19/07/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

A clean-up operation is under way in Cornwall after flash floods

sent a four foot torrent of water through the streets.

People had to be winched from their homes as torrential rain brought

huge hailstones onto the village of Coverack.

A torrid night for others across southern England and more storms to

come today. I will have the details throughout the programme.

Good morning, it's Wednesday the 19th of July.

The BBC is to reveal how much it pays its top talent,

as it admits just a third of the highest-paid stars are women.

Extra fees for people paying with credit or debit cards are to be

scrapped, saving consumers nearly half a million every year.

In sport, England's cricketers are through to the Women's World Cup

final after a dramatic victory over South Africa.

This shot won the match with just two balls remaining.

They'll play either Australia or India on Sunday.

British businesses aren't making the most of the skills picked up

by thousands of people who are leaving our armed forces

o I'll be taking a look at how employers can make more of that

Now I can get myself dressed without anybody helping the! Meet Zion, the

first person to have a double hand transplant, who is fulfilling his

dreams 18 months after his operation.

An amazing story. 20 more on that later in the programme. -- plenty

more on that. A big clean-up operation is taking

place in the village of Coverack Residents reported hailstones the

size of 50p pieces and there was a four foot torrent of water.

How's this for the start of the summer holidays?

A coastguard helicopter winching people to safety in the Cornish

Hours of massive hailstones, wind and thunder, then hours

of torrential rain, brought tons of rock and debris down

Even a garden shed washed down into the harbour.

Can we assist you at all with some lighting?

Last night, emergency crews were checking on Chris.

He couldn't believe how quickly it flooded.

Five foot six I'd say, I would have guessed.

Looking on the bright side, but having to deal with the mess.

You don't have to look long on television to see someone worse

And, as I say, no-one is hurt, so it doesn't really matter.

Holidaymakers arriving at their summer destination

We never saw this before, so it's really exciting.

Around 50 properties have been affected, but amazingly,

Coverack may not feel lucky this morning, but there is a sense

here that it could have been much, much worse.

Just extraordinary pictures. Thankfully, nobody injured. Matt's

here with the details. We have kept you inside today because of this.

You did talk about this yesterday, quite extraordinary pictures.

Unbelievable scenes in Cornwall. The storm has moved up from France. It

has been very hot and humid there and in Spain. Not just in Cornwall,

throughout the night in England and Wales we saw spectacular shots like

this. We have seen minor flooding in other parts of southern England

overnight. There have been trees down, gusty winds, hail and those

storms continue to rumble on. What happens now? The worst of the storms

at the moment are easing. Still some in East Anglia and northern England

over the next few hours, but it looks like we will see further

storms throughout the day, so it isn't over. Heat and humidity

combined and further downpours expected. Tell us about the

hailstones. 50p, that's large for hailstones, isn't it? It is, but

when you get heat and humidity and it is kept above. Long spell of

time, that's when this don't get into. -- for a long spell. Thank

you. We saw some extraordinary pictures. If you were part of that

and want to get in touch, please do. The BBC will publish details of how

much it pays its top talent later this morning

in its annual report. For the first time

the salaries of those who earn more than ?150,000 a year

will be revealed. Only a third of the names

on the list are women, and the Director General, Lord Hall,

says the BBC has to go further Our arts correspondent

David Sillito reports. They are part of everyday

life for millions, but, the BBC's stars were allowed

to keep their pay deals private. The Government wants greater

openness, and so today the BBC will publish the details of 96

of its highest-paid stars. The BBC is in the unique

position of being funded I think it's reasonable the license

fee payer understands where that money is spent, and particularly

on significant and high salaries. When someone at the corporation

earns more than the Prime Minister, I think it is reasonable

we understand what they do. The corporation tried to resist

the move, saying staff pay has been falling over the last few years,

despite increasing competition We're in a very competitive market,

not just with ITN and Sky, but now with Netflix,

with Amazon, with all sorts And what we have managed to do

is to always pay our talent People come here because they want

to come and work here, and over the last year we have

reduced the amount we are paying And some think it could even drive

pay up, as it gives rivals I think it's inflationary,

and it is an invasion So, on all counts, I think this

is one of the worst impositions The report will also reveal

wider issues about pay. The BBC has already admitted that,

on the list of highest-paid stars, Consumers will no longer be charged

extra fees for using their credit or debit cards when

paying for things. Surcharges for card

payments, typically imposed by airlines, food delivery apps

and small businesses, will be banned from January

following an EU directive. Our personal finance reporter

Brian Milligan has more. Passengers who book flights on

airlines like Ryanair currently play extra if they want to use a credit

card. The surcharge can be 3% with a minimum payment of ?5. People

wanting their takeaway food delivered are also being penalised.

Firms like Hungry House or Just Eat charge 50p for orders by card, which

can easily amount to 5% of the bill. In all consumers spent ?470 million

on card charges in 2010. Following an EU directive, all such charges

will become illegal from January. Dan Pane is believed the savings are

likely to be considerable. It's great. These rules will put an end

to surcharges. Not just Visa and MasterCard, but all businesses.

Small shops have to pay their bank fee every time a consumer uses a

credit or debit card. To cover those costs, they may simply put up their

prices. FlyBE says it will already get rid of the minimum charge for

credit cards and reduce its fees. What is likely to happen to ticket

prices is another matter. Hundreds of thousands

of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles in the UK are to be recalled

to improve their emissions systems. The German manufacturer, Daimler,

which makes Mercedes, is currently under investigation

for alleged emissions cheating, A total of three million vehicles

across Europe are affected. Schools need a more coherent

strategy for what to do in case of a dangerous event taking

place on their premises, according to the teaching

union the NASUWT. It says schools currently have ad

hoc drills to deal with various threats and wants a comprehensive

plan for so called "lockdown The Government says it constantly

reviews the security The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon

has called for more discipline and loyalty from his colleagues,

following leaks of Cabinet discussions to the press.

He was speaking to MPs and advisers last night,

following the Prime Minister's call for strength and unity

This lunchtime will see the last Prime Minister's Questions before

It's been revealed that President Trump and the Russian

leader, Vladamir Putin, held a second round of previously

undisclosed talks during last month's G-20 summit in Hamburg.

The White House confirmed the two men spoke for up to an hour

after dinner, shortly after their formal meeting.

On Twitter, Donald Trump dismissed accusations of a secret

One of the country's leading providers of care to those

with serious learning disabilities has warned that the sector

is on "the brink of disaster" after a change in pay rules.

Mencap says demands to backdate pay for carers who sleep at their place

of work will cost a total of ?400 million and could ruin

The Government says it's considering the issue extremely carefully.

An American boy, who was the youngest in the world

to have a double hand transplant, is now able to write,

dress himself and even play baseball.

Zion Harvey had the operation 18 months ago at the age of eight.

This was Zion Harvey before his life changing operation. His hands and

feet had been abdicated when he was just two after he contracted sepsis.

-- amputated. In 2015 he became the world's youngest person to undergo a

double hand transplant. His operation at the Children's Hospital

of Philadelphia took almost 11 hours. Within days he was able to

make small movements. Look at that! I just want to write a letter to the

parents, for giving me their son's hands, because they didn't have to

do that if they didn't want to. There have been serious set tax when

Zion's body showed signs of rejecting his new hands, but they

were overcome with medication. One year afterwards he was filmed doing

some of the simple things we missed doing so much. Now I can get myself

dressed without anybody helping me! Now I can get a snack out of the

refrigerator without anybody helping me! I can heat up a sandwich and a

piece of pizza all by myself. Doctors say the success of this

transplant is partly down to the intensive management by surgeons,

but they say the key has been Zion and his inspiring determination.

Never give up on what you're doing. You'll get there eventually.

I just think he is gorgeous. What a message. Never give up.

He is a lovely little lad. Lovely, and cool as well.

Let us know if you have any stories you want to talk about today. You

can get in contact with us through the usual means. We are on Facebook,

Twitter and e-mail. Find are somewhere!

Never give up on something you really want. I think the women

cricketers were listening to that. They didn't!

There was a nail biting finish at Bristol yesterday but,

England's cricketers are through to

Anya Shrubsole hit the winning runs with just two balls to spare

England go on to Lords on Sunday where they'll play either

England and Scotland are going head to head tonight in the Group Stage

of the Women's Euro 2017 championship.

Scotland, playing in their first major tournament,

are without several key players because of injury.

West Ham have been busy in the transfer market.

They've signed Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic for ?24 million.

He'll join England goalkeeper Joe Hart at the London Stadium

who has signed on a season-long loan.

And Britain's Chris Froome retained the leader's yellow jersey

after stage 16 of the Tour de France.

The stage was won by Australia's Michael Matthews,

Still on track for Chris Froome. Are you ready for me?

Always ready! Sean has joined us as well.

Pass me the papers, Dan! Sometimes you just have to jab me.

The front page of the Mail, they are talking about what will be revealed

later at 11 a.m.. The BBC will reveal in bands of ?50,000 how much

it pays its top talent. On the front page of the Daily

Telegraph as well, it is the gender pay gap revealed. They have a story

about... Most of this week there have been pictures of some members

of the royal family. This is the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as

they were touring the former concentration camp yesterday.

Thousands of particularly young school children and others turned

out to see them. Clearly moved by what they saw as

well. The Times, a mix of stories. We have been talking about this BBC

list. Two thirds of its top earning stars are men. Rip-off fees for

credit cards. It is interesting. You go to your

pace election and you don't get charged for credit cards but you get

charged for -- debit cards, but you get charged for credit cards. It

happens when you book a flight. You are all right at the end and then

you want to pay with your credit card. This is a German girl. She

left Germany and ran away to join Islamic State one year ago and she

has actually been found by Iraqi forces in Mosul.

And backbenchers tell Theresa May, sack the saboteurs. We were speaking

to Amber Rudd yesterday about this. And Johanna Konta, he was here with

us on the sofa yesterday. There were some complaints to BBC Radio four

yesterday, after an interview with Johanna Konta. That is why she is on

the front page of the guardian. -- Guardian. A big one on the front of

the business pages. Inflation dipped yesterday. We talk about price rises

getting faster and faster. Yesterday prices were only up to .6%. A

surprise? A bit of a surprise. Petrol and diesel prices had fallen

more than the experts thought. They clearly were not looking at the

punters driving down the road. It meant there was a drop in the pound

yesterday as well. Quite a big one, that prices are not going up as

quickly as people thought. Food prices are, though, which means the

night -- there might not Ian interest-rate rise as quickly as

people thought. -- be an interest rate rise. And Gary Ballance is out

of the third test against South Africa at the Oval, after fracturing

and -- fracturing a finger during the defeat at Kent Ridge on the

weekend. Here is an exclusive from their writer Ian Herbert, who says

there are members of the Hillsborough families, of the

support group, suggesting they would not the anti- safe standing inside

football stadiums. That is quite a significant turnaround from them. No

official vote has been taken, nothing official, but they say that

rail seats might be a way forward. In the Telegraph, another BBC story,

this might come out later today. The BBC set to announce they have the

rights for the US PGA tournament, which is next month. A quick

turnaround for them, taking that from Sky. Obviously, if that is

confirmed later, fantastic news for the BBC, because it means lots and

lots of people can watch it without paying. Sky just launched their golf

channel this week as well. That could be interesting. Here we go,

the perfect brew. I know this is a regular story. A regular favourite

on BBC Breakfast. What colour cup, do you think? White? Incorrect.

Read. What? I can hear everybody shouting no at me. You must brew the

bag for five minutes. Too long! When the tea cool still spend 45 degrees

we begin to appreciate the flavours properly. A red or pink mug will

taste sweeter than a blue or white one. Why do you want it sweet? Let

me finish. Never drink from a Styrofoam cup. By waiting five

minutes both taste molecules and healthy antioxidants are properly

diffused into the water. Does it taste different? Is it

psychological? You are thinking too deeply about this story. You started

it. They call it the perfect brew, but everybody does it differently.

Who puts in the milk before the water? Some friends of mine do that.

I think you can make it many different ways. There are no rules

about this sort of thing. Do not try to alleviate the situation now. Be a

maverick. The milk in early sometimes! Thank you very much. We

will talk to you later on. I have not even got a cup of tea this

morning it. I need to sort that out. It's 06:19 and you're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The main stories this morning:

Engineers will spend the day assessing the safety of buildings

following flash flooding Later today the BBC will provide

details of what it pays almost 100 of its top centres. -- presenters.

Some brutal pictures of the weather in Cornwall yesterday. Thankfully,

as you said earlier, everybody is OK. Matthew has a clear picture of

what will be happening. We have had well over 100,000

lightning strikes across the English Channel, southern England in South

Wales. A sleepless night for many. Some flooding, too. The risk will

continue through the rest of the day for some of you. Stay tuned to the

forecast. There will be further thunderstorms across the UK today,

not just across the south. Developing further north as well.

There is the chance we could see large hail, gusty winds and the risk

of flooding as well. Let's look at what has been happening in the past

few hours in southern counties of England. It is now drifting north.

The worst of the storms are easing away from East Anglia and parts of

Lincolnshire, but they will drift north. A bit hit and miss. Some will

avoid them altogether during the morning rush hour. As I said, do not

treat positions too literally. We will continue to see further showers

pushing on with heavy bursts of rain in Northern Ireland through the day,

and parts of north Wales. Temperatures this afternoon hitting

a steamy 31 Celsius across parts of eastern England. That will combine

to settle further storms at times. Lots of cloud towards the south and

west. The weather not as severe as it was yesterday. When the sunshine

comes out it will feel hot. Parts of mid and north Wales, the Midlands

and into northern England, we could finish the day with those torrential

downpours. Rain on and off from the late morning onwards in Northern

Ireland. Only a few showers in Scotland. Can't rule out a

thunderstorm, though. Dry and bright in the north-west Highlands. They

could see temperatures in the upper 20s. One or storms further south

into the night. The storms should fade through the night. Lots of

cloud. Scotland, England and Wales will see further splashes of rain

into the morning. In the west, the skies were clear later on and it

will start to feel fresher again. That is the trend for tomorrow. The

weather nowhere near as severe. Overnight storms quickly clearing

away. Skies brightening across most parts. It stays cloudy and wait for

the longest in the north of the country. Showers the Northern

Ireland later on. It will feel much fresher. Instead of temperatures

like today, we will see temperatures in the low 20s, and that is about as

high as we will go. Lower than that further west. On Friday, we stay

with the fresher thing, but after a brighter start across northern and

eastern areas we will see wet and windy weather in the south and west.

Sunshine and showers will take us into the weekend. Things do turn

quieter and fresher, but for the time being there are storms around.

Look at those swirling pictures! That is a proper swirled. Did you

say there were over 100,000 lightning strikes overnight? Yes. I

know that is lots... I counted every single one. No, 100,000 lightning

strikes recorded over South Wales, southern England being the channel.

Lots of people said they were up since the early hours watching this

thunderstorms. Thank you, Matt. It is arguably the country's

favourite fish and now North Sea cod is officially back

on the menu again. The Marine Stewardship Council says

cod stocks have finally recovered Lorna Gordon has been finding out

what this means for our fishermen In Peterhead harbour, the biggest

white fish port in Europe, the fishermen are lending their latest

catch. It has been a good few days at sea for these trawler men. Among

the fish being offloaded, cold, and plenty of it. -- cod. We have

increased the net sizes to reduce the catches of Juvenal cod. One

decade ago the cod fisheries in the North Sea were close to collapse,

but quotas and measures taken by the fishermen themselves have helped the

stock recover. Scottish fishermen have also been in restricted areas

for spawning cod, and high abundance in rates of God. In some years there

was a woods of 50,000 square miles closed off to scotch fishermen. --

there was upwards of 50,000. Their hard work has paid off. In Peterhead

fish market there is now plenty of cod for sale, and from today all of

it will be certified as sustainable. Extremely enthusiastic. It has taken

us eight or nine years to get here. A huge sacrifice. We have seen the

dark days but now we have the bright days. For the wider fishing

community the upturn in the cod stocks is one of several reasons

they are feeling buoyed. Dozens of new boats are on order for the fleet

here at Peterhead. There is a real sense of them is amongst the

fishermen here that the work they have done to preserve the fish

stocks in the North Sea is helping to protect their industry for future

generations. And these sustainability certification that

has been awarded to North Sea cod could well mean new markets opening

up for the fishermen and their catch. A lot of supermarkets are

looking for a sustainable, MSc certified product. So now that the

Clyde years MSC certified it could be easier to cell to a number of UK

supermarkets and fish and chip restaurant as well. -- now that the

cod is MSC certified. So what does this mean for those of us who love

cod? It is great news that it is back on the menu from a sustainable

source. Local and sustainable, it is good. Having something that has that

traceability is important. For somebody of my age, I think in two

hasn't been offered or been around for many years. It is lovely to see

it at on offer. There will be regular checks to see that cold

stocks in our waters remain at healthy levels. -- cod stocks. There

is confidence that after years of decline, North Sea cod is

sustainable once again. I am delighted to hear that. That is

great cod news. Very good cod news. Plenty more on our website

at the usual address. Now, though, it's back

to Louise and Dan. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment. Hiding under desks and

barricaded into classrooms. We'll hear about the

pupils being taught how to react to an attack

on their school and discuss if more The T Rex was definitely

fierce, but was it fast? We'll speak to the scientists

who say outrunning the king of the dinosaurs might have been

easier than we thought. And we'll catch up with the world

record breaking Sophie Kamlish, one of Team GB's Gold Medal winning

stars at the World Para-athletics But now a summary of this

morning's main news. A big clean-up operation

is taking place in Cornwall, after flash floods swept

through the village of Coverack You have probably seen pictures

already. Residents reported hailstones

the size of 50 pence pieces, and the village was divided in two

by a four foot torrent of water. Later today engineers will assess

damage to roads and property It is quite incredible. Yes. Matt is

here all day to tell us what is expected for the weather in the next

24 hours. The BBC will have to reveal how much it plays its talent

in an annual report. For the first time the salaries of those who own

more than ?150,000 a year will be revealed. The director-general Lord

Hall says the BBC has much to do on equality after admitting only a

third of the names of the list are women.

Businesses will be banned from charging fees on debit

and credit card transactions from January.

It follows an EU directive to ban the charges typically

imposed by airlines, food delivery apps

The treasury says the fees have cost consumers ?473 million since 2010.

Hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles

in the UK are to be recalled to improve their emissions systems.

The German manufacturer, Daimler, which makes Mercedes,

is currently under investigation for alleged emissions cheating,

A total of 3 million vehicles across Europe are affected.

Schools need a more coherent strategy for what to do in case

of a dangerous event taking place on their premises,

according to the teaching union the NASUWT.

It says schools currently have ad hoc drills to deal with various

threats and wants a comprehensive plan for so called "lockdown

The Government says it "constantly reviews" the security guidance it

The defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon has called

for more discipline and loyalty from his colleagues,

following leaks of cabinet discussions to the press.

Alex Forsyth is in Westminster for us.

Good morning. This is a hot topic of debate yesterday. There was a

cabinet minister yesterday. We spoke to the Home Secretary about this as

well. It looks like it will continue for quite sometime? The Prime

Minister and senior members of her team were trying to put a stop to

this leaks and meetings. Theresa May said yesterday that it was vital

their discussions remain private. She said the briefings and counter

briefings showed some colleagues won't taking their responsibilities

seriously and there was a need for unity. Then the Defence Secretary

Michael Fallon spoke at the reception last night and he said

that ministers should copy military virtues of loyalty, cohesion and

discipline and turned their fire on the enemy, presumably meaning

Labour. We've even got backbench Conservative MPs giving their

support to the Prime Minister to crack the whip on cabinet ministers

who leak. So there's an effort to restore some kind of control, but

there are still fundamental differences over policy. Brexit,

yes, but also whether or not the cap on public sector pay should stay in

place and now we are hearing that Number 10 would respond to

recommendations on police and prison officer pay until after the summer

break. So with these divisions continuing the bubble under the

surface, it might take more than a few stern words to stop it from

spilling over. Thank you. It's been revealed that

President Trump and the Russian leader, Vladamir Putin,

held a second round of previously undisclosed talks during last

month's G20 summit in Hamburg. The White House confirmed the two

men spoke for up to an hour after dinner, shortly

after their formal meeting. On Twitter, Donald Trump dismissed

accusations of a secret encounter I think he means sick in the

traditional sense, rather than the more modern.

As I read that I was thinking, is that good or bad?

That, I think. -- bad. One of the country's leading

providers of care to those with serious learning disabilities

has warned that the sector is on "the brink of disaster"

after a change in pay rules. Mencap says demands to backdate pay

for carers who sleep at their place of work will cost a total of ?400

million and could ruin The government says it's

considering the issue extremely The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

will fly to Berlin today along with their children, Prince George and

Princess Charlotte, to mark the start of their trip to Poland and

Germany. During the visit they are expected to meet German Chancellor

Angela Merkel and the country's president.

A busy few days, but we crowds turning out to meet them in various

places. Over to Sally this morning. We are talking cricket.

They did a really great thing for the cricket. Kids can get in for ?5.

And oh my goodness they had a spectacle to watch! The female

cricketers are doing really well, better than the men's team at the

moment. England's cricketers

are through to the women's World Cup final after a thrilling last-over

victory against South Africa. England restricted South Africa

to just 218, which looked But after losing eight

wickets in their reply, Anya Shrubsole hitting a boundary

with the first ball she faced England will now play Australia

or India at Lords on Sunday. I think it is kind of sinking in

right now. Once you get past the relief of getting over the line, we

knew we came into this tournament with a good shot if we play some

good cricket. You can't win tournaments if you aren't in the

final, so we are pleased to be in the final and one more game to go.

England and Scotland's famous old rivalry is set for another

showdown tonight, this time in the Group Stage

of the Women's Euro 2017 championship.

England are aiming to improve on their finish from the World Cup.

Meanwhile, Scotland are playing in their first major tournament,

Their head coach says it will be her proudest moment

in football when they walk out onto the pitch.

The biggest thing is to try to enjoy it. Try to impress the experience

and that's been a message from when we qualified. All the preparations,

it has been really about you know enjoy every single second.

We've put in so much preparation. Physical work, so much work off the

pitch and becoming a more together team. This is probably the most

prepared we've felt going into a tournament, so there's a lot of

belief and determination around the squad.

Meanwhile, its been a busy 24 hours at West Ham.

They've completed the season-long loan signing of the England

goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City.

Also on his way to the Hammers is Marko Arnautovic.

Stoke City have accepted a fee in the region of ?24 million

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has signed a new two-year deal

The Italian lifted the Premier League title at the first attempt

last season and also guided the Blues to the FA Cup final.

Britain's Chris Froome is still in charge of the leader's

yellow jersey at the Tour de France after Stage 15.

Michael Matthews won the stage, his second on the tour.

Froome retains his 18-second lead over Fabio Aru,

and the three-time winner of the competition now only has

The oldest major will be held for the 10th time. The last one was back

in 1988 when a freshfaced 17-year-old Justin Rose won the

amateur prize and managed to be fourth overall. He now has a US Open

title and Olympic gold, but he would still love to win. It is the one

tournament I've dreamt about since I was a young boy. You take an open

championship anywhere, you take a major challenge anywhere, but if

they happen to line up at special venues I was fortunate to win at

Marion because that club has something special about it and

obviously to do it here at Royal Birkdale would be a kind of full

circle moment, based on a guess what I did in 1998. So, yeah, a special

venue and lots of good memories. He looks almost exactly the same and

has barely changed. One thing I should mention about the golf, it is

due to change. On Friday it will get fairly stormy.

There will be at least one day of carnage.

It's been on the back page of quite a few papers. He says Justin Rose is

one of his three picks of an Englishman who will win. Justin

Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, who we heard from yesterday, and Paul Casey. You

can see him here. There were some sort of PR thing yesterday where he

was running off with the claret jug. It should be a fantastic weekend.

Let's hope so. Thanks, Sally, see you later.

From weapons brought into schools to chemical fires,

aggressive pupils or parents to bomb threats.

These are just a few of the dangerous scenarios that some

schools are training children to protect themselves

During these lockdown rehearsals, pupils are barricaded

inside classrooms and hide under desks so they can't be seen.

Spencer Stokes has been to a school in Huddersfield to find out more.

Subtracting now a little bit hard. An ordinary maths lesson at this

junior school in Huddersfield, but there is nothing ordinary about what

happens next. BEEPING the school is in lockdown.

Pupils take cover under desks, obstacles are placed in front of

doors and the room is darkened. The aim is to restrict entry and make it

hard to see whether there is anyone in here. Sue Eakin staff hideaway.

Lockdown practice takes place twice a year and the reasons for hiding

are explained to pupils. You need to protect yourself in case anything is

outside, like if someone... If there is danger outside. You are

practising for someone that could be potentially harmful being in school.

Even if they could get into the classroom they might not even be

able to see us. West Yorkshire council see themselves as

trailblazers for school safety and a number of training sessions for

teachers have been held. Similar strategies are in place across the

UK. But there is no national guidance, with the department for

education saying they believe: All clear, all clear. In

Huddersfield, the lockdown drill is complete. Children and staff emerge

from under their desks. More prepared, perhaps, for potential

threats to their school. Sarah Lyons from the

NUT joins us now. Good morning. Do you think this kind

of training is necessary? Yes, we do think it's a good idea. I mean,

schools are very safe places and such incidents are very rare, but

the first duty of a school is to ensure the safety of its pupils, so

I do think it's a good idea. We've just been to west Yorkshire. Are

there many other areas doing this type of training? Are not so sure

about the training, but a number of local authorities to offer guidance

to their schools on this issue, but there are a lot of that don't offer

guidance and those schools are missing out. What do you think they

should be doing? Well, we think the DFE has a role in producing national

guidance for schools in order to fill in the gaps. That the

department for education. There is government advice by Abbey National

counter-terrorism security office on what to do in this kind of

situation. Is that not enough? That's generic advice aimed at

organisations and businesses and schools are different because they

contain children and staff need to be trained in how to take children

through those procedures. So generic advice isn't really sufficient. We

need school specific advice. You said yourself at the top of the

interview that this is an unlikely scenario, so you think even in that

case there needs to be generic advice? There needs to be specific

advice. Schools need to be prepared and this is really just part of a

school's normal emergency and security procedure, but it does need

to be there. I'm watching the pictures and clearly they warned the

children, they know this will happen. While you concerned about...

Because it is quite a scary thing even to practise in some ways, isn't

it? I can understand those concerns, but teachers understand the needs of

their children. They know how their children are likely to react in a

particular situation, so they are best placed to take their children

through those procedures in a sensitive manner, they don't become

alarmed. And how aware our children... Jingly it depends on the

child, about recent events -- presumably. Our schools talking them

about that? Schools will talk to children about recent events but in

an age-appropriate way and children will receive information from other

sources, from parents, the media, television. Just to be clear, you

want specific advice to tell schools exactly what to do. Is it not

dependent on the school and every school might be different? I think

what we need is school specific advice which schools can then adapt

in order to introduce their own procedures. If I could just give an

example, when I knew I was coming on this programme last night I

contacted the health and safety representative at one of our schools

and asked if they had one of these procedures at the school and her

response was, we don't have the foggiest. We would like advice from

the DFE, so I think that says it all. Thank you very much.

I would like to know, are other people experiencing this? Are other

schools having these kinds of rehearsals about lockdown?

Do tell us what's going on. Let us know.

The main stories: A cleanup operation is under way in Cornwall

this morning following flash floods in the village of Coverack.

More on that in a moment. The BBC will provide details today on what

it pays almost 100 of its presenters.

We saw those pictures in Cornwall. Loads of storms overnight, people

just tuning in, you were saying there were 100,000 lightning strikes

last night? Yes, in South Wales, southern

England and the English Channel. The problems in Cornwall were caused by

one stubborn storm which refused to move. We had about half a month of

rain in day few hours, filtering down on to that village. It was not

just in Cornwall. Look at these shots from other parts of southern

England overnight. Over 100,000 lightning strikes. Well over half a

month of rainfall in a few spots. There has been flash flooding as

well. Accompanying those storms, gusty winds. Trees felled in 12

spots. Large hail as well. Around the size of 50p pieces. A sleepless

night for many people in southern areas. We are not really done with

the storms yet. If we look at what is happening over the next couple of

hours and into the day ahead, we are going to have sporadic storms

around. Not everybody will see them. We could see flooding in one or two

spots as those storms rumble on and develop further into the afternoon,

but certainly over the past few hours it is southern areas which

have seen these nasty storms, especially in East Anglia and

Lincolnshire. Those storms are rumbling off into the North Sea.

This cluster will be running through the Midlands over the next few

hours, pushing into parts of northern England. There are big gaps

in between. Do not take the position of the rain on the charter

literally. It is this zone where we could see storms late in the

morning. Wetter in parts of Northern Ireland in the afternoon, the

potential for thunderstorms. Some of the wettest prolonged rain will be

here. A very human day, peaking in eastern England, around 31 or 32

Celsius. -- humid day. We will see further storms. The showers we have

seen in the south-west will not be as severe as we saw yesterday. The

worst of the storms this afternoon could be north Wales, the north

Midlands and into north-west England. That could cause issues in

the evening rush-hour. We will see one or two showers and thunderstorms

in Scotland, few and far between. Any will be dry. With the sunshine,

the driest weather continuing across the north-west Highlands,

temperatures in the high 20s. Scotland will get wetter tonight.

Becoming less severe as the night goes on. Just occasional rain across

England, Wales and Scotland into the morning. A misty and muggy night in

eastern areas. Skies clearing further west, which means it will be

a much fresh start to tomorrow morning. Fresher air is on its way.

A bright start on Thursday, some showers and the old rumble of

thunder to the north and east first thing. Staying wet. Things will

brighten up later. Showers into Northern Ireland, but across the

board, a much fresher feel. Temperatures in the low 20s compare

to the low 30s. Mostly in the teens. On Friday, brightest and driest to

the east and the north. Low pressure will push on from the west. Expect

the wind to strengthen. Another batch of rain, some of which will be

heavy and potentially thundery. Not as bad as today, but that will spur

its way eastwards throughout Friday. It is going to be a wet and windy

day for some of you on Friday. If you are already thinking about the

weekend, we continue with temperatures out if not a little

below average. Sunshine and showers sums it up. Some blustery winds on

top of that will mean a challenging tournament for those at Birkdale.

Challenging. It is fun to watch, isn't it? It does make it

interesting. It is all about controlling your ball flight in the

wind. I never can. I am not sure it would make much difference to me

either, to be fair. Thank you. As we were seeing earlier, if you have got

dramatic pictures from the weather last night, do send them into us and

we will try to show them. It is really difficult to get a good

teacher of a lightning strike, but people have been attempting. --

picture. But people have been trying. It is like when you see a

beautiful full moon and you try to take a picture, it looks appalling.

You need a proper camera. A daring underwater mission

to recover some World War II "bouncing bombs" will take place

on a Scottish loch in a few hours. The bombs were featured

in the legendary War film, Dambusters, and were tested

in Western Scotland, where Catriona Renton

is for us this morning. The view over Loch Striven in

Argyll, a beautiful part of the country. But it also has an

important place in British military history. Today, divers will attempt

another daring mission here. Back in 1943, bouncing bombs were tested

here, code-named Highball. This was one of the types invented by Sir

Barnes Wallis. Another, Upkeep, was used in the dambuster raids in

Germany. Highball was designed to sink enemy ships. Sir Barnes Wallis

had come up with an idea. A bomb that did not just explode where it

landed, but would bounce over the surface of the water like skimming

stone until it hit its target. The particular focus was the German

battleship, the tappets. In the end, highball bombs were never used. But

they have lain on the bed of the loch for almost 70 years. So far

only divers have been able to see them up close. I think it is

extremely exciting. I feel that people should have the chance to CDs

objects -- see these objects. They are of an age of technological

innovation that we will possibly never see again. Final preparations

have been made and all that remains now is that these pieces of history

to be brought to the surface for the public to see for the first time.

That was very beautiful. This is an interesting story.

It's hard to explain a gap on your CV to future employers,

but what if the gap was years of military service?

Sean's been looking into how ex-service personnel fare

Yes, you would think, the skills that you pick up, we hear about

employers talking about a skills shortage or the time, there must

some length. But there is a problem, it seems.

This all comes from some research from what's called

the Veterans Employment Transition Support programme,

backed by big military charities and big businesses like Barclays

They've used MoD data collected from all military leavers every year

to predict the jobs market for people leaving the forces over

They say around 85,000 will leave the military in the next five years.

But they're warning around 1 in 5 of them are likely to face

under-employment, which is when the job you have doesn't match

And they also found that 1 in 10 veterans will

Adam Bonner is with Forces Recruitment Services.

They're a small firm specialising in getting ex-armed

Good morning, Adam. Good morning. What are the big skills that you can

pick up with your experience in the military, that businesses would

want? There are tangible skills, first of all. The most tangible

skills would be things like engineering, trades, technical

disciplines. They are things that employers tend to relate to the most

because they know what value they will add to business. NVQs and our

very prolific in the armed forces. The training mechanisms that are

provided up parallel to those in civilian life. An employer can look

at a level three mechanical engineer and know exactly what kind of value

they will add to business. The things that are undervalued, and

often not talked about, are the personal attributes developed while

in service. Things like that yet the job done attitude, things like

employer loyalty, man management, conflict resolution. And I don't

mean frontline conflict resolution. I mean talking with fellow

colleagues, defusing situations within the workplace. And pacifying

potentially conflict related issues. A lot of those people skills that we

hear from employers that are not necessarily coming through in the

education system somehow, that people could be getting from there.

Why the gap? That all sounds fantastic if you are a business

looking to employ people like that, if you have been -- have the

qualifications and the people skills. If the military not

supporting people enough? Is it is such a type of workplace. I think

the mechanism is the armed forces are put into place to support levers

are fantastic. They go so far. What tends to happen in service leavers

come out of service, without pigeonholing the entire Armed

Forces, is that they do not always understand how best to present

themselves. What an employer is looking for. Do they want to see

military 's -- military experience on a CD? What don't they want to

see? Should the CD be demilitarised and softened to say in the manager,

rather than a specific military rank? -- CV. Using the language of

business? Absolutely. Our view is that if you spent 20 plus years in

the armed forces, perhaps entering the armed forces from school, that

represents a huge proportion of your walking life and your formative

years. -- working life. Before we go, if you are leaving the armed

forces and filling in your CV, you would have seen lots of these, what

is the one tip you would give somebody, filling batting, to try to

give them the best chance of getting the job they are after? -- filling

that in. Differentiate yourself from everybody else. Your background, you

relevant skills, the experiences you have in service, you can do that. If

you are in a pool of applicants, maybe cannot of people who applied

for a job on the uni to set yourself apart. And your military background,

if presented in the right way, can do that. Adam, thank you very much.

Maybe military personnel are not making the most of their CVs, not

being proud enough of what they have achieved, because we are so used to

temp late CVs, aren't we? It is an art, writing a CV. Get it all on the

page. -- on one page. Have you ever seen somebody look at a CV? It is

like that. Make it one page. And send a tea bag. Sam Day teabag?

Billions idea. Time to get the Plenty more on our website

at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. A clean-up operation is under way

in Cornwall after flash floods sent a four foot torrent

of water through the streets People had to be winched

from their homes as torrential rain and huge

hailstones bore down on the village And it's not just Cornwall that saw

the storms. Severe storms in southern England. It used for many,

but there could be more later. Full details throughout the programme.

Good morning, it's Wednesday the 19th of July.

Also this morning: The BBC is to reveal how much it

pays its top talent, as it admits just a third

Extra fees for people paying with credit or debit cards are to be

scrapped, saving consumers nearly ?500 million every year.

In sport, England's cricketers are through to the World Cup final after

dramatic victory over South Africa. This shot won the match with just

two walls remaining. They will play either Australia or India on Sunday.

Thousands of Mercedes owners in the UK will be offered a fix

to their diesel vehicles' emissions system.

Now I can get myself dressed without anybody helping the! -- me!

And how the first child to have a double hand transplant

is fulfilling his dreams, 18 months after his operation.

Let's find out about our main news story.

A big clean-up operation is taking place in Cornwall,

after flash floods swept through the village of Coverack

Residents reported hailstones the size of 50 pence pieces,

and the village was divided in two by a four foot torrent of water.

How's this for the start of the summer holidays?

A coastguard helicopter winching people to safety in the Cornish

Hours of massive hailstones, wind and thunder, then hours

of torrential rain, brought tons of rock and debris down

Even a garden shed washed down into the harbour.

Can we assist you at all with some lighting?

Last night, emergency crews were checking on Chris.

He rents out this seafront holiday cottage.

He couldn't believe how quickly it flooded.

Five foot six I'd say, I would have guessed.

Then we've got the mud and everything to clear,

Looking on the bright side, but having to deal with the mess.

You don't have to look long on television to see someone worse

And, as I say, no-one is hurt, so it doesn't really matter.

Holidaymakers arriving at their summer destination

We never saw this before, so it's really exciting.

Around 50 properties have been affected, but amazingly,

Coverack may not feel lucky this morning, but there is a sense

here that it could have been much, much worse.

Jon is in Coverack for us this morning.

Jon, what are people waking up to this morning?

They're waking up to a mess, basically. This is where the river

comes down from the hills above. Yesterday afternoon four feet of

water thundered down, bringing everything we get from above. This

solid metal frame has been almost flattened by the force of the water

and debris that came down. Let me show you some of the debris. It's

been piled up, before it gets into the sea. Some of it was lost in the

water. People have lost their garden ornaments and pots, there a mobility

frame up there, even, would you believe it, the kitchen sink. All

this is going to have to be cleared away and looked after as the harbour

is put into some sort of semblance of order. What are you looking at

here? This is very much now a response from the council and its

contractors. What we need to do is restore Coverack back to its normal

self, make it accessible to the many tourists who come here and make it a

good place to live again for the residents. At this time of year in

the summer there will be thousands of people expecting to coming here.

Is it open at the moment? I think it is. If you can give the residents

and the people who need to do the urgent work just a little bit of

space, I'm sure Coverack will bounce back and we will be open for

business as usual very quickly. Coverack will recoverack. The

beginnings of the clear up our happening. Back to you.

We will forgive you that pun as well.

The kitchen sink as well! Luckily nobody is hurt. Cornwall isn't the

only place affected by dramatic weather. Yes, but it was

spectacular. We still aren't sure exactly how much rainfall but

probably one month's worth of rain. We call this the Spanish plume,

where hot air is dragged up from Iberia. Storms along that. Fresh air

off the Atlantic forcing its way in, causing big storms. It wasn't just

Cornwall. Other parts had storms overnight. Spectacular images like

these. We saw over 100,000 lightning flashes since yesterday afternoon

and other parts are also seeing close to half a month's or more in

just around an hour. Incredible. The force of the water bending that

metal bar right the way down, amazing.

Thank you very much. If you had a quiet night you were one of the

lucky ones. The BBC will publish details of how

much it pays its on-air talent later this morning

in its annual report. For the first time, the salaries

of those who earn more than ?150,000 Only a third of the names

on the list are women, and the Director General, Lord Hall,

says the BBC has to go further Our arts correspondent

David Sillito reports. They are part of everyday

life for millions, but, the BBC's stars were allowed

to keep their pay deals private. The Government wants greater

openness, and so today the BBC will publish the details of 96

of its highest-paid stars. The BBC is in the unique

position of being funded I think it's reasonable the license

fee payer understands where that money is spent, and particularly

on significant and high salaries. When someone at the corporation

earns more than the Prime Minister, I think it is reasonable

we understand what they do. The corporation tried to resist

the move, saying star pay has been falling over the last few years,

despite increasing competition We're in a very competitive market,

not just with ITN and Sky, but now with Netflix,

with Amazon, with all sorts And what we have managed to do

is to always pay our talent People come here because they want

to come and work here, and over the last year we have

reduced the amount we are paying And some think it could even drive

pay up, as it gives rivals I think it's inflationary,

and it is an invasion So, on all counts, I think this

is one of the worst impositions The report will also reveal

wider issues about pay. The BBC has already admitted that,

on the list of highest-paid stars, Consumers will no longer be charged

extra fees for using their credit or debit cards when

paying for things. It follows an EU directive to ban

the charges typically imposed by airlines, food delivery apps and

small businesses. The Treasury says the fees cost consumers ?473

million. That was just on 2010 alone.

We will talk about that in a few minutes.

The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has called for more

discipline and loyalty from his colleagues,

following leaks of cabinet discussions to the press.

Let's get more from our political correspondent Alex Forsyth,

They've tried to stop these leaks to the press. Everybody chatting to

whoever they like. But how is it going? I think there's a recognition

from plenty people in the Conservative Party that these kinds

of leaks are damaging. Yesterday the Prime Minister told a Cabinet that

it was vital that discussions remain private. She said briefings and

counter briefings showed people were taking their responsibilities

seriously. We had those comments from Michael Fallon, who said

ministers should copy military values of loyalty, cohesion and

discipline and even back then check this are giving their support to the

Prime Minister to get tough on any Cabinet ministers who leak even

perhaps sacking them. But the problem is there are fundamental

differences on policy, even at the very senior levels of government,

about Brexit. And also about whether or not the end that cap on public

sector pay. We've heard the latest from Number 10, that they would

respond to recommendations about and prison officer pay until after the

summer, but with all this talk of unity, divisions still remain and I

think it is unlikely with her the last of this. Thank you.

Mercedes says that thousands of people in the UK who drive one

of their diesel vehicles will be offered a fix

We've seen this kind of thing before. What's going on? It seems

like quite a big move by the company that owns Mercedes-Benz. They say 3

million cars across Europe. They are rolling out a software update.

They've done it. Of their compact cars already, so you may be familiar

with this if you have a Mercedes-Benz compact. Hundreds of

thousands of Mercedes-Benz cars have been sold in the UK in the last few

years. It could well be that most of those are given the opportunity to

get the update. Not recall. They aren't saying it is safety issue,

but it will improve those nitrous oxide emissions that have been

especially controversial. In fact, the company that owns Mercedes are

being investigated in that area, but they say this update is nothing to

do with that. So if you are a customer you should in theory get a

letter saying to bring your car in and we will do the update, but they

say if you have any issues get in touch with the person who sold you

can get it fixed. Simple as that. In theory... Thank you.

This is my favourite story of the day.

An American boy, who was the youngest in the world

to have a double hand transplant, is now able to write,

dress himself and even play baseball.

Zion Harvey had the operation 18 months ago at the age of eight.

This was Zion Harvey before his life changing operation.

His hands and feet had been amputated when he was just two

Then, in 2015, he became the world's youngest person to undergo

His operation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia took

Within days he was able to make small movements.

I just want to write a letter to the parents,

for giving me their son's hands, because they didn't have to do that

There have been serious setbacks when Zion's body showed signs

of rejecting his new hands, but they were overcome

More than a year after surgery, he was filmed doing some of the simple

things in life that he missed so much.

Now I can get myself dressed without anybody helping me!

Now I can get a snack out of the refrigerator

I can heat up a sandwich and a piece of pizza all by myself.

Doctors say the success of this transplant is partly down

to the intensive management by surgeons, but they say the key

has been Zion and his inspiring determination.

I love that message as well. Never give up. Fantastic. He is brilliant.

If you've ever used a credit card to buy a plane ticket or on a fast

food app then the odds are that you had an extra charge added

From January next year, businesses will banned from adding

fees for card payments following an EU directive.

The founder of consumer group Fairer Finance,

James Daley, is in our Westminster studio.

Thanks for talking to us about this. Were the charges just a way of

covering costs? Is that how it started? I don't think it was. I

think as prices are driven down when the budget airlines came in ten or

20 years ago, they started to look for other ways to get a little bit

of extra cash round the back end. So they came up with this ruse, why do

we start charging people to pay by card. A bit odd. You don't get a

charge for having lights on in the office, why do get a charge for

paying by card? Have got to take your money somehow. Is it cheaper

for companies if we pay with cash? No, actually it's more expensive.

Supermarkets spend millions of pounds getting those secure vans to

pick up the cash and take it to the bank. Paying by cash is cheaper, but

of course there is a cost involved and we've always thought that's just

the cost of doing business. You have to take your customer's money

somehow and they shouldn't have to pay for the privilege of giving it

to you. What about small business? Will be spit spat end of the market,

where they might charge you 50p to use a card or there might be a

minimum spend on a card in some places? It will hit small businesses

hardest, what hopefully what it will do is force them to start shopping

around with their banks, because actually a lot of the small

businesses are getting a really bad deal from their bank and probably

haven't switched for years and if they switch now they will be able to

get the charges and so it won't be so painful and of course they can

still refused to take cards up to a certain limit, what I think it will

get harder for them to do that because these days people have less

and less cash in their pockets. This morning I read quite a few airlines

are especially annoyed about this and are digging their heels in.

There have been rules in place since 2013. Have they been ignored?

A bit of both. The rules were not written tightly enough. They said

you can only pass on the costs of rank is charging you, and they took

that to mean whatever they could come up with. -- bank. Maybe the

Finance team, some of the canteen costs. Organisations like Ryanair

and Flybe continue to charge 2% or 3%. For those kinds of companies

they are probably getting charged in the region of 0.6% by their bank at

this point, so they should not be charging more than that to the

customers. Do you think there is an element that we as consumers can be

at shoot -- be accused of being suckers in this, that when somebody

says they will charge is 5% for this or that, we just say, OK? I know

from personal experience, I have been in that situation.

Unfortunately it happens right at the end of the purchase, doesn't it?

You have spent all of that time shopping around trying to find the

best deal. You think you have it. You invest all that time and you get

to that final payment screen and it says, by the way, there is more now.

About 20 thing, I cannot be bothered to go back and start all over again.

-- at that point you think, I cannot. That is why it is so 1000

will we see that money come off in some other way? Added on, forgive

me. The famous "Administration fee" or whatever that might be, to cover

the money they lose out from not charging you a fee for the use of a

card? It will have to go somewhere. Hopefully it goes into the headline

price. That is the fair place for it to be. There is so much that sits

within a price that we get charged, all of the cost of that company, you

know, in the case of airlines, their pilots and their staff and their

groundstaff, the back office, we do not get surcharges for the fact

there is a pilot on the plane. Why should we have a surcharge for the

fact we are playing by card? -- pain. It should all go in the

headline price. It is fairer and clearer for customers. James, thank

you. To give you an idea, if you came in halfway through that

interview, just in 2010 those extra charges for using those credit cards

cost us, as consumers in the UK, ?473 million. Ouch. And it is very

often at the end, when you have to pay for it. Either way, we ouch the

going to charge you 10% for using this or whatever it might be. -- by

the way. Well, it will change in January. The main stories today: a

cleanup operation is under way in Cornwall following flash floods in

the village of Coverack. And the BBC will provide details today of what

it pays most 100 of its presenters. We saw the impact of the weather in

Coverack. Matthew, if you had a quiet night, you are probably

unusual last night? Most of the country was quiet, but

southern England had a torrid one. Lots of storms around, 100,000

flashes of lightning since yesterday afternoon across southern England,

South Wales and through the Channel. Seems like this shot captured

earlier on in Chelmsford in SX. There are still some more storms to

come. Things are quiet and in down at the moment but as temperatures

rise we will expect further thunderstorms, and a bit further

north and we saw yesterday. So they could be more disruption. If you are

heading onto the road stage into the forecast and your BBC local radio

station. To show you where the storms have been over the last few

hours, they are now drifting away from East Anglia and Lincolnshire.

Some pushing up into the Midlands. And there are some in the southern

portion of the Irish Sea. We are not totally done with them, but most of

you will have a dry morning. More cloud across England and Wales

compares what you have seen. Don't take the position of those blues too

literally. They will be going north into parts of northern England, one

of two in parts of Scotland. Do not rule out the odd rumble of thunder

in Northern Ireland. As temperatures rise, with some fairly hot and humid

conditions, particularly in eastern parts of England we could see highs

around 31 or 32 in Lincolnshire and East Anglia in particular. That will

set further storms. We do not expect to see further storms across the

south-west this afternoon. Nowhere near as bad as it was yesterday. One

of two showers yesterday. North Wales, north Midlands north-west

England. As we go into the evening rush-hour, we could see torrential

downpours. Dusty winds and large hail. Rain on and off through the

afternoon, and a few showers in Scotland in the daytime. Sunshine in

the north-west Highlands could lift temperatures into the high 20s you.

It turns wet in the evening overnight into Scotland. And the

occasional rain across England and Wales. Most of the thunderstorms

will have fizzled out. There are conditions in to the west later on.

Temperatures will dip in the west later. For much of Scotland and

northern England in particular, a sticky night. Temperatures not

drawing much lower than 18 degrees. A cloudy start to Thursday. Some

occasional rain, wettest of all in the far north-east of Scotland. Sky

is bright for most. Sunshine out before showers pushing to Northern

Ireland later. You saw the signals there. Fresh air is on its way. In

the low 20s in the south-east. In the teens for many. Continuing that

theme on Friday. Low pressure pushing in across Ireland. That will

pick up the wind. A very windy in western and southern parts on

Friday. A spell of rain. Heavy bursts working from west to east and

some sunshine at times. Probably the brightest weather in the north-east

of Scotland. Low pressure never too far away as we go into the weekend.

The heatwave, none of the massive thunderstorms we have seen so far in

the past and if I was. Occasional showers just about anywhere.

Sunshine in between. Temperatures lower than they should be for this

time of year. When was the last time you had cod?

Probably a couple of weeks ago. I love cod. I had some last night.

It is arguably the country's favourite fish and now North Sea cod

is officially back on the menu again.

The Marine Stewardship Council says cod stocks have finally recovered

Lorna Gordon has been finding out what this means for our fishermen

In Peterhead Harbour, the biggest whitefish port

in Europe, the fishermen are offloading their latest catch.

It has been a good few days at sea for these trawlermen.

Among the fish being offloaded, cod - and plenty of it.

We have increased the net sizes to reduce the catches

One decade ago the cod fisheries in the North Sea were close

to collapse, but quotas and measures taken by the fishermen themselves

Scottish fishermen have also been in restricted areas for spawning

cod, and high abundance in rates of cod.

In some years there was upwards of 50,000 square miles closed off

In Peterhead fish market there is now plenty of cod for sale,

and from today all of it will be certified as sustainable.

It has taken us eight or nine years to get here.

We have seen the dark days but now we have the bright days.

For the wider fishing community the upturn in the cod stocks is one

of several reasons they're feeling buoyed.

Dozens of new boats are on order for the fleet here at Peterhead.

There is a real sense amongst the fishermen here that the work

they have done to preserve the fish stocks in the North Sea is helping

to protect their industry for future generations.

And these sustainability certifications that has been awarded

And these sustainability certifications that has been awarded

to North Sea cod could well mean new markets opening up

A lot of supermarkets are looking for a sustainable,

So now that the cod here is MSC-certified it could be easier

to sell to a number of UK supermarkets and fish and chip

So what does this mean for those of us who love cod?

It's great news that it is back on the menu from a sustainable

Having something that has that traceability is important.

For somebody of my age, I think cod hasn't been offered

There will be regular checks to see that cod stocks in our waters remain

There is confidence that after years of decline,

North Sea cod is sustainable once again.

Beautiful scenes, and great news if you like cod. I do like cod.

Later this morning a team of divers will attempt to recover a famous

piece of Second World War history from a loch in the West of Scotland.

Good morning from the Glenn Strachan estate. It is windy here at the

conditions are looking great for this morning's dive. This place was

given such a level of secrecy during the Second World War that

smokescreens were put up around the lock so that people didn't know what

was happening. That is because dancing bombs were being tested.

This morning some divers will be attempting to raise two of them, so

they will be seen for the first time in more than 70 years. They are set

to go on public display. We will have more on that

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

Now, though, it's back to Louise and Dan.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

Good morning. Thanks for being with us on this Wednesday morning. The

main news: A big clean-up operation

is taking place in Cornwall, after flash floods swept

through the village of Coverack Residents reported hailstones

the size of 50 pence pieces, and the village was divided in two

by a four foot torrent of water. Later today engineers will assess

damage to roads and property you've been showing us around and

the damage is quite extensive! It is. The harbour where we are now is

right down the bottom, next to the sea, and there are hills all around

which bring quiet streams, normally, down to the sea but last night they

became four feet rivers of deep water, which brought everything with

it. This is a garden shed which is upside down. Hard to believe how

much power that water had until you see this and you can imagine the

power it had. Some people of the local council have turned up and

they are shovelling away. There's just loads of mud here. It is

accessible, but local people are keen to stress that they will be

open for business so you have to be careful not to slip over. There's

lots of deep mud and gunk that needs to be taken away, then we've got

this beautiful cottage, the beachhouse. We spoke to the owner of

that last night and he said it was the suddenness of the water in a

dating his property which was the most terrifying. About four or five

feet of water in there within minutes. It's all gone now and he's

left soggy carpets and a big cleanup job. But you can see the rocks, the

pebbles, the cobbles that have been brought down and then all the other

debris in the distance. We showed you some of that early. It includes

things like a mobility scooter, garden furniture, fence panels, even

a kitchen sink. It is a mess, but not as much of a mess as many people

feared during the dramatic emergency incident yesterday afternoon when

lives were said to be at least. Two people had to be airlifted. They

thought it might have been more than that. Most people are still in their

homes, even though about 50 properties have been affected

overwrought and I think a sense that at tourism season, they will have to

be ready as quickly as they can be. But it will be a tough job for the

next few hours. Thank you very much indeed. It is quite extensive

damage. Thank you. And we will have the weather

forecasting about 10- 15 minutes. Matt says it was a stubborn storm.

And over 100,000 lightning strikes! Crazy weather. Lots of people have

been up early, either unable to sleep or watching the various

thunderstorms across the UK. The BBC will publish details of how

much it pays its on-air talent later this morning

in its annual report. For the first time the salaries

of those who earn more than ?150,000 The Director General, Lord Hall,

says the BBC has much to do on equality after admitting only

a third of the names on the list Businesses will be banned

from charging fees on debit and credit card

transactions from January. It follows an EU directive to ban

the charges typically imposed by airlines,

food delivery apps The treasury says the fees have cost

consumers ?473 million since 2010. As prices got driven down when the

budget airlines came in ten or 20 years ago, they started to look for

other ways to get a little bit of extra cash around the back end and

so they came up with this ruse, why do we charge people to pay by card?

It had been an odd one. You don't get a charge for having lights on in

the office, so why do you get one for paying by card? They got to take

your money somehow. That starts from January. Thousands of owners of

Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles in the UK are to be offered an improvement

in the system. The German manufacturer, Daimler,

which makes Mercedes, is currently under investigation

for alleged emissions cheating, A total of 3 million vehicles

across Europe are affected. Schools need a more coherent

strategy for what to do in case of a dangerous event taking

place on their premises, according to the teaching

union the NASUWT. It says schools currently have ad

hoc drills to deal with various threats and wants a comprehensive

plan for so called "lockdown The Government says it "constantly

reviews" the security guidance it I love this young boy. An American

boy who was the youngest in the world to have a double hand

transplant is now able to write, dress himself and even played --

play baseball! He had the operation two years ago after his hands and

feet were amputated when he had sepsis. There were setbacks when his

body showed signs of rejecting the hands but that was overcome with

medication. Doctors say the key was Zion and his inspiring determination

to succeed. He is a wonderful little boy. More

on that later. Coming up, all of the weather details, wherever you are.

Good morning, Sally! What's the weather like over there?

I attempted to do a little bit of a weather forecast for the opener

earlier and they got it wrong. Not terribly wrong. I said it might be

stormy towards the end of the week and Matt pointed out that there

would be rain and strong winds, but even of that happening it is and

what you would necessarily call a storm. Shall we talk about the

cricket? Good morning. England's cricketers

are through to the women's World Cup final after a thrilling last-over

victory against South Africa. England restricted South Africa

to just 218, which looked But after losing eight

wickets in their reply, Anya Shrubsole hitting a boundary

with the first ball she faced England will now play Australia

or India at Lords on Sunday. I think it's kind of

sinking in right now. Once you get past the relief

of getting over the line... We knew we came into this tournament

with a good shot if we play You can't win tournaments

if you aren't in the final, so we're pleased to be in the final

and one more game to go. England and Scotland's famous

old rivalry is set for another showdown tonight, this

time in the Group Stage of the Women's Euro

2017 championship. England are the favourite after

narrowly missing out two years ago in the World Cup. It is the first

major tournament Scotland have qualified for. There are certain

things you expect from the Netherlands. But while football is

also full of wild assumptions, this tournament feels different. Scotland

are here for a start, while England are among the favourites. For the

first time in years England expects. We want to use it as a positive. See

it as an opportunity to exploit and get amongst it. We did struggle

before. We made a championship with an English football team on the back

of what's been a great summer for all of our junior teams. For the

women's game, we want to take this to the next level. England's history

at the Euros is a chequered one. In 2009 there were runners up to

Germany, but fell apart at the tournament four years ago in Sweden

and finished bottom of the group. That failure led to a change in

coach and a change in fortune. They then finished third under a new

coach and arrived here fit than they've ever been before. Scotland

have made history just by being here. This is their first major

tournament. OBR without a number of key players, including their

world-class Arsenal player. We put so much into the team to get us to

this point. We would just love to experience this, but they aren't

here and that brings us close together as a team. We will face it

head-on. While Scotland's players are preparing for the biggest game

of their careers, England's have been brushing up on more than just

tactics. Everybody knows that rivalry and that battle. Yesterday

we had a meeting, kind of a history lesson about the rivalry, because we

all know there is a rivalry but actually what's behind it. So we had

a sitdown. If my history lessons were like that in school I would

have listened more! History favours Germany, which has won the past

European Championships. But this is a country with its own foot walling

folklore. England and Scotland will also hope it is where they make

their mark. Commentary of that match is on Radio

5 Live from 745 p.m.. It has been a summer of transfer frustration but

Antonio Conte has been given a pay rise!

Conte - who has two years left on his deal -

has signed a new improved contract with the Premier League champions.

He lifted the Premier League title at the first attempt last season

and also guided them to the FA Cup final.

The golf gets under way tomorrow morning. The 10th time the open has

been held there. One of the most memorable was in 1988 when Justin

Rose chipped it at the 18th to win the amateur prize of fourth overall,

setting him on his way to a great career. He now has a US Open title

at Olympic gold. But he would still love to win at Birkdale.

It's the one tournament I've dreamt about since I was a young boy.

Especially at Royal Birkdale, you take an Open championship

anywhere, you take a Major challenge anywhere, but if they happen

to line up at special venues - I was fortunate to win

at Marion because that club has something special about it

and obviously to do it here at Royal Birkdale would be a kind

of full circle moment, based on I guess what I did in 1998.

So, yeah, a special venue and lots of good memories.

Justin Rose better watch out! We better be smart because he is

playing with Thomas. This is what Justin Thomas is planning to wear.

It looks very much like what you are wearing, Dan.

Is that a suit jacket? I think it might be like a cardigan.

Because he couldn't play in a suit jacket.

A bit restrictive at the top of the backswing.

Potentially. But also a tie. A bit restrictive? I do like

dressing up for golf. Do you? Oh, yeah. I would never wear

white trousers in life generally, but I think they are Kay on a golf

course. What about red trousers?

I've got the lot! Patterned trousers?

I was playing last week and everyone has to wear tartan. I had a little

green number. After I hit two shots someone said my golf was worse in

that round. Thanks.

We've already been talking this morning about the BBC's annual

report which will be published later today.

It contains details of how much the Corporation pays its talent.

The salaries of those who earn more than ?150,000 a year will be

revealed for the first time and the BBC has already admitted

that only a third of the names on the list are women.

We can talk now to our media editor Amol Rajan who's outside

The figure is over ?150,000. How will it rate down? Good morning. It

will be 96 people. The annual report last year had 109 people paid a big

number. Now it will be 96 and it will break down in salary bands of

?50,000. All the way up to a number that's probably going to end up in

over seven figures. It is worth saying this is something to be busy

strongly resisted. They said they didn't want these numbers to come

out. They did publish how much they were paying on air talent in the

past but they didn't want the numbers to be attached to specific

individuals because they say those individuals will now ask for massive

pay rises. Why would they ask for pay rises and how toxic is all of

this? I think it is potentially very toxic. Some people will look at

these numbers and say, hang on a second, this person is paid a huge

amount more than me for doing something that's quite finance

simple. There's also the issue you mentioned a moment ago about gender

equality. Of the 96 people, two thirds are men and only one third

women. But I think the question is, why they resisted it, they would say

that if you are one of those 96 people and you are paid pretty well,

someone who does a similar job to you is paid more, you will ask for a

pay rise. The BBC say they are trying to bring the costs of all of

this on their talent down to try to take money out of the BBC budget

overall and by publishing the salaries what they are effectively

doing, this is the BBC's argument, is staying to this on a talent that

you are paid less than someone who does a similar job and therefore

you've got reason to be slightly jealous of them and ask for a pay

rise. That might not make sense demands of the public, that it might

be how some broadcasters think. Tell us about this inequality. The

director-general has already addressed this, but only one third

of the people are women on that list. Yes, the director-general Tony

Hall said to me last night that the BBC will do a hell of a lot more

when it comes to gender equality and diversity. I think the BBC feel they

are on safer to rein in general. They got a lot more to do and only a

third think it is unacceptable. But I think they've got a good story to

tell about the changes they've made. Since Tony Hall has been

director-general, over 60% of the people that have entered this salary

band, getting paid more than one of the ?50,000, are women and there

have been some high-profile appointments lately -- ?150,000. So

I think the BBC feel they have a difficult story to tell and things

are changing. Is the BBC prepared for public reaction on this? I think

so. The mood is one of people being braced... Gary Lineker said it was

tin hat day. There are people who are nervous, but there is also deep

recognition. There is a report on the BBC, rather than someone who

works on behalf of the BBC, but this is public money and the public has a

right to see how this money is spent. The transparency is

incredibly important and can flush out problems like gender equality

and ultimately this is for the public to decide. This is for the

licence fee payer to decide as to whether or not these 96 people

represent value for money or not. Thank you.

And that will all be published at 11 o'clock this morning.

It's 07:45 and you're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

Matthew has the weather. It has been dramatic.

It has. You saw the scenes in Cornwall, but other parts of the

country were affected by the storms as well. 100,000 lightning strikes

and is yesterday afternoon. Sleepless nights at a southernmost

counties. We aren't done yet. Things have quietened down, but we could

still see more severe storms in the afternoon. If you haven't seen

anything yet, there is no guarantee you'll get away with it. Stay tuned

to your local BBC Radio station of storm start rumble through your

area. In the last few hours, it has a mainly across East Anglia and

literature. They are clearing away. They are pushing up through the

Midlands. Big gaps around. Many starting the day drive. Those

showers will push into northern England and Wales in the coming

hours. There will be some places that avoid them altogether, that is

the nature of these storms. 12 working into southern Scotland are

the afternoon. -- one or two. Rain on and off through the second half

of the day. England and Wales should be dry through the morning.

Temperatures will rise in eastern areas to about 32 Celsius. Cooler on

the southern and western coast thanks to the presence of cloud.

Showers will be nowhere as severe as whistle yesterday in Cornwall. North

Wales, the Midlands and north-west England are more likely to see

torrential storms. The gusty winds and large hail coming with them. The

odd rumble of thunder in Northern Ireland. Not everybody will see

these storms. Some places will stay dry. Only a few showers in Scotland.

Parts of north-west Scotland will have lovely temperatures into the

high 20s. Scotland will get wet overnight. A few rumbles of thunder.

Only one or two storms for England and Wales. The rain turning right

into the night. Into the west the skies are clear and it will be much

cooler than last night. Through Scotland and much of England,

another muggy night in store. Temperatures no higher than the high

teens. Into Thursday, there could still be some thunderstorms around,

but any rain clears away by morning. Showers in Northern Ireland later.

In between, even if you start with cloud and occasional rantings will

turn dry and bright, but also a good deal fresher. Low 20s at the very

best tomorrow. We continue that fresher story on Friday. That will

push a weather front, particularly across England and Wales, with heavy

bursts of rain around. Driest in northern Scotland. It will feel much

cooler still. Temperatures for most of you around the mid-to high teens.

Temperatures lower than you would expect at this time of year after

starting on a hot note. We continue blustery on the weekend. If you have

any plans this weekend, it will be cooler times, especially when the is

around, but sunshine in between. -- when the rain is around.

Don't mix your words up like me. You mean when you said only one third of

the women are women? You know what I meant.

A daring underwater mission to recover some World War II

"bouncing bombs" will take place on a Scottish Loch in a few hours.

The bombs were featured in the legendary War film,

Dambusters, and were tested in Western Scotland -

where Catriona Renton is at Loch Striven for us this morning.

Good morning. What are they planning to do? And good morning. It is a bit

windy this morning but the conditions are shaping up well for

this morning's dive. Such was the secrecy around this place during the

Second World War that smoke was generated so that the public

couldn't see what was going on here. Midget submarines and bouncing bombs

were being tested. As you said, the dambuster raid is caught the public