hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. the cost and countdown to brexit — theresa may sets out her vision for leaving the eu. brussels gives a cautious welcome and there are key questions ahead of negotiations which will begin again on monday. last night, the uk's credit rating was cut over concerns about the impact of brexit and the health of public finances. good morning, it's saturday 23rd september. also ahead — puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane in maria. tens of thousands of people are urged to evacuate as a major dam threatens to burst. and prince harryjoins in the preparations for the third invictus games for wounded service personnel in toronto. and back home in sport, one of the

great rivalries although one sided recently so can rangers finally got the better of celtic in their lunchtime showdown? and can old—school training create a new world champion? we'll look at how hughie fury is preparing for tonight's big fight and helen has the weather. good morning. it may be a little grey and damp first thing but for many it is a bright picture today with the lot of dry weather on offer. all the details for today and the rest of the weekend in around 15 minutes. european leaders have given a guarded welcome to theresa may's brexit proposals. brexit secretary, david davis will begin fresh talks with eu leaders on monday. the prime minister wants to secure a two—year transition period which means we won't technically break away from the eu until 2021. gavin lee is in brussels but first let's speak to our political

correspondent susana mendonca in london. susana, how was mrs may's speech received by her own party and her opponents? there has not been a settled atmosphere in the cabinet lately. certainly not. this has been a difficult issue for the conservative party and we have seen so many divisions within the cabinet and the party more widely. what she did achieve from that speech yesterday was to get most of them, certainly in the cabinet, singing from the same hack to make him she'd. boris johnson a few days ago wrote an article where he was basically saying that britain should not be giving money to the eu in order to remain within the single market. if you listen to the speech yesterday, we will continue paying money to the eu for the two year transitional period and yesterday borisjohnson very much singing the praises of the

speech. we also had philip hammond, who has been a very pro—eu person within the cabinet, he spoke about it as being an excellent speech. but there has been criticism. bench tories who are pro— brexit, unhappy at this that there will continue to be effectively a part of the eu for another two years. nigel farage is well saying that we are leaving the eu in name only. so that is how the cabinet has reacted at home and how the speech has been received here. but, gavin, how about brussels? negotiations begin on monday. how will david davis be received after this speech? if theresa may wanted this speech? if theresa may wanted this to be the foreign time legacy speech, i think she has got to be cheerful. part one, because for the other side of that, michel barnier, the chief negotiator for brexit, this is a man who for the last three

rounds has barely given much that is positive, saying come back to the table when something constructive or clearer. he has been saying that this is positive. these are steps forward and there is more clarity. it isa forward and there is more clarity. it is a start. it is not all there, second to that we have a emmanuel macron, the french president yesterday saying, 0k, we need clarity for these three areas — the irish border, nothing was said yesterday, citizen rights weather was all the more clarity and a warm embrace from the leaders about her words for a better sense of equality for citizens right. and the issue of money. we know that no numbers were established by the word that will be picked apart little in europe as well is honour commitments. what does that mean? i think will find out on monday. looking at one other next week on thursday, all 28 leaders are meeting in estonia and i

think we will get a considered response there. what the other leaders think about this transition period. so that is the inside from brussels and from home. moody dashmac the ratings agency, moody's, has downgraded britain's long—term credit rating. it says it made the decision because of the economic uncertainty caused by the brexit negotiations and the likelihood that the public finances would become weaker. downing street said the firm's assessments were "outdated". tens of thousands of people in puerto rico have been ordered to immediately evacuate an area because a dam is threatening to burst. parts of the 90—year—old barrier have been broken by the weight of water after days of heavy rain following hurricane maria as andrew plant reports. after days of heavy rainfall, severe damage to this dam has sent torrents of water surging downstream, causing flash flooding for miles downriver. 70,000 people in several populated areas have been told to evacuate

from here. but information from puerto rican has been unreliable and it is unclear how many people are still in danger here. it is already being called the worst storm for 100 yea rs. being called the worst storm for 100 years. many roads under water, with ca rs years. many roads under water, with cars submerged and those who stayed in their homes sheltering an upper floors from the deluge and the damage down below. the main priority is water, food, blankets, tarpaulins. there's great damage all around the whole island. puerto rico's governor said that damaged the island's electricity grid was so severe it could take engineers many months to fully restore power to the island. it's the last day of campaigning before the german general election tomorrow with chancellor angela merkel and her main rival, martin schulz making their last—ditch appeals for votes. in what is now a familiar picture across europe, both mrs merkel and the social

democratic leader, martin schulz, are urging voters to shun the anti—islam, anti—immigrant rhetoric of right—wing candidates that have gained support in the run up to the polls. 0ur correspondent, damien mcguinness is in berlin for us this morning. as we come into the final few days, one day left, really, for electioneering. yeah, that is correct. if the polls are to build be believed, angela merkel looks set to remain chancellor. that is because the centre—right party will probably get the most seats. but that does not mean this election is predictable. we have an unprecedented number of parties entering the parliament for the first time. six in total, seven if you include the bavarian sister party of angela merkel. that means that her a majority all... the fact that her a majority all... the fact that she has the most number of seats does not mean she can rule alone. she will need to ruling

coalition. it will be difficult after the elections to cobble together a coalition. and what's a coalition that turns out to be will have a big impact on the country and on europe because the people, the parties in the coalition could range from anything from the current grand coalition between centre—left and centre—right or we could have green party and a coalition or we could have had the opposite end, the free—market liberals. the colour of that government which angela merkel looks likely to lead will change the face of the eu and will have a big impact on germany's foreign policy. it is after the elections that things could get exciting because there will be wrangling going on between the different parties to get into government and to lead what is obviously europe's biggest economy. many of the big travel insurance firms will not reimburse ryanair passengers who lost money on hotel bookings or other expenses when the airline cancelled their flights, the bbc has learned. the low—cost airline is grounding

more than 2000 flights over the next six weeks, because of the number of pilots taking holidays. the death toll from mexico's powerful earthquake has risen to 273 according to officials, as rescuers desperately try to reach trapped survivors. volunteers and relief workers are distributing aid to those who have been left homeless by the quake. 0ur north america correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been visiting a distribution centre. there is a huge relief effort underway here there is a huge relief effort underway here in mexico city in the wake of the earthquake. here at this donation centre, people are bringing in all kinds of things to help the many people who have been left homeless. over here we have people sorting through clothing that has been donated. hundreds of people have been left homeless in this earthquake and do not have shelter. what we see here are people donating mattresses and blankets so that people at least have a comfortable place to stay because there

still are hundreds of people slipping out on the streets near. others are returning home and are unclear whether their buildings are safe or habitable. of course, it was notjust people but animals affected by the earthquake. here there is a poster, someone searching for the missing dog. people have donated petfood which will also be distributed. one of the most basic things people need is access to is clean drinking water. so huge amounts of it are being donated here and it will be handed out, notjust to people without homes but also people helping with the rescue effort. this part of mexico city is starting to get back to normal. some businesses have reopened. we must not forget that there are still many families here who are waiting to find out whether their loved ones will be rescued alive and, of course, as we can see here, there is a huge need to help the hundreds who have been left homeless. the opening ceremony for the third invictus games which was founded by prince harry for wounded

servicemen and women takes place later today. toronto plays host to the event where 550 athletes from 17 different nations will compete in events including athletics, sitting volleyball and cycling. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. final words of encouragement from the prince who founded the invictus games. teams from 17 countries have converged on toronto for the sporting competition which opens tonight. this year, over 550 military personnel will take part in 12 different sports. all have had injury or sickness to overcome. it brings people together that can then associate with each other and learn from each other and help themselves, become better people. that interaction is really important. to me, it is a way to get out and about again, to represent my country again. as an australian it is a way to get out and have fun.

injust three years, the invictus games have become a global sporting event and there is little doubt that that is down to the star power of prince harry and his determination to make them a success. toronto also happens to be where prince harry's actress girlfriend lives and works, leading to much speculation the couple may make their public appearance together. that question remains unanswered. what is clear is that the next seven days will be filled with examples of the power of sport as a tool for recovery. time now is 12 minutes past seven. 0ne time now is 12 minutes past seven. one more thing to mention. if you are watching yesterday morning, we had a special guest on the sofa literally roaming around the studio. her name is may at. she is a 10—week—old jaguar carb. she was just so at home here. she was quite chilled out, exploring everything. she won our hearts as she mooched

about the studio. apparently, we we re about the studio. apparently, we were not the only ones besotted. many of your pets have been as well. you can see a couple of the images that you sent in. this picture is a border terrier and as soon as the jaguar appeared on the screen, her dog went up to the screen and wanted to get as close as possible.|j dog went up to the screen and wanted to get as close as possible. i think this is fascinating because look at this is fascinating because look at this cat. this cat, fears, is enjoying the interview. and then this dog, ned, who was normally quite naughty in the mornings stopped in his tracks, completely taken by the jaguar on the screen. you would think that the television is on anyway so they must have seen something different. a couple of times before we have had animals on the set and people have an instant reaction. it is often because of the

noise however the jaguar yesterday was almost silent. she got a little grumbly later but nothing loud. anyway, she was lovely and it was wonderful. 14 minutes past seven is the time. let's bring you up—to—date with the main news. european leaders have given a cautious welcome to theresa may's brexit proposals ahead of fresh negotiations which will begin on monday. tens of thousands of people in puerto rican have been ordered to immediately evacuate because of a damp threatening to burst following the hurricane. —— a dam. we are about to have the autumn a —— equilux? yes, cold night and the

start of autumn. showers will be developing, although it looks fairly warm for the next couple of nights in comparison. this was send in just half an hour ago. we should see some beautiful sunrises across the country. mainly dry, some rain and drizzle this morning. rain in the west, driven by this huge area of low pressure. filling most of the north atlantic. as weather comes in, they are tending to fizzle out in high pressure. not that much rain, but the wind will strengthen quite a lot. cloudy across wales and the south—west, dismal and down. you can see that it tends to move north through the day. a bright start across northern england, north wales clouding over, northern scotland as well. some good sunshine here, northern ireland improves. gale

force winds around the coast. some areas will be quite down this morning but an improving picture, continuing into the evening. through the night, that weatherfront continuing into the evening. through the night, that weather front not really producing that much rain as it trundles into the irish sea. for most of us, a relatively mild night. a bit colder than the nightjust gone, nothing to write home about. as you can see, low pressure coast by on monday. rolling into the high pressure a cross by on monday. rolling into the high pressure across scandinavia. the week looks fairly benign, high pressure could mean some problems with stagnant bog. 0n pressure could mean some problems with stagnant bog. on sunday, a decent start to the day. warm and bright weather in eastern areas. rain developing to the north—west of england and scotland. some dry and bright weather, fresher across northern ireland. temperatures down

in the rain, 18— 22 in the sunshine further east. that weather stalled across the country, giving moisture and fuelling some fog on wednesday morning. many of the front pages are being dominated by theresa may's brexit speech. the times has said that theresa may has agreed to pay up to £40 billion. in the daily mail, using the phrase, hitting the pause button. that is relating to a two year transition period, formalised by the way of theresa may's vision for what happens once they pull out.

the daily telegraph has said that brexit is to late until 2021 and will cost us £9 billion per year. time to get more on this now. special adviser on europe to david cameron, welcome. he's now head of international trade at the financial services firm ernst and young. theresa may has said that brexit will be deferred until 2021. while the uk will legally leave in 2019, for a practical purposes, it will remain. in addition, there will be a

lot of interest in the big divorce bill. very famous divorce bill that eve ryo ne bill. very famous divorce bill that everyone was talking about. it will be whether the uk is willing to cough up the amount of money you just mentioned, perhaps about £50 billion. that is where i think the reaction from europe will be interesting. on the issue of the two—year transition period, in a very fundamental sense, who is in charge during those two years? that is the uncomfortable question for the uk government. while the uk will remain subject to all eu laws during that time period, the eu is the one who writes them and agrees to them. while the uk has evoked over these falls at the moment, during the

transition period, it won't have any votes over those walls. it will become a bit of a difficult position, it will not have the votes it currently has. and that is not what people voted for?” it currently has. and that is not what people voted for? i don't know if that is what people voted for. certainly, this idea of regulation without representation is perhaps not what people had in mind. perhaps more fundamentally people will look at where britain will end up after all is said and done. theresa may stuck to her script from earlier this year when she said, at the end of all of this, we will be out of both the single market, the common market, as well as the customs union. we will very much become an independent country. perhaps the focus amongst the people who voted leave will be on this transition. this will be one of the big issues in discussions. brexit negotiations

recommence on monday. talking again about the so—called exit bill, it is kind of like a rental price? it is a fee we pay for the transition period, she made no mention of the overall figure. we want to know, how much are we going to pay overall? there has been no progress on that whatsoever. i think that is slightly unfair description. what she said yesterday was a hint at the overall approach. even though it wasn't a precise figure, it was progress in the sense that theresa may said that the sense that theresa may said that the uk would not continue its historic contributions. some of the

liabilities that have been built up. the devil is in the detail. many people have said, she did not say we will honour all our commitments. people are saying that is a significant absence, because that would mean a specific sum of money. it was all the commitments, you could add them up. if you don't say all, then that figure becomes very blurred. to a certain extent, yes. evenif blurred. to a certain extent, yes. even if you said all commitments, there are so many different ways to count the eu budget and what britain under rights as part of the eu budget. the eu budget is a wonderful science in its own right. you make a good point that she still uses other language. if you think about where we started off, a lot of people perhaps even in theresa may's own cabinet, said that the amount of

money that britain 0cu is precisely nil. if that is where we started out, then the speech would have been seen as progress. you want to take ten seen as progress. you want to take te n ste ps seen as progress. you want to take ten steps in brussels' direction, for theresa may, but yesterday she only took about five or six steps. that is still progress, but you are absolutely right. the big focus will be the detailed discussions regarding the amount of money, liabilities, debt, what britain is underwriting. that remains a big discussion. my view is that this was probably a good step in the right direction. my view is that this was probably a good step in the right when germany goes to the polls tomorrow it is expected that angela merkel will be re—elected. but there has been a unprecedented political shift with support for the nationalist party afd —

thanks to a campaign which has focussed on immigration. if as expected, they enter parliament, it will be the first far—right party to take seats since the second world war. here's our berlin correspondentjenny hill. angela merkel knows that she will most likely win this election. her campaign, a stage—managed display of strength, security, stability. german voters like it, but then, for german voters, there's not much choice. the mainstream parties here share the centre ground. translation: mrs merkel is a bit too soft, she seems easily influenced. i can't decide who to vote for. translation: i like angela merkel a lot. she has good policies and i particularly like her refugee policy. translation: the big parties are already in power and it didn't do that much good. i don't want to support them with my vote. and mrs merkel‘s campaign team can't

entirely drown out the voice of the right. the nationalist afd is likely to enter parliament. the first far right party to win seats since the second world war. "new germans", this poster says, "we make them ourselves." "burqas? we like our bikinis." afd‘s anti—islam and anti immigrant rhetoric is luring voters from the mainstream parties. like this teacher who worries that german traditions, german values, are being lost. translation: in a way, afd is already sitting at the table of government. it is the most influential party in germany because it breathes down the neck of the mainstream parties. you can see the concrete results of that in germany's new asylum laws.

people are tired of hearing the same old things. in this country, with its wartime history, few expected the right to do so well, let alone enter parliament. there are those who say this election is boring, the campaigning lacklustre and the result is predictable. something really significant is happening here. the 2017 general election marks an unprecedented shift both in the tone and the substance of postwar german politics. what is a political norm in other european countries was unthinkable here, not any more. three out of four people with cancer in the uk are parents, according to statistics. clare davis—eaton was diagnosed with tongue cancer two years ago and is currently in remission, her daughter, georgia, became her carer. theyjoin us now along with dany bell, macmillan's special advisor for treatment and recovery. good morning. do you remember the

first time you are diagnosed with? yes, i have no idea up until them actually saying to me, you've got cancer. what was the nature of the problem at that time?|j cancer. what was the nature of the problem at that time? i went in with a lump in my neck. i went to see a gp after having a sore throat. she referred me to ultrasounds and to the hospital. basically it went from there, they drew some liquid off, had a biopsy, went into a very nice co nsulta nt had a biopsy, went into a very nice consultant and you just think, it isn't always cancer. and then he said, but it is cancer. and ijust stood there, because it was not what i was expecting. were you on your own? your mum was with you? one of the things we are talking about todayis the things we are talking about today is how you tell your children.

the ports that go through your head when anyone is told, you have cancer, are morbid, understandably, and terrifying. is almost like somebody has come and smashed your whole world apart —— it is. my mum isa whole world apart —— it is. my mum is a trained nurse, unfortunately she worked with the consultant that was diagnosing me. it was a bit of a double whammy, a friendly meeting, but my mum came home and told my children. what do you remember of that conversation? these live long in your memory? your grandma brought the news to you? it was the most horrible day. my mum went in and i followed her, and all of a sudden shejust said, followed her, and all of a sudden she just said, can followed her, and all of a sudden shejust said, can i speak to followed her, and all of a sudden she just said, can i speak to you and your brother? i've got something to tell you. she got some

information leaflets out and we asked where our mum was. she just said, your mum has been diagnosed for cancer. we just sat still, we didn't know how to interpret what was said. clow, why didn't you tell them? i felt, i didn't was said. clow, why didn't you tell them? ifelt, i didn't want was said. clow, why didn't you tell them? i felt, i didn't want to destroy my kids' world. as a parent, you are supposed to protect them. it doesn't matter how old they are, thatis doesn't matter how old they are, that is yourjob —— claire. in that diagnosis, ifelt that is yourjob —— claire. in that diagnosis, i felt i that is yourjob —— claire. in that diagnosis, ifelt i had let my children down. i am conscious that this is a good story, you are here now, your daughters fought with you every step of the way. that is an impossible thing to say to your own children, but from that point, something remarkable happened ? children, but from that point,

something remarkable happened? yes, it was almost like they got strength they didn't know they had. they came through it, they supported me every day, they came to chemotherapy and radiotherapy with me, they picked me up, it was like a role reversal. they became the carers. i had to ta ke they became the carers. i had to take a step back and let them take charge. how do you think it has impacted your relationship with your mum? it has made it stronger, i didn't realise the stress of what my mum does on a daily basis. it made me look at everything in a different perspective, it made me appreciate her a lot more than i already did, it made me thankful she was still there to help us through everything. it is so moving hearing those words. you will have heard these stories so many times before, it is almost like people don't know what they have in

them until they have to help out family members, they can become friends in some circumstances. it is amazing to see the resilience some people have an facing an uphill battle, which cancer can be for some people. it brings a change into your life, it upsets your routine, there are many side—effects from treatment. the impact on the lives of people but people find the resilience to get through. as a parent, what advice do you have to offer parents. parent, what advice do you have to offer pa rents. as parent, what advice do you have to offer parents. as clare said, you do not want to shatter your child. your world has been shattered, you do not wa nt to world has been shattered, you do not want to shatter your children's world. you want to lend a lot of support one people undergoing cancer treatment. they were lucky that they had a sensible grandmother who was able to help them through. we have our support line with trained staff that can help people. is much in

written information, professionals who can help people if they need to have some help to tell their children. some people do need guidance and they are not sure how to do it. just need a guiding hand. we also have an online community where people can connect with people who are going through the same thing and some people get a lot of reassurance from talking to people in that way. it is lovely to see you here this morning. i know you are nervous coming in but trust me, people have gotten a lot of information from what you have said this morning, just hearing your story. thank you very much. headlines coming up injust a moment. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga

munchetty. helen will bring you the weather in around ten minutes' time. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. european leaders have given a guarded welcome to theresa may's brexit proposals which she hopes will pave the way for future negotiations. the prime minister wants to secure a two—year transition period which means we won't technically break away from the eu until 2021. brexit secretary, david davis will begin fresh talks with eu leaders on monday. the ratings agency, moody's, has downgraded britain's long—term credit rating. it says it made the decision because of the economic uncertainty caused by the brexit negotiations and the likelihood that the public finances would become weaker. downing street said the firm's assessments were "outdated". tens of thousands of people in puerto rico have been ordered to immediately evacuate an area because a dam is threatening to burst. parts of the 90—year—old barrier have been broken by the weight of water after days of heavy rain

following hurricane maria. it has been reported this morning that iran has testified a medium—range missile days after the country was condemned by residents from for its programme. it was unveiled publicly yesterday and is said to have a range of 2000, it is. the iranian president has defended his country's right for a missile programme. over 550 wounded servicemen and women from 17 different nations are set to go head to head in the third invictus games following tonight's opening ceremony in toronto. in just three years the sporting tournament, which was founded by prince harry, has become a global success and over the next eight days athletes will compete in 12 different sports from athletics to wheelchair basketball. and michael, you've had a go at these. guess. and i have seen how it leads to paralympic success. 0ne

these. guess. and i have seen how it leads to paralympic success. one man suffered horrendous victory years ago, came through the investors games and then won a medal at rio. we can be a springboard. but, starting with the football. i wonder if the cats and dogs would be interested in the derby? you refer to the pets fascinated by the jaguar we had an yesterday. you're trying to attract the attention of pets? dan will try as well. are used to have a dog who would go mad if he saw a horse on the tv with no ride. you had to reach for the rural remote you had to reach for the rural re m ote to you had to reach for the rural remote to turn it off. if there was a writer, then find but otherwise... they are incredibly intelligent, these tv viewing pets. before we get to the boxing let's concentrate first of all on one of the great rivalries in sport. rangers and celtic are gearing up for the first old firm meeting of the season in the

scottish premiership. remarkably, celtic have only lost once, in their previous 58 league matches. for the new faces who haven't experienced the rivalry before, the managers have been trying to get their messages across. there is a noise and an intensity to the game that many players would never have felt before. so that is the first... you go into a game thinking of ten things go for any game, you're thinking of 15 or 20 before this game. it is a great experience but, of course, it is being able to regulate the pressure that comes along with it. the women's super league has kicked off and it began with a 2—0 victory for liverpool against everton in the merseyside derby. after a chaotic scramble in the box, the first goal came from natasha harding, tucking the ball away. and then with just seconds remaining, neem charles made sure of the victory. it's the first time the women's season, has coincided with the men's. hull fc will play leeds rhinos in the super league semi finals after they beat castleford tigers 48—16 last night. hull led by 22 points at the break against a much—changed castleford, who gave a full debut to former

bank worker tuoyo egodo, and he scored three tries. but there was little doubt about the result once hull fc‘s jake connor scored his own hattrick. leeds beat huddersfield in the evening's other match. worcester stay rock bottom of rugby union's premiership, but at least they picked up a bonus point in losing at gloucester. yes, gloucesterfound it easy to break down the worcester defence, especially billy twelvetrees, who scored the third of their tries. but worcester did narrow the gap, late on, and went down fighting, 24 —19. lizzie deignan is hoping to become the world road race champion later today, just four weeks after having her appendix out. she won the title two years ago, but was bed—ridden for thirteen days, ahead of the world championships in norway and lost two kilos of muscle weight. it is quite bizarre to be in such form. i was going quite well,

and wake up the next day in a hospital bed thinking it was over. ijust had this tiny bit of hope that i could make it here and i was not ready to give up on it. next to someone else who has also battled injury so he could focus on becoming world champion. this time tomorrow, great britain could have a new boxing heavyweight world champion. hughie fury, cousin of former world champion tyson fury, is taking on the new zealander joseph parker in manchester. and his training camp has been, well let's just say a little bit different as alex gulrajani has been finding out. this is not your normal training camp. but for hughie fury and his father, peter, it is ideal. training up father, peter, it is ideal. training up here gives you inspiration. when

you are stuck in a gym 24/7 looking at the walls, it is like being in a prison cell. it is stimulation, it is nature, we are training how it should be done. it is hard. it is hold school training but it is trainingi hold school training but it is training i believe in. and it works. in nine years ago he helped his nephew, tyson, shock the boxing world wild hughie fury is unbeaten in his fledging click career, which began over a decade ago. as a kid i was on trains all over the place by myself. he is a very relaxed individual. he takes things in his stride. guess, to him, is where he steps into the ring to fulfil his dreams. i have been through what it ta kes to dreams. i have been through what it takes to be a champion. the training, training the tyson went through. i went there. it is my turn now. away from prying eyes it is here in the lakes district where they have been preparing for the

latest world title fight. it has somewhat slipped under the radar. no uk tv broadcasters have taken a. instead it will be streamed live online to begin a broadcasting first, youtube will stream the fight pay—per—view. that is something that excites those hughie fury and his opponent. i feel things keep training all the time it is greater than to try this new thing. i'm looking forward to seeing how he goes. seeing if it attracts a lot of attention and if people tune in. new dawn for sports broadcasting and, maybe, a new champion for british boxing. no-one has ever seen the real meat. you will see that in september. i knowi the real meat. you will see that in september. i know i will be world champion no matter what, i am just taking one step at a time and so filling my dream. if he is lucky enough to become a world champion, he will be worthy because boxing will appreciate him. and they will wa nt to will appreciate him. and they will want to see him in with the best. anthonyjoshua included. want to see him in with the best.

anthony joshua included. but want to see him in with the best. anthonyjoshua included. but for now, is set on becoming a world champion. ba rely barely go. a bit of log chucking. good luck to him tonight. lumberjack? it's a ritual many households go through on a daily basis, putting plastic bottles and paper in the correct bins and we'll all be encouraged to do a bit more when recycling week starts on monday. we can cross now to the festival of thrift where alison is right now. good morning. you can see behind me some of the stalls that are going to be used by 130 stallholders. there will be sharing not only sustainable food but their tips on living a sustainable lifestyle, or cycling, recycling, or those buzzwords. the

person behind the festival is stellar. festival, why a festival of thrift? i grew up with a make do and mend mentality. iam thrift? i grew up with a make do and mend mentality. i am one of nine so we had to make the most of everything we had. i do not want to be part of a throwaway society. i wa nt to be part of a throwaway society. i want to be part of a saving in using this society. there are thousands of other people who found out about the festival and joined a. so 20,000 people today, 20,000 tomorrow. what will they be able to do, see and enjoy here? is there will be a good deal dens, builder of, cook overa campfire, up cycle clothing, they will be able to get involved with all kinds of workshops, old schools, new skills, they can learn taking, weaving, falcon, all types of staff that it and at the heart of all of this it shows a different way to live, a way that means we are not throwing things away, filling the ocean with plastic, the land with landfill. saving stuff, it, before

we go, tell us about the campervan. you can eat here. we have six local chefs. it is our own intimate home cooking experience. it sounds wonderful. thank you very much. have a good weekend. now tell me a little bit about who you are and what you do. i am an all-round creative junkie and i am observed with creativeness, design, recycling, or cycling and being sustainable. tony shaw some of the things that have inspired you? we have things like aprons made from genes, using your pockets and things the actinic purses made from recycled inner tubes. we have jerry purses made from recycled inner tubes. we havejerry cans purses made from recycled inner tubes. we have jerry cans turned into bars and we have lots made from canisters, things like that. they are all on sale this week. people are all on sale this week. people are here to inspire everybody, to be creative and to release your inner creative and to release your inner creative beast. give it a go, get into a workshop. it should be really

good. thank you for that. if you would like to get involved and learn how to be a creative beast, you can come down here from ten o'clock this morning. thank you very much alison. a festival for thrift. it is difficult to say, isn't it? it is at this time in the morning. helen has the weather for this morning. this time in the morning. helen has the weatherfor this morning. are you thrifty? family members, they can become friends in some circumstances. my my girls would love to go to that, they are very artistic. we recycle as much as we can. back to the weather. looking at what is happening, it is quite a this weekend. a lot of dry weather, good weather to get out and about. rain in the west tomorrow. picking up a southerly breeze. looking at the

sunrise in suffolk this morning, not like that all around the country, u nfortu nately. like that all around the country, unfortunately. you can see this is a rather grey picture, we are underneath a weather front in the southern uk, especially in the south—west and wales. we will continue with our cloud this morning. it is being held at a, this big area of low pressure. 0nce those weather fronts are coming in, they are tending to weaken. the weather is quiet and settled at the moment. we are chasing cloud, which at this time of year does not always clear it away. it looks as if it will stay quite nice and warm, some drizzly rain. the bulk of the afternoon looks fair. after a bright start across northern england, it looks as if the cloud will come in. for parts

of wales and the west midlands, it should brighten up and become more sunny. a bit warmer as well through the afternoon. three evening out overnight, weather fronts with us. a lot of cloud around. perhaps just 5— ten millimetres for most. a little bit cooler this morning. relatively mild. that is how it continues through sunday. southerly winds through sunday. southerly winds through south and eastern areas. brighter weather coming in to the west, these weather fronts, brighter weather coming in to the west, these weatherfronts, through the week, starting to pick up just a bit more. at this time of year, we will find some stagnant fog around. rain in the west, northern ireland is not too bad. central and eastern areas feeling warm in the sunshine, more rain around tomorrow in the west of england, wales and scotland. thank you very much, helen, it was

24 yesterday when we checked on the weather! we'll be back with the headlines at 8. but now it's time for newswatch. hello, welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. how does the bbc source and verify the flood of user generated content it gets after a terrorist attack or natural disaster? and when they are asking for silence to listen for survivors in the mexican quake, should a bbc reporter be speaking to camera? first, it has been another week when the government's approach to leaving the european union has dominated the news agenda, culminating in the prime minister's much anticipated speech in florence. this is probably the most divisive issue amongst newswatch viewers and divisive is also a word that has been used about borisjohnson's role in the brexit debate.

that was a subject discussed by amber rudd on sunday's andrew marr show. you said very famously at the time of the referendum that he was the life and soul of the party, but not a man you would want to drive you home at the end of the evening. what did you mean by that? what i meant by that is that i don't want him managing the brexit process. what we've got is theresa may managing that process. she is driving the car, to continue the allegory, and i'm going to make sure, as far as i am concerned and the rest of the cabinet are concerned, we help her do that. this is back—seat driving, in effect? you could call it back—seat driving, absolutely. and i'm very clear that the cabinet and the government supports theresa may, that there is a difficult moment to make sure that we get the best result for the united kingdom, but i am sure we can. so was that the home secretary publicly admonishing the foreign secretary, providing evidence of widening cabinet splits over brexit, as bbc news bulletins and website articles subsequently claimed ? not according to clive tong, who objected to what he called... a viewer called john

from gloucester agreed... across the atlantic, the chaos and destruction caused by recent storms and floods continued with hurricane maria devastating several islands in the caribbean. how the name of one of those islands was pronounced caught the attention of several newswatch viewers following broadcasts like these. and there are reports of extensive damage to dominica where there are torrential rains and winds of more than 160 mph.

the latest category five storm hit the island of dominica overnight with winds of 160 mph. the nation's president said the devastation was mind—boggling. that last introduction was watched by one newswatch viewer who explained the problem in this anonymous telephone call. i have been watching the bbc news today with sophie and it is quite irritating that the hurricane she says has hit "dominica". well, that is 1000 kilometres away. it has hit domin—ee—ca as the weatherman correctly pronounced it. the dominican republic is 1000 kilometres away. so please could you ask her to pronounce it correctly. it's domin—ee—ca. this week's other major natural disaster was the earthquake that struck south of mexico city on tuesday leaving hundreds dead. the following day aleem maqbool reporter was on the site of a primary school destroyed by the quake. over the town, lines of volunteers

of people trying to help those who may still be alive. shh! as we spoke, the rescue workers began to raise their hands to ask for a few minutes' silence to try to hear any cries for help. nojoy this time. we are very close to that school. i am having to whisper, even though we are a couple of blocks away from the school, we are being asked to keep quiet just in case there are any cries of people that are trapped inside that school. the following day, jessica long recorded a video summing up a complaint also made by scores of other viewers. 0n last night's news at ten, a journalist chose to talk through the silence designed to hear the voices of those still trapped after mexico's horrific earthquake. to talk through this silence is arrogance by the media of the worst kind. i am so disappointed in the journalist, in the bbc editorial team for broadcasting this, and in bbc standards in general if this is

considered to be ok. it is not ok. i'm afraid we were not able to get a response from bbc news in time for this programme, but we hope to feature one next week on newswatch. the initial television coverage of the earthquake in mexico largely relied, as many stories do these days come on footage like this, filmed by members of the public on mobile phones. it was either sent to broadcasters or sourced by them from social media. user generated content has become a vital tool for covering fast breaking news, particularly in far—flung locations, which it is hard for camera crews to reach quickly. as we saw after the bomb attack on the london underground last

friday, it was only a matter of minutes before bbc television was showing the video recorded by other passengers and onlookers. well, the rise in user generated content raises a number of questions for broadcasters and to discuss them i am joined by the social media editorfor bbc news. welcome to newswatch. take us back to the day of the earthquake in mexico. obviously a terrible incident. what was coming into the bbc in terms of user generated content and how do you handle it? one of the things you have to remember is the first instance of any breaking news story, an earthquake, a hurricane or a terror attack is incredibly confusing. we get an enormous amount of material, but it comes in a variety of different ways. people will get in touch through whatsapp, we have an advertised number on the front of the website. they might get in touch directly on email or via text, sms. people will send us stuff

if we want it or not, which is a good thing. but we are keen to get to people that we know are genuinely there, not just saying that they are there, because there is a lot of confusion and a lot of hoax material. how do you verify it? the best you can do is have a conversation with the person. you can direct message them on social media, on whatsapp, if you have their telephone number, you can get hold of them and have a one—to—one conversation. if that is not possible, you want to cross check a number of things, you want to check what they are saying against what you know in news reports in the first instance. you want to look at their profile and see if they are somebody who has been quite active in that area of the world already, how many times have they tweeted, posted on facebook, wherever they happen to be? look at the language they are using. is english the first language, is the content littered with typos and spelling mistakes? are they verified or unverified on social media. then you want to look more closely at the things that they are saying, the weather forecast, if they are sending you pictures and the pictures are very dark,

but you know that the day was a bright one, sunshine, there is a lot of rain in the footage, that would send alarm bells. and then you can apply all sorts of reverse image searching on pictures and video. you can use google reverse image search, free to use tools on the internet like tineye. we have a lot of other things we can do to check the metadata of an image and video. more broadly, given that there is now an additional pressure to get this kind of material on air as the story is unfolding, is there a danger of bypassing the bbc‘s usual standards on taste and decency, and there has been accusations of that? i think it is really important to know that the people you are dealing with will often be part of a traumatic situation. that is the first thing to say. there are often people that are willing to talk to you, but should you be

putting them on air? that is a question that's really important to figure out in the first instance. if they have been injured badly or lost loved ones, in an attack... or it is intrusive footage of people that are injured? people that have been injured, have their relatives being contacted, is it safe to put that content on, or write to put it on without those people having been informed in their first instance? indeed, in the parsons green attack that happened very recently, the police were involved quite early on and there were anti—terrorist police, there were messages that went out to all news media to say will you blur the faces of our officers. technical question, we get regular complaints from many newswatch viewers, the way the bbc shows camera footage, there are big blurs at the side and many people find it distracting and confusing. the reason we do it is that we are broadcasting on a screen size

that is different to the size of the device that has been used to record it and we want to give people a full—screen experience of that footage. we're not trying to distort or confuse the viewers. it is not to do with which way you have the camera? most people are filming footage in a variety of ways. a lot of people will film in a vertical way what we really want them to do is turn the camera around and film horizontally so that we would then have footage that we can use on television as well as on digital platforms. the other thing to bear in mind is that television is important to us, but as is all of the other digital platforms that we make our content available for. we recognise that many viewers will be watching on a social media platform. the videos will be presented to them in square or vertical form, and on that basis the way that it has been filmed by be more suitable for that particular platform. thank you very much. finally, last week we aired a comment from someone who feels

that the bbc is anti—brexit, blaming it for everything that goes on. victorjones sarcastically chastised the bbc for failing to suggest that the recent hurricanes were all down to our planned departure from the european union. then another viewer spotted the headline brexit bill and hurricane irma leaves 6.5 million without power. there might have been a missing comma? if you would like to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or appear on the programme, ring us. we are also on twitter and you can

look at the website. that is all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the cost and countdown to brexit — theresa may sets out her vision for leaving the eu. brussels gives a cautious welcome, and there are key questions ahead of negotiations which will begin again on monday.

last night, the uk's credit rating was cut over concerns about the impact of brexit and the health of public finances.