08/08/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

More than 40 maternity units in England closed their doors

to new admissions at some point last year.

The Government says it's misleading to blame staff shortages.

Sickness at the World Athletics Championships.

Yes, organisers here confirm a number of cases of gastroenteritis

Heartbreak for Great Britain's Laura Muir,

who just misses out on a medal in the 1,500 metres by less

Doctors say a British woman who was shot while on holiday

Eloise Dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove

Tesco has announced it's scrapping 5p carrier bags altogether in favour

of the more expensive "bags for life."

I'll be asking if other retailers will do the same.

Also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes

We'll be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents

And Carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning from the roof

of the Broadcasting House in London. Grey skies. Dry at the moment. Rain

and showers. Heavy downpours in East Anglia and the south-east. For the

rest of the UK, it is sunshine and showers. I will have more details in

15 minutes. Thank you, Carol. We will start with our top story.

More than 40% of maternity wards in England closed their doors

to expectant mothers at least once in 2016,

42 out of 96 trusts in England that responded to a Freedom

of Information request said they'd shut maternity wards temporarily

For some years, maternity units have Dominic Hughes, has more.

For some years, maternity units have been struggling to recruit enough

midwives. The Royal College of Midwives says there is a shortfall

of 3500. Based on a Freedom of Information request, weather says a

growing number of maternity units are closing doors to new mothers. In

England, 136 NHS Trust offer maternity services. Last year, 42 of

them closed their doors at least one. There are 382 separate

locations where they close, up by 20% since 2014. It is quite right

hospitals take these drastic decisions when they want to put the

interests of the patient's first. I don't blame them. But it is

happening so often and is increasing year on year significantly. That

suggests an underlying problem. You cannot keep trying to run the NHS on

a shoestring, putting them through the biggest financial squeeze in its

history and not expect standards of care to slip. Some closures were

relatively short-lived and others lasted more than 24 hours. A

Department of Health spokesperson said they needed temporary closures

to manage peaks in admissions and it was misleading to use these figures

to indicate a shortage of staff because of the difficulties of

planning for birth. The Royal College of Midwives agreed it was

sometimes right to close the unit by doing so ornate regular basis showed

underlying problems with the number of expert staff. -- on a regular.

Dominic Hughes, BBC News. A British woman is recovering

in hospital after being shot while on holiday with

her family in Brazil. Eloise Dixon from South London

was driving with her partner and three children when they took

a wrong turn into an area controlled Our South America correspondent,

Katy Watson, has more. And innocent family on a summer

holiday. -- an. Eloise Dickson made one mistake which nearly cost them

their lives. It all happened about 90 miles south of Rio de Janeiro. A

part of Brazil that is popular with tourists and has some of the most

beautiful beaches in the country. The family had rented a car, and

according to local media, were looking for a place to find water

when they made a wrong turn into a a slum controlled by drug traffickers.

Eloise Dickson in the front passenger seat was shot twice. Taken

to a local hospital, she underwent two hours of surgery. This could so

easily have been fatal, but she survived. TRANSLATION: The bullet

passed through the abdomen and fortunately did not hit big blood

vessels, important organs. She was lucky. The favela is in Brazil are

notorious. Some can be so dangerous that even police are not welcome.

TRANSLATION: We have a community that we cannot enter, the press

cannot enter, the public service cannot enter. That is inadmissible.

We have to take urgent measures. According to doctors, she is

recovering well from surgery. Awake and talking, she is expected to be

transferred to hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro where she will

continue her recovery. Katie Watson, BBC News.

Scientists are warning that systems currently used to measure greenhouse

gas emissions around the world are seriously flawed.

A BBC investigation has found that not all gases which are produced

A group of leading researchers in the field, have told

the Counting Carbon programme, on BBC Radio four, that the issue

poses a major threat to the Paris climate agreement.

South African MPs will vote in secret later on a motion

of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma.

The motion was tabled by the opposition in response

to Mr Zuma's sacking of his highly respected Finance Minister

earlier this year, a move which sparked nationwide protests.

Mr Zuma has survived several previous votes of no-confidence

The Welsh government has announced plans today,

to invest over ?1 million in dental health.

That means, 10,000 new NHS dental places will be created,

in some of the most deprived parts of Wales.

However, critics including The British Dental Association,

say the Welsh government took more than ?6 million out of the Welsh

dental budget in 2016, due to missed target,

and today's investment does not replace that.

For the last few years, finding an NHS dentist has been

Patients have found it tough to enlist, whilst children have been

waiting for long periods of time for orthodontic treatment

In an effort to improve the situation, the Welsh government

have announced today an initial investment of ?1.3 million worth,

to create extra capacity for 10,000 new places.

There will never be a time when resources are perfect.

There are challenges across the whole country.

I'm announcing specific funding today where we recognise

there is an issue about more money going into parts of the country.

Further funding has been allocated the specialist children's

However, the British Dental Association insisted this investment

They say it's just a quarter of the amount that's already been

taken out of the dental budget in 2016 for not meeting targets.

The Welsh government argued this is new funding,

and they are disappointed the British Dental Association don't

Recent reports show oral health amongst children was improving

amongst Wales, but even the Secretary of Health admits

the overall situation here is far from perfect.

More details have emerged in the case of the British model

who was allegedly drugged and held captive for nearly a week by a gang

The lawyer representing Chloe Ayling,

who's 20 and from South London, says she was told by her kidnappers

that she would be sold as a slave in the Middle East.

He says that she was acting under duress when she was seen shopping

with her captor before she was freed.

She was told that people were there watching her and ready to kill her

if they tried anything. So she thought that the best idea was to go

along with it and to, umm, be nice, in a way, to her captor. Because he

told her that he wanted to release her.

The organisers of the World Athletics Championships in London

have revealed that a number of athletes have contracted

Botswana's Isaac Makwala, who was one of the favorites

for today's 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200

German and Canadian athletes are also thought

The organising committee says its working closely

with Public Health England to manage the situation.

Today is day five of the World Athletics Championships

in London, but yesterday left many British fans disappointed

after Laura Muir missed out on a medal in the 1,500 metre final.

It was an extraordinary race and we will see more of that later.

There were high hopes for hammer thrower, Sophie Hitchon,

who ended up in tears after she ended seventh.

Here are some of the highlights from our correspondent,

Scotland's very own Laura Muir running for Great Britain. It was

not the day British fans had hoped for. There were tears, but not of

joy. Eight talented field and the odd were stacked against us. They

had never had a woman in this race. They wanted to go out hard. With a

look of determination etched across her face, the bronze medal was in

her sight. Buy from nowhere, 800 metres specialist Katya fan speed to

snatch the way at the end. Seven hundredths of a second separated her

from her first global metal. I gave everything I could. It just went

past me. I gave everything that I could. I guess considering what

happened this year, I gave it all I could and that is all I can do.

There was more heartbreak in the hammer cage. Sophie Hutchinson's

heartbreak went nowhere. She never recovered. These images are becoming

all too familiar at these championships. There was at least

some British success to cheer. Daniel Talbot, the track favourites,

went all the way in the first round of the 100m to make it to the

semi-final. Hughes was one of the fastest losers. And return's second

fastest 200 metre runner of all time also made it to the next round. With

no Usain Bolt, there will be a new champion. Could Britain crashed the

party? The pressure is ramping up. Expectations of fans are high,

especially after what happened in Rio. Mo Farah's medal seems the only

one for a target of six. They need to change, and soon. Natalie Pirks,

BBC News, at the London Stadium. We will talk about that more this

morning. Jessica is at the stadium this morning for us. Amazing. The

pace is just staggering! It is hard for Steve, he is like come on, Laura

Muir! But he has to be objective. After a four year stakeout

by wildlife experts, footage of one of England's rarest

animals, the Pine Mareten has finally been captured

in the North York Moors. The sighting is the first living

record in the area for around 35 years, and it's all thanks to

The Yorkshire Pine Marten Project, run by NatureSpy and the Forestry

Commission who set up various camera traps around the Moors

in order to get a glimpse There is the little fellow. This is

very rare footage. Oh, amazing. Excellent.

Last night, a stunning lunar eclipse was visible in many parts of the

world. We will have a look. They happen when the Earth passes between

the sun and the moon, casting a shadow. This one can be seen on many

continents, though some countries could only see part of it. A second

full eclipse will have another 24th of August in North America, the

first of its kind in nearly a century. That first one was from

Greece. Amazing. Wonderful. Good morning. Welcome back. I know you

were here last week and things, but... Talking about beautiful

things in the sky, but at this gorgeous picture of a RAF Tornado

flying through a rainbow. You would not think it is possible. That looks

like Guardians of the Galaxy. Surely there is no filter on that. Don't be

such a cynic. The newspapers. The Daily Telegraph. Interesting. We had

the complete opposite of this last week. According to the former GCHQ

boss, he is saying children must get digital skills to keep ahead of

Britain's rivals. Parents should encourage their children to spend

more time on line to improve cyber skills and save the country rather

than mooching around on the streets. That is an interesting point of

view. Also they are talking about this British mother who was shot in

Rio after taking a wrong turn and ending up in a favela. That was a

dangerous situation. According to experts, she is lucky to be alive.

She was shot twice and it went around her stomach and did not hit

any major organ. Amazing. The Times this morning. Tesco will stop

selling disposable plastic bags. You will talk about this this morning.

The picture is of Roman Abramovich who were separating from his wife.

Zukova, I think is her name. There is talk about the value of the

settlement. It could be ?7 billion. Wow! I used to call him Abramovich,

but it is pronounced different, according to a friend who knows.

Lots of details on the Daily Mirror about this model who says she was

kidnapped, saying the captor slept in the same bed as her. She is now

back in the UK after six days. The front page of the Sun, lots of

fallout over Channel 4 broadcasting these tapes of Diana talking about

Prince Charles. What have you got, Steph? Holidays. I really like every

year looking at where people are going and what is on the up and what

is on the down. We love cruises. I talked about this not long ago. We

are going on four times as many as 20 years ago but it's interesting

the countries on the up in of ones we are visiting. Dubai, a lot of

people going to Dubai. Poland, Croatia, Iceland, Romania. On the

wane, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, nobody will be shocked given what's

happened there recently but interesting to see more people going

on cruises. I don't know about cruises, being stuck on a boat with

the same people for that long, I think I would go a bit loopy! I'm

with you on that! I just spent a week on a boat and it was all white.

Everyone get all right? Year. A very small boat and it went all right --

all right -- year. -- yeah. I have signed you up, you are in!

Would you like to see a big plant? I love this story. Julia and the

Beanstalk. You've often heard these stories about plants that lay

dormant for many years and this is an Agaba eight Americana, planted 18

years ago by the previous owners in this lady's Garden. She once put a

blanket over it in a harsh winter, she never watered it, then it grew

30 foot in four weeks. You can see houses next to it. She is down

there. Tiny little lady. Then it's a massive plant. Is surely a Borrower?

She isn't, she is average size I believe. That's amazing! Let's all

go on holiday, Steph! You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. A number of athletes competing

at the World Championships in London More than 40 maternity wards

in England closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once

last year according to data obtained Carol is out on the roof of our

London newsroom this morning to have a look at the weather. Not looking

fantastic as yet? No, for some it's not looking

fantastic unless you like the rain because there's the chance of heavy

downpours today, especially in East Anglia and south-east England.

There's also showers in the forecast, some of those will be

heavy and thundery. If we take a look at the whole of the UK at 9am

running to the afternoon, we can see where we've got rain in a curl

coming in across parts of England and down to the south coast. In the

centre of that there's a lot of cloud, brightening up for a bit, but

raining quite a bit too. Out to the west, some showers, and also in the

north, but in between those we could see sunshine but even some of those

could be heavy and possibly thundery. 4pm in Scotland, it's the

mix of sunshine and showers and again some of the showers will be

thundery but not all of them. As we come into north-west England,

similar scenario, sunshine and showers but north north-east England

heading to the Pennines and East Anglia, the south-east, the Midlands

and the south coast, that's where we've got the rain and we could see

large rainfall totals especially in Norfolk and Suffolk in a short

period. There could be some surface water issues. As we go further west

in the direction of south-west England and Wales, you can see again

we're looking at the mixture of sunshine and showers, some of those

are likely to be heavy and thundery, especially across Wales. As we go

across the Irish Sea into Northern Ireland again we're looking at the

mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. As we head through the

course of the evening we will still have some of that rain sweeping in

across parts of northern England, through the Midlands and down

towards Dorset for example and heading over to Somerset as well.

Temperature wise we're looking at ten to 13. Those are indicative of

towns and cities. In rural areas in the north it will feel quite chilly.

That's how we start the day tomorrow, with that arm of rain,

that big curl, and if anything it will pull back to the south-east.

Again there's the chance of some torrential downpours, particularly

across East Anglia and the south-east, again leading to the

risk of issues with surface water flooding. But moved to the west and

the north, brighter skies with some sunshine with fewer showers. Them

for Thursday we've got the dregs of that rain across the south-east,

that will eventually clear awake and for most of us we're looking at a

dry day and make the most of it, because if you look to the

north-west of Scotland there's something else waiting in the winds

-- clear awake. If you're in East Anglia or the south-east, make sure

you have a sturdy brolly at hand because you're going to need it.

I'm going to put the normal brolly away and bring out the sturdy one! I

don't think I have any sturdy ones! Teenagers across Scotland will be

waking to their Highers results this morning, the Scottish

equivalent of A-levels. The country has traditionally had

a strong education system, but in recent years

standards have declined. As the Scottish Government admits

things need to improve, John Maguire has been to find out

what's being done to improve Tonight these youngsters are

practising their stop frame animation skills. Who knows, a

future macro three all Wallace and Gromit might be created right here

in Cambuslang on the outskirts of Glasgow -- Morph. This youth cloud,

one of nine centres called universal connections, are funded by south

Lanarkshire council's budget. Qualifications here are offered that

aren't offered in other schools. There's a Duke of Edinburgh Awards

and Rebecca has been training for her Gold expedition. This morning

she is receiving the results of her Highers and she believes the school

has prepared her well for the future. Teachers are there to

prepare you for what you need so you just have to aim for that. At the

same time some subjects like PSE, they can get you ready for going out

in the world. Her mum, Cheryl, is a member of the national parent Forum

and has a keen interest in Scottish education. She says children can

succeed if they're supported. I appreciate education is going

through so many changes, but it's now about narrowing it and working

with the parents of the schools and local authorities and government to

bring everyone together to make it more attainable. But recent years

have seen standards decline. So what's been going on? There's

certainly no single cause. I think the introduction of Scotland's

national curriculum, which has been going on for some 13 years now, has

been badly organised and has led to a number of serious adverse

consequences, not least of them being excessive teacher workload and

loss of morale as a result of that. The Deputy First Minister John

Sweeney is in charge of education. Today he's visiting a community

enterprise in Kilmarnock that works with everyone from the elderly, ex-

prisoners to children struggling at school. He accepts improvements need

to be made, he wants children from poorer backgrounds to do better and

he believes schools and teachers are the best people to affect change.

It's at the heart of the reforms I want to take into the curriculum, to

make sure a generation of young people today can have access to the

best quality of education and the best opportunities available to

them. We want to make sure we do that in consort with the education

profession to make sure that is able to be deployed in every single

school, the length and Brett Favre Scotland. And the main teaching

union wants more support for staff -- length and breadth. Teachers need

to spend their time working on the improvement of the learning of young

people. We need more than just promises in these areas, weenie

actually need action from government and educational agencies -- we

actually need. At the youth cloud the band is in full swing and full

volume as teenagers across Scotland tear open envelopes or are informed

via text, anxious to discover how they've done. This morning was past

results aren't just important to them but also to the government and

to the country. John Maguire, BBC News.

I thought there was going to be another one! We will be speaking to

a student in that piece live later on to see how they're doing. If

you're getting your results this morning then good luck!

to buy your first pair of school shoes?

Well, it seems these days, more than half of parents don't

get their children properly measured.

In the next half-hour we'll find out why that could mean

Did you know that you're meant to wait until the end of the summer to

buy shoes? I did not know this and this could explain a lot. Because

your feet grow more because... This is where I have been going wrong.

You should wait right before school to buy school shoes. I am so

disorganised! I normally do buy them late but I didn't know that was the

reason! Time Now, though, it's back

to Louise and Dan. This is Breakfast with

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

and sport in a moment. It's been revealed contaminated eggs

from Europe have been distributed We'll be asking the Food Standards

Agency how concerned we should be. Bucket and spade beach holidays

are booming in foreign travel. At 7:50, Steph will be here to

explain how holiday habits have changed. I was struggling to read

the time there. I felt like we needed a fresh start, so, here I am.

And from being confirmed as the next Dr Who, to "Doctor Who?"

After 8:30, we'll find out about actress Jodie Whittaker's

new role in the BBC thriller, where she's definitely not

I have to apologise for perhaps the worst reading of the time in BBC

history. All that is still to come. But now, a summary of this morning's

main news. More than 40% of maternity wards

in England closed their doors to expectant mothers

at least once in 2016, 42 out of 96 trusts in England that

responded to a Freedom of Information request said they'd

shut maternity wards temporarily Our health correspondent,

Dominic Hughes, has more. For some years, maternity units

have been struggling The Royal College of Midwives says

there's a shortfall of around 3,500. Now, based on a Freedom

of Information request, Labour says a growing number

of maternity units are closing doors In England, 136 NHS Trusts

offer maternity services. Last year, 42 of them

closed their doors to new admissions There were 382 separate locations

where units were closed, I think it is quite right hospitals

take these drastic decisions when they want to put the interests

of the patient's safety first. But the fact it is happening

so often and is increasing year on year significantly suggests

an underlying problem. You cannot keep trying to run

the NHS on a shoestring, putting them through the biggest

financial squeeze in its history, and not expect standards

of care to slip. Some closures were relatively

short-lived but others lasted more A Department of Health spokesperson

said that Trusts need to use temporary closures to manage peaks

in admissions and it was misleading to use these

figures to indicate a shortage of staff because of the difficulties

around planning for birth. The Royal College of Midwives agreed

it was sometimes right to close a unit, but that doing

so on a regular basis showed underlying problems

with the number of expert staff. After 8am, we'll be speaking to the

Royal College of Midwives about the closures.

A British woman is being treated in hospital after being shot

while on holiday with her family in Brazil.

Eloise Dixon from South London was driving with her partner

and three children when they took a wrong turn into an area controlled

She was shot twice and the medics treating her say she's lucky

More details have emerged in the case of the British model

who was allegedly drugged and held captive for nearly a week

The lawyer representing Chloe Ayling, who's 20

and from South London, says she was told by her kidnappers

that she would be sold as a slave in the Middle East.

He explained that she was acting under duress when she was seen

shopping with her captor before she was freed.

Scientists are warning that systems currently used to measure greenhouse

gas emissions around the world are seriously flawed.

A BBC investigation has found that not all gases which are produced

A group of leading researchers in the field, have told

the Counting Carbon programme on BBC Radio4 that the issue poses a major

threat to the Paris climate agreement.

South African MPs will vote in secret later on a motion

of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma.

The motion was tabled by the opposition in response

to Mr Zuma's sacking of his highly respected Finance Minister

earlier this year, a move which sparked nationwide protests.

Mr Zuma has survived several previous votes of no-confidence

A victim of the 9/11 attack in New York City has been identified 16

years on. The man's identity was uncovered when DNA was retested with

new technology. The Welsh government has announced

plans to invest more than ?1 million It says the move will create 10,000

new NHS dental places, including in some of the most

deprived parts of Wales. However, critics, including

The British Dental Association, say the Welsh government took more

than ?6 million out of the Welsh dental budget last year

and the investment announced today After a four-year stakeout

by wildlife experts, footage of one of England's rarest

animals, the pine mareten, has finally been captured

in the North York Moors. The sighting is the first

in the area for more than 30 years. The Yorkshire Pine Marten Project

managed to capture the footage after setting up camera

traps around the Moors. There it is. I am speaking quietly

because I don't want to scare it but it is on the television... A job in

spring watch beckons, surely. Last night, a stunning lunar eclipse

was visible in many parts Eclipses happen when the Earth

passes between the sun and the moon, This one could be viewed

on several continents, although many countries

could only see part of it. A second full eclipse will occur

on the 21st of August over North America, the first of its kind

in nearly a century. The pictures are stunning, aren't

they? Shall we talk about the athletics again?

Last night saw one of the most dramatic races

of the World Athletics Championships so far as Laura Muir missed out

on a medal in the 1,500 meters by the smallest of margins.

Jessica is at the London Stadium for us this morning.

She is in lane number five. Good morning. Good morning. As you said,

one of the best races I have ever seen. That is exactly why we love

elite sport. I am standing on the finish line just to highlight the

fine margins between winning a medal and missing out. Laura Muir was

just, just beaten, but it was a brave run by the 20 foyer rolled. It

was a tough field. It included the Olympic champion. She was in the mix

right until the end but was just hit on the line by South Africa's Kasta

Semenya. I gave it everything I could. Just

that last 50 metres I was tied up. I gave everything that I could.

Considering what has happened this year, I gave it all I could and that

is all I can do. Disappointment, too,

for the Olympic bronze medallist, Sophie Hitchon, she couldn't quite

match her achievements Her best effort of 72.32

in the hammer final wasn't enough for a medal as she finished

in seventh place. Yeah, I just, umm... I couldn't

quite find the rhythm that I had in qualification. I was disappointed. I

did not produce it tonight, yeah... Better news for team

captain Eilidh Doyle, was one of two British women

who made it into the semi finals There was a great performance

by Britain's Danny Talbot He qualified for the semi-finals,

with a lifetime best of 20.16 seconds, finishing just behind

the reigning olympic champion Fellow Britsons, Zharnel Hughes

and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, We were expecting to see the fastest

man in the world over 200 metres, Botswana's Isaac Makwala,

run last night. But he was absent from his heat

and it later emerged he was one of a number of athletes suffering

from gastroenteritis at one And now a round-up of the rest of

the day's sport. Moeen Ali was England's hero once

again, as he and his teammates secured a 3-1 series

win over South Africa. Ali took 25 wickets over

the course of the series. He helped England claim a 177-run

victory in the fourth test, and also ensured that the team

climbs to third in the International Cricket Council's Test

rankings, above Australia. It's a first home Test series win

against South Africa since 1998. And a first for Joe Root

as England captain. It is great to see Moeen Ali in

particular step up and put in some unbelievable performances to win

games for us. Hopefully that can be something that is repeated on a

number of occasions in the future. But I think throughout the whole

series the squad has performed very well.

Could Gareth Bale be heading back to the Premier League?

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he will "fight

with other coaches" to sign the 28-year-old Welshman.

The two clubs play each other tonight in the Uefa Super Cup in

Bale joined the Spanish champions from Tottenham in 2013,

for a then-world record fee of ?85 million, and has since won

Mourinho says he'll be waiting for Bale if he doesn't figure

No morning sessions today at the World Athletics Championships. But

Kyle Langford is going on the 800 metre final. His parents owned a

fish and chip shop, interestingly, and say if he wasn't going to be and

could be a potato peeler in the family business. -- an athlete. I

find peeling potatoes very therapeutic. That is one of my pet

hates. Perfect. There we go, dinner's on!

As we have been hearing, lots of action on the track

and field at the World Athletics Championships and lots more to come.

Britain's Kyle Langford finished second in the semi-final to take an

automatic one slot. He is just 21 and got the junior title in 2014.

This is the 400 metre Olympic champion. He cruised into the 400

metre final and is expected to go further. He is hoping to do the 200

and 400 metre double. Next up, the European champion from 2014, a

two-time Commonwealth silver-medallist. She was also voted

the British team champion. She says she is in good shape coming into the

event. She races at 835 tonight. This Frenchman won the Olympic title

here in 2012. He is hoping to win again. He only started training in

May this year after a foot injury disqualified him from the final. If

you want to keep up with the day's action, tune in to BBC Two from

6:30pm to 10:30pm tonight. That is a bit of a rave tune, that,

isn't it? Might have to get my whistle out. Waking everyone up. The

main stories. More than 40% of maternity wards

in England closed their doors to expectant mothers

at least once in 2016, A number of athletes competing at

the World Championships in London have fallen ill with suspected

gastroenteritis. We have already had a sturdy umbrella alert from Carol.

What else? Good morning. It may be dry for you now, but rain and

showers are in the forecast. In London, it is quite thick. The cloud

is breaking in places. Rain later on, but sunshine first of all. It

will be heavy. Some of them will be thundery. Today, a chance of some

downpours. Especially so across East Anglia and also south-east England.

It may well lead to some surface water issues. Something to consider.

This morning, a lot of dry weather around as well. Sunshine to start

the day and showers in the north and west. Also a bit of rain rotating

around an area of low pressure. It will continue to be with us through

the day and temperatures rise bringing with it downpours with

showers in the south-east. Sunshine and showers in Scotland this

afternoon. Some could be heavy as well. North-east England, sunshine

and showers. North-east England is where we start to run into the rain

to be some will be heavy and thundery. That extends through the

Pennines, East Anglia, the south-east, Kent, in the direction

of the Isle of Wight. Keep that in mind. As we go further west, what we

are looking at is again a mix of sunshine and showers. The West

Country, Wales, some showers heavy, some will be thundery. Temperatures

will come down under those. Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Not

as heavy. Also not as frequent as in some parts of the UK. As we go to

the evening and overnight, where we have the rain today it will drift

further north. Again, we have it in north-east England heading down to

the Midlands, east Wales, Dorset, Somerset as well. Temperature-wise,

looking at 10- 15 in towns and cities. In rural areas, especially

in the north of the country, it will feel quite chilly. So, we start

tomorrow again with this rain moving around an area of low pressure

driving our weather. And through the course of the day it drags it down

once again towards the south-east. Once again tomorrow there is the

risk of downpours across East Anglia and south-east England which, again,

may well lead to surface water issues. Moving away from this area

and for the rest of the UK we are looking at dry conditions with some

sunshine. By the time we get to Thursday, we have the last of the

rain in the south-east. That eventually will pull away leaving

many of us with a dry day with sunny spells. However, take a look at what

is happening in north-west Scotland. A weather front not too far away.

That is coming our way as well. In the next few days, especially across

south-east England and East Anglia, it is going to be rather wet.

The 5p carrier bag charge was introduced in 2015,

but now one major supermarket is taking it a step further

by scrapping single use bags altogether.

Prices probably going up? You are right. Tesco have announced this is.

From the end of this month Tesco will stop the sale

Shoppers will have to bring their own or buy a bag

We've had the 5p charge for single use carrier bags in England

When it first came in obviously it was a bit of a shock because we're

not used to paying for bags but I really think, a lot of the

supermarkets put their money into good causes rather than keep it for

themselves. If I have to pay the MP it's my own fault so I don't mind,

it's reasonable, yeah. If you can remember to take the bag, that's the

biggest problem. I've got one in the car now.

James Lowman is the chief executive of the Association

of Convenience Stores, which has over 30,000 members.

Good morning. Good morning. What are your thoughts? The carrier bag

charge has been released accessible, it's seen a reduction in usage of

plastic bags. As Bagai said on the film, retailers can put that towards

local good causes -- as that guy. When it came in in England and Wales

all retailers were covered and smaller retailers had to charge.

Smaller businesses are example from the charge. A third choose to do it

voluntarily so we think it would be easier for everyone covered by the

charge so everyone knew what was going to happen when they turn up.

Why is there a difference in terms of a lot of your members not having

to charge? There's an exemption that has been brought in when the

legislation came in in England, other parts of the UK the charging

covers everyone. It would be simpler for everyone and it would reduce

carrier bag use, in Wales and we talked to members there, they say

it's been good, they've reduced the number of bags they are using and

they are generating money to give to local good causes and that works

well. Usually we often ask for exemptions for small businesses, in

this case we are asking for the opposite. How has it gone down with

customers? We heard from a couple of shoppers there, what are people

telling your members? Generally well. The vast majority like the

charges being in place. As we heard there, people get used to carrying a

bag with them when they go shopping. We were concerned about

inconvenience stores because often it's an unplanned and people might

not remember to bring bags, but in reality talking to members in Wales

especially they say that hasn't been a problem and they like having the

opportunity to charge and give the money to local causes and reduce

plastic use. Why do you think now Tesco think we should move to the

10p carrier bags? They are saying they are bags for life but there's

still a lot of people that won't use them for life. The point of bags for

life is you can take them back and have them replaced. Tesco is simply

saying they have still got a lot of 5p bags they are charging for and

giving away and the purpose of the policy from the government is to

reduce plastic bag usage, single use usage, so it is quite brave for them

to go this extra step, that's great, the government could do more by

bringing small businesses in as well. Will we see more supermarkets

doing that? Possibly, many of our members use bags for life and try to

make a feature of that, some have charges above 5p for that reason for

longer lasting bags so we will see changes I think but fundamentally we

need to get the clarity and consistency across all retailers of

the 5p bag charge. We've seen from the figures plastic bag usage for

them, great news, environmental groups very happy about that but

what about the money made from selling them, what does it go into?

It was mentioned briefly by yourself and one of our vox pops? It will be

used for a local school or local charities. In Wales there's been an

emphasis on environmental charities. When we talk to members and we ask

if they voluntarily charge, a third of them do so, if they voluntarily

charge, or in Wales if you are part of the compulsory charge, where does

the money go, it is normally local good causes and it's a great focal

point for people to give their extra support to local causes. Are you one

of those people like me who has bags all over the house ready to take to

the shops? I always have a bag in my bag I take to work. People are now

prepared in that way and they have got used to it, which is great.

James, thanks for your time. We've had lots of messages? Elaine says

I've I would be more inclined to buy if they were black. I object to the

advertisement. This woman says I do one online shop each week and my

choices to help the delivery guy load six crates of individual

groceries, taking ten minutes, rather than pay for plastic bags so

he can dump them in the kitchen. It depends on how quickly Tesco want

their drivers to deliver the groceries. Their choice, not mine.

Sometimes they let you give back the bags. Richard says why not return to

paper bags and resize them? And this woman talks about the amount of

plastic being used around vegetables -- read cycle them. That's my

favourite message of the day. -- recycle them. Thanks very much for

your messages on that. Keep those in. We will read them later.

When was the last time you had your children's feet measured?

Probably six months ago. Are you trying to make me feel guilty?

Well, according to the College of Podiatry,

more than half of kids in the UK have suffered foot damage

because of ill fitting or unsuitable shoes.

So if you're preparing to buy new shoes your little ones before

they go back to school, you might want to watch

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been to meet one family and get advice

that could help avoid big problems for little feet.

Ready? Ready. Steady? Yeah. Go! We are with the Kelly family in

Whitby and we are on the hunt for... Shoes. Shoes. Expensive definitely.

Feet grow into all the age of 21 and with three children and two

stepchildren, Amy has a lot of shoes to buy. Their feet seemed to grow so

fast! Definitely! Chase's do especially, he has a super massive

big to that's got a mind of his own! When was the last time you had your

kids' feet measured? I'm going to have to be honest, I don't think

I've ever had any of them measured ever. So this is it, this is the

lot? This is it. Let me ask you, these all fit? I hope so. Let's find

out! Because today we are bringing in the

big guns to check out the small feat which reside here. I hope you're not

going to tell me off! Are you going to show me your feet? Emma Supple is

from the College of Podiatry. A nice good heel, that is too small, isn't

it? A survey from the College of Podiatry found 29% of British

children could be wearing shoes that are completely the wrong size. Can

you see how your toes are all switched? 56% of parents admitted

buying kids' shoes without having their feet measured and 55% of

children have suffered damage to their feet because of shoes that are

too small or simply unsuitable. Feels comfortable. Yeah, feels

comfortable but getting to the edge. Your feet have grown but you haven't

noticed. I guess what we're talking about our

crimes against kids' feet. Yes, we are. Worst culprits please? Crime

one, ill fitting shoes. Get the... Crime two, slip on shoes. If they

are wearing slip on shoes it should be temporarily, holidays and high

days and everything else should be a fastened on buckled on HSU. Crime

three, floppy heels. If it collapses in like a slipper, unsupported, put

it back on the shelf. The shops that don't have a fit measurement, where

you buy the cheaper ones, is there anything wrong with buying cheaper

shoes? Nothing to do with price, all to do with style. Some people go and

feel awkward about going into the shops that measure feet and leaving

without buying anything. Independent shoe fitters are a wonderful group

of professionals and they don't have any problem with you going in and

having your feet measured and leaving without having bought a pair

of shoes. Because bad shoes cause bad problems, corns, calluses,

hammer toes. Am I going to get told off? You are, the recommendation is

to go every six months to get your feet measured and that's a really

good yardstick. Definitely. Kids' feet grow fast, they don't need a

lot of money throwing at them but they do need protecting. Jayne

McCubbin, BBC News. Possibly inappropriate footwear!

Possibly too big. Sending your thoughts. -- send in your thoughts.

I bought trainers for my two girls a few months ago and I bought the ?1

insoles, bought them big and then you take them out later. You've got

to remember to take them out, though! I can deal with that! Other

ideas, please send them in. This is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. More than 40 maternity units

in England closed their doors to new admissions at

some point last year. The Government says it's misleading

to blame staff shortages. Also this morning: Sickness

at the World Athletics Yes, organisers here confirm

a number of cases of gastroenteritis Heartbreak for Great

Britain's Laura Muir, who just misses out on a medal

in the 1,500 metres by less Doctors say a British woman

who was shot while on holiday Eloise Dixon is reported to have

been attacked when her family drove We're going on more foreign

holidays than ever before, but our holiday habits have changed

a lot in the last 20 years according Also this morning, the challenge

of finding the right pair of shoes We'll be getting the latest advice

on a problem troubling many parents And Carol has the weather. Sunshine

and showers, I think. Good morning. Add in some rain as well. The

heaviest rain today will be in East Anglia and the south-east.

Torrential downpours later on. For the rest of us, sunshine and

showers, though some will be heavy and thundery. Not all of us will

catch one either. I will have all of the details and 15 minutes. Banks,

More than 40% of maternity wards in England closed their doors

to expectant mothers at least once in 2016,

42 out of 96 trusts in England that responded to a Freedom

of Information request said they'd shut maternity wards temporarily

Our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes, has more.

For some years, maternity units have been struggling

The Royal College of Midwives says there's a shortfall of around 3,500.

Now, based on a Freedom of Information request,

Labour says a growing number of maternity units are closing doors

In England, 136 NHS Trusts offer maternity services.

Last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions

There were 382 separate locations where units were closed,

I think it is quite right hospitals take these drastic decisions

when they want to put the interests of the patient's safety first.

But the fact it is happening so often and is increasing year

on year significantly suggests an underlying problem.

You cannot keep trying to run the NHS on a shoestring,

putting them through the biggest financial squeeze in its history,

and not expect standards of care to slip.

Some closures were relatively short-lived but others lasted more

A Department of Health spokesperson said that Trusts need to use

temporary closures to manage peaks in admissions and it was misleading

to use these figures to indicate a shortage of staff

because of the difficulties around planning for birth.

The Royal College of Midwives agreed it was sometimes right to close

a unit, but that doing so on a regular basis showed

underlying problems with the number of expert staff.

A British woman is recovering in hospital after being shot

while on holiday with her family in Brazil.

Eloise Dixon from South London was driving with her partner

and three children when they took a wrong turn into an area controlled

Our South America correspondent, Katy Watson, has more.

An innocent family on a summer holiday.

Eloise Dixon together with her partner and three young

children made one mistake which nearly cost them their lives.

It all happened about 90 miles south of Rio de Janeiro,

a part of Brazil that's popular with tourists and has some

of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

The family had rented a car, and according to local media,

were looking for a place to buy water when they made a wrong turning

into a favela, or slum, controlled by drug traffickers.

Men fired at the car after the family failed

Eloise Dixon, in the front passenger seat, was shot twice.

Taken to a local hospital, she underwent two hours of surgery.

This could so easily have been fatal, but she survived.

TRANSLATION: The bullet passed through the abdomen and fortunately

did not hit the big blood vessels or the important organs.

Some can be so dangerous that even police are not welcome.

TRANSLATION: We have a community that we cannot enter,

the press cannot enter, the public service cannot enter.

According to doctors, Eloise Dixon is recovering

Awake and talking, she's expected to be transferred to hospital

in the city of Rio de Janeiro where she'll continue her recovery.

More details have emerged in the case of the British model

who was allegedly drugged and held captive for nearly a week

The lawyer representing Chloe Ayling, who's 20

and from South London, says she was told by her kidnappers

that she would be sold as a slave in the Middle East.

He says that she was acting under duress when she was seen shopping

with her captor before she was freed.

She was told that people were there watching her and ready

So she thought that the best idea was to go along with it and to be

Because he told her that he wanted to release her.

Scientists are warning that systems currently used to measure greenhouse

gas emissions around the world are seriously flawed.

A BBC investigation has found that not all gases which are produced

A group of leading researchers in the field, have told

the Counting Carbon programme on BBC Radio4 that the issue poses a major

threat to the Paris climate agreement.

A victim of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre

in New York City has been identified 16 years on,

according to the city medical examiner.

The man's identity was determined after DNA recovered in 2001

South African MPs will vote in secret later on a motion

of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma.

The motion was tabled by the opposition in response

to Mr Zuma's sacking of his highly respected Finance Minister

earlier this year, a move which sparked nationwide protests.

Mr Zuma has survived several previous votes of no-confidence

The organisers of the World Athletics Championships in London

have revealed that a number of athletes have contracted

Botswana's Isaac Makwala, who was one of the favorites

for today's 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200

German and Canadian athletes are also thought

The organising committee says its working closely

with Public Health England to manage the situation.

Today is day five of the World Athletics Championships

in London, but yesterday left many British fans disappointed

after Laura Muir missed out on a medal in the 1,500 metre final.

There were high hopes for hammer thrower, Sophie Hitchon,

who ended up in tears after she ended seventh.

Here are some of the highlights from our correspondent,

COMMENTATOR: Scotland's very own Laura Muir running

It was not the day British fans had hoped for.

The odds and a talented field were stacked against her.

Britain had never had a woman in the 1500 metres.

The tactic, they wanted to go out hard.

With a look of determination etched across her face,

But from nowhere, 800 metre, specialist, Katya Semenya,

found speed to snatch the way at the death.

Seven hundredths of a second separated muir from her

I guess considering the disruptions I had this year, I gave it

all I could and that is all I can do.

There was more heartbreak in the hammer cage.

Sophie Hitchon's heartbreak went nowhere.

These images are becoming all too familiar at these championships.

There was at least some British success to cheer.

Daniel Talbot track the favourite all the way in the first

round of the 100m to make it to the semi-final.

Hughes was one of the fastest losers.

And Mitchell-Blake, Britain's second fastest 200 metre runner of all time

With no Usain Bolt, there will be a new champion.

Expectations of fans are high, especially

Britain's Sir Mo Farah's medal seems the only one to achieve anything

Natalie Pirks, BBC News, at the London Stadium.

you can see it is a murky day above the stadium. In five minutes we will

have more for you. We will be live inside the stadium with Jessica as

well. We were looking at the same shot yesterday and it was a

different scene, based in sunshine. -- bathed.

After a four year stakeout by wildlife experts,

footage of one of England's rarest animals, the Pine Mareten has

finally been captured in the North York Moors.

The sighting is the first living record in the area for around 35

years, and it's all thanks to The Yorkshire Pine Marten Project,

run by NatureSpy and the Forestry Commission who set up various camera

traps around the Moors in order to get a glimpse

I have been promising some facts. They are not fascinating animals.

They are rare so we don't know much. They are territorial. That is why we

don't see them that much. They travel a long way to find territory.

But you don't see them. Interesting. And now for another story this

morning for you. Contaminated eggs imported

from the Netherlands have been distributed in the UK,

according to the Food Standards They were found to contain

the toxic insecticide, Fipronil, which can

be harmful to humans. Health officials say only a "very

small number" of the affected eggs have reached UK shores and the risk

to the public is low. So, how concerned should

we be about eating them? Let's speak to Steve Wearne,

who's Director of Policy Thank you very much indeed for

talking to us. We will talk about this insecticide. What is it used

for? It is authorised for use in the EU as an agricultural pesticide. It

is also licensed for use as a medicine to treat ticks and fleas on

cats and dogs. But it is not authorised for use on food animals

like chickens. Why has it been used and what effect does it have? The

Belgian and Dutch authorities are still investigating. We understand

criminal charges may be pending. What we are talking about is a small

number of eggs, other than bags, which sounds like a large number,

but remember, in the UK, we eat about 20 billion eggs a year, 1.8

billion of which are imported. We just talking about just one egg in

every million we will eat this year. They were imported between March and

June so the vast majority of them will have already been consumed. We

have not identified any products they have been used in that still

have time before expiry. Tell us about the potential impact on human

health. Why is it not allowed to be used, for example? It is not allowed

not because of any particular concerns about toxicity and the

extent it has to poison us. There are very few reports of acute

effects at low doses We know when there have been poisonings,

deliberately drinking insecticide, there has been noisier and seizures.

-- nausea. But at the levels found, it is highly unlikely there will be

any impacts. Some of them have been sold in the UK. From your point of

view, even if you had one of them, you should be fine. That is right.

We don't think there is any reason people should avoid bags or change

the way they cook or consume them. -- eggs. The vast majority of them

have been eaten already. Any still on the market will be taken off

sale. And you will go back down the food chain as it were, will you, and

follow what is happening with the investigation?

We are doing that now as a matter of emergency. We learned on Saturday

that of eggs have in imported, some have gone into retail and have in

consumed. Some would have gone into catering and been incorporated into

products such as sandwiches. We are checking through to make sure we

know where every last one of them has gone to. In the UK, we are very

sensitive to food safety. Do you test them all the time? There is a

robust programme of testing. We have a number of substances that we will

be testing for. Thank you very much for your time this morning.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

More than 40 maternity wards in England closed their doors

to expectant mothers at least once last year,

It blames staffing shortages, but the government says that's

A number of athletes competing at the World Championships in London

have contracted suspected gastroenteritis.

If you have just turned on your television, you would have missed a

sturdy brolly warning from Carol. You are quite right. The forecast

today is full sunshine, showers and some rain. In London, grey skies.

Some sunshine before the rain, but when the rain hits, the chance of

some heavy downpours. Some of those could eat Sunbury. In east Anglia

and the south-east, a lot of rain in a short amount of time. This

morning, showers in the forecast. Some bright skies, some of us

starting with some sunshine. You can see the cloud of rain rotating

around an area of low pressure. Where we have got grey skies and it

is dry, we could see some sunshine. Showers developing. In Scotland,

some showers, some heavy and Bunbury. The same for Northwest

England. In north-east England, across the Pennines and south

through the Midlands into the home Counties, East Anglia and the

south-east, down to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, we are looking at

rain, some of which will be heavy, especially in east Anglia and the

south-east. We could have some surface water issues. Drifting

further south towards Wales, looking at a mix of sunshine and showers.

Some heavy and Sunbury. Especially across Wales. In Northern Ireland,

sunshine and showers. Here, showers not as heavy and frequent. As we

head through the evening and overnight, you can see we have the

rain moving slightly north across England, through parts of the

Midlands, east Wales, Gloucestershire and Somerset. A fair

bit of cloud, chilli in rural areas. In towns and cities, temperatures

10- 13. Starting with an arc of rain tomorrow through the day. Gliding

down into the south-east. Once again tomorrow in east Anglia in

south-east England, in for some torrential downpours. That could

lead to some surface water issues. Away from this, some brighter skies

with some sunshine. Thursday, the dregs of the rain in the

south-eastern corner. Through the day, starting to drift away onto the

near continent, leaving a largely dry day with some bright spells and

sunshine. Look at what is lurking in the wings off the coast of

north-west Scotland. More rain. That will also be coming our way.

Unsettled, changeable and went with some sunshine probably sums it up

quite nicely. Carrier bags, hotels

and holidays, Steph is here Good morning, Tesco is scrapping 5p

carrier bags, which means anyone wanting a bag their shopping

will either have to bring their own Tesco says it's to cut down

on plastic bag usage. A lot of you have been

in touch about this. John said, well done, this is a good

idea. People need to get better organised. Nicola works in one of

the supermarkets and she said it is hard to check that everyone pays for

their bags. She said that the majority do, and she does think it

is a good idea to get rid of them. Aaron says that it is good to stop

damaging the environment by plastic. David says, to Tesco keep a

percentage of the bags? A lot of them give the money they make to a

good cause, but not all of them -- do.

The owner of the hotel chains like Holiday Inn,

Crowne Plaza and Indigo has announced a rise

The hotel group has three quarters of a million rooms around the world

and serves over 150 million guests each year.

It has said they are focusing more on the boutique side of the

business. And we are taking more foreign

holidays than ever before - we did 45 million of them last year

- that's up 70% compared But one of the biggest chages

is that we're doing more shorter I will be looking more at how our

habits have changed in about half an hour. A lot of people used to take a

two-week trip in summer, there seems to be a change? Yes, there is. A lot

to do with the cheaper airlines and the fact that we can get away more

easily. People like to split up their holidays so that you are just

waiting for that one holiday. When you finally get to it, you are tired

and you might get six. I think it is better, you can properly relax.

Otherwise you never have a break! Regarding carrier bags, Andy says

10p won't make a difference, and we have a reader in the Netherlands who

has said that you can't purchase any of these bags in the Netherlands,

and people always bring their own. You rarely forget to take a bag,

just keep one in the car is what she said. --A listener.

Teenagers across Scotland will be waking to their Highers results this

morning - the Scottish equivalent of A-levels.

The country has traditionally had a strong education system,

but in recent years standards have declined.

As the Scottish Government admits things need to improve,

John Maguire has been to find out what's being done.

Tonight these youngsters are practising their stop

Who knows, a future Morph or Wallace and Gromit might be created right

here in Cambuslang on the outskirts of Glasgow.

This youth Club, one of nine centres called Universal Connections,

are funded by South Lanarkshire Council's education budget.

Qualifications can be gained here that aren't offered

For example, there's a Duke of Edinburgh Awards group

and Rebecca has been training for her gold award expedition.

This morning she is receiving the results of her Highers

and she believes the school has prepared her well for the future.

Teachers are there to help you get the grades you need so if you know

what you want to do and what you need and you just have

At the same time, some subjects, like PSE, they can get you ready

Her mum, Cheryl, is a member of the National Parent Forum and has

a keen interest in Scottish education.

She says children can succeed if they're supported.

I appreciate education is going through so many changes,

but it's now about narrowing it and trying to work with the parents

of the schools and local authorities and government to bring everyone

But recent years have seen standards decline.

I think the introduction of Curriculum for Excellence,

which is effectively Scotland's national curriculum,

which has been going on for some 13 years now, has been badly organised

and has led to a number of serious adverse consequences,

not least of them being excessive teacher workload and loss of morale

The Deputy First Minister John Swinney is in charge of education.

Today he's visiting a community enterprise in Kilmarnock that works

with everyone from the elderly to ex-prisoners to children

He accepts improvements need to be made, wants students from poorer

backgrounds to achieve better results and believes schools

and teachers are the best people to affect change.

It's at the heart of the reforms I want to take into the curriculum,

to make sure a generation of young people today can have access

to the best quality of education and the best opportunities that

We want to make sure we do that in consort with the education

profession to make sure that is able to be deployed in every single

school, the length and bredth Scotland.

And the main teaching union wants more support for staff.

I think if we could remove the bureaucracy so that teachers can

spend their time working on the improvement of the learning

of young people then that will make a difference.

But we need more than just promises in these areas,

we actually need action from government and educational agencies.

Back at the youth club in Cambuslang, the band is in full

swing and full volume as teenagers across Scotland tear open envelopes

or are informed via text, anxious to discover how they've done.

This morning's results aren't just important to them but also

to the government and to the country.

I think every report should end like that. We hope to speak to one of

those students later. Still to come this morning,

do you remember being taken to buy your first

pair of school shoes? Well it seems, these days,

more than half of parents don't get their children

properly measured. In the next half-hour,

we'll find out why that could mean Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom Now, though, it's back

to Louise and Dan. This is Breakfast with

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

and sport in a moment. More than 40 maternity units

in England closed to new admissions at some point last year, according

to data obtained by Labour. 42 out of 96 trusts

in England that responded to a Freedom of Information request

said they'd shut maternity wards The government says

the numbers are misleading. In just over half an hour,

we'll be getting the thoughts of the Royal College

of Midwives on this. A British woman is being treated

in hospital after being shot while on holiday with

her family in Brazil. Eloise Dixon from South London

was driving with her partner and three children when they took

a wrong turn into an area controlled She was shot twice and the medics

treating her say she's lucky More details have emerged

in the case of the British model who was allegedly drugged and held

captive for nearly a week The lawyer representing

Chloe Ayling, who's 20 and from South London,

says she was told by her kidnappers that she would be sold

as a slave in the Middle East. He explained that she was acting

under duress when she was seen shopping with her captor

before she was freed. The organisers of the World

Athletics Championships in London have revealed that a number

of athletes have contracted Botswana's Isaac Makwala,

who was one of the favorites for today's 400 metres final,

was forced to withdraw from the 200 German and Canadian

athletes are also thought The organising committee

says its working closely with Public Health England

to manage the situation. That is a particularly sunny shot.

That is the London Stadium. We will be there in a few minutes' time with

Jessica and a 400 metre runner as well, looking forward to the fifth

day of the games. It is only on BBC One tonight. No channel hopping.

Don't worry about that. Contaminated eggs imported

from the Netherlands have been distributed in the UK,

according to the Food Standards They were found to contain

an insecticide which can be Health officials say only a "very

small number" of the affected eggs have reached UK shores and the risk

to the public is low. We don't think there is any reason

why people should avoid eggs or change how they cook or eat them.

The vast majority have been eaten already. If we find anything on the

market with those eggs in them we will take them out as well.

The Welsh government has announced plans to invest more than ?1 million

It says the move will create 10,000 new NHS dental places,

including in some of the most deprived parts of Wales.

However, critics, including The British Dental Association,

say the Welsh government took more than ?6 million out of the Welsh

dental budget last year and the investment announced today

Last night, a stunning lunar eclipse was visible in many parts

Eclipses happen when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon,

Look at that picture from Greece! Isn't it stunning?

This one could be viewed on several continents,

although many countries could only see part of it.

A second full eclipse will occur on the 21st of August over

North America, the first of its kind in nearly a century.

Just so you know. I believe that is a Monday. Do you? Great knoiwledge.

I think you are off on that day. You don't care because it is a Monday

and you aren't working. We will have the weather soon. It was an amazing

1500 metres last night with Laura Muir just missing out on a medal.

Jessica is there for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning.

As you said, one of the best races, that 1500 metres final last night.

Just why we love to sports. A fine margin. Missing out on seven

hundredths of a second. It was so, so close. Facing such a car field,

the Olympic champion and the world champion. -- tough field. Caster

Semenya just beat her to it. Agonisingly close.

Just that last 50 metres I was tied up.

Considering what has happened this year, I gave it

all I could and that is all I can do.

Disappointment, too, for the Olympic bronze medallist,

Sophie Hitchon, she couldn't quite match her achievements

Her best effort of 72.32 in the hammer final wasn't enough

for a medal as she finished in seventh place.

Yeah, I just, umm... I couldn't quite find the rhythm that I had in

qualification. I knew I was in bad shape. Disappointed I didn't produce

tonight. Better news for team

captain Eilidh Doyle, was one of two British women

who made it into the semi-finals There was a great performance

by Britain's Danny Talbot He qualified for the semi-finals,

with a lifetime best of 20.16 seconds, finishing just behind

the reigning olympic champion We were expecting to see the fastest

man in the world over 200 metres, Botswana's Isaac Makwala,

run last night. But he was absent from his heat

and it later emerged he was one of a number of athletes suffering

from gastroenteritis at one And now a round-up of the rest

of the day's sport. Moeen Ali was England's hero once

again, as he and his teammates secured a 3-1 series

win over South Africa. Ali took 25 wickets over

the course of the series. He helped England claim a 177-run

victory in the fourth test, and also ensured that the team

climbs to third in the International Cricket Council's Test

rankings, above Australia. It's a first home Test series win

against South Africa since 1998. And a first for Joe Root

as England captain. It is great to see Moeen Ali

in particular step up and put in some unbelievable performances

to win games for us. Hopefully that can be something

that is repeated on a number But I think throughout the whole

series the squad has Could Gareth Bale be heading back

to the Premier League? Manchester United manager

Jose Mourinho says he will "fight with other coaches" to sign

the 28-year-old Welshman. The two clubs play each other

tonight in the Uefa Super Cup in Bale joined the Spanish champions

from Tottenham in 2013, for a then-world record fee of ?85

million, and has since won Mourinho says he'll be waiting

for Bale if he doesn't figure You might have noticed I am in the

BBC TV sports studio. This is where the likes of Gabby Logan and Michael

Johnson, the legend, and Paula Radcliffe six. -- sit. I want to

introduce you in this seat, Logan. Next door is the Japanese

broadcasters. Lots of branding in the studio. Even a Union Jack flag.

This is a special touchscreen which you have seen if you are watching

the coverage. It is very expensive. I am not going to touch it. I just

thought I would give you a behind-the-scenes. You don't see

this much. What a night of drama it was in that 1500 metre final. A

brave run by Laura Muir. A tough field. The Olympic champion was

there. You spoke to her after the race. Did she take any positives?

The fact she left everything on that track. You come to the World

Championships and you have to give your best. Every time she races, she

leaves everything, blood, sweat, and he is, everything, on that field. So

close. -- tears. Everyone was cheering for her to get that medal.

It is tough, very tough, a fine margin. And tough for Sophie Hitchon

in the hammer final. She was fighting back tears in her

interview. Where does she go from here now that she finished so far

down in the field? She was Olympic bronze medallist last year. She

expected to at least equal that. She was winning at one stage in the

first round. The crowd loved it. I thought, come on, the crowd wants

it. You don't just turn up and compete, you train all year.

Everything has to be completely right on the night. If you don't get

a medal, you are heartbroken. But next issue will come back bigger and

better and stronger. You have heard about the gastroenteritis that has

got around. Some athletes have been affected. As a former athlete

yourself, when you are dealing with diarrhoea and vomiting, how does

that affect you? It affects everything, not just physically but

psychologically as well. The human body, everything has to be perfect

when you come to a championships. You have to get back on board and

keep everything down. But psychologically, you go to the next

race and you know you are not 100% perfect. You don't know the effect

it will have on the performance. The last thing you want to have is a

tiny chink in your armour. You have to be 100 ready to compete. Not only

will they have felt weak and drained, mentally, they will feel

bad as well. Such a special night on the track tonight for the 400 metre

men's final. Wayde. What a special talent. You must be feeling good to

see him. Normally this is all I see of Michael Johnson. The back of him.

He is a supremely great athlete. He has done so much to get through. He

has not left third gear. He is saving energy for the 200. He will

do something good tonight. He won't smash the record. He has a 200. He

has the talent to do it. Thank you. A pleasure to have you on BBC

Breakfast. If you want to join everyone on the sofa, the coverage

gets under way on BBC Two from 730 tonight. I love them. Thank you. And

we will speak to Steve Batley, four-time European champion. He

never got a gold. He is part of the commentary team. Also, we are

keeping up-to-date with the weather. So much is going on. Good morning.

Yes. Good morning. I am in London. The sky is grey. A bright start. We

could see sunshine. Later, torrential showers. Excuse me. The

pollen levels are up. For some of us, we are looking at sunshine.

Especially in the north and west. Heavy downpours. Possibly thundery.

The highest chance of that combination in the south-east and

East Anglia, especially later on. This morning, we have sunshine.

Bright spells. Showers. In the north and west of the UK, that is. Some

rain as well rotating around an area of low pressure. Some of that will

be heavy as we go through the morning. Behind that, carrying on

with sunshine and showers in Scotland in the north-west England.

Some thundery. North-east England this afternoon, rain. That extends

across the Pennines, the Midlands, East Anglia, the south-east,

Hampshire, the Home Counties, down towards the Isle of Wight as well.

Cool temperatures. The other thing you will find us we could see large

rainfall totals in East Anglia and the south-east in a small amount of

time. Towards the south-west, a mixture of bright spells, sunshine,

showers. Wales, more frequent showers. Some will be heavy and

thundery. In between them, brightness. Northern Ireland,

sunshine and showers as well. They will be not as heavy and less

frequent. Through the evening and overnight we still have that rain.

If anything, it goes north. Extending from north-east England

through the Midlands to east Wales down towards Dorset and Somerset.

Temperature-wise, we are looking at overnight lows and 13. In rural

areas, especially in the north, it will be a chilly north. Tomorrow,

that rain once again starting off. Through the day it will be dragged

by the low pressure in the direction of the south-east as temperatures

rise. Further showers will develop. Some will be thundery and

slow-moving. Especially, once again, in East Anglia and the south-east.

We could be looking at issues with surface water flooding. Away from

that, for the rest of the UK, more dry and more bright with fewer

showers and sunshine. By Thursday, the rest of that rain in the

south-east. That will clear away leaving us with a dry day once again

with sunny spells. But you can see what is waiting in the sides of

Scotland. More rain coming our way. Fairly unsettled for the next few

days. Thank you very much. It's no secret, us Brits have a long

history of seeking out the sun - and we're going on more foreign

holidays than ever before. But new figures suggest it's

increasingly a case of bye-bye Steph's been looking

into our changing holidaying I've been off for the last few

weeks, what has happened to this chair? We are waving goodbye to the

booze cruise? Yes, let's have a look at the research. The good news is,

we are taking more foreign holidays. 45 million last year, up nearly 70%

from 1996. The biggest changes that we am not going to wait for one long

break as often, instead, we are opting for a week-long break or a

long weekend. Statisticians say this is probably because of the rise of

the low-cost carriers. Passengers have risen by 85% at UK airports.

Something a lot of people have been noticing with all the long

With me is Emma Coulthurst, is from Travelsupermarket.com

It is amazing how holidays have changed. I used to go on a two-week

holiday, you would go off on the to France, you would probably just take

one holiday per year. Now, we are buying for one-week holidays, but

trying to have more. Shorter holidays, but more frequently. A

city break never really existed 20 years ago, but now we are going to

places in Eastern Europe. As low as ?69 this September, three star

accommodation and your flight, it is difficult to get a hotel in the UK

for ?69 for one night. So we are really expanding our holidays,

trying to spread them across the year. I think there are a lot of

reasons for this. If we look at the advent of low-cost airlines, it has

really opened up the sky above our heads. We have got easyJet, RyanAir

and many others. So it is easy to get a low-cost flight. Holidays are

our prized possessions. A lot of countries can just stay at home, but

we need the sun. We've got to get on the plane and experience that lovely

Mediterranean vibe. They are asking us for our cost. The prices this

summer, 70 quid, 80 quid for a week. The holidays are actually cheaper

than they were 20 years ago. The interesting thing about this is how

much we used to like our cruises. There has been a quadrupling in

people going on cruises? Yes, it has expanded about fourfold. The booze

cruise, it has vanished. It is not cost efficient to bother doing it.

Cruising is very popular, not just with older people. I also think when

you look at this information, it is good to look at the countries people

are going to and how that changes. Unsurprisingly, you've got places

like Egypt and Tunisia which have fallen out of popularity. Poland,

Croatia err... The whole of Eastern Europe has opened up in the last 20

years -- Croatia... You can get breaks to these places for under

?100 each. Poland has entered the European Union in 2004. Now you can

have breaks their in some beautiful places, Warsaw, Krakow. There are so

many new destinations. The best thing about going abroad is how

expensive the UK is. When you go abroad, the cost of living is nearly

half that of Eastern Europe. Eating out is really cheap and so our

drinks. Despite the fact that the pound is not great in the markets.

Yes, it has been volatile, but you can balance that out with the cost

of living abroad if you pick the right destination to go to. The cost

of living increase is 60% than the UK, 40% less in Turkey. Croatia has

opened up, the Balkan war ended in 1995. Croatia, Dubrovnik is a very

popular destination. And don't forget Iceland. Since 1998 and the

enormous crash to their dollar, you can go to Iceland for about half the

price it used to be. I think the news Le Sommer also had something to

do with it. We found that breaks in Iceland were incredibly popular. I

wish we could go on, this is making me very jealous! Very interesting.

Warsaw is a very nice place to go for the weekend, by the way. When he

asked me this earlier, I was not sure.

When was the last time you had your children's feet measured?

Well - according to the College of Podiatry -

more than half of kids in the UK have suffered foot damage

because of ill fitting or unsuitable shoes.

So if you're preparing to buy new shoes your little ones before

they go back to school, you might want to watch

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been to meet one family and get advice

that could help avoid big problems for little feet.

Ready? Ready.

Steady? Yeah.

Steady. Go!

We are with the Kelly family in Whitby and we are on the hunt for...

Expensive? Definitely.

Feet grow into all the age of 21 and with three children and two

stepchildren, Amy has a lot of shoes to buy.

Chase's do especially, he's got like a super massive big

When was the last time you had your kids' feet measured?

I'm going to have to be honest, I don't know if I've ever had any

So this is it, this is the lot? This is it.

Let me ask you, these all fit? I hope so.

Because today we are bringing in the big guns to check out

I hope you're not going to tell me off!

Emma Supple is from the College of Podiatry.

These pass for me because they've got a nice good

A survey from the College of Podiatry found 29% of British

children could be wearing shoes that are completely the wrong size.

Can you see how your toes are all squinched?

56% of parents admitted buying kids' shoes without having

55% of children have suffered damage to their feet because of shoes

which are too small or simply unsuitable.

Yeah, feels comfortable but it's getting to the edge,

Your feet have grown but you haven't noticed.

I guess what we're talking about our crimes against kids' feet.

Get the child's shoes fitted and at least keep the information

If they're wearing slip-on shoes it should be temporarily,

holidays and high days and everything else should be

If the heel collapses in like a slipper, very unsupported

at the heel, put it back on the shelf.

The shops that don't have a feet measurements in where you buy

the cheaper shoes, is there anything wrong with looking

Nothing to do with price, it's all to do with style.

Some people feel awkward about going into the shops that

measure feet and then leaving without buying anything.

Independent shoe fitters are a wonderful group

of professionals and they don't have any problem with you going

in and having your feet measured and leaving without having bought

Because bad shoes cause bad problems, corns,

The recommendation is to go every six months to get your feet measured

Kids' feet grow fast, they don't need a lot of money

throwing at them but they do need protecting.

I like a Golden slipper. And we've got some comments about this story.

Someone has Britain in who used to work for a shoe department. Their

tip is to shake talcum powder into the shoe, empty out the access and

ask your child to walk in them. Take off the shoe, and then a footprint

will appear so you can see where their toes go to. They say that

there should be one centimetre between the end of that of and the

end of the shoe. It can be quite hard to look into the shoe! Salang

has said that nobody measures their children's beat any more. She works

in a school, and she has said that often children have shoes that I'll

much too big or small, but parents don't listen -- Shalane. My children

love a slip on. Shalane has said there should be a law against ill

fitting shoes. Possibly a little bit too far, but interesting.

Hello this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

More than 40 maternity units in England closed their doors

to new admissions at some point last year.

Labour blames a lack of midwives; the government says it's misleading

Good morning it's Tuesday 8th August.

Also this morning; sickness at the world Athletics Championships

Organisers have confirmed a number of athletes have been affected by a

stomach bug at one of the official team hotels. On the track,

heartbreak for Britain's Laura Muir, she misses out on a medal in the

1500 metres. Doctors say a British woman

who was shot while on holiday Eloise Dixon is reported

to have been attacked Tesco is scrapping 5p carrier

bags and replacing them I'll be looking at why and whether

other retailers will do the same. Jodie Whittacker will soon be

the new face of Dr Who but her latest drama sees her playing

someone who definitely isn't a doctor despite what she claims -

we'll speak to the writer behind And Carol has the weather.

Good morning. It's a mild start to the day. Temperatures 16 at the

moment. We are looking at sunshine and showers today, some showers will

be heavy and thundery. Also rain in the forecast. Particularly heavy in

Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Further heavy rain for East Anglia

and the north-east. More in 15 minutes.

More than 40% of maternity wards in England closed their doors

to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, according to data

42 out of 96 trusts in England that responded to a Freedom

of Information request said they'd shut maternity wards

The government says the numbers are misleading.