hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. people buying a new car are told by the transport secretary to think long and hard before choosing a diesel amid growing concern about pollution levels. chris grayling said drivers should consider vehicles with fewer harmful emissions. good morning, it's saturday 25th february. also ahead: former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is further from power than at any point in the last 50 years following the conservative‘s success in the copeland by—election. president trump steps up his battle with the media as a number of news organisations are barred from a white house briefing. in sport, an emotional goodbye. it's farewell to leicester for claudio ranieiri as he tells fans the dream he hoped would last forever has died. we are looking at the rise in

popularity of women's american football as a new series in the sport gets under way. and we have the weather. the weather does not look particularly inspiring this weekend. there will be a lot of cloud around and it will be fairly blustery as well. all the details in 15 minutes. first, our main story. motorists should think long and hard before buying a diesel car, that's the message from the transport secretary, chris grayling. he's urging drivers to consider a less—polluting vehicle instead. four in ten cars on britain's roads are diesel. under labour they had been billed as the clean alternative to petrol with reduced fuel taxes. now they're said to be one of the reasons for increasing levels of air pollution. let's get more on this with our correspondent nick quraishi who's in central london. these comments by chris grayling in

the daily mail are a complete different to what labour did when it was in power. in 2001, gordon brown reduced tax on low—sulphur fuel. that had the effect that the number of annual diesel car registrations more than doubled to 8 million a year. but with diesel comes added air pollution. there are 12 million diesel cars, we estimate, on our roads, and the government believes 23,500 people a year die from exposure to nitrogen dioxide. the department for transport source is saying chris grayling is not saying do not go out and buy diesel, simply consider the alternatives. the official government line is that it is committed to reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality. it says it has put £2 billion into

various programmes since 2011 and will come up with new plans later this year. one of those plans is a scrappage scheme where motorists will be paid to get rid of diesel in favour of something less polluting. we know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge from october. that means that motorists with the most polluting diesels will have to pay £10 a day to enter the city. it is a move that will be watched by other local authorities around the country. the former labour foreign secretary, david miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. in an interview with the times newspaper mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labour's future under jeremy corbyn after the party lost the copeland by—election to the conservatives. jeremy corbyn went to stoke yesterday to look and sound like a winner.

his man had won the by—election there, activists were delighted, but labour's vote slid in stoke and the party suffered a cumbrian humbling 140 miles north in copeland as the conservatives triumphed. enterfrom new york the man people in the labour party see as the best leader they never had, david miliband. he now runs a charity, the international rescue committee, and this is not the first time he has been a public doom monger about his party and jeremy corbyn. labour, he told the times, had now lost support among what he called its core base. "i am obviously deeply concerned that labour is further from power that at any stage in my lifetime," he told the newspaper. but those loyal to the leaders say it is not alljeremy corbyn‘s fault and add... i would actually like to talk about issues and what it is that makes a difference to people's lives and what makes a difference to people's lives is having the sort of government that will address the concerns of people that have some solutions.

this government does not and we need to make clear that we are the alternative and we have alternative solutions that will work. if you need to make it clear... the fault cannot be laid at the door of one individual. but plenty of other labour mps see what has happened as evidence of what they have always feared withjeremy corbyn, a painful drift towards irrelevance. don't expect them to try to get rid of mr corbyn now, though, because they know what happened when they tried that last time. he won again. several news organisations, including the bbc, have been barred from entering a press briefing at the white house. president trump's spokesman said the administration would "push back" against what it sees as false reporting. here's our washington correspondent, laura bicker. president trump has stepped up his battle with the media. a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people, and they are.

they are the enemy of the people. because they have no sources, theyjust make ‘em up when there are none. he is angry at recent reports claiming his campaign aides had contacts with russian intelligence officials. the new york times used anonymous sources for their story. this should not be allowed, he said. they shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody‘s name. let their name be put out there. this latest tirade during a speech to a conservative conference was 15 minutes long and just a few hours later things changed at the white house. this is the usual briefing by the white house press secretary, all accredited media can attend. instead a member of selected media groups were invited into sean spicer‘s office and others were barred, including the bbc. he was asked why. this ban saying cnn and others have been blocked from media briefings, are cnn and the new york times not

in here right now because you are unhappy with their reporting? why are they not in here? because we had a pool and we expanded it and we added some folks to come and cover. it is my decision to expand the pool. the president said, "we are going to do something about it," in reference to the stories that he says are false by the new york times and cnn and others. what is he talking about? we are going to aggressively push back. we are notjust going to sit back and let false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts, get out there. the white house correspondents' association says it is protesting strongly and is encouraging those who were allowed in to share material. the bbc is also asking for clarification as to why it was barred. a syrian cinematographer whose film is nominated for an oscar has been

barred entry into the us. kaled khateeb worked on the documentary the white helmets about syria's civil war. he was stopped from boarding a flight in turkey after us officials said they'd found derogatory information about him. police have defended the decision to fire a taser at an unarmed blind man in greater manchester on thursday. officers at levenshulme train station mistook the man's cane for a gun. the 43—year—old man was unhurt and the police have apologised to him. hsbc has promised to review the way it collects information from customers after the bbc revealed that a number of clients had their accounts closed with little or no warning. some customers say the bank is being over—zealous with the information it demands from them and how it treats those who struggle to provide it. the bank's been carrying out more stringent checks in recent years to protect against criminality. most of us have a favourite pizza topping, or even one we won't eat under any circumstances, but iceland's president has taken things a step further by saying he'd like to ban pineapple on pizza.

gudneejohanesson‘s comments caused a social media storm in iceland, but he's since released a statement saying he doesn't have the power to ban pizza toppings, and he's glad that's the case. but he does recommend a seafood topping. me and him would not get on because iam me and him would not get on because i am definitely notjunot on a pizza, but i am pineapple. that is the statement. i like pineapple, but not on pizza. i do not have the power to forbid people to put pineapple on their pizza. i am glad that i do not hold such power. we have loads of comments from people, some people saying they like ba na na people, some people saying they like banana and tuna on pizza. mike has been going wild with all his ideas. we will have the weather and the sport coming up. we will have the weather

and the sport coming up. if you're heading out on your weekly food shop today, will you be taking any notice of the study out this week which suggests that eating ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day could help us to live longer? we've long been told that five portions a day can bring significant health benefits, so is doubling your intake really worth it, and is it even realistic? in a moment we'll get some tips from a dietician, but first here's what some of you think. and does pineapple on pizza count? i hardly ever eat one or even two, so i get nowhere near ten. the price of everything is going up as it is now, so for the extra fruit and the extra veg it's going to cost more money. i think that fruit and veg is so cheap to get, so i don't think anyone can say they can't afford it, fruit and veg, and it's going to be a dear price. well, it's a balance then because if they are saying ten portions, well personally i like to eat meat so i am

like where is my meat? where is my chicken? i don't eat fruit at all. would you believe that? why? ijust don't. it doesn't affect me. you don't enjoy it? you don't look for it? i enjoy it, but i'm probably too lazy to prepare it or something like that. dietician ursula philpotjoins us now. good morning. in front of us we had this plague of fruit and veg and thatis this plague of fruit and veg and that is the ten a day. it is indeed. 1080 g portions of fruit and vegetables. you can see onions, things you can put into things, fruit, salads and vegetables. it sounds a lot. you can do it, it is doable, especially if you add things like pickles, pulses, tinned,

frozen. it is doable, but it takes time, effort and creativity. you do not normally eat and onion. how much onion do you have to eat for it to qualify? 80 grams which is about one of those. a whole onion? most of that, yes. but if you are making a chilly, you can chop it in, stews, you can chop root vegetables, carrots, courgettes. that is an easy way of getting fruit and vegetables in without feeling like you are eating a lot. i remember when the recommendation for five day came out and that felt stressful. ten day feels like an awful lot and it is ha rd to feels like an awful lot and it is hard to it. i would not ask most people to try counting it. i would say aiming forfruit and people to try counting it. i would say aiming for fruit and vegetables at every meal and if possible in snacks as well. then you could get

enough. you do not have to go to ten a day. if you are on two or three at the moment, anything is beneficial. going up to five day your risk of heart disease and stroke comes down to about 10%. if you are on ten it is the optimal, but for most people it is not realistic everyday. but anything you can do is better than nothing. even a few more pieces of fruit and a day is fantastic. this report earlier in the week talked about whether cooking your vegetables, you boil away all the good stuff out of it, and this suggests otherwise. absolutely. some people say you have to eat raw fruit and vegetables, it is not true. you can have hand, frozen and dried. provided you have fruit and vegeta bles provided you have fruit and vegetables and most meals, that is what counts. think about the rainbow colours, think about the different

colours, think about the different colours of fruit and vegetables and lending its weight more towards vegeta bles lending its weight more towards vegetables and fruit, but including fruit in that. you mentioned variety and the rainbow of colour, is it a case that you should eat more vegeta bles case that you should eat more vegetables fruit? yes, you should eat more veg than fruit, but it is because you get more variety of the vitamins and minerals. there are things in vegetables that you cannot find an fruit. if you go for five a day, go for at least three vegeta bles day, go for at least three vegetables and a couple of fruits. if it is ten, go for six and four. the sugar content is very minimal and the health benefits that come with that far outweigh the problems with that far outweigh the problems with the sugar. they are still healthy snacks. fruit is a healthy snack. there was a gentleman who said he did not eat any fruit. how often do you meet people who eat no fruit? you would think not often,

but one in three failed to get five a day and there are people around who eat very little or virtually none. actually, for those people having a few portions of fruit and vegeta bles having a few portions of fruit and vegetables would make a big difference to their risk factors. if someone difference to their risk factors. if someone went difference to their risk factors. if someone went from zero up difference to their risk factors. if someone went from zero up to five, their risk factor would drop significantly. people should think about doing it. we did test tube at about doing it. we did test tube at about half past seven and by then you had eaten a banana. since then i have had scrambled eggs. 0n you had eaten a banana. since then i have had scrambled eggs. on top of those i put grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and baked beans. iam doing 0k. how do baked beans count? yes, they do count is five a day. you cannot have a five portions of beans, but things like baked beans, lentils, pulses, fruitjuice if it isa lentils, pulses, fruitjuice if it is a small class, frozen vegetables, pickles, beetroot, source like

guacamole, once you think a bit more broadly, it is not so daunting. guacamole, once you think a bit more broadly, it is not so dauntingli guacamole, once you think a bit more broadly, it is not so daunting. i am craving beans on toast now. 0nce craving beans on toast now. once you start thinking... let's find out what is happening with the weather. are you a big fruit and veg man? i try to get about five. i have a ba na na i try to get about five. i have a banana on my desk which i may treat myself to after this. if you are out fruit and veg shopping, take your umbrella because this is the scene. it is a bit blustery, but nothing like the wind we had with storm doris. some gales blowing in places, but nothing like we had the other day. but heavy rain is starting to fall across parts of north—west england, particularly in cumbria. there is a risk of big

puddles, surface water and spray on the roads, perhaps a little bit of localised flooding. the weather working southwards and eastwards throughout the day. but this afternoon northern ireland and scotla nd afternoon northern ireland and scotland brighten up quite nicely and we will see some sunshine later on. eight or 9 degrees by the middle pa rt on. eight or 9 degrees by the middle part of the afternoon. but the rain will keep on falling across north—west england. 50—70 millimetres in some places. rain in devon and cornwall as well. in the midlands and east anglia, patchy rain and a blustery wind blowing. but a rain and a blustery wind blowing. butafairamount rain and a blustery wind blowing. but a fair amount of dry weather on balance. if you are off to these premier league matches this afternoon, you might get lucky. chelsea will probably be largely drive. this evening and overnight we will see some damp weather at times, the rain tending to fizzle away. then a bit of dry weather briefly

before, here we go again, this next band of rain works its way into the picture. tomorrow it is maybe a sense of deja vu. this time the rain will hang around. it will not tear away from scotland. more rain for north—west england and wales. quite blustery, but mild, turning cooler and fresher in the north west with some blustery showers by the end of the day. you better go and get your banana, we do not want to deprive you. how is enjoying its moment of spotlight as the city of culture, but in the 17th century it was enjoying the highlight for different reasons. it is where the civil war began and the royal shakespeare company is in the city to commemorate the story. we have been

behind the scenes. it is a comedy about hull, penned by a writerfrom hull, so where else to stage a new play about the city? the civil war starts now. who will make the first advance? it is a comedy about hull, penned by a writerfrom hull, since january the cast of the hypocrite have been rehearsing in a disused church in hull, including the stars caroline quentin and mark addy. for people who don't know, it is about the beginning of the civil war which happened in hull. beverley gate is the centre point of that moment. the play is frantic, funny and there's a lot of us in it. for those of us who come from a time when it was too expensive to have a lot of people on stage, it's really exciting to be on stage with that many folk. the play is by hull born writer richard bean who spent more than two years researching the real life of his lead character. the play focuses on 1642

when sirjohn shut the city gates on the king and sparked the start of the civil war. when i started reading the original papers it is like reading a french farce, that funny thing where the governor of the town is running around and being chased. i am not going to say benny hill. i was thinking benny hill. i could see it in your eyes. it has taken the team a whole week to build a whole week to build the set ready for the show. it is now two days until opening night and everyone is heading through to the stage for technical rehearsals. it is the last chance for everyone in the team to practice the trickiest bits of the play until they are perfect. as the lead actor mark addy is in most of the three hours of the show, rehearsals have been gruelling. with hull being the city of culture 2017, to be involved in one of the big opening shows of the year is terrific. i do sometimes think

am i too old for this? but we are getting there and it is one of those gifts of a show. the play is the fastest selling show in hull truck theatre's history and probably the most eagerly awaited as well. this is breakfast. time now for a look at the newspapers. broadcasterjanice long is here to tell us what's caught her eye. you were just watching that piece about the rsc. you wanted to be an actress. all i wanted to be was an actress. all i wanted to be was an actress and my favourite part, i

played bottom. it did not happen professionally? it was difficult to get a professionally? it was difficult to geta grant professionally? it was difficult to get a grant and i professionally? it was difficult to geta grantand i did not desperately wanted because i did other things. but i always said when i got older i would like to be an actress. you still could be. you never know. this features a bbc correspondent, caroline wyatt. a remarkable broadcaster. she has been living with ms for 25 years. it was definitely diagnosed a couple of yea rs definitely diagnosed a couple of years ago. the treatment she wanted is not suitable for her here on the nhs. she was watching a programme, panorama, and saw this wonderful tale about how people can get it, so she approached this hospital in mexico and they said they would take her. she thought she would have quite a wait, but it happened a lot

quicker than she thought. this is her account. this is wonderful to read. this article is so moving. she started writing it and she is heading off to mexico and she gives you great detail about what goes on, what she can see looking out of her hospital window. her nurse is absolutely wonderful. then she takes you through the treatment and it is quite heartbreaking. she has to have chemotherapy to kill cells, the bad cells, and then she can start regenerating her own cells. she is in remission now and she has to wait a couple of years to see if it works, but she is full of hope and she is feeling the ends of her fingers without pain. she collapsed ona fingers without pain. she collapsed on a london street and could not get up on a london street and could not get up and that is when it was diagnosed. so, yes, it is very moving. it brings a tear to your eye

and it is beautifully written. i recommend anybody to read it. the next story you have chosen is more straightforward. but it is about the pound coin. they are changing it. yes, and they are inviting people to say what they want on one side. 0ne of the most popular responses was a full english breakfast. you can imagine the master in graver designing the bacon, sausage and black pudding. then when they came to the black pudding they thought it was not a good idea. for health reasons? no, they did not think it was classy enough to have the english breakfast on one side and the queen on the other. some people suggested david beckham. in the end they went for an english rose, an irish clover, a scottish thistle and the welsh league. it is not long

before we were using them everywhere and the old £1 coins will not be any good any more. they have got something in them. you have probably been to awards ceremonies in your time. a couple. have you been to the tree of the year award?|j time. a couple. have you been to the tree of the year award? i had never heard of it. but trees are beautiful things and this one is stunning. it is an oak tree and it inspires hope because it has had many death threats. they wanted to put a motorway through it, a bypass, all sorts of things, and they fought every time and this oak tree is still surviving. it is hot favourite alongside an oak tree from poland and a lime tree from the czech republic. it could win for wales. it could be the best european tree.|j wonder who enters them? i wonder if

they get spruced up? they register it. somebody registered it and then it. somebody registered it and then it is eligible. but they also have heats. how do they decide i wonder? we have been talking about various food related issues. julian is on the up. but you also picked up on marmalade. are you a fan? i might haveit marmalade. are you a fan? i might have it when i go to a hotel. toast and butter with marmalade on, but i do not buy it. people who are retired will buy it. 89%. peanut butter has gone up and chocolate spread has gone up. but people have got so much more choice now. and so poor paddington bear... famous for his marmalade. it has not worked.

i had his marmalade. it has not worked. ihadjam on his marmalade. it has not worked. i had jam on toast. that has got to be cold toast. peanut butter has got to be hot toast. why? i do not know. those are the rules in our house. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when angela hartnett takes over in the saturday kitchen. angela, what's on the menu for us? we have been talking about ten a day and five a day, have you got a lot of fruit and veg? i am afraid we have got lots of meat, a bit of fish. 0ur guest does all these fantastic things that we will talk about. and food heaven and food health. food heaven is an indian curry. and food hell? trifle. we had a lot of fun making trifle in rehearsals. what are you doing today? fried chicken and a

watermelon salad. what are you cooking? creamy barley with spicy salmon on top and a few pickled vegetables. basically it is a lot of meat and fish this morning. see you at ten. coming up in the next half hour: as a new season gets underway, we'll meet the players helping to grow the game of women's american football. stay with us, headlines coming—up. hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. coming up before 10am, we'll get the weather with ben. first, a summary of this morning's main news. motorists should think long and hard before buying a diesel car — that's the message from the transport secretary, chris grayling. he says people should consider a lower—emission vehicle instead. his comments come as the government looks at ways to tackle air pollution. 4 in 10 cars on britain's roads are diesel. the former labour foreign

secretary david miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. in an interview with the times newspaper, after the party lost the copeland by—election to the conservatives, mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labour's future underjeremy corbyn. mr corbyn insists his leadership's not to blame and he won't step down. several news organisations, including the bbc, have asked the white house to explain why their staff were barred from a press briefing. president trump's press secretary, sean spicer, told a mostly empty media room that the administration would "push back" against what it sees as false reporting. the president has criticised some of the organisations which were excluded, including cnn and the new york times. a syrian cinematographer has been

barred entry to the us. he worked on the documentary about the civil war in syria, but. from boarding a flight in syria, but. from boarding a flight in turkey after us officials said they found two rocketry information. dash—macro derogatory. iraqi forces have entered western districts of mosul for the first time, as they fight to recapture the city from islamic state militants. west mosul is the last i—s stronghold in iraq and a number of air strikes have taken place. it's thought that 160,000 people have fled their homes, but many more will follow. i guess one of the biggest challenges is knowing how many people we need to respond to, so we are preparing, pre—positioning our stocks in places where we believe people will flee to. we are supporting families that have already been displaced. around 150,000 people have already been displaced from the mosul offensive, and we are supporting families in camps, as well as people who have returned home to their villages. hsbc has promised to review the way it collects information

from customers, after the bbc revealed that a number of clients had their accounts closed with little or no warning. some customers say the bank is being over—zealous with the information it demands from them, and how it treats those who struggle to provide it. the bank's been carrying out more stringent checks in recent years to protect against criminality. four endangered tortoises which were rescued from smugglers, can now be seen in the uk for the first time. the ploughshare tortoises were sent to chester zoo in 2012, after they were confiscated by customs officials in hong kong. the critically endangered reptiles are highly sought after by smugglers for their distinctive shells. we now know, our daughters correspondence talked earlier about

the size of them, because you were saying you cannot tell from that picture but they are an average, standard sized tortoise. it was 17 inches, the average size of this type of tortoise. iam type of tortoise. i am worried about them because there are so few of them left. claudio ranieri says his dream died when he was sacked nine months after winning the premier league. craig shakespeare is in charge, who said at his press conference yesterday he feels like a villain. leicester must decide who will replace loud you run an airy — claudio ranieri on a more permanent basis. ranieri was dismissed on thursday

with leicester sitting one point above the relegation zone, after a string of poor performances in the league. the decision to sack the italian hasn't gone down well with lifelong fan and former striker gary lineker. they have probably panicked under circumstances. they get this kind of myth that a new manager comes in and everything is ok again. well, the facts tell us, and the statistics tell us, that actually, it doesn't make that much difference. i think they should be building statues to him, not sacking him. he deserved, and bought himself, a bit more time in this, really. i'm not ashamed to say that when the news broke, i shed a tear. i shed a tearfor claudio, i shed a tear for football, and i shed a tearfor my club. leicester aren't back in action until monday night. but they could start that game in the relegation zone if any of hull, crystal palace or sunderland win today. here's what's happening in the premier league today then. a win for hull over burnley would see them out of the bottom three, while palace and sunderland can capitalise if hull slip up. at the top, chelsea could go 11 points clear with a win over a rejuvenated swansea. they are doing a greatjob with

swa nsea. they are doing a greatjob with swansea. they have a compact defence. they are doing a great thing with set pieces. inverness caley thistle are off the bottom of the scottish premiership after a late win over rangers last night. greg tansey gave inverness the lead just before, half time. rangers then levelled from the penalty spot, before caley thistle missed their own penalty with five minutes remaining. but they weren't to be denied. billy mckay with an overhead kick to snatch all three points. scotla nd scotland and wales will be trying to bounce back from defeat this afternoon. 0ur correspondent is at murrayfield. it has been a whole

decade since the scots last beat the welsh. do you get the feeling from the scottish grounds that this would be their day? quite possibly. they are giving me a musical accompaniment as they test their pa system. there is a feeling from scottish fans that this is a much changed scotland this year, but they are much change from their last match, after five changes. are much change from their last match, afterfive changes. the most notable is their captain, berkeley is now their skipper. that may well affect scotland. wales has only made one change, george north in for alex cuthburt. both sides really need to wind this match if they have any realistic chance of challenging for the title. let us hear what both of the title. let us hear what both of the two captains have been saying about it this week. i know living in wales what rugby means there, and i know the pressures they are under. the bubbly for me, there is always huge rasher to wind. dash—macro

pressure to win. i am a scottish person ina pressure to win. i am a scottish person in a part of wales that is full on rugby. i think for them, winning is everything. it is a different scottish team to potentially what we have seen before. like i say, we are focused on the squad that we have at the minute, and what we need to do off the back of our game. you are only as good as your next one, not to last one, and we will focus on that. looking at the wider tournament, you have ireland against france later on, with ireland looking to step up the pressure on leaders, england, who play tomorrow. yes, ireland and france, ireland were impressive in despatching italy. always intriguing to see howjohnny sexstone does. he could be a fly half for the lions later this summer. it'll be interesting to see how ireland deal

with the explosive power of france. we expect tomorrow to be more of a formality. italy have never beaten england, and england have made several changes. italy have not done anything to suggest that they could really worry england, so we expect england to be top of the table after week three. the big western from this set of games, is he will emerge as their main challengers? indeed. thank you. can't wait for it all to start again, after a little recovery rate. lizzie yarnold lies fourth, going into today's, two heats, of the skeleton world championship, meeting in germany. olympic champion yarnold has had an indifferent season since returning after a year out. she failed to improve on fourth place in her second run yesterday before the heat was cancelled due to heavy snow. germany's jaqueline loelling leads. the third heat gets underway later this morning. it's live on the bbc sport website and red button. britain's mark cavendish has retained the overall lead after the second stage of the tour of abu dhabi. australian caleb ewan thought he'd won the stage

and raised his arms a little early in celebration, before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittel. cavendish came in third to keep hold of the overall leader's red jersey. the sport of free running or parkour, has until now been seen as a daring activity for young adrenalin seekers. however there are now classes being run for the over 60's, and those giving it a go are finding that it's helping to improve their balance and spacial awareness, therefore reducing their risk of falling in later life. i've been to join a parkour fitness class in east london. it is the sport that is transforming our urban landscape. it's been a decade since parkour, orfree running, first arrived in the uk. but now meet the class of 2017, all in their 60s, 70s and 805. they are feeling the benefits, as they overcome obstacles

and explore their environment the parkour way, through a series of games and physical challenges. parkour has come such a long way in the last decade, since it was mainly young males looking to do dangerous things on tall buildings. now it's for all, including george, who is 88 and enjoying swinging. how was that? all right. ilike swinging. as you get older you get lazy. i haven't been doing anything for years, so i've been getting very lazy. i don't want to move. so has this given you a new lease on life? yes, it has again. you've got it! earlier this year, parkour was officially recognised as a sport by the uk's various sports councils and this opens up access to new funds for more classes like this in other cities. this is more than a bit of fun...

like that? they're finding this is helping to prevent people from falling in later life. we found balance and strength in particular has been improving the most in the body and so we have a lot of people say that it's helped them to not fall and be less fearful ofjust going out and doing everyday activities. indeed, no one here said they'd fallen since they started this activity. ijust feel kind of perky, which is all right! you get a fall and then you have to go to the doctor. no, thank you very much! there are also classes to improve mental health. parkour aims to improve the way we deal with problems and challenges that everyday life throws at us. parkour is such an inclusive sport because there is no competitive behaviour and no entry level, so it's playtime for anybody who wants to learn. i think this is excellent. it takes people out of their comfort zone, which is where you learn things.

this is a very friendly exercise, isn't it? a final exercise was to pass each other on a narrow wall. fall off here and we would be in trouble. we've come together, explored and got up close and personal with our surroundings in a way in me never thought possible before. this is a long way from that extreme image many of us have of parkour, but the sense of achievement is just the same. in sparring. dash—macro inspiring. although the things like balance, which are so important for older people. yes, and taking away the fear of doing everyday things. for more inspiration, check out their website. we are going to talk about american

football. ladies american football. we have done pieces in the past on the men's gain, but also a mixed game, like a tad version. it was great to see how tactical it is. with a sequence of it now. there is no—one else that can take this on. for what we have got inside, it is unbeatable. for people who haven't made the squad, they are fighting for their place, no—one is safe. that is where the power comes from, within each other, we have competition and we compete with each other, and everyone else should watch out. i don't give up. if i get knocked down, i get back up. i keep running, and ijust love to hit people. really, ijust hope there is a legacy for every girl that is here, to carry on as long as they can, and then there is a whole new wave of women that are inspired to play as well. joining us now are american football

player phoebe schecter, representing great britain's national team, and sport england's chief executivejennie price. we have been talking about inspiring people, and how parkour is inspiring people, and how parkour is inspiring people to get active. but this is also inspiring people. yes, and actually we know that one of the biggest barriers for women and girls is what goes on in their heads. lots of people look at those amazing pictures and think those women are incredible, but i am not like that, lam not incredible, but i am not like that, i am not that fit or fast. this is all about showing pictures of real women, and showing that it is fine, it doesn't matter what size you are,

it doesn't matter what size you are, it doesn't matter what size you are, it does not matter if you are not brilliant, you absolutely can do it. yes, but some people will look at you, phoebe, and think she is wearing all the kit, she is into fitness in a big way, tell us what the law of american football is for you, and why people should go with it? american football suit everybody. we have people who are forfeit 11, or six foot five. we playing on the same team. every shape and size should come and try out this sport. perhaps the fact that it out this sport. perhaps the fact thatitis out this sport. perhaps the fact that it is new, people may not have a perceived notion of how it should be, other than that it is on the tv and it looks exciting. but there is and it looks exciting. but there is a position for everyone, and eve ryo ne a position for everyone, and everyone is welcome to try it out. 0ne everyone is welcome to try it out. one thing that might put people off is getting hurt, it is so physical. but perhaps it is not as physical as by, but perhaps it is not as physical as rugby, and it is more tactical than you might imagine. exactly. if you

look at it, it looks a bit start and stop, but i look at it as aggressive chess. it is very tactical. you can go and do one rule, and perhaps if you like to take on a hit, that is for you, but if you want to be the one who delivers a hit, that is for you. but we also have the option of doing noncontact as well. what is interesting about it, there are so many different sports out there, we just don't realise all of them are going on. i did not know you could get women's american football here. we are also showcasing roller derby, another all shapes and sizes sport, another all shapes and sizes sport, a bit trendy, a bit different. it is a bit trendy, a bit different. it is a game that you play on roller skates into teams, and the idea is to get one key player to the other side of the court, and that team then helps the player do it and the other team try to stop you. it is very physical, that is a contact sport. 0ne very physical, that is a contact sport. one of our messages is about strength. women are actually really

strong, and it is entirely up to you. you might think you want something gentle, but actually at the end of a hard day at work, belting somebody might be exactly what you feel like doing. that strength is important. we are looking at some of the campaign films. phoebe, jennie mentioned it early on, when girls are growing up andi early on, when girls are growing up and i may be 1a or 15, they are very self—conscious, and perhaps there was a moment where even if they are involved in sport, they pull out. yes, and this is an issue we are facing at the moment. but actually, last week i was down with some 14—year—old girls, playing on a mixed team, and i think it built their confidence. i could see them develop throughout the hour because they thought, i can do this. i can go against the boys, whoever. that empowers them. we are empowering women to break the mould, and that is really exciting about any sport, that we are getting women active and

building their confidence in that way. looking at your great britain top. tell us the context with the girls that take this up, where does the british team stand in the world of american football? we are heading to the world championships this summer, at the end ofjune. the qualified at the european championships, so we are looking to put upa championships, so we are looking to put up a big fight. it is out in canada, and today we are kicking off sapphire series with a domestic team, so we have got girls competing today for the first time in contact, which is huge for us. how did you measure about your campaign, whether it is having an impact, whether it is working? we did a huge survey, we ask 200,000 people every year how much sport they played and how active they are, and we know there isa active they are, and we know there is a huge gender gap. since this campaign, that gender gap has shrunk, but it has not gone away. we will keep counting to see if that genderapp will keep counting to see if that gender app shrinks, and we think it

will. phoebe, you would say to anyone watching this who is not doing much activity, what would you say question mark absolutely get involved. whatever sport maybe, get involved. whatever sport maybe, get involved. we are looking for people, but get to the facebook page and you can find but get to the facebook page and you canfind a but get to the facebook page and you can find a team near you to get involved with. lovely to see you both. we have got a game right after this. good luck! you are all kitted out. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: people buying a new car are urged by the transport secretary to think long and hard before choosing a diesel as the government looks at ways to cut a pollution. the white house has barred several major news organisations from a press briefing being given by president trumpettes maghera spokesman. the bbc, along with cnn and the new york times were among those excluded. here's ben with a look at this morning's weather.

looking wet and blustery in places, and rather grey. the most, i have been able to find this morning of these crocuses in cambridge. a lot of cloud around to the rest of today. quite a blustery wind, but not as windy as storm doris. still some gale force winds in places. we have had a lot of rain across northern ireland, and scotland, increasingly setting in across parts of north—west england. part of cumbria could see a lot of rain today, along with the hills and mountains of wales. there may be some surface mountains of wales. there may be some surface water mountains of wales. there may be some surface water and spray and even localised flooding. through the day, things will improve across northern ireland and scotland with a bit of bite is developing. this is 3pm today, if you are out and about. some damp weather will persist

across cornwall and north devon, and certainly over the hills of wales. through the midlands and east anglia, some patchy rain, and nine or10 anglia, some patchy rain, and nine or 10 degrees. quite blustery in this rain band, and the rain keeps on coming across parts of north—west england. for northern ireland and scotland, things are improving, brightening up, the wind easing and just ate a few showers to take us through the afternoon. at murrayfield, decent weather for the game. it should be largely dry. the rain will hang around for the good pa rt rain will hang around for the good part of the afternoon in dublin. this evening, prepare for some outbreaks of rain. it will ease away as the night goes on. then we get a slot of dry weather, which will not last long. here we go again, another band of rain slides into northern ireland and western scotland. it'll bit cold across parts of scotland, but frost free for most areas. tomorrow morning, deja vu with rain

again across the north. fairly blustery, cloudy and damp weather. brightening up later for northern ireland and scotland, with some sunshine, but heavy showers by the end of the day along the west. a quick glimpse at monday. the return to work is likely to be fairly blustery, particularly in the south. some heavy, thundery and wintry showers. thank you. retirement communities aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have grown in popularity across the world in recent years, and now the uk's first scheme could open in manchester. the council says the city has the highest number of lgbt residents outside of london, and research shows many fear discrimination inside existing retirement homes. let's talk to councillor bev craig who's been involved in the plans. good morning, thank you forjoining us. tell us how this idea has come

about. it has come after quite a long aspiration that we have had. we have seen with interest what has happened in other countries, like denmark and the united states, and the council commissioned some specific research carried out by the lg bt foundation to specific research carried out by the lgbt foundation to look at the needs of older lgbt people in this city, and it is one area they identified that concerned them most, as they get older, around feelings of isolation, and also concerns about dissemination and the worry about having to go back into the bars it as they reached older age. just talk us through, who is living there and what it is like? for starters, it is not exclusively for lgbt people. they will be in the majority, but it is open to everybody. an application kammy made from anyone in deep timidity. dash—macro in the committee. there will be some flat

to buy, some to rent, so it will be mixed tenure. and it will be accessible flats that are suitably developed for people as they get older with care needs, for carers to come in, and anything that might progress. but it will also be quite social and outward looking. we have got a scheme that is not lgbt, but it isa got a scheme that is not lgbt, but it is a similar model. it has got a bistro, a shop, and a kiosk within it. the idea is that it is forward facing, but gives people the chance to be part of a community as they get older. you talked that about the research this has come from. tell us more about that, about this idea of the concern of isolation and going backin the concern of isolation and going back in the posit. dash—macro closet. we are talking about a lot of people who have had to live a lot of people who have had to live a lot of their lives in the closet. as

they have got older we have had massive legislative and social changes. as they age, they are concerned that they won't be in the most supportive of environments, either to do with their sexual orientation, or their gender identity. their worry was around finding services and carers that would understand their needs. can i just ask you about the practicalities, about who gets a place? on the face of it, gay people have fought for the right to not have fought for the right to not have to tell an employer their sexuality, but presumably in the application process, do you have two proof you are gay? no, you don't. i would question what tempo and people -- lgbt would question what tempo and people —— lg bt people would question what tempo and people —— lgbt people have fought for, and i think they have fought for not having to tell you. i don't want to get into a semantic row about it, but in practice, you get a room?

people who apply for it. there will be rooms or flats to buy, people who apply for it. there will be rooms orflats to buy, and various allocations. not every lgbt person will want to live in this scheme. the people it is aimed that are perhaps those people who do not have traditionalfamily are perhaps those people who do not have traditional family unit who can look after them. maybe they have lost their partner, or they lived a long way from their family. it is though kinds of people that it will appeal to. it'll be a needs —based application process. we would encourage people to take the box to say that they are lgbt. it is becoming a more common question that hopefully people feel comfortable answering. an island which inspired the foundation of the national trust, has been gifted to the conservation charity after more than a century in private hands. sitting in the middle of the lake district, grasmere island was left to the trust by its former owner in her will. dave guest has been for a visit. it is small but beautifully formed.

grasmere island lies at the heart of the lake district. wordsworth is said to have picnicked here frequently. but back in 1893 the island was put up for sale and the thought of this idyllic spot becoming private property outraged a local clergyman. he had a deep passion that everybody needed access to nature and natural beauty. the journey to grasmere island is an idyllic experience in itself. back in 1893 the new owner made a few additions which did not go down too well with the locals. he planted some shrubbery, which caused a lot of indignation. a respectful letter was written asking him to reconsider some of these changes. the reply was blunt. if you and your friends felt so strongly about what happened to the island, you were perfectly competent to turn up to the sale as i did, and purchase it.

that is exactly the issue that he was concerned about, that bits were being sold off to the highest bidder and they could do whatever they wanted. absolutely. he was passionate that ordinary people have access to natural beauty in nature. the loss of this island for public use proved the catalyst that inspired him to become a founding father of the national trust. but it is only now that the trust has been able to take control of the island. the last owner bequeathed it to them. so now this island belongs to the national trust, will it be overrun with hundreds of people? i don't think so. whilst we would never stop people from coming, the physical access to the island is difficult, which makes it a refuge for nature. and as a conservation charity, that is important to us. this is quite an oak tree, isn't it? it is wonderful. a veteran oak tree. heaven knows how old it is.

the cannon spent his final years on the shore of grasmere. from here he could view the island that helped him create the national trust. now, at last, the island is part of the trust's portfolio, to be preserved and enjoyed by everyone for ever. what a lovely way to end the programme this morning. have a good day everybody. goodbye. this is bbc news, the headlines at ten: the labour party is at its weakest in 50 years according to david miliband. the former labour foreign secretary says he is now "deeply concerned" about the party's future. jeremy corbyn insists his leadership is not to blame. jeremy corbyn insists his leadership is not to blame. the white house has excluded

the bbc, the new york times and others from a media briefing. the block came just hours after president trump used a major speech to attack sections of the press. as you saw throughout the entire campaign, and even now, the fake news doesn't tell the truth. iraqi forces have now entered parts of western mosul in what is expected to be a dangerous battle to remove so called islamic state from the city. the national trust receives an