hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. donald trump prepares to address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations. in his first foreign trip as president, he will call for a united front against religious extremism. good morning, it is sunday 21 may. also ahead: labour renews its push to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend their plans to overhaul social care funding. dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria by islamist militants finally see their families, after three years in captivity. in sport: it is the final day of the premier league season, with champions league places at stake. manchester city, liverpool and arsenal will vie for the last two spots to join europe's elite next season. and phil has the weather for us this morning. hello, good morning.

there is a much—improved start to the day compared to yesterday in scotland, and do you know what? the rest of the british isles is not far behind. details for you in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story: president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism. he will address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries on the second day of his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes you have to do the dance. and, having won billions of dollars‘ worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than he might look. it's beautiful. it is certainly more comfortable for him here than it is back home, given the furore over his sacking

of the fbi director, given allegations his presidential campaign was tied to russia. but day two of this tour could be the beginning of a greater challenge, as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well, to try to strike political deals instead. always the right hand, right? always the right. if only teacup diplomacy were enough, in a region where some disputes stretch back thousands of years. today president trump will speak to more than a0 muslim nations, he will talk of the need to address religious extremism and intolerance, something some here might find hard to accept, especially coming from someone who is such a controversial figure in his own right. but the saudis have been rolling out the red carpet for him, and he is likely to get a warm welcome when he moves on to israel. simon clemison, bbc news. joining us now live from riyadh is our security correspondent frank gardner. will this trip have been deemed a

success will this trip have been deemed a success by the trump team? they are certainly calling at that. president trump said yesterday it was a tremendous day and he is saying his business deals mean jobs, tremendous day and he is saying his business deals meanjobs, jobs, jobs back home in america, and it is the kind of boost the needs given the gathering storm that awaits him back in washington. he is amongst friends here. as you can see from those pictures, it is a little bit of slightly embarrassing dad dancing going on, but even so he has gone down very well in saudi arabia. todayis down very well in saudi arabia. today is different. today is going to bea today is different. today is going to be a really tricky test for him. he is going to have to move very carefully in the way he delivers this very sensitive speech. for any western leader to come to a country like saudi arabia and address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations about islam, their religion, this is sensitive stuff. but for donald trump, who tends to go off script and shoot from the hip, this

is very sensitive. his hosts are holding their breath right now until this visit is over. do we have any idea what the speech might contain, then? we do. there are hints coming out of the trump team that it is going to be uplifting, it is going to be unifying, but it is also going to be unifying, but it is also going to be unifying, but it is also going to be quite blunt in its message that islam must be a peaceful version of islam, and that governments and countries, according to the speech, will need to not paid about violent versions of it. and that, despite people talking a good talk, there are still some actions which are highly provocative and violence, according to the speech. thank you very much. we will be speaking to a political expert about president trump's visit in about ten minutes' time. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled, according to reports in the new york

times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked, or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period, officials told the paper. it is being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming the conservative manifesto proposals amount to an attack on the elderly. but the tories have accused labour of running a scare campaign. we are joined now by our political correspondent susana mendonca. susana, labour obviously think theresa may is vulnerable on this issue. i think they do see some sense of

vulnerability in the tory camp. ever since the manifesto from the tories came out earlier on this week, what we have had is some criticism of the conservative plans, certainly over social care. it was what they are saying is that people who have social care in their own homes, that they would have to foot the bill beyond £100,000, and that potentially it could be their properties that get sold off after they die. now, the conservatives say this is a way to fund social care, it isa this is a way to fund social care, it is a growing problem, the ageing population, and we need to find a way to fund it, but they say it means that elderly people are not going to lose their own properties within their own lifetime but it has not gone down to the ghillie well with core conservative voters, who are anxious about the prospect of not being able to hand their properties on to their children when they die. labour have seen an opportunity here. if you look at what is happening with the polls, labour are seeing a bit of a beast. they are still behind the conservatives, but they are

narrowing that lead that the tories have, and that is why they have been going down this route of talking about the things they would do for pensioners and how they wouldn't, i suppose, have pensioners having to pay for their social care in this way. thank you very much. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower, brendan cox. the first anniversary of her murder is next month. 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in nigeria three years ago have been reunited with their families. the girls were released earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who had been holding them. 0ur correspondent alistair leithead reports now on the emotional reunions in the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they've been waiting more than three years for — to see each other again.

an emotional reunion for the newly—returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting, but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i'm just laughing in my heart, all the family, because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry and the security services, keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with the families in remote chibok all this week.

it has taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. the 82 chibok girls were only released after months of complicated negotiations. five boko haram commanders were exchanged for them, and the bbc was told that 2 million euros may also have been part of the deal, but that can't yet be confirmed. the government says it is doing all it can, and talks are going on to try and release the 113 still being held. the intense media focus on the chibok girls has at least helped many to be freed. and they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. spanish and british authorities have arrested 2a suspected drug traffickers, after a joint operation. spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside officers had previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. if you have a look at the sunday

papers you will find the middleton wedding on the front page of almost eve ryo ne wedding on the front page of almost everyone them yesterday, pippa middleton's wedding. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. a p pa re ntly apparently they had agreed she wasn't going to attend the wedding so as wasn't going to attend the wedding so as not to take the attention away from the bride. it wasn'tjust that she was on the b list and an evening

invite only. a bit of a who's who, roger federer and his wife were there. phil will be here with the weather in just about five minutes' time. more now on our top story: after he signed multibillion—dollar arms deal yesterday, president trump will give his first major speech on islam later, to the leaders of a0 muslim nations. joining us now from our london newsroom is natasha ezrow, a political analyst from the university of essex. a very good morning to you. how significant would you describe the relationship between the united states in saudi arabia at the moment? well, right now the relationship has a resurgence of sorts. it had always been very close under the bush years, and it got a little bit colder under 0bama. and so little bit colder under 0bama. and so the saudis were actually very keen to have trump elected. they saw it that it would be a return to the bush years, and the relationship

will be as close as ever. and you can see that from the show they put on, the welcome they gave him there. just explain a little bit about the geopolitics of that region. by aligning themselves closely with trump they think they have an ally to prevent iran gaining too much power in the region, effectively? yes, well saudi arabia's main enemy is iran and so they worry about the rise of shi'ite revolutions and shi'ite power, and so they are hoping to have a strong ally to have more of a sunni presence, the insurer sunni dominance in the region. they feel that trump would be an important proponent of promoting more of a sunni led dominance, because he seems to be much, much more against softening the relationship with iran. and that was something that was very different than the 0bama years. they

we re different than the 0bama years. they were getting closer. and that political pragmatism takes precedent, doesn't it, overany comments he may have made previously about islam as a religion. i'm just looking through a list of all the things that he said in the past which may be deemed offensive by muslim countries. not least, iwill pick out as he said in 2015, look at the possibility of closing mosques in the united states, or that he would set up a database of all muslims. those kind of comments are 110w muslims. those kind of comments are now being judiciously brushed aside and forgotten about, are they? well, they are looking the other way. the most important thing about the relationship are these arms deals, they got $110 billion arms deal which they would not have got under 0bama because they were being sold precision weapons which 0bama thought would be used on civilians in yemen. were they to get this deal under the trump administration. the other thing is they would not get the same amount of criticism about saudi arabia's human rights or about

democratising somewhat. they will see with both of these countries that trump will look the other way to what saudi arabia is doing and saudi arabia will look the other way when trump uses some rhetoric that can be conceived as very anti—muslim. can be conceived as very anti-muslim. so human rights, women's equality, none of that is on the agenda today. what are you expecting to hear from the speech later, at which we think will centre around religion in the region? well, we are going to just assume that he will read the script of the speech, and is not going to go off the script. if he goes off script, i don't know what he is going to say. if he does stay on the script, based on what general mcmaster said, he will highlight the importance of religion as an instrument of peace, and the importance of religion, and will try to bring all the muslim nations together in a fight against terrorism, and emphasise the

important and positive role that saudi arabia can have in this fight. i know you have been speaking to your students in saudi arabia about this visit. what is their general impression of president trump? they told me the leadership wanted him to win. that seemed counterintuitive given what he said about the muslim world. they wanted him to win. they wanted a shift from 0bama years. the leadership was happy. you can see how they treated him, witha happy. you can see how they treated him, with a red carpet, like a royalty. they wanted to send a clear message, they want this relationship to be very, very close. thank you very much for your time. from the university of essex. good morning. the weather. a beautiful sunrise. where was that taken?” the weather. a beautiful sunrise. where was that taken? i think rochdale. it is not the embers from

the disaster of a barbecue rachel was talking about which i brained all over yesterday, apparently. —— rained. there was continual rain over scotla nd rained. there was continual rain over scotland yesterday. a shield of cloud coming in from the atlantic with a new area of low pressure which will be a player and is a player already for northern ireland and the south—west of scotland. away from that, the balance of the day. a lot of fine and glorious weather to be had. a different kettle of fish here. sunshine yesterday. i had a pleasa nt here. sunshine yesterday. i had a pleasant walk when the showers fading away. they will not be around today. this is the scene for the next few hours. some thicker cloud for ireland and scotland. rain as well. the risk of rain going ever further into the north—western corner of scotland. generally

speaking, the further east, the more dry you will be. further south, the sunshine pouring in. lifting the temperatures higher than they got to yesterday for many of you. a word to the wise, some of them are quite strong this time of year. uv levels, and they will be plenty of uv across england and wales, they will be quite high. 0vernight, that area of cloud quite high. 0vernight, that area of clou d m oves quite high. 0vernight, that area of cloud moves away. a new system moves in from the atlantic. that will be a player for northern ireland and then for some part of scotland during the course of the day. heavier bursts and the odd rumble of thunder. fine and the odd rumble of thunder. fine and settled weather, comfortably in the teens, maybe the mid—20s or so for many spots of the british isles. we have talked about chelsea this morning. whatever the event is in the coming week for you, this will be, darei

the coming week for you, this will be, dare i say it, a taste of summer. be, dare i say it, a taste of summer. initially some cloud over the west. that breaks up. sunshine pouring through. comfortably in the mid—20s for some parts of the british isles. maybe a little bit higher. i would british isles. maybe a little bit higher. iwould not british isles. maybe a little bit higher. i would not give up on that just yet. excellent. that is good news. just a bit too early. soggy burgers, though. any burger is a good one, though. it's over 30 years since mining ended at one of wales's oldest collieries, the big pit. since then, it's become a museum to celebrate the industry's contribution to wales. during that time, ex—miners have worked as tour guides, providing first—hand stories of life underground. now, as those last miners approach retirement, a new wave of apprentices are being trained to take over. 0ur correspondent, tomos morgan, reports. for about 100 years, the big pit was important. but then it came to an

end. for over two decades, this man proudly worked here underground and in several other collieries. the best pa rt in several other collieries. the best part is the comrade three and friendship. the bad part, how can i say, closures. he has been digging deep into past experiences for the past 20 years, and passing on his knowledge for what has become a unesco famous site. when i go on the underground tours, especially with children, i tell them to touch things and experience it. but now he and the other ex— miners are due to retire, and they are looking for new blood to carry on their work. the technical skills of these ex— miners is essential when showing the public what it was like mining underground

all those years ago. without passing that knowledge on to new apprentices, the theory is that the history and culture of mining in south wales could be lost. history and culture of mining in south wales could be lostm history and culture of mining in south wales could be lost. it is really important that we keep it alive and we keep that going. ben and his friend are one of the first. they will undergo to the ledge and learn the history and how to maintain the mine so it is safe. —— tutelage. they appreciate how vital they will be in keeping alive the history of mining in wales. they will be in keeping alive the history of mining in walesm they will be in keeping alive the history of mining in wales. it is truly unique. there are not many opportunities to come and do this and get these skills, working down a mine. i love the history and the social side of things and to be part of that, you know, being one of the first who has been offered this opportunity. it is fantastic. so,

the changing of the guard has begun at the big pit. and the hope is the legacy of south wales being one of the largest exporters of coal in the world will live on for generations to come. a taste of history. it is 7:21. it is bbc world news. the papers. the front pages injust is bbc world news. the papers. the front pages in just a is bbc world news. the papers. the front pages injust a moment. jon tonge is professor of politics at the university of liverpool. the front pages. the sunday times. all of the papers have pippa middleton's waiting. the main story, tory wobble as cuts for the elderly slash the lead of theresa may. you can see the tory lead is down to just nine percentage

points over labour. we will talk more about that with jon points over labour. we will talk more about that withjon tonge. the 0bserver. more about that withjon tonge. the observer. the one paper that does not have a picture of the wedding yesterday. a picture of an emotional reunion of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted in chibok three years ago. some were reunited with their families in the capital, abuja. the party manifesto, the plan to take away free school meals in infant schools. they will cut that and replace it with free school brea kfasts. replace it with free school breakfasts. they say it will hit 100,000 children. the mail. talking tojon tonge 100,000 children. the mail. talking to jon tonge about 100,000 children. the mail. talking tojon tonge about the dementia tax backlash. pippa middleton's wedding yesterday. she of course god married to james mattis. —— got. the picture

of that wedding all over the front pages. and also the story of the girls abused as part of the tried exportation ring in rochdale. three girls. —— child exploitation. the mirror says the parents were horrified. they called the police when they found the gang were out of jailand when they found the gang were out of jail and back on the streets preying on young children. two of the nine are out of prison now. jon tonge is professor of politics at the university of liverpool. you have been looking at election stories. dementia tax backlash. it has affected the polls. the mail on sunday and the sunday express, pro—conservative, are hostile about

it. why is it called the dementia tax? it is unfair that people get free treatment for years potentially on the nhs, but those who need social care, more and more of us as we live longer and longer, will have to pay. conservatives launched this asa to pay. conservatives launched this as a vote winner policy. they argued eve ryo ne as a vote winner policy. they argued everyone will have to pay towards the cost of social care but everyone can keep at least £100,000. in other words, you will not be forced before your life and is, after your death, to sell your house. labour tried something similar in 2010 and it was called a death tax. we need to do more about social care. we put money into the nhs, but the biggest cost at the moment for any government, no matter who, is the spiralling cost of social care. something has to be done. the conservatives thought this was the answer, but the fact even their papers are turning on them, and remember, the older you are, the older stomach more likely you will

vote conservatives, it shows something is wrong. this is not good news for them. we are only a couple of weeks away from polling day. it isa of weeks away from polling day. it is a problem for them. they thought they could be p in their manifesto because of the strong poll lead. that is being nibbled away at according to the polls. the sunday telegraph. see the khamenei denied there was something called mayism this week. —— she defiantly stated that. when the manifesto was launched this week, some said it was shifting to be left. there was plenty of red meat for thatcherites. grammar schools as one example, talking tough on immigration. theresa may is keen she is not seen as margaret thatcher marked to. she did not want to be pigeonholed. ——

mark ii. that is why she is saying there is nothing called mayism. this election shows what she stands for. we need some clarification as to what her stance is. all the parties do this. there is political cross dressing. the stuff in the conservatives manifesto was pinched directly from labour's 2015 ma nifesto. directly from labour's 2015 manifesto. intervention in terms of energy prices, for example. living away from the election to some of the lighter stuff. i think. we will see. single women. the sunday times. single women swap cats or dogs to catch the eyes of men. plenty of sexism in that piece. not much statistical evidence. laughing. load of old rubbish, then. yes. single women prefer to go dog walking because you have a better

chance of meeting a partner that way. they talk about ben fogle and his wife. they talk about it as if it is clinching evidence. if we can just have a little look. the french bulldog. it is a funny looking dog but they are incredibly popular, french bulldog is, these days. do you like those ears, jon?|j french bulldog is, these days. do you like those ears, jon? i am not sure. number five is you like those ears, jon? i am not sure. numberfive is a you like those ears, jon? i am not sure. number five is a jack russell. we have a large household. dogs would be too much. ben fogle was on the guest list for the wedding yesterday with his wife. the best headline of the wedding was that kate was telling of prince george. there are many figures about what the cost. 232 bottles of champagne.

how did we get 200 and get that number. it claims the free bar was only £17,000. i don't know about that. maybe they are modest drinkers. lots of figures in there. most of them have noughts on them. i was curious about the champagne figure. it was very even. and a very expensive wedding ring. the average cost of a wedding is £16,000.” presume it was the engagement ring. shall we move on? the andrew marr show. the effect on pensioners of

the new tory proposals on the winter fuel allowance and social care. unpopular with some pensioners. i have the work and pensions secretary to speak to the government about that. and labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell. and also paul nuttall, the leader of ukip, nutty nuttal. and brendan cox, whose wife was killed almost a year ago, of course. a busy and meaty hour at nine o'clock. thank you very much, andrew marr. still to come this morning. have you registered to vote ? morning. have you registered to vote? no. will you register to vote? no. tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote. she will not be. you need to get on it. we will find out why some people just are not interested in going to the ballot box. stay with us. we have all the

headlines coming up next. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. coming up before 8:00am, we will have all the weather and sport. but first, at 7:30am, a summary of this morning's main news: president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism, in his first major speech on islam in saudi arabia. the us president will address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries, on the second day of his visit to the middle east. it follows a busy first day yesterday, in which mr trump signed commercial deals worth over $350 billion. tomorrow he will head to israel. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled, according to reports in the new york times. it is not clear whether the cia was hacked, or whether a mole helped the chinese to identify the agents over a two—year period,

officials told the paper. it is being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming the conservative manifesto proposals amount to an attack on the elderly. jeremy corbyn said the party will protect the winter fuel allowance and triple—lock on state pensions, which will both be reduced under the conservative manifesto. the tories have accused labour of running a scare campaign. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower, brendan cox. the first anniversary of her murder is next month. jo would have been incredibly touched, both by the fact that all political parties are pausing for a moment, but also by the public reaction that

there's been to the idea of a great get together, the fact that people are jumping on this. jo went into politics because of community. she wanted to draw communities closer together. that's what motivated her. 82 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram militants have been reunited with their families. they were part of a group of 276 girls who were kidnapped from the town of chibok in 201a. the reunion in abuja had a celebratory atmosphere, with music and dance. more than 100 girls are still being held by the militant group. their whereabouts is unknown. after the watching his nephew and niece take part in the society wedding of the spring, prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to pick up his girlfriend, meghan markle, for the reception. pippa middleton's wedding to the financierjames matthews saw prince george and princess charlotte act as page boy and flower girl, with their parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, also attending. the royals were greeted by waiting crowds outside the church in berkshire. almost enough pageboys and

bridesmaids to make up a premier league football team. alike which bag, the segue. dash —— i like what you'd did there, the segue. there is one matter still to be decided. you could be forgiven for thinking there is not much excitement today, but of course there is that rattle for third and fourth, and of course fifth place as well, between manchester city and liverpool, and arsenal. fans will be a little bit nervous, i would say, going arsenal. fans will be a little bit nervous, iwould say, going into that. it is very, very close. there is not much between them at all. the three clubs in those places are separated by just three three clubs in those places are separated byjust three points. so it could go either way. the

possibility of a play—off, as well. who knows? it is all about the battle for the final two champions league spots on the last day of the premier league season. one of manchester city, liverpool and arsenal will miss out on top—flight european football next season. arsene wenger‘s side need a win against everton to keep their hopes alive, and even that may not be enough, as they require liverpool or city to slip up. we just want everybody to play 100% in the last game, and traditionally it has been the case. that is all you want to do after. we have to focus on ourselves, and everybody decides us. watford will be fine against city, that is what you want. that is why, if you want to be in the best league in the world, you shouldn't even question that. this is how the race for the champions league looks places. manchester city have 75 points. they travel to watford today. liverpool are two points behind them, with 73. they are at home to already—relegated middlesbrough. arsenal have 72 points, and have to rely on one of the other two slipping up.

there is also the possibility of two, or even more bizarrely, three, of the teams finishing level on points, goals scored, and goals conceded, which would mean a play—off. millwall are up to the championship, after beating bradford in the league one play—off final, steve morison‘s goal in the 85th minute giving them a 1—0 win at wembley. hundreds of fans invaded the pitch afterwards. officials at wembley stadium say appropriate action will be ta ken if needed. it is the final weekend in the scottish premiership, as well. treble—chasing celtic host hearts today, and after the match,

they will be presented with the league trophy. their unbeaten run this season already stands at a5 games. if they avoid defeat today, they will be the first title—winning side to complete an unbeaten league campaign in over a century. it's a huge testament to the professionalism and the quality and the mentality of the squad. so yes, we want to finish thejob well. we will be playing in front of a packed—out stadium, and i am hoping that we can celebrate with the 3ath victory. inverness have been relegated from the scottish premiership. two goals from alex fisher gave them a 3—2 win over motherwell, but it wasn't enough. they needed hamilton to lose, but they beat dundee by a—0, sending inverness down to the championship. hamilton will now face dundee united, in a two—legged premiership play—off. brechin city go up to the scottish championship, after beating alloa athletic on penalties. james dale had already been named man of the match before scoring the crucial spot—kick. exeter will play wasps in the premiership final.

they will meet at twickenham next weekend. both teams scored late tries in dramatic semi—finals. wasps beat leicester, while exeter ended saracens's hopes of another double, as tim hague reports. saracens were a team on a mission, and their target was a second successive european and domestic double. and, while the first part was achieved in edinburgh last weekend, could exeter chiefs stop them from achieving the second? and, with a place in the premiership finalupforgrabs, there was nothing in this during the first half, 6—6 and no tries. but that would soon change, with jack nowell proving why he has been selected for the british and irish lions tour to new zealand this summer. yet the reigning champions were not about to give up their title without a fight. mike ellery touched down with just five minutes remaining, before there was one final twist. 30 seconds to go, sam simmonds somewhere, and they denied sarries the double—double. that one ending 18—16, and the second semi—final was even closer. wasps were aiming for their first

final in nine years, and it all began brilliantly, kurtley beale getting their first. yet leicester fought back. the underdogs, maybe, but this was a club with so much pedigree, and it led into the final few minutes. but they could not hang on, josh bassett sending wasps back to twickenham for a date with the exeter chiefs. the top two clubs in the regular season now the final two clubs. munster will play scarlets in the pro 12 final in dublin next saturday. 0spreys had hoped to make it an all—welsh final, but munster came from behind to win by 23—3 thanks to tries from francis saili, simon zebo and andrew conway. rugby league's magic weekend lived up to its billing for the new st helens head coach, justin holbrook. his side thrashed second—placed hull by a5—0. holbrook had only taken charge of one training session on friday

ahead of the game. yet he clearly had an impact, as saints turned in an impressive display, running in eight tries. in the day's other games, wakefield beat widnes, while wigan and warrington drew 2a—2a. dutch rider tom dumoulin has extended his lead at the giro d'italia to just under three minutes. britain's adam yates made up some of the time lost in last sunday's crash, to go second in the competition for best young rider, while dumoulin was outstanding, as he won a mountainous stage 1a. he is now two minutes and a7 seconds ahead of his main challenger, nairo quintana, with seven stages to go. boxer liam walsh fell short in his attempts to win his first world title, being stopped inside three rounds by american gervonta davis. davis, the ibf super—featherweight champion, who is promoted by floyd mayweather, made light work of walsh, knocking him down in the third round, and the referee stopped the fight not long

after that knock—down. despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at the rome masters. having earlier finished off his rain—delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro, djokovic beat thiem 6—1, 6—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. that certainly puts us to shame. to make gains in a day. i suppose if you concede one game in two sets, thatis you concede one game in two sets, that is not as hard. and for the game of the day yesterday, exeter saracens, which was phenomenal. right until the end i thought exeter had lost it, and i am so pleased to

see them through to the premiership play—off finals. see them through to the premiership play-off finals. and you saw the fa ns play-off finals. and you saw the fans celebrating, you know how much it meant. fairplay to both teams, but what a game. i thought you were ata but what a game. i thought you were at a barbecue yesterday. when you have $5 extra on the game, you keep up have $5 extra on the game, you keep up with it. it is one of the world's most popular flower shows, and as the blooms of colour and creativity go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david domoney‘s design for the commonwealth war graves commission celebrates the 850 gardeners who maintain 1.7 million war graves for visitors. daniela relph has been to see the garden being built. it is not an obvious place to start, the war cemeteries of france and belgium. this will be a chelsea garden inspired by remembrance. designer david domoney

is creating the garden for the commonwealth war graves commission. for david, this is both a working trip and a personaljourney. his great—grandfather henry domoney fought in the first world war for the somerset light infantry. he aims to create a garden that honours him, and the sacrifice of millions. 500 people in a day, just gone. much of this garden will be made by those who work with the commonwealth war graves commission. so it's the measurement from the back of the railings, to the moment it starts to descend, i need. many of the bricks used will come from belgium, the same bricks used in the cemeteries. local metalworkers have created these leaves to be placed in the garden. french stonemasons have made a centrepiece, which will sit at the heart of the chelsea design. and the grand wreath that will form the entrance to the garden — made in belgium, bringing

visitors into a place for quiet contemplation. but, back home, the actual construction of the chelsea garden is a noisy and surprisingly ruthless business. at the nursery in hampshire, this is the chelsea dress rehearsal. i think the trees need to be reversed, but i'm wondering whether we half—move the back one in a bit? each of the trees surrounding the garden are carefully moved into place. the layout is checked and tweaked. this is where the design becomes a reality. what it is doing is almost coming around us, almost like giving the garden a cuddle. the construction of a chelsea garden is a nerve—wracking business. however much you plan a new design, there are some elements that are quite simply out of your control. we have to grow about four times the plants that we need, just to get them to flower at the right time for the chelsea flower show.

it is quite a brutal selection process, then. it is, it is a brutal selection process to get into chelsea as a designer, but the plants go through the same process as well. we have to get them looking good, no insect bites, no leaf damage. and of course, with the changing of the weather, we are totally at the mercy of the climate. the colours of plants and flowers for the garden will reflect the mood of tranquillity. purples, pinks and whites, there will be roses and alliums. over the last few days, the commonwealth war graves commission has moved into its chelsea home. the final work is being done. by tomorrow, it will be ready to show. in so many ways, a garden to remember. it starts tomorrow. it is going to be good. the weather soon. you are watching breakfast from bbc news.

the main stories. donald trump prepares to address more than a0 muslim leaders in saudi arabia as he continues his first overseas trip as president. labour vows to protect pensioners in a push to attract older voters as the conservatives defend plans to shake—up the funding of social care. coming up in the programme: we'll be speaking to our security correspondent, frank gardner, who's following president trump in saudi arabia. that's just after 8am. i can't see too many pictures of donald trump dancing. we saw him twice. entertaining for a sunday morning. we were talking about rachel and her barbecue that got rained on. it wasn't mine, it was at a football get together. i was helping. it prompted a debate. gas 01’ helping. it prompted a debate. gas

or charcoal? i am old school. unless it is charcoal, it is not a proper barbecue. what about you? sorry to interrupt with some weather. you are out of my league. this picture has been brought in. not all doom and gloom. i wanted to remind myself to tell you there is some fog around. oxfordshire way is gloomy. many more of you will experience the sort of weather where you can get out and enjoy the garden. that was in the case yesterday because of a raft of showers and persistent rain in the north of scotland. —— wasn't. some in the north quarter and succeeding. already there for northern ireland. spreading its influence through the western side of scotland increasingly through the course of the day. having said that, today is a different kettle of fish widely across england and wales. besides

the fog at a glorious start for many. some cloud in wales. it won't be permanent by any means. the isle of man, pieces of rain. some for quarter of scotland and well into other parts. the northern scotland a glorious start. that is besides what happened yesterday. drifting further north—west. having said that, a decent day and a warm one. feeling warmer. watcher for the decent day and a warm one. feeling warmer. watcherfor the intensity of the sun. quite punchy for this time of year. when you get rick and sunshine, as you may well do in southern counties of england, watch out. —— when you get such an. importing milder airfrom out. —— when you get such an. importing milder air from the continent. another decent day. there will be some heavy rain. when you

get the sunshine, it will be a very warm day in the. and that is enough for me. —— indeed. back to you guys. a lovely day, but watch out for the fog. we will have the headlines for you in ten minutes' time. bye for now, the travel show. coming up this week on the travel show. we head to israel to meet a theatre group with a difference. and i leave the airport for a couple of hours to take a high—speed stop—off tour of rome. it is a lot of stuff to see in a short time. can we do it? yeah! let's go! theme song plays. we kick off this week with a truly unique theatrical phenomenon. one where the actors overcome some of the hardest hurdles you could imagine, and yet produce incredible performances. it is based in israel. nalagaat, meaning "please touch" in israel, is the only deaf—blind ensemble in the world. and we are going one hour out

ofjerusalem to meet the groundbreaking group. jefa is one of the oldest sea ports in the world. it is so old, they say thatjonah embarked from here before being eaten by the whale. the majority of locals are arab, but these days, especially on the waterfront, it is becoming a gentrified haven for tourists and neighbours from tel aviv. but this area also has a cutting—edge culture. nowhere pushes theatrical boundaries more than the world—famous nalagaat theatre group, based at this building for a decade now. you get an immediate grasp that this is an unusual venue if you venture into the black—0ut restaurant staffed by blind waiting staff, or if you head to be coffee bar in the foyer, or even if you go to the kid classes that are all in sign language. we want to take the disability

and make it an ability. we want to teach and spread this information. but this is why nalagaat is truly renowned. powerful, moving performances that, via screen subtitles, show the voices of the actors. most of them share the same genetic disorder. ushers syndrome means you are deaf from birth and gradually lose your sight before adulthood. they are meticulously organised, with each actor needing their own specific cues. drumbeats often provide punctuation as the actors can feel the vibrations on the stage. most people in israel who are deaf or blind have little job opportunities. it is to teach them what it means to be part of a group, to work, to be part of a schedule.

so, i am now on my way to interview essentially the star of this theatre company. she was in its most famous production. and now she is in a one—woman show, say 0range. she has been with the company for more than 16 years. she herself is one of eight siblings, four of whom have her syndrome. i wanted to be an actor. and then when i got to know that the actors in the group stayed together, i was overjoyed. 0vercoming audience preconceptions is one of the biggest challenges. they're not understanding how we can communicate by touch. the second thing, how i am sorting things in my life, how i am dealing with my life. the production, nalagaat,

has become the most successful, touring the world the huge acclaim. the show is about the dreams of each of the actors, the right to be equal. she has three sons through her first marriage and is now a grandmother. she is proud of how she sensed when her children were hungry or crying, and how they learned tactile language to communicate with her. i am strong. i can do whatever i want. part of what helped me to be like this is nalagaat theatre. i love you. we love you.

we could obviously never totally inhabit the mind of someone who is deaf and blind. but theatre like this, stretched to its limits, provides us with an insight into the thoughts and feelings of a group of people who, in previous times, would have been unable to communicate with the wider world. but it is more than that. it is quite simply very good drama in its own right. applause. any frequent flyer can tell you there are few things more

soul—destroying them spending hours sitting in an airport terminal, waiting for a connecting flight. well, thankfully, things are looking up as so—called "stopover tours" are flourishing, as i discovered in italy. so, you find yourself stuck here at leonardo da vinci?fiumicino airport. this is one of the largest in italy and it is the essential hub for its national airline. unfortunately, rome is ranked as one of the most delayed airports in the world. so you're probably going to find yourself with a bit of time in your hands. i've decided to make it a bit more interesting and set myself a challenge to see rome in under six hours. there are a number of stopover tours available here, and it's big business. italy's largest airport is busy, and around a0 million passengers a year pass through it, usually on their way to somewhere else. hello! how are you? nice to meet you. bongiorno. where are we going first? i've chosen a bespoke tour and specifically requested five sites to visit during

my whistlestop tour. i want to see the colosseum, the circus maximus, the palatine hill, the mouth of truth, and of course the trevi fountain. that's a lot of stuff to see in a short time, yeah. there is a lot of ground to cover and quite a bit to take in. that is impressive. plus, you're really relying on the buses and trams turning up on time. it is actually quite a pacey tour, non—stop. there are spectators all around, and the chariot races in the middle. my first proper stop here is to go and see the circus maximus. older than the colosseum, and with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of people, it was at the heart of rome's lavish and brutal public entertainment — the gladiators, to you and me. the chariot must complete

seven turns, seven laps, around the central spine. this was the place for the spectators, the excavation over there. the spectators sat all around. and resting just above the site is the palatine hill, which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. next stop is a little hidden gem. it is the mouth of truth. and while no—one is exactly sure where nor why the marble mask was created, there are a number of theories. one of them is that it was originally used as some kind of ancient lie detector for couples whose relationships were headed for the rocks. if you're a liar, and you put your hand inside the mouth, your hand will be cut. stopover tours can cost

anything from 80—200 euros, and it's a great way to see a city if you're pushed for time. it definitely beats being stuck at an airport terminal. just remember to keep an eye on your watch. there are so many people here! every time i see the trevi fountain it always takes my breath away because it's so beautiful. it definitely beats being stuck at an airport terminal. just remember to keep an eye on your watch. there are so many people here! every time i see the trevi fountain it always takes my breath away because it's so beautiful. and i'd say this is definitely one of the most must—see monuments in rome. one of the downsides of a tour like this is that there is no real time to stop and really enjoy the sights, because of the tight schedule. but they give you a great taste of what's on offer. who knows?

maybe one day i'll be back to explore rome at a more leisurely pace. but before i head off to the airport for my flight home, there's just time to tell you about next week's programme. well, i'm not travelling that way, i'm going this way. henry heads deep underneath london, exploring the abandoned railway network that has just opened up to londoners, even though most people who live there don't even know it exists. make sure you join us for that, if you can. don't forget, you can follow all our travels on social media, with all the details on the bottom of your screens right now. from me and the rest of the travel show team here in rome, it's goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. donald trump prepares

to address the leaders of more than a0 muslim nations. in his first foreign trip as president, he'll call for a united front against religious extremism. good morning. it's sunday 21st may. also ahead: labour renews its push to attract older voters, as the conservatives defend their plans to overhaul social care funding.