hello this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. president trump has arrived in saudi arabia on his first foreign trip since taking office — amid growing controversy back in washington. air force one cupped down in riyadh. —— touched down in riyadh. as he left there were reports in the us that he had described the fbi director he'd just sacked as a "nutjob" to russian officials. good morning it's saturday, the 20th of may. tighter restrictions on tobacco come into force this morning with plain e packaging and smaller packets no longer on sale. e the world's media gathers ahead of pippa middleton's wedding in berkshire today. in sport, a power struggle at arsenal. arsene wenger‘s biggest backer, rejects a £1 billion bid for control of the north london club. it's fast and furious — and i found it a bit of a struggle. i've been trying out wpter polo

ahead of the british championships. and philip has the weather. good morning to you. for some, the weekend is starting looking like this, but at the same time, others are looking at this. i'll tell you who gets what, where and why in a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. president trump has arrived in saudi arabia on his first officialforeign trip since taking office. but he leaves behind more controversy in washington. the us media is reporting that he told senior russian officials that the fbi director, james comey, was a "nutjob" whose sacking had "relieved great pressure" on him. our washington correspondent, laura bicker, reports. president trump is off on his first foreign trip. he might be glad to leave washington behind for a while. he tweeted that he'll be strongly protecting american interests, that's what i like to do. but the president has had one of his most tumultuous weeks in the white house yet.

it started with the accusation he leaked classified information to the russians. then reports of a memo which claimed president trump asked the fbi director to drop an investigation into his former national security adviser. the next day, it was announced that a special council will lead an inquiry into russian meddling in the us presidential election and look at possible links between moscow and the trump campaign. the washington post is reporting that someone close to the president is of interest in that investigation and just as air force one took off, the new york times published this: not only did mr trump call the fbi directorjames comey, a nutjob, he said with him gone it would relieve the pressure over the fbi's investigation. it seems like we are learning disturbing new allegations about president trump notjust every day but, ladies and gentleman, every hour. the white house said mr trump was acting in the nation's interests in firing james comey.

earlier this week, mr trump described the russian inquiry as a witch—hunt. james comey has agreed to give his account of events in public, in around ten days‘ time. donald trump is embarking on an eight—day, ambitious, foreign trip. it may be overshadowed by the prospect of more trouble when he gets home. the images has president trump arrived in saudi arabia in the last hour. let's speak to our security correspondent, frank gardner, in riyadh this morning. give us a sense of how important this occasion is and the next few days of this visit. for the middle east, this is hugely important. people in this part of the world are hoping for a complete turn around in relation was washington, notjust in terms of the whole perception of us

policies, but that the whole business of relations between the islamic world, the muslim majority countries and the west. donald trump is perhaps a slightly unlikely ambassadorfor that is perhaps a slightly unlikely ambassador for that big resetting, but they've got high hopes about him here. people in saudi arabia and the gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, barack gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, ba rack obama, gulf arab states didn't like his predecessor, barack obama, very much. they predecessor, barack obama, very much. the on syria and that he iran, weak on syria and that he wasn't really interested in this pa rt wasn't really interested in this part of the world. he was more interested in asia. they have high hopes for donald trump. they like his approach. they've forgiven him for the comments he's made as a private citizen, suggesting that saudi arabia was behind the 9/11 attacks. they've forgiven him for his attempt to ban people, visitors from muslim majority countries. they're talking big defence deals, $100 billion arms contracts, massive things that are in the offing here. there are three summits taking place this weekend in saudi arabia alone.

president donald trump has met the king already. he's going to be addressing the leaders of more than 40 addressing the leaders of more than a0 muslim countries. after, that he will be going on to israel and then europe. frank, for the moment, thankg for the bra nd—nfi me and? include the dangers of smoking. the measures, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit, also include a ban on selling packs of ten. tom burridge reports. design, similar to this. health warnings must cover two thirds of the front and back of the packets. and you can no longer buy packets of ten. there will also be restrictions on e—cigarettes and on rolling tobacco too. public health campaigners say

the number of people smoking in britain continues to fall and this is another positive step. it's too early to say how many will avoid taking up, but even if it's just a few percent that will have a big benefit in 20 or 30 years' time. but the tobacco industry says greater restrictions will only push people to buy cigarettes elsewhere. we are seeing people actually not quitting or giving up smoking, but basically buying cheap tobacco from the black market. it's never been so expensive to smoke. the government wants to emphasise the possible health costs and persuade more to stub the habit out. it's been a busy week in politics, as we gear up forjune's general election. we've had manifestos from the major parties and the first tv leaders' debate. we've seen the manifestos. had a chance to lock at them in more detail. the pressure is on now for

all the parties to back up their claims. that's right. sally, in the last 2a hours, we've seen a feast of friendly fire on both sides of the political spectrum. red on red — labour's shadow defence secretary insisting she was the defence secretary and not her colleague, emily thornbury, who is the shadow foreign secretary. both came out with different answers as to whether labour would renew trident nuclear deterrent if they got into power and had a defence review. one saying yes, the other no. there's been blue on blue — the former chancellor, george osborne, é on blue — the former chancellor, george osborne, ‘lj of .; w . at thousands or at thousands of net of tens of thousands of net immigration coming - this immigration coming into this country, when they take power. if they win the next election. the

conservative party have responded by saying it's right not to have a deadline. £22912; ! e , £22912; ! lee learned £22912; ! i learned from these manifesto launch that's week? we've seen the labour shadow well, we've seen the labour shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, replace chairman mao's little red book, for his little black book of costings, which he says proves labour are ready for government. the liberal democrats believe that there's still appetite to throw the voters a life line over brexit and perhaps not leaving the eu. and we've seen the conservatives very confident in their stance so much so that they're asking the elderly to pick into their pockets. the big question on everybody‘s lips, which natalie was the ukip leader referring to in the tv debates, when he was talking to leanne — was it natalie wood from west side story. we didn't work it out. who

mr assange is avoiding extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy, for failing to attend court in 2012. votes are being counted in iran's presidential election. early reports suggest incumbent hassan rouhani has been re—elected. polling stations were forced to remain open for longer than planned, after a higher than expected turnout of around 70 %. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 199a, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid, when their aunt, pippa middleton, marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend,

the american actress meghan markle. alexandra mackenzie is in englefield, where the ceremony will take place a little later this morning. i'm assuming some distance away from the actual event itself? well, we have got a slightly closer in the last hour, since we spoke to you. i don't know if you can see, just behind us in the trees there, we can actually see part of the church, where the wedding will take place, ina where the wedding will take place, in a couple of hours' time of pippa middleton and her fiance james matthews. the sun hasjust middleton and her fiance james matthews. the sun has just come out from behind that cloud, that it was behind for a few moments. the media have been gathering in greater numbers in the last hour as well from across the world, from america, from across the world, from america, from australia, from new zealand, from australia, from new zealand, from germany and from other parts of europe. so there is intense interest in this wedding that will take place ina in this wedding that will take place in a couple of hours. the path up to the church, just to the right of me here, so we haven't seen any guests

appearing yet. we will be watching out for that. we will bring that to you in the next hour or. so thanks very much. president trump has arrived in saudi arabia, as part of his first foreign visit since taking office injanuary. it's the first stop on an international tour that will later take him to israel, before heading to europe. we'rejoined by the university of bradford's middle east politics lecturer, afshin shahi. good morning to you. good morning. seeing the pictures of president trump arriving in sowed ya, the gran dour that —— grandeur of that moment, some people say this is about resetting the plants, the rerelationship between america and parts of the middle east and other people are saying, he seems like an unlikely person to be doing just that. but this is very much what this trip is for. this is absolutely right. you have to remember over the last 70 years saudi arabia played a

very important role in every president's national security doctrine, from roosevelt to obama. during the obama time the relationship between these two very important countries started to get very problematic, particularly in the second term of president obama, saudi arabia was extremely unhappy with american foreign policy in the region, particularly in syria and yemen and more importantly, iran's deal, which obviously was championed by president obama. but now, basically saudis are expecting a new chapter in saudi arabia—american relations. the very fact that president trump has decided to choose saudi arabia as the first country to visit as a president probably is going to set the stage for this new chapter. is he there for this new chapter. is he there for diplomatic reasons? or is he really there to make deals, we know he loves to do that. he loves the deal. it's both. ithink

he loves to do that. he loves the deal. it's both. i think this summit means different things to different parties. for saudis, this is a very good opportunity, a very good diplomatic opportunity to reassert their position in the region, to strengthen their relationship with the most important security partner. but for the americans, this is a very important economic opportunity. it isa very important economic opportunity. it is a very important opportunity to boost their trade relations with saudi arabia. you have to remember that within the next few years, saudi arabia is going through a major, major economic restructuring. this, by definition, means a very good economic opportunity for the americans. donald trump is there to make sure that actually america kind of secures a very good deal. we're seeing some of those, those opening moments, sitting there, chatting, having come off the plane. so, this isa having come off the plane. so, this is a delicate diplomatic situation.

one of the reasons trump's supporters love him so much, is he speaks off—the—cuff. he speaks his mind. is this an occasion, a great challenge for him, in terms of sticking to the script and getting it right? i think the saudis already know what to expect. i think they already learn that they should judge already learn that they should judge a president by his action and not by his words. as far as they're concerned, they want to get the best possible deal from this president that they think it's supposed to be more friendly towards saudi position in the middle east. actually when you think about it, over the last three months, despite all the controversies, when it came to the muslim ban and so many other issues that the president faced, the saudis kept a low profile position. they did not stand up to criticise the president. they did not stand up to criticise the so—called muslim ban. what they are after is quite different. what they are after is a

better security relationship between saudi arabia and united states, which at this very volatile time in the middle east means a lot to them. ?it the middle east means a lot to them. ? it will be fascinating to see how the next few days go. thank you very much indeed. this is breakfast from bbc news. that is our main story this morning. as president trump touches down in saudi arabia on his first foreign trip since taking office, he leaves behind more controversy over his sacking of the fbi directorjames comey. tighter restrictions on cigarette packaging come into force this weekend, aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit. we saw the sun shining near reading for the sort of royal wedding. the not royal wedding. for the sort of royal wedding. the not royalwedding. how's for the sort of royal wedding. the not royal wedding. how's it looking elsewhere? i've got the antidote for to you that. this is a forlorn and desperate hope that i'm not going to stage for every weather watcher

picture i show. what do you mean i'm second to the snail! this could be slow weather as opposed to slow news as the snail exits stage right. grim in scotland. that was edinburgh. this is london. what a contrast. the reason for the contrast is because the low pressure is close to the eastern side of scotland. there isn't very much weather in the east of england at the moment. that will change. there are showers aplenty already across western areas. they will creep further east with time. this is the middle of the day. have you got a plan for them? i'm afraid you'll need water proofs and a good deal more perhaps across northern scotland. the rain will have given way to hefty showers in the south. a hint of brightness around the sol way. showers beginning to build up for the afternoon in northern ireland. there are showers aplenty by this stage creeping ever further eastwards a cross by this stage creeping ever further eastwards across the greater part of england and wales. the thing to notice, they get punchy for the midlands an the north of england through time. so too into the south of scotland. then they start to form these streets later on in the

afternoon, running out of the south—west, running out of wales, up into central southern england, up into central southern england, up into the midlands. either side of thoseit into the midlands. either side of those it might turning drier, brighter, warmer. none of the above applies to the scottish premiership fixtures. though it will turn a wee bit drier late on down towards the south—west. it will take a time. those showers tending to fade. the rain ever present across the north of scotland, until sunday, which is a much brighter day. save for this time, the western side of scotland, where we see rain getting in there. the odd spot further south, perhaps. but many of you will enjoy a decent day, increasing amounts of cloud getting into northern ireland with bits and pieces of rain there. increasingly warm in the sunshine across many areas, pretty humid as well. with so much at stake for some of these fixtures, it is going to be pretty warm work. the sunshine levels really quite strong at the moment. across the southern half of britain come sunday, just watch out for the uv levels and the pollen, just beginning to rise up as well.

that's it from me. take care. imagine if you could unlock doors or control your phone using a tiny chip implanted in your hand. it sounds like something out of a sci—fi thriller, but for a growing number of people in the uk it's becoming a reality. so called "bio—hackers" are installing microchips into their bodies and programming them to perform everyday tasks. but will it catch on? danny savage went to meet some of them. this is a hack space where people into their tech build stuff or take things apart and start again. a few of them, though, have technology implanted inside them. they have been chipped, fitted with near—field communication. buried in their hand, it can do tasks for them. this one is a key. -- phil's —— phil's chip has been programmed to work as a key. so you can see that will open the door for me, so i can get in.

it is the same technology we have been chipping cats and dogs with for the past 30 years. it is entirely benign. if anyone wanted to change it, they would have to be within one centimetre of me and i have a password on it as well. it cannot be turned into a cyborg assassin? nothing that exciting. my chip goes to my facebook outpage as a digital business card. the chip in holly's hand directs people to her webpage. she sees a medical use as well. i feel this is going to replace a hospital tag. something as simple as that it could help, because if someone's passed out on the floor, you've got no idea of their medical history. can you scan their hand and you've got all their history, all their details. scan their hand and you've got all their history, alltheir details. i think something like that is where this technology is going to go. it's brilliant. and this is the size of the chip

that hackers have inside them. would you want one? currently today, i've programmed it to send you a text message. tanya does. she's a tech expert at a university, and believes it is important to be a pioneer human with a chip. this is a very simple chip. the dangerer is not that great. in the future they could be more person related and versatile. -- er —— ertile, —— er tile, more powerful. we don't know what it can hold. that's what we're trying to explore now. there are only 200 in the uk at the moment with a chip. we think nothing of them in cats and dogs. is putting them in people the next logical step? danny savage, bbc news. what do you think? i don't think i wa nt what do you think? i don't think i want one, i really don't, do you? no i don't. i don't doubt that is the way the future is going. no question. for other people, yes. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. it is 9. 20am. time now for a look

at the newspapers. nazir afzal, former chief prosecutor for north west crown prosecution service, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning. what have you got this morning? i feel like i've stumbled in from watch didding or money box because it's all consumer related. i'm trying to keep away from the election and those kind of things. first story is to do with all—inclusive holidays and research that suggests we're actually paying a substantial amount more for all—inclusives than we would if we selected a straightforward bed—and—brea kfast. the default position is that they offer you the all—inclusive first. the research says that if you just had a bed—and—brea kfast and went says that if you just had a bed—and—breakfast and went out and explored the country you were in, you'd probably save yourself several hundred pounds. ithink you'd probably save yourself several hundred pounds. i think that's an issue. we're lazy, i imagine. don't have to bother to go anywhere. we're going to have drinks that are

domestic copies of international brands. we're not actually, don't even brands. we're not actually, don't eve n wa nt brands. we're not actually, don't even want to explore the country we're in. i think that's a big issue as well. i suppose, the reality of these things is that if you are on an all inclusive, what you do is you consume a lot more than you might naturally because it's all inclusive. with the best will in the world, it almost feels like you might as well. you've paid for it already. let's have it. you're right. let's have the dinner, afternoon tea, lunch, every meal we could possibly have and snacks as well, because we've paid for. it even then you could have it substantially cheaper to you walk out the door. you can make breakfast last all day. you can go to brea kfast last all day. you can go to breakfast really late and perhaps... people have taken food with them. perhaps! the main issue is the notion that you see more. you encounter more, your eyes are opened more because you're out amongst a real place. i've been to place where's literally people just don't leave the hotel. they could be any wr. sow your next story is about

changing your mobile phone provider. tell us about this. was going on? ofcom a re tell us about this. was going on? ofcom are looking, at the moment, ident know about you, you have a contract, a mobile phone provider, several months notice that you have to give if you want to leave. you pay tariffs that you don't necessarily understand. what ofcom are suggesting is that in the same way that we can switch energy providers, we should be able to switch mobile phone providers by a text message. you should be able to text message. you should be able to text your current provider telling them you're leaving. they send you a code which provide to your new provider. you don't have the many months of giving notice that ultimately that will drive up competitiveness and people's costs will reduce. go back to money box watchdog comment earlier on, from our perspective, i do feel i'm being ripped off. i have no sense of. it i don't understand. it i thought i was clever, but i don't look at t&cs.

this idea really has legs. it's something that will enable us all to feel more in control. you'd have had to have done the research before in order to know that you wanted, who you wanted to text to change it. it doesn't stop that. you have to do the leg work at some point. rest assured there will be providers out there that will have a list of sites can you go to for you to get that information. at the moment there's a lack of transparency around this. certainly a lack of speed. the idea is that this will speed it up, create competitiveness and all of us will benefit. does your forensic examination of things, because of your day job, examination of things, because of your dayjob, apply to all things that you do? buying cereal, do you sort of, is it in your instincts?” like to switch off sometimes. you're right, it's difficult. i've seen the worst in life. therefore, i think that's, i have to focus on sometimes — somebody asked me about the film for example, the three girls film,

was that character like you? i laugh a lot. there was no laster in that scenario. quite rightly there was no laster in that scenario. yes, i have to, i suppose it's impossible for me to, i suppose it's impossible for me to not be critical in terms of my thinking. it's impossible for me not to be forensic about the way i approach things. but at the same time, ido approach things. but at the same time, i do like to switch off sometimes. you can be flippant and lightweight now. listening to some music. cher has been interviewed and says she doesn't like her music. doesn't like her own music. a fair amount of people might agree with her. what about all the people that paid for it? the point she makes, in fa ct paid for it? the point she makes, in fact she talks about the song believe and says it was a nightmare and everything she's done over the last 20, 30 years, she said she didn't like. her fans love last 20, 30 years, she said she didn't like. herfans love it. her record producers — didn't like. herfans love it. her record producers - i've seen the word she's used to describe. it i won't be saying that out loud. not at this time in the morning! in the 70s, a lot of bands were tied into

contracts and told what to do by their managers and their production companies. she suggests that she, i mean prince, he had that thing where he called hillself a nameless gesture, he was a slave. she's giving that impression that she sings what she has to do but it's not what she wants to do. she wants to bejoni mitchell. that's what she says. never got the opportunity.” have interviewed cher and she's a real character, genuinely quite quirky. doesn't surprise me in the least that she can say that. and she's honest. thank you so much for your time. thank you for bringing us a bit of sunshine with that review. this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until 10am, when donal skehan takes over in the saturday kitchen. was cooking? we've got great things cooking. but there's no funny business in the kitchen today. our special guest presents crimewatch. it's michelle ackerley. we will be

on our best behaviour. you're here to face food heaven or hell. what is heaven? pasta. all types of pasta. it's so quick, easy to make, and it'sjust proper it's so quick, easy to make, and it's just proper comforting. it's so quick, easy to make, and it'sjust proper comforting. i'm on board with that. i think pasta is a good one. what's your food hell? pork belly. ijust, i'm sorry, i don't understand it. isn't itjust fatty? you're going to upset eve ryo ne fatty? you're going to upset everyone in the audience. sorry! we have two great shepz. christian, your first have two great shepz. christian, yourfirst time on have two great shepz. christian, your first time on the show. tell me what's on the menu. it's i'm cooking my version of bouillabaisse. it will be fantastically fresh. making a come back to the studio is tom, what are you cooking? persian-style oxta il are you cooking? persian-style oxtail stew, with pearl barley, loads of herbs, lemon, lime, comforting, summer. all the things! ourwine comforting, summer. all the things! our wine expert is peter richards.

do those dishes sound like a good match for some of the wines you have? they're beautiful dishes and made for wine. we have red, white and pink, rose today. we are in for and pink, rose today. we are in for a treat. see you at 10am. starting early! red white and rose, love it. coming up in the next half hour: how about this for true grit and determination. this video of a father helping his disabled son complete a tough obstacle race has been viewed more than 12 million times. they'll be on the sofa to tell us why they hope it will inspire others to never give up. they kept trying and trying. they didn't give and others joined in to help. we hear that story in a few minutes time. headlines now. hello this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. coming up before ten, philip will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. in the last half hour

president trump has arrived in saudi arabia. but he leaves behind more controversy in washington. the us media is reporting he told senior russian officials that the fbi directorjames comey was a "nutjob" whose sacking had "relieved great pressure" on him. the claim — not denied by the white house — emerged as he set off for his first foreign trip since taking office. new rules for cigarette packaging come into force this weekend. all packs must be greenish—brown withjust a small space for the brand name and include a graphic warning of the dangers of smoking. a ban on selling packs of ten will also come into force. but the tobacco manufacturers association says greater restrictions will push people to buy cigarettes on the black market. back on the election campaign, two members of the labour shadow cabinet have had a public disagreement over the party's policy on renewing the trident nuclear weapons system. the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry suggested the outcome of a defence review — promised in the party's manifesto — could result in support for trident being dropped.

but labour's shadow defence secretary nia griffith told the bbc‘s newsnight programme that her colleague was wrong. the chief secretary to the treasury, david gauke, has insisted the conservatives are right not to set a timetable for achieving their ambition of reducing annual net migration to the tens of thousands. he told bbc radio a, the number of people moving to the uk would vary over time, depending on employment prospects. the commitment was announced by the party in their manifesto on thursday. iranian state television is reporting hassan rouhani has been re—elected as the country's president. more than 50 percent of the ballots have now been counted, with president rouhani reportedly securing 22.8 million votes — which would be a comfortable victory over his closest rival. polling stations were forced to remain open for longer than planned after a higher than expected turnout of around 70—percent. wikileaks founder, julian assange remains in the ecuardorian embassy in london this morning, despite sweden dropping a rape investigation against him without charge. mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us where he's

wanted over the leaking of military and diplomatic documents. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy, for failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 199a, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid when their aunt pippa middleton marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle. will those are the main stories this morning. be future for britain bingo.

the russian shareholder, alisher us—manoff, who owns a 30 percent stake, in arsenal, has made his move — a bid of around 1 billion pounds, to buy out stan kroenke's majority share. but it's understood this bid has been rejected, usmanoff has been critical of kroenke's support of arsene wenger. the arsenal manager is still keeping everyone guessing, about his future. his contract expires after the fa cup final next saturday, when the board are expected to discuss his position. arsenal's final league match is at home against everton, tomorrow, so could that be his last match at the emirates? of the season, yes. reporter: ever? i can't tell you that. i think what's most important for us is to win a football game. after that, what happens to me is less important. i think i am here to serve the club and the best way to do it is to win

the next game. a year after, they were relegated from the scottish premiership, dundee united will have the chance to bounce back at the first attempt. they won their championship promotion playoff against falkirk a—3 on aggregate... paul dixon was their hero, scoring the winner with three minutes to go — his first goal, for five years. they'll play off, for promotion against the side, that finishes, next to bottom of the premiership. talking of play offs, bradford and millwall meet in the league one final at wembley later today. there is full commentary on radio 5live. england's under 21 nil up against argentina... sorry, not argentina. you've heard this before — an england team has gone out of a tournament on penalties.

this time it was the under 17s, at the european championship. they were just seconds away, from a record third title, when spain equalised in stoppage time. england missed two of their three penalties, and spain didn't miss any, so they took the trophy from the young lions‘ grasp. in rugby union, scarlets are into the final of the pro 12, despite having to play, more than half of their semi—final, with 1a men. scarlets scored three tries, to leinster‘s one, in the first half but then, had steffan evans sent off. they still held out though, to set up a match against ospreys or munster. they play their semi final later. meanwhile cardiff blues, won'tjoin scarlets in european rugby's, elite club competition next season. they lost their champions cup qualification playoff, semi final, to stade francais. the french side will play either, connort, or northampton for a spot in the competition. it's playoff time in the english premiership too. a week after retaining the champions cup, saracens face exeter, hoping to move a step closer, to the, ‘double double", while league leaders wasps host leicester tigers. they've got the home advantage and that's huge in the semi—final

of knockout rugby. they were the best across the 22 rounds and they deserve that privilege. we'll have to go and make sure we're accurate early in the game and we keep the creators as quiet as we can and we do the things that keep us good as a team. if leicester come out with a fantastic performance and are better than us on the day, you have to put your hand up sometimes. but we believe if we play to our potential and play like we have most of the season, the result should be ours. but anything can happen on the day. we've worked hard to play top of the table and to get a home draw, so we're determined to go and put in a performance that we believe will be good enough to get the result. newcastle's st james' park has seen its goal posts replaced by rugby ones, because it's rugby league's magic weekend. this is when all the super league teams play over the same weekend, so today, widnes face wakefield, hull in second play st helens, and its wigan against warrington.

christine is a big wigan fan. jeffrey waddington, last time warrington came back to beat wigan. a farce got smashed. reasonable. i fearfor a farce got smashed. reasonable. i fear for the plans today. i fear for the plans today. rafael nadal has been beaten on clay, and knocked out of the rome masters. austria's, dominic teem, was the first this year, to beat the spaniard on his favourite surface. nadal had won 17 straight matches and had been going, for an eighth title, in the italian capital. thiem will play either novak djokovic, or huan martin del potro, in the semi—finals after their match was delayed by rain. maria sharapova won't ask for a wildcard to play at wimbledon, and will attempt to earn her place via qualifying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into wimbledon qualifying.

it's fast, furious and if the ref doesn't see it — it's allowed. yes i'm talking about water polo, where two teams face off in a swimming pool to score the most goals. ahead of the british championships, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, i've been to the home of the defending champions, cheltenham. on the surface all may look calm, but what lurks beneath can bring a tear to your eye. under attack from some of the most fearsome and physical predators known to sport, trying to drag you down in the deep. it's the water polo player. anything goes under the water. if the ref can't see it, it's all legal. a lot goes on under the water. above the water you're always being pulled, kicked, shoved. then there's the swimming as well. you're either wrestling or going up and down. there's no rest. for a floundering beginner it can be a bewildering experience, having no idea where the ball

is in a whirlpool of water. we've got scotsman to thank for this sport and it drains every ounce of your energy, because in 1800 when it started in lakes and rivers, it was seen as rugby in the water. there's no weight—bearing, or smashing into people, so it's better for your bones. the fact that you can have the finesse of passing the ball so eloquently and then the physical aspect, where you're just wrestling in the water and getting the business done under it. i couldn't do the business even jumping on top of mike! he wouldn't go down! to get his level of fitness, endless hours at the gym and also perfecting the bucket challenge — holding a full one above your head on the surface while treading water takes some doing! atjunior level, as long as you can swim, you can start at seven or eight and play competitive matches. even at this level,

contact is allowed. it's just the physicality. and also when we're playing you don't think about anything else. it's really physical, a good way of taking your anger out, possibly. you can sometimes get scratched so you have to be tough that way. they're following in the wake of some of britain's greatest olympians, who dominated the sport a century ago, winning gold after gold, including at london 1908. but those days have been left behind, even though competing as hosts at london 2012 did give the sport a boost at club level. there have been too many teams for the national league to cope with. but it's still a very small sport in the uk. it struggles to generate funds. swimming pool hire cost a lot and amongst small numbers of people it can be prohibited. but the team spirit of the defending champion, cheltenham, isn't held back by funding.

most have played together since they were eight and they have a reputation for making sure their opponents have that sinking feeling. don't let the physical stuff put you off. it is a great game. under the water the click of an kick or a punch isn't as much. afair bit punch isn't as much. a fair bit of bravery involved. one of which is allowing the cameras to film you underwater. in tiny ‘s winning trunks. that all headsets as well. it isa that all headsets as well. it is a great sport that really we invented. you got lancaster versus manchester. and the women's game. and the bucket

think while you're treading water... if you give it up a couple of weeks you could tread water for much longer. try doing that the next time you're in april. hold the water above your head. you might get some funny looks walking into the swimming pool with a bucket. the under 20s football. thank you. whether it's french champaign or italian prosecco, the uk's love of fizz shows no sign of slowing down. but the technique for making it was first documented not by a frenchman or an italian — but by a 17th century scientist in england. we sent nick higham to find out whether english sparkling wine is, in fact, older than its european cousins. some call it "brit fizz," or simply bubbly.

its proper name is english sparkling wine, and it is made like champagne. the french will tell you the method was discovered by a frenchman. a man called dom perignon in 1967. but here in winchcombe, they know better. on monday, they will put up a plank on his birthplace to a local, a pioneering scientist who recorded english scientists using the technique in 1662, more than 30 years before dom. he described the way they were adding sugar and molasses to the wine, which was making it "sparkling." he was the first person to actually use that word, "sparkling," in connection to wine, wasn't he? yes. at this gloucestershire vineyard, they make it. they make it and add sugar and yeast to bring on what is called

a secondary fermentation. we put it into a vat, and we ferment them in the vats. that is the first. the second is in the bottle itself. from the first one you get bubbles, but we allow it to bubble off. then you get a secondary one and you need to contain that within the bottle to give us the bubble and the finished sparkling wine. one reason the english did it first is that english bottles were thicker and heavier. flimsy french bottles exploded when the fizz built up inside them. sparkling wine was a menace to french makers. english sparkling wine has a long history. even longer than champagne. but it has a long and

cumbersome name as well. at this small vineyards, they have tried to come up with a snappy title, with mixed success. we have come up with balarry, derived from the latin word for bubbles. we thought about the welsh version, which was swigot, but i do think that quite had the ring to it. would you like a glass of swigot? prosecco, cava, sekt. what is the english equivalent? you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning. as president trump arrives in saudi arabia on his first foreign trip since taking office he leaves behind more controversy over his sacking of the fbi

directorjames comey. tighter restrictions on cigarette packaging come into force this weekend aimed at discouraging young people from taking up the habit. in some parts of the uk it is rather lovely this morning. if we look out of our window here this is what we will see. it has clouded over a bit. it was gorgeous earlier on if you we re it was gorgeous earlier on if you were awake, like we were. it is charlie's favourite part of the programme. brian these nail. i've got to brightness water treading with my bucket and a name for the english version of sparkling wine and we have got brian. it was that wet.

that is the whole point of this weather watcher picture. that was scotla nd weather watcher picture. that was scotland and it was no drier. they run the move and i'm fed up being upstaged by salford. this was things bring parking london. glorious at the moment but though showers out west are on the move was double get into the southern parts of scotland as the rain dress a little bit further north. here we are in the early pa rt further north. here we are in the early part of saturday afternoon. we got the rain all over the north of scotland. temperatures around ten or so. a bitter brightness further south than you got the showers coming and they are brewing all the while for northern ireland, having had the early shower is a bit of a lull. having had the showers oliver the west they will gradually creep through the midlands to the north of england, under parts of the south east. it is touch and go. ecb showers forming. —— you see the ‘s

showers forming. —— you see the ‘s showers forming. —— you see the ‘s showers forming. some of them really quite heavy. a and thunder in there and there is so much going on never mind the celebrity wedding and all the rest of it. not sport. mike has covered many of the places there. ra dford covered many of the places there. radford and millwall at wembley. so much going on. you would hope that the showers will give your neck of the showers will give your neck of the woods a mess but there is plenty of them until this evening by many of them until this evening by many of them until this evening by many of them will just of them until this evening by many of them willjust begin to start fading away into richly start to sunday but a glorious one for many of us. this is your day for outdoor plans. more than the way of drought in the western side of scotland. it went be anywhere near as glorious as it isa went be anywhere near as glorious as it is a wee bit further south. we have got the english premier league, a culmination of that particularly good as well but i don't think the weather will get in the way there. it could be pretty warm work and is a lot at stake for these teams.

thank you for your company this morning. a video of a determined father helping his son in a wheelchair complete a gruelling assault course has become a social media sensation. it has been viewed a staggering 12 million times online. that this is that helping him. not the only person lending a hand. eventually a group of people came along and did he give up? what do you think? she was tackling an obstacle known as everest. was it going to beat him? she had to see it through. josh and his dad both with us this morning.

just establish a couple of things. you were taking this challenge. you use a wheelchair. you are able to walk a little bit. just explain the nature of the challenge that you face, the physical problems? it is quite weather dependent as well due to my condition as well. when it's really cold and damp my muscles get really tight so it is really ha rd to muscles get really tight so it is really hard to walk and move i get released. and sometimes i getjoint pain as well. some days i will have joint pain and some days i was the absolutely fine. you are one of these masters of the understatement quite people. i will ask your dad. that was one of the most challenging moments in what was clearly a very challenging a bent. you were there. describe the emotions. you knew you and josh were taking ona emotions. you knew you and josh were taking on a pretty difficult situation.

we certainly did not know the extent of the obstacles before we arrived. we knew it was going to be wet and muddy and we've seen certain things about tough challenges. we gotjosh over them and we both completed the course. at that moment, what was going through your head? ijust kind of tried to chuck myself in there, to be honest. and just get through it. did you think, i can get to the top of this? idid, of this? i did, ashley. at first i thought i would be able to... because they use a lot of my bodyjust to get myself around daily so i thought i was strong enough to do it but when you get to it it is not as easy as it

looks. that's what i was thinking. and everybody just got looks. that's what i was thinking. and everybodyjust got in and started to help me. the moment that attracted so much attention is the everest moment. at that point in time, josh is struggling and he has had a couple of goes and people start to become aware of quite what is going on. what you cannot hear in the video is the pa encouraging people to get up the pa encouraging people to get up the obstacle. so she spots us in that position and encourages other people to come and help us. certainly after the first attempt where he falls off and slides back and takes me out then a lot more people come up and help and then the people come up and help and then the people from the top are just pulling and he is holding on for dear life so we and he is holding on for dear life so we does not fall of the game. what you do not hear is the chair at the end which is amazing. that was

amazing. it's so inspiring to see you do that. are you one of these people... there you go dropping down against the top are you one of those people who is undaunted ? the top are you one of those people who is undaunted? do you say, i can do this? yes. since my injury i will give anything a go. if i can't do it the way everyone else does it i was somehow try to find a way round to do it. tell us a bit of what happens to you. there was an accident? in 201a, i went to a swimming pool and ended up hitting my head on the bottom, broke my neck. but at first it didn't go straight through. it didn't hit me straightaway because i never, ever thought i have broken my neck, i thought i have broken my neck, i thought was a bit of a shop in a bomb when it quite hard. and then obviously it quite hard. and then obviously it quite hard. and then obviously turned out to be a lot worse a few weeks later. then it kind of hit me. it was a very low

point in my life but then the thoughts in my head work, time is not going to go back so ijust got to make most what i have got. lots of people have seen the film and have commented on it. some very famous people have seen it. my friend has been sending me pictures of really famous people sharing it on their facebook page and everything. but receiving m essa 9 es and everything. but receiving messages from mothers that have shown their children with disabilities and they have gone, oh, i would love to do it one day like that man and i would like to be like batman when i'm older. those are the best. —— i would like to be like that man when i am older. sure you were proud of him already but watching that back, what is that like for you? it was emotional at the time. i

attempted the everest after he got up attempted the everest after he got up and! attempted the everest after he got up and i had to pull myself together a little bit to have my attempt. it certainly wasn't as race for as his attempt getting over the top. that i am extremely proud and so pleased that we actually did it and, you know, we wouldn't have done it without the support of the team and everybody there was helping. all along the route people are asking you broke a and sometimes we needed to help and sometimes we didn't. never did we expect anything to kind of come out of it as a result. congratulations to both of you. thank you. thank you for explaining how it came about. is there another one find? i've got the snowdon push injuly. good luck with all those. brilliant to meet you both, thank you. for audiences in america, australia and around the world,

the wait to see the first photos of pippa middleton's wedding is almost over. after months of preparation, she walks down the aisle this morning. the duchess of cambridge's sister's marriage to james matthews may not be getting the fanatical coverage of a royal wedding over here but it has rarely been off the agenda abroad. six years after pippa middleton served as maid of honour and her sister's wedding she is set to tie the knot. getting married this weekend. i have not heard. our correspondent is an angle field where the wedding will be held. it is a $430,000 wedding. you would expect decent champagne and beerthere. you would expect decent champagne and beer there. what you would expect decent champagne and beerthere. what can you would expect decent champagne and beer there. what can guests expect? have you heard of not bring no

bring? i was horrified. have you heard of not bring no bring? iwas horrified. i have you heard of not bring no bring? i was horrified. i would not get to go. getting very excited around the world. getting very excited around the world. melanie bromley is covering the wedding for the american e! entertainment news network and joins us from englefield in berkshire where the big day is taking place. any sign of anyone arriving just yet? the wedding is actually this morning am quite early. it is this morning and there are no guests get here but there are over 100 members of the media that have turned up the tab is getting busier and busier. we are expecting guests to arrive at around 11am and we are told we will be able to see some of them as they walk along the roads to them as they walk along the roads to the church. who are we expecting to see? robbie expecting to see, i know several

royal faces. any famous faces? we do not know yet. this is the part that combination of wedding. you've got hollywood here, you've got blt tv stars here as well as royalty as well. the guest list had been kept under about but we do believe that prince harry will be bringing his american girlfriend, which of course is going to be the biggest, i think, personally the most kind of highly anticipated guest at this wedding. thank you so much indeed forjoining us this morning and being a little of the excitement and the colour from that big wedding. if you're getting married today it might not be as big but it will be just as good. enjoy. roger and rachel will be back tomorrow from six. until then have a lovely weekend. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10am: more trouble for trump.

the us president flies to saudia arabia but leaves behind another row about the sacking of the fbi chief, james comey. a fall out within labour over trident, after shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, says the party should abandon its support for the nuclear deterrent. meanwhile, the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration to tens of thousands, after it comes under fire from george osborne. iranian president, hassan rouhani, looks almost certain to have won a second term, after most of the votes are counted in the country's presidential elections. also in the next hour — which airlines are the worst for being late? the consumer group, which, draws up a list of the worst offenders for flights arriving at uk airports.