02/08/2017 Breakfast

After 65 years of service, Prince Philip prepares to step back from

public life. He will meet Royal Marines in his

final appearance before a officially retiring from royal duties.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, the second of August. Also coming up

this morning... I've given up my car, I can't afford holidays. More

than 1 million women have become poorer because of delays to their

state pensions, according to new research. Up to 3000 elderly people

won't be able to find a bed at a UK care home to the end of next year.

We have a special investigation. It has been for months been -- since

those business rate changes affected millions of companies. Didcot has

seen some of the biggest rises. In sport, as Usain Bolt get set to

race for the final time, a time Olympic champion has told us the

sport will die if athletes keep doping.

And plans to rip up speed bumps in a -- an effort to tackle speed bumps.

For many of us it's a dry and bright start, with a couple of showers. But

we have rain coming to the south-west. That will be moving

north-east. Some will be heavy and possibly thundery as well. It will

be accompanied by casting wins. More details on 15 minutes.

The Duke of Edinburgh will carry out his final public engagement

before he retires from royal duty this afternoon.

Prince Philip, who is 96 years old, will attend a parade

In May it was announced he would be retiring after spending more

than six decades supporting the Queen as well as attending

events for his own charities and organisations.

Here's more from our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell.

He has been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life

ever since his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth in November 1947.

And although his robust approach to people and events has sometimes

got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion

to royal duty, most often in support of the Queen and also in pursuit

of his own programme, with issues like the environment

and the development of the awards programme for children,

which he created and which is named after him.

But this afternoon it will come to an end.

The Duke, who turns 96 in June, will attend his last solo

engagement, a parade by the Royal Marines

on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

It is not a complete retirement from public life.

The Duke may still accompany the Queen to certain events,

but after more than 22,000 solo engagements and 600

solo overseas visits since the Queen came to the throne it marks

a significant moment for the Duke and for the Queen.

No longer will she have her husband at her side for most of the public

appearances, other younger members of the Royal family

will take his place, as the self-declared leading plaque

unveiler in the world finally takes things a little easier.

We'll be speaking to the Royal Editor of the Sunday Express

about Prince Philip's role within the Royal family at 7:10am.

More than 1 million women in their early 60s are worse-off

financially as a result of the rise in the state pension age.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that the change,

which saves the government ?5 billion a year,

sees those affected lose more than ?30 a week on average.

Our Personal Finance correspondent Simon Gompertz reports.

Waiting for your pension and struggling to get by.

Shirley from Aberdeen is 61, not working because of ill-health

and she won't qualify for the state pension until she's 66.

I can't afford holidays, I've given up my car.

But it's the only thing I've got really, not getting my pension,

Pension ages used to be 60 for women and 65 for men.

By the end of the decade they'll be 66 for both with reform

The result is more than a million women in their early 60s having

weekly average incomes ?32 less than they would have been,

the hit would be bigger but for the fact many are working.

18% are living in poverty, that's on under ?237 a week

Perhaps the group who are worst off in this reform are the ones

who want to work, perhaps retire a bit later, but can't do

so because they can't find work or their health prevents them

Women have been campaigning for compensation saying they weren't

given enough warning of the pension changes which save ?5

But the government says they're fair and, because of rising life

expectancy, women now get the state pension for longer

Recent unrest in English and Welsh prisons is causing "grave concern",

according to the President of the Prison Governors Association.

In an open letter to her organisation, Andrea Albutt said

a decision to separate operational and policy decisions in the prison

The letter comes after two days of trouble at The Mount Prison in

The Ministry of Justice said it was dealing with long-term

Stronger powers to cut off funding for terrorists,

by freezing their assets and blocking access to bank

accounts, will form part of the Government's plans

to introduce the UK's own post-Brexit sanctions regime.

Our assistant political editor Norman Smith is in Westminster

Norman, the government says this new legislation will make it easier

It will set out a distinctive British sanctions policy. At the

moment our sanctions are trade embargoes, travel ban is, as it

freezes on suspected tariffs, all imposed through the EU. We operate

as a block. Now we will have to have our own sanctions policy. The

government is saying they want to make it easier to seize the assets

of terror suspects because under the current EU system the government has

to show that not only is someone thought to be part of a terrorist

organisation but they also represent a threat to the public. Under the

new system they will simply have to show that they believe they might be

part of a terror organisation, so it will be easier to stop them selling

their house or stop them selling their car to raise funds for

terrorism and on our way, say the government, they believe it will

give the government are better chance to tackle terrorism. Thanks

for explaining that. America is not seeking to invade

North Korea or oust its leader Kim That's according to its Secretary

of State, Rex Tillerson. He was speaking after a senior

Republican senator said President Trump considered

going to war with North Korea Last week, the communist country

carried out a second test of an intercontinental ballistic

missile, in defiance Police looking for the missing

airman Corrie McKeague say they're examining

whether material found at an incinerator plant

in Ipswich is linked to him. The 23-year-old was last seen

near a bin loading bay following a night out

in Suffolk last September. Police ended a 20 week search

of a nearby landfill site last Road safety campaigners say

a government proposal to reduce air pollution by removing speed humps

would be dangerous and ineffective. They claim the move would make

pedestrians less safe and encourage more parents to drive

their children to school. The BBC's Environment and Energy

correspondent Roger Harrabin Children are vulnerable to polluted

air. It can harm to develop and their lungs. But the government's

plan to combat pollution includes paying council to rip up speed humps

installed to protect those same children. Here is why cars will

typically break as they reach a hump and then accelerate their way out of

it, increasing pollution in the process. Safety campaigners say if

councils remove humps without replacing them with something else

to slow traffic it simply increase the risk for children. -- it will

simply. Rachel is a safety campaign based in Cardiff, where she walks

her two-year-old to nursery. Her organisation is writing to

ministers, criticising the decision to remove speed bounce. It's a

really weak plan based on really weak evidence. Getting Redox be

bumps and spending that money is not going to improve our air quality.

It's going to increase the likelihood of accidents in urban

areas like this and the money could be spent elsewhere. The challenge

over humps created confusion in Whitehall, with different department

saying they weren't responsible for the policy. A government spokesman

said later that he would ensure that any changes on roads didn't reduce

safety. Former Spitfire pilot

Ken Wilkinson has died, Ken was one of the last surviving

Battle of Britain pilots who were known as The Few,

after Winston Churchill's famous phrase, "never was so much owed

by so many to so few." In a statement, the Battle

of Britain Memorial Trust said Ken He famously made headlines in 2015

when he jokingly told off Prince William for flying

helicopters instead of planes. Well, because he doesn't fly proper

aeroplanes, he flies choppers. I said, there's nothing like the sound

of a Merlin and he hasn't got that pleasure.

Three Australian women trying to save their bowls club

from closure have become overnight internet stars,

after posting a video of themselves performing a parody of the Beyonce

The women, who are in their 70s and 80s, made the video

after their local council said it wanted to bulldoze their bowls lawn

A warning, there is some flash photography at the very start

What does the queen of pop, Beyonce, and the genteel sport of lawn balls

Meet Terri, Janine and Wyn, from Melbourne.

Their parody of Beyonce's Single Ladies has been watched at least 1

They are hoping the video will persuade the council to rethink

plans to build an indoor stadium on this site.

One of our younger members, Denise, she had obviously been in PR,

just cottoned on to the song, Beyonce's song, and two of us had

heard of Beyonce, but two of us had not any idea about that song.

Wyn says the club, founded in the 1950s,

has 600 members and is like a big family.

The council says no final decision has been made, but it is struggling

with demand for sporting facilities. Now the ladies hope their fancy

footwork may just catch Beyonce's attention.

Don't mess with them! Two of them didn't know who Beyonce

was. It didn't stop them.

They were fantastic. What do you reckon? I think they are

brilliant! I hope I can still do that in my 70s.

Good luck to them. What have you got for us?

Usain Bolt, who is racing in London this weekend. He would have the --

retired by Sunday. Will we win the 100 metres? He has only run

undetected seconds once this season, a couple of weeks ago in Monaco, the

people are saying... Perhaps ex-con it a -- perhaps. He is confident as

ever. It's not a big enough word to describe how he thinks of himself.

One of sports biggest stars, Usain Bolt, as I said has issued

a stark warning ahead of the final races of his career.

The eight-time Olympic champion who will retire

after the World Championships in London which begin this weekend.

But he told the BBC that athletics "will die" if doping in the sport

That is actually fairly low key for him.

England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley will miss the rest of Women's Euro

2017 after breaking her leg in Sunday's quarter-final win over

Siobhan Chamberlain is now likely to step in to face the Netherlands

There's another injury scare for Daniel Sturridge.

The Liverpool striker scored, but then goes off injured in a pre

season friendly against Bayern Munich in Germany.

Manager Jurgen Klopp says he hopes it isn't serious.

And Big Orange failed to become the first horse to win

the Goodwood Cup three times in a row.

Frankie Dettori's favourite lost out to Stradivarius on the opening

Much more on Usain Bolt and the fantastic press conference that he

held yesterday. We've got a treat on the sofa today.

Lots of treats. I thought you meant chocolate, what you mean Adam Peaty.

Both pretty sweet! And Alastair Cook. As well as talking about Usain

Bolt. I thought you were going to say they

were tasty. Only in private...

This morning for some of us, a fine but chilly start. For others, a wet

one. Rain coming in from the south-west accompanied by stronger

winds, that is moving north eastwards. Concentrating on this

area of pressure in the north. The wind is going to strengthen. Ahead

of that, a lot of dry weather. Some heavy rain this morning across parts

of Cornwall and Devon, South Wales as well. As that moves north, some

fragmenting. Cloud moving ahead of that as well. Four Northwest

England, a bright start. One or two showers. Rain close to Southern

Ireland, Northern Ireland mostly dry. For most of Scotland, dry and

sunny to start. Highlands temperatures have dipped. A chilly

start. Across north-east England, a dry and bright start. That extends

down across the Midlands, east Anglia, Essex and Kent. Temperatures

around six degrees Celsius in London. These weather fronts,

spreading out as they move north eastwards. Heavy and persistent rain

across the Channel Islands and Southern counties. Pushing through

Northern Ireland into Scotland, leaving behind that some showers.

You will find it will be quite muggy in some parts, humid air across

Northern Ireland and Wales. Rain continuing to journey, steadily

moving in the direction of the North Sea. Picking up overnight across the

south-east. Quite windy, but also quite humid. Not a cold night. Low

temperatures, 12- 16 degrees. That is how the day starts tomorrow. The

rain ensconced across the Northern Isles, behind that, rotating around

this area of low pressure, showers. Some heavy and thundery, some hail

across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Try a further south,

temperatures roughly where they should be. High temperatures, 14- 22

as they pushed further south. On Friday, a day of sunshine and

showers. Most showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some

blown in across northern England, possibly into Wales. Driest

conditions in the south. Saturday, the driest conditions in the south.

Some showers in the breeze further north. Temperatures 14- 22. In the

next couple of days, heading through Friday, Saturday and Sunday, looking

pretty good weatherwise. Back to you in the studio.

At last, it is looking better fantastic. -- better, fantastic.

The Daily Mail drawing attention to some of the problems that they say

British tourists are having. Queueing up for four hours at

airports across the UK. They are saying that new restrictions, lack

of staff and other problems are affecting travel. We will be talking

about that with the Association of British travel agents later in the

programme. Now, there is a row erupting between British Gas and the

government over renewable subsidies. British Gas is claiming that this is

going to rise because the government has put, because of a rise in

electricity bills, we spoke to the head of that yesterday. They are

blaming the government for the rise. She looks brilliant, doesn't she?

She is saying that, to get more golfers into the game, young golfers

should be allowed to wear what they are comfortable in. If that means it

is short shorts or a deep neck on your T-shirt, that should be fine.

This is in retaliation to be LPGA saying that they do not want women

wearing shorts that shows a" bottom areas", nor do they want women

wearing low-cut shirts. If you want to wear a short pair of shorts on a

hot day, you should do it. Why does sport, why do women need to be over

sexualised, wearing what ever pair of shorts and whatever colour

T-shirt you want to wear should not make a difference. The attention

should be on your game, not on what you are wearing. I get the point,

this woman wants young people to be interested in sport, surely that's a

good thing. I am going to call it 15- 15. The Daily Mirror, the

biggest killer shark caught in the UK, but they did put it back. I

don't know how big it is, but it looks quite big.

I don't know how big it is, but it looks quite

There is a growing shortfall in the number of beds needed to care

for the elderly across the UK according to a BBC investigation.

By the end of next year up to 3,000 people won't be able to find a place

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is calling

for more money to be spent on nurses and carers so people can receive

This man visits his grandmother every day. She moved into the home

care centre 12 months ago after her dementia deteriorated and she could

not be looked over our time -- looked after. She is really looked

after, they provide her activities and take her on trips, she recently

went to Blackpool. We are really happy with that. But in June,

Bradford Council decided to close the home. It was supposedly too

expensive to maintain, they are now looking for another place for her to

live. This is not an isolated case. One in 20 care home beds have closed

in the UK in the past three years. In two months, work will be

complete. This will be a television room. There will also be 70 bedrooms

with en suites. Research suggests we are not building enough care homes

like this, and we are facing a huge shortfall. The data suggest that by

the end of next year, there will be a shortfall of 3000 beds. By 2026,

they predict the industry could be 70,000 beds short. There are more

people living for longer. Next day, there will be 2.5 million more

people over 65. That means there will be anticipated demand for hair

to make care homes. As capacity decreases, there will be more

pressure on NHS beds as elderly people are admitted to hospital,

because they can't cope at home. This company builds more care homes

than any other provider. They add 600 beds per year. But it isn't

enough. In the future, those that need help might not be able to get

it. Potentially, the eligibility criteria will be waived, so

increasingly, we will see only the most wealthy clients will meet the

criteria in future. The government say they have given local

authorities an extra ?2 billion to help, but the fear is that they will

end up in a similar situation to this woman. This care home will

close in the autumn, and they are struggling to find a new one. She is

going to have to move. It is a question of, is it going to be my

bedroom? Where am I going? You can hear more about this

on "You and Yours" on Radio 4 And Samantha will join us

to answer your questions about care home provision in

just under an hour. Back in April, businesses in England

and Wales faced what analysts called the largest changes to business

rates in a generation. We reported that 25,000 small

businesses were facing big hikes, 4 months on, Sean is in Didcot

to find out how firms Is this an illustration of some of

the Riblon -- problems? Yes, it closed down on Saturday, hence the

bare shelves. Business rates are not the only reason they have closed

down, they saw a big rise in April. A big change in valuations. Many

companies saw a big rise. Around the back of these buildings, this is the

old high Street, but around the back there is a new shopping centre.

Yesterday, I got a two to find out how much had changed around the

area. What has changed over the years? Ten years ago, this wasn't

here. This is the developing area, this is the first phase of the new

centre. We have a second phase being built now, we might see that a bit

later. We have elicited from having lots of new businesses come in.

Should we go and have a look at the independent stores on the

traditional high-street? You know these places a bit better than I do.

?300,000, when you look at that price, is that expensive? I assume

that they have looked at the overall values of the buildings, residential

or business, and they have adjusted the rates to that higher value. They

feel they should be getting that business because they are on the

high street. The area has changed? Yes, it used to be the busy shopping

area, now it is all in the shopping centre. So, the calculation is being

made as if this was a busy high street, but that was decades ago.

Exactly. It was really interesting walking around this street. There

are a lot of charity shops, takeaway is, very few independent businesses

like there were many years ago. They are effectively acting as a council

tax on businesses, they are based mainly on property value and the

rent you can get for it. We are looking at what else has affected

the businesses to get them to close down. We will be talking to business

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

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Now though it's back to Naga and Charlie.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

We'll have the latest news and sport in just a moment.

Thousands of holidaymakers are being caught up in long delays

We'll ask why some border and security checks are taking

As a child he refused to sit in the bath and now at the age of 22

Adam Peaty is here on our sofa after 8am.

If you like singers to have soul, you'll

the Queen of British blues, who'll also join us later.

But now a summary of this morning's main news.

The Duke of Edinburgh will carry out his final public engagement

before he retires from royal duty this afternoon.

Prince Philip, who'se 96 years old, will attend a parade

In May it was announced he would be retiring after spending more

than six decades supporting the Queen as well as attending

events for his own charities and organisations.

Here's more from our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell.

We'll be speaking to the Royal Editor of the Sunday Express

He has been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life

ever since his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth in November 1947.

And although his robust approach to people and events has sometimes

got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion

to royal duty, most often in support of the Queen and also in pursuit

of his own programme, with issues like the environment

and the development of the awards programme for children,

which he created and which is named after him.

But this afternoon it will come to an end.

The Duke, who turns 96 in June, will attend his last solo

engagement, a parade by the Royal Marines

on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

It's not a complete retirement from public life,

the Duke may still accompany the Queen to certain events,

but after more than 22,000 solo engagements and 600

solo overseas visits since the Queen came to the throne it marks

a significant moment for the Duke and for the Queen.

No longer will she have her husband at her side for most of the public

appearances, other younger members of the Royal family

will take his place, as the self-declared leading plaque

unveiler in the world finally takes things a little easier.

More than a million women in their early 60s are worse off

financially as a result of the increase in the state pension

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, raising the age

from 60 to 63 was saving the government ?5 billion a year

but those affected were losing more than ?30

The Department for Work and Pensions says the changes are fair

Recent unrest in English and Welsh jails is causing "grave concern",

according to the President of the Prison Governors Association.

In an open letter to her organisation, Andrea Albutt said

a decision to separate operational and policy decisions was "madness".

The letter comes after two days of trouble at The Mount

The Ministry of Justice said it was dealing with long-term

America is not seeking to invade North Korea or oust its leader Kim

That's according to its Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

He was speaking after a senior Republican senator said

President Trump considered going to war as an option.

Last week North Korea carried out a second test of an intercontinental

ballistic missile, in defiance of a United Nations ban.

Police looking for the missing airman Corrie McKeague

say they're examining whether material found

at an incinerator plant in Ipswich is linked to him.

The 23-year-old was last seen near a bin loading bay

following a night out in Suffolk last September.

Police ended a 20 week search of a nearby landfill

Road safety campaigners say a government proposal to reduce air

pollution by removing speed humps would be dangerous and ineffective.

Humps cause cars to burn more fuel, as drivers accelerate

Motoring groups have welcomed the proposal,

but others say the move would endanger pedestrians

and force more parents to drive their children to school.

Former Spitfire pilot Ken Wilkinson has died,

Ken was one of the last surviving Battle of Britain pilots

who were known as 'the few', after Winston Churchill's famous

phrase, that never "was so much owed by so many to so few".

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said Ken would be "dearly" missed.

He hit the headlines in 2015 when he jokingly told off

Prince William for flying helicopters instead of planes.

They may be God's representatives on earth, but it seems that even

priests can struggle to get past the beady eye of a pub bouncer.

This group of trainee clergymen were initially turned away

from a bar in central Cardiff because the doorman assumed

they were a stag party in fancy dress.

A member of staff quickly realised the mistake and invited them

The group are said to have seen the funny side.

They had a good night out. Easy mistake to make, really.

I've never seen as dad -- a stag party dressed up as priests.

You haven't lived! Have you ever seen Father Ted? That's what that

story reminds me of. Talking about Usain Bolt for possibly one of the

last times in a competitive sense. He was speaking yesterday at head of

his race in London this weekend. I mentioned earlier he will go in the

100 metres and the relay as well. So we haven't quite seen the last of

him. IT has been talking about in athletics and how that needs to be

tackled more than anything else -- but he has been.

The eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has told the BBC that

if athletes continue to use drugs the sport "will die."

Bolt will run the final races of his career

at the World Championships in London, which start this weekend.

He says after hitting "rock bottom", athletics is now beginning to move

We are going in the right direction now. I think we made changes and I

said earlier that the sport hit rock bottom last season, so now it's

moving forward and I think it's going in the right direction now. I

think as long as athletes understand that if they keep this up the sport

will die and then they won't have a job, so hopefully athletes

understand that and will help the sport move forward.

England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley will miss the rest of Women's Euro

2017 after it's been revealed she broke her leg.

The Manchester City keeper was injured in the second half

of Sunday's quarter-final win over France but managed to walk

Siobhan Chamberlain, who came on for Bardsley,

is now likely to face the Netherlands in tomorrow night's

The camp was a bit down, but from her point of view we will all

rallying around her and support her. We know she did a fantastic job to

get to this point, in the last tournament and the last three years,

and she will play a big part of the field. She will be with us,

supporting her teammates from the sidelines rather than the field.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he hopes Daniel Sturridge's thigh

injury isn't serious, after the striker went off injured

Sturridge scored his sides last goal in a 3-0 win

against Bayern Munich in Germany, but he immediately pulled up

and was subbed just before full time.

Injuries have limited Sturridge to 46 league appearances in the past

Ahead of England's fourth and final test against South Africa,

Stuart Broad says the side are firmly focussed

England go into the match, which starts on Friday

at Old Trafford, with a 2-1 lead in the series.

I certainly don't think we will be looking to go out

We need to play the way that naturally we've got characters

That is that sort of counter-attacking, free-flowing

play, but using the experience and adaptability to be able

So we will be going out to win this Test match,

and I think that is when we play at our best, when we are looking

Britain's Kyle Edmund is through to the second

He beat Hyeon Chung of South Korea in straight sets.

Heather Watson is out of the Women's Singles.

She was beaten in straight sets by Patricia Maria Tig from Romania,

who's ranked 134 in the world, 59 places below Watson.

Tig took both sets on a tie-break, as Watson double-faulted

He's been described as the finest racing driver of his generation.

Robert Kubica was amongst the fastest in Formula 1

until his arm was severely injured in a rally crash in 2011.

He thought back then he'd never race at the top level again.

Earlier this year he drove an old Formula 1 car.

Later today, it's a big day for him, he'll get behind the wheel

of a current Renault in a test in Hungary to see if he's

got what it takes to return to the sport.

I was hoping to get the chance to try the 2017 car and I think,

you know, to have this opportunity in the official test,

post the Hungarian Grand Prix, is something special and I really

appreciate and, yeah, Renault gave me such

Ellie Downie will miss October's World Gymnastics Championships

in Canada to recover from ankle surgery.

The 18-year-old injured her left ankle at the British Championships

in March, but went on to win four medals in April's European

Downie plans to return for next year's Commonwealth

Her older sister Becky will also miss the Worlds,

as she continues to recover from an elbow injury.

Finally, the favourite and two time winner Big Orange couldn't make it

No horse has managed to take the race for three consecutive years

and Frankie Dettori's mount could only finish second behind

the 6-1 shot Stradivarius on the feature race on day one

The three year old is now second favourite for the final classic

of the season, the St Leger, next month.

Isn't it great to see Robert back in a car? An amazing achievement. And

it is years since that accident, so it has taken a long time to recover

and I think a lot of it was a mental recovery, as well as the physical.

The confidence to get back in. I was mindful of... You are in the when

Nicky louder had that terrible accident? It was a matter of weeks

in those days. They are made of stern stuff, motor racing drivers.

Yes, and Robert spoke very publicly about the challenge of sitting back

in the car and the physical challenge of a Formula 1 car. Not an

easy thing to do. The pressure on your whole body, your neck and arms,

is huge, which will be interesting day.

Thanks. Tightened security checks at some

European airports means holidaymakers are waiting in queues

for more than four hours. The measures were brought

in after the Paris and Brussels But a trade body representing some

of the UK's biggest airlines calls the situation "shameful",

with reports that some passengers Sean Tipton is from the Association

of British Travel Agents and joins Thanks we'll time this morning. We

are hearing a lot of reports about considerable delays. What's

happening? Back in April the European Union brought in new

requirements for passport holders who aren't in the Schengen zone. It

sounds technical but that means as and the Republic of Ireland and

other countries around the world. They said that if you aren't in the

Schengen zone, once you arrive at the airport your passport will be

subject to extra checks. They will basically be taking details and they

also do this on departure. So in the past they would check you had a

valid passport, that it was you and leave you through. They say the new

checks will be a couple of minutes, but in the past if it took just 15-

20 seconds and it is now two minutes, all that is adding to the

length of queues. At this time of year you often see long queues

anyway, at the height of summer. You say it should only take a couple of

extra minutes. Anecdotally and through evidence we've heard it is

taking up to four hours in some places and they are looking at the

booth is they would normally go through, the staffing levels haven't

gone up. -- booths. As you say, already there is an upscale in the

numbers anyway. A couple of minutes is just per passenger but all of

that adds up. It is incredibly important. They obviously knew this

extra security was coming in. The most annoying thing is when you

arrive at the airport and we see a big queue and there are two empty

booths. Sevigny to make sure they have additional staff to keep

accused to a minimum. So that's pretty unlikely it will happen to

those people. The issue is we are already busy, they need to have the

staff in place and a lot of it is luck of the draw. If your flight

arrives in conjunction with a few other flight you will see longer

queues. If it arrives on its own the queues will be shorter. In Majorca,

that's getting a lot of coverage, I've been through them many times

and when you travel in July and August it is incredibly busy. So the

main thing to bear in mind is you probably will end up queueing longer

than in the past. That's annoying when you arrive, but you will be

subject to these checks when you depart as well. They haven't

previously when people didn't know they would end up queueing longer

and they ended up missing flights. And at the airport make sure you

have extra staff involved to make sure we keep the queues to a

minimum. However annoying these situations are, ultimately people

have to bear in mind that the only reason these delays are happening is

because someone is trying to keep you safe? Exactly. This extra

requirements were brought in by the EU after the Brussels and Paris

attacks. They wanted to see how they could make sure these people

couldn't get into the country. So it is annoying but there is a good

reason for it. I want to stress that as long as you bear in mind that you

will have to wait longer, being prepared for that is less

frustrating and leave that extra time so you don't risk missing your

flight. Our members who sell package holidays have been factoring the

scene when taking people to the airports and they haven't reported

any major problems. So it is annoying but as long as you know we

will have to queue longer it won't massively inconvenienced you. Thank

you. Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. It looks a bit wet outside. Indeed,

we do have some rain. Spilling across the south-west. It be

accompanied by strengthening winds, gales from the south-western coasts.

This weather front coming in from the Atlantic, squeezing the I --

isobars. That is making good progress in towards Northern

Ireland. A wet start, heavy rain across Cornwall, Devon and South

Wales. It is pushing north eastwards. They had of it, cloud

building. One to showers across north-west England. Off to a bright

start and they mostly dry one. You can see some showers ahead of the

band of rain coming in across Northern Ireland. A lot of dry and

bright weather. Clear skies across the Highlands. A cold but sunny

start. Cloud as we come further south. In north-east England, a

bright side with some sunny spells. Extending to the Midlands into east

Anglia, the odd shower here and there. Showers building ahead of the

band of rain. Through the day, the wind picking up. Along the coast,

rain heavy and persistent. Parts of Wales with height. But it will

eventually clearing from Northern Ireland and moving across northern

England into central and southern Scotland. Quite a warm air mass at

the moment. Feeling quite humid. Not feeling cold, that's for sure.

Heading through the evening and overnight, rain continuing to push

towards the North Sea. Moving into the Channel Islands and the

south-east corner of England, then becoming ensconced in the north of

Scotland with a platter of showers following behind. In this mild,

humid air, not going to be a cold night. Starting on that note

tomorrow. Rain across far north Scotland. A lot of showers rotating

around this area of low pressure. Some across Northern Ireland

Scotland be heavy, possibly some hail and thunder and lightning. Less

likely to see them further south. If you are going to the country

tomorrow, take your umbrella just in case. But you would be unlucky to

catch one. But as 14- 22. On Friday, more showers, low pressure in the

North Sea. Showers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, a few getting in

across northern England. In the south and sunshine, 23 degrees. And

that will feel quite pleasant! If you run a small business,

you're probably all too aware that back in April business rates

were revalued for the first time Many areas - especially

in the south-east - saw a big jump in rates to reflect

increasing property values. Sean is in Didcot to see how

businesses there are coping. What's the picture? It is quite

varied down the high street this morning in Didcot. It is effectively

the old high Street. The shop we are in now, Saturday was its last day.

That is why the shells are so bare. Some of the customers enjoyed their

shelves so much, they are actually purchasing them. They have had to

close down, partly because the change in business rates saw a big

increase. Before we go on, those are effectively a council tax on

businesses, business rates. This property has a rental value, and

then a business tax is worked out based on that rental value. That was

changed in April, affecting a lot of businesses. A lot of witnesses saw

increases, but many more saw decreases. You had to close your

shop down. How much of a change did you see when it came to the changing

business rates? House went up sixfold. It was not the only reason

we decided to close, but it was a factor. What scale are you talking

about? Before and after? We were paying about ?350 per month, I know

that is not a huge amount, but nevertheless, it was an increase we

did not expect that the time. We had already lost our European retail

rate relief, so it was just another cost on the building that pushed us

over the edge. We had to re-evaluate what we were doing and whether or

not we would survive in future. It is not the only thing, but it

reflected the business rate change. You see a lot of charity shops on

the high street. You said to me you had a pottery service out the back,

it was a very community focused place. How did it feel having

charity shops next door that were getting rate relief, but you

provided community services and didn't get them? I love charity

shops, I have worked for many of them in my lifetime. But it is very

hard for an independent family business, even charity shops have

huge head office is backing them up. They are able to shop fit with

lovely fittings and fixtures when they get a property. We were always

borrowing furniture, it was quite tough for any family business to get

going. There is room for both of us on the high street, but we do feel

that Independents do get the rough end of the stick. Having a quick

chat with Dean. You keep an eye on the wider business rates market? Is

this reflective of what's going on across the country? There are more

than a million businesses seeing falling business rates. Yes, they

are, but we are seeing seven years of growth here. The revaluation is

meant to take base every five years. The government put that back to

seven years. So you are seeing seven years of growth, all cumulating in

an increase in this property. There can be relief given, but what you

are seeing here is a rental value before April at ?50 per month, now

we are faced with a bill of ?350 per month. So, a different valuation

might have helped manage that. Through the morning, we will be

looking at other shops in the high street. There is a broad mix of

businesses, hairdressers and things like that. We will be looking at

others this morning to see how they have been affected.

We will be looking at others this morning to see how they have been

Last night an opera company, which has received millions

in funding from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,

gave a special performance in aid of those affected

It's been criticised as the symbol of a council which prioritised

the needs of its richer residents over their poorer neighbours.

Verdi's Requiem is often used in memoriam, and last night

it was used for those who lost their lives and their homes

a couple of miles up the road in Grenfell Tower.

The disaster was more than geographically close to this

opera company - it directly affected one of their own,

a member of staff, Debbie, who lived on the 16th floor,

It is difficult for me to talk about it because last time

I saw her was sitting at this bench on the night of the fire.

We were listening to the end of the opera we were performing that

night and we say good night at the end of it,

So, yes, that helps the feeling why we wanted to make such an impact,

Grenfell is to the north of Kensington, the part

of the borough the council has been accused of neglecting,

all the while amassing a huge budget surplus.

Until two years ago the opera was a council service,

the same as any leisure facility, like a gym or swimming pool,

and that has led to criticism from those who have questioned

the priorities of those of the Royal Borough

The philistine council would rather spend ?30 million on opera

for a minority in Holland Park over 20 years -

why is it relevant to the debate today?

Kensington and Chelsea council has misspent government and council

taxpayer funds on countless vanity projects and handouts,

as we have heard, and underfunding essential services.

But those who run the operating system that theirs is the most

accessible opera company in the country and have long

contributed to north Kensington through fundraising and direct

When you put it as opera is not as important as homes and living

standards in the borough, then that is not an argument

I would ever have with you or anybody else.

But they spend millions of lots of other services

and I think it is the word opera that is clearly

Perhaps if we were a straight theatre company it wouldn't

But in this country opera generally has this stereotype that people

Stereotype or not, last night's one-off performance was a sell-out

with all proceeds going to help the victims of Grenfell Tower.

Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

More in the way of sunny spells, fewer showers

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Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Now though it's back to Naga and Charlie.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

After 65 years of service, Prince Philip prepares to step back

He'll meet Royal Marines in his final solo appearance before

officially retiring from royal duties.

Good morning, it's Wednesday the 2nd of August.

Also coming up: Grave concern at the state of prisons in England

Governers say the rise in violence and pressure

Up to 3,000 elderly people won't be able to find a bed in a UK care home

It has been four months since those business rate changes affected many

businesses and shops like these. I am in Didcot, looking at how it has

affected its high street. In sport, as Usain Bolt gets set

to race for the final time. The eight time Olympic champion has

told us the sport will die And how three Australian pensioners

have chanelled their inner Beyonce in an attempt to save

their local bowls club. Good morning. Some of us are

starting on a dry and bright note. A couple of showers. However, we have

a batch of rain coming in the west and south, which will spread

north-eastwards through the date and the wind will strengthened. More

details later. The Duke of Edinburgh

will officially retire from royal duties today when he carries

out his final public engagement. Prince Philip will be guest

of honour at a parade by the Royal The Duke, who is 96,

announced his retirement in May, after more than six decades

of supporting the Queen, and attending events for his own

charities and organisations. Here's our royal correspondent,

Nicholas Witchell. He has been a familiar and sometimes

forthright feature of national life ever since his marriage to the then

Princess Elizabeth in November 1947. And although his robust approach

to people and events has sometimes got him into trouble,

few can criticise his devotion to royal duty, most often in support

of the Queen and also in pursuit of his own programme,

with issues like the environment and the development of the awards

programme for children, which he created and

which is named after him. But this afternoon it

will come to an end. The Duke, who was 96 in June,

will attend his last solo engagement, a parade

by the Royal Marines on the forecourt

of Buckingham Palace. It's not a complete

retirement from public life, the Duke may still accompany

the Queen to certain events, but after more than 22,000

solo engagements and 600 solo overseas visits since the Queen

came to the throne it marks a significant moment for the Duke

and for the Queen. No longer will she have her husband

at her side for most of the public appearances, other younger

members of the Royal family will take his place,

as the self-declared leading plaque unveiler in the world finally takes

things a little easier. We can show you Buckingham Palace

this morning, where the Duke will carry out his final engagement.

Buckingham Palace have stressed that although his diary of engagements

will come to an end, we may choose to attend certain events alongside

the Queen from time to time. We will talk about what the future holds

with a royal editor of the Sunday express NFU minutes. -- in a fume

minutes. More than 1 million women

in their early 60s are worse-off financially as a result of the rise

in the state pension age. The Institute for Fiscal Studies

found that the change, which saves the government

?5 billion a year, sees those affected lose more

than ?30 a week on average. Our personal finance correspondent

Simon Gompertz reports. Waiting for your pension

and struggling to get by. Shirley from Aberdeen is 61,

not working because of ill-health and she won't qualify for the state

pension until she's 66. I can't afford holidays,

I've given up my car. But it's the only thing I've got

really, not getting my pension, Pension ages used to be 60

for women and 65 for men. By the end of the decade

they'll be 66 for both, The result is more than a million

women in their early 60s having weekly average incomes ?32 less

than they would have been, the hit would be bigger

but for the fact many are working. 18% are living in poverty,

that's on under ?237 a week Perhaps the group who are worst off

in this reform are the ones who want to work, perhaps retire

a bit later, but can't do so because they can't find work

or their health prevents them Women have been campaigning

for compensation saying they weren't given enough warning of the pension

changes which save ?5 But the government says they're fair

and, because of rising life expectancy, women now get

the state pension for longer Recent unrest in English and Welsh

prisons is causing "grave concern", according to the President

of the Prison Governors Association. In an open letter to her

organisation, Andrea Albutt said a decision to separate operational

and policy decisions in the prison The letter comes after two days

of trouble at The Mount Prison in There have been days of disorder at

prisons in Wiltshire and Hertfordshire, where riot trained

officers were deployed to some due on unruly prisoners. This past year

has brought an average of 28 takes a day on staff in prisons in England

and Wales following a decline in a number of prison officers over the

past few years and complaints over pay. Now the president of the prison

governor's associations blaming the government for what she calls a

crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety

amongst workers. In an open letter to prison governor is she says the

state has failed to help them cope with population pressures in prison,

having changed the way prisons have run for the worse. She says the

government's decision taken early this year to separate operational

control of the prison system from responsibility for policy was

madness, leaving a gaping hole in operational intelligence. The

Ministry of Justice says she recognises the long-standing

challenges facing prisons and is recruiting more officers, but with

only 75 more in place since last year she recruitment remains in a

critical condition. Stronger powers to cut off

funding for terrorists by freezing their assets

and blocking access to bank accounts will form part

of the Government's plans to introduce the UK's

own post-Brexit sanctions regime. Our assistant political editor

Norman Smith is in Westminster We know lots of things need

unpicking in the run-up to Brexit and this is one of those? It is. At

the moment are sanctions policy, like trade embargo is, as it

freezes, travel bans, are all operated through the EU. So when we

leave we will have to have our system and what the government is

doing today is setting out the sort of us spoke British sanctions policy

and part of that is to make it easier to freeze the assets of

suspected terrorists, in other words to stop them selling their house or

their car to raise funds for terrorism. So what they're doing is

lowering the threshold at which the government can in those an asset

freeze. At the moment they have to show not only that someone is a

suspected terrorist, but in the future they will just have to show

someone is a member of a terrorist organisation before they can freeze

their assets. So the argument is it will actually make it easier to stop

terrorist accessing funds. Thanks for the moment.

America is not seeking to invade North Korea or oust its leader Kim

That's according to its Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

He was speaking after a senior Republican senator said

that President Trump considered going to war with North Korea

Last week, North Korea carried out a second test

of an intercontinental ballistic missile, in defiance

Road safety campaigners say a government proposal to reduce air

pollution by removing speed humps would be dangerous and ineffective.

Humps cause cars to burn more fuel as drivers accelerate

Motoring groups have welcomed the proposal,

but others say the move would endanger pedestrians and force

more parents to drive their children to school.

Former Spitfire pilot Ken Wilkinson has died,

Ken was one of the last surviving Battle of Britain pilots

who were known as The Few, after Winston Churchill's famous

phrase, "never was so much owed by so many to so few".

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said Ken

He famously made headlines in 2015 when he jokingly told off

Prince William for flying helicopters instead of planes.

Three Australian women trying to save their bowls club

from closure have become overnight internet stars,

after posting a video of themselves performing a parody of the Beyonce

The women, who are in their 70s and 80s, made the video

after their local council said it wanted to bulldoze their bowls lawn

A warning, there is some flash photography at the very start

What does the queen of pop, Beyonce, and the genteel sport of lawn balls

Meet Terri, Janine and Wyn, from Melbourne.

Their parody of Beyonce's Single Ladies has been watched at least 1

They are hoping the video will persuade the council to rethink

plans to build an indoor stadium on this site.

One of our younger members, Denise, she had obviously been in PR,

just cottoned on to the song, Beyonce's song, and two of us had

heard of Beyonce, but two of us had not any idea about that song.

The council says no final decision has been made,

but it is struggling with demand for sports facilities.

Now the ladies hope their fancy footwork may just catch Beyonce's

They were going for it. They did really well. We will have

all the sport and the weather coming up later.

After 65 years, 22,000 solo engagements and 600 overseas visits,

the Duke of Edinburgh officially retires from public duty today.

Let's speak now to Camilla Tominey, Royal Editor of the Sunday Express,

We will see the Duke there later. Good to have you with us. What do

you think people will be saying about the Duke and his role? He has

been there all the time and he isn't disappearing completely from public

life, is he? Exactly. What is interesting about what Buckingham

Palace has been telling us is they haven't been using the word

retirement. Only people like me and the media have. They are saying he

is stepping down from the day-to-day unveilings old clerks and planting

of trees, but behind palace gates he will be carrying on his

administrative duties. It also stressed that he will be by the

row's site for major occasions, so I can't imagine him being away from

things like trooping the colour. -- the Queen's side. It feel seismic

because he has been by the side of the Queen since the Coronation and

we are used to them being together. On the other hand the notion of a

96-year-old retiring is hardly a shock and I think most people out

there will think it is probably about time stop white peers of

course known to be a character, do have a twinkle in his eye. -- about

time. He is of course known. He has also worked a lot on his own charity

work? If you look at what he has done with the Duke of Edinburgh

awards scheme, which is lovely when you see him handing out awards to

young people, and there is in his 90s engaging with them and relating

to them, that's what he's on jobs. Of course journalists like me always

follow him around so when the Queen and Kym split at events you would

always follow him in case he said something unusual. There have been

an -- I'm seeing remarks, but they are of yesteryear. He puts people at

ease because when he and the Queen need people publicly, they are often

like rabbits in headlights. He will often make a funny joke. A couple of

years ago he started having a go at this young chap because he had a

beer. Shouldn't you have shaved this morning if you are going to meet Her

Majesty! -- a beard. That's the kind of thing that makes people feel

relaxed. Often his comments are focused on and what is often

overlooked is his role in the royal family and his keenness to make sure

the next generation comes through with their own personalities as

well, at upholding certain traditions. Sisley. We describe her

as the head of state -- precisely. He is the head of the family. We

don't on his grandchildren and great chunk -- grandchildren. He has

always spoken his mind. If he does go on engagement he has banter with

the people his meeting and we instil that in his grandchildren and says

you also need to have your own opinions. We are not a secret

society, you need to get out there and engage with the people you meet.

If you look at some of the stats that Buckingham Palace gave us,

22,000 solo engagements, more than 5000 speeches, 6000 countries, he is

as well travelled as his wife, which means he has built up a lot of

knowledge and he has all met a lot of different people. As William and

Harry have said in the past, there's not much he doesn't know little bit

about and that's because he has been there and done it and got the

T-shirt. We have just been showing pictures of Prince Philip unveilings

many plaques. He once described himself as the world's most

experienced plaque unveilings. He will now be with the Queen? I think

we will see her having a number of different plus ones. Prince Charles,

the Duke of York, printers and and also we should expect to see more of

the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- Princess Anne. And Prince Harry. At

the moment the young royals will have to come and do more. Prince

George will start school in September as they are moving down.

We are going to be seeing more engagements from them. So I think

there will be a bit of a reordering of the family, just to support the

Queen and make sure she has someone either side, albeit not her husband,

but a member of the family to help with this engagements moving

forward. Thank you very much. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The Duke of Edinburgh will take part

in his final official It will be a parade

at Buckingham Palace to mark the end Research suggests more

than a million women in their early 60s are worse off as a result

of the increase in the state pension Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. Take your umbrella this morning, we

have got rain on the cards. It is also going to be windy. Low pressure

driving the weather, you can see the range coming in with it. Moving in

from the south-east. Isobars squeezing across the south-west, we

have got later on. Rain cladding in across the Channel Islands,

south-west England, heading into Northern Ireland. The heaviest rain

in the and Southern counties of England and South Wales. As this

moves north-east, starting to fragment. A fair bit of cloud ahead

of it, and some showers. North-west England, a bright start to the day.

One to showers. Some rain crossing Northern Ireland, a cool start

across the Highlands. Temperatures currently six degrees. Sunshine,

temperatures picking up quickly. Across north-east England, more

cloud. A bright start with some sunny intervals. The odd shower at

this stage in the day. Through the morning, watch how this way rain

continues to drift. Moving north eastwards as a weaker feature

fragmenting. In between, dry and brighter slot. Some sunshine at

times. All south-west England, Wales and Ireland, a return to sunshine

and showers are softening. Going to feel quite humid. Through the

evening and overnight, rain continues to drift in the direction

of the North Sea. Moving up across the south-east portion of England,

becoming ensconced in Scotland and the northern islands. An array of

showers coming in from the west. Humid air mass, not going to be a

cold night. Temperatures about 13- 16 Celsius. Tomorrow, a band of rain

left over from today. Low pressure brings showers, that is across

Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Some will be heavy

with hail and thunder. The further south, the less likely you are to

catch a shower. Thaisa to 22 degrees. In any sunshine, that will

feel quite pleasant. Friday, low pressure moves over to the North

Sea. Piling in showers across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Breeze across north-west England, a lot of dry weather around. Few

showers the further south you travel, highs of 23 degrees.

Few showers the further south you travel, highs of 23

There is a growing shortfall in the number of beds needed to care

for the elderly across the UK according to a BBC investigation.

By the end of next year, up to 3,000 people won't be able

to find a place in a care home.

Sam visits his nan Jean in this care home every day.

She moved into this home care centre 12 months ago after her dementia

deteriorated and Sam could not look after her at home.

She is really looked after, they provide her activities

and take her on trips, she recently went to Blackpool.

But in June, Bradford Council decided to close

It was supposedly too expensive to maintain,

they are now looking for another place for Jean to live.

One in 20 care home beds have closed in the UK in the past three years.

In 10 months' time, work will be complete.

I am standing in what will be a television room.

There will also be 70 bedrooms with en suites.

Research for the BBC suggests we are not building enough care

homes like this, and we are facing a huge shortfall.

The data suggests that by the end of next year,

there will be a shortfall of 3000 beds.

By 2026, they predict the industry could be

There are more people living for longer.

Next decade, there will be 2.5 million more

That means there will be anticipated demand for care homes.

To fix that, we need to double the rates of delivery.

As capacity decreases, there will be more

pressure on NHS beds as elderly people are admitted to hospital

This company builds more care homes than any other provider.

Every year they add 600 beds per year.

In the future, those that need help might not be able to get

Potentially, the commissioners will raise eligibility criteria

to justify entry to care homes, so increasingly, we will see only

the most poorly off clients will meet the criteria in future.

The government say they have given local

authorities an extra ?2 billion to help, but the fear

is that they will end up in a similar situation to Sam

This care home will close in the autumn,

and they are struggling to find a new one.

It is a question of, is this going to be my

It is a really sad situation, what will happen to people like them?

Their worries that that care home is closing, and that is around the

corner from where Sam lives. His worry is that the new care home

could be a long way away. It is so important, continuity of people

visiting and that sort of thing. Yes, for people with dementia,

seeing new things constantly does really help them. It can also be

incredibly disruptive for someone with dementia to be moved away from

home. The numbers we are hearing, the number of people who could be

affected and how that rises, how is being calculated? We have looked at

population increases and expected growth over the age of 65 for the

next ten years. We expect there will be 14,000 more people looking to be

in a care home in the next ten years. We know that we build about

7000 care homes every year, so we need to double the rate we are

building those to meet demand. Who benefits from this and who needs to

build this? There is pressure being put on the government for land, as

well as contracts for private contractors? The government say they

have allocated an extra ?2 billion to help pay for social care over the

next few years. They also planned... They have introduced more measures,

those we talked about later in the year. They also want people to

remain at home, but they also want more funding to be put into nursing

care so that people can be looked after at home.

You can hear more about this on "You and Yours" on Radio 4

And Samantha will join us to answer your questions about care

I imagine this touches a lot of people at home.

And Samantha will join us to answer your questions about care

home provision in just under an hour.

Still to come this morning, Sean is in Didcot to find out how businesses

are coping with hikes in business rates. You could see we were talking

a bit earlier about the new shopping centre that has been built. We were

on the older high street. Now, we are a little bit closer to this new

area. We are looking at how business rates and those changes that came in

in April have affected these shops. We saw one shop struggling that had

to close down. This hair and beauty shop is doing a bit better. Sally

runs this place. What is your biggest challenge at the moment?

Rates are the biggest issues. In what way? They have gone up

considerably this year. I commissioned a review earlier this

year, so I'm hoping appeal that. We will talk of it about that this

morning. Lots of questions about is the Straits

Now though it's back to Naga and Charlie.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

The main news: The Duke of Edinburgh will carry out his final public

engagement before he retires from royal duty this afternoon.

The 96-year-old will attend a parade by the Royal Marines.

In May it was announced he would be retiring after spending more

than six decades supporting the Queen as well as attending

events for his own charities and organisations.

He has attended more than 20,000 solo engagements over his time.

More than a million women in their early 60s are worse off

financially as a result of the increase in the state pension

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, raising the age

from 60 to 63 was saving the government ?5 billion a year

but those affected were losing more than ?30

The Department for Work and Pensions says the changes are fair

Recent unrest in English and Welsh jails is causing "grave concern",

according to the President of the Prison Governors Association.

In an open letter to her organisation, Andrea Albutt said

a decision to separate operational and policy decisions was "madness".

The letter comes after two days of trouble at The Mount

The Ministry of Justice said it was dealing with long-term

America is not seeking to invade North Korea or oust its leader Kim

Stronger powers to block terrorist access to bank accounts will forge

part of the government's plans to forge post Brexit sanctions. The UK

currently backs EU sanction such as travel bans and asset freezes

against regimes including Russia, North Korea, Iran and the Islamic

State group and Al Qaeda. America is not seeking to invade

North Korea or oust its leader Kim That's according to its Secretary

of State, Rex Tillerson. He was speaking after a senior

Republican senator said President Trump considered

going to war as an option. Last week North Korea carried out

a second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, in defiance

of a United Nations ban. Police looking for the missing

airman Corrie McKeague say they're examining

whether material found at an incinerator plant

in Ipswich is linked to him. The 23-year-old was last seen

near a bin loading bay following a night out

in Suffolk last September. Police ended a 20 week search

of a nearby landfill Road safety campaigners say

a government proposal to reduce air pollution by removing speed humps

would be dangerous and ineffective. Humps cause cars to burn more fuel,

as drivers accelerate Motoring groups have

welcomed the proposal, but others say the move

would endanger pedestrians and force more parents

to drive their children to school. Former Spitfire pilot

Ken Wilkinson has died, Ken was one of the last surviving

Battle of Britain pilots who were known as 'the few',

after Winston Churchill's famous phrase, that never "was so much owed

by so many to so few". The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust

said Ken would be "dearly" missed. Well, because he doesn't

fly proper aeroplanes, And I said to him, there's nothing

like the sound of a Merlin A couple of other stories. It sounds

like the beginning of a joke. Seven Priest walk into a bar. This group

of trainee clergyman were originally turned away from a pub. The Dorman

assumed they were a stag party in that address. -- doorman.

A member of staff quickly realised the mistake and invited them

The group are said to have seen the funny side.

How do you prove you are Priest? Maybe some kind of ID. Sally might

know. Ten hail Mary's? I don't know. I've got a shark attack story you

might like. We all get a bit snappy when we aren't in the mood. Take a

look at the moment when a great white shark took a bite out of a

marine researcher's camera. Greg was diving off the coast of when this 12

foot shark... Look at that!

Took a bite. The key and the camera remained intact.

He thought of just opened his doors to have a look inside and then

backed off again. I think it romped on it. Here we go.

-- chomped. Comes in, gave it a little nick.

There we are. Anyway, everyone was fine.

That's an image you really don't want imprinted on your brain. Great

teeth. Talking about great, great smile.

Fantastic smile. His smile has lit up the athletics world for years.

Usain Bolt who we will see running in London in a few days. He has been

reflecting on his career. He will raise the 100 metres and then go in

the relay. He is in a serious mood. We normally see him chirpy and

happy. He has told the BBC that if athletes continue to use drugs the

sport will quite simply died. Bolt will run the final

races of his career at the World Championships

in London, which start this weekend. He says after hitting "rock bottom",

athletics is now beginning to move We are going in the

right direction now. I think we made changes and I said

earlier that the sport hit rock bottom last season, so now it's

moving forward and I think it's I think as long as athletes

understand that if they keep this up the sport will die and then

they won't have a job, understand that and will help

the sport move forward. How fast can he run? Have to

remember, his record was 9.85 seconds, setting 2009. -- set in.

People say those kinds of times aren't likely now.

There is a reason he is retiring. England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley

will miss the rest of Women's Euro 2017 after it's been

revealed she broke her leg. The Manchester City keeper

was injured in the second half of Sunday's quarter-final win over

France but managed to walk Siobhan Chamberlain,

who came on for Bardsley, is now likely to face

the Netherlands in tomorrow night's The camp was a bit down,

but from KB's point of view we're all rallying around her

and supporting her. We know she did a fantastic job

to get to this point, in this tournament and

the last three years, and she'll play a big

part of the field. She'll be with us, supporting her

teammates from the sidelines rather Not only did she walk off, but I

didn't realise what happened. A fairly innocuous collision with a

teammate. She carried on for a fair bit and then managed to walk.

Obviously she was in significant pain.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he hopes Daniel Sturridge's thigh

injury isn't serious, after the striker went off injured

Sturridge scored his sides last goal in a 3-0 win

against Bayern Munich in Germany, but he immediately pulled up

and was subbed just before full time.

Injuries have limited Sturridge to 46 league appearances in the past

Daniel Sturridge himself is playing down the injury, saying he thinks he

will be OK. Britain's Kyle Edmund

is through to the second He beat Hyeon Chung

of South Korea in straight sets. Heather Watson is out

of the Women's Singles. She was beaten by Patricia

Maria Tig from Romania, who's ranked 134 in the world,

59 places below Watson. Tig took both sets on tie-breaks

as Watson double-faulted Ahead of England's fourth and final

test against South Africa, Stuart Broad says the side

are firmly focussed England go into the match,

which starts on Friday at Old Trafford, with a 2-1

lead in the series. I certainly don't think

we will be looking to go out We need to play the way that

naturally we've got characters That is that sort of

counter-attacking, free-flowing play, but using the experience

and adaptability to be able So we will be going out

to win this Test match, and I think that is when we play

at our best, when we are looking Who would be the England captain? We

can ask that question! We know someone who has done it and

didn't want to do it any more. Alastair Cook will be coming in in

about one hour. Talking about Friday and Old

Trafford and how England will apparently go out and play to win.

They don't want to settle for a draw.

Lots of winners this morning. Let's mention the other one. Adam Peaty.

He is coming on at 8:10am. Thank you.

They are the bane of many driver's morning commute,

particularly those with a bad back or in a car with poor suspension.

But now the government is encouraging councils to rip up

speed humps, not to make car journeys more comfortable

The BBC's Environment and Energy Analyst Roger Harrabin

Children are vulnerable to polluted air.

It can harm the development of their lungs.

But the government's plan to combat pollution includes

paying councils to rip up speed humps installed to protect

Cars will typically break as they reach a hump

and then accelerate their way out of it, increasing pollution

Safety campaigners say if councils remove humps without replacing them

with something else to slow traffic it will simply increase

Rachel is a safety campaigner based in Cardiff, where she walks

Her organisation is writing to ministers, criticising

It's a really weak plan based on really weak evidence.

Getting rid of speed bumps and spending that money is not

It's going to increase the likelihood of accidents in urban

areas like this and the money could be spent elsewhere.

The challenge over humps created confusion in Whitehall,

with different departments saying they weren't responsible

A government spokesman said later that he would ensure that any

changes on roads didn't reduce safety.

Joining us now is a professor from the centre of energy, environment

and sustainability, at Sheffield university. Good morning. We saw the

thinking, that it will prevent cars from exhilarating, helping the

environment. -- accelerating. How quantifiable is that? The new

recommendation to remove speed bumps is quite interesting. I think there

are controversial views from different groups of stakeholders,

whether this is from the government the spec if all from passengers, the

drivers or from the wider public. The idea of removing speed bumps is

just one of the very potential... One of the many measures to reduce

air pollution. And air quality is one of the major concerns,

especially in major cities. If we don't do anything as part of the

solution mix to reduce our environmental emissions in this

regard it will be very damaging. Part of the problem here is that you

have the big picture and then the small picture. We heard from Rachel

in Cardiff, who was walking her daughters to school. How does the

science help us in relation to the argument she is talking about,

saying the cars are speeding up and slowing down. At least they are

slowing down and she's saying the air pollution wouldn't be any

different if you kept it the way it was and changed it. It wouldn't make

much difference. It wouldn't because there are bigger measures that will

be more impactful in order to improve air quality and reduce

emissions. For instance, we are improving driver behaviour in using

other mechanisms such as Smart traffic light systems. And with the

increased introduction, in terms of use of electric vehicles, in the

future potentially autonomous vehicles, I think the entire

transport system will become smarter and more intelligent and that will

lead to automation in which congestion management can be done in

a more efficient way, rather than simply using the old traditional

speed humps. It does seem like this as more measures and if you say it

won't make much difference, is council focusing on the wrong thing

when they say they have a ?3 billion plan to tackle air pollution? It

seems like the headlines are coming out without there being very

effective. Is that fair? There are various ways of looking into it.

Obviously we have to make sure that we make use of limited resources

available and revive that the local authorities to manage air quality in

certain cities and regions. As we know across the UK there are certain

regions that are still underperforming in terms of air

quality performance. I think it will be a mixture of solutions.

One of the issues with individual streets, a car goes slower, if it is

a diesel car, you will literally see the black smoke. They are trying to

hurry through the speed bumps, it is very visible. People think, if they

are standing next to it, they are going to breathe out in. Yes, diesel

cars are very important contributor to this. Because of that, those key

reasons, we are shifting to a more sustainable options such as an

electric vehicle, that will be one of the most important moves in order

to develop a much more environmental, sustainable future

and a low carbon future. As part of this movement, I think policy change

is key. This is one of the important drives from the government to meet

the air quality targets, to reduce emissions as part of our commitment.

I think there is plenty of research and innovation across the UK that

drives that, investment in factories, autonomous vehicles and

others, that will fit into this supply chain. A lot of the work we

are doing already in preparation, in terms of how this initiative will

move, and build towards that integrated future, that is what we

are looking at. and build towards that integrated

future, that is what we are looking You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The Duke of Edinburgh will take part

in his final official It will be a parade

at Buckingham Palace to mark the end Research suggests more

than a million women in their early 60s are worse off as a result

of the increase in the state pension Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. A wet one for many of us? Yes, rain

this morning and through the day for some of us. Also turning windy.

Coastal gales across the south-west, rain piling in. It has been doing so

as we go through the night. Continuing to drift north-east

today. Quite a humid day. It is currently 18 degrees in Brighton, in

Edinburgh, a bit colder at nine degrees. Even colder than that in

the Highlands. This morning we have sunshine across the Highlands. A

much drier day than yesterday. A big arc of rain continuing to fan out as

it moves north-east. The heaviest rain across South Wales, south-west

England and Wales. As it moves north, it tends to fragment. This

afternoon across northern England, some rain. Not as heavy as in the

south. In between, some bright spells and sunshine. South, lots of

cloud, heavy and persistent rain. Right behind the rain, a lot of

cloud. Starting to break up through the afternoon. Brightening up as

well. Rain continuing across Wales through the day. And Northern

Ireland, the main rain band pushing through. Behind that, sunshine and

showers. It is the north that remains dry and sunny. Quite a humid

feel wherever you are. Through this evening and overnight, here is our

arc of rain. Becoming ensconced across northern Scotland and the

Northern Isles. A plethora of showers coming in across the west.

Not going to feel cold overnight. Lows of 11- 16. Tomorrow, rain

across the Northern Isles. For the rest of us, showers rotating around

this area of low pressure. Showers further south, but at times, bright

and sunny. In the sunshine, feeling quite pleasant. Temperatures up to

22 degrees. 90 degrees in Aberdeen and Glasgow. Friday, low pressure

pushing into the North Sea. Showers coming around it across Scotland, a

few of those getting into Northern Ireland and northern England. That

aside, for most of the rest of England and Wales, a dry day. Some

sunshine around, high temperatures up to 23 degrees. After the rain

today, looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. More sunshine,

that is what I say. Sean is in Didcot to find out how

businesses are coping with hikes in business

Didcot saw one of the biggest rises in business rates. Lots of changes

in Didcot, as they did in a lot of UK high streets. Yesterday I took a

tour with one of the business leaders to see how much the area had

changed. What has changed about Didcot over the years? Back ten

years ago, this was not here. This is the developing area, the second

phase is being built now. We have actually benefited from having lots

of new businesses come in. Should we go and have a look at some of the

independent businesses on the high street?

You know these places a bit better than I do.

?300,000, when you look at that price, is that expensive?

I assume that they have looked at the overall

values of the buildings, residential or business,

and they have adjusted the rates to that higher value.

They feel they should be getting that

business because they are on the high street.

Yes, it used to be the busy shopping area, now it is all in the shopping

So, the calculation is being made as if this was a busy high street,

Be busy area is over there now, there should be a readjustment for

it. -- the. And we are in one of those busy areas now, in a salon. It

is a business that has had to deal with a rise in business rates

earlier in the year. Time to have a chat. You run this business, you are

from the Federation of Small Businesses. Talking about your

challenges, you are appealing your race, why? I discovered it had not

been reviewed since April 2000 and eight. When I got the assessment, I

discovered there were a number of things in the salon that were

affecting the rate value. Things like uneven floors, damp in the

walls, no natural light in half the salon. I knew I could get a

reduction, but that has not been taken into consideration with what I

am paying right now. How much of an effect is that having on your

business? The way the salon is run, it is hard work. To try and get

business in, the expenses going out as well, it is very challenging.

That is a common problem. The fact that everything was valued in 2008,

that is when the last values were done. How much of an effect is it

having on businesses across the country? They are losing. They are

having Starc arises because it has taken so long for the valuation.

Those businesses are also seeing a reduction, because they are

offkilter, they will only get 10% of their reduction. Nobody is winning.

There are more than a million businesses who have seen a freeze or

a fall in rates. It may not have been as much as they were hoping

for, but that will theoretically, one day if busy -- be valuations

keep going the way they are. Not necessarily. We are calling for a

complete review of this tax, it is out of date, it does work. It stops

businesses from borrowing and divesting themselves, it stops them

from taking on apprentices. It is an interesting one. It is a tax that

businesses have to pay, a bit like council tax. Do you think it needs

to be changed fundamentally? Absolutely. I pay a lot of money,

just short of ?900 per month, and what do I get for it? I don't even

get my rubbish collected. There are a lot of things that affect the

business. It is hard enough to run a business as it is. This is my third

additional cost. One business closing down around the corner,

several others are on the way out as well. She will be enjoying herself,

and we will be talking more throughout the morning about how

Didcot has changed. A lot of people have been getting in touch to say

that similar things are happening around the country. You have said

the classic wine, going anywhere nice on your holidays? It is not

often I get to go, you see! Now, though, it's back

to Naga and Charlie. Hello, this is Breakfast, with

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. After 65 years of service,

Prince Philip prepares to step Hello, this is Breakfast, with

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. He'll meet Royal Marines

in his final solo appearance before officially retiring

from royal duties. Good morning.

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