in only their third ever test match. and coming up two arsenal stars are targetted in a carjacking attempt, by an armed gang in a london street. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. more disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterday s high temperatures caused extensive damage. network rail feared rail lines would buckle in yesterday s extreme heat. but with speed restrictions in place, that didn t happen. what did cause pandemonium yesterday, however, was damage caused by trains to overhead cables when the cables sagged in the heat, causing some fires. this left some commuters stuck in london late into the night. repair work has been ongoing throughout the night but only half of the tracks north out of london st pancras have been fixed, meaning a significantly reduced service. east midlands trains has urged passengers not to travel to london st pancras from nottingham and sheffield. it s put an emergency timetable in place. thamesl
programme she lives with the guilt that she didn t report him to the police sooner. hello. welcome to the programme, between now and ham we ll bring you the latest news, sport and interviews and should women be paid to breastfeed 7 we would very much like to hear from mums and dads on this. a trial involving 10,000 new mums suggests if they are given shopping vouchers then breastfeeding rates go up only by 6% but they go up nonetheless. and britain has one of the lowest rates in europe. if you are a parent would do you think? our top story today four people are being questioned on suspicion of murder, after three children died in a house fire in salford, early yesterday morning. their mother and another three year old child remain in a serious condition in hospital. our correspondent dave guest is at the scene in worsley. what is the latest? the latest is those arrests overnight, it was 5am yesterday the fire broke out on this street in greater manchester when firefight
it says house prices are falling. so what s really happening to the property market? i ll get an expert view. in sport, a match english women can t afford to lose. australia is batting first. they have lostjust one wicket. and carol has the weather. a cloudy start the day for many of us a cloudy start the day for many of us but patchy light rain drizzle. the skies will filter slowly southwards as a go through the day. more details in 15 minutes. good morning, first, our main story. theresa may is under pressure to restore stability to the government after the second resignation from her cabinet in a week. the international development secretary, priti patel, stepped down last night after more questions were raised about her unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians. the departure of ms patel has fuelled opposition accusations that the government is in chaos, and mrs may is losing her authority. here s our political correspondent, alex forsyth. arriving in london, priti p
9:45am. plus, is the government s anti radicalisation programme worked? figures out later will show how many far right and islamist extremists have been referred to the scheme. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until ”am this morning. if you re a conservative voter, are you worried about the latest crisis to hit the government or are you confident theresa may has it under control. what is your advice to theresa may? what is your advice to theresa may? what would you suggest to her this morning? also this morning, has owning a pet changed your life? a little later we ll be talking to a group of people who say their animals have made a huge difference to them, but we want to hear from you too and send us a picture! you know i am partial to those! do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the prime minister will announce
it s about 45 kilos. you really know you re about to do something. as the engine starts spooling up and starts to build you can sense the energy. the moment the ground leaves your feet and you re actually in the air, it s a pleasure and a joy. what an invention, richard browning there. now the weather, with ben rich. hello, we ve been on a journey this week, with some sunshine, some mild weather, and the destination is cold weather, and the destination is cold weather, which will sink down from the north, particularly during saturday sunday, reaching iust the north, particularly during saturday sunday, reaching just about all parts of the british isles. here and now it s relatively mild, ella list of literally in northern scotla nd list of literally in northern scotland but blue skies in aberdeenshire. there s been a lot more cloud further south, that was the scene in devon earlier on. that cloud is struggling to break up but it will continue to do so this afternoon, although