they are my mum through them both. they are my mum and dad but a hugely exaggerated version. it's not a biopic by any means. thank you. rob was here yesterday so we spoke to him then and stephanie was not here. that explains it. if you missed his new show, you can watch it on the bbc iplayer. we will have the ongoing police investigation into yesterday's attack. we will be back with the headlines ina we will be back with the headlines in a moment, stay with us. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. the uk terror threat is raised to critical — its highest level — as the manhunt for the person

behind the parsons green tube bombing continues. whilst we chase down the suspects, as the public would expect, we're strengthening our police resources on the streets of london and indeed across the country. police say a thousand armed officers will be deployed across the country and will be supported by the army. 29 people were injured in yesterday's attack, which has been claimed by so—called islamic state. this is the scene at parsons green, where the tube station reopened in the early hours of this morning. we'll have the latest on the investigation. good morning, it's saturday, september 16th. also ahead: boris johnson repeats the controversial claim that leaving the eu would save britain

£350 million a week, as he sets out his vision for the country post—brexit. north korea vows to complete its nuclear programme, as the united states once again warns pyongyang of military action. in sport: it's go, defoe. bournemouth have their first points of the season, thanks tojermain defoe's first goal of the season. and stav has got the weather. good morning. sunday is looking like the better day this weekend. we have more showers and it will feel on the chilly side. all the details in about 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. armed police and military personnel are being deployed at key locations across the uk after the terror threat level was increased to "critical" — the highest possible level. hundreds of officers are helping the search for those involved. 29 were injured, many suffering from burns

or they were caught in the crush as people left the station. the raising of the threat level means the government believes a further attack may be imminent. the device went off as the overground the device went off as the overg round tube station the device went off as the overground tube station pulled into parsons green at 8:20am yesterday morning. the bbc understands that the bomb, described as a home—made advice, —— device, had been fitted with a timer but failed to detonate. let's get the latest report on the situation now from andy moore. curiosity overcame fear as passengers filmed the device still burning on the floor of the tube. that bags on fire. security sources have told the bbc the device used a home—made peroxide—type explosive very similar to the manchester arena bomb. police said they had a very detailed briefing on the device, but refused to make that information public. they said there were many covert components to their investigation. but what is clear is that there is a major man—hunt under way, involving hundreds of police officers. the man leading that

investigation repeatedly spoke in the plural about suspects and those responsible. i have asked government ministers earlier on for permission to use members of the military to free up extra police resources. what that gives me and my team is an extra thousand armed police officers — largely from civil nuclear officers — largely from civil nuclear constabulary and civil defence police — who are freed up by being backfilled by soldiers. so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out by a detachment of its soldiers. no—one is allowed through here. initially, the terror threat level remained the same but, last night, the prime minister confirmed it had been raised to critical, the highest possible level.

we look across the spectrum. that lots of different factors. we saw after westminster bridge other people were inspired to carry out further attacks. we sought quick arrests after that. so we have to bearin arrests after that. so we have to bear in mind those sorts of factors and also the things that we don't know, that we're busy right now trying to find out. the public are being warned they may see police officers on duty both armed and unarmed, especially at crowded places and transport hubs. andy is live for us at parsons green. andy, the tube station re—opened in the early hours of this morning. yes, it reopened at 1:30 a:m., the cordon has been lifted, the forensic investigation here has finished. there were police officers to

reassure passengers they have gone so apart from the media, you would not have known there was a terrorist attack at this location 2a hours ago. looking at how small that entranceway is, you can understand why so many people were injured in the crush to get out. 29 people were taken to hospital and eight have been released. overnight, we had a brief statement from the mayor of london, sadiq khan. he says, london stands together today as always, we will never let those who look to divide is a win and we will never be defeated by terrorism. thank you. our reporter dan freedman is at new scotland yard for us this morning. what's the latest on the investigation? assista nt assistant commissioner mark rowley speaking last night, he is the

national league for counterterrorism and he says they are making excellent progress. they have not gone into many details but there have been no arrests as yet, but they are trawling through cctv on they are trawling through cctv on the underground network and elsewhere. and also assessing the device that they have now removed from the train and have taken to a forensic laboratory to be thoroughly examined by forensics scientists. the terror threat level has been increased to critical. we have seen that happen after the manchester bomb. that is no doubt because they still have not apprehended anyone in relation to this and they are concerned there are other people and other devices possibly still out there. as i say, there is a thorough investigation going on and we will see extra police on the streets of london and transport hubs and at major events, especially here in the capital where we have already seen four attacks this year. link you very much. the rest of the day's news now.

borisjohnson has set out his vision for what he called the uk's "glorious" future outside the european union. writing in today's daily telegraph, mrjohnson, also revived the controversial claim that leaving the eu could mean an extra £350 million a week for the nhs. our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in our london newsroom. this is a substantial piece of work, 4,000 words, give a sense of what the messages. i think this is a big intervention from borisjohnson less than a week away from when theresa may will give away from when theresa may will give a big speech on brexit in florence that has been heavily trailed and is touted as a big intervention, that she is preparing. and we have boris johnson setting out his stall, 4,000 words in the daily telegraph today. and really coming he is making the case strongly again for brexit, restating the ordinance we heard

during the referendum campaign and revisiting much of the referendum campaign, including this controversial £350 million figure. that was branded undersides of the bus and he said that would be a binding if the money went back to the nhs after brexit. outlining what he sees as a positive future for britain at the brexit and this will inevitably revived speculation that he is after topjob. for inevitably revived speculation that he is after top job. for the inevitably revived speculation that he is after topjob. for the moment, thank you. a day after its latest ballistic missile launch, north korea has said its final goal is to match the military power of the united states. last night, the un security council described yesterday's missile test overjapan as highly provocative, but no further sanctions were imposed. let's talk to our correspondent, stephen mcdonell, who's in the south korean capital, seoul. these remarks were made overnight by kim jong—un. give is a bit more information about what is going on. yes, kim jong-un

is said to have said that the reason for this most recent missile test is so that his country can have what is described as an equilibrium of military force with the united states. he says, according to north korea's state media, that the reason is that the americans will not even think about a military option against his country. and they have released pictures of the missile launch. he is gleefully watching gone. and we are also led to believe saying that this has been so successful, the latest launch, that his country has nearly achieved this nuclear capability it is driving for, which were worried many people around the world who are looking for some sort of a way of convincing the country to give up its nuclear weapons. they are all looking further from that everyday. thank you very much. gamekeepers in argyll and bute have expressed concern after more

than 11,000 farmed salmon escaped into local rivers. they say there's genuine worry over how crossbreeding would affect the wild fish. anyone fishing in the area has been told to kill the farmed salmon if they are caught, rather than return them to the river. the american actor harry dean stanton, known for his roles in the godfather part two, alien, and twin peaks, has died at the age of 91. he appeared in over 100 films and tv shows over six decades, and was well known in hollywood circles for his showbiz lifestyle. his most recent film, lucky, is due to be released later this month. let's go back to our main story. let's hear from some of those eyewitnesses from yesterday. suddenly, i heard a big bang

and i turned left and i saw the fireball surge towards my son. smoke rose up and then people just running from that carriage, and thenjust bringing all the other people all the way down. and then when we got off, we could just see remnants of people's bags. and, yeah, they just left what they could. when i walked into the station, there was just blood on the floor and people running down the stairs screaming, like, get out! and people crying and running, and the whole station was evacuated. but people were coming out of the station sort of covered in blood and dirt. it was panic. everyone run off the tube as soon as the explosion happened. a lot of people with facial burns and singed hair, like myself. we got to the steps and it was just the worst. it was like a proper human crush that we all got stuck in. and there was a woman underneath me. there was a lady saying, "i'm pregnant". there was a little boy, his face had got smacked into the step. it was awful. it was just. . . really traumatic. richard aylmer—hall was on the train

yesterday and joins us on skype from his home in surrey. thank you very much forjoining us. how are you feeling today? you must still be in shock, i imagine. 0k, how are you feeling today? you must still be in shock, i imagine. ok, i think. it was a stressful and tiring day yesterday. i think it was good to have people around me to talk to about it afterwards, i went back into the office and everybody was very supportive. i think today, it is just thankful it was not a lot worse. and the tube station has reopened so we can carry on. very pleased you are here. tape is back to what happened yesterday morning. a normal day, i got on the tube at wimbledon to go to paddington where i work. normal procedure, doing a crossword and listening to some music. the doors opened at parsons green and just absolute panic as

everybody who had been at the back of the train and that end of the platform to stampede it for the axe it as fast as they could to shouting, get out, get out, there has been a bomb! screaming and shouting. women crying. absolute chaos. i had the headphones in and i had not been aware of anything happening at the back of the train. it was a question of, what is going on and what do i do? and what did you do? i could see the stampede for the exit looked dangerous so i did not follow. i think ijust looked around and try to assess the situation to see if there was an attack, it is there somebody with a machete, with a gun? i could set not see any of that so i assessed the situation. i have worked in use before so the next instinct was to get out the camera and do some

filming and take some pictures. on the platform staff were able to take control and move people off the platform and i got down to the street. you mentioned the stampede, whether people helping each other?” think the difficult part has cleared by the time i went down the stairs. yes, there were people being treated by an ambulance crew who got there so quickly. crush injuries. there was a woman who could not breathe and she was given water, she had lost her shoes. that happened really quickly. i am lost her shoes. that happened really quickly. iam not lost her shoes. that happened really quickly. i am not surprised to hear of the injuries that happened as a result of that. we use surprised by your reaction? i imagine a lot of people would think about what they would do in that situation. not particularly, i was not the only one, iam particularly, i was not the only one, i am not the sort of person that panics and reacts in a panicked to that situation. it was a question

of, can! to that situation. it was a question of, can i help, is there something that needs doing? and make sure you are safe. how'd you feel now? are you happy to trouble —— to travel on the tube and the overground? yes, i will be back on the cheap monday morning. thank you so much. dashed on the tube. we can talk now to chris phillips, the former head of the national counter terrorism office. just reflecting for a moment on those caught up in events yesterday. cani those caught up in events yesterday. can i quote you the comments from ben wallace, the security minister, who said the tempo around terror attacks is at a level we have not seen for a very long time. what you make of those comments? well, it is absolutely true and quite obvious if you see the number of terrorist attacks that have happened is not

only in the uk, but across europe. a few weeks ago, we would talking about barcelona. last week, there was a bomb back to found in paris. it absolutely is, the number of terrorist investigations have increased, the number of people under suspicion of being terrorists or implicated with that is quite huge. and incredible difficulty for the police and security services. huge. and incredible difficulty for the police and security servicesm the light of what we know yesterday, sometimes it is worth taking a moment and i know that often, the mps draw attention to this, the success rate of the anti—terror security forces in dealing with things we do not know about until they appear in court later on, this is something people have drawn attention to today as we face this increased security threat. yes, absolutely. we could have been looking at many attacks similar to what we saw yesterday. and they

could have been consistent. we have had a number of people arrested just prior to committing the attack. and even worse, other people involved in long—term planning for terrorist attacks that again have been caught and taken attacks that again have been caught and ta ken before attacks that again have been caught and taken before the courts. when you look at circumstances around yesterday's attack, abc tube train, 8:20 a:m., this improvised device, it is one of those situations, there isa it is one of those situations, there is a limited amount you can do to stop that kind of thing happening, what your reflections? u nfortu nately, what your reflections? unfortunately, it is a limited amountand unfortunately, it is a limited amount and what you get in an enclosed area like a train carriage is absolute carnage as we have seen in madrid and also in london in 2005. it is awful and there is a limited amount we can do. we want to live in a free, open, democratic society, and to be quite honest, the

tubes and trains, it is impossible to search everyone. it is limited. but what we can do is come together and make sure people report those that are likely to do this. many people have reflected that this could have been a lot worse and you refer to it a moment ago, and people have seen the images of the device, ca ptu red have seen the images of the device, captured by some of those close by at the time. clearly, this is something that could have been a lot worse than it is. yes, absolutely. making explosives is not easy. you have to get the mixture right. it is a bit like baking a cake. the bombers, there is lessons we can learn from this bombing in particular. it did not detonate. it's deathly gated, which is where the thing catches fire and does not kill people. i have something on my

mind here. this may have been planted a bit early because they we re planted a bit early because they were concerned it was going wrong. it was in a bucket and it was in a bag which was a cooler bag and this might have encouraged them to get rid of it. i will not ask for speculation on the investigation, but because of where it was planted and the time, the cctv is a key element in this as the investigation is ongoing. yes, absolutely. this area and every tube and train line in london has got cctv all over it. iam in london has got cctv all over it. i am surprised the police have not yet released pictures of the people that put this on the train because i'm sure they will have those by now. and we have also got a situation where this is an unusual container, it is not something everybody is carrying and people will have seen someone and thought, thatis will have seen someone and thought, that is a bit odd. so they will have a very good idea of what the suspects look like now and the fact

they have released it may mean something, that they are moving towards an arrest. thank you for your time this morning. time for the weather now. showers easing towards sunday and sunday is looking like a better day with more sunshine and light winds and it will feel a bit warmer. not a warm start to the day. we have showers across coastal areas. bigger cloud across scotland towards northern ireland. some of this is rain bearing and some of the showers across south—west england will be heavy with funding, very wet here. but the sunshine break through the showers, temperatures 12—16d so it remains cool. wet across wales and the south—west of england, shower is never far away. elsewhere, clear skies and light winds and cool as though it is a chilly night, or most

single figures in towns and figures. ‘is single figures in towns and figures. 'is in single figures in towns and figures. ' is in the countryside and a touch of ground frost. some day starts cold but it is dry and bright for many. some showers but most places stay dry and quite a pleasant day. because of light winds, more sunshine and peeling warmer, 16-19dc, sunshine and peeling warmer, 16—19dc, see you later. thank you very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. anne longfield, children's commissioner for england, is here. good morning. you have picked out your favourites. what have you got first? a cheese cover—up, this is about obesity and about cutting back on

sales of fatty foods and fizzy drinks. what this is about, they have taken away the photographs because cheese looks delicious. that is part of it. they have cut out busy drinks from stores in hospitals and they want the role that out. we have heard about the proposal and plans for cooking lessons for people who are overweight and it will take the industry i think to take big strides. we know with children habits you form in terms of eating early on set for life. all food manufacturers increasingly under scrutiny for what they are presented and how they presenting it and where they are presenting it. this is your area with children, where things are in store. we have seen some supermarkets with fresh fruit that is free for kids as giveaways, which is free for kids as giveaways, which is great. but the days where you

have chocolate bars and the heavy calorie stuff near the checkout as a way of getting kids to pester their pa rents for way of getting kids to pester their parents for it is no longer acceptable. but you still see it, in marks and spencers you see it. you also see a prompt, when you buy in newspaper, do you want a chocolate bar, which is usually the size of a newspaper. customers are not happy about this but marks & spencer sticking to their guns, but there is a long way to go. it is strange to pick cheese. cheese is massively calorific and fatty. but there are a load of other things. plumbers now, what is the problem? it is one of the outrageous sexist and ageist charging plumbers have been part of. a p pa re ntly charging plumbers have been part of. apparently charging female customers

up apparently charging female customers up to half as much again as male customers and elderly. this is something we have all got, we know elderly people by themselves who need to bring in tradespeople. really, it is just completely outrageous. an acceptable. where has this research come from? it is unclear where it has come from. but clearly, it looks at the regions and it shows the north east apparently is the worst in terms of charging both women and the elderly more. but this sort of thing just really need stepping on. three people calling 19 companies in ten different areas of the uk and the pattern was consistent. they say a female caller quoted for a job over the phone £86. and the same call made by a man and

the price is £74. presumably based on the fact that what they did not get away with in this. the times did something about sexist pricing in terms of female branded products. and clearly, there is... this has to end. it is too easy. young people in politics is next. party conference nearly upon us. this is a piece which talks about a proposal from eric pickles for the conservative party to restart a youth wing, to bring in younger people into the conservative party and also the challenge some of the younger appeal that labour has been able to get. it

is interesting. often, he is in your party and the people you think are ported clearly reflect the policies you put in your manifesto. for the conservatives, the elderly are big supporters. and the youth vote is not seen as important. a lot of people would say young people are engaged in politics but not in the sense of party loyalty. we have young people say they do care about politics, but just not young people say they do care about politics, butjust not in the old way. i think that is a case for all political parties, they have to think differently. this is not having a regular club, it is not about having regular communication, it is thinking differently about the issues that young people want to see so we will see where that goes. and you very much. —— thank you very much. this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until 10:00 this morning, when matt tebbutt takes over in the saturday kitchen. matt, what's on the menu for us? good morning. our special guest

today has been touring the world is doing stand—up so is more than welcome to sit down and be fed, it is russell howard. you are here to face food heaven and food hell. what is your heaven? i like japanese food, prawns and salmon. raw food. what about peace a used it peace and drink them like ribena. she would always say, eat it, it eat it. and the trouble is i have got older, disgusting. it stinks. 0k, we have also got two great chefs, sabrina.” will be doing a harissa lamb leg. and what are you doing? pineapple

chicken with a scorched rice. and peter richards in charge of the wine. and you guys are in charge of the heaven and hell vote. see you at ten o'clock. thank you very much. the headlines in just ten o'clock. thank you very much. the headlines injust a moment. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. coming up before ten... stav will have all the weekend's weather for you. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. armed police and military personnel will be at key locations across the uk, after the terror threat alert was raised to "critical" — the highest possible level — in the wake of yesterday's parsons green tube bombing. that means the government believes a further terror attack may be imminent. speaking the breakfast in the last hour, the security minister ben wallace explained the reasons behind raising the threat level. if we look across the whole of the spectrum of other people we are concerned about, and whether they respond to that attack. there are a

lot of different factors. we saw after westminster bridge that a lot of people were inspired to carry out further attacks, we saw some quick arrests after that so we need to bearin arrests after that so we need to bear in mind those kinds of factors and the things we don't know, the things we are busy right now trying to find out. borisjohnson has set out his vision for what he called the uk's "glorious" future outside the european union. writing in today's daily telegraph, mrjohnson, who campaigned for brexit, also repeated the controversial claim that leaving the eu would save around 350 million pounds a week, which could be spent on the nhs. it comes just six days before the prime minister gives a major brexit speech in the italian city of florence. a day after its latest test—firing of a ballistic missile, north korea's leader kimjong un has said his goal is to match the military power of the united states. the united nations security council described the missile test over japan as highly provocative. washington has again warned pyongyang of military action if current sanctions don't work. but russia and china say diplomacy

is the only solution. campaigners are calling for a 50% reduction in air passenger duty to boost the uk economy, after britain's withdrawal from the european union. the 'fair tax on flyers' group says air tax amounts to an extra 400 million pounds a yearfor uk passengers. the pound has reached its highest level against the dollar since we voted to leave the eu. sterling climbed after a senior bank of england official indicated that there could soon be a rise in interest rates. the pound also went up against the euro. a woman injamaica who's believed to have been the oldest person in the world has died at the age of 117. violet brown was born on march ten, 1900, and said the secret to her long life was to eat everything except pork and chicken — and not to drink rum. here she is receiving an award from the jamaican prime minister. the oldest person in the world is now believed to be nabi tajima from japan,

who is also 117. that makes me feel optimistic, that she says to eat everything apart from pork, chicken and run. still a packed larder and fridge! —— and rum. it's a story of romantics in the football... jermain defoe scored ten in ten. they love him on the south coast, he has got back there and he got them their first win of the season... it was a really important win for bournemouth. it looked as though they were heading for a fifth straight defeat in the premier league, when they went behind at home to brighton but defoe gave them their first points of the season. they're still at the wrong end of the table, of course, but it's a start. a lot of different emotions, and relief is the biggest one. got to be honest — when you start the season, you want to first win, ideally in the first game if not the second game and it's taken us

longer than we wanted. we had tough fixtures, we are aware of that so today is really important and the real achievement from the players is to go 1—0 down the start that we had to respond in a manner that we did was very special. that win leaves crystal palace as the only pointless club in the premier league. they are hoping that roy hodgson can change that. roy hodgson takes charge of crystal palace for the first time later today. they welcome southampton to selhurst park, and they do so, as the premier league's bottom club, having lost all four, having lost all four of their matches so far. in scotland, rangers' stand—in skipper, graham dorrans came to their rescue. he took the captain's armband, after lee wallace, was injured and kenny miller was substituted — and his goal gave them, a 2—2 draw at patrick thistle. that takes them, up to third in the table. northa m pton were totally dominant against bath in the rugby union premiership. george north secured the bonus point in a 24—6 victory. that's two wins from two at home for northampton. in the pro14, ulster beat scarlets.

and in super league, st helens moved into the play—off places with victory over huddersfield. but salford's hopes were ended with a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed a heavy defeat, leeds are guaranteed a home semifinal. for the first time in a quarter of a century, essex are county cricket champions. they could celebrate the title after rivals lancashire lost in somerset. essex had been tipped to be relegated at the start of the season, but the young team, defied the odds to achieve the dream, that their coach says he'd thought about every night in bed. the crowd at chester le street have been disappointed, even before the start of england's t20 game against west indies. many of them bought tickets to watch local favourite ben stokes at his home ground — durham used him to market the match — but he's been left out. england say he needs a rest. i know that the guys want to see him play. if there was not an injury risk down the line or a huge ashes tour coming risk down the line or a huge ashes tourcoming up... he risk down the line or a huge ashes tour coming up... he potentially could play. it is unfortunate it is

a home game but we need to stay with these plans so that we do not regret playing him in a one—off game down the line. this is not my bedroom window, by the way... this is singapore. there's something special about the singapore grand prix — as dusk settles, the lights come on at the marina bay track, and the whole place sparkles. they don't just they don'tjust do it because it looks nice? no, there's a good reason. holding the race at night also helps lessen the effects of the humidity. but championship leader lewis hamilton will need to warm things up a bit — he was more than half a second slower than daniel riccardo, who led yesterday's practice sessions. a great spectacle to look forward to this weekend. do you remember when jonny do you remember whenjonny brownlee was helped over the end of the finishing line in the mexican triathlon by his brother?”

finishing line in the mexican triathlon by his brother? i think i will always be reminded about that last quarter mile, it was an unusual day. for me to win here, that will be very special. i've never won a grand final before. i've come second a few times. it would go a long way to getting over last year. thousands of boxing fans are in las vegas this weekend, for the middleweight title clash between two of the best fighters on the planet, gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez, which is being dubbed 'the real deal‘. on the undercard is british two—time olympic gold medallist nicola adams who says it's a dream to make her vegas debut. i'm taking it as i take every other fight that i've been in. stay calm and collected, and do not let the nerves overwhelm you. yeah, ijust like to have fun when i'm in there. so i will be taking my time and having fun, and just enjoying the moment. well, according to boxing pundit steve bunce, nicola adams has been making a real impression in vegas this week. those press rooms are about the size of a football pitch.

there might be positions for 600 or 700 members of the media. on a couple of days, nicola did the rounds, smiling and beguiling, to quote paul weller, but more than that she is a great story. the american press cannot believe how entertaining she is. how smiley she is. and they know how vicious she is once the bell rings. he would have woken you up if you we re he would have woken you up if you were half asleep! carol made an impression in vegas last time as well! how was the weather? really hot. at this time of year? could have done a boxing report! can you imagine? i wouldn't have anything useful to say! do we need another warning for the next piece? some people are having their breakfast! i don't understand the problem with toes, i like bare feet. do you

really? not in a funny way, i don't have a problem with them. if you are a bit squeamish and you are having... it isn't squeamish, it's that they are ugly. what do you mean? are you on the fence about this? i'm relaxed about it. they're 0k... this? i'm relaxed about it. they're 0k. .. did this? i'm relaxed about it. they're 0k... did you say this? i'm relaxed about it. they're 0k. .. did you say that it is toe—kay? notjust 0k. .. did you say that it is toe—kay? not just that, 0k. .. did you say that it is toe—kay? notjust that, we have a world champion from stoke who has won the world champion 14 times. you may laugh at this but it takes a lot of work. i've been to meet the toe wrestler, alan nash... on a factory floor in stoke, steel cap safety boots protect a sporting dynasty by day... but as soon as he clocks off, alan nash can unleash his toe curling arsenal, the feet of fury which are renowned and feared around the world... funky music

grandad alan recently won the world toe wrestling championship for the 14th time. as a result, he has travelled top to toe across the world, where the toe—down is shown across the world, travelling across the world is the reward for the daily gruelling training regime which starts at home... the thing about this, it stretches skin between the toes. i train all round the year. i'm no good at other sports but at this i'm best at the world. the main supporters are your arms and the core. if you keep your arms and shoulders powerful, it gives you the edge over everybody else. i never thought so much power would come from your arms and shoulders, through the core and through your legs,

right down to those big toes... after you have your feet cleaned and inspected and you are on the toe—dium, you try and force the opponent's foot off the wall. and it can last an hour... i have to try and keep the defensive leg straight. put up some resistance... he is looking at my eyes... as soon as i go like this... there we go! i watch the feet all the time but also the eyes and the person's expression. it's like a game of poker. toe wrestling was invented by three guys in a derbyshire pub act in the 19705. they really wanted to find a sport where the uk would become world champions. the trouble is, one year later, a canadian came and won it. but you can see what it means ever since. . . it is a quintessential, bonkers english game that only the british could ever invent or play. at first it is embarrassing because people are like, what is toe wrestling?

but i should be proud, it's the championship. but even becky had her work cut out when she went toe to toe with the new world junior champion. it's nice that you've won something, it makes you happy. make someone pull your toes. does that make you stronger? yes! like in most sports, athletes foot isn't welcome — but it takes an awful lot of leg pulling to make a champion on the toe—dium. alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregorfor alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregor for a alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregorfor a fight alan nash has now challenged conor mcgregor for a fight in the contest! we will see what conor mcgregor says! and news about the invictus games, you've met many of them over the years. these are the games for injured service personnel. next week, 90 competitors, the ukippers biggest ever team take part in the games in canada. . paralympian steve

brown, a former wheelchair rugby captain, has been to meet one athlete who's determined not to let his injuries define his life. that is the vehicle where i was on patrol and obviously, i was 20 or 30 feet away, face down. but life goes on. stuart robinson graduated from the raf one day after his 18th birthday. he proudly served his country in northern ireland, iraq and afghanistan, however stuart's life was changed forever when his vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device, or ied, while on a routine patrol in helmand province in 2013. my only overriding memory of that whole time was the fact that because i could open my eyes and because i was still seeing, i was alive. and that moment when your wife and yourself locked eyes, it must have been quite a moment for her as much as you? even though she saw me

for the first time in hospital, despite the number of limbs that i was missing at the time, she knew it was me. i managed to get out of hospital, i am walking about, and now trying to get involved in sport and using the invictus games as a massive tool to get better. it's a process i know well. after i was injured 13 years ago, i was introduced to wheelchair rugby and captained the gb paralympic team in 2012. it's crazy to think that you watched me play in 2012 as captain and now you are the invictus games captain, going on to your second captaincy as well. what happened, yes, but it was great to watch you guys play and obviously maybe subconsciously, i might have kick—started that fire to play the sport and just difficult

circumstances led to playing. more than 300 people applied to join the uk squad. that's the biggest number since prince harry founded the games in 2014. 2014 was a really exciting opportunity. we had no idea what invictus was going to be, what the outcomes would be and how it was going to grow and what have seen over the last three years is such a public appetite for what we are doing and such an interest from the guys and girls and a really positive recovery impact. stuart was part of the team which won bronze last year in orlando. now he has the chance to serve his country again and he wants to do even better. hopefully they will do well in the invictus games next week. that was steve brown, wheelchair olympic paralympian. you can watch the coverage of the games that begin next sunday on bbc one. let's have a look at the weekend

weather now... stav has the details. an improving picture through the week, a lot of showers around today, some will be heavy. some sunshine between but it will be dry and bride for most of us with more in the way of sunshine. showers already have got going. rainbows feature weather watch pictures, they will be a feature of the day across much of the uk, thanks to low pressure nearby. this cold air mass runs down from the north, it has been cool for the last few days. high pressure builds in, this will settle things down tomorrow onwards. some heavy and thundery showers in south—west england and in two wars wales. a lovely start with sunshine, showers develop, the cloud bubbles up, you go out the window.

further north, there's sunshine around. niki lauda in northern and western parts of scotland. in the western parts of scotland. in the western parts of northern ireland. it's murky and grey. it looks like it will remain cloudy here. some cloud and rain pushing into northern ireland, running in towards south—west england. elsewhere, there's sunshine remaining. they will be on the heavy side bet sky is bright and will be on the heavy side bet sky is brightand in will be on the heavy side bet sky is bright and in scotland and would the northern ireland, this filters down —— but the sky is bright. 12 to 16 degrees, disappointing at this time of year but overnight, it is spread across the south and south—west but elsewhere, the sky is clear. light winds mean it will be a cold night. almost single figures in the towns and cities, freezing in more rural areas. showers in the south and the odd shower will develop as cloud bubbles up, but that will be meaning

a better looking day with more sunshine around, light winds and it will feel a touch warmer. we hold onto this team on monday and tuesday as well. a good look to begin the start of next week. do not put the heat on yet! this time last year workers at britain's biggest steel plant were facing a crisis that threatened their whole way of life. instead of rolling over, the people of port talbot fought a bitter battle with industry giant tata to secure their futures. now the saga has been turned into a play, which is being performed in an old warehouse just a stone's throw from the factory floors where the drama played out. here's our correspondent tomos morgan. listen to this. in a warehouse in port talbot, with the smell of damp and steel in the air, you would be forgiven for thinking this is actually a working plant. but this industrial environment is the setting for the national theatre of wales and community wales interpretation of the tata steel crisis. we are the stewards

of this community. our children, our grandchildren, only get what we leave them. the script has been crafted through the testimony given by those living in this community, and most importantly, from the employees of britain's only steel—making plant. forget me, first, last and always. go for your pension pot if you want, but the steel industry will die. what do you want your legacy to be? for lead actor sam coombes, it is personal. he has grown up a stone's throw from these works, worked at the plant for a decade, and he has been given a sabbatical to re—enact two of the most challenging years of his life. it is a real privilege to be able to tell the story of the boys, and myself. the last two years we've been sort of told what our story is, basically, and this is what's happening to you. i feel now it's my chance to say, no, this is what's happening to us.

all the time i was working there, i was afraid of losing myjob. sure enough, i lost myjob. the story is based around how the community and workers fought for the future of these works. we were drawn to port talbot not just because of the save our steel campaign, but because of the solidarity they show, the workers there. so, when the show comes to an end in two weeks' time, will sam be straight back into his overalls? at the moment, the plan is to go into work on 4th october. like i said, i don't know, if something comes of it... dreams of hollywood already. exactly, exactly. after being shrouded in uncertainty for so long, stability has now returned to port talbot — for now, at least.

but the emotions of these last few years are clear to see. they have sealed my fate. they will work me to the grave. that is brilliant that sam has managed to do that, from steelworker to actor. good luck to them all. that's on until the 30th of september. in port talbot, you can find out the details. cat stevens released his first songs 50 years ago. then, at the height of his fame, he gave it all up to devote his life to his muslim faith and humanitarian causes, changing his name to yusuf islam. he's started writing music again after his son left a guitar lying around and he couldn't resist picking it up. we'll speak to him in a moment but first lets hear a new version of the blackness of the night — a song he first released in 1967. it's lovely to have you here with us. talk to me about that imagery.

it's very interesting. that's the video for the single? yes, it is derived from my art, because actually, i did an illustration for every song on the album. this is the first song on the album. it looks dark and listening to it i go, wow, that's a bit depressing! the messages, there are some fairly bleak lines in it... yes, there is the child walking. it's reflection of me, in a way, back in london as i was growing up and looking at the future, not knowing what the world was going to do with me, you know what i mean? the little boy is wearing a fares, which is completely out of fashion! —— wearing a fez. you can see, looking at refugee children today who have landed on the shores. it's a hostile environment, to them. but it was my

first protest song. do you feel different now? how you listen to it now, and when you record it again now, and when you record it again now, compared to when you wrote it? actually, i feel very much the same. that's one of the things about my songs. i always wrote them from my experience and from my heart. so... they still relate to me. and the things that we see around us, obviously i've gone through quite a learning curve, you know, in my life. having started out wanting to be an artist in the beginning. and then picking up the guitar... the beatles began it all for us. then going through music. then becoming sick early in my career, after one year. i was in hospital with tb. then realising that life doesn't go on for ever on this planet. starting to think, in the blackness of the

night, what is out there? what is going to happen to me? i started my second career, i grew a beard. i never took it off! i think we mentioned, what brought you back to the guitar? the story going around that it was literally your son putting it in front of you and saying, well? no, he had no plan at all. he bought his own guitar. i had nothing to do with that. we were on holiday in dubai. one morning, i discovered he brought his guitar. i woke up and there was nobody else around except the guitar. i made my way towards it... and we made friends again! i started picking it up friends again! i started picking it up and said, where is f? it's powerful, after so many years, i put it down, i was in so many other

things. i was living, probably, it down, i was in so many other things. iwas living, probably, the message of my song small in that period which was silent. as far as music was concerned. but coming back to music was very important. it builds bridges again. going back to my songs. we mentioned your son, i get the impression you don't like looking back? we will show you a glimpse of father and son. you will probably be able to tell us when it was recorded. # it's now time to make a change # it's now time to make a change # relax, take it easy # relax, take it easy # you are still young, that's your fault # there's so much you have too no # there's so much you have too no # find a girl, settle down # find a girl, settle down #if # find a girl, settle down # if you want you can marry # if you want you can marry # look at me # look at me # i # look at me #iam # look at me # i am old, but i'm happy. # i am old, but i'm happy. # i am old, but i'm happy.

#iwas # i am old, but i'm happy. # i was once like you are now # i was once like you are now # and # i was once like you are now #andl # i was once like you are now # and i know... # it is such a beautiful song, a lot of people remember it as it is playing. do you know when this was? just coming into 1971. that was bbc, a special concert. you can see there, the song is so relevant today. i told there, the song is so relevant today. itold him there, the song is so relevant today. i told him to get married and settled down! listen! and for people like me, a bit younger than charlie, my version of that is the boyzone one! how does it feel when other people do covers? i do, the first timel people do covers? i do, the first time i heard it, my son went... dad, listen. we were in a cabal shop in willesden, and he went... that is father and son... —— willesden, and he went... that is fatherand son... —— in a kebabs shop. they took it somewhere else

rather than i shop. they took it somewhere else ratherthan i did. shop. they took it somewhere else rather than i did. rod stewart, i think he did the ultimate version of that song. well, not my one! people will be curious now, you have a new album out, some read versions of old material on it but does that mean you are back in the music business? idoit you are back in the music business? i do it because i like it. it is a labour of love. now, going on tour is definitely not as difficult as it was before. technology has caught up. things do not go so wrong any more. that makes things more comfortable. i also have so many songs. the new album has quite a lot of old songs on it. i am remaking history, sort of. it happens to be the 50th year of me being in the business. it's a coincidence but i've got a lot of new musical want

to make. there's charity and education. i really love that. there's a lot to do. i hope to do more. a lot of people will be happy to have your music back and see you doing more. and the nicest smelling person we've ever had on the sofa! it's nice to see you. that's all from us this morning, we will be back at 6am tomorrow. me and roger, then. have a lovely weekend. goodbye! this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at ten: after the rush—hour tube bombing in south—west london, police say they are "chasing down suspects". the uk terror threat has been raised to its highest level, meaning another attack could be imminent. the tempo is like at a level we haven't seen in a very long time. in nearly 600 live investigations covering over 3,000 people and

another group of 20,000 people we are concerned off. 29 passengers injured in the blast have been treated at four london hospitals, including a specialist burns unit. i'm robert hall, live at parsons green tube station, trains are running again as a high profile list presence is put in place across the capital. also in the next hour, borisjohnson revives his promise of billions more funding for the nhs after brexit.