hello, this is breakfast, with sally nugent and jon kay. calls for a public inquiry after a rogue breast surgeon is convicted of intentionally wounding his patients. ian paterson was accused of playing god by carrying out completely unnecessary operations. lawyers think he could have hundreds or even thousands of victims. good morning, it's saturday 29th april. also making news today: negotiating brexit. eu leaders meet in brussels to discuss how to tackle future talks with theresa may. another north korean missile test, but the us military says the ballistic rocket blew up seconds after take—off. as he marks 100 days in office, donald trump becomes the first us president for more than three decades to address the american gun lobby. no longer will federal agencies be coming after law—abiding gun owners. and it's one of britain's

oldest sports. it's the richest bout in british boxing history. the countdown is on for the world heavyweight showdown as anthonyjoshua meets former champion vladimir klitschko. and it's one of britain's oldest sports. archive: well caught, miss. a fine bit of fielding that will make her the pride of the school, rah rah. i've been finding out why stool ball is making a comeback. and sarah has the weather. good morning. a largely dry day today with some sunshine around, some of us will see a little bit of rain tomorrow. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. there are growing calls for a public inquiry following the conviction of a breast surgeon who carried out a series of needless operations. ian paterson was found guilty of intentionally wounding his patients at two private hospitals in the west midlands. now solicitors working on the case say the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds

or even thousands. simon clemison reports. patients are meant to be able to trust their doctor, but ian paterson practiced at the exact opposite and betrayed his patients on some scale. he told people they were at risk of cancer and operated on them unnecessarily. the breast surgeon worked in private and nhs hospitals in the west midlands, and while staff in the public sector now hold each other to account, lawyers representing some of the victims are today calling for a full, independent enquiry into oversite of private sector healthcare. one senior surgeon says there is some way to go. no matter what the quality of surgery is in the private sector, there is much less observation going on and much less recording of detail than there is in the nhs. the private provider where patterson operated, spire healthcare, operated has told the bbc: shirley maroney‘s sister,

marie, was one of ian paterson's nhs patients. the surgeon originally carried out an incomplete mastectomy, instead of the double mastectomy she'd asked for. she then had a further double mastectomy, which delayed her chemotherapy. my sister was a police officerfor 30 years, she believed in the justice system and she believed in fairness, and quite frankly this wasn't fair, this wasn'tjust what happened to her. marie died in 2008 secondary cancer in her lungs. it's impossible to know the extent to which ian paterson's failures contributed to her death. the criminal case centred on the treatment of nine other women and one man but solicitors say there are hundreds of patients now looking for compensation. ian paterson has been told he'll face prison when he's sentenced next month.

simon clemison, bbc news. european union leaders are meeting in brussels today to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. president of the european council, donald tusk, has said the eu won't discuss its future relationship with the uk until it's happy that enough progress has been made on settling past issues. those include a so—called divorce settlement. that's the monique the eu believes it will be owed by the uk. —— money. and we'll be live with all the latest reaction from brussels in around 10 minutes. theresa may will campaign in scotland today for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives currently hold one scottish seat at westminster but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn will urge young people to claim their future by voting labour in the election when he speaks in east london later. he will highlight figures that show 2.4 million young voters are missing from the electoral register.

north korea has test fired a ballistic missile. according to south korean and american officials it exploded shortly after take—off. the launch, from an airfield in pukchang, came just hours after a special session at the un security council in which the us pushed for tougher sanctions on the pyongyang regime. barbara plett—usher reports from the un headquarters in new york. after weeks of mounting concern in washington about north korea, the secretary of state arrived at the united nations to make his case. un sanctions aren't working, was the message. there needs to be a new campaign of pressure. and he clarified the stakes. ultimately this is being driven by america's own national security considerations, he said, so it's serious. with each successive detonation and missile test, north korea pushes north—east asia and the world closer to instability and broader conflict. the threat of a north korean nuclear attack on seoul or tokyo is real, and it is likely only a matter of time before north korea develops the capability to strike the us mainland.

despite un pressure, north korea's been able to accelerate its weapons programme, and shortly after mr tillerson spoke, it fired another missile, although that test seems to have failed. but the trump administration is keeping open the threat of military action in case of further provocations. the latest missile test probably won't be enough of a trigger for that, but it may help strengthen international resolve to put the economic squeeze on north korea's determined young leader. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. president trump responded overnight to the missile launch. in a tweet he said: well, last night, donald trump became the first us president in 30 years to address america's powerful

gun lobby, the national rifle association. 0n the eve of his 100th day in office, he told a rally in georgia what his administration had achieved so far and pledged to protect gun ownership. the eight—year assault on your second amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. applause you have a true friend and champion in the white house. no longer will federal agencies be coming after law—abiding gun owners. applause a man is due to appear in court, charged with the murder of a former royal navy officer during a car theft in manchester. mike samwell was knocked down as he tried to stop thieves taking his car in chorlton last weekend. ryan gibbons, who's 29, is also accused of burglary. two men and a 15—year—old boy arrested on suspicion of murder have

been released on police bail, pending further inquiries. head teachers will today be asked to vigorously oppose the expansion of grammar schools in england. school leaders gathering at their annual conference are warning of a perfect storm of pressures which could have dire consequences for standards and pupils. the conservatives are planning a fresh wave of grammars, but labour and the lib dems are strongly against them. here's our education correspondent marc ashdown. this tuition centre in kent is popular with parents who hope it will help their children when a place at a local grammar school. a wave of new grammars in england is likely to be a key plank of the conservative manifesto, theresa may feel strongly they can boost social mobility. absolutely the mix and the demographic we have of children coming to any of our centres is not exclusively middle—class at all. i think it's aspirational parents, especially in areas where those

opportunities are available. but today at their annual conference, head teachers will be asked to vote on a motion to vigorously oppose the expansion of selective schools, it is a policy, they'll be told, for the view at the expense of the many. grammars might be the hot topic but heads say there are also facing increasing difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. brexit is a source of uncertainty and the debate continues overfunding. it is, heads claim, a perfect storm of pressures. a storm which it's feared will have dire consequences for standards and pupils. we've got new gcses and new a—levels that we can't afford to give them textbooks for, so teachers are constantly having to make up the things they're doing to make sure those students are still successful. the department of education maintains schools have had record levels of investment, but with labour and lib dems strongly opposing more grammars, it's likely to be a key policy battle in the run—up

to the election. marc ashdown, bbc news. now, you can keep your fancy sports cars, just look at this for a show—stopping mode of transport. a british inventor has built an iron man—style suit and taken it for a spin to the delight of crowds at a design convention in vancouver. richard browning said he's had a huge amount of interest since posting a video of its maiden flight. but he insists the project in just a bit of fun and is unlikely to become a mainstream method of transportation. it looks like he's got cans on his wrist. is it blowing him? you need to talk about that with a bit of science. he's already a few feet off the ground for safety reasons but he says he is capable of flying at 200 mph atan says he is capable of flying at 200 mph at an altitude of 3000 feet. no! no! no way! he needs to do a bit

more than three inches off the ground! it still looks fun. he says the project is a bit of fun and unlikely to become a mainstream form of transportation. my worry is without breaking a limb. he's all right at that height, but when you get up to 1000 feet! who knows? will find out! people, money and ireland look set to dominate talks aimed at finalising europe's negotiating guidelines for brexit it's expected that the eu will refuse to let the uk discuss future negotiations until a divorce bill is arranged. but how will it play out? we already know the areas the eu wants to sort out swiftly. the remaining members are keen to ensure the rights of the three million eu citizens living in britain. they'll also be looking to get a guarantee of britain's financial contributions. dubbed the divorce bill, it is the amount the eu says the uk must pay as part of existing financial commitments. the leaders are also expected

to clarify arrangements under which northern ireland would be absorbed directly into the eu if its citizens voted for unity with the republic of ireland in any future referendum. but there are some sticking points. theresa may had previously indicated the uk government would want to discuss the divorce settlement and a trade deal at the same time. but donald tusk said the only possible approach was phased talks in which britain must make sufficient progress before discussing future relations. a non—member of the union cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member, the guidelines say, which may affect issues such as the single market, freedom of movement and taxes. they also say an agreement on the future uk—eu relationship can only be concluded once the uk has become a third country. in other words, once it has officially left the eu. camino mortera—martinez is the brussels representative from the centre for european reform, a pro—european think tank focussed on how to make the eu work better.

good morning to you. why is today so important? well, today is the first time when the eu 27 are actually meeting to adopt the guidelines to give the mandate to negotiate to both the european commission and the council. so i think it's the first time when we are going to see a display of unity amongst the eu 27 and the official negotiating guidelines for the uk. what is the mood of the eu 27 about brexit?” think their words... they are seeing the rhetoric in the uk escalating because of the election. as chancellor merkel signalled a couple of months ago, there is also concern about some in the uk government perhaps are living in a fantasyland, as she politely put it, thinking

that they can expect more than actually what the european union can deliver. i also think they are determined to show they are united, that they were the best deal possible for the european union, evenif possible for the european union, even if that means losing a bit of economic advantage, they will actually go for it. how can they really even begin to decide anything about the framework for negotiations when there are elections looming in the uk, in france and in germany too? actually the reason for this is obviously once article 50 was triggered, in march, we only have two years to negotiate, which will actually end up only being 18 months. even if you have elections in germany, france and the uk, things need to start rolling. i do think that the elections in germany and france are not going to have such a big impact at the moment because the candidates... the likely winners are quite established

already, and i struggle to see any other scenario in the uk but a landslide victory for the tory party. so i don't think the elections are going to change that much. meanwhile, donald tusk has said yet again there will be no trade deals negotiated alongside racks at talks. is that a continuing power grab, in a way? —— brexit. is that a continuing power grab, in a way? -- brexit. i'm not sure. i think that is due to the legal framework they have here. article 50 itself says you have to take into account the few —— future relationships with the target country. it is difficult to negotiate with the country inside the european union when we talk about negotiating a free—trade agreement with a third country. so in true eu jargon, in true eu diplomacy, what the eu leaders have said is that these divorce talks can

have two phases. the first phases once we decide conditions of separating, we can negotiate a conditional agreement for the future. but we can't actually move, as donald tusk says, towards the future before having solved the past. thank you. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the number of victims of breast surgeon ian paterson could run into hundreds, or even thousands, according to solicitors. he was convicted yesterday of carrying out needless operations. north korea has launched another ballistic missile, hours after washington called for a tougher international approach towards the communist state. we are going to be talking weddings and a minute. it is a big time of

yearfor and a minute. it is a big time of year for weddings. and a minute. it is a big time of yearfor weddings. it is and a minute. it is a big time of year for weddings. it is a and a minute. it is a big time of yearfor weddings. it is a big expense as well. do you think they will be brides up and down the country awake with their rollers in? ido, and country awake with their rollers in? i do, and i think there is one thing they want to know more than anything else. what will it be like for brides, grooms and everybody today? if you have planned your wedding today things are looking pretty decent. up and down the country you have a good chance of things staying dry today. a bit of rain later on in the weekend. this was the scene as we started the scene in east sussex. a beautiful sareen sunrise there. as we head to the next couple of days, things are feeling a bit warmer than they have done over the past week or so. quite easy whether developing there is the chance of some rain during sunday and monday. it wouldn't be a bank holiday without a little bit of rain in the forecast. we have a front approaching from the atla ntic we have a front approaching from the atlantic but before it gets their high pressure is dominating the weather for much of the country so weather for much of the country so we still have quite a lot of cloud

out there this morning. just a few isolated showers coming out of that cloud across parts of wales, for instance, north—west england as well. to the south of that there is plenty of sunshine developing. this is nine a.m.. so across the bulk of england in the southern wales, some sunshine. a few light showers dotted here and there. the north—west of england, and the north of wales, in the southern scotland as well. northern ireland, central and southern scotland getting away with a largely dry picture with some sunshine. the cloud we have got out they will tend to thin and break up, allowing a bright afternoon. the winds will pick up. you see the southerly arrows blowing and it will turn quite pretty. less so for central and eastern areas, where we are likely to see 16 or 17 degrees. reasonably warm in the sunshine and as we had through the evening, most places staying dry but the breeze will pick up. more cloud drifting in from the south—west should keep things frost free by first thing sunday morning. most of us at around eight or nine degrees or so. through

the day tomorrow if you are across the day tomorrow if you are across the south—west of england and wales, you are likely to see some wet weather and some breezy conditions developing as well. that area of rain nudgee north eastwards but across many eastern areas and parts of scotla nd across many eastern areas and parts of scotland as well, it is looking dry and bright with some sunshine. we have a squeeze on those isobars, and as we move through interbank holiday monday the low pressure d rifts holiday monday the low pressure drifts its way towards the east. so it will be an improving sort of day for bank holiday monday, although you will notice some showers, particularly across the southern half of the country, breezy at times as well. right across the north and temperatures in the. all in all in all we have a little bit of rain on the cards, but quite a lot of dry and bright weather through the bank holiday weekend. the brides and grooms across the country living out a sigh of relief. we will speak to one ina a sigh of relief. we will speak to one in a minute. would you do that one in a minute. would you do that on the morning of your wedding? talk to people on the telly? i am not sure. let's have a look at this

morning's papers. mike is coming with some of the sports pages as well. the lead story is the same as ours on the front of the daily mail, they are talking about the surgeon who has been struck off as at least 1000 victims are said to have been affected by ian paterson, who operated over several years in the west midlands. the guardian leading with that story as well, talking about the financial implications. the nhs has had to pay out £9 million so far to the victims of rogue surgeon ian paterson. a picture of the actress maxine peake, who did an interview with the guardian talking about her accent, and how when she started off she found it hard to get back injobs, and now it is embraced and she says things are changing. fascinating about the battle she had. she does a lot of radio drama as well as tv and theatre, because her voice is so amazing. the daily express has the same lead story about the doctor we

are leading on, the front page of the times has a picture from the terror raids in north—west london, and they are saying the security services were looking for an isis suspect, who is now currently being held over what they say is an active terror plot. they are the front pages this morning. there is tons of sport on the front pages and the back pages. one story has caught my eye, how do you make david beckham ? eye, how do you make david beckham ugly? you can't. of this make-up artist, yellow, rotten teeth and scarface. he is going to be in a film, a guy ritchie movie, the king arthur legend being told in a film, and he has... the legend of bexcalibur is the headline. and he has... the legend of bexcalibur is the headlinelj and he has... the legend of bexcalibur is the headline. i have to say he is not looking that ugly death. yes, the little picture there. the yellow teeth and the scars. we are talking about centuries ago. still not terrible.

he still comes off, doesn't he? looking forward to seeing that. imagine being the make—up artist who is told to make david beckham look ugly. and talking about anthony joshua, this is the actual size of his fist. it is incredible, isn't it? that is the left hand of anthony joshua. i think he might win, mike. iam not joshua. i think he might win, mike. i am not taking him joshua. i think he might win, mike. iam not taking him on. he is joshua. i think he might win, mike. i am not taking him on. he is taking on klitschko. and they are both fans of chest boxing. where you played three minutes of chess and three minutes of boxing —— chess boxing. a stereotypical bank holiday weekend for men used to be a bit of diy, that sort of thing. not any more. they are bucking the trend. a p pa re ntly they are bucking the trend. apparently now more and more men would prefer to be baking. apparently now more and more men would prefer to be bakinglj apparently now more and more men would prefer to be baking. i do it every weekend, my daughters come

over and we make eggs. well, they make it. and after the success of the great british bake—off, more men are confident making lovely cakes. it is probably not as messy as diy. ido it is probably not as messy as diy. i do looking at myself. with those little fists of yours. go everywhere. go everywhere in the next story as well, a different type of dodo —— dough everywhere. it is supposed to be one of the best days of your life, but does your wedding need to be the most expensive? the lifestyle magazine country life says the pressure of social media has turned getting married into the equivalent of an arms race, as couples try and out—spend and outdo each other. but is this an overreaction? we asked some of you what you thought. you spend money on the one time in

your life that it is supposed to mean something. theyjust do it for just showing off, so i don't like that. it is just just showing off, so i don't like that. it isjust ridiculous, you end up that. it isjust ridiculous, you end up witha that. it isjust ridiculous, you end up with a mortgage, almost, on a wedding. i think it is a lot you spend on dresses that i never worn again. people want to deny stuff, but they, and celebrate that special day and an amazing way. people feel they have to have lots of different things, they have to have lots of add—ons that are expensive, and that becomes more important than the actual ceremony and why they are getting married in the first place. i know people who have massive weddings and then get divorced quite quickly. save your money and spend it on something else, it is only one day. give it to charity! we arejoined now by sharn khaira, a wedding planner and blogger, and julia braime, editor of brides up north blog and unveiled magazine. we are alsojoined by luke hadon, who is getting married today. what is it about a wedding that makes people go slightly bonkers?m course, it is the biggest day of your life, and course, it is the biggest day of yourlife, and in course, it is the biggest day of your life, and in terms of the importance that is placed on weddings these days, obviously people do want to have an amazing

day with their family and friends. four i let you carry on, i should also say we are now seeing one particular person who i shouldn't forget. good morning, luke. i'm not sure you are hearing me, are you? is looking quite tense. good morning. are you hearing us 0k?|j looking quite tense. good morning. are you hearing us ok? i am, yes. i am sorry to interrupt, you are obviously deep in thought there. we should tell everybody at home watching, when we say you are a groom, this is a particularly significant day to be a groom, because it is your wedding day. significant day to be a groom, because it is your wedding daym is, yes. it is. how are you feeling today? i think the nerves have just started to kick in, actually. i was 0k up untilthis started to kick in, actually. i was 0k up until this morning, and now i am pretty nervous. that is live telly, luke. thank you very much indeed. give us an idea of what type of date you and your fiance have planned for today. is it low—key, is a budget? it is, it is not too

formal. it is in a converted barn, and the ceremony is going to be at the same place as the reception, so nice and sort of low—key, and hope to lead the weather will be nice as well. the thing is, luke, lots of people talk about, we are going to keep it low—key, but it can run away at because of the ambitions and the cost of it. we have gone over our budget slightly, and itjust happens. little things just add up. so you just can't help it. but we have kept it as low as we can. we will catch up with you again in a moment. we arejust will catch up with you again in a moment. we are just going to talk to these two ladies here in the studio. what are the big pressures on a couple getting married, in terms of those costs? that is what we are talking about, how expensive it can get. there is quite a lot of things that come into play. for any couple, the guest list is the first thing to look at. numbers, keeping family happy, what is expected of them. we

are seeing a lot more these days couples really doing things their own way. so trying to get away from those family pressures, and we try and leave that through our blog and magazines, saying you don't have due conform, you can do a little bit differently —— lead that. alker todayis differently —— lead that. alker today is having a fabulous barn wedding, and obviously he says that budget has gone a little bit higher than expected, but i'm sure they found ways to include things they wa nt found ways to include things they want ina found ways to include things they want in a wedding, without blowing the bank, basically. we say you don't have to meet the pressures of family and friends, but saying that is one thing, then actually doing it, when there is a whole industry about weddings now, and you go to any supermarket and look at the magazines and there are half a dozen wedding magazines, different styles of wedding magazines, country wedding, city wedding, the pressure is enormous. the pressure is enormous. that is something that we are seeing these days but i think

there are obviously ways to eliminate that pressure as well, in terms of the wedding planning journey. so it is really about how can you take that pressure off yourself as a couple? there are a couple of ways you can do that, in terms of looking around at your support system, asking family and friends to help, in terms of budget, obviously, asking for help as well. wedding planners are obviously very common now, so a lot of couples even with the average budget in the uk are actually opting for wedding planners. and it is really how can you eliminate that pressure? because it will be, inevitably, because it is the biggest day of your life. it will be, inevitably, because it is the biggest day of your lifelj think there is an element of you shouldn't feel pressure from media outlets. it is about choice, about letting brides no these options are available. at the more choice you have, the more expensive it can get, can't get? not necessarily. through our blog we see a lot of different types of weddings. so a low—budget wedding where they haven't spent as much, but they have created a day

thatis much, but they have created a day that is perfect for them. right up to the most opulent weddings, which we to the most opulent weddings, which we “— to the most opulent weddings, which we — — feature to the most opulent weddings, which we —— feature in the magazine. to the most opulent weddings, which we -- feature in the magazine. we have to come back to you, luke, because this is your big day. we are actually incredibly lucky, because we have persuaded nastily, your bride, to talk to us later in the programme. excellent. she probably is watching right now. is there anything you would like to say, or anything you would like to say, or any message you would like us to pass on? don't be late! and yes, i love you lots. and see you at the altar. that has taken the pressure off the speech now, mate, you don't have to worry about it! you have done on the wall of us. thank you very much indeed. we will talk to natalie a bit later, but we wish you all the best and we appreciate you joining us on the biggest day of your life. and we hope it is the

happiest day as well, and not too expensive. good luck, enjoy. thank you very much indeed. we will talk to you a bit later. the figures are astonishing. nearly 30 grand as the average wedding now in the uk last year. £30,000. how did you compete with that? did you not compete with that, and go really cheap, and how did you do it? let us know in the usual way, get in touch with us. we are particular keen to hearfrom usual way, get in touch with us. we are particular keen to hear from you if you have really save money and done it cheaply but still had a fantastic time. what are your tips, what are your secrets? use your imagination and save cash, maybe not splashing so much money about. can i just say good luck to luke on how well did he do that! he is brilliant. coming up in the next half—hour: youth versus experience. can rising star anthonyjoshua beat veteran wladimir klitschko when they meet in the richest bout in british boxing history tonight? we will have all the latest just after 7:30am. stay with us. headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast,

with sally nugent and jon kay. coming up before 8am, sarah has the weather. but first at just after 7:30am, a summary of this morning's main news. there are growing calls for a public inquiry following the conviction of a breast surgeon who carried out a series of needless operations. ian paterson was found guilty of intentionally wounding his patients at two private hospitals in the west midlands. now solicitors working on the case say the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds or even thousands. ian paterson was told he will likely face prison when he's sentenced next month. european union leaders are meeting

in brussels today to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. president of the european council, donald tusk, has said the eu won't discuss its future relationship with the uk until it's happy that enough progress has been made on settling past issues. those include the so—called divorce settlement which is the money the eu believes it would still be owed by the uk. north korea has test fired a ballistic missile. according to south korean and american officials it exploded shortly after take—off. the launch, from an airfield in pukchang, came just hours after a special session at the un security council in which the us pushed for tougher sanctions on the pyongyang regime. president trump says north korea's latest missile test disrespects china's wishes. well, last night, donald trump became the first us president in 30 years to address america's powerful gun lobby, the national rifle association. 0n the eve of his 100th day in office, he told a rally in georgia what his administration had achieved so far and pledged

to protect gun ownership. the eight—year assault on your second amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. applause you have a true friend and champion in the white house. no longer will federal agencies be coming after law—abiding gun owners. applause the dominance of big home—building firms must end in order to fix the broken housing market, according to a group of mps. the home builders federation says only big firms can spread the risks large—scale projects pose. but the communities and local government committee is calling on the government to do more for smaller builders who don't have the scale to bid for large projects. we aren't building enough homes.

we need to be building at least 200,000 homes a year and probably quite a few more to keep pace with household formation. currently the market is dominated by a small number of developers. they would build a certain number of properties to maximise their profits and they won't build the total number needed. so we need to take action on a whole range of fronts to make sure we get that number up. those are the main stories this morning. mike hasjoined us to mike has joined us to talk about the richest boxing bout in british history. both fighters tonight are set to earn 15 million pounds each. 90,000 fans at wembley. set to earn 15 million pounds each. 90,000 fans at wembleylj set to earn 15 million pounds each. 90,000 fans at wembley. i bet there are 90,000 fans at wembley. i bet there a re lots of 90,000 fans at wembley. i bet there are lots of people who would think i'll go ina are lots of people who would think i'll go in a ring with them for £15 million. i have done that with klitschko, only for a bit of fun sparring, we did a piece with him

and also joshua, his sparring, we did a piece with him and alsojoshua, his this, about 15 times the size of mine. a record for postwar crowds, 90,000 at wembley. such a fascinating contest, they have been so respectful to each other, refreshing to see, but the contrast, is joshua other, refreshing to see, but the contrast, isjoshua experienced enough, is klitschko to old? 41 against 26, and klitschko trying to come back after losing to tyson fury two years ago. both have star quality as well. no doubt. the countdown is on then for tonight's world heavyweight title fight as anthonyjoshua meets former champion wladimir klitshcko at wembley the fighters weighed—in, withjoshua10lb heavier than his ukrainian opponent. klitschko weighed—in at 17st 2lb. it's his his first fight since losing his belts to britain's tyson fury in 2015. but this is klitschko's 69th professional fight, joshua has had just 18. eye—to—eye, 6ft 6 apiece, a good fighter, but one that

will have to come up against the mammoth that's myself and we'll get it on and i'm ready to go as far as i need to go to get the win, you know what i mean? i've shown it before, that's all it is, i've got the skill and determination but i'm really willing to dig deep. now is the right time, the opportunity is there. opportunities are not coming every day, the opportunity is there. i have one of the rising stars in anthonyjoshua, it's perfect. who would have else have fought ifjoshua wouldn't be there? nobody. and there's coverage ofjoshua versus klitschko on bbc radio 5 live as well as the bbc sport website and the app. a strange old week for newcastle in which they were promoted to the premier league and raided as part of a fraud investigation ended with victory. they beat cardiff 2—0 thanks to a brilliant free kick from christian atsu. isaac heydon added the second as they close in on leaders brighton but brighton will still win the title

if they beat bristol city today. in the scottish premiership, liam boyce scored all four goals as ross county beat inverness in the highland derby. boyce scored twice from open play and twice from the penalty spot to keep inverness bottom by five points. less than a week after being beaten in the scottish cup semi—final by their biggest rivals, rangers today have the chance to gain some revenge in the league. celtic have already won the title and beat their glasgow neighbours 2—0 at hampden park last sunday. the midday kick off at ibrox will see rangers try to inflict celtic‘s first domestic defeat of the season. in the premier league, it could be a sad afternoon for sunderland who take on bournemouth at the stadium of light. david moyes‘ side can be relegated if they fail to at least match hull city's result at southampton. we'll need a really, really good run of results for things to go our way but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win.

we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so. what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. andy murray is through to the semi—final of the barcelona 0pen after a hard —fought victory against albert ramos—vinolas. the spaniard knocked murray out of the monte carlo masters last week and took the first set here, but the world number one fought back to take the match two sets to one. meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continues her comeback from a doping ban. sharapova saw off estonian qualifier anett kontaveit for her third—straight win after 15 months out of the game. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula 1 drivers‘ championship after topping the timesheets in friday's practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix. the ferrari driver was a quarter of a second ahead of his team—mate kimi raikkonen

and more than half a second ahead of the mercedes of valtteri bottas and championship rival lewis hamilton. final practice gets under way at 10am with qualifying from 1pm. in rugby union's premiership, harlequins beat top of the table wasps even though their captain, england scrum—half danny care, went off early with a stomach muscle injury. nick evans, who's due to retire at the end of the season, kicked 22 points in his last home game as quins won 32—13. newcastle beat worcester 16—14 in last night's other match. in the pro 12, a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons. there were also wins for cardiff and leinster. hull fc have gone top of rugby league's super league after a convincing victory over warrington wolves. 20 unanswered second—half points, including this try from jamie shaul, helped them to a 34—10 win.

elsewhere, st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions its neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. but ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2:30pm. in the other semi—final, john higgins is 10—6 up against barry hawkins after winning a marathon final frame in yesterday afternoon's session. they start again at 10am this morning. back to the main event. we're in for one of the biggest nights in british boxing history as anthonyjoshua takes on a legend of the ring, wladimir klitschko. but how do these heavyweights stack up against each other? anthonyjoshua is just 27 years old,

and klitschko is now a1, so it's being seen as a battle between youth and experience. the british boxer won his 0lympic gold at london 2012, but when klitschko won his in 1996, joshua was just six years old. joshua has had only 18 professionalfights, but klitchko has experience from 68 contests. but whoever wins they'll both receive a huge pay packet, expected to be £15 million each, meaning this fight could be the richest in uk history. with us now is the professional boxing manager and coach, dominic ingle. and kid gallahad. you have managed to some real stars of the ring, what would you say to anthonyjoshua this morning, how would you prepare him? he's had 18 fights and he has won an olympic

medal, he's not as experienced as klitschko but klitschko likes to get in early in the middle of the ring, dominate and make his opponent go around the outside, take him off his medal spot, push around the side of the ring, make him feel uncomfortable and don't let him do his normal thing and joshua has the attributes to do that, he is big, strong, powerful and young so he has to ta ke strong, powerful and young so he has to take klitschko out of his game. barry, you were in the tyson fury camp when he beat klitschko, take us back to them, what gave him that advantage? it was the mind games, tyson fury was playing on him. he was doing things and saying things to klitschko that he has never been through. eventually the mind games got to him and broke him down and i think anthonyjoshua got to him and broke him down and i think anthony joshua can got to him and broke him down and i think anthonyjoshua can do the same kind of thing and play mind games. it's been different in the buildup because they have been so respectful, the guardian has said they would maybe eloped together because they have been so friendly.

inside the ring if i was anthony joshua i would talk to him and said things to him to wind him up and get him on his game plan. dominick, do you think that will happen tonight, we have seen it very civilised so far but tonight will that change? once the gloves are on as they say it isa once the gloves are on as they say it is a different ballgame inside the ring, no more mr nice guy. think thatis the ring, no more mr nice guy. think that is when it will get a bit heated. the respect between the fighters will disappear, after the first couple of rounds it will end up first couple of rounds it will end up as first couple of rounds it will end upasa first couple of rounds it will end up as a brawl, roughing and toughing and there could even be some fouling. they can't stay this nice the whole time? yes, you can't, i think it will be a bit more gruesome. when the switch is flicked and everything changes, how does that change the dynamic between them potentially tonight? anything can happen in this fight, it's like anything else, it could start off nice and stick to the boxing but one

gets landed and it kicks off. that's what could happen, i think anthony joshua will get hyped up with the crowd and the crowd will be behind him and he's really going to assert himself on klitschko maybe early on. not something i would tell him to do but the adrenaline kicks in and the crowd is behind him he may not be able to stop him. with his experience, would you be respectful of that? he has to stick to the gameplan, stay focused, you can't give too much respect to klitschko, he needs to do hisjob, go in and put pressure on him and forget about what klitschko has done and get the job done. who has the biggest power in the ring? joshua has more dynamic power, he is youngerand more strength. joshua has got the one punch knockout but landing the shot on klitschko is the hard thing,

klitschko could get his timing and distance and set up joshua klitschko could get his timing and distance and set upjoshua foer the shot. it is like playing chess. in boxing you have to think five moves ahead what your opponent is going to do, you have to think what is coming back at you, what you're going to throw back at them, it is a chess game. quick prediction, one word each, who is going to win? my heart says joshua but each, who is going to win? my heart sastoshua but my mind says klitschko. i would go the same way. thanks very much for coming in. and there's coverage ofjoshua versus klitschko on bbc radio 5 live as well as the bbc sport website and the app. so keen to watch it. staying in the ring for now. and sarah has the weather for us. good ring for now. and sarah has the weatherfor us. good morning. it is a fine start to the day across many parts of the country. this was the scene this morning in devon, so we have a bit of cloud, but fairly thin cloud. i think it will break up,

allowing some sunshine across many parts of the country and through the remainder of the bank holiday weekend things are turning a bit warmer than they have been this week. quite breezy at times and there is a chance for some rain, particularly through sunday, and a few showers into monday. a front approaching from the west but higher pressure the dominating force today. there are some showers across parts of wales, north—west england, southern scotland as well, but away from these areas some spells of sunshine. this is 9am, dry conditions with some sunny spells across much of southern england, through the midlands, after was the north—east as well. a few rogue showers across parts of wales, north—east england, the isle of man, in the southern scotland. for northern ireland, central and southern scotland we start the day on the dry note with some sunshine —— ona on the dry note with some sunshine —— on a dry note. as we head through towards the afternoon you will notice the southerly wind arrows gathering pace towards the western half of the country. that is where it will turn quite breezy. for

central and eastern parts, less breezy. 16 or 17 degrees, should feel quite pleasant. if you are getting married today or if you have a barbecue it is looking pretty decent. through the evening and overnight period, during the early hours of sunday you will notice a change lurking towards the south—west. rain starting to push in. the winds picking up across the country as well. through sunday it will turn increasingly wet and windy across the south—west of england, into wales, then that will slowly nudge its way north eastwards. as we head into bank holiday monday, low pressure gradually clearing towards the east. so for monday, sunshine, a few scattered showers, and temperatures still in the mid—teens. back to you both. we will be back for the headlines at 8:00am. now on breakfast, it is time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. hello. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. viewers say they want policy information, not personal insults. but has the bbc‘s general election coverage already got mired in mudslinging — mostly againstjeremy corbyn?

and criticisms too about how both french presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin. i was asked the question early on and i didn't want to get into a series of questions, unpicking the theology of the bible. isn't itjust that it's your christian belief and you didn't want to admit it? no, that's not the case. what i want is to make sure that we deal with something that's become an issue. so this is blatant electioneering? it's a sense of understanding that the question was asked to me a week ago, i don't think people

want political party leaders telling them what is and isn't sin. some viewers thought that line of questioning was excessive or inappropriate. maureen lancaster wrote, "the continual questioning and probing of tim farron about his beliefs over gay sex was intrusive, unneeded and irrelevant. he said he doesn't believe it is a sin and that's the end of the debate. but no, the questioner went on, and on, and on." and here's kevin steele. grace dalton put it like this, when she rang us this week. i think it was very, very wrong that the bbc really was interrogating him and trying to pressurise him into answering a question that is not at all relevant to the current election campaign.

his views on homosexuality have clearly not impacted his policies. he is absolutely not in favour of any person of any orientation, sexually, being discriminated against. so he should not be pressurised into saying something that conflicts with his personal beliefs. but most of our correspondence this week has been about the treatment of the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. last friday, deputy political editor john pienaar was on his tail. he stood by what is called the triple lock — pensions up every year by inflation, or average earnings, or 2.5%. can labour afford this, along with other promises? he hopes he can win this argument. sorry, i'm not quite sure where i'm going. the use of that comment from jeremy corbyn was picked up by some viewers who considered it an example of an insidious tendency to snipe at the labour leader. one anonymous caller left us this telephone message. you make it a cheap shot on corbyn, just little drops, like "i don't

know where i'm going." it's always seemingly undermining the person's direction. that's how i see it. subtle things like that. you should avoid that, stereotypes that chip away a little bit at corbyn. well, bbc news was also getting out and about this week to hear views onjeremy corbyn from members of the public, several of them made their disapproval quite clear. as voters focus on choosing their next prime minister, some questioned the labour leader's credibility. i usually vote ukip. but i will vote conservative. rather than have that idiot, jeremy corbyn, i'll go for theresa may. like she says, he can only lead a political demonstration, but he can't lead his party. i've always been labour, and stuff like that. but i can't, he just can't be trusted. he just seems like he doesn't know what he's doing. well, david atkinson,

among many others, felt that jeremy corbyn is getting a rough dealfrom the bbc, leaving us this message. i've been disgusted to see that once again the bbc are allowing people to be interviewed who are calling jeremy corbyn an idiot. i can almost guarantee that nobody would be saying the same thing about mrs may, or mr farron, or mr nuttall, any of the other leaders. it's absolutely disgraceful that the bbc are so anti—corbyn. they should show him the respect they show theresa may. it's no surprise that jeremy corbyn's political opponents are not holding back from the personal attacks either. on thursday, the foreign secretary borisjohnson unleashed his own — at the same time introducing many of us to a new term of abuse. in the sun newspaper today, borisjohnson launched a personal attack on the labour leader, calling him a mutton—headed old mugwump who would be calamitous in downing street.

campaigning in essex, mr corbyn said they were focused on serious debate, not name—calling. well, a mugwump, in case you're wondering, is a mid—19th century word from the algonquian for "great chief". but i think we can assume mrjohnson meant it in its current sense of a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. exercising newswatch viewers though was the issue of whether bbc news made too much of that personal comment, thus playing into the conservatives' agenda and trivialising the campaign. joan campbell thought it was the case of "boris doesn't likejeremy, so was calling him names in the playground. you have reached the gutter." alistair leavey asked more generally: well, we plan to explore the bbc‘s election coverage with a representative of the news

department in the coming weeks. but before we leave the subject for now, let's mention some complaints made about the corporation's social media coverage, a more significant aspect of its output than in any previous election. last thursday, the presenter of radio 4's today programme, nick robinson, posted this on twitter. some wondered whether the former bbc political editor had overstepped the bounds of impartiality, with mark robson responding, "if this is not fake news, but actually robinson using his bbc account to insult corbyn, it is really unprofessional." nick robinson responded to objections like that by writing the following on facebook. meanwhile, the current

bbc political editor, laura kuenssberg, also faced criticism after tweeting as follows on monday. hugh yeager was one of those objecting to that wording, commenting: so, is there a danger of tweets like this from bbcjournalists, with their requirement for brevity, infringing the corporation's guidelines on fairness and balance? we put that complaint to bbc news, who told us...

do let us know your thoughts on the use of social media by bbc news, any aspect of the bbc‘s election coverage, or, indeed, anything that concerns you or delights you which you see on news bulletins, programmes or online. stay tuned for details of how to get in touch with us. now, of course, the battle for seats in westminster is not the only election around at the moment. on monday, lucy williamson reported from paris following the first round of voting for france's new president. two years ago, he was a new face in politics. in two weeks, he could be the new president of france. last night, emmanuel macron arrived for his victory speech with his wife, brigitte.

2a years older than him, she was once his drama teacher. but one comment made there, and not infrequently elsewhere in the coverage, annoyed margaret, who wondered: richard spooner agreed, calling the reference ageist, sexist and certainly unacceptable. going through to the run—off with mr macron is... well, this is how europe editor katya adler described her on sunday night. far—right marine le pen, anti—immigration, anti—globalisation and anti—eu. her presidential plan? france for the french. that first epithet caught the attention of james williams, who e—mailed: that's another question we may well return to on newswatch.

but, in the meantime, one last comment about the bbc‘s coverage of the french election from john trueman. this weekend marks 100 days of donald trump's presidency. and it's certainly been a busy and controversial start to his term in office. bbc news marked the anniversary this week with a number of reports and programmes, including a panorama special confronted byjeremy paxman. and this raised again among viewers an argument we've had before, articulated here by angela merrick. thanks for all your

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