somewhere else. this strike is fundamentally about pay, but a fresh analysis of senior doctors' salaries in other wealthy nations reveals that pay for doctors in countries like the netherlands, ireland and germany is ahead of those in england, where the average salary of a consultant is just over £121,000. but that's more than doctors earn in spain, italy and france. ministers describe a 6% pay offer as fair and reasonable. we've accepted in full the recommendations of the pay review body and we call on the bma to end the strikes because the strikes ultimately will impact patients, in particular, those patients waiting for their operations. the consultants have already announced more strike days in early october and, as with their more junior colleagues, there's little sign of any compromise from either side in this dispute. dominic hughes, bbc news. the union representing staff at wilko says the majority of stores will close "within weeks" after it faied to find a buyer. the chain employs 12,500 staff across 400 stores. the administrator, pwc said parts of the group could still be bought. dramatic drone footage has captured the terrifying ordeal of a group of school boys who were trapped in a cable car in northern pakistan. the students and two adults were left dangling 1200 feet above the ground for more than 15 hours after two of the cables snapped. the images were captured by the drone as it moved around the stranded cable car. you can see clearly the individuals who were inside, awaiting rescue. the owner of the cable car has now been arrested for endangering lives and negligence. republican presidential hopefuls in the united states have appeared in their first televised debate. the former president, donald trump, who's most likely to become the candidate, skipped the debate to do a tv interview instead. mr trump has said he plans to turn himself in today to a court in the state of georgia to face charges of election interference. the mps' watchdog has ruled that the prime minister failed to correctly declare his wife's financial interest in a childminding agency. the parliamentary commissioner for standards said this arose out of confusion and was inadvertant. rishi sunak has accepted the ruling and apologised. as we speak, thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting their gcse results. results are expected to drop for the second year in a row, bringing them back in line with pre—pandemic levels. some vocational results including btecs and cambridge nationals are also being released. vanessa clarke reports. results day is finally here. but for the class of 2023, the journey to get here has not been easy. we were the children of the pandemic, almost. it was quite shocking, you know, to adapt to this new environment or way of learning online. with everybody else, sometimes, it was quite confusing, chaotic. having to learn all the knowledge quickly did affect us and it has hit us like a ton of bricks. this year, there was more disruption with teacher strikes, although many schools tried to limit the impact on exam students. we had to deal with supply teachers who are good teachers, but they might not know enough about that certain subject. that put us in a difficult position. this isjust to remind you how it looks in your exam. in england, grades are expected to fall back in line with pre—pandemic levels, but in wales and northern ireland, marking is still more generous, so grades should be a bit higher. students will now be weighing up their next steps. students are limited to university or college being the only option, but they're aware of the wide variety of options that are available to them and they pick what they know they're going to enjoy and what's best for them. after so much disruption, today marks a major milestone for these students. vanessa clarke, bbc news. we will be at a school later chatting to students to see how they have got on and get a sense of the mood. good morning. what grade would you get for your weather today? probably c. we have a bit of everything, it is not perfect, not imperfect. and i am bet you are glad you asked that question. good morning, we are looking at sunshine and showers. we have had heavy downpours across parts of southern england, especially the south—east corner. we also have heavy rain pushing north—eastwards across scotland. in between, a week where the front taking cloud and lighter rain with it. —— weakened weather front. 0ver rain with it. —— weakened weather front. over the west, showers. showers in northern ireland. brighter conditions across northern england. that is the weather front. and as the rain moves away from the south—east, it will brighten up behind it before the weather front sinks further south taking more cloud with it. it will be fresher as we push further north and breezy in the north and far south. 0vernight, the north and far south. 0vernight, the front brings cloud to the south—east. we will have showers in the far north. it will be a cooler night than it was last night with the overnight lay between 9—14. tomorrow starting with cloud, rain, before clearing. we will have showers in northern ireland, england and wales, pushing from the west to east. heaviershowers and wales, pushing from the west to east. heavier showers potentially thundery in the far north of scotland with temperatures 14 in the north, 21 in the south. feeling fresher tomorrow. especially in southern areas. video game technology could help people who are paralysed to communicate at speeds closer to normal speech. in a series of trials, scientists have been using tiny implants in the brain to decode what people without a voice wanted to say. it's hoped it could help people with degenerative diseases like motor neurone disease. here's our health reporter philippa roxby. 68—year—old pat bennett struggles to talk after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease ten years ago. but new technology is helping her communicate again. surgeons implanted tiny sensors in her brain just the size of pills in areas key to producing speech. when she tells her lips, tongue and jaw to make sounds to form words, an algorithm decodes information coming out of her brain, then sends it to a computer screen in sentences. researchers at stanford university in california say the approach could be life—changing. she can say any word of 125,000. so it's a large possible set of words. it's notjust a limited vocabulary. and the accuracy was about 23% word error rate, meaning about one in every four words was wrong. and obviously that's something we want to improve moving forward. but it's such a big difference from what's been done in the past that the speed and the generality of it is much better. so i think that it's exciting, it really makes it seem real that in the future one of these devices could restore fluent conversation, reliable, accurate, fluent conversation to someone with paralysis. do not be afraid to ask the questions. to ask me questions. another american study used similar technology on a woman severely paralysed by a stroke. the researchers were able to convert her brain activity while attempting to talk into words spoken by an avatar on a screen. thanks for stopping by. former rugby league player rob burrow, who has mnd, recorded his voice before he lost the ability to speak and now uses his eyes to pick out words and phrases from a screen. i may have lost my voice, but technology now helps me to speak. i can still talk to my family in my broad yorkshire accent. the scientists behind today's studies are excited by the progress they've made. their brain computer interface produces words three times more quickly than previous ones. it's also more accurate than before, although there are still some errors in words. they say the research is at a very early stage and lots of refining of the technology is now needed before it can be used as a device at home. by using brain signals, scientists hope to restore more rapid communication to those who can no longer speak, whether through paralysis, a stroke or degenerative brain disease. philippa roxby, bbc news. we'rejoined in the studio by richard cave from the mnd association. and by diana marsden, who is living with mnd and was one of the first people to bank her voice. good morning. diana, i have to start with you. give me your impression of this technology and how it is changing your life.— this technology and how it is changing your life. good morning. thank ou changing your life. good morning. thank you for— changing your life. good morning. thank you for inviting _ changing your life. good morning. thank you for inviting me. - changing your life. good morning. thank you for inviting me. the - changing your life. good morning. | thank you for inviting me. the new technology looks very positive. the next step giving us living with mnd some hope for the future.- some hope for the future. richard, to ick u- some hope for the future. richard, to pick up on _ some hope for the future. richard, to pick up on what _ some hope for the future. richard, to pick up on what diana _ some hope for the future. richard, to pick up on what diana is - some hope for the future. richard, to pick up on what diana is saying, | to pick up on what diana is saying, at the moment, diana has banked her voice. this is becoming more possible. we introduced it as video technology which makes it seem a little trite, almost, but these things developed and this is the technology you are using. yoice technology you are using. voice bankin: technology you are using. voice banking is _ technology you are using. voice banking is important _ technology you are using. voice banking is important in - technology you are using. voice banking is important in a - technology you are using. voice banking is important in a way i technology you are using. voicej banking is important in a way to preserve — banking is important in a way to preserve a — banking is important in a way to preserve a sense of a person's identity — preserve a sense of a person's identity. these days, we have been working _ identity. these days, we have been working with technology companies to help people to bank their voice in as little _ help people to bank their voice in as little as — help people to bank their voice in as little as 30 minutes. how help people to bank their voice in as little as 30 minutes. how much do ou need? as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? l— as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? ithink— as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? i think you _ as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? i think you have _ as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? i think you have to - as little as 30 minutes. how much do you need? i think you have to read i you need? i think you have to read reams of stuff to make sure you have the nuances. reams of stuff to make sure you have the nuances-— the nuances. this is the beauty of ai. we the nuances. this is the beauty of al- we can _ the nuances. this is the beauty of ai. we can create _ the nuances. this is the beauty of ai. we can create a _ the nuances. this is the beauty of ai. we can create a banked - the nuances. this is the beauty of ai. we can create a banked voice| ai. we can create a banked voice with as _ ai. we can create a banked voice with as little as 50 phrases. it is a quick— with as little as 50 phrases. it is a quick thing to do. the biggest challenge is to enable people to know _ challenge is to enable people to know about it because we canjust -et know about it because we canjust get it— know about it because we canjust get it done — know about it because we can 'ust get it done.— get it done. diana, it is charlie here. i get it done. diana, it is charlie here- i am _ get it done. diana, it is charlie here. i am so _ get it done. diana, it is charlie here. i am so happy _ get it done. diana, it is charlie here. i am so happy you - get it done. diana, it is charlie here. i am so happy you are i get it done. diana, it is charlie i here. i am so happy you are able get it done. diana, it is charlie - here. i am so happy you are able to speak to us because this is very real... a lot of us, i look at the technology and think it is extraordinary. it is very real for you. you are probably certain to lose your voice. is that how you are thinking now?— thinking now? yes. good morning, charlie. thinking now? yes. good morning, charlie- yes. _ thinking now? yes. good morning, charlie. yes, definitely. _ thinking now? yes. good morning, charlie. yes, definitely. i- thinking now? yes. good morning, charlie. yes, definitely. i know- charlie. yes, definitely. i know over the last year and a half, i have started to lose my voice. i have started to lose my voice. i have already, with the help of richard, banked my voice. iwill always be me. it richard, banked my voice. i will always be me— always be me. it is such an important _ always be me. it is such an important thing. _ always be me. it is such an important thing. diana, ii always be me. it is such an i important thing. diana, i am always be me. it is such an - important thing. diana, i am sorry about the time delay there. for those people who do not know, what is the process, what do you do, what is the process, what do you do, what is the process, what do you do, what is the setup when you bank your voice? it is the setup when you bank your voice? , , ., ., ., ., voice? it is straightforward. you lot in, voice? it is straightforward. you log in. read _ voice? it is straightforward. you log in, read one _ voice? it is straightforward. you log in, read one page _ voice? it is straightforward. you log in, read one page at - voice? it is straightforward. you log in, read one page at a - voice? it is straightforward. you log in, read one page at a time. j log in, read one page at a time. listen back to it. go on to the next page. it is about 20—25 minutes, i think it took. it was relaxed. done with family around. at the end, we have an electronic book that contains our voice. it have an electronic book that contains our voice.— have an electronic book that contains our voice. it is one of the most personal— contains our voice. it is one of the most personal things. _ contains our voice. it is one of the most personal things. you - contains our voice. it is one of the most personal things. you can - contains our voice. it is one of the - most personal things. you can change your appearance, your accident, most personal things. you can change yourappearance, youraccident, i your appearance, your accident, i suppose, yourappearance, youraccident, i suppose, but your voice is yours. it is a strong part of our identity. this— is a strong part of our identity. this is— is a strong part of our identity. this is important for people living with mnd because as voice changes and it— with mnd because as voice changes and it is— with mnd because as voice changes and it is lost, there is a challenge, the sense of who people feel they— challenge, the sense of who people feel they are. inside they are often exactly— feel they are. inside they are often exactly the same, they have all their— exactly the same, they have all their opinions, skills, competence, people _ their opinions, skills, competence, people want to continue working and leading _ people want to continue working and leading their lives and preserving their voice — leading their lives and preserving their voice helps them to do that. can you _ their voice helps them to do that. can you describe the procedure and then i want diana's reaction because she is prepared to go through the procedure. we described it as tiny patches on the brain and certain points, how big are they, and we will see it here, how invasive is it? , ., ., , ., , it? these are important questions and one thing _ it? these are important questions and one thing to _ it? these are important questions and one thing to say _ it? these are important questions and one thing to say is _ it? these are important questions and one thing to say is it - it? these are important questions and one thing to say is it is - it? these are important questions and one thing to say is it is still. and one thing to say is it is still in research, _ and one thing to say is it is still in research, it is not available to everybody — in research, it is not available to everybody yet but one of the benefits _ everybody yet but one of the benefits of using this ai technology is that— benefits of using this ai technology is that once people lose the power of speech, — is that once people lose the power of speech, using this technology, they can — of speech, using this technology, they can communicate quicker than using _ they can communicate quicker than using other— they can communicate quicker than using other systems. i am talking to you now— using other systems. i am talking to you now at _ using other systems. i am talking to you now at about 160 words per minute — you now at about 160 words per minute using a regular communication device _ minute using a regular communication device if— minute using a regular communication device if i_ minute using a regular communication device, if i were to lose my voice, it would _ device, if i were to lose my voice, it would take me down to about 20 words _ it would take me down to about 20 words per— it would take me down to about 20 words per minute which is hard, because — words per minute which is hard, because people have everything they want to— because people have everything they want to say, it isjust so because people have everything they want to say, it is just so slow. and frustrating — want to say, it is just so slow. and frustrating. yes. people end up not being _ frustrating. yes. people end up not being listened to, talked over, and often _ being listened to, talked over, and often people choose not to say anything — often people choose not to say anything at all.— often people choose not to say an hint at all. , . . . ., anything at all. diana, richard was ex-tlainin anything at all. diana, richard was explaining in _ anything at all. diana, richard was explaining in terms _ anything at all. diana, richard was explaining in terms of— anything at all. diana, richard was explaining in terms of the - anything at all. diana, richard was explaining in terms of the medical| explaining in terms of the medical procedure. given what you know, is it something you would do? yes. without a doubt. _ it something you would do? yes. without a doubt. it _ it something you would do? yes. without a doubt. it is _ it something you would do? 1's; without a doubt. it is something it something you would do? 1a; without a doubt. it is something i would almost look forward to. when you lose your voice, it is something you lose your voice, it is something you are not looking forward to. can i ask, you are not looking forward to. can i ask. you — you are not looking forward to. can i ask, you talked about recording your voice. are you able to choose phrases? you are a character, have a personality, things that make you laugh and smile, things you might naturally save. are there phrases you wanted to record so it is absolutely you?— you wanted to record so it is absolutely you? you wanted to record so it is absolutel ou? y , ., , absolutely you? oh, yes. you 'ust tut in the absolutely you? oh, yes. you 'ust put in the words i absolutely you? oh, yes. you 'ust put in the words and it i absolutely you? oh, yes. you 'ust put in the words and it willi absolutely you? oh, yes. youjust put in the words and it will read i put in the words and it will read out what you have typed. in your own accent. which is part of your identity. accent. which is part of your identi . �* ., accent. which is part of your identi .�* ., ., y identity. another layer. i can only imatine, identity. another layer. i can only imagine. and _ identity. another layer. i can only imagine, and tell _ identity. another layer. i can only imagine, and tell me _ identity. another layer. i can only imagine, and tell me what - identity. another layer. i can only imagine, and tell me what you i identity. another layer. i can only i imagine, and tell me what you wish about this, it must be an emotional thing to do that. it is the procedure and process, there is a procedure and process, there is a procedure involved, but it is also emotional, you are thinking about the things you want to say in the future. , , , , future. yes, yes, definitely. sometimes, _ future. yes, yes, definitely. sometimes, the _ future. yes, yes, definitely. sometimes, the things - future. yes, yes, definitely. sometimes, the things you | future. yes, yes, definitely. i sometimes, the things you are thinking are very emotional. that adds another side to your voice when you get emotional. you are not always clear. so the computer would not perceive that. brute always clear. so the computer would not perceive that.— always clear. so the computer would not perceive that. we appreciate you talkint to not perceive that. we appreciate you talking to us- — not perceive that. we appreciate you talking to us- l— not perceive that. we appreciate you talking to us. i am _ not perceive that. we appreciate you talking to us. i am delighted - not perceive that. we appreciate you talking to us. i am delighted you - talking to us. i am delighted you joined us. talking to us. i am delighted you 'oined us. ., 1' talking to us. i am delighted you 'oined us. ., ~ y ., talking to us. i am delighted you 'oined us. ., ~' y ., talking to us. i am delighted you 'oined us. ., ~ . talking to us. i am delighted you - joined us._ thank joined us. thank you so much. thank ou. joined us. thank you so much. thank you- richard. — joined us. thank you so much. thank you. richard, thank _ joined us. thank you so much. thank you. richard, thank you _ joined us. thank you so much. thank you. richard, thank you very - joined us. thank you so much. thank you. richard, thank you very much. i you. richard, thank you very much. we will keep a close i, i suppose the technology is there, it is getting it out and you have people like diana, no hesitation, i will do this. ~ ., ~ , , this. we need to keep people informed about _ this. we need to keep people informed about this - this. we need to keep people i informed about this technology because — informed about this technology because it is not likely to be for everyone — because it is not likely to be for everyone, but we want to provide diana _ everyone, but we want to provide diana and — everyone, but we want to provide diana and everyone else living with mnd with — diana and everyone else living with mnd with all the information they need to— mnd with all the information they need to make the right decision that works— need to make the right decision that works for— need to make the right decision that works for them. also, the mnd association work with lots of technology companies for the benefit of mnd~ _ technology companies for the benefit of mnd. diana mentioned i will always— of mnd. diana mentioned i will always be me. we are working with google _ always be me. we are working with google on— always be me. we are working with google on live capturing of speech that is— google on live capturing of speech that is difficult to understand so people — that is difficult to understand so people can keep talking and be understood longer. also we are about to launch _ understood longer. also we are about to launch mind's eye, which is al generated — to launch mind's eye, which is al generated art for expression. so people _ generated art for expression. so people who have difficulty talking, they can _ people who have difficulty talking, they can generate art to help people understand what they mean. it is fascinating _ understand what they mean. it 3 fascinating where it can go. good luck. richard, diana, again, thank you so much. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm angie george. consultants across london have begun their 48 hour strike in a dispute over pay. full emergency cover will remain in place. meanwhile, basildon hospital has apologised after a 85—year—old man had to spend two days on a trolley last weekbecause strike action byjunior doctors meant there were no beds "readily available". but despite their experience, jim says he still supports today's strike action. the hospital has since apologised. yes, it's difficult times with industrial action ongoing, but in turn i have sympathy with the doctors and what they're doing. the staff were clearly frustrated. i guess that, you got the feeling that it was not an uncommon situation and they were probably sick to death of having to apologise in these situations. it's five days until the expansion of ulez to all london boroughs. many elderly people have said they don't have the technology to check if their old car is compliant and if not, how to claim for scrappage. tfl says anyone who can't access their website should call them. thousands of teenagers across the capital are getting their gcse results today but a new report has said the underperformance of boys is a national concern. research shows that girls tend to outperform boys in exams at school and it's predicted todays grades may show that gap widening further. a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at a pub in beaconsfield wants to find the stranger who gave him cpr that potentially saved his life. julian penge has put up posters in the hope of finding the good samaritan. it's thought a customer inside the pub rushed out to give him cpr and resuscitate him. i think i was very, very lucky that there was a person in the saracens head who knew how to do cpr, and was prepared to help me. and a few other people came out and helped me as well. let's take a look at the tubes now. severe delays on the central, district and hammersmith and city lines. there are also partial closures on the dlr and some overground services. now onto the weather with elizabeth. hello there, good morning. it was very warm yesterday, highs of 28 celsius. and today is still warm and humid but it's all change weather—wise. there will be some heavy, thundery showers around at times, particularly true this morning. so to start the day, then, this rash of showers is pushing in from the south. they will be slowly pushing eastwards as we head through the course of the morning. there could be some thunderstorms embedded in all of this rain, possibly some frequent lightning, and there is a met office weather warning in force for some thunderstorms just towards the south of the m25. so it could be quite a wet morning for some, especially towards the south. but these showers clear into the afternoon, still a few showers following on behind, there will also be some sunny spells. still a rather humid feel to things, temperatures reaching 24, maybe even 25 degrees celsius in the best of the sunshine. 0vernight tonight, then, it will gradually turn cloudy. this is a cold front sinking southwards, but still humid tonight with the lows of around 13 celsius. tomorrow, breezier, the cloud will clear as we head into the afternoon. and there will be some sunny spells but also showers at times and a fresher feel. we're back in half an hour. back to charlie and naga. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. energy bills may be getting cheaper but the number of households struggling to pay them is not budging. 0ne charity is warning of a winter of hardship lies ahead if no action is taken, ben has more. it's all very well saying action needs to be taken but what is it? they are talking about an extension to the government support that we saw last winter, the reason being that although there are going to be slightly falling bills, many people even with the lower use of energy during the summer are still struggling to meet their payments on the monthly bills. it all revolves around the energy price cap set by the regulator 0fgem. that's the maximum amount that suppliers are allowed to charge per unit of gas and electricity. it then uses that to calculate what a typical household, using an average amount of energy, would pay per year. that fell to about £2,000 last month. that's a drop of 17% in annual bills for anyone on a standard tariff for gas and electricity, paying by direct debit, which is most households. as a reminder of how we got here, when the cap launched, it wasjust over £1,000. and that figure remained largely the same until it reallyjumped in october last year. that was due to high wholesale energy prices, partly as a result of the war in ukraine. the government then stepped in last autumn with its own support scheme to help households the energy price guarantee which capped unit charges untiljune this year, at a level where a typical household's annual bill would be £2,500. just as well, because within that period, 0fgem's cap peaked again injanuary at over £4,000 for an average bill. as wholesale energy prices have come down significantly, that's been reflected in the price cap, with a big drop injuly. and it's this 0fgem cap that now applies to your bills again. analysts predict another slight fall to under £2,000 in october — we get that announcement tomorrow. but bills are still much higher than just a few years ago. and remember the cap is on unit charges and not your overall bill so if you use more energy, you will pay more. so it's always good to take a meter reading. and while the fall in price is good news, and even if you do cut the amount of energy you are using there are still daily fixed fees called standing charges that cover the costs of providing gas and electricity into your home regardless of how much you use. those again on average have been climbing. the charity citizens advice says it is helping a record number of people struggling with their bills, and marc ashdown has been speaking to one of them. since energy bills leapt last year, more and more people have been struggling to cope. in rochester, parents have been juggling their finances to stay afloat. it's just trying to balance everything, really, making sure we can keep on top of everything. but yeah, electricity and gas has definitely gone up and it is worrying, yeah. it's difficult. i've been having to work extra hours doing twojobsjust to make sure these can have fun in the summer. rebecca has two growing boys. she's had to make some difficult choices, like cutting down on showers as costs increase. i've got two credit cards out. what, for your bills? just in case i have to, like, pay them off, yeah. just like a safety net. more and more people are doing the same. in a survey for citizens advice, 12% of people said in the past six months they'd had to resort to borrowing money in order to afford their energy bills. one in four people said out of all their bills, energy was the one they were most worried about. the charity said that between january and june, more than 46,000 people had contacted it for advice on energy debt, an increase of nearly 17% on last year. it also found the size of energy debt has grown. the average amount people owe is now £1,711, a third higher than in 2019 before the pandemic. and there's concern about the growing number of people who seem to be struggling with their bills in these warmer summer months when typically everyone uses less energy. things might get a bit more affordable as 0fgem's price cap starts to come down. but remember, most of the government's subsidies to help with bills have now ended. so when it comes to energy debt, all the numbers go in the wrong direction. we've got more people who are in debt to their energy supplier. the amount of debt that they're repaying is so much higher. and the research that we're showing today shows that there are many millions of people who were actually having to borrow in the first half of this year to be able to pay their energy bill, whether that's putting money on a credit card or taking out a loan. this simply isn't a sustainable response to the energy debt challenge that we're seeing. tomorrow, 0fgem's new price cap is expected to come down to around £1,900 a year, saving the average bill payer £150. that is still double pre—pandemic levels. the government said help is available for the most vulnerable through an increase to the warm home discount, which could benefit over three million households. charities say with record numbers of people already in need of energy support, the winter months could see thousands more struggle to afford their bills. marc ashdown, bbc news. i will have more tomorrow on what the new price cap means for your bills. but even with the price cap expected to fall, many people are still struggling to pay their monthly energy bills — and it remains a big worry for many households. it certainly does, thank you. why not a moment of celebration for a dramatic win, in a perfect setting, maybe not expected. these are good ingredients, aren't they, for sport. welcome to sport and headlines which josh kerr absolutely delivered, given that he alongsidejake wightman and steve cram are the only three people to win the 1500 metres at the world athletics championships, it's perhaps fitting that we can let steve cram tell the story. ingebrigtsen is there, and there goesjosh kerr. ingebrigtsen cannot hold him, or can he? he pushes and he shoves, he wants the curve. josh kerr has made a brave bid to win this, these two are pulling away from everyone else, it's ingebrigtsen againstjosh kerr. can this happen again? it happened last year and it's going to happen again. josh kerr of great britain is coming away, he's tying up, he is finishing quickly, butjosh is going to get there! it's gold! world champion, josh kerr. lightning strikes twice in norway. josh kerr. let's chat to josh, now, about his incredible win. he has been grinning hearing that commentary, i don't know if he had heard it yet, that is steve cram, someone you revere no doubt, calling home a gold medal, how much does that affect you this morning? unbelievable to have someone of the calibre of steve cram calling that, is a green come due. —— dream come true. it's an accumulation of a lot of hard work but it's a result i have dreamt of since i was a little boy. have dreamt of since i was a little bo . ., , have dreamt of since i was a little bo . . , y . ~' have dreamt of since i was a little bo. . ., ., boy. last here jake wightman won this race, boy. last here jake wightman won this race. you _ boy. last here jake wightman won this race, you copied _ boy. last here jake wightman won this race, you copied his _ boy. last here jake wightman won this race, you copied his tactics i boy. last here jake wightman won this race, you copied his tactics to | this race, you copied his tactics to beat jakob this race, you copied his tactics to beatjakob ingebrigtsen, how much of that planned and how many conversations led to do it? the, that planned and how many conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, _ conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, i— conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, i over _ conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, i over plan - conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, i over plan to - conversations led to do it? a lot of conversations, i over plan to go i conversations, i over plan to go with that plan. i think the lazy man would just repeat the same tactics and come away, try and come away with a gold but it almost felt i felt that 1% of him lagging and i was like, i am going to send this when i feel like it. there was an opportunity and i didn't want to look back, he was battling me the last 200 in the last 50 i might have wanted it a little bit more. it is my first global gold medal. it feels very sweet. the my first global gold medal. it feels very sweet-— very sweet. the context is not 'ust last ear, very sweet. the context is not 'ust test year. it — very sweet. the context is not 'ust test year. it is fl very sweet. the context is not 'ust last year, it is also i very sweet. the context is not 'ust last year, it is also the i very sweet. the context is notjust last year, it is also the semifinal, l last year, it is also the semifinal, the showboating from jakob ingebrigtsen. let's show everybody what happened. you said afterward he didn't really mind, but did you perhaps log it in the back of your mind? —— you said afterwards you didn't really mind about it. yes. mind? -- you said afterwards you didn't really mind about it. yes, it sticks in your _ didn't really mind about it. yes, it sticks in your mind _ didn't really mind about it. yes, it sticks in your mind a _ didn't really mind about it. yes, it sticks in your mind a little - didn't really mind about it. yes, it sticks in your mind a little bit. - sticks in your mind a little bit. afterwards, he was saying that he has had a tough week with illness and things. that doesn't show illness to me. that's the way it goes. we have a bit of a rivalry now and i know he hates us brits now that he has not got a world title. 0urjob is to turn around and work on the grass roots and make sure we keep creating these amazing 1500 metre champion from the uk. it’s metre champion from the uk. it's interesting, morning, it is naga. so interesting — interesting, morning, it is naga. so interesting the mental tactics and how you _ interesting the mental tactics and how you view your opponent, you said, _ how you view your opponent, you said. he — how you view your opponent, you said, he wasn't something like 92%, if he was, _ said, he wasn't something like 92%, if he was, he — said, he wasn't something like 92%, if he was, he would have won, he said _ if he was, he would have won, he said but — if he was, he would have won, he said but you _ if he was, he would have won, he said. but you did say before the final— said. but you did say before the final he — said. but you did say before the final he was only human. he had all of these _ final he was only human. he had all of these records behind him, being broken _ of these records behind him, being broken at _ of these records behind him, being broken at the age of 16, mentally, it's easy— broken at the age of 16, mentally, it's easy to— broken at the age of 16, mentally, it's easy to say to an athlete, they are only— it's easy to say to an athlete, they are only human but you have to get your own _ are only human but you have to get your own point before you believe that _ your own point before you believe that so _ your own point before you believe that. so what has tip you over and giving _ that. so what has tip you over and giving you — that. so what has tip you over and giving you that confidence now to know _ giving you that confidence now to know that — giving you that confidence now to know that you can say it with conviction? | know that you can say it with conviction?— know that you can say it with conviction? ~ , , ,., , conviction? i think this sport is not won on _ conviction? i think this sport is not won on paper. _ conviction? i think this sport is not won on paper. he - conviction? i think this sport is not won on paper. he has - conviction? i think this sport is not won on paper. he has a i conviction? i think this sport is not won on paper. he has a lot conviction? i think this sport is i not won on paper. he has a lot of titles, he has records and all these things, he has had a very flourished career, but again we are on the same start line. it's a whole different story, you can run that race ten times and it might go ten different ways. that is the 1500 metres, that is what makes it exciting. i knew i had a shot at him, i had a really good build—up, we had such a phenomenal camp, a great set up by great britain. but we are so lucky to be in this position to be a part of great britain and have everything supported by the national lottery and all of its players. set up in the right people around you, the success is always going to come. that's what i was able to provide yesterday and hopefully that will continue for great britain in this world championships. good morning, charlie here- — world championships. good morning, charlie here. what _ world championships. good morning, charlie here. what a _ world championships. good morning, charlie here. what a fantastic - charlie here. what a fantastic moment you have given here. and all of that chest bumping after, just something after your win, its good to see. —— your chest thumping. there was a lot of emotion, can you give us an insight into the race? is there a point where you know, all of your instincts are saying, this is on? you'd have done the training that in that moment in time, maybe you can hear his breathing pattern, how does that work? yes. you can hear his breathing pattern, how does that work?— how does that work? yes, you are very present _ how does that work? yes, you are very present in — how does that work? yes, you are very present in the _ how does that work? yes, you are very present in the race. - how does that work? yes, you are very present in the race. just - how does that work? yes, you are | very present in the race. just think about what is going on in that visualisation, i worked with many different coaches, mindfulness coaches and everything. putting a race together to be proud of, last night i was able to go out and give it a mile and night i was able to go out and give ita mile and i night i was able to go out and give it a mile and i felt that 1% on the backstretch, that was hurting. 0k, backstretch, that was hurting. ok, this is on, but even on the start line i had a lot of belief in myself, i was saying to myself, this is your turn. i have been to five major championships and finally got the gold. it has been a long journey but i have finally got the right team around me, it feels very sweet to be on this side of it now. brute to be on this side of it now. we have seen _ to be on this side of it now. we have seen pictures of your families and friends celebrating, you said you put 16 years of the final home straight, but it is 16 years of everybody helping you as well as you? everybody helping you as well as ou? , �* , , ., everybody helping you as well as ou? , �* , . everybody helping you as well as ou? , �*, . ., you? yes, it's so nice to get the videos and _ you? yes, it's so nice to get the videos and the _ you? yes, it's so nice to get the videos and the faces _ you? yes, it's so nice to get the videos and the faces of- you? yes, it's so nice to get the i videos and the faces of everybody else, the reason that i am there. it is in the running that gun to tape in that three and a half minutes, those people are my support system and everything that has allowed me to get to this position. i'm so gratefulfor to get to this position. i'm so grateful for them to get to this position. i'm so gratefulfor them and i'm so gratefulfor them and i'm so grateful to be able to enjoy this moment for them. the medal that i got in tokyo, did not have anyone in the stands. that was also a pretty surreal moment for me so just being able to celebrate with them and give back to them for everything they have done for me is a great feeling. 0ne have done for me is a great feeling. one thing is missing and it appears to be a gold medal. where is it? i didn't lose it last night, i promise! they did take it off me, after the media yesterday, and we have a medal ceremony today at 6pm. i'm excited about that and i'm excited to hear the national anthem and enjoy that moment. thing i will rememberfor the rest of and enjoy that moment. thing i will remember for the rest of my life. it's been great talking to you, delighted for you, your team, family and enjoy that medal ceremony. and thank you for getting up and talking to was —— to us on breakfast, it has been a joy. to was -- to us on breakfast, it has been a joy-— been a 'oy. thank you very much. take been a joy. thank you very much. take care- _ been a joy. thank you very much. take care- we — been a joy. thank you very much. take care. we talked _ been a joy. thank you very much. take care. we talked about - been a joy. thank you very much. i take care. we talked about serpico going onto the track —— sebastian coe going onto the track. yes. going onto the track -- sebastian coe going onto the track.- coe going onto the track. yes, he toes on coe going onto the track. yes, he goes on immediately _ coe going onto the track. yes, he goes on immediately afterwards i coe going onto the track. yes, he i goes on immediately afterwards and put him around the neck. fiend goes on immediately afterwards and put him around the neck. find i goes on immediately afterwards and put him around the neck.— put him around the neck. and i was askint put him around the neck. and i was asking about _ put him around the neck. and i was asking about the _ put him around the neck. and i was asking about the podium? - put him around the neck. and i was asking about the podium? it - put him around the neck. and i was asking about the podium? it is - put him around the neck. and i was asking about the podium? it is the | asking about the podium? it is the next da . asking about the podium? it is the next day- the _ asking about the podium? it is the next day. the athletes _ asking about the podium? it is the next day. the athletes love - asking about the podium? it is the next day. the athletes love it - next day. the athletes love it because _ next day. the athletes love it because they get the immediate feeling — because they get the immediate feeling of having a medal. it's not always— feeling of having a medal. it's not always given by someone as a significant as seb coe, and then as katarina _ significant as seb coe, and then as katarina johnson—thompson said, you -ive katarina johnson—thompson said, you give it— katarina johnson—thompson said, you give it back— katarina johnson—thompson said, you give it back so you can get it engraved _ give it back so you can get it engraved for the official medal ceremony for the flags and the national— ceremony for the flags and the national anthem the next day. it is important — national anthem the next day. it is important for the athletes because they want— important for the athletes because they want to have that family with their people in the crowd who often have no— their people in the crowd who often have no tickets at the next day, to be able _ have no tickets at the next day, to be able to — have no tickets at the next day, to be able to celebrate. so there is a macro— be able to celebrate. so there is a macro giving what will become a sweaty _ macro giving what will become a sweaty gold medal and apparently it might— sweaty gold medal and apparently it might be _ sweaty gold medal and apparently it might be engraved when he gets it back tomorrow but the sweat will remain — back tomorrow but the sweat will remain. gn back tomorrow but the sweat will remain. ., y ., back tomorrow but the sweat will remain. . y ., y ., ., remain. on the lanyard, you would never tet remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid _ remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid of _ remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid of that. _ remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid of that. it's _ remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid of that. it's a - remain. on the lanyard, you would never get rid of that. it's a legacy i never get rid of that. it's a legacy of covid, because they could not have a lot of contact during that time. ., 1' have a lot of contact during that time. ., ~' y ., y . many ukrainians are celebrating the country's independence day this morning as the country continues to battle against russian forces. it's the second time the country has marked the anniversary since that invasion began. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in central kyiv this morning. james, good morning. wejust said a second ago, which illustrates how long this conflict has been going on, second time they have had this event and it must be, as we see the sunshine there, laden with so many emotions for people there. yes. sunshine there, laden with so many emotions for people there. yes, good mornint , emotions for people there. yes, good morning. that's _ emotions for people there. yes, good morning, that's exactly _ emotions for people there. yes, good morning, that's exactly right. - morning, that's exactly right. compared to last year, it feels quite sombre today. if you look at what has happened inside russia with the death of yevgeny prigozhin again, it feels reflective. you can see that these damaged russian tanks line the main street here in kyiv. it's a chance to reflect on the defence but also its survival. kyiv was once russia's main prize, in the face of that initial onslaught in the full scale invasion in the early weeks, in the words of the authorities, this is far as russian tanks made it in the end. i think this is an opportunity for ukraine to boost morale, because there is a counteroffensive taking place, it is not bringing progress as many would have liked. and that affects mood, notjust have liked. and that affects mood, not just on the have liked. and that affects mood, notjust on the front line in the face of continued losses, and slow progress, but also it applies pressure to the authorities like president zelensky over the decisions he is making. he is saying, look, we will make decisions that look after our troops, and prevent us from losing too many soldiers. but it is a reflective time because ultimately this is a full—scale invasion still being waged, and if you look at the instability in russia with the death of prigozhin and the failed armed mutiny injune, it does little to affect the attritional fighting we continue to see on the front line with the ongoing human cost. for the moment, with the ongoing human cost. for the moment. thank— with the ongoing human cost. for the moment, thank you. _ it's notjust in kyiv that ukraine's independence day is being marked. tim muffett is at a british army training centre in norfolk where ukrainian soldiers are being trained. what is happening there today? good morning. within the last hour we have witnessed a commemorative service for the ukrainian soldiers who are being trained in the uk. many of them lack combat experience and sincejune last year some 20,000 have been receiving training here. all sorts of skills and tactics, marksmanship, patrol tactics, first aid, cybersecurity, all sorts of things and skills which is hope to, improve their skill set in ukraine. let's have a quick chat to people who have been helping run this, first of all, what have you made of those who have been looking to train? , ., those who have been looking to train? y ., , those who have been looking to train? , ., , , train? they have been extremely confident. _ train? they have been extremely confident, very _ train? they have been extremely confident, very quick— train? they have been extremely confident, very quick learning, i train? they have been extremely i confident, very quick learning, and really— confident, very quick learning, and really eager to perform. very professional and they have gone out of their— professional and they have gone out of their way to really focus on the skills— of their way to really focus on the skills and — of their way to really focus on the skills and drills we have been teaching _ skills and drills we have been teaching them.— skills and drills we have been teaching them. skills and drills we have been teachint them. ., ., ., ., teaching them. how important a role do ou teaching them. how important a role do you think — teaching them. how important a role do you think you _ teaching them. how important a role do you think you are _ teaching them. how important a role do you think you are playing, - teaching them. how important a role do you think you are playing, how i do you think you are playing, how satisfying is it to help them? i think it's amazing, very satisfying, it's really important that we do this. it's hugely important that they learn the basic skills when they learn the basic skills when they go back to ukraine and it's very good, yes. brute they go back to ukraine and it's very good. yes-— they go back to ukraine and it's ve tood, es. . . ., very good, yes. we will have a quick chat to some — very good, yes. we will have a quick chat to some of _ very good, yes. we will have a quick chat to some of the _ very good, yes. we will have a quick chat to some of the people - very good, yes. we will have a quick chat to some of the people who - very good, yes. we will have a quick| chat to some of the people who have been receiving the training, we will not give their names but we will have marie translating for us. if you could ask this gentleman here, how important is it that he is receiving this training? for how important is it that he is receiving this training? for us it's very important — receiving this training? for us it's very important to _ receiving this training? for us it's very important to receive - receiving this training? for us it's very important to receive this - receiving this training? for us it's very important to receive this of. very important to receive this of training. because we get trained by a very professional instructor. thank you very much indeed. this gentleman i believe you speak english, i can ask you, what difference will it make when you go back to ukraine? i difference will it make when you go back to ukraine?— back to ukraine? i have become a professional— back to ukraine? i have become a professional soldier, _ back to ukraine? i have become a professional soldier, and - back to ukraine? i have become a professional soldier, and it - back to ukraine? i have become a| professional soldier, and it means we can— professional soldier, and it means we can defend our country, our family. — we can defend our country, our family. our— we can defend our country, our family, our people, who i love and we love _ family, our people, who i love and we love together. and that's all, yeah _ we love together. and that's all, eah. ., 1' we love together. and that's all, eah. . ~ y ., we love together. and that's all, eah. ., ~' y ., y we love together. and that's all, eah. . ~ y . we love together. and that's all, eah. . ~' y . . . yeah. thank you very much. what messate yeah. thank you very much. what message do _ yeah. thank you very much. what message do have _ yeah. thank you very much. what message do have for _ yeah. thank you very much. what message do have for the - yeah. thank you very much. what message do have for the people i yeah. thank you very much. what i message do have for the people who have been training you? first message do have for the people who have been training you?— have been training you? first of all, i have been training you? first of all. i would _ have been training you? first of all, i would like _ have been training you? first of all, i would like to _ have been training you? first of all, i would like to thank- have been training you? first of all, i would like to thank them, | have been training you? first of. all, i would like to thank them, to express my gratitude so they bring a great impact in our professional, to make us professionals professional soldiers, thank our western partners who help us. to gain this knowledge, these skills, and to become a professional soldier. brute these skills, and to become a professional soldier. we must leave it there, thank _ professional soldier. we must leave it there, thank you _ professional soldier. we must leave it there, thank you very _ professional soldier. we must leave it there, thank you very much - professional soldier. we must leave it there, thank you very much for i it there, thank you very much for talking to us this morning. thousands hope to receive training by the end of the year but a very significant day for these people and many others. thank you very much, tim. it's been 50 years since the children's tv programme "why don't you" suggested kids should switch off their tv�*s and do something less boring instead. now, it's not something we're asking you to do this morning, although you can if you want to, it's a free world.— instead why don't you watch this report from jayne mccubbin who has been reminiscing with one of the show�*s producers? 70s kids, brace yourselves. nostalgia trip incoming. 50 years ago, a brand new kids tv programme landed, and it did the unthinkable. it told kids to turn the telly off. # why don't you? why don't you? in the golden age of kids tv, this was a big deal. do you remember a programme called... it was a programme about keeping the kids entertained in the holidays, an age old problem. can you remember "why don't you?" yes, "why don't you turn the tv off and do something useful instead?" nearly. # why don't you... go outside and do something better instead? almost. i remember it telling me to switch off my television set and do something less boring instead. he's right! i remember that! # why don't you switch off the television set, go out # and do something less boring instead? that title was a bit long winded for the radio times, so in the listings they helpfully abbreviate it to a much simpler wdysoytsagadslbi. it was all about activities kind of like this. so going out and exploring, getting into nature, learning new things, and doing things differently. and not being bored in the summer holidays. no. # why don't you, go, go, go! that was the theme tune for many years. it was used so often the film stock that it was on wore out. this is the old days. the producer told me this, peter charlton, they had to commission new titles because it had worn thin. it ran in the summer holidays from august 1973. look closely in the titles of later editions and you'll see russell davies, a name which evolved into award winning writer russell t davies. here we are, the pink palace. you'll know him from this, it's a sin. don't come back. don't worry, i won't tell anyone. and from writing this, doctor who. but this was one of his favorite everjobs. there's another one for the programme. gis a look! well, it was, it was kind of... it was radical in its own way, don't laugh. but it's like to have regional voices, there was much less of that back then. and to have things presented by children, to give the children agency to make a children's show presented by them was rare. that didn't happen back then. it led the way. what i'm doing now is i'm getting these slices of swiss roll and i'm putting some marmalade on, that makes the cream stick. i think the most famous kid we ever had on is now known as ant mcpartlin, ant in ant and dec, who was a 12—year—old lad in the newcastle gang. he was delightful, delightful then, delightful now. the programme was based around its bulging mailbag, the content created by its loyal audience. or so we were told. we used to say that all the ideas were sent in via the mailbag and there was an awful lot of mail, but actually all that awful lot of mail, 99% of that mail told you how to make rice krispie cakes. that's the only thing anyone ever sent in. have you ever thought of making a rice krispie cake with chocolate? yes, we have! can you guess how i got the egg in the bottle? philip, i don't know, and i don't care. - come on, let's go. i used to have to steal ideas. i used to go into book shops and look at quiz books, game books and things like that and put them on screen and then invent a name saying that susan thomas of bristol sent this in. the secret is out! lies, it was lies! can you hear me? under davies's watch, viewing figures exploded to over three million, but in 1995, it was all over. after 42 series, the bbc put its boot through the why don't you screen. it was decommissioned, a moment some fans were happy to recreate in the name of nostalgia. put it through the tv screen. there is an armchair, ijust wonder if we could just set up that shot. oh, no, let's not. listen, you're the star! let's not. i'll tell you why, because for the rest of my life, that's the clip that'll get played. if i die tomorrow, that'll be what they use. with the superimposed... yeah, you're probably right, actually. i know, sorry. that's fine, thank you so much for your time, though. pleasure! # so why don't you, why don't you, why don't you? you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59. good morning and welcome to the programme. hope you are doing 0k. this is chris warburton in for nicky campbell on the nation's phone—in. it could be a pretty emergent discussion for some of you over the next hour. gcse results — what next? it could be an anxious moment in your household this morning. results in england are expected to fall — we'll get the figures around 9.30 and bring them to you — with the exams regulator deliberately lowering results after grades spiralled during the pandemic when exams were cancelled. it was all down to teacher assessment, wasn't it? a lot of questions and views on that. of course, the central one being whether it's fair to hold this year's students to the same standard as cohorts who sat exams before covid struck. very welcome to