04/08/2017

:00:00. > :00:07.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Steph

:00:08. > :00:14.The biggest names in athletics gather in London as the 16th

:00:15. > :00:19.Sir Mo Farah and Usain Bolt are both in action as they aim

:00:20. > :00:29.to bring their careers on the track to a close with gold medals.

:00:30. > :00:37.The action gets under way later here at the London stadium, five years to

:00:38. > :00:42.the day since the 2012 Olympics super Saturday. Organisers will be

:00:43. > :00:53.hoping for more memorable moments. Good morning, it's

:00:54. > :00:55.Friday fourth August. A record breaking heatwave hits

:00:56. > :01:05.large parts of southern Europe. Authorities issue urgent warnings as

:01:06. > :01:10.temperatures go above 43 Celsius. This is the scene this morning

:01:11. > :01:13.in Sicily, which has had some We'll be hearing how locals

:01:14. > :01:24.and holiday makers there are coping I am here at the Queen Elizabeth

:01:25. > :01:27.Olympic Park, where I will bring more details on the temperatures in

:01:28. > :01:33.southern Europe, as well as a full UK forecast, in about 15 minutes.

:01:34. > :01:35.It's normally one of the busiest times of year for retailers,

:01:36. > :01:38.but clothes shops had their worst July in eight years.

:01:39. > :01:46.Also this morning: Disappointment for England's women at the European

:01:47. > :01:49.football championship, as they are knocked out in the semi

:01:50. > :02:01.Welcome to the Edinburgh Festival. For 70 years people have been

:02:02. > :02:05.flocking to this amazing city. In the distance it's a little cloudy,

:02:06. > :02:12.but magnificent nonetheless. We've got acrobats, performers, singers,

:02:13. > :02:17.comedians, warming up now. They are already in action this morning.

:02:18. > :02:19.We've got a mini festival right here on Breakfast. Thanks.

:02:20. > :02:25.Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt,

:02:26. > :02:28.will be in action this evening on the first day

:02:29. > :02:32.of the World Athletics Championships in London.

:02:33. > :02:35.It will be the last time both athletes compete

:02:36. > :02:43.A record 650,000 tickets have been sold for the ten day event.

:02:44. > :02:46.Our sports news correspondent, Andy Swiss, has more.

:02:47. > :02:54.Five years on from London 2012, they are back. The world's top athletes

:02:55. > :02:58.chasing global glory, including Britain's best. Tonight Mo Farah

:02:59. > :03:01.could once again light of the stadium as he goes on the 10,000

:03:02. > :03:07.metres in his last major championships. The emotion comes

:03:08. > :03:10.pouring out! It's a once-in-a-lifetime to have the

:03:11. > :03:14.Olympics at your doorstep and do what I did and then you come back

:03:15. > :03:18.years later and it is the World Championships and I'm like, you know

:03:19. > :03:22.what, I'm going to end it at that track. While Mo Farah is back in

:03:23. > :03:27.beating here, the other stars of 2012 armed. Greg Rutherford is in --

:03:28. > :03:32.injured, Jessica Ennis-Hill retired, the hosts will have to find new

:03:33. > :03:36.heroes. For the sport meanwhile it is goodbye to the greatest. Tonight

:03:37. > :03:41.Usain Bolt will begin his quest for the final 100 metres title before he

:03:42. > :03:45.retires. This is a moment I've been looking forward to. After the race

:03:46. > :03:50.or during the race the emotions will come out, it depends on how the

:03:51. > :03:55.crowd reacts. If there is applause and cheering I'll be happy, but they

:03:56. > :04:00.will find ways to get emotions out of you. It will be the fondest of

:04:01. > :04:02.farewells and as we athletes arrive once again the stage is set for some

:04:03. > :04:07.golden moments. -- as the athletes. We'll be at the London Stadium

:04:08. > :04:22.throughout the morning, It's great when we have a summer of

:04:23. > :04:27.sport. It is, although it doesn't feel like

:04:28. > :04:28.summer at the moment. But that's gorgeous sunrise.

:04:29. > :04:31.Parts of Europe are experiencing their hottest sustained heatwave

:04:32. > :04:37.Several countries have issued health warnings,

:04:38. > :04:39.as temperatures continue to soar and some regions are having

:04:40. > :04:41.to contend with droughts and forest fires.

:04:42. > :04:44.Yeah, the highest recorded temperature was 43 degrees celsius

:04:45. > :04:52.Sicily experiencing highs of 42 degrees.

:04:53. > :05:07.This idea -- the Sardinian coast had 46 degrees.

:05:08. > :05:19.A lot of people are finding this very unpleasant. Good morning. This

:05:20. > :05:24.is the northern part of Sicily and it looks amazing. But this isn't

:05:25. > :05:30.your average sunny, hot, be careful in Europe, this is extreme heat.

:05:31. > :05:35.This is once... These are the highest temperatures we've seen in

:05:36. > :05:40.southern Europe since 2003. 42 degrees here yesterday. On average

:05:41. > :05:45.most parts of southern Europe are seeing ten or 15 degrees higher than

:05:46. > :05:54.usual. Today this may well be the hottest part of Europe. 44 degrees.

:05:55. > :05:59.Compare that to an all-time high in 1999, it was 48.9 degrees in Sicily.

:06:00. > :06:03.So it is extremely hot. If you go across elsewhere in Europe there are

:06:04. > :06:12.forest fires. We've seen them in the south of France. Mid- 30s again bet

:06:13. > :06:16.today. It was 30 degrees. We drove through parts of the forests, at

:06:17. > :06:21.least two fires are being put out. There's the risk of dehydration.

:06:22. > :06:24.When it comes to government warnings, seven countries have

:06:25. > :06:29.issued what they call red heat stress warnings. So emergency

:06:30. > :06:33.services are on standby. It looks great, 3 million tourists come to

:06:34. > :06:37.Italy, most during the summer period, but it is to stay in doors

:06:38. > :06:40.in the afternoon. Let me show you the basics. This is part of the

:06:41. > :06:46.warning government is giving. Drink plenty of this, where one of these,

:06:47. > :06:52.20 of this. Stay in doors during peak times in the afternoon. It

:06:53. > :06:55.isn't comfortable, even at night. This isn't just silly season

:06:56. > :07:02.sunshine weather, this is serious extreme heat that they haven't seen

:07:03. > :07:05.before in many years in Sicily. Thanks very much for bringing us

:07:06. > :07:09.up-to-date. We will have more on the heatwave. Sarah will keep us

:07:10. > :07:13.up-to-date with the temperatures in Europe shortly.

:07:14. > :07:15.One of the world's tallest residential buildings,

:07:16. > :07:18.the Torch tower in Dubai, has caught fire for the second time

:07:19. > :07:21.Firefighters say the 79-storey building was evacuated and the blaze

:07:22. > :07:29.A previous fire in 2015 was blamed, in part, on flammable cladding.

:07:30. > :07:32.A British computer expert, who helped stop the cyber attack

:07:33. > :07:34.that crippled the NHS, has appeared before a judge

:07:35. > :07:37.in the US over alleged links with other malicious software.

:07:38. > :07:39.Marcus Hutchins, aged 23 and from Devon,

:07:40. > :07:42.appeared in a Las Vegas court charged with creating a programme

:07:43. > :07:46.designed to steal bank and credit card details.

:07:47. > :07:54.Our North America correspondent James Cook has more.

:07:55. > :08:00.Marcus Hutchins was hailed as a hero. In an attack which crippled

:08:01. > :08:05.the NHS and spread the tens of thousands of computers in 150

:08:06. > :08:11.countries. His arrest is not related to this role in neutralising the

:08:12. > :08:15.so-called Wannacry ransomware which we discussed in this interview. I

:08:16. > :08:19.check the message board and there were maybe 60 or 70 reports of

:08:20. > :08:24.different NHS organisations being hit. That was the point where I

:08:25. > :08:28.decided my holiday was over and I had to look into this. In the past

:08:29. > :08:31.week Marcus Hutchins had been in Las Vegas for a cyber security

:08:32. > :08:35.conference. He was apparently arrested at the airport minutes

:08:36. > :08:38.before he was due to cry home. We've now obtained a copy of the

:08:39. > :08:43.indictment against Marcus Hutchins and another unmanned defendant. It

:08:44. > :08:47.reveals they are facing charges in the US state of Wisconsin. They are

:08:48. > :08:53.accused of creating and selling a programme to harvest online banking

:08:54. > :08:58.data and credit card details. Prosecutors say the arrest here in

:08:59. > :09:01.Las Vegas came at the end of the year-long investigation. Cyber

:09:02. > :09:06.security remains a top priority for the FBI, says the special agent in

:09:07. > :09:08.charge. Marcus Hutchins may now face his biggest challenge yet in an

:09:09. > :09:10.American court room. Police in Australia say two men

:09:11. > :09:14.charged with plotting to bring down a plane were taking directions

:09:15. > :09:17.from a senior commander in the so-called Islamic

:09:18. > :09:19.State group in Syria. Investigators believe

:09:20. > :09:21.they had made a bomb Described as one of the most

:09:22. > :09:32.sophisticated terror plots ever on Australian soil, officers say

:09:33. > :09:36.they have ended a plan which could have caused

:09:37. > :09:40.catastrophic loss of life. They believe Khaled Khayat

:09:41. > :09:43.and his son, Mahmoud Khayat, were sent high-grade military

:09:44. > :09:53.explosives by the so-called Islamic State through air cargo

:09:54. > :09:56.and say they then put together a bomb packed

:09:57. > :10:01.together into a meat grinder. On July 15th, it's alleged the men

:10:02. > :10:06.planned to take the improvised explosive device, or IED,

:10:07. > :10:09.on to an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney but officers say

:10:10. > :10:12.it was never checked in. We will be alleging in court that

:10:13. > :10:16.a fully functioning IED was to be placed on that plane

:10:17. > :10:21.on the 15th of July. One thing that is important

:10:22. > :10:24.to state, though, is it did not Having aborted the first attack,

:10:25. > :10:30.it's alleged the men took apart the bomb to create a chemical device

:10:31. > :10:33.instead which would emit Officers say the men were arrested

:10:34. > :10:37.before that plot became advanced. Detailed forensic

:10:38. > :10:41.searches are continuing. A third man is being

:10:42. > :10:46.questioned by police. Airport security routines have

:10:47. > :10:52.now returned to normal. Passengers are being assured

:10:53. > :10:55.the threat has been disrupted, but new questions have been raised

:10:56. > :10:58.over how explosives could be sent into Australia by the Islamic State

:10:59. > :11:01.and how the terror threat The England Women's football team

:11:02. > :11:10.were knocked out of the Euros last You were watching, were due? I was.

:11:11. > :11:20.I was watching the end of it. The Lionesses suffered a 3-0

:11:21. > :11:23.defeat in the semi final, bringing an end to their hopes

:11:24. > :11:26.of lifting the trophy. Still proud of them though.

:11:27. > :11:28.Of course! Katie Gornall was watching

:11:29. > :11:38.the action for us. Three for the Netherlands. Their

:11:39. > :11:41.European dream is over. Mark Sampson's site convince themselves

:11:42. > :11:44.they were good enough to win this championship at instead the

:11:45. > :11:51.Netherlands advance. England are back to square one. There were tears

:11:52. > :11:54.and hugs, because they gave absolutely everything in the last 12

:11:55. > :11:58.months to try to come here and achieve something special. Overall

:11:59. > :12:02.the emotion from my end is a huge sense of pride. Throughout the match

:12:03. > :12:07.it was those in orange juice -- who shone brightness. Medina heading in

:12:08. > :12:10.the direction of the final midway through the first half. With England

:12:11. > :12:14.behind for the first time in the tournament, Ellen White had a strong

:12:15. > :12:19.claim for a penalty but the referee was unmoved must do the frustration

:12:20. > :12:24.of Mark Sampson. What was needed was a cool head. Pharrell Williams might

:12:25. > :12:27.usually so reliable, did nothing to settle the nerves. Double delight

:12:28. > :12:31.for the Dutch and England only had themselves to blame. It would get

:12:32. > :12:36.worse for England. And on -- and own goal summed up a miserable night and

:12:37. > :12:40.there was disappointment for fans back in the dead to believe this

:12:41. > :12:43.team might end England's will wait for a major corrective. The players

:12:44. > :12:47.will leave the Netherlands thinking what might have been. This was a

:12:48. > :12:51.dark and disappointing night for the side. All the progress they've made

:12:52. > :12:56.in getting here they were ineffective against the Netherlands.

:12:57. > :13:00.On a positive note this tournament will give a boost back home, even if

:13:01. > :13:03.England were able to take the final step.

:13:04. > :13:05.We will be talking about that more corrupt programme.

:13:06. > :13:10.They did do us proud. They did. A supermarket in Greater Manchester

:13:11. > :13:15.has received a number of complaints from customers who accused builders

:13:16. > :13:24.of wolf-whistling at them. It turned out the local workmen were

:13:25. > :13:29.very right to protest their innocence, because look with was! We

:13:30. > :13:33.couldn't believe it. We kept telling the customers when they came in and

:13:34. > :13:37.they think it is hilarious. I have people looking at me when he's

:13:38. > :13:42.whistling and they go -- and I go, no, it's the parrot!

:13:43. > :13:45.It later turned out that this chap is the actual culprit.

:13:46. > :13:48.A local, called Ted, and that was his owner.

:13:49. > :13:51.He's a cheeky parrot who lives in a pet shop just across the road.

:13:52. > :13:56.That must have being quite funny. I wonder how many workmen got

:13:57. > :14:06.berated for being so rude! Shall we have a look at the papers?

:14:07. > :14:11.The front pages, lots of different stories, real variety. Picking up on

:14:12. > :14:21.the news which came out about the death of Robert Harvey at the age of

:14:22. > :14:27.91, and of course his famous role in All Creatures Great and Small. And

:14:28. > :14:31.the chaos, the Daily Mail has described, at the airports, always

:14:32. > :14:38.this time of year when you are panicking. Sometimes there can be

:14:39. > :14:42.trouble at the airports. Some stories on the front of the Daily

:14:43. > :14:49.Telegraph to look at. Scrutiny into the former French President.

:14:50. > :14:55.Prosecutors are investigating links Sarkozy had with Qatar's 2022 bed,

:14:56. > :15:01.with suggestions he benefited from deals linked with the state bid. --

:15:02. > :15:08.bid.. And Mo Farah taking a Selvie in the London stadium. This is how

:15:09. > :15:11.important it is to him. It is his last major appearance. He will be

:15:12. > :15:18.running the 10,000 metres tonight. We will be there of course. Usain

:15:19. > :15:25.Bolt having his swansong. The Times has a story on the NHS, saying the

:15:26. > :15:28.NHS doesn't deserve more money because it wastes so much on poor

:15:29. > :15:33.care according to a senior surgeon who has the job of driving up

:15:34. > :15:36.standards. What have you got for us this morning? Yesterday we were

:15:37. > :15:41.playing the game of trying to decipher what the governor of the

:15:42. > :15:45.Bank of England was trying to say. It was the inflation report

:15:46. > :15:49.yesterday. We had no rise in interest rates. The question is when

:15:50. > :15:53.they might go up. The Bank of England playing the balancing act.

:15:54. > :15:59.They know that inflation is rising. When it rises you would normally

:16:00. > :16:03.raise rates to cool it and stop us spending. They are worried about

:16:04. > :16:08.economic growth in the wake of the Brexit vote. They say that it could

:16:09. > :16:12.happen in a year. I was in the city yesterday and most are expecting

:16:13. > :16:18.that to happen next year. And a great story in the Sun. Let me see

:16:19. > :16:23.if you can see it. One way of dealing with pollution on roads is

:16:24. > :16:28.for these weird plastic tunnels over the most polluted roads. The idea is

:16:29. > :16:31.the tunnels are made from a material to absorb nitrogen dioxide and

:16:32. > :16:36.protect people who live nearby. Quite rightly someone makes the

:16:37. > :16:42.point about not wanting to drive through a tunnel full of car fumes.

:16:43. > :16:47.You would have to be in your car with the AEC switched on. It would

:16:48. > :16:52.be like being in a polluted greenhouse. Should the drivers have

:16:53. > :16:59.to pay for it? If the tunnel will suck up the pollution, then it won't

:17:00. > :17:06.be bad. Just to indulge, thank you, I love this. Why did you thank him?

:17:07. > :17:13.He gave me the picture. Karate Kermit impersonating the crane. That

:17:14. > :17:22.is the other leg. Just in case you can't see it. The famous Karate Kid

:17:23. > :17:35.pose. Your legs would go through the roof! He will have to try it now.

:17:36. > :17:42.Maybe later. We heard Gavin out in Sicily talking about the Brits

:17:43. > :17:44.flying to the continent experiencing record breaking heat.

:17:45. > :17:48.She's in the Olympic Park ahead of the athletics.

:17:49. > :17:55.Good morning. I am at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east

:17:56. > :17:59.London standing in front of the London stadium. This was the hub of

:18:00. > :18:04.activity five years ago the Olympics. Today we see the start of

:18:05. > :18:08.the athletics World Championships. Above the London stadium we have

:18:09. > :18:13.blue skies. It is quite a fresh start to the day. It is quite cool

:18:14. > :18:17.and breezy. That is in contrast to what is happening in southern

:18:18. > :18:23.Europe. So, across Europe we have heat wave conditions persisting. Yet

:18:24. > :18:27.again we expect temperatures of around 40 degrees or more across

:18:28. > :18:35.Greece, through the Balkans and into Italy. Another day 40 degrees or

:18:36. > :18:38.more. The heat extends across Sardinia, Corsica, the western

:18:39. > :18:45.Mediterranean and Spain, where we might see 43 degrees today. Closer

:18:46. > :18:50.to home, a contrast. It is a fresh and breezy start. It will be another

:18:51. > :18:55.day of sunshine and showers. Most of the showers will be across northern

:18:56. > :18:59.and western parts. Especially in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

:19:00. > :19:03.England and one or so see few of the showers through the day. In the

:19:04. > :19:09.afternoon in Scotland, plenty of showers. One or two rumbles off

:19:10. > :19:13.under possible. Across northern England, showers fewer and further

:19:14. > :19:17.between with sunshine. East Anglia and the south-east, it is looking

:19:18. > :19:22.dryer with a couple of isolated showers. We continue to see the mix

:19:23. > :19:28.of sunny spells and scattered showers. Temperatures ranging

:19:29. > :19:31.between 18 in Newcastle to around 22 in London. Further west across the

:19:32. > :19:37.country in the south-west of England and Wales, one or two isolated

:19:38. > :19:41.showers. Most places should avoid them. It will be bright and breezy

:19:42. > :19:44.with temperatures in the high teens. Further north-west into Northern

:19:45. > :19:48.Ireland the showers quite frequent through the afternoon. There could

:19:49. > :19:52.be the odd heavy one and maybe an isolated chance of a thunderstorm.

:19:53. > :19:57.Temperatures around 17 degrees. As we move through this evening in two

:19:58. > :20:02.tonight across the country we keep the showers for northern and western

:20:03. > :20:05.parts. England and Wales mostly dry with some clear spells but it will

:20:06. > :20:10.feel chilly tonight with temperatures falling to around about

:20:11. > :20:14.11- 14 degrees in towns and cities. It is call in the countryside.

:20:15. > :20:18.Through the day tomorrow we start the morning with heavy showers

:20:19. > :20:22.across parts of Wales. They will develop more widely across England

:20:23. > :20:25.and why is. There might be some heavy ones with hail and thunder and

:20:26. > :20:31.the chance of surface water flooding. They will be hit and miss.

:20:32. > :20:34.The far south likely to stay dry. Scotland and Northern Ireland have

:20:35. > :20:40.the mix of sunshine and heavy showers. Temperatures around 16- 21.

:20:41. > :20:44.So the scene continues through the weekend into Sunday with some

:20:45. > :20:48.showers. It will be an improved day on Sunday. Rain in northern and

:20:49. > :20:53.western parts of the country. Much of England and Wales has a dry day,

:20:54. > :20:58.slightly lighter winds with temperatures around 15- 21 degrees.

:20:59. > :21:02.That's it for now. Back to you both. It definitely feels as if it's

:21:03. > :21:08.getting better, doesn't it, after the rain? Things are looking up.

:21:09. > :21:12.Good, see you later. And guess is inside the stadium as well with all

:21:13. > :21:14.of the latest on the action from the world athletics a little bit later

:21:15. > :21:15.on. You're watching

:21:16. > :21:17.Breakfast from BBC News. The main stories this morning:

:21:18. > :21:19.The World Athletics Championships Two of the sport's biggest names,

:21:20. > :21:24.Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, will be in action during

:21:25. > :21:26.the opening session. Temperatures reaching 45 degrees

:21:27. > :21:29.Celsius in parts of Italy and the Balkans have led several

:21:30. > :21:32.countries to issue special warnings Why were safety concerns apparently

:21:33. > :21:43.ignored in the run up That's one of the issues residents

:21:44. > :21:47.want the public inquiry to consider, with today being the deadline for

:21:48. > :21:51.suggestions of what it should cover. The disaster also raised questions

:21:52. > :21:53.about high-rises elsewhere Graham Satchell has been to meet

:21:54. > :21:57.the residents of a tower block in Salford, which was refurbished

:21:58. > :22:21.with cladding that's since been How can somebody put something like

:22:22. > :22:32.that on a block that was combustible? It is unbelievable. It

:22:33. > :22:40.is not fireproof. It has failed all of the tests. So, no matter what

:22:41. > :22:51.they say, you feel uneasy now. Ask us what we want doing with our

:22:52. > :22:56.homes. Do you feel safe? No. Thorn Court in Salford, it is 22 stories

:22:57. > :23:04.high, the cladding and installation here has failed a series of fire

:23:05. > :23:08.safety tests. We're still up in the air about what's going on. Residents

:23:09. > :23:13.like John had been told the cladding on their block will be removed but

:23:14. > :23:18.as yet they don't know when. So have you got a timetable? No. What you

:23:19. > :23:27.think about that? Discussed it, 'cause everyone is on edge. Three

:23:28. > :23:30.people on the 20th floor, to people on the 19th floor in wheelchairs,

:23:31. > :23:35.how are they going to get down? Dawn has lived here for 26 years. She

:23:36. > :23:40.used to work as a security officer and fire marshal in Manchester. I

:23:41. > :23:44.did a risk assessment, I brought a Fire Service here and we failed, and

:23:45. > :23:47.we are still failing. Fire doors that don't shut properly on the

:23:48. > :23:52.corridors. Fire doors that don't shut properly in our house. This is

:23:53. > :23:57.our lies that they are a messing about with and we are potentially

:23:58. > :24:02.living in a death trap, all of us. And they don't seem to care. They

:24:03. > :24:09.just... They just don't seem to care. An independent judge has been

:24:10. > :24:13.appointed to examine the cause of the fire at Grenfell Tower in

:24:14. > :24:18.London. Public consultation on the terms of reference to that enquiry

:24:19. > :24:22.closes today. Many here want it to look not just at the fire but the

:24:23. > :24:27.way more broadly council tenants are treated. When that council tenants

:24:28. > :24:33.and there is a stigma with council tenants. -- we're council tenants.

:24:34. > :24:37.We're not looked after in a sense you ring up for something to be

:24:38. > :24:43.done, or have a complaint, and they don't listen to us. Do you think

:24:44. > :24:48.they care about you? Obviously not. If this was a private block, it

:24:49. > :24:52.would be much better. There would be a sprinkle system, to start with.

:24:53. > :24:55.There would be and whatnot. They should change the way we are

:24:56. > :25:00.treated. We are second-class citizens at the moment. You can't...

:25:01. > :25:07.You can't actually see people. They are faceless. Pendleton Together,

:25:08. > :25:11.who manage Thorn Court for Salford council told us work to remove the

:25:12. > :25:14.cladding will start as soon as further tests have been completed.

:25:15. > :25:18.They say the safety of residents is their primary concern and that extra

:25:19. > :25:22.fire prevention measures have been put in place, including 24-hour fire

:25:23. > :25:24.marshal patrols. But the residents we spoke to are still living with

:25:25. > :25:28.uncertainty, anger and fear. Pendleton Together, which manages

:25:29. > :25:31.Thorn Court and a number of other tower blocks in Salford,

:25:32. > :25:34.insists the safety of its residents A spokesperson told the BBC,

:25:35. > :25:39."Our priority is the safety of our residents and we urge anyone

:25:40. > :25:43.who has any concerns to contact us Throughout the morning we will be

:25:44. > :25:57.going to Edinburgh for the festival. The 70th Edinburgh Festival

:25:58. > :26:00.gets under way today. Thousands of performers

:26:01. > :26:02.will fill hundreds of venues, while even more people flood

:26:03. > :26:05.to the city to watch them take Charlie is there for

:26:06. > :26:17.us this morning. There is loads of action already?

:26:18. > :26:21.Yes. It is early for performers, this time of day. We have some

:26:22. > :26:25.people here with us. I am looking at the sky hoping it won't rain. We are

:26:26. > :26:30.at the Edinburgh Festival this morning. Such an amazing place, 70

:26:31. > :26:34.years it has been running. Around 8000 tickets sold when it first

:26:35. > :26:41.started. That is up to half a million. Now, you can hear the noise

:26:42. > :26:44.to my left. Let's introduce you to the Magnets. Good morning,

:26:45. > :26:53.gentlemen. You are going to sing for us this morning. Will you take us

:26:54. > :26:57.back to the 80s? 1982 to the Rocky Three theme song, the Eye of the

:26:58. > :27:02.Tiger. # It is the eye of the Tiger, it is

:27:03. > :27:11.the thrill of the fight. # Wising up to the challenge of our

:27:12. > :27:18.arrival. # and he is watching us all with the eye of the Tiger. Now, come

:27:19. > :27:21.with me over this side of the performance centre and you can see

:27:22. > :27:27.this in action right now. Careful up there. This is not ideal weather. I

:27:28. > :27:33.am no expert. Four acrobatics, it is a little chilly this morning. They

:27:34. > :27:39.have come from Canada to perform at the festival. Flying a way to the

:27:40. > :27:44.slightly cloudy skies of Edinburgh. We will be hit through the morning

:27:45. > :27:49.this morning with Acrobat is, with jugglers, with contortionists and we

:27:50. > :27:59.have authors as well as comedians all joining us a little later --

:28:00. > :28:05.Acrobats. I am watching that very carefully because... We are safe on

:28:06. > :28:09.the ground. Thank you very much. We have lots of guests joining us on

:28:10. > :28:10.the so far. A minifestival here on Breakfast this morning. Right now,

:28:11. > :28:10.as Plenty more on our website

:28:11. > :31:38.at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast,

:31:39. > :31:41.with Naga Munchetty and Steph Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man

:31:42. > :31:48.on the planet, Usain Bolt, will be in action this

:31:49. > :31:51.evening, on the first day of the World Athletics

:31:52. > :31:54.Championships in London. It will be the last time

:31:55. > :31:56.both athletes compete A record 650,000 tickets have been

:31:57. > :32:06.sold for the ten day event. Jess will have the sport

:32:07. > :32:09.from the London Stadium in just There it is, leading in sunshine

:32:10. > :32:18.this morning. -- beating. Parts of Europe are experiencing

:32:19. > :32:21.their warmest sustained heatwave Temperatures peaked at more than 40

:32:22. > :32:25.degrees in parts of Italy, Several countries have

:32:26. > :32:33.issued health warnings, as temperatures continue to soar

:32:34. > :32:36.and some regions are also contending with drought

:32:37. > :32:39.and forest fires. This is the situation in Sicily

:32:40. > :32:43.at the moment and we'll have more on the heatwave with Sarah

:32:44. > :32:49.in the weather shortly. A British computer expert,

:32:50. > :32:52.who helped stop the WannaCry cyber attack that crippled the NHS,

:32:53. > :32:55.has appeared before a judge in the US over alleged links

:32:56. > :32:58.with other malicious software. Marcus Hutchins, who's 23

:32:59. > :33:01.and from Devon, was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion

:33:02. > :33:03.of distributing malware designed to steal bank and

:33:04. > :33:11.credit card details. Police in Australia say two men

:33:12. > :33:14.charged with plotting to bring down a plane were taking directions

:33:15. > :33:17.from a senior commander in the so-called Islamic

:33:18. > :33:19.State group in Syria. Investigators believe

:33:20. > :33:21.they had made a bomb A third man is still

:33:22. > :33:29.being questioned. HMRC has pledged to make

:33:30. > :33:31."significant improvements" to its new child benefit

:33:32. > :33:33.website after complaints The Treasury Select Committee has

:33:34. > :33:39.demanded the change. The site is meant to help parents

:33:40. > :33:42.access the tax-free childcare scheme and free childcare for all three

:33:43. > :33:48.and four-year-olds. One of the world's tallest

:33:49. > :33:50.residential buildings, the Torch tower in Dubai,

:33:51. > :33:53.has caught fire for the second time Firefighters say the 79-storey

:33:54. > :33:57.building was evacuated without any injuries and the blaze

:33:58. > :33:59.is now under control. A previous fire in 2015 was blamed,

:34:00. > :34:12.in part, on flammable cladding. The great and good of athletics

:34:13. > :34:15.will descend on London for the World Championships,

:34:16. > :34:26.which begin today. We've got so Mo Farah, Usain Bolt, a

:34:27. > :34:29.host of others. It's going to be a great day and a great week.

:34:30. > :34:31.Jess is at the London Stadium for us this morning.

:34:32. > :34:40.The sunny speaking -- son is picking through. It looks like it will be a

:34:41. > :34:45.good day? The weather is OK at the moment.

:34:46. > :34:49.Welcome to the London stadium. Home to so many special memories from the

:34:50. > :34:55.London Olympics, five years ago. Doesn't time fly? I am on the 100

:34:56. > :35:01.metres start line and looking at the finish it's a lot further than it

:35:02. > :35:05.looks on TV. This is where some of the world's top athletes will begin

:35:06. > :35:11.their World Athletics Championships. This event is expected to be very

:35:12. > :35:15.well attended. 250,000 fans are expected to pass through the stadium

:35:16. > :35:18.this weekend alone and if they are lucky to have tickets for this

:35:19. > :35:23.evening they are in for a treat. Sprint legend Usain Bolt will be in

:35:24. > :35:29.action. He starts on the 100 metres preliminary rounds and this will of

:35:30. > :35:34.course as you say be his last major championship before he retires. He

:35:35. > :35:40.hangs up his spikes after this. Also on the tracks tonight, so Mo Farah

:35:41. > :35:48.goes in the final of the 10,000 metres. This very track was what

:35:49. > :35:52.propelled Mo Farah into the British limelight, becoming a superstar back

:35:53. > :35:57.in London five years ago when he won his first Olympic medal. It will be

:35:58. > :36:00.a fitting end to his track career because he focuses on the marathon

:36:01. > :36:04.after this. If he could do the double gold again.

:36:05. > :36:20.The Scottish runner Laura Miller also goes in 1500 heats.

:36:21. > :36:26.There is also a cloud hanging over Scottish athletics at the moment.

:36:27. > :36:29.Russia has apologised for the first time over the doping

:36:30. > :36:32.scandal uncovered by the McLaren report.

:36:33. > :36:35.Athletics' governing body, the IAAF, banned Russia in November 2015 over

:36:36. > :36:49.The head of Russia athletics says the ban

:36:50. > :36:52.was correct and has said sorry to those athletes beaten by dopers.

:36:53. > :36:55.19 Russians will be competing as neutral athletes here

:36:56. > :36:59.Onto football and England women's hopes of a first major title ended

:37:00. > :37:02.last night when they were beaten by hosts the Netherlands

:37:03. > :37:06.in the semi-finals of the European Championship

:37:07. > :37:09.and, despite being the highest ranked team left in the competition,

:37:10. > :37:11.the Lionesses were beaten 3-0 in Enschede.

:37:12. > :37:13.The Dutch now face Denmark in the final.

:37:14. > :37:19.We are just trying to do each other up still. We've worked really hard

:37:20. > :37:24.and deserved to get as far as we have. We deserve to get further but

:37:25. > :37:27.it was advice on the night. I think everyone is just trying to stay

:37:28. > :37:29.positive and look towards the World Cup.

:37:30. > :37:32.Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Paris Saint-Germain for a world

:37:33. > :37:45.The deal smashes the previous record set by Paul Pogba's transfer

:37:46. > :37:47.when he returned to Manchester United last year.

:37:48. > :37:51.Neymar will earn over ?40 million a year as part of a five year deal.

:37:52. > :37:53.Everton are through to the Europa League play-offs

:37:54. > :37:59.after they beat Slovakian side Ruzom-berok.

:38:00. > :38:02.A goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin was enough to give them a 2-0

:38:03. > :38:07.But Aberdeen are out, beaten 2-0 in the second leg

:38:08. > :38:09.of their qualifier by Cypriot side Apollon Limassol,

:38:10. > :38:16.Englands cricketers hold a 2-1 series lead over South Africa

:38:17. > :38:20.as the fourth and final Test starts at Old Trafford.

:38:21. > :38:23.It's been announced that the pavilion there will be

:38:24. > :38:25.renamed after England's record wicket taker James Anderson.

:38:26. > :38:35.A plaque will be unveiled before play starts.

:38:36. > :38:43.Very well deserved for Anderson. I wonder what Usain Bolt will have

:38:44. > :38:46.named after him when he finally retires? Probably a few stadiums

:38:47. > :38:50.around the world. That's a good question. What would

:38:51. > :38:53.you want named after you? I would want a street in

:38:54. > :39:01.Middlesbrough or something like that.

:39:02. > :39:04.A chocolate bar. Munch on Munchetty. So I'm planning the evening with the

:39:05. > :39:07.schedule. I am still distracted by the

:39:08. > :39:13.chocolate bar. Go on. It would be tasty! Anyway, I'm

:39:14. > :39:17.planning the evening. There's so much going on, I have the plan what

:39:18. > :39:26.I am cooking, two-time food with chocolate and athletics. We could go

:39:27. > :39:31.through the schedule, but someone else can explain it better.

:39:32. > :39:41.Britain's Laura Muir begins her quest. She won the 1500 and 3000

:39:42. > :39:44.metres gold at the indoor European Championships in March. She suffered

:39:45. > :39:50.a stress fracture to her foot in June but still intends to double up.

:39:51. > :39:54.It isn't goodbye Usain Bolt yet, but the finish line is definitely

:39:55. > :39:58.insightful Jamaican sprinter. He's not running the 200 metres this

:39:59. > :40:05.year, so this is his individual swansong and final act will be part

:40:06. > :40:08.of the 4x100 metres relay next week. Both are also browse out from the

:40:09. > :40:12.tracks seen later this month. He's not been beaten in a global

:40:13. > :40:15.championship final since 2011 and will look to cap his track career

:40:16. > :40:21.with another two titles in London. He will race in the 5000 metres

:40:22. > :40:25.eight days from now. That's next Saturday and Mo Farah will be

:40:26. > :40:30.determined to make it another super one. Coverage of the Opening

:40:31. > :40:36.Ceremony starts at its PM on BBC Two and the action will be on BBC One

:40:37. > :40:41.from seven p.m.. There you go.

:40:42. > :40:50.Your weekend can be planned out now. Let's talk is less. Ben, what would

:40:51. > :40:59.you want named after you? Surely a building. A skyscraper.

:41:00. > :41:05.There you go. The Ben. Good morning. We are talking about

:41:06. > :41:09.retail. We have retail results from Next. We did better than predicted

:41:10. > :41:13.but other retailers are struggling. New figures this morning show sales

:41:14. > :41:16.on the high street fell Summer is the time when

:41:17. > :41:22.they should be going up. Kate Hardcastle is a retail expert

:41:23. > :41:33.at Insight with Passion. What is going on? This is the time

:41:34. > :41:37.when you would expect retailers to be flogging all of that summer stuff

:41:38. > :41:42.before the autumn stuff comes in. They aren't managing to do it. It is

:41:43. > :41:45.driven by as in part because we are the tail wagging the dog. As

:41:46. > :41:50.consumers we want everything instantly now, we want more

:41:51. > :41:53.personalised offers, we want trends to be in shops sooner, so we don't

:41:54. > :41:57.buy that traditional calendar of things coming to the shops and

:41:58. > :42:01.hanging around for six months, then picking them up on sale at the end,

:42:02. > :42:06.we want them fast moving, items we have perhaps been on social media

:42:07. > :42:11.and we want them in our house quickly. We have a talent on the

:42:12. > :42:15.high street but also a rise of brands that can turn around things

:42:16. > :42:19.quickly. If you talk to those traditional brands, that still have

:42:20. > :42:22.the high street stores, they all have an online presence as well but

:42:23. > :42:26.they are still not managing to quite get it right. So everything you say

:42:27. > :42:30.is true, clearly, that we want things quicker and we want things we

:42:31. > :42:34.have seen online. How do they hope to compete? We will have to take a

:42:35. > :42:38.small part of the market. Part of it has got to be that got to get

:42:39. > :42:41.products in sooner and they've got to identify trends. I personally

:42:42. > :42:45.believe retailers still think too much from the inside out and

:42:46. > :42:48.everything is out there. The consumer is giving you information

:42:49. > :42:52.and you've got to bring it in. They've got to realise it's a

:42:53. > :42:55.different market, much more die looted, and shoppers have the

:42:56. > :42:59.strength, confidence and knowledge to find what they want and they will

:43:00. > :43:04.try different rant and new retail, so it won't be the same again --

:43:05. > :43:08.different brands. Try to work to be a better retailer for the future and

:43:09. > :43:11.stop white all that said, summer is traditionally the period when

:43:12. > :43:16.retailers do well. They aren't doing that. What will autumn and winter

:43:17. > :43:22.bring? Before long we will be talking about Christmas sales.

:43:23. > :43:28.Things like Black Friday have come in. Three out of stores have sales

:43:29. > :43:32.on before we even get to December, so they've got to realise it is

:43:33. > :43:35.about being on trend, getting faster moving products, realising consumers

:43:36. > :43:39.have been taught to buy at discount or with codes so they won't go in

:43:40. > :43:45.and think full price is acceptable unless it is something they can't

:43:46. > :43:48.live without. One example of that is Next sold full price merchandise

:43:49. > :43:52.really well during the hot weather. The T-shirts went well. So it's

:43:53. > :43:55.about having the right product at the front of the store, which is

:43:56. > :44:00.what online does well. Zooming out of it. Underlying all of these

:44:01. > :44:05.issues is the fact that things have gotten more expensive if you are

:44:06. > :44:09.importing them from abroad. A lot of stuff is made in other countries, so

:44:10. > :44:13.the cost of that for these retailers is more expensive because of the

:44:14. > :44:17.week pound. Is there a way they can offset it? We've spoken to a lot of

:44:18. > :44:29.businesses who think, maybe we can buy British again. The idea of

:44:30. > :44:32.buying British is growing, and it is environmental as well. That solves

:44:33. > :44:38.the problem of maybe getting it quicker, because if it is made here

:44:39. > :44:41.it can get in the shops quicker. The cosmetics industry has seen huge

:44:42. > :44:45.growth because of things like Instagram and tutorials, so it is

:44:46. > :44:48.about finding those trends in fashions and getting on top of them

:44:49. > :44:53.straightaway. The other thing is trying to make sure you preserve a

:44:54. > :44:58.good price point and be fair to customers. They want to be

:44:59. > :45:02.respected. If you are a shopper do you do it now or hang on? Will it

:45:03. > :45:07.get cheaper? It won't get cheaper but you will find deal of the deal,

:45:08. > :45:11.to be savvy and if you can don't buy on impulse because you will always

:45:12. > :45:16.pay a greater price. Good tips as always. Thank you.

:45:17. > :45:23.I will have the results from RBS for you just after 7am and of course it

:45:24. > :45:30.is the bank that is majority owned by us as taxpayers, so I will have

:45:31. > :45:37.the details just after 7am. It has been interesting lately. They have.

:45:38. > :45:40.With all of the PPI payments. It is 70% owned by taxpayers, so when it

:45:41. > :45:42.does well we might see a better return on the investment. You would

:45:43. > :45:45.hope. Thank you. See you later. You're watching

:45:46. > :45:47.Breakfast from BBC News. Record crowds are expected

:45:48. > :45:50.at the World Athletics Championships in London later, as Usain Bolt

:45:51. > :45:54.and Sir Mo Farah race in their last Temperatures are expected to reach

:45:55. > :46:00.44 degrees Celsius today in parts of Europe, in the hottest sustained

:46:01. > :46:14.heatwave in more than a decade. So, we've got the heat wave going on

:46:15. > :46:19.in Europe. The World Athletics Championships

:46:20. > :46:22.get under way today. Sarah's at The Queen Elizabeth

:46:23. > :46:25.Olympic Park for us this morning. Sarah, we're looking forward

:46:26. > :46:27.to seeing the likes of Usain Bolt, but are we safe from

:46:28. > :46:41.the lightening variety? Terrible pun. Terrible pun! There

:46:42. > :46:45.are could be some bolts around England and Wales with heavy showers

:46:46. > :46:50.around. This morning, blue skies, quite a fresh field to the weather

:46:51. > :46:55.above the London stadium. This part of East London was transformed

:46:56. > :47:00.between 2005 and 2012 in time for the Olympics, of course, five years

:47:01. > :47:04.ago now, and we are left with world-class sporting facilities

:47:05. > :47:08.within this beautiful park, which is the size of 300 football pitches. It

:47:09. > :47:13.is free to visit through the year. It is quite bright and breezy with a

:47:14. > :47:17.chilly morning. A real contrast with what is happening elsewhere across

:47:18. > :47:21.Europe. In southern Europe and other hot day and the heatwave continues

:47:22. > :47:26.through Greece and the Balkans, temperatures around 40 degrees. And

:47:27. > :47:31.Italy, we have an ongoing drought situation. And another day of

:47:32. > :47:34.temperatures above 40 degrees. Very hot and humid and uncomfortable.

:47:35. > :47:38.Further west across the Mediterranean to heat continues into

:47:39. > :47:44.Spain with temperatures topping around 43 Celsius once again. Closer

:47:45. > :47:48.to home in the UK and other day of sunshine and showers around. It

:47:49. > :47:52.won't be as windy as yesterday. Quite pleasant feeling. This morning

:47:53. > :47:56.most of the showers are across northern and western parts.

:47:57. > :48:01.Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and much of Wales and England have a

:48:02. > :48:05.dry and fine day with a lot of sunshine. Less blustery than

:48:06. > :48:09.yesterday so it will feel a little bit warmer. Into the afternoon

:48:10. > :48:13.showers in Scotland will be heavy and persistent with the odd isolated

:48:14. > :48:18.rumble of thunder mixed in. Further south in northern England, sunny

:48:19. > :48:22.spells, one or two showers and temperatures around 18 degrees. Into

:48:23. > :48:28.East Anglia and the south-east most of us avoid most of the showers. It

:48:29. > :48:33.will feel a little, so fairly fine but again fairly breezy. To the

:48:34. > :48:39.south-west of England and Wales, a minister of sunny spells and showers

:48:40. > :48:43.but not as frequent as yesterday. For Northern Ireland today the

:48:44. > :48:46.showers will be frequent with some heavy burst of rain. It won't be

:48:47. > :48:50.raining all the time with some sunshine in between. Temperatures

:48:51. > :48:54.around 17 or 18 degrees. Into this evening and overnight we continue to

:48:55. > :48:57.see the showers for northern and western parts of the country.

:48:58. > :49:01.England and Wales mostly dry and clear. It will feel quite chilly

:49:02. > :49:12.with temperatures around 11- 14 degrees in towns and cities. And at

:49:13. > :49:15.at cooler in the countryside. So a fresh start to Saturday morning.

:49:16. > :49:18.Some heavy showers initially in Wales. They will be more widespread

:49:19. > :49:21.in England and Wales on Saturday. Somehow and thunder mixed in with

:49:22. > :49:23.the chance of some surface water flooding particularly through Wales,

:49:24. > :49:26.the Midlands and East Anglia. Elsewhere across the country the

:49:27. > :49:29.showers are fewer and further between, mostly dry in the

:49:30. > :49:33.south-east with temperatures between 16- 21 degrees. Through to the

:49:34. > :49:43.second half of the week and on Sunday it will be an improved day on

:49:44. > :49:47.central eastern areas. Many of us avoid the showers and it will feel a

:49:48. > :49:50.little bit warmer as well in the sunny spells, less breezy and

:49:51. > :49:56.temperatures on Sunday afternoon between around 15- 21 degrees, so

:49:57. > :50:00.that's how the weekend is looking. Thanks very much, Sarah. It looks

:50:01. > :50:07.sunny. Not so great in Edinburgh. The umbrella is out. It is the start

:50:08. > :50:09.of the Edinburgh Festival. There is tap dancing going on behind you.

:50:10. > :50:20.I am twirling my umbrella as if I am going to do a routine myself, but I

:50:21. > :50:23.am not. It is sort of raining. Not much. Let me introduce you to

:50:24. > :50:28.someone who will do a performance. This is David and the act is

:50:29. > :50:32.Velocity. You are under cover, you are in the right place. You are

:50:33. > :50:40.going to do some tap dancing for us. Yes, we will introduce you to

:50:41. > :50:44.Velocity. You have brought some tap dancing shoes for me? Yes, I

:50:45. > :50:54.definitely have. OK, please go ahead. One, two...

:50:55. > :51:15.Now, we're gonna leave David. I've got to tell you, every time he has

:51:16. > :51:24.done the rehearsal, he has put a bit more into it. I want to take your --

:51:25. > :51:28.and moment to introduce you. They are celebrating 70 years today and

:51:29. > :51:33.some of the stories around this festival are remarkable. It was set

:51:34. > :51:38.up by a man who had fled the Nazis from Germany and we are going to

:51:39. > :51:45.meet Ingrid and Henry, 93 years old. You will love Henry's bowtie. They

:51:46. > :51:50.fled the Nazis in 1935 and they have been to every Edinburgh Festival -

:51:51. > :51:53.they have just finished - they have been to every Edinburgh Festival

:51:54. > :51:58.other than one since that date. Let's hear what they had to say.

:51:59. > :52:09.May, 1939, I came back in the transport, a traumatic Germany

:52:10. > :52:18.through Holland and eventually we landed in Great Britain. The child

:52:19. > :52:27.refugees from Germany... 92. 93. I am not 93, and my? We were all

:52:28. > :52:34.interested in music. When music was going on, we said, can we afford to

:52:35. > :52:40.go? The first music and drama festival in Scotland's capital come

:52:41. > :52:45.120,000 visitors. We were young, we had very little money. But we didn't

:52:46. > :52:51.mind standing up the back. Orchestras from many countries, from

:52:52. > :52:56.Europe, even America within the first couple of years. All of a

:52:57. > :53:00.sudden there was life, there was a rekindling of life, art and music.

:53:01. > :53:05.People were determined. People determined to lead a better life,

:53:06. > :53:10.and it did work, it did. Because it had been... I think they were

:53:11. > :53:16.determined that it should change, and should be better. This iconic

:53:17. > :53:21.singer, Kathleen Ferrier, who became a star in a very short time. It was

:53:22. > :53:25.fantastic. And once, having tasted that, of course, there was no

:53:26. > :53:31.stopping us. We were hooked from that moment. I saw Jonathan Miller

:53:32. > :53:38.and Michael Pailin. I mean, it was absolutely outstanding. We only knew

:53:39. > :53:43.these people vaguely now and again on television. Here they were there.

:53:44. > :53:50.No, they were there. It really made it. And they are also bringing back

:53:51. > :53:54.this year, they are bringing back La Boheme, because they played it in

:53:55. > :53:58.1947, so they are bringing things back that for 70 years ago. The

:53:59. > :54:04.festival is changing. It has to change, and it has to grow.

:54:05. > :54:12.So, that was Ingrid and Henry. It is a fantastic story. It sort of

:54:13. > :54:16.symbolises what this festival is all about. Milton Jones is with me this

:54:17. > :54:21.morning. I feel as if I has just got up. You have dressed very rightly

:54:22. > :54:26.for us. There is a uni cyclist coming by just now. Do you do that

:54:27. > :54:32.work? No, he knows what he is doing, he is no pushover, although he could

:54:33. > :54:36.be. Very good! What is so special about Edinburgh? You do stand up.

:54:37. > :54:40.How is it for you? It has been very good over the years. I have only

:54:41. > :54:44.been here ten times which is not much for a comic with some

:54:45. > :54:48.contemporaries coming 20 odd times. What you do is lot of gigs in a row.

:54:49. > :54:53.You suddenly get a lot better quickly when you are younger. And

:54:54. > :54:59.also it gives people a chance to see things before they get beat. OK.

:55:00. > :55:03.People, famous people. -- big. And a lot of people who are never seen

:55:04. > :55:08.again. It gives them a chance to have a go at what they are good at,

:55:09. > :55:12.what they think they are good at. A moment ago you were explaining how

:55:13. > :55:18.it gets nasty at the end. Is it a comedian thing? I come here for a

:55:19. > :55:22.couple of weeks. Sort of third week in people know who the good shows

:55:23. > :55:25.are and then a lot of shows don't have people and I call it the

:55:26. > :55:31.international leaflet festival as well. Everyone has... It is like

:55:32. > :55:35.1000 egomaniacs in a city saying, look at me. At the end of three

:55:36. > :55:40.weeks, people are not looking at certain people who are here. So they

:55:41. > :55:44.can get better. Presumably people are desperate to see you. You are

:55:45. > :55:48.one of the big names. Do you ever when it wasn't like that for Milton

:55:49. > :55:52.Jones? Ireland are having to go to the street today people to come in.

:55:53. > :55:56.-- I remember. What is harder is when there are two or three people

:55:57. > :56:02.in the audience. It is hard to play. It has changed now fortunately into

:56:03. > :56:07.a lead in. Then I go onto that. It is really difficult when you start.

:56:08. > :56:11.You learn to do it on the job. And is there a theme to your show,

:56:12. > :56:16.something that is a particular thing? I am imagining what it would

:56:17. > :56:22.be like if I was in power. The all politics is quite low. I thought, I

:56:23. > :56:26.should a go myself. I don't want to make the Donald Trump mistake that

:56:27. > :56:34.Mexicans make good fighters went it is actually pronounced fajitas. It

:56:35. > :56:41.is dream material. If you fancy going on the Uni cycle, can we

:56:42. > :56:46.arrange that? If you want to? I am going back to bed. It is lovely to

:56:47. > :56:51.see you. Have a great festival. We have plenty more this morning. And

:56:52. > :56:55.we have more live performances as well. The rain, you can probably

:56:56. > :00:17.hear, is coming down hard. We will have more later. Right

:00:18. > :00:20.Sunday should be dry, there'll be some sunshine

:00:21. > :00:22.and temperatures will peak in the low 20s.

:00:23. > :00:25.I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

:00:26. > :00:46.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Steph

:00:47. > :00:49.The biggest names in athletics gather in London as the 16th

:00:50. > :00:55.Sir Mo Farah and Usain Bolt are both in action as they aim

:00:56. > :01:00.to bring their careers on the track to a close with gold medals.

:01:01. > :01:04.The action gets under way later here at the London stadium,

:01:05. > :01:07.five years to the day since the 2012 Olympics

:01:08. > :01:26.Organisers will be hoping for more memorable moments.

:01:27. > :01:28.Good morning, it's Friday fourth August.

:01:29. > :01:35.A record breaking heatwave hits large parts of southern Europe.

:01:36. > :01:40.Authorities issue urgent warnings as temperatures go above 43 Celsius.

:01:41. > :01:44.This is the scene this morning in Sicily, which has had some

:01:45. > :01:51.We'll be hearing how locals and holiday makers there are coping

:01:52. > :01:58.I am here at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,

:01:59. > :02:01.where I will bring more details on the temperatures in southern

:02:02. > :02:07.Europe, as well as a full UK forecast, in about 15 minutes.

:02:08. > :02:11.I'll have more on how hot those temperatures could get in Europe -

:02:12. > :02:14.and on the forecast for the UK where its going to be...

:02:15. > :02:18.Bank of Scotland have told us that they plan to move some staff to

:02:19. > :02:33.Amsterdam after Brexit. They also reported their first half

:02:34. > :02:36.year profit in 3 years. Also this morning: Disappointment

:02:37. > :02:39.for England's women at the European football championship,

:02:40. > :02:41.as they are knocked out in the semi For 70 years people have been

:02:42. > :02:52.flocking to this amazing city. You can see the castle behind me,

:02:53. > :02:54.the castle is in shadow in the rain. You can see the performers and

:02:55. > :02:55.acrobats behind me right now. We've got acrobats,

:02:56. > :02:56.performers, singers, They are already in

:02:57. > :02:59.action this morning. We've got a mini festival

:03:00. > :03:02.right here on Breakfast. Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man

:03:03. > :03:07.on the planet, Usain Bolt, will be in action this

:03:08. > :03:10.evening on the first day of the World Athletics

:03:11. > :03:15.Championships in London. That is my evenings faltered,

:03:16. > :03:26.absolutely. -- evening sorted. It will be the last time

:03:27. > :03:30.both athletes compete A record 650,000 tickets have been

:03:31. > :03:34.sold for the ten day event. Our sports news correspondent,

:03:35. > :03:36.Andy Swiss, has more. Five years on from London

:03:37. > :03:39.2012, they are back. The world's top athletes

:03:40. > :03:40.chasing global glory, Tonight Mo Farah could once again

:03:41. > :03:45.light up the stadium as he goes on the 10,000 metres in his last

:03:46. > :03:47.major championships. It's once-in-a-lifetime

:03:48. > :03:58.to have the Olympics at your doorstep, and to do

:03:59. > :04:01.what I did, and then you come back years later

:04:02. > :04:03.and it's the World Championships and I'm like, you know what,

:04:04. > :04:07.I'm going to end it at that track. While Mo Farah is back competing

:04:08. > :04:10.here, the other stars Greg Rutherford is injured,

:04:11. > :04:13.Jessica Ennis-Hill retired - the hosts will have

:04:14. > :04:15.to find new heroes. For the sport, meanwhile,

:04:16. > :04:18.it's goodbye to the greatest. Tonight, Usain Bolt will begin his

:04:19. > :04:21.quest for the final 100 metres title This is a moment I've

:04:22. > :04:24.been looking forward to. After the race or during the race

:04:25. > :04:28.the emotions will come out, If there is applause

:04:29. > :04:32.and cheering I'll be happy, but they will find ways to get

:04:33. > :04:35.emotions out of you. It will be the fondest of farewells

:04:36. > :04:39.and as the athletes arrive once again the stage is set for

:04:40. > :04:59.some golden moments. Will the Sun be shining down? It is

:05:00. > :05:03.at the moment. We will be checking in throughout this morning and

:05:04. > :05:06.looking at the schedules of who is running and when -- sun.

:05:07. > :05:08.Parts of Europe are experiencing their hottest sustained heatwave

:05:09. > :05:15.Several countries have issued health warnings,

:05:16. > :05:17.as temperatures continue to soar and some regions are having

:05:18. > :05:20.to contend with droughts and forest fires.

:05:21. > :05:22.The highest recorded temperature was 43 degrees celsius

:05:23. > :05:49.Sicily experiencing highs of 42 degrees.

:05:50. > :05:51.That's where our Europe correspondent, Gavin Lee,

:05:52. > :05:54.A lot of people are finding this very unpleasant.

:05:55. > :05:57.This is the northern part of Sicily and

:05:58. > :06:12.It may be the hottest part of the country. This is a pattern we have

:06:13. > :06:15.seen not just in Italy but in Spain, Florence, but a pest, hungry, across

:06:16. > :06:24.the Balkans and Serbia. For four days now, temperatures have been

:06:25. > :06:28.hitting 40 degrees or more. To bear this in mind, we are talking about

:06:29. > :06:34.the record temperature in Europe which was 48.9, we are almost going

:06:35. > :06:44.to touch that. You can see that there were some forest fires last

:06:45. > :06:48.night. Trees in the distance, quite beautiful. We are going to talk

:06:49. > :07:03.about how people are coping with this. And you girls, you are both

:07:04. > :07:11.aged six? Yes! Tell me about what has been happening for you? Since we

:07:12. > :07:14.arrived, it has been really hot. We expected that, that was what we

:07:15. > :07:20.wanted from the holiday, but it is probably slightly hotter than what

:07:21. > :07:25.we expect did. But we have had fun, made fun of it and obviously been

:07:26. > :07:30.taking care. Putting the sunscreen on, making sure the girls are

:07:31. > :07:37.protected. Eating lots of ice cream and swimming in the Paul. There are

:07:38. > :07:47.seven government warnings, so being careful is very important. -- pool.

:07:48. > :07:51.Have you stayed inside? We have stayed in the shade most of the

:07:52. > :07:55.time, there is a nice breeze because we are close to the coast. We have

:07:56. > :08:00.not had that much to worry about in terms of staying inside. Let me

:08:01. > :08:08.bring you to win. What has your dad said about the best things to do in

:08:09. > :08:15.this type of really hot weather? He says that you can have a drink, that

:08:16. > :08:19.could call you down. And he said that you could have some ice cream

:08:20. > :08:26.to call you down. Ice cream and drinks to call you down, some very

:08:27. > :08:33.good things. And you were told you should yet in the swimming pool as

:08:34. > :08:36.well? Yes! 3 million people come to Italy from Britain every year,

:08:37. > :08:39.mostly in the summer. So, this is going to continue at least until the

:08:40. > :08:57.middle of next week. We've had an update

:08:58. > :09:07.from RBS this morning - Well documented problems at RBS of

:09:08. > :09:11.course, so we have kept a close eye on what they are doing. They have

:09:12. > :09:17.had a profit, however, for the full year they expect to make a loss. We

:09:18. > :09:22.have talked about the litigation problems, putting things right that

:09:23. > :09:30.they have done wrong before. They are changing the way that the bank

:09:31. > :09:35.operates. They need to split from their image problems, a lot of

:09:36. > :09:39.high-street branches are closing. Great news for the half-year, but

:09:40. > :09:44.they have told us this morning that they are putting out their plans for

:09:45. > :09:48.Brexit. What do financial institutions do when we leave the

:09:49. > :09:51.European Union? They have said they would choose Amsterdam as its base

:09:52. > :09:59.outside of the UK and it may relocate some staff, only talking at

:10:00. > :10:03.about 150 at the moment. Some will be relocated from headquarters. It

:10:04. > :10:09.really does show how the banks are having to think about what happens

:10:10. > :10:14.next. Amsterdam is RBS's choice. That is a little bit closer to home

:10:15. > :10:26.in terms of how it affects us. We care about it a bit more because we

:10:27. > :10:31.or in 71% of it. We don't get a choice, but the government did bail

:10:32. > :10:35.it out. It is interesting, you compare this to Lloyds, they are in

:10:36. > :10:41.a very similar position. That has been returned to the private

:10:42. > :10:45.investors. We have still got nearly three quarters of RBS, so when it

:10:46. > :10:50.does well, we see a better return. We are getting closer to be able to

:10:51. > :10:55.start thinking about returning to private hands, but it is still a

:10:56. > :11:00.long way off. The first half-year profit in three years, a profit of

:11:01. > :11:16.?939 million. So that is good news. Police in Australia say two men

:11:17. > :11:19.charged with plotting to bring down a plane, were taking directions

:11:20. > :11:22.from a senior commander in the so-called Islamic

:11:23. > :11:24.State group in Syria. Investigators believe

:11:25. > :11:26.they had made a bomb A third man is still

:11:27. > :11:29.being questioned. A British computer expert,

:11:30. > :11:31.who helped stop the cyber attack that crippled the NHS,

:11:32. > :11:34.has appeared before a judge in the US over alleged links

:11:35. > :11:36.with other malicious software. Marcus Hutchins, aged

:11:37. > :11:38.23 and from Devon, appeared in a Las Vegas court

:11:39. > :11:41.charged with creating a programme designed to steal bank

:11:42. > :11:57.and credit card details. Do you get offended if someone gives

:11:58. > :12:02.you a wolf whistle? Yes, although I must admit it happens quite aware --

:12:03. > :12:08.rarely. A supermarket in Greater Manchester

:12:09. > :12:11.has received a number of complaints from customers who accused builders

:12:12. > :12:13.of wolf-whistling at them. Turns out the local workmen

:12:14. > :12:20.were right to protest We keep telling the customers when

:12:21. > :12:22.they come in, I think it's Valerius. I have to say, it's not me, it's the

:12:23. > :12:28.parrot. It later turned out that this chap

:12:29. > :12:31.is the actual culprit - a local, called Ted,

:12:32. > :12:33.and that was his owner. He's a cheeky parrot who lives

:12:34. > :12:45.in a pet shop just across the road. I wish they could teach him how to

:12:46. > :12:49.serve things, that would be quite funny as well. I don't think we need

:12:50. > :12:54.you teaching him how to say anything! I promise I will never do

:12:55. > :12:56.that accent again. The England Women's football team

:12:57. > :12:59.were knocked out of the Euros last The Lionesses suffered a 3-0

:13:00. > :13:04.defeat in the semi final, bringing an end to their hopes

:13:05. > :13:24.of lifting the trophy. I bet you feel pretty good this

:13:25. > :13:31.morning? Yes, we were watching it last night and we were like,

:13:32. > :13:37.creeping. But it didn't quite work out for us. Have you spoken to

:13:38. > :13:42.Nikita? I haven't, but I sent her a text. What we would really like to

:13:43. > :13:47.know, obviously they were hugely disappointed afterwards, we will

:13:48. > :13:54.talk about the performance. But they must have gone out and commiserated,

:13:55. > :14:00.how were they feeling as a team? When you are facing a competitor,

:14:01. > :14:05.they have trained and worked hard. They wanted to get that win and get

:14:06. > :14:09.into the final, make a bit of history. It didn't quite work out,

:14:10. > :14:14.so they will be commiserating. Talking about working out, we were

:14:15. > :14:18.watching some of the coverage in the run-up to it. They have worked so

:14:19. > :14:24.much harder than they ever have before, so much training has gone

:14:25. > :14:33.into this? Yes, even for the home clubs, the soccer league is tough. A

:14:34. > :14:37.lot of training and a lot of tournaments before. It has proved

:14:38. > :14:42.that it works, they've gone further than they've borne in the tournament

:14:43. > :14:51.before. But it is just one of those things. Had it Nikita feel about not

:14:52. > :14:58.being played? Just very similar, she wanted to be there and be involved.

:14:59. > :15:02.But she knows she is part of the team -- how did. She has to

:15:03. > :15:09.establish herself, and that will only come in time. She scored the

:15:10. > :15:15.winning goal against Portugal? Yes, she did. She has had a brilliant

:15:16. > :15:19.tournament. It is inevitable that after the progress that has been

:15:20. > :15:25.made, and the disappointment, England were the favourites. Mark

:15:26. > :15:29.Sampson, the head coach, has said, in tournament football, small things

:15:30. > :15:34.can make a big difference. I made some mistakes, I will go away and

:15:35. > :15:38.reflect. I will do a better job next time. What do you think it could

:15:39. > :15:43.have done differently? It's always easy to say that and blamed the

:15:44. > :15:49.coach when something doesn't go... He said he has made some mistakes.

:15:50. > :15:57.The team would get some criticism, but in terms of him saying that...

:15:58. > :16:05.People... Coaches are always going to take the slack. It is good of him

:16:06. > :16:09.to say that, because looking back, there were some things that I

:16:10. > :16:13.thought could have been changed. It is easy to say that in hindsight.

:16:14. > :16:18.Everyone thinks it is going to go a certain way when you are starting

:16:19. > :16:24.out. It is also just the luck of the draw.

:16:25. > :16:33.The support was brilliant behind the Lionesses this time, something like

:16:34. > :16:38.300 million watched, and that must make a difference. It does, and like

:16:39. > :16:45.I say, from the growth of the women's league and it just being out

:16:46. > :16:49.there, it makes the sport grow, and it makes people want to play it and

:16:50. > :16:54.build it from the ground. The whole country has been behind so... Top

:16:55. > :17:00.family as well, you guys. So competitive in our house, everything

:17:01. > :17:05.is a competition. I don't want to be at your house at for Christmas with

:17:06. > :17:10.boardgames, it would be dangerous. It has been lovely to have you.

:17:11. > :17:12.Thank you. And send our best to Nikita. We are proud of the team.

:17:13. > :17:15.Sarah's at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park all morning as we look

:17:16. > :17:28.They be concerned about whether the sun is going to shine? It is a

:17:29. > :17:33.beautiful start here at the London stadium with blue skies and

:17:34. > :17:37.sunshine. Certainly, the anticipation is building. It is a

:17:38. > :17:43.beautiful setting here at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It is the

:17:44. > :17:47.size of 300 football parks and it is free to visit. It is a bright and

:17:48. > :17:52.blustery start with a fresh feel to things. A real contrast to southern

:17:53. > :17:56.Europe. We have heard about the ongoing heatwave conditions. Across

:17:57. > :18:00.Europe through the day it is another hot day. The heat continuing through

:18:01. > :18:05.Greece, the Balkans and across Italy today. We are likely to see

:18:06. > :18:10.temperatures across the region up to around 40 degrees or even more. And

:18:11. > :18:15.of course as the ongoing drought situation across many parts of Italy

:18:16. > :18:20.as well. He continues further west into Spain, with top temperatures

:18:21. > :18:24.reaching around 43 degrees, so another hot day. There is the hint

:18:25. > :18:29.that things will turn fresher gradually through the course of the

:18:30. > :18:34.weekend. It is a day of sunshine and showers today across the UK. We will

:18:35. > :18:38.see showers mainly across northern and western areas. South and east,

:18:39. > :18:45.fewer showers, further between as well with more sunshine and less 20.

:18:46. > :18:50.-- less windy. Showers for Scotland and Northern Ireland into northern

:18:51. > :18:56.Wales. This afternoon. When some of the showers could be heavy with the

:18:57. > :18:59.odd rumble of thunder mixed in. Further south into northern England,

:19:00. > :19:05.sunshine between the showers will be hit and miss. Many places avoid

:19:06. > :19:09.them. Across East Anglia and the south-east the showers are few and

:19:10. > :19:15.far between with temperatures 22- 23 degrees. Fairly breezy. It will be

:19:16. > :19:18.pleasant in between the showers. Elsewhere, sunny spells, scattered

:19:19. > :19:24.showers. For Northern Ireland, showers will be quite frequent. One

:19:25. > :19:28.or two heavy bursts of rain. Through the evening and overnight tonight we

:19:29. > :19:32.will keep the showery theme for many northern and western areas. Further

:19:33. > :19:36.south and east across England we are likely to see clear skies and it

:19:37. > :19:45.will be quite fresh first thing Saturday morning. Temperatures

:19:46. > :19:50.around 11 214 and fresher in the countryside. After that another day

:19:51. > :19:56.of showers, especially heavy across Wales -- 11- 14. In East Anglia they

:19:57. > :20:00.could be very heavy at times. Hail potentially and surface water

:20:01. > :20:04.flooding. The far south is mostly dry. Further north in Scotland and

:20:05. > :20:09.Northern Ireland, some sunshine in between the showers. Temperatures

:20:10. > :20:15.around 16- 21 degrees. Through the second half of the weekend, showers

:20:16. > :20:18.on Sunday for Scotland, Northern Ireland and north-western England

:20:19. > :20:23.and Wales. Elsewhere it is an improved day with more sunshine and

:20:24. > :20:28.less breezy than Sunday with temperatures around about 15- 21

:20:29. > :20:33.degrees. Thank you. It looks lovely. What a great day for it. The time is

:20:34. > :20:35.7:20am. Why were safety concerns apparently

:20:36. > :20:37.ignored in the run up That's one of the issues residents

:20:38. > :20:42.want the public inquiry to consider, with today being the deadline for

:20:43. > :20:45.suggestions of what it should cover. The disaster also raised questions

:20:46. > :20:47.about high-rises elsewhere Graham Satchell has been to meet

:20:48. > :20:52.the residents of a tower block in Salford, which was refurbished

:20:53. > :20:54.with cladding that's since been How can somebody put something

:20:55. > :21:00.like that on a block So, no matter what they say,

:21:01. > :21:25.you feel uneasy now. Ask us what we want

:21:26. > :21:30.doing with our homes. Thorn Court in Salford,

:21:31. > :21:39.it's 22 stories high, the cladding and installation

:21:40. > :21:42.here has failed a series We're still up in the air

:21:43. > :21:54.about what's going on. Residents like John have been told

:21:55. > :21:58.the cladding on their block will be removed but as yet

:21:59. > :22:00.they don't know when. Disgusting, 'cause

:22:01. > :22:11.everyone's on edge. Three people on the 20th floor,

:22:12. > :22:17.two people on the 19th floor all in wheelchairs, how are these

:22:18. > :22:19.people going to get down? Dawn Lewis has lived

:22:20. > :22:22.here for 26 years. She used to work as a security

:22:23. > :22:26.officer and fire marshal in I did a risk assessment,

:22:27. > :22:31.I brought the Fire Service and we've failed, and

:22:32. > :22:33.we are still failing. Fire doors that don't shut

:22:34. > :22:36.properly on the corridors. Fire doors that don't shut

:22:37. > :22:39.properly in our house. This is our lives that they are

:22:40. > :22:42.a messing about with, and we are potentially

:22:43. > :22:44.living in a death trap, An independent judge has been

:22:45. > :22:55.appointed to examine the cause of the fire at Grenfell

:22:56. > :23:00.Tower in London. A public consultation on the terms

:23:01. > :23:02.of reference for that Many here want it to look not just

:23:03. > :23:08.at the fire but the way more broadly We're council tenants

:23:09. > :23:11.and there is a stigma You ring up for something to be

:23:12. > :23:19.done, or have a complaint, If this was a private block,

:23:20. > :23:34.it would be much better. There'd be a sprinkle

:23:35. > :23:40.system, to start with. They should change

:23:41. > :23:44.the way we are treated. We are second-class

:23:45. > :23:46.citizens at the moment. Pendleton Together, who manage

:23:47. > :23:53.Thorn Court for Salford council, told us work to remove the cladding

:23:54. > :23:57.will start as soon as further tests They say the safety of residents

:23:58. > :24:01.is their primary concern and that extra fire prevention measures

:24:02. > :24:04.have been put in place, including 24-hour

:24:05. > :24:05.fire marshal patrols. But the residents we spoke

:24:06. > :24:07.to are still living Pendleton Together, which manages

:24:08. > :24:23.Thorn Court and a number of other tower blocks in Salford,

:24:24. > :24:26.insists the safety of its residents A spokesperson told the BBC,

:24:27. > :24:30."Our priority is the safety of our residents and we urge anyone

:24:31. > :24:47.who has any concerns to contact us So we are talking comedy, culture,

:24:48. > :24:49.festivity and actors, that is just what Charlie gets up to. No.

:24:50. > :24:51.The 70th Edinburgh Festival gets under way today.

:24:52. > :24:53.Charlie is there for us this morning.

:24:54. > :25:05.Lots going on. Where are you? Morning. We have been in and out of

:25:06. > :25:09.the tents because of the rain. You would have heard it in the forecast.

:25:10. > :25:14.We are a little worried about the forecast. It is OK. You can see

:25:15. > :25:18.behind me on stage we have David. He would do a performance in a moment.

:25:19. > :25:23.Lovely to see you this morning. If you come this way with me for a

:25:24. > :25:29.moment as well, we have a variety of acts here. It is comedy, it is

:25:30. > :25:35.authors as well. If you look this way, rather bravely, in a fairly

:25:36. > :25:41.gloomy conditions, we have the contortionist act, and, given the

:25:42. > :25:45.conditions, slightly damp and cold, they are doing a little of their

:25:46. > :25:54.routine this morning. And we are just watching. We have the music

:25:55. > :26:02.behind us. And, rather bravely, they carry on regardless. Come back with

:26:03. > :26:07.me. I am going to disrupt David. You have brought some shoes for me. They

:26:08. > :26:13.are the wrong size. By polished them for you! Steffi is in the studio.

:26:14. > :26:16.She is good at dancing herself. I will let you do your thing. --

:26:17. > :27:02.Steph. We are live from Edinburgh through

:27:03. > :30:23.the morning this morning. 70 years of performances we are

:30:24. > :30:26.I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

:30:27. > :30:37.Now, though, it's back to Naga and Irish dancing Steph.

:30:38. > :30:40.Hello this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Steph

:30:41. > :30:44.Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt,

:30:45. > :30:47.will be in action this evening, on the first day

:30:48. > :30:49.of the World Athletics Championships in London.

:30:50. > :30:51.It will be the last time both athletes compete

:30:52. > :31:03.A record 650,000 tickets have been sold for the 10-day event.

:31:04. > :31:06.And Jess will have the sport from the London Stadium in just

:31:07. > :31:13.It looks like the weather is going to be good for the competitors

:31:14. > :31:17.today. Sarah will be keeping us up to date.

:31:18. > :31:20.Parts of Europe are experiencing their warmest sustained heatwave

:31:21. > :31:24.Temperatures peaked at more than 40 degrees in parts of Italy,

:31:25. > :31:31.Several countries have issued health warnings as temperatures continue

:31:32. > :31:34.to soar, while some regions are also contending with drought and forest

:31:35. > :31:42.Police in Australia say that two men charged with plotting to take down a

:31:43. > :31:48.plane were taking orders from a senior commander from a member of

:31:49. > :31:57.Islamic State. A third man is still being questioned. One of the world

:31:58. > :32:02.'s tallest buildings have scored fire for the second time in two

:32:03. > :32:06.years. The Torch Tower, 79 stories high, was evacuated without any

:32:07. > :32:11.injuries. The blaze is under control. A previous fire in 2015 was

:32:12. > :32:15.blamed in part on flammable cladding.

:32:16. > :32:18.Coming up on the programme, Sarah will have a round up

:32:19. > :32:21.of today's weather from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

:32:22. > :32:23.That's because the World Athletics Championships begin today.

:32:24. > :32:26.And Jess is at the London Stadium for us with this morning's sport.

:32:27. > :32:38.Still a bit chilly, but expected to warm up? I hope so. I am very

:32:39. > :32:43.chilly! We have moved up into the stadium where the world's best

:32:44. > :32:48.athletes are back at the venue of the London Olympics. Such special

:32:49. > :32:53.memories were created. We are not getting under way tonight, but the

:32:54. > :32:59.staff are hard at work here. They are sweeping, cleaning the seats to

:33:00. > :33:04.make sure everything is in tiptop condition for when the fans arrive

:33:05. > :33:11.tonight. There are expected to be quite a number of fans. A quarter of

:33:12. > :33:21.a million are expected to pass through. They are in free real

:33:22. > :33:29.treat, they will get see Usain Bolt. -- for a. It is his last major run

:33:30. > :33:37.of his career, retiring at the end of the season. You have to wonder

:33:38. > :33:46.how much the sport of athletics will miss this special character. Mo

:33:47. > :33:52.Farah will also be in this stadium, the final of the 10,000 metres. It

:33:53. > :33:57.would be fantastic if he could win a double gold in the 5000 metres and

:33:58. > :34:02.10,000 metres. What a fitting end to his track career it would be. We

:34:03. > :34:10.have also got a possible future British star in Laura Muir. She goes

:34:11. > :34:17.in the heat of the 1500 metres and she could be an outside the that for

:34:18. > :34:21.a medal. Lots to look forward to as we get under way on the BBC tonight.

:34:22. > :34:27.Leaving you onto the football, where English women are heartbroken. They

:34:28. > :34:33.are out of the European championship at the semi-final stage. Crossing

:34:34. > :34:37.live to our reporter in the Netherlands. The likes of Germany,

:34:38. > :34:44.long considered the Queens of Europe. They were already knocked

:34:45. > :34:51.out, it seems like this was very much a missed opportunity? A huge

:34:52. > :34:58.opportunity missed. The cleanup operation is getting up into full

:34:59. > :35:04.swing. England have a real feeling of deflation. The Netherlands have a

:35:05. > :35:08.feeling of elation, they will return to face Denmark in the final.

:35:09. > :35:14.England came into this tournament with huge expectations. They wanted

:35:15. > :35:18.and planned to win the tournament. By the semi-final stage, they were

:35:19. > :35:24.the highest ranked team in the tournament, fifth in the world. They

:35:25. > :35:30.had won four matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding just one. But it

:35:31. > :35:34.all went wrong on the night in front of 30,000 fans. It was a record for

:35:35. > :35:41.women's would all in the Netherlands. The Dutch really turned

:35:42. > :35:48.on the stars, England hit the post. After half-time, the Dutch made it

:35:49. > :35:55.two, and no team in women's European champion history has come back to

:35:56. > :35:59.win from 2-0 down. And so, the Dutch got a third goal in virtually the

:36:00. > :36:04.last kick of the match. The English team were in tears at the end. As

:36:05. > :36:08.they were being interviewed at the end, they were devastated. England

:36:09. > :36:18.will now plan ahead for the World Cup in France in 2019. They are out

:36:19. > :36:23.of the semi-final stage. No success for the British women. We are back

:36:24. > :36:29.at the London stadium. We are just thinking, what would Usain Bolt do

:36:30. > :36:35.once he has finished his track career? Any ideas? He is retiring at

:36:36. > :36:40.the end of the season. Hasn't he tried all sorts of things? He has

:36:41. > :36:43.turned his hand to so many different sports. I would hate to be the

:36:44. > :36:49.person to say he could do something because he is just so talented. I

:36:50. > :36:53.think he has plans of being a professional footballer. He was

:36:54. > :36:59.training at one of the German clubs. He is a huge fan of Manchester

:37:00. > :37:06.United as well. What do you think? He would still entertain us. It

:37:07. > :37:10.would be great. I am preparing my evening, I cannot stay up too late,

:37:11. > :37:18.but the last race based on the schedule is at 20 past nine. I have

:37:19. > :37:25.got it all planned, when I am going to eat in between each race. And

:37:26. > :37:29.planning for me, I am coming around for dinner. You will want to plan

:37:30. > :37:35.your evening as well, take a look at this.

:37:36. > :37:37.Britain's Laura Muir begins her quest.

:37:38. > :37:41.She won the 1500 and 3000 metres gold at the indoor

:37:42. > :37:50.She suffered a stress fracture to her foot in June

:37:51. > :37:54.It isn't bye-bye Bolt yet, but the finish line is definitely

:37:55. > :38:00.He's not running the 200 metres this year, so this is his individual

:38:01. > :38:03.swansong and his final act will be as part of the 4x100 metres

:38:04. > :38:08.Sir Mo Farah will also bow out from the track scene

:38:09. > :38:12.He's not been beaten in a global championship final since 2011

:38:13. > :38:15.and will look to cap his track career with another two

:38:16. > :38:19.He will race in the 5000 metres eight days from now.

:38:20. > :38:22.That's next Saturday and Mo Farah will be determined to make it

:38:23. > :38:43.Coverage of the Opening Ceremony starts at 6pm on BBC Two

:38:44. > :38:47.and the action will be on BBC One from 7pm.

:38:48. > :38:54.I bet the athletes would really like good weather this morning!

:38:55. > :38:58.And Sarah is there for us this morning to tell us if the weather's

:38:59. > :39:05.It was very chilly first thing this morning, but now it is warming up.

:39:06. > :39:10.Blue skies. Anticipation is building ahead of the start of the world

:39:11. > :39:19.athletics Championships later on today. There have been 60 million

:39:20. > :39:25.visitors to this park since the Olympics. 660,000 tickets have been

:39:26. > :39:30.sold. Certainly above the London stadium at the moment, blue skies

:39:31. > :39:33.and sunshine. A fresh start to the day, but certainly a different story

:39:34. > :39:36.though the south across Europe. We have got heatwave conditions

:39:37. > :39:43.continuing for another few days. Right across Greece and the Balkans,

:39:44. > :39:49.we could see temperatures at around 40 degrees or so. That continues

:39:50. > :39:53.into Italy where we have the ongoing drought situation. In the

:39:54. > :40:02.Mediterranean, the heat continues into Spain. Temperatures could reach

:40:03. > :40:07.around 43 Celsius. A mix of sunshine and showers in the UK today. Most

:40:08. > :40:11.showers across northern and western areas, particular for Scotland,

:40:12. > :40:16.Northern Ireland, and Wales. Further south and east, fewer showers to be

:40:17. > :40:21.seen. A bit more sunshine. Slightly lighter winds, feeling a bit warmer.

:40:22. > :40:26.This afternoon across Scotland, some showers could be quite heavy. The

:40:27. > :40:33.odd rumble of thunder. Temperatures 17- 18 degrees. Further south, sunny

:40:34. > :40:37.spells. A few showers cropping up. Heading to east Anglia and the

:40:38. > :40:42.south-east, showers hit and miss. Many places staying dry altogether.

:40:43. > :40:51.It will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine today. Showers fairly hit

:40:52. > :40:54.and miss in Wales. Temperatures in the high teens. Across to Northern

:40:55. > :41:02.Ireland, plenty of showers in the afternoon. Temperatures around 17

:41:03. > :41:09.Celsius in Belfast. This evening and tonight, continuing with the showery

:41:10. > :41:12.theme. Though the south and east, under clear skies, feeling quite

:41:13. > :41:18.fresh and chilly this morning. Temperatures 11- 14 in the towns,

:41:19. > :41:22.cities a little bit colder and countryside as well. The weekend

:41:23. > :41:26.starts on a fresh note. Heavy showers across Wales, drifting

:41:27. > :41:31.through the Midlands and East Anglia. Could be heavy and

:41:32. > :41:38.potentially thundery, could be some hail and surface water flooding. Far

:41:39. > :41:41.south avoiding most of those, Scotland seeing a mix of sunshine

:41:42. > :41:46.and showers. Temperatures 16- 21 degrees. Sunday brings more rain

:41:47. > :41:52.across the north-west of the country. An improved picture further

:41:53. > :42:00.south and east. Light winds dry with some sunshine, temperatures 15- 21

:42:01. > :42:08.degrees. That does look better. Very nice.

:42:09. > :42:12.So what sort of shape will the sport be in once the party is over?

:42:13. > :42:15.Another man bidding farewell to his post is the outgoing Chairman

:42:16. > :42:24.How do you think this is going to compare to the Olympics? I think it

:42:25. > :42:28.is going to knock it sideways. When you look at the athletics in Rio, it

:42:29. > :42:32.was in a crumbling old Stadium. Now, we've got the greatest stadium in

:42:33. > :42:37.the greater city in the world. We will be watching top-class

:42:38. > :42:41.athletics, it is going to be sensational. What do you think will

:42:42. > :42:45.be the highlights? You look at it day to day and you see that every

:42:46. > :42:49.night there is something fantastic. All I can do at the moment is look

:42:50. > :42:56.at the weekend. Tonight, we've got to Mo Farah. He is the favourite,

:42:57. > :43:03.but then tomorrow, through the heats in the semifinals, it is Usain

:43:04. > :43:11.Bolt's last race. Then we see a lot of British medal prospects. Any

:43:12. > :43:15.night to tune the BBC and watch it, there is going to be something great

:43:16. > :43:23.to look forward to. Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, both of them seeing their

:43:24. > :43:29.last major competitions. How big of a loss will that be? It is a big

:43:30. > :43:34.loss, but it is always the case that there are young people coming in to

:43:35. > :43:40.replace them. Sometimes stars pop up when you least expect it. Ten years

:43:41. > :43:45.ago, Usain Bolt was bursting onto the scene. Mo Farah was in the

:43:46. > :43:49.middle of the pack with championship races, and now he is right at the

:43:50. > :43:53.front. New talent is coming through Britain and we have got some very

:43:54. > :43:58.exciting 200 metre runners. They may well win a gold medal. People at

:43:59. > :44:02.home may not have heard of them yet, but they will have in two weeks

:44:03. > :44:07.time. That is one of the best things about this sport, it is so diverse.

:44:08. > :44:13.Male and female, you have got a whole smorgasbord. One of the

:44:14. > :44:18.controversies surrounding the sport is doping. We have heard Usain Bolt

:44:19. > :44:24.said that the sport will die if they do not stop doping. Do you think

:44:25. > :44:29.that is right? That is right. In any walk of life, you find cheats around

:44:30. > :44:34.any corner. There are 200,000 athletes here, will they all be

:44:35. > :44:38.clean? I doubt it. But authorities are working to weed them out. Two

:44:39. > :44:43.sprinters were banned yesterday as a result of a failed drug test. I

:44:44. > :44:46.think that is good, because if there were no failed test, you would not

:44:47. > :44:48.be thinking they were working hard enough. They are gradually winning

:44:49. > :44:58.that battle And Ed, you are heading out the door

:44:59. > :45:01.soon, you have been in the job 11 years. And I know that Jessic

:45:02. > :45:07.Ennis-Hill's coach has been critical of your time in charge. He has

:45:08. > :45:12.taught about you not doing enough to support British coaches. Haven't you

:45:13. > :45:15.been supportive? We have done huge amounts. We have a different

:45:16. > :45:20.philosophy to the way coaching should be structured. We have

:45:21. > :45:22.fantastic coaches coming through. Kelly's Arvesen and Christian

:45:23. > :45:27.Malcolm are on the coaching team here with athletes in the team and

:45:28. > :45:31.that is all well and good. Tony is a great guy. He is a really heavy

:45:32. > :45:37.weight intellectual thinker. There is more way than one to skin a cat

:45:38. > :45:43.and we are doing it slightly differently. He will be in the BBC

:45:44. > :45:46.commentary box over the coming days to listen to Tony because he is a

:45:47. > :45:50.Renaissance man. He is a great thinker about the sport and he

:45:51. > :45:55.issued listen to him. Thank you for your time. The chairman of UK

:45:56. > :45:56.athletics, in charge of the world athletic championships beginning

:45:57. > :46:03.today. Time to talk about RBS and a hint of

:46:04. > :46:09.what is happening with our stake. RBS, the bank that's about 70%

:46:10. > :46:12.owned by the taxpayer, says it's made a profit

:46:13. > :46:18.for the first time in three years. Yep, a first half-year profit

:46:19. > :46:21.for the bank in three years, but it's just for

:46:22. > :46:26.the last six months. It's still on track for a loss

:46:27. > :46:29.for the year overall. That's because of the cost

:46:30. > :46:37.of litigation and restructuring. It's also said it will relocate some

:46:38. > :46:40.staff to Amsterdam after Brexit, as part of its preparations to make

:46:41. > :46:44.sure it can still access the lucrative EU market if we lose

:46:45. > :46:48.what's known as passporting rights. Laith Khalaf is from the investment

:46:49. > :46:57.firm Hargreaves Lansdown. On the face of it, decent figures

:46:58. > :47:02.for the first half of the year. It is the full year that we will look

:47:03. > :47:07.at. That is still posing some big problems. We should acknowledge we

:47:08. > :47:12.have a rare bit of good news for RBS. Almost ?1 billion of profit,

:47:13. > :47:17.that is ahead of expectations. The bank is saying we expect to be

:47:18. > :47:22.profitable within 2018. We don't expect to be profitable in 2017. The

:47:23. > :47:27.reason is there are litigation issues. The bank is dealing with

:47:28. > :47:32.those. It has done a lot of deals in the first half. A lot of those have

:47:33. > :47:36.been consigned to the past. There is still an outstanding fine from the

:47:37. > :47:40.Department of Justice in the US, which has estimated somewhere

:47:41. > :47:46.between ?4 billion and ?19, that is a huge fine, set to hit this year.

:47:47. > :47:51.Interesting that once again the banks are paying, cleaning up the

:47:52. > :47:57.mess they have been in since 2008, and such a familiar tale. And as

:47:58. > :48:01.such slow progress for the bank. There are litigation problems all

:48:02. > :48:05.across the sector. You only have to look at Barclays and Lloyds

:48:06. > :48:09.recently. They also put money aside for PPI. We have been hearing about

:48:10. > :48:14.that for years. It is still an ongoing risk. In many ways they were

:48:15. > :48:20.the same in that they needed a bailout. Lloyds and RBS were bailed

:48:21. > :48:24.out by taxpayers. Lloyds is back in private hands. It has been returned

:48:25. > :48:29.to the private sector. RBS nowhere near yet ready to be sold off. It is

:48:30. > :48:34.simplistic to say that Lloyds has done a good job and RBS hasn't. RBS

:48:35. > :48:39.had more problems to start with. That has set it back a lot. It has

:48:40. > :48:43.been a long process. Lloyds has just this year got back into private

:48:44. > :48:52.hands. RBS is a long way from that. The current share price is around

:48:53. > :49:02.?2.50, which taxpayers paid five lb. Amsterdam, in the announcement they

:49:03. > :49:08.might move on and 50 people there. It is quite a change. Why do they

:49:09. > :49:12.need to do that? The banks have to put in contingency plan. We don't

:49:13. > :49:15.know what will happen with Brexit. It makes sense to prepare for the

:49:16. > :49:20.worse. If you look at the numbers, it is not huge competitive total

:49:21. > :49:24.number of staff. I would see this as a toehold on the continent in case

:49:25. > :49:30.they need to give it a cross in the event of Brexit negotiations not

:49:31. > :49:38.going to plan. So many ifs and buts and maybe. Thank you. More from me

:49:39. > :49:42.on RBS after 8am. I will see you then. Have you been to the Edinburgh

:49:43. > :49:47.Festival? I would love to go. We have never been either. It has been

:49:48. > :49:52.going for 70 years. 70 years it has been going on. Not that you're that

:49:53. > :49:52.old. Between us we might add up to 70.

:49:53. > :49:56.Charlie is in Edinburgh this morning as the 70th edition of the world's

:49:57. > :49:58.largest arts festival gets under way.

:49:59. > :50:04.Talking to people who have been to almost every single one. There is so

:50:05. > :50:11.much to see. He has some of the performers with him as well. Thank

:50:12. > :50:18.you. These guys you are watching, it is mesmerising, they do a

:50:19. > :50:23.combination of juggling, these ball tricks, and close-up, the noise,

:50:24. > :50:26.they are weaving into each other, it is absolutely immaculate. They are

:50:27. > :50:30.performing at the Edinburgh Festival. 70 years it has been going

:50:31. > :50:35.on. Follow me through. I have to talk in a hushed voice while they

:50:36. > :50:40.are performing. I don't know why. It is slightly damp and cold this

:50:41. > :50:44.morning. It is not ideal weather for the contortionists. I am not an

:50:45. > :50:49.expert. They are very bravely taking to the main stage this morning.

:50:50. > :50:53.Thank you. We are here all morning showing you some of the acts and

:50:54. > :50:59.talking about the history. We will try to walk around these guys. 70

:51:00. > :51:03.years people have been flooding to Edinburgh for this festival. 1947 is

:51:04. > :51:12.when it was started. It was started by a man who fled from the Nazis in

:51:13. > :51:20.the 1930s and we will meet a remarkable couple, Ingrid and Henry.

:51:21. > :51:24.In 1939 they fled from Nazi Germany and came to the UK. Since then they

:51:25. > :51:28.have been to all but one of the Edinburgh Festival is. It is an

:51:29. > :51:30.extraordinary achievement and they are real characters -- Festivals.

:51:31. > :51:37.Look out for the bowtie. May, 1939, I came back

:51:38. > :51:39.in the transport, a traumatic trip from Germany through Holland,

:51:40. > :51:42.and eventually we landed When we heard there was music

:51:43. > :52:08.going on, we said, can To the first music and drama

:52:09. > :52:12.festival in Scotland's capital We were young, we had

:52:13. > :52:19.very little money. But we didn't mind

:52:20. > :52:23.standing up the back. Orchestras from many countries,

:52:24. > :52:25.from Europe, even America All of a sudden there was life,

:52:26. > :52:30.there was a rekindling of life, People determined to lead

:52:31. > :52:40.a better life, and it did I think they were determined

:52:41. > :52:44.that it should change, This iconic singer,

:52:45. > :52:53.Kathleen Ferrier, who became a star And once, having tasted that,

:52:54. > :52:59.of course, there was no stopping us. I saw Jonathan Miller

:53:00. > :53:02.and Michael Palin. I mean, it was

:53:03. > :53:04.absolutely outstanding. We only knew these people vaguely

:53:05. > :53:07.now and again on television. And they are also bringing back this

:53:08. > :53:17.year, they are bringing back La Boheme, because they played it

:53:18. > :53:21.in 1947, so they are bringing things It has to change,

:53:22. > :53:52.and it has to grow. Ingrid Adam Henry there. Good

:53:53. > :53:57.morning. -- and Henry. That little peace and it ago, both 93 years old.

:53:58. > :54:02.You get a sense of history in this place. Newcomers, relatively, in

:54:03. > :54:07.those terms. Amazing, isn't it? Yes, only 80 theatre groups came in the

:54:08. > :54:11.first show. There are eight in the next ten minutes. The festival has

:54:12. > :54:17.developed. It has been a real honour. We were looking through one

:54:18. > :54:21.of the original programmes. Of course, I don't like to use the word

:54:22. > :54:26.highbrow. It was very much a bout the classical music. Compared to

:54:27. > :54:31.what I am doing, it is highbrow. The things people associate now with

:54:32. > :54:35.comedy in the fringe Festival, it has changed. Now and, I would like

:54:36. > :54:41.to see Malcolm Sargent. I don't think he did a comedy act. I think

:54:42. > :54:45.he whipped peasants. People might have seen you on TV recently. You

:54:46. > :54:52.are in a satirical programme which is brand-new. Gas, the Mash Report

:54:53. > :54:57.is like a modern satirical show with a newsdesk. And it takes on new

:54:58. > :55:02.spaced satire and satire on the way that we live. Your stand-up act is

:55:03. > :55:12.linked to your self declaration as an upfront Conservative. And leave

:55:13. > :55:16.voter. Since the show has gone out, you sort of remember that you are

:55:17. > :55:22.running the gauntlet of people shouting at you outside of pubs. My

:55:23. > :55:26.show this year is about trying... We have a very difficult political

:55:27. > :55:30.period. I am trying to make it funny and turned the gun on myself. We

:55:31. > :55:35.have had enough political discourse. What about you, Joe. Is there a

:55:36. > :55:42.theme? The thing is myself. I talk a lot about myself, family, friends.

:55:43. > :55:46.If you know me, it is dangerous. I will use your life. To the family

:55:47. > :55:51.come to see the show? They are not very interested in that way. I talk

:55:52. > :55:55.about my husband. Quite exciting for me at the moment. A lot of my

:55:56. > :55:59.friends have been through divorce. I find it very interesting. I am

:56:00. > :56:05.getting divorced. It is a secret. It is a surprise for my husband. They

:56:06. > :56:10.are sort of dating. Obviously I can't date because I am married. I

:56:11. > :56:15.don't think a husband would be enjoying that. I am investigating

:56:16. > :56:19.what they are up to. It is interesting to me. They have

:56:20. > :56:23.different approaches. One friend is very all the most about it. She has

:56:24. > :56:28.a list of what she is looking for in a man. She wants into how the job.

:56:29. > :56:32.She wants him to be well dressed and kind and caring and considerate.

:56:33. > :56:36.That is a good approach. You take different approaches to comedy.

:56:37. > :56:40.Yours is very personal. There is not a great deal of family stuff for

:56:41. > :56:44.you? I have tried to get some stories in to try to personalise it.

:56:45. > :56:50.I have done previous shows this year. It may be the impact of the

:56:51. > :56:54.Mash Report that there is no middle ground with the audience. The

:56:55. > :56:57.slightly older people, or the younger people. They are either

:56:58. > :57:01.coming because they are sympathetic with the politics, or they have a

:57:02. > :57:06.box on their to-do list which says get outside of the echo chamber. I

:57:07. > :57:10.am terribly sorry that time is up. I have to shut you up now. Thank you

:57:11. > :57:23.for coming in early this morning and enjoy your run. And it is back to

:57:24. > :01:22.Steph and Naga. 70 years! Can't believe it.

:01:23. > :01:24.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty

:01:25. > :01:27.The biggest names in Athletics gather in London as the 16th

:01:28. > :01:32.Sir Mo Farah and Usain Bolt are both in action as they aim

:01:33. > :01:38.to bring their careers on the track to a close with gold medals.

:01:39. > :01:44.It starts here at the London Stadium, five years to the day

:01:45. > :01:53.to the day after the 2012 Olympic's Super Saturday -

:01:54. > :02:02.Organisers will be hoping for more memorable moments.

:02:03. > :02:04.Good morning, it's Friday 4th August.

:02:05. > :02:11.A record-breaking heatwave hits large parts of Southern Europe.

:02:12. > :02:13.The authorities issue urgent safety warnings as temperatures soar

:02:14. > :02:22.This is the scene this morning in Sicily which has had some

:02:23. > :02:33.of the hottest temperatures - we'll be hearing how

:02:34. > :02:38.locals and holidaymakers are coping with the heat.

:02:39. > :02:50.I'll have more on how hot those temperatures could get in Europe

:02:51. > :02:56.Royal Bank of Scotland has just reported its first half

:02:57. > :02:59.year profit in three years, and announces plans to move some

:03:00. > :03:03.Also this morning - disappointment for England's women

:03:04. > :03:06.at the Euros as they are knocked out in the semi finals

:03:07. > :03:12.And Charlie is getting festive in Edinburgh this morning.

:03:13. > :03:15.70 years of the Edinburgh Festival, we are celebrating today with a

:03:16. > :03:21.number of performances here in Edinburgh. We showed you a shot of

:03:22. > :03:24.the Castle this morning, a little overcast but it looks dramatic as

:03:25. > :03:29.always and if I show you around here we have a troop of acrobats doing

:03:30. > :03:33.more routines for us later on, we have a mini festival this morning on

:03:34. > :03:34.Breakfast. Thanks, Charlie, we will see you

:03:35. > :03:36.later. Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man

:03:37. > :03:41.on the planet, Usain Bolt, will be in action this evening

:03:42. > :03:44.on the first day of the World It will be the last time

:03:45. > :03:49.both athletes compete A record 650,000 tickets have been

:03:50. > :03:53.sold for the 10-day event. Our sports news correspondent

:03:54. > :04:01.Andy Swiss has more. Five years on from London

:04:02. > :04:03.2012, they're back. The world's top athletes

:04:04. > :04:04.chasing global glory, Tonight Mo Farah could once again

:04:05. > :04:12.light up the stadium as he goes in the 10,000 metres in his last

:04:13. > :04:14.major championships. It's once-in-a-lifetime

:04:15. > :04:26.to have the Olympics right on your doorstep,

:04:27. > :04:38.and to do what I did and then come back years later

:04:39. > :04:43.and it's the World Championships While Mo Farah is back competing

:04:44. > :04:49.here, the other stars Greg Rutherford is injured,

:04:50. > :04:52.Jessica Ennis-Hill retired - the hosts will have

:04:53. > :04:54.to find new heroes. For the sport, meanwhile,

:04:55. > :04:56.it's goodbye to the greatest. Tonight, Usain Bolt will begin his

:04:57. > :04:59.quest for the final 100 metres This is the moment I've

:05:00. > :05:02.been looking forward to. After the race or during the race

:05:03. > :05:05.the emotions will come out, If it's applause and

:05:06. > :05:09.cheering, I'll be happy, but they will find ways to get

:05:10. > :05:16.emotions out of you. It will be the fondest of farewells,

:05:17. > :05:19.and, as the athletes arrive, once again the stage is set

:05:20. > :05:21.for some golden moments. So lots to look forward

:05:22. > :05:27.to over the coming days, but earlier on Breakfast

:05:28. > :05:33.the outgoing Chairman of UK Athletics, Ed Warner,

:05:34. > :05:35.told us that some athletes have In any walk of life,

:05:36. > :05:39.you find cheats around every corner. But are the authorities working

:05:40. > :05:45.really hard to root them out? Only yesterday, two Ukrainian

:05:46. > :05:47.sprinters were banned provisionally, I think that's a good thing,

:05:48. > :05:52.because if you were getting no failed tests right now,

:05:53. > :05:54.I'd say the testers weren't And the sport has

:05:55. > :05:58.a fight on its hands. I think it's gradually

:05:59. > :06:00.winning that battle, but it's going to be

:06:01. > :06:09.a long-term process. That echoes concerns we have heard

:06:10. > :06:12.from Usain Bolt about his worries about doping. You are looking at the

:06:13. > :06:17.London stadium and in about ten minutes we be joined from there by

:06:18. > :06:18.the two-time world champion hurdler Colin Jackson for his view on the

:06:19. > :06:22.Championships. Some interesting financial

:06:23. > :06:27.results from the Royal Bank of Scotland this morning -

:06:28. > :06:35.Ben is here. Profit? It is not often we talk

:06:36. > :06:41.about profit with RBS. No, but there is a caveat. A profit

:06:42. > :06:45.of ?939 million but it is a familiar tale that we have talked about a

:06:46. > :06:49.lot, litigation and restructuring costs still wearing on the bank,

:06:50. > :06:53.they have to pay a lot of money to clean up past mistakes. But also

:06:54. > :06:56.restructuring because the way we bank is changing they are reducing

:06:57. > :06:58.branches and investing more online but also they have to ring fence the

:06:59. > :07:14.two parts of the bank and separate them, so retail banking,

:07:15. > :07:17.the high-street branches, customer accounts, they have to separate fact

:07:18. > :07:19.from the investment part, which is seen as risky, so they are

:07:20. > :07:22.separating the two in the wake of the financial crisis. Nonetheless,

:07:23. > :07:24.they say they are on track to return it to private hands because remember

:07:25. > :07:26.it is still in huge part owned by taxpayers.

:07:27. > :07:28.We will keep across that, then, thank you very much.

:07:29. > :07:30.Police in Australia say two men charged with plotting

:07:31. > :07:33.to bring down a plane were taking directions from a senior

:07:34. > :07:35.commander in the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.

:07:36. > :07:37.Investigators believe they had made a bomb

:07:38. > :07:41.A third man is still being questioned.

:07:42. > :07:44.One of the world's tallest residential buildings,

:07:45. > :07:47.the Torch tower in Dubai, has caught fire for the second

:07:48. > :07:50.Firefighters say the 79-storey building was evacuated without any

:07:51. > :07:55.injuries and the blaze is now under control.

:07:56. > :08:04.A previous fire in 2015 was blamed in part on flammable cladding.

:08:05. > :08:06.The England Women's football team were knocked out of the Euros

:08:07. > :08:11.last night by tournament hosts, the Netherlands.

:08:12. > :08:14.Good match, nevertheless. And they had done brilliantly to get to the

:08:15. > :08:17.semifinals. The Lionesses suffered

:08:18. > :08:19.a 3-0 defeat in the semi finals, bringing to an end their hopes

:08:20. > :08:22.of lifting the trophy. Our sports correspondent Katie

:08:23. > :08:24.Gornall was watching the action. Mark Sampson's side had convinced

:08:25. > :08:37.themselves they were good enough to win this championship,

:08:38. > :08:39.but instead the Netherlands The players were on the floor of the

:08:40. > :08:45.dressing room. There were tears and hugs,

:08:46. > :08:48.because they gave absolutely everything in the last 12 months

:08:49. > :08:50.to try to come here Overall the emotion

:08:51. > :08:57.from my end is a huge sense Throughout the match it was those

:08:58. > :09:00.in orange who shone brightest. Vivianne Miedema heading

:09:01. > :09:03.in the direction of the final midway With England behind for the first

:09:04. > :09:06.time in the tournament, Ellen White had a strong claim

:09:07. > :09:09.for a penalty, but the referee was unmoved - much to

:09:10. > :09:12.the frustration of Mark Sampson. But Fara Williams, usually

:09:13. > :09:15.so reliable, did nothing Double delight for the Dutch,

:09:16. > :09:18.and England only had An own-goal with the last kick

:09:19. > :09:31.of the game from Millie Bright summed up a miserable night

:09:32. > :09:33.and there was disappointment for fans back

:09:34. > :09:36.home, who believed this team might end England's long

:09:37. > :09:38.wait for a major trophy. The players will leave

:09:39. > :09:39.the Netherlands thinking This was a dark and disappointing

:09:40. > :09:43.night for the side. For all the progress they've

:09:44. > :09:45.made in getting here, and they were woefully ineffective

:09:46. > :09:58.against the Netherlands. On a positive note, this

:09:59. > :09:59.tournament will have boosted the game back home,

:10:00. > :10:02.even if England weren't able Parts of Europe are experiencing

:10:03. > :10:05.their hottest sustained heatwave Several countries have issued health

:10:06. > :10:09.warnings as temperatures continue to soar, and some regions are having

:10:10. > :10:12.to contend with droughts The highest recorded temperature

:10:13. > :10:15.was 43 degrees Celsius Rome in Italy experienced 40

:10:16. > :10:19.degrees, while the Sardinian Not far behind was Sicily, where

:10:20. > :10:30.temperatures peaked at 42 degrees. That's where our Europe

:10:31. > :10:37.correspondent, Gavin Lee, is. It looks beautiful but I bet it does

:10:38. > :10:40.not feel particularly nice in that heat?

:10:41. > :10:45.No, it might look like one of the best jobs you could have but believe

:10:46. > :10:50.me, trying to sleep in these conditions, for 3 million British

:10:51. > :10:54.tourists that come to Italy, and here in Sicily, we might see one of

:10:55. > :10:59.the top temperatures for the whole year, one of the highest temperature

:11:00. > :11:03.since 1999 today, expected to reach 46 degrees in Sicily. Walk with me,

:11:04. > :11:08.we can see the spectacular view for a minute, because it is not just

:11:09. > :11:13.Italy, Rome, Florence, you have Cordoba in Spain, Hungary, the

:11:14. > :11:17.Balkans, Serbia, Belgrade, Croatia, the Dalmatian coast, all seeing

:11:18. > :11:35.conditions over 40 degrees, so much so that seven

:11:36. > :11:38.governments have issued an extreme heat warning, red heat warning,

:11:39. > :11:40.meaning emergency services are on stand-by, fires are a big risk in

:11:41. > :11:43.the forest, we sought two overnight last night, but advice for tourists

:11:44. > :11:46.is to stay indoors in the afternoon. We can meet a family who are trying

:11:47. > :11:49.to heed that advice, they are from Leeds. Mone, tell me what it is like

:11:50. > :11:52.for you being here right now. We arrived here about a week ago and it

:11:53. > :11:55.has been extremely hot, we did not expected to be difficult. We came

:11:56. > :11:58.out for the Sun but we have tried to stay in the shade, as you can see,

:11:59. > :12:07.right now. Trying to stay call all times with the swimming pool next to

:12:08. > :12:18.us here. Let me bring in two of the keep cool and carry on-ers. I am

:12:19. > :12:25.Layla. I and Gabriella. What has your dad said about what you should

:12:26. > :12:31.be doing? Drinks Coke. Go in the pool and have fun. Put ice cubes on

:12:32. > :12:37.your head and drink lemonade and water. I'm not sure that is the

:12:38. > :12:41.official advice! But essentially, Mo, we are talking about suncream

:12:42. > :12:45.but more than that, staying indoors in this extreme heat. It looks

:12:46. > :12:48.fantastic but for the next few days it will be more than 40 degrees,

:12:49. > :12:53.well into next week. Gavin, thank you very much.

:12:54. > :12:58.Looks hot there, doesn't it? Really, really hot.

:12:59. > :13:03.What bull story to bring you, we have enjoyed this morning. -- one

:13:04. > :13:04.more story. A supermarket in Greater Manchester

:13:05. > :13:07.has received a number of complaints from customers who accused builders

:13:08. > :13:12.of wolf-whistling at them. But the local workmen were right

:13:13. > :13:18.to protest their innocence. It later turned out that this chap

:13:19. > :13:21.is the actual culprit. I keep telling the customers

:13:22. > :13:25.when they come in and they I have people looking at me

:13:26. > :13:38.when he's whistling and I go, "No, Ted is the name of the culprit. We

:13:39. > :13:42.have had some messages about this since we did the story, Amy sent in

:13:43. > :13:45.a tweet saying, my dad has the same problem with his parrot, his elderly

:13:46. > :13:50.neighbour was walking past and thought my dad was hitting on her!

:13:51. > :13:54.It could be cared the matchmaker! Parrots could be matchmakers, you

:13:55. > :13:59.never know. Those Paul Workman, though.

:14:00. > :14:03.I would just want to teach them things to say, I would want the

:14:04. > :14:04.parrot to say comedy things as it was going past.

:14:05. > :14:10.You would never be allowed a parrot! Over 2000 athletes from more

:14:11. > :14:12.than 200 teams are descending on London for the World

:14:13. > :14:14.Championships. The event is likely

:14:15. > :14:17.to bring back fond memories of the London Olympics

:14:18. > :14:20.five years ago. But the party will have

:14:21. > :14:25.a bittersweet note for fans and competitors alike,

:14:26. > :14:27.as two of the sport's greatest stars are preparing

:14:28. > :14:30.to hang up their spikes. We are, of course,

:14:31. > :14:48.talking about Sir Mo Farah # We've come a long long way

:14:49. > :14:56.together... # I have to celebrate you, baby.

:14:57. > :15:00.# I have to praise you like I should.

:15:01. > :15:22.# I have to praise you like I should...

:15:23. > :15:31.Two-time world champion hurdler, Colin Jackson joins us

:15:32. > :15:47.Good morning, how are you? Good morning, excited to be here again. I

:15:48. > :15:53.am not surprised, the atmosphere is going to be amazing, tell us what

:15:54. > :15:58.it's like, how many medals did you win in the championships, five? I

:15:59. > :16:07.think so, something around there. Couple of goals, couple of silvers

:16:08. > :16:12.and the bronze. So five, yes. The atmosphere is always amazing. How

:16:13. > :16:16.important are these championships? Often we build up to the Olympics,

:16:17. > :16:22.in the sporting and athletics calendar, it is quite prominent. But

:16:23. > :16:30.why are the championships important, particularly for the athletes? This

:16:31. > :16:36.is the individual athletics. While the Olympics is great, this is a

:16:37. > :16:41.focus on verse sports, so each and every one of the athletes take this

:16:42. > :16:45.very seriously. They don't treated any differently to an Olympic Games.

:16:46. > :16:49.You will see the best of athletics and athletes performing very well

:16:50. > :16:55.here. Hopefully, fingers crossed. We have two that will be competing

:16:56. > :17:00.tonight. We have got Sir Mo Farrah commie hasn't lost a major final

:17:01. > :17:05.since 2011, this is part of his swansong, last major competition he

:17:06. > :17:10.is in, what do you think his chance is? His chances are good, but it

:17:11. > :17:14.won't be like the Tour de France. Just like you come to the finish you

:17:15. > :17:20.can cruise in and everyone can celebrate, he has some tough

:17:21. > :17:27.competition so he will have to be at the top of his game to win. He will

:17:28. > :17:33.have worked hard, studied the form and hope all things play to him, of

:17:34. > :17:43.course. 2%, he will get from the cloud. As he is getting round, they

:17:44. > :17:48.will be cheering his name. To take a title away from him would be

:17:49. > :17:56.fantastic. If someone could be Usain Bolt, can anyone do it, stop him

:17:57. > :18:01.winning on Saturday night? His fellow Jamaican, Blake has a good

:18:02. > :18:06.chance. He has won world titles before. But Usain Bolt is a strong

:18:07. > :18:10.competitor. When it comes to the focus and delivering the performance

:18:11. > :18:15.at the highest level, he has done it time and time again. And why should

:18:16. > :18:22.we ever doubt, he is here to take those titles. He is magic, when you

:18:23. > :18:26.have characters like Sir Mo Farrah, Usain Bolt, you and Daley Thompson,

:18:27. > :18:32.loads of great characters that people can look up to and relate to,

:18:33. > :18:39.when they go, do they take a bit of the magic away with them? I think

:18:40. > :18:42.for a moment, you mentioned Daley Thompson, as soon as he retired, we

:18:43. > :18:49.questioned what would happen to the sport. It happens in cycles. At the

:18:50. > :18:54.moment we are gutted we are losing two icons of the sport, but in

:18:55. > :18:58.reality, there will be somebody to replace them. I am looking forward

:18:59. > :19:05.to whom it may be. I know you are thinking about asking me who that

:19:06. > :19:10.is, right? I have no idea. Laura Muir, you spoke about before the

:19:11. > :19:15.Olympics. Someone, long-distance runner, someone to keep an eye on.

:19:16. > :19:20.Adam Gemili was disappointed at the last big event, but he is

:19:21. > :19:25.determined. We have names like that to look too? We have, you are right.

:19:26. > :19:30.When it comes to British athletics, we have an array of talented

:19:31. > :19:34.athletics. I would say to people, if you look at some of the young

:19:35. > :19:38.talent, if they feature fourth and fifth at these championships, don't

:19:39. > :19:44.think it is disappointing because a lot of the world is going through a

:19:45. > :19:48.transition. It will be tough to get on the podium. Anybody in a British

:19:49. > :19:52.rest who get on the podium, we should celebrate because it is not

:19:53. > :19:58.going to be easy. Enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the party and

:19:59. > :20:02.enjoy it all. Thanks for being with us on Breakfast. That coverage

:20:03. > :20:07.starts on BBC Two from six o'clock this evening and on BBC One from

:20:08. > :20:10.seven. It is also on radio five Live. We will be watching.

:20:11. > :20:13.Sarah's at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park all morning as we look

:20:14. > :20:27.Beautiful Day here at the London Stadium, five years ago this was the

:20:28. > :20:32.home to the Olympics. All those magical memories from five years ago

:20:33. > :20:36.and a feeling of anticipation building for the start of the

:20:37. > :20:40.athletics World Championships later. It is a bright and breezy morning,

:20:41. > :20:43.quite fresh first thing. The contrast compared to what is

:20:44. > :20:48.happening further south across Europe. We have the ongoing heatwave

:20:49. > :20:55.situation, a drought continuing across parts of Italy. Today will be

:20:56. > :20:59.another hot day. Across Greece and the Balkans, temperatures likely to

:21:00. > :21:04.reach about 40 degrees and that he continuing across the Mediterranean

:21:05. > :21:08.for Italy, Sardinia, Corsica and towards Spain, where we could see

:21:09. > :21:12.temperatures similar to yesterday at around 43 degrees, or even a little

:21:13. > :21:17.bit higher. Different story closer to home. Has been cool for the time

:21:18. > :21:23.of year. Sunshine and showers is the story today, it will be a little bit

:21:24. > :21:26.less windy so fine weather mixed into the forecast. Showers mostly

:21:27. > :21:30.for northern and western part of the country through much of the day.

:21:31. > :21:37.Further south and east across England, a lot of dry weather with

:21:38. > :21:42.brightness around. Although it is bright, it is not as windy. Could be

:21:43. > :21:46.the odd rumble of thunder in Scotland. Showers fewer and further

:21:47. > :21:50.between across northern England with sunshine in between. For East Anglia

:21:51. > :21:54.and the south-east of England, just the odd passing shower but most will

:21:55. > :21:58.avoid them. Towards the south-west of England and Wales, mostly dry and

:21:59. > :22:02.there will be some showers moving quickly on the breeze. It should

:22:03. > :22:06.last long if you catch a shower. As we move further north west into

:22:07. > :22:14.parts of Northern Ireland, we are seeing quite frequent showers during

:22:15. > :22:17.the afternoon. Temperatures of 17 degrees in Belfast later. Across the

:22:18. > :22:20.country, through the cause of this evening and tonight, we keep the

:22:21. > :22:23.showery theme for many northern and western areas. Further east, clear

:22:24. > :22:27.the night with temperatures falling quickly. Fresh start to the weekend

:22:28. > :22:31.with Saturday morning seen temperatures around 11, two 14

:22:32. > :22:38.degrees but cooler in the countryside. A fresh start, already

:22:39. > :22:42.showers across Wales initially but move their way to the Midlands, East

:22:43. > :22:45.Anglia and there could be rumbles of thunder and hailstones mixed in with

:22:46. > :22:49.the heavy bursts of rain across England and Wales. Some surface

:22:50. > :22:52.water flooding possible. But not everywhere will see the showers,

:22:53. > :22:57.mostly dry along the south coast of Scotland and Ireland seeing a

:22:58. > :23:02.mixture of sunshine and showers. Temperatures will be 16 to 21. On

:23:03. > :23:06.Sunday, rain in the north-west, but for the rest of the country it is a

:23:07. > :23:09.largely dry and improved a across parts of central England where we

:23:10. > :23:16.have lost the heavy downpours and temperatures, by the time we get to

:23:17. > :23:17.Sunday between 15 to 21 degrees. Sarah, thank you very much. Looks

:23:18. > :23:42.like it is warming up. Today is the deadline for what the

:23:43. > :23:49.enquiry into the Grenfel enquiry should,. Graham Satchell has been to

:23:50. > :23:52.a tower block in Salford that has been refreshed with cladding since

:23:53. > :23:57.it was deemed unsafe. How can somebody put something

:23:58. > :23:59.like that on a block So, no matter what they say,

:24:00. > :24:17.you feel uneasy now. Ask us what we want

:24:18. > :24:20.doing with our homes. Thorn Court in Salford,

:24:21. > :24:28.it's 22 stories high, the cladding and installation

:24:29. > :24:31.here has failed a series We're still up in the air

:24:32. > :24:42.about what's going on. Residents like John have been told

:24:43. > :24:45.the cladding on their block will be removed but as yet

:24:46. > :24:47.they don't know when. Disgusting, 'cause

:24:48. > :24:55.everyone's on edge. Three people on the 20th floor,

:24:56. > :24:58.two people on the 19th floor all in wheelchairs, how are these

:24:59. > :25:04.people going to get down? Dawn Lewis has lived

:25:05. > :25:10.here for 26 years. She used to work as a

:25:11. > :25:12.security officer and fire I did a risk assessment,

:25:13. > :25:16.I brought the Fire Service here, and we've failed, and

:25:17. > :25:18.we are still failing. Fire doors that don't shut

:25:19. > :25:20.properly on the corridors. Fire doors that don't shut

:25:21. > :25:24.properly in our house. This is our lives that they are

:25:25. > :25:29.a messing about with, and we are potentially

:25:30. > :25:31.living in a death trap, An independent judge has been

:25:32. > :25:44.appointed to examine the cause of the fire at Grenfell

:25:45. > :25:46.Tower in London. A public consultation on the terms

:25:47. > :25:49.of reference for that Many here want it to look not just

:25:50. > :25:59.at the fire but the way more broadly We're council tenants

:26:00. > :26:02.and there is a stigma We're not looked after,

:26:03. > :26:07.in the sense of you ring up for something to be done,

:26:08. > :26:09.or have a complaint, If this was a private block,

:26:10. > :26:28.it'd be much better. There'd be a sprinkler

:26:29. > :26:30.system, to start with. They should change

:26:31. > :26:35.the way we are treated. We are second-class

:26:36. > :26:37.citizens at the moment. Pendleton Together, who manage

:26:38. > :26:43.Thorn Court for Salford council, told us work to remove the cladding

:26:44. > :26:47.will start as soon as further tests They say the safety of residents

:26:48. > :26:51.is their primary concern and that extra fire prevention measures

:26:52. > :26:53.have been put in place, including 24-hour

:26:54. > :26:55.fire marshal patrols. But the residents we spoke

:26:56. > :27:17.to are still living The management company manage a

:27:18. > :27:21.number of other tower blocks and their spokesperson told us, the

:27:22. > :27:23.safety of residents is our priority and anyone with any concerns,

:27:24. > :27:36.contact us to discuss them. Edinburgh is gearing up for the

:27:37. > :27:39.biggest arts festival in the world. Charlie is there with a host of

:27:40. > :31:04.people to talk about what is going on. But coming up later.

:31:05. > :31:11.Hello, this is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Steph McGovern.

:31:12. > :31:14.We're heading to the Scottish capital shortly, ahead of the start

:31:15. > :31:20.But first, let's take a last look at this morning's headlines.

:31:21. > :31:23.It's Sir Mo Farah and the fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt,

:31:24. > :31:26.will be in action this evening on the first day of the World

:31:27. > :31:30.It will be the last time both athletes compete

:31:31. > :31:35.A record 650,000 tickets have been sold for the 10-day event.

:31:36. > :31:39.But earlier on Breakfast, the outgoing Chairman of UK

:31:40. > :31:41.Athletics, Ed Warner, said doping continues to cast

:31:42. > :31:50.In any walk of life, you find cheats around every corner.

:31:51. > :31:56.But are the authorities working really hard to root them out?

:31:57. > :31:59.Only yesterday, two Ukrainian sprinters were banned provisionally,

:32:00. > :32:04.I think that's a good thing because if you were getting no

:32:05. > :32:11.failed tests right now, I would say the testers weren't

:32:12. > :32:14.working hard enough, and the sport has a fight on its hands.

:32:15. > :32:16.I think it's gradually winning that battle,

:32:17. > :32:18.but it's going to be a long-term process.

:32:19. > :32:25.Ed Warner speaking to us from inside the stadium. Here is how the stadium

:32:26. > :32:30.looks right now in London. There will be coverage on BBC Two of the

:32:31. > :32:32.opening ceremony at 6pm and then the action at 7pm on BBC One.

:32:33. > :32:35.And Jess will have the sport from the London Stadium in just

:32:36. > :32:38.Parts of Europe are experiencing their warmest sustained

:32:39. > :32:41.heatwave in more a decade. Temperatures peaked at more than 40

:32:42. > :32:43.degrees in parts of Italy, Spain and the Balkans.

:32:44. > :32:44.Several countries have issued health warnings

:32:45. > :32:47.as temperatures continue to soar, while some regions are also

:32:48. > :32:51.contending with drought and forest fires.

:32:52. > :32:55.Police in Australia say two men charged with plotting to bring down

:32:56. > :32:58.a plane were taking directions from a senior commander

:32:59. > :33:00.in the so-called Islamic State group in Syria.

:33:01. > :33:02.Investigators believe they had made a bomb

:33:03. > :33:08.A third man is still being questioned.

:33:09. > :33:10.One of the world's tallest residential buildings,

:33:11. > :33:13.the Torch Tower in Dubai, has caught fire for the second

:33:14. > :33:16.time in two years. Firefighters say the 79-storey

:33:17. > :33:19.building was evacuated without any injuries,

:33:20. > :33:32.A previous fire in 2015 was blamed, in part, on flammable cladding.

:33:33. > :33:35.Let's return to the London Stadium, where Jess is this

:33:36. > :33:43.The sun is shining there this morning. I wonder who is going to

:33:44. > :33:49.shine as all of the events kick off today. Yes, there are definitely

:33:50. > :33:53.some big stars in action tonight. Welcome to the London Stadium.

:33:54. > :33:57.Doesn't it look glorious? Can you believe that it was five years since

:33:58. > :34:02.the special memories were created here at the London Olympics. Five

:34:03. > :34:06.years, doesn't time fly? Fans aren't free real treat if they have managed

:34:07. > :34:11.to get tickets for this evening when it rates of -- fans are in for a

:34:12. > :34:18.real treat. Usain Bolt is in action, the Jamaican sprint legend, going in

:34:19. > :34:21.the heats of the 100m. This will be his last major Championships before

:34:22. > :34:26.he hangs up his spikes. He is retiring at the end of the season.

:34:27. > :34:30.You've got to ask, how much will the sport of athletics and sport in

:34:31. > :34:37.general miss his special character? Also on the track, written is Sir Mo

:34:38. > :34:43.Farah, he goes in the final of the 10,000 metres -- Britain's Sir Mo

:34:44. > :34:47.Farah. This track propelled him into superstardom, this is where he won

:34:48. > :34:51.his double Olympic gold medals in the 5000 and 10,000 metres five

:34:52. > :34:55.years ago. Wouldn't it be a fitting end to his track career if he could

:34:56. > :34:59.replicate that success at that late at night? There is also the future

:35:00. > :35:09.generations of British stars to look forward to. Laura Muir, the Scottish

:35:10. > :35:12.runner, goes into the heat of the 1500 metres. She could well be an

:35:13. > :35:15.outside bet for a medal. Keep your eyes peeled on that, it is across

:35:16. > :35:18.the BBC tonight. I want to take you to the football. England's women are

:35:19. > :35:22.still waiting for their first major tournament win. They have gone out

:35:23. > :35:26.in the semifinal stage. We can cross now to our reporter in the

:35:27. > :35:30.Netherlands following the team, David Ornstein. David, it seems like

:35:31. > :35:33.a real opportunity missed for England. They were highest ranked

:35:34. > :35:36.teams left in the condition. Do you think it will still be seen as a

:35:37. > :35:45.successful tournament for the Lionesses is brought well, Jess, it

:35:46. > :35:48.was an evening that turned into a dream for the Netherlands but a

:35:49. > :35:50.nightmare for England. They saved their worst performance of the

:35:51. > :35:55.tournament for the most important game of all. However, they can take

:35:56. > :35:58.pride out of this. That is the word that was coming out of the camp.

:35:59. > :36:04.They came through their first four matches with a 100% record, scored

:36:05. > :36:08.11 goals and conceded just one. For the quarterfinal against France,

:36:09. > :36:17.there was a record television audience back home for an England

:36:18. > :36:20.women's football match, and it was expected to be even higher for the

:36:21. > :36:23.match last night. It is happening an impact on a sport that has been so

:36:24. > :36:26.dominated by the men over the years. The women are making their mark.

:36:27. > :36:29.They've reached the same stage of this tournament in 2009. In 2015 at

:36:30. > :36:33.the World Cup, they reached the semifinals and really gripped the

:36:34. > :36:36.nation then. For England women's football, this was a watershed

:36:37. > :36:41.moment, and they will now be looking to the World Cup in 2019 in France.

:36:42. > :36:45.Some of the older players may move on, but the younger players still

:36:46. > :36:54.provide a nucleus. For women's football in England, especially for

:36:55. > :36:57.the younger generation, this was a breakthrough, although it might not

:36:58. > :36:58.feel that way on what was a very disappointing evening and

:36:59. > :37:00.disappointing morning today for England women's football is no thank

:37:01. > :37:07.you very much, David Ornstein, live in the Netherlands. There is going

:37:08. > :37:11.to be lots of fun and excitement in this very stadium of latest night. I

:37:12. > :37:14.hope you have got your evenings planned and you had a look at the

:37:15. > :37:19.timetable to plan your evenings accordingly. Of course, Jess! I have

:37:20. > :37:23.planned the meal and everything, Steph has put in her order, we have

:37:24. > :37:27.planned it meticulously as to what is going to be watched it this

:37:28. > :37:34.evening. Just a shame you can't cut! Kidding! I'm not going to be cooking

:37:35. > :37:36.for you now! Only on we were talking about things that could be named

:37:37. > :37:39.after Usain Bolt... -- earlier on. Earlier we were talking

:37:40. > :37:41.about things that should be I'd like a street in Middlesbrough,

:37:42. > :37:51.you would like a chocolate bar. Well, Tom has emailed in to say he's

:37:52. > :37:54.one step ahead of us. She was born on the day

:37:55. > :37:58.Bolt won the 100 metres That's why Billie's

:37:59. > :38:13.middle name is Bolt. Fabulous name! That sounds the name

:38:14. > :38:19.of a great athlete! Billie Bolt at the start line! It's going to be

:38:20. > :38:23.fantastic today, a lot going on this evening. We will have coverage of

:38:24. > :38:24.the opening ceremony on BBC Two from six o'clock and full coverage of the

:38:25. > :38:27.game from 7pm on BBC One. There's lots more to come

:38:28. > :38:29.on Breakfast this morning. This is where we say goodbye

:38:30. > :38:43.and hand you over to Charlie, who's Good morning! Thank you very much.

:38:44. > :38:47.Welcome to Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Festival. I know you have been

:38:48. > :38:50.talking about a lot of athletic performances this morning. We have

:38:51. > :38:53.got also some performances for you here this morning. 70 years of the

:38:54. > :38:57.Edinburgh Festival is being celebrated. That might give you a

:38:58. > :39:02.little look around some of the people who we are going to talk to

:39:03. > :39:08.this morning. Follow me! If you hear the tinkering of a piano open to my

:39:09. > :39:12.left, Bryn Terfel is here. Eric is going to sing for us a little later.

:39:13. > :39:18.He is warming up with a cup of tea, nice touch. This circus have been

:39:19. > :39:21.doing their contortion act throughout this morning. It is damp

:39:22. > :39:24.and it has been raining, it cannot be ideal for what they have been

:39:25. > :39:28.doing. Safely down on the ground. We have a table full of comedians. The

:39:29. > :39:35.Festival fringe is famous for comedians. If we squeezed through

:39:36. > :39:41.this way, we will talk to them later on. Some of the show stoppers, you

:39:42. > :39:45.can hear them there. The show stoppers are doing an improvised

:39:46. > :39:50.performance, basically around BBC Breakfast, which we will hear the

:39:51. > :39:55.results of late in the morning. And the sofa is here! And we have guests

:39:56. > :39:59.on the sofa. McDermott and urban Welsh, very good morning to you

:40:00. > :40:05.both. It is a bit nippy this morning. And pretending it's summer!

:40:06. > :40:10.Eight if you need a blanket, just let us know! Bryn Terfel is going to

:40:11. > :40:15.be singing for us in a few minutes. I'd like to give you a history of

:40:16. > :40:20.the Edinburgh Festival. It is an enormous event now. There are about

:40:21. > :40:25.500,000 tickets sold. When it first started in 1947 it was just 8000

:40:26. > :40:32.tickets. Its origins are fascinating. It was started by a man

:40:33. > :40:36.who had evaded the Nas is to come over in 1939. 1947 is the first

:40:37. > :40:40.Edinburgh first. To. We are going to introduce you to two remarkable

:40:41. > :40:45.people. Henry and Ingrid Wuga

:40:46. > :40:47.from Germany first travelled to Edinburgh in August 1947,

:40:48. > :40:56.and have returned every year since. Since this play started, the

:40:57. > :41:04.Edinburgh vote. Did, in those 70 years they have only missed one of

:41:05. > :41:05.those years -- since this Edinburgh Festival started. Here is Ingrid and

:41:06. > :41:18.Henry. May 1939, I came by

:41:19. > :41:20.Kindertransport, a traumatic from Germany through Holland,

:41:21. > :41:22.and eventually we landed When music was going on, we said,

:41:23. > :41:41.can we afford to go? To the first music and drama

:41:42. > :41:43.festival in Scotland's capital We were young, we had

:41:44. > :41:51.very little money. But we didn't mind

:41:52. > :41:59.standing at the back. Orchestras from many countries,

:42:00. > :42:01.from Europe, even America All of a sudden there was life,

:42:02. > :42:05.there was a rekindling People determined to lead a better

:42:06. > :42:16.life, and it did work, it did. I think they were determined

:42:17. > :42:19.that it should change, This iconic singer,

:42:20. > :42:23.Kathleen Ferrier, who became a star And once, having tasted that,

:42:24. > :42:30.of course, there was no stopping us. I saw Dudley Moore,

:42:31. > :42:41.Jonathan Miller and Michael Palin. I mean, it was

:42:42. > :42:43.absolutely outstanding. We only knew these people vaguely

:42:44. > :42:54.now and again on television. And they are also bringing back this

:42:55. > :43:00.year, they are bringing back La Boheme, because they played it

:43:01. > :43:03.in 1947, so they are bringing things It has to change,

:43:04. > :43:21.and it has to grow. Ingrid and Henry. It's getting quite

:43:22. > :43:28.lively, as you can tell. Bryn Terfel is with us. Lovely to see you. Have

:43:29. > :43:33.you got a cup of tea? It's a little bit nippy, this morning. How is that

:43:34. > :43:36.for the voice with yellow fantastic! We are in the Edinburgh Festival and

:43:37. > :43:40.we are representing the International Festival in the middle

:43:41. > :43:44.of these wonderful fringe performances, brilliant. What are

:43:45. > :43:51.you performing up here? On Saturday, we have a performance by Wagner, the

:43:52. > :43:56.second opera of the Ring cycle by Wagner. And Eric, who is from

:43:57. > :44:00.Chicago and worked for over 30 years, he is a assistant to so

:44:01. > :44:09.Andrew Davies, how many rings have you done with below 50. 50 Ring

:44:10. > :44:14.cycles. I have a Ring cycle couple of nights later, maybe a round of

:44:15. > :44:17.golf in between! Very nice. Is this festival been important for you...

:44:18. > :44:23.You have worked here many times before? Undoubtedly. Look at that,

:44:24. > :44:26.Charlie, the first programme from 1947. Esteemed colleagues have

:44:27. > :44:31.performed here. It's just astounding. You were looking through

:44:32. > :44:36.some of the people in there, the performers. These people have set up

:44:37. > :44:41.foundations that you have benefited from many years later. Undoubtedly.

:44:42. > :44:45.A couple of singers, especially cavilling farrier, who sang here in

:44:46. > :44:49.the first festival. I won her first scholarship in 1988. It was

:44:50. > :44:54.fantastic, that bridge from college days to being a serious opera singer

:44:55. > :44:59.and thinking of it as a profession. The 5000 but I won then, because of

:45:00. > :45:04.her, meant that I had extra lessons, language lessons. I bought a DJ, a

:45:05. > :45:09.pair of shoes, simple things. You certainly looked the part! I will

:45:10. > :45:12.share this with you, all of the production people said, the lovely

:45:13. > :45:19.thing about Bryn is, you didn't need a lot of fuss or people, he said,

:45:20. > :45:21.just put me on and I will do a song for you! Sometimes people think that

:45:22. > :45:24.people in the opera world are connected with Evers. But you just

:45:25. > :45:27.love to sing. I heard you rehearse in just a moment ago. That the

:45:28. > :45:39.facade, we are very difficult! We try and be as comfortable as

:45:40. > :45:44.possible, but of course there are pressures with performing. You had

:45:45. > :45:48.to learn the words, there is dedication, regimental homework. All

:45:49. > :45:54.the time, Charlie, just like you. You wear it very casually, it is

:45:55. > :46:03.beautifully done. What are you going to sing? It is a beautiful song by

:46:04. > :46:11.Flanders and Swann called The Gasman Cometh. They were still working on

:46:12. > :46:15.it last night, it is lovely. Thank you very much, I will step to one

:46:16. > :46:24.side, you can do whatever you need to do and the stage is yours.

:46:25. > :46:29.# Was on a Monday morning, the gasman came to call.

:46:30. > :46:34.# The gas tap wouldn't turn, I wasn't getting gas at all.

:46:35. > :46:38.# He tore up the skirting boards to try to find the main.

:46:39. > :46:43.# And I had to call the carpenter to put them back again.

:46:44. > :46:50.# It all makes work for the working man to do.

:46:51. > :46:52.'Twas on a Tuesday morning the carpenter came round.

:46:53. > :46:54.He hammered and he chiselled and he said:

:46:55. > :46:57."Look what I've found: your joists are full of dry rot

:46:58. > :47:01.# Then he nailed right through a cable and out

:47:02. > :47:07.# Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.

:47:08. > :47:18.# 'Twas on a Wednesday morning the electrician came.

:47:19. > :47:20.# He called me Mr Trifle, which isn't

:47:21. > :47:24.# He couldn't reach the fuse box without standing on the bin

:47:25. > :47:28.# And his foot went through a window so I called the glazier in.

:47:29. > :47:33.# Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.

:47:34. > :47:37.# 'Twas on a Thursday morning the glazier came round

:47:38. > :47:45.# With his blow torch and his putty and his merry glazier's song.

:47:46. > :47:48.# He put another pane in - it took no time at all

:47:49. > :47:52.# But I had to get a painter in to come and paint the wall.

:47:53. > :47:59.# Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.

:48:00. > :48:04.# 'Twas on a Friday morning the painter made a start.

:48:05. > :48:10.# With undercoats and overcoats he painted every part

:48:11. > :48:16.# Every nook and every cranny - but I found when he was gone

:48:17. > :48:21.# He'd painted over the gas tap and I couldn't turn it on!

:48:22. > :48:27.# Oh, it all makes work for the working man to do.

:48:28. > :48:37.# On Saturday and Sunday they do no work at all

:48:38. > :48:44.# So 'twas on a Monday morning that the gasman came to call...#

:48:45. > :48:59.APPLAUSE Fantastic!

:49:00. > :49:03.That was lovely. These guys have got the best seat in the house, directly

:49:04. > :49:09.behind. Real gusto for a Friday morning early in the day. Eric,

:49:10. > :49:12.thank you very much as well. We will have more from Edinburgh in just a

:49:13. > :49:16.moment, but first the weather with Sarah.

:49:17. > :49:22.We could see a few passing showers in Edinburgh later, that further

:49:23. > :49:28.south you are more likely to stay dry. It is a gorgeous morning at the

:49:29. > :49:31.Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. This whole area of east

:49:32. > :49:36.London was transformed five years ago for the London Olympics, and the

:49:37. > :49:39.London stadium will today host the world athletics Championships.

:49:40. > :49:44.Anticipating really building for the games later denied. It is fresh,

:49:45. > :49:50.temperatures around average for the time of year in the UK, but across

:49:51. > :49:53.Europe, further south, heatwave conditions will be ongoing today. If

:49:54. > :49:57.we look at the temperatures we are likely to see across the new rep,

:49:58. > :50:02.they are likely to be around 40 degrees once again across parts of

:50:03. > :50:08.Greece, the Balkans and Italy. We could see 45 Celsius in 12 spots,

:50:09. > :50:12.continuing further west across the Mediterranean and into Spain, where

:50:13. > :50:16.the heatwave is set to continue. Things will gradually turn fresh air

:50:17. > :50:21.through the course of the weekend. Another day of sunshine and showers

:50:22. > :50:24.today, a blustery, fresh feel for many. Most of those showers this

:50:25. > :50:28.morning are across northern and western parts of the country,

:50:29. > :50:31.particularly for Scotland and Northern Ireland. England and Wales

:50:32. > :50:37.are seeing fewer showers and it is less breezy than over recent days,

:50:38. > :50:40.so feeling a bit warmer. Into the afternoon, across Scotland

:50:41. > :50:45.the showers will be quite heavy at times. Some outbreaks of rain on and

:50:46. > :50:49.off and temperatures generally in the high teens. Further south into

:50:50. > :50:55.northern England, sunny spells and showers with highs of around 18 in

:50:56. > :50:59.Newcastle. Across East Anglia and the south-east, sunny spells and

:51:00. > :51:04.most of us will avoid the showers. Highs of around 20 to 123 degrees,

:51:05. > :51:09.feeling quite pleasant in the sunny spells. Further west across the

:51:10. > :51:12.south-west of England and Wales, a few intermittent passing showers

:51:13. > :51:16.moving quickly through on the breeze, many places staying dry for

:51:17. > :51:21.a good part of the day. In Northern Ireland she was set to see the cloud

:51:22. > :51:25.on and off, bringing outbreaks of showery rain, temperatures around 17

:51:26. > :51:31.also in Belfast. Through the course of the evening and overnight across

:51:32. > :51:33.the country, sticking with the showery theme, particularly for

:51:34. > :51:37.northern and western parts of the country. Further south and east

:51:38. > :51:42.across England in particular, likely to stay dry tonight and quite fresh,

:51:43. > :51:47.the coolest night in a while, 11 to 14 degrees the overnight lows in

:51:48. > :51:50.towns and cities but cooler in the countryside. A fairly fresh start

:51:51. > :51:55.your weekends, there will be scattered heavy showers on Saturday

:51:56. > :51:57.especially across Wales in the morning and into the afternoon,

:51:58. > :52:02.showers developing more widely across England and Wales,

:52:03. > :52:06.potentially heavy and sunny from the Midlands into East Anglia.

:52:07. > :52:11.Temperatures around 15 to 21 degrees or so, the far South staying dry and

:52:12. > :52:15.showers for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Into Sunday, improved

:52:16. > :52:19.across much of England in particular, largely dry with

:52:20. > :52:23.sunshine, still some showers across Wales and for Northern Ireland and

:52:24. > :52:28.Scotland showery rain, not a wash-out. Bright and breezy further

:52:29. > :52:29.south and east, top temperatures by Sunday around about 15 to 21

:52:30. > :52:40.degrees. Charlie. Welcome back to Edinburgh,

:52:41. > :52:44.we will talk about literature. It is getting lively this morning. Val

:52:45. > :52:51.McDermid and Irvine Welsh join us. A very good morning. How were you?

:52:52. > :52:56.Good. Raring to go. Tell us about what you are doing, Val? The book

:52:57. > :53:02.Festival is a big Fat -- big part of the festival but she will also be

:53:03. > :53:08.performing? I am doing the book Festival, I am doing something with

:53:09. > :53:15.a couple of forensic scientists, and it is the debut of our band, The Fun

:53:16. > :53:20.Loving Crime Writers at the book Festival. This is a book that --

:53:21. > :53:25.group of crime fiction writers who will sing and perform? We are a

:53:26. > :53:29.band, we're doing an acoustic set and more walkers set. My fellow

:53:30. > :53:34.members are really talented musicians. I suppose we are living

:53:35. > :53:45.the dream we had as teenagers. What is your role? Icing and I have my

:53:46. > :53:48.own shaky egg! Irvine, have you experienced Val singing? I will come

:53:49. > :53:54.and tackle, I am looking forward to it. Are you not qualified? I am not

:53:55. > :53:59.in the crime... Is not technically but we could probably let you win, I

:54:00. > :54:03.have seen you sing live in front of cameras on Bulgarian television on a

:54:04. > :54:09.late-night chat show, he did a brilliant rendition of By Bye Baby

:54:10. > :54:15.which is edged in my memory. Is that true? It was improvised, they asked

:54:16. > :54:19.me to sing something Scottish so I went for some bay city rollers! That

:54:20. > :54:26.sounds fantastic, people will be looking for that. What are you here

:54:27. > :54:30.doing this year? Not much. The great thing about being a writer is you

:54:31. > :54:37.have done the damage. We have got two plays, a play called Creatives,

:54:38. > :54:42.a play with music set in Chicago, contemporary Chicago about Trump's

:54:43. > :54:45.America. People getting involved in the music business and the creative

:54:46. > :54:52.industries. That is in the Pleasance. And we have the show

:54:53. > :54:59.Performers based on two London gangsters going to audition for a

:55:00. > :55:05.famous performance movie which starred James Fox and Mick Jagger.

:55:06. > :55:10.Two very different shows. Then there is Trainspotting Leave which keeps

:55:11. > :55:18.going on and on with the fantastic modern reboot. I am trying to keep

:55:19. > :55:27.the actors out of the pub, or trying to get them into the pub. It is

:55:28. > :55:31.basically just... I am like the Queen, the ceremonial figure who

:55:32. > :55:40.just comes along and says well done, you are doing a great job. The film

:55:41. > :55:47.Trainspotting Two was recently released. Has that brought you more

:55:48. > :55:54.attention, people who did not see the original? It has opened it up to

:55:55. > :55:56.a new generation. I am like a baby-sitter now, the Trainspotting

:55:57. > :56:01.generation dump their kids at my readings and go to the pub. They say

:56:02. > :56:06.listen to this guy, he writes great books. I say are you not going to

:56:07. > :56:15.stay? No, we have heard it all. So they leave the kids and take it...

:56:16. > :56:19.Them up. It is good, a new audience. In the theme of new audience, you

:56:20. > :56:26.have a new book coming out this summer, coming out now. A couple of

:56:27. > :56:29.weeks. Is the thing with you that you keep doing the same thing

:56:30. > :56:35.because you know the audience, they know you, they know to expect? How

:56:36. > :56:38.much do you change things? I would say very specifically I don't do the

:56:39. > :56:41.same thing, the challenge I set myself with every bookies do

:56:42. > :56:47.something better or something different than I have done before. I

:56:48. > :56:52.never know quite how it will go two books down the line. I don't write

:56:53. > :56:56.to a formula, I rated the best book I can write and that climbers to be

:56:57. > :57:01.heard in my head. -- I write the best book I can. My readers in ten

:57:02. > :57:06.say they did not like it as much as the others, but the point is to keep

:57:07. > :57:10.trying and challenging yourself? The new book is set around the idea...

:57:11. > :57:19.It is a wedding crusher with an extremely nasty... That is the gist

:57:20. > :57:23.of it? The idea started off when a friend told me that three couples

:57:24. > :57:28.that she knew had split up within two weeks of their wedding.

:57:29. > :57:31.Apparently it is a thing, weddings provoke either people getting

:57:32. > :57:35.together or splitting up. That is interesting, you have people in a

:57:36. > :57:38.romantic state of mind who are quite vulnerable, quite approachable. If

:57:39. > :57:44.you were going to acquire victims, that would be a good place to start.

:57:45. > :57:49.What about divorces, do they provoke weddings? Is your friend. A

:57:50. > :58:00.different dynamic. They provoke murder. It is when emotions are raw?

:58:01. > :58:02.Emotions on the servers at a wedding, people are moved and turn

:58:03. > :58:07.to their long-term partner and go, why are we not getting married?!

:58:08. > :58:12.Wide as your expert -- wedges your inspiration come from? Basically

:58:13. > :58:18.getting out of bed. I live in Miami, there are beautiful sunrise is, I

:58:19. > :58:21.get up early, go to the beach, walk around watching the sun come up. If

:58:22. > :58:31.you can't get inspired by that you will not get inspired. Do you miss

:58:32. > :58:35.this? So badly. Do you?! ER. It is such a part of Edinburgh, it was

:58:36. > :58:44.beautiful and sunny yesterday, we have rain this morning. We miss you.

:58:45. > :58:49.That is nice. You will stay with us for a bit. I don't know if you have

:58:50. > :58:54.noticed just behind Val we have Sam on his unicycle. Are you guys good

:58:55. > :58:59.at watching things that are a little bit dangerous? Much better at

:59:00. > :59:04.watching band doing. Sambisa unicyclist, I am not sure if you can

:59:05. > :59:10.talk to us now. That's because Sam is our unicyclist. He will talk to

:59:11. > :59:42.us now, please go ahead, don't try this at home.

:59:43. > :59:51.Oh! APPLAUSE

:59:52. > :59:58.Wow! Sam, just got one line of bottles... Vowel? I would need a

:59:59. > :00:02.second cup of coffee before I tried that! The first time you did that,

:00:03. > :00:06.how did you ever start being able to do a trick like that was the first

:00:07. > :00:12.of all, I learned to unicycle across a tight wire, then I was looking

:00:13. > :00:15.something more portable to bring to the Fringe. I have the idea of beer

:00:16. > :00:22.bottles! LAUGHTER

:00:23. > :00:27.I wouldn't mind if you could drink it first! That really would be

:00:28. > :00:33.dangerous! Sam, thank you. Lovely to see you both. We will be back in

:00:34. > :00:34.just a few minutes. Sam is safe. We will have the news, travel and

:00:35. > :02:20.Plenty more on our website. weather

:02:21. > :02:29.You have probably had a look around already. The show stoppers are just

:02:30. > :02:33.over here, good morning, guys! They have been working all morning on an

:02:34. > :02:38.improvised performance, loosely based on what they have seen and

:02:39. > :02:41.heard during the morning. One of the improvised performances, we will see

:02:42. > :02:46.what they have come up with a bit later on. Right now we have three

:02:47. > :02:51.comedians to go on a sofa. It sounds like the beginning of a joke in

:02:52. > :03:00.itself! It is Ed Byrne, Jan Raven and Shappi Khorsandi, very good

:03:01. > :03:03.morning to all of you. You were all deep in animated conversation

:03:04. > :03:06.earlier on. Do I need to do that? Did you see that?! People keep

:03:07. > :03:11.throwing things at me at this festival! Usually it is Flowers!

:03:12. > :03:14.When you guys get together, you are really chatty. Do you guys know each

:03:15. > :03:20.other already? We haven't met before. Shappi and I have Maddie

:03:21. > :03:27.Turner a few times. You do have a bond, how is it going -- have met

:03:28. > :03:32.before in a few times. Ed made some very helpful suggestions. We

:03:33. > :03:37.workshop a little section of my act. We go and see each other and keep it

:03:38. > :03:42.to other suggestions -- give each other suggestions. It's like a

:03:43. > :03:46.little of this. I am surprised, I thought he would be thin-skinned.

:03:47. > :03:51.You come in here and tell me how to be funny! You have got to know them,

:03:52. > :03:56.they've got to be your friend! If a random, came up to you and said...

:03:57. > :04:00.Just tread carefully, but it is welcome? At the very start of the

:04:01. > :04:05.Edinburgh fringe Festival, there is still room for improvement over the

:04:06. > :04:10.course of the Festival, it's a lot of fun. You just change a word here

:04:11. > :04:14.and a word there and suddenly it's a lot funnier. Make friends are very

:04:15. > :04:23.important, I'm flattered if another, it comes to my shows or if another

:04:24. > :04:28.comic. It is different with impressionists. I was saying to Ed,

:04:29. > :04:34.male impressionists want to do impressions at each other! I think

:04:35. > :04:39.comedians, and, actually, all of the female impressionists I know, it's

:04:40. > :04:43.like, let's have a drink and talk about something else. People

:04:44. > :04:51.famously know you for doing voices. Do you get that from everyone? Can

:04:52. > :05:04.you do so and so one of the people in my show is Breakfast's Carol!

:05:05. > :05:09.Very good, very good... Is she an obvious target? Well, she's not. She

:05:10. > :05:18.is a lot of men's fantasy figure, like a middle-aged milkmaid, that

:05:19. > :05:24.kind of thing. Pure and perky. I never realised that I had a thing

:05:25. > :05:31.for a middle-aged milkmaid! Shappi, tell us about the showery you are

:05:32. > :05:36.doing? My show is about Horatio Nelson's mistress, the love of his

:05:37. > :05:39.life, Emma Hamilton. When he went into Trafalgar. He wrote a little

:05:40. > :05:45.add-on to his will and said, all that I want is for her to be looked

:05:46. > :05:50.after if I die, that's all I ask of my country. And they didn't look

:05:51. > :05:55.after her, and she ended up a derelict alcoholic refugee in Calais

:05:56. > :06:04.with nobody out there to help her. Perfect material for comedy! You

:06:05. > :06:12.know, I was so worried. Apparently there are ten other shows about Emma

:06:13. > :06:19.Hamilton! It is a comic show? I can only tell is Lori in a funny way. It

:06:20. > :06:24.is a show about her, but, come on, I'm stand up, it's mostly about me!

:06:25. > :06:29.In your head I suppose you have to be... You all quite well known, that

:06:30. > :06:34.brings with it an audience, but you have to sell the is well? Do you

:06:35. > :06:39.think we are here because we like being up at this hour of the day and

:06:40. > :06:45.we just wanted to be due?! That's a fair point! I suppose there are --

:06:46. > :06:49.wanted to meet you. Is opposed there are handful of comedians who can

:06:50. > :06:53.literally guarantee a full house, everyone else is working hard so, we

:06:54. > :06:59.all try and plug each other... I'm actually quite sold out, I have to

:07:00. > :07:11.say, I've got some extra shows on, my show, Difficult Woman. I'm not

:07:12. > :07:18.65% gold, please come to my show! My show is about how spoiled we all are

:07:19. > :07:22.-- 65% sold. I am contributing to this air of self entitlement with my

:07:23. > :07:26.two boys, who I am currently spoiling what an. How old are your

:07:27. > :07:31.boys? They are six and five, they ask for things that I've never heard

:07:32. > :07:36.of at their rage. It killed me when they speak to me in their posh

:07:37. > :07:43.accents and they say, daddy, is there any more older flower

:07:44. > :07:48.cordial?! -- elderflower cordial. I feel guilty by being annoyed by them

:07:49. > :07:52.so I spoil them more, it's a vicious cycle. My mum and bad would say to

:07:53. > :07:56.be, don't get too big for your boots, nobody is looking at you. But

:07:57. > :08:04.we say to our kids, you're so beautiful and so cover. They all end

:08:05. > :08:09.up going on X Factor and the, we just really, really want it, Simon!

:08:10. > :08:15.Did your parents just say to you, nobody is looking at due?!

:08:16. > :08:19.Clamouring for attention. I'm always fascinated by comedians'

:08:20. > :08:28.backgrounds. Do you have other jobs when you started? Did you do other

:08:29. > :08:33.things prior for going into comedy? I was a gardener, that's the truth!

:08:34. > :08:40.I might have had my own TV show by now! Did you make a living as a

:08:41. > :08:45.garden at? Not really, no. I could lay a patio, I still know how to do

:08:46. > :08:48.that. I would marry a man who could lay a patio. I trained as a drama

:08:49. > :08:54.teacher, because you had to have something to fall back on. So I

:08:55. > :08:58.trained as a drama teacher, but that really is hard work. Teaching, I

:08:59. > :09:01.mean, I have such admiration for teachers, having done teaching

:09:02. > :09:07.practice. Doing impressions and acting, it's like, you know,...

:09:08. > :09:12.Kids, you know, they don't let you have an off day. They are very, very

:09:13. > :09:18.unforgiving if you are feeling a bit under the weather. I have had great

:09:19. > :09:23.admiration for teachers. Female stand-ups, for you... Never heard of

:09:24. > :09:30.them! There are so many more men than women. We have two against one

:09:31. > :09:35.here on the sofa. I never wanted to do anything else. The only jobs I

:09:36. > :09:39.had before stand up for life model and clean, that's what I did to pay

:09:40. > :09:47.the rent. Is that true?! Yes, I was a live model. Emma Hamilton modelled

:09:48. > :09:52.for Romney. I modelled in Tower Hamlets! Yes, I was a cleaner in an

:09:53. > :09:59.old people's hospital. I never had a proper job. I'd like to cleaning and

:10:00. > :10:04.I liked life modelling, but I prefer stand-up. Yes, stand-ups seems more,

:10:05. > :10:09.I don't know but might cleaning and modelling, you can still do it in

:10:10. > :10:17.your spare time. I can do cleaning while I do stand-up. Or you could do

:10:18. > :10:24.life modelling while you do cleaning... I'm never quite sure who

:10:25. > :10:29.comes to my shows, people who are really big fans or people who are

:10:30. > :10:38.like, I mean, I like him, but I don't like him for full price! I

:10:39. > :10:47.started last night. Tonight and for the rest of August... It is actually

:10:48. > :10:51.quite nice here in Edinburgh. I know it looks really bleak year, you

:10:52. > :10:55.know, we are here in our anoraks and everything, but it has been sunny

:10:56. > :10:59.and warm. You get four seasons in one day here, but you do get some as

:11:00. > :11:07.well-stocked white it has been a bit nippy for most of us. But I feel so

:11:08. > :11:14.sorry for the contortionists. They have done a lot of warming up. I was

:11:15. > :11:21.a lot -- also a contortionists before I did stand-up. I have ridden

:11:22. > :11:28.over bottles before! Do you have any circus skills? Not a thing! Very

:11:29. > :11:33.poor hand eye coordination. Thank you for getting up so early this

:11:34. > :11:36.morning and joining us. We introduced the Showstoppers early

:11:37. > :11:40.on. They have been working on an improvised routine. They will see us

:11:41. > :11:46.out of the programme. We can hear from them now.

:11:47. > :11:49.# We hope you've been taking notes this morning

:11:50. > :11:55.# So many performers we've seen # Circles, by

:11:56. > :11:58.# And everything in between # If you're feeling overwhelmed and

:11:59. > :12:03.confused # Showstoppers are here to help you

:12:04. > :12:07.choose # Yes, weekend recap them all

:12:08. > :12:10.# Because we turn anything # Into a musical

:12:11. > :12:16.# Choose theatre # Choose new theatre

:12:17. > :12:21.# Choose a Irvine Welsh's performance

:12:22. > :12:24.# So he can stop referencing a film from 1996

:12:25. > :12:30.# Are we brave enough to do Scottish accents while actually ends Gotland?

:12:31. > :12:35.Is fine if you prefer high culture, # A night at the operator is your

:12:36. > :12:50.thing # Oh, you can't beat a bit of Bryn

:12:51. > :12:53.# And Jan Raven's a haven for the blues

:12:54. > :13:01.# She don't wait to imitate anybody you choose

:13:02. > :13:10.# With the Encyclopaedia # To the theme of the day

:13:11. > :13:13.# McDermott having her say # Entertainment in Edinburgh

:13:14. > :13:17.# It can't be denied # But there's always news from the

:13:18. > :13:21.world outside # World Championship coming

:13:22. > :13:23.# Excitement is high # Mo Farah

:13:24. > :13:28.# Waving goodbye # Tune in again to BBC Breakfast

:13:29. > :13:31.tomorrow at 6am! #.