And its game, set and. Mo . Four time Olympic Champion sir mo farah is the latest athlete to take on our Breakfast Mug challenge. The scotland and Northern Ireland there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you there are changes from this is as weather, iwill fill you in there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you in on the details in 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. The number of Mobile Phones and drugs smuggled into prisons is unacceptable, according to the government. More than 20,000 phones and sim cards and over 200 kilograms of narcotics were found in jails in england and wales last year. The seizures follow a £2 Million Investment in technology to detect contra band, as James Waterhouse reports. Many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing Prison Officers, whove had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent yea
high street retailer. we know it is a tough time for the high street in general as people cut back their spending. the weather isn t helping either the number of people heading out to the shops fell for the firstjuly in 14 years as the uk grappled with one of the wettest months on record. we ll keep you posted as we find out wilko s fate in the next week or so. thousands of afghan refugees in the uk are facing homelessness after being ordered by the government to leave hotels where they ve been staying since fleeing the taliban. our political correspondent, jonathan blakejoins us now. good morning, jonathan. on the surface, you hear this and you think, where will they go, they were housed after fleeing the taliban, fleeing danger and persecution in their homeland and came here. they came there for safety. yes. their homeland and came here. they came there for safety. came there for safety. yes, that is the question. came there for safety. yes, that is the question, where came th
and how the candidates would move on or not from borisjohnson s leadership kissed armour in the leadership race is going kissed armour in the leadership race is going to kissed armour in the leadership race is going to hold that against us and to sit is going to hold that against us and to sit years is going to hold that against us and to sit years time. . people want a tweak to sit years time. . people want a break from to sit years time. . people want a break from the politics of the past. they want break from the politics of the past. they want us to be putting forward positive they want us to be putting forward positive ideas and valuing colleagues. the poor viewers have months colleagues. the poor viewers have months of colleagues. the poor viewers have months of this to come and i hope we can have months of this to come and i hope we can have a months of this to come and i hope we can have a better contest. jonathan blakejoins us from westminster. is it
our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us now. the premise is hailing this is a post brexit success story, but there is controversy about the parties? good morning, yes, there is. if the pm was good morning, yes, there is. if the pm was hoping to return having reasserted this authority as prime minister. reasserted this authority as prime minister, shifted the narrative so that everyone was focused on this efforts that everyone was focused on this efforts to that everyone was focused on this efforts to get a trade deal with india efforts to get a trade deal with india and efforts to get a trade deal with india and the uk s response to the war in india and the uk s response to the war in ukraine, meaning erin had mostly war in ukraine, meaning erin had mostly forgotten about the saga of partygate, he will be disappointed. he has partygate, he will be disappointed. he has tackled some substantial issues he has tackled some substantial issues while in india, but i
thank you. the french president emmanuel macron has clashed with his far right rival, marine le pen, in a crucial tv debate ahead of sunday s election. the two candidates went head to head on issues including the cost of living, russia and immigration. our paris correspondent lucy williamson was watching the debate and sent this report. after weeks of sparring from a distance, it s hand to hand combat. the first time in this election that emmanuel macron and marine le pen have fought face to face. bon soir, marine le pen. bon soir. with just two campaigning days left, and a quarter of voters saying the debate will shape their decision, they ve been waiting for this. first up, the big one rising prices and spending power, ms le pen s favourite subject. her slogan give the people their money back. mr macron lectures her on why her