hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay. teachers and nurses could be among those in line for pay rises which break the current 1% cap. the government admits it needs to be more flexible where there are skill shortages, but unions question who will foot the bill. good morning. it's saturday 30th september. also ahead: another challenge over brexit by borisjohnson as theresa may tries to assert her grip on the conservatives ahead of their party conference. the united states pulls half of its diplomats out of cuba — and warns citizens to stay away, following attacks on embassy staff. good morning and welcome to the new sound of radio 1.

no longer the new kid on the block — radio one turns 50. we'lljoin nick grimshaw and tony blackburn for a special in sport, attacks england put all their off field controversy to one side and end their cricketing summer on a high. joe root hits the winning runs as they beat west indies to seal a 4—0 series win. and fasten your seat—belts. mike has swapped our red sofa for one with a bit more get up and go. he's been finding out about the world of furniture racing. and sarah has the weather. good morning. the weather is turning autumnal. after a bright start there will be some rain and strengthening winds. i will bring you all the details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. for the first time in seven years, public sector workers in england and wales could receive pay rises which exceed the government's 1% pay cap. teachers and nurses could be among those who benefit, after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage

increases to professions which have skill shortages, but as andy moore reports, unions fear the money will have to be found from existing budgets. what does a good teacher make these days? recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. starting salaries have fallen behind other jobs after years of low pay rises. here's my magnets, two very powerful ring magnets... now the government has confirmed some teachers might get increases above 1%. but that's likely to be in areas where there are skills shortages and there's no indication yet of how those pay rises might be funded. i think head teachers would be pleased to see a pay rise because they have real difficulties recruiting, but they will want to know that it's fully funded, that the government will give them the money they need to pay the teachers. the government said pay discipline was still needed in the public sector but workers needed to have fulfilling jobs that were fairly rewarded. you cannot keep reducing public pay relative to pay in the private sector and still expect to retain

the teachers and nurses and so on that you need. you're going to be there forever otherwise by hand... for some teachers there's the prospect of more money. for head teachers with frozen budgets, there's the problem of where that money will come from. andy moore, bbc news. meanwhile, boris johnson says he wants public sector workers to be given a pay rise. speaking to the sun newspaper, he said people deserve to be properly paid. let's talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake who joins us from our london newsroom. hello, jonathan. boris johnson talking about public sector payjust before the tory party conference begins. that is right. the foreign secretary is saying that people aren't being paid enough and the national living wage, which is £7 50, rising to £9 an hour by 2020 is

not enough. he thinks people should be paid more. how would he pay for what will be an expensive policy, waging the salary of public sector workers across the board? he says that you can cut the pay bill by getting rid of a lot of public sectorjobs. he says the private sectorjobs. he says the private sector is booming and people will be able to find jobs they're quite easily. the timing is no coincidence, on the eve of the conservative party conference and outside borisjohnson‘s conservative party conference and outside boris johnson's normal brief. and people will assume that it isa brief. and people will assume that it is a bit of leadership posturing, if not a challenge? who is also talked about brexit in the david davies. yes, he sets out four redlines, if we can call them that, as to how he sees the brexit process ended up more significantly around the transition period which he said

should not be a second longer than two years after march 2019 when the uk will formally leave the eu. that's not the same as what the prime minister said last week in her speech in florence where she said the transition period should be around two years. perhaps frustrated foreign secretary going a little bit further than the agreed government policy and demonstrating again that there is far from a consensus, policy and demonstrating again that there is farfrom a consensus, in private at least, on what the outcome of brexit should be and how exactly be negotiations should proceed. this is inevitably what people will be talking about is the conservatives gather in manchester for annual conference tomorrow. an interesting few days ahead. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. the nhs is stuck in the past and not fit for the 21st century, according to the chief inspector of hospitals in england. speaking to the telegraph newspaper, professor ted baker says the system has not adapted to deal with the growth in the population, and has warned all trusts to take urgent steps to make accident and emergency departments safe.

washington has pulled most of its diplomats out of havana, following mysterious attacks on staff. the cuban government says the decision is "hasty" and will affect relations between the two countries. our us correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this was supposed to mark the beginning of better relations between cuba and the united states, but little more than a year after the mission was formally reopen in havana, us employees began reporting hearing loss and other mystery health problems. the americans now say their diplomats are being attacked. they don't know by whom all by what exactly but they've decided it's no longer safe for them, only a skeleton staff will stay. the cuban government has denied any role in this bizarre and troubling episode. it's been helping with the investigation. relations had already begun to strain in the weight of the new president whose roll some elements of detante. you'll see what's happening but they did some bad things.

cuba said the decision to downsize the embassy was hasty and will further affect ties. the ending of hostilities between the two cold war enemies was a legacy moment for president 0bama. celebrated with scenes that could have been filmed for a feelgood american movie. now sabotaged by a plot that could have been written for a cold war spy novel. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. people found guilty of the most serious acts of animal cruelty could face up to five years in prison under new legislation announced today. last year the rspca investigated nearly 150,000 cases of animal abuse, including violence, organised dog fights and neglect. the current maximum jail term is six months. young people are spending far less money than the older generation on having fun, according to a new study.

research from the resolution foundation says people in their 20s and 30s can't afford as many meals out or expensive coffees due to the fall in their incomes and the rising cost of housing. joe lynam explains. today's young adults have been accused of spending all their money on eating out, the infamous avocado toast, rather than saving for their futures. older people, though, have a reputation of being cautious with their money. well, a study for the resolution foundation seems to dispel that. it says it's the so—called baby boomers who are dining out the most. the study, which has tracked consumption habits among the age groups for 57 years, has found spending power for 25 to 35—year—olds has fallen by 15% since the year 2000. housing costs have also risen faster for young adults than for workers aged between 55 and 60. and millennials spend more every week on their mobile phones than cigarettes and alcohol for the first time. we sometimes hear that even though millennials have had poor earnings growth, they're still managing to spend like no tomorrow on things

like avocado toast in cafes and going on holiday. what our analysis shows is everybody, all age groups, spend similar amounts on these things and the fastest growth in spending on these items over the 21st—century hasn't been for the young, it's been for the 55 to 64—year—olds, those boomers in late working age. while young adults may have youth on their side, the so—called baby boomers born after the war are busy shopping and holidaying a lot more than their younger counterparts. joe lynam, bbc news. the avocado on toast then, i am still baffled by it. is it that thing? it's a popular dish in your house. idid not

it's a popular dish in your house. i did not realise it was a phenomenon. people have criticised it saying it's a bit... i don't know how to go to prince harry from this! prince harry was joined by a very special guest at the invictus games in toronto. former us president barack 0bama arrived court—side to cheer on the american wheelchair basketball team. the pair were mobbed by a huge crowd when they arrived, but happily posed for photos with fans. divorce can be a bitter and acrimonious process filled with finding fault. the law itself calls for one party to blame the other. however, a group of lawyers are campaigning to introduce the no—fault divorce bill, which they say will allow marriages to end in a more amicable manner. we're joined now byjohn 0xley, a barrister and campaign manager for the family law reform, and thomas pascoe, from the coalition of marriage. good morning to both of you and

thank you for coming in. why does it need to be reformed? the current process dates from the 19705. the law proce55 dates from the 19705. the law was written in the 19605 when oui’ law was written in the 19605 when our approach to divorce wa5 different and society was different. at the moment it is not fit about how we feel about divorce. we now accept it as part of society and what the current system does is make couples separating for more acrimonious than it should be and it has a long—term impact on their relationship and particularly the relationship and particularly the relationship they may have with their children. even if a couple are splitting up amicably, the divorce proce55 forces splitting up amicably, the divorce proce55 fo rces one splitting up amicably, the divorce proce55 forces one of them to lodge the divorce against the other. yes. 0ne the divorce against the other. yes. one person has the petition. either they have to wait for two years of separation or in most cases they have to say to the court bee5 are the reasons i want to get divorced and the call can look at those

reasons and so, we don't think they are good enough, we will make you 5tay are good enough, we will make you stay together in your marriage. thoma5, you have heard whatjohn has said. you are part of the coalition for marriage. this isn't about undermining the institution of marriage, this is about when marriages are irreparable. couple5 need to make a split. surely this is a good idea? it's about something different to that. what it is about is putting the convenience of the wealthy through above the protections available to the many. what i mean by that? 0xley represents the chambers that represents the chambers that represents high net worth clients. for them, the court process is lengthy. you have to disclose your financial information to the public, so financial information to the public, so there is a good reason why they would like to be to solve everything amicably off the table and not

invoke the courts. however, the courts for vulnerable people are incredibly important and the brain processes part of that. what i am concerned about is that you will have situations where someone is bullied or the victim of domestic violence and whose partner comes to them and says we will get a no—fault divorce and applies pressure to come up divorce and applies pressure to come up witha divorce and applies pressure to come up with a settlement that is against their interest. we have been contacted by some of our supporters who are disabled and their disability has come on them in midlife. it's important to them to have security. we as a society have a duty to the vulnerable more than

we do to the well off and we need to give the law as it is. by having no court procedures you are putting at ri5k tho5e court procedures you are putting at ri5k those who are vulnerable, perhap5 under pressure, who are victim5 perhap5 under pressure, who are victims in marriage? i would say it i5 victims in marriage? i would say it is very much the opposite. by putting this hurdle in the way, some vulnerable people are worried about divorce. this process where virtually all the divorce is anyone has asked for in the last a0 year5, but it has to go through a judge and that meansjudges but it has to go through a judge and that means judges are going through the5e that means judges are going through these forms rather than spending their days looking at urgent care ca5e5, public law cases that their expertise is needed for. if

anything, taking the burden away from the court are making it more of an administrative proce55 from the court are making it more of an administrative process will free up an administrative process will free up court time to spend on those vulnerable cases involving vulnerable cases involving vulnerable children and adults. thoma5, isn't it the case that in some relationships there is no one to blame, it just some relationships there is no one to blame, itju5t comes to an end amicably, so why notjust agreed to separate? that will cover a small minority of cases and again, you tend to be thinking of the top end of the social strata. you are thinking of conscious uncoupling where both parties decide to step apart. at the moment we again have to make the law on the basis of the many and not the few. 0ne to make the law on the basis of the many and not the few. one of the things about the current divorce syste m things about the current divorce system which i think is important is that because of the cooling of time

that because of the cooling of time thatis that because of the cooling of time that is provided between filing the petition and having the decree absolute, but tempers the —— about 10% of people drop out. that affects about 20,000 people. it's important. we have to balance the convenience again to one party on the one hand and asi again to one party on the one hand and as i said, on the other hand we have all the marriages that can be saved. something this vital, this important needs to go through due process. it's interesting and affects a lot of people. thoma5, john, thank you both. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: teachers and nurses in england and wales could receive a pay rise next year above the government's current limit of 1%. the foreign secretary bori5johnson has again set out his own vi5ion for brexit, insisting that any transition period mu5t last no longer than two years. talking of transition periods, we

are going through one with the weather. it's definitely autumn, winter, but look at this glorious picture which contradicts what i am 5aying. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. a real mixed bag. beautiful blue skies in county antrim. across mo5t of northern ireland it will stay like this, but el5ewhere, more cloud5. further south and in wales, we have outbrea ks cloud5. further south and in wales, we have outbreaks of rain. we will see we have outbreaks of rain. we will 5ee showery rain acro55 we have outbreaks of rain. we will 5ee showery rain across many western areas, 5ee showery rain across many western area5, gradually drifting eastwards. further north acro55 area5, gradually drifting eastwards. further north across the country it i5a further north across the country it is a day of sunshine and showers,

but not too many shell5 around across scotland this afternoon. writer and drive further south. sun5hine from northern ireland with 14, sun5hine from northern ireland with 1a, 15 degrees. a few showers acro55 northern england, but they will push away towards the east. cloudy conditions in the south. more persistent rain starts to work in this afternoon acro55 persistent rain starts to work in this afternoon across the south—west of england and wales. having a look at some of our premier league football action today, we could see at old trafford. perhaps some showers acro55 at old trafford. perhaps some showers across the london region as well. this evening, the rain pushing eastwards a cross well. this evening, the rain pushing eastwards across england and wales. claire wa5 skies further north, but we will soon see this next band of wet and windy weather into the early hours of sunday morning. it will pu5h hours of sunday morning. it will push in from northern ireland. this area of rain will come in with

strengthening wind5. there will be some drier weather acro55 eastern areas. rain heaviest in the west, particularly acro55 areas. rain heaviest in the west, particularly across wales, northern england and east anglia. it will 5tay windy a5 england and east anglia. it will 5tay windy as we head into sunday night, monday morning. you can see the proximity of the isobar5. we could see gu5t5 the proximity of the isobar5. we could see gusts up to 70 mph, particularly acro55 northern scotland. it will be windy in the south as well. it will be feeling like autumn over the next few days. sarah, i have been commenting on how you have amalgamated mine and john's outfits this morning. banks are

bringing us together! this is breakfast. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when matt tebbutt takes over in the saturday kitchen. matt, what's on the menu for us? you haven't got any eyebrow5? a lot of friends during pre—rehearsal. there's always drama down here. what we re there's always drama down here. what were you flaming about? what were you trying to cook? we set fire to some alcohol. standard procedure. if you are lucky, you will see it again today. today we have two 5trong women and ollie smith. he used to write for pingu. we have marianne kizzire will be telling us about her

food heaven and hell. food heaven is black pudding in a warm salad with potatoes and bacon. i like habit and indian spices. and what about hell. it would be mushrooms because they taste like death. also celery, which tastes like lost hope and broken dreams. i hate scallops. the texture is repellent. and cabbage, because of my irish upbringing, or vegetables were boiled until they beg for mercy. i love that. don't hold back. would you think about that? a bit scary. we also have two chefs from finland. you are cooking

with mushrooms, aren't you?” chefs from finland. you are cooking with mushrooms, aren't you? i am. sorry! we also have carl clarke. what are you cooking? a tex-mex mash up. ollie smith is here with the wine and to talk about all things pingu. remember, you guys are in charge of marianne'5 food heaven or food health. it's worth sticking around for all that fun at ten o'clock. with marianne kizzire, describing food will be fabulous. o'clock. with marianne kizzire, describing food will be fabulouslj describing food will be fabulous.” think we might overrun. —— marian keyes. keep those eyebrows safe. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. we have david davies with us. any

mishaps in the kitchen? not 5witching mishaps in the kitchen? not switching on the hostess trolley at our first switching on the hostess trolley at ourfirst dinner party. switching on the hostess trolley at our first dinner party. ho5te55 trolley is! they work great fun. the odd omelette has gone wrong. barbecues, don't mention that, i have been banned from them. barbecues cau5e have been banned from them. barbecues cause a lot of family arguments. i say cri5p everything and that's fine. we know what you can do well and that is looking to the papers. we have been talking about young people campaigning and voting. in the guardian the conservatives are trying to reach out to younger people. they are scrambling around for big ideas that will attract younger voters and for big ideas that will attract younger voters and someone

for big ideas that will attract younger voters and someone that i happen to, that i have always re5pected, former cabinet minister david willetts, has come up with a lot of thinking on what would attract younger people. meanwhile other conservative colleagues have got to the nub of the problem. the housing crisis, they say, is the crux of the tories' mac problem. why would you support capitalism if you have no prospect of owning any capital. they said the key is that people still want to own their own homes and they should be building, building, building more homes. the question is, that has a ring of state intervention about it. and how long is it going to take? it will ta ke long is it going to take? it will take a long time to turn around voted people can't afford houses in

the meantime. do you like travelling? i don't really. i've travelled more than enough in my life really and i went to a very bad stage after a few bad experiences on short—haul stage after a few bad experiences on 5hort—haulflight5 stage after a few bad experiences on short—haul flights with flying. i'm not over that, i think, but those of us not over that, i think, but those of us who have lived through the birth and death of concord and who are 5till and death of concord and who are still waiting to go into orbit with mr branson take the stories with a pinch of salt. perhaps this gentleman, the rocket will take you anywhere on earth in an hour, perhap5 anywhere on earth in an hour, perhaps he might be to help ryanair and mr0'leary. perhaps he might be to help ryanair and mr 0'leary. but here it is this i5 and mr 0'leary. but here it is this is what he wants to do. it will be capable of carrying around 100 people 5pread capable of carrying around 100 people spread around the spaceship. i feel confident we could build this ship and be ready for launch in five years. he has two plans. one for this rocket that takes you from new

york, sorry london to new york and 29 minutes, and then the other rocket by 2020 what kid to mars, beating nasser. if you hold up that paperagain, beating nasser. if you hold up that paper again, you will see the picture on the right hand side, he seems to be praying. that is what some of us feel, i think. i'm intrigued by this story in the time5. intrigued by this story in the times. on intrigued by this story in the time5. 0na intrigued by this story in the times. on a day when we have been talking about changes to the divorce laws, this is changes in marriage, being able to marry your5elf. laws, this is changes in marriage, being able to marry yourself.” laws, this is changes in marriage, being able to marry yourself. i like to keep everyone up with the trends of the time. welcome to the trend of 5ul gourmet. people are starting to marry them5elve5. let's hear it for sophie tanner, who married herself. she has celebrated two anniversaries

by having a night with the wife, who i5 by having a night with the wife, who is apparently herself. who am i after many, many happy year5 is apparently herself. who am i after many, many happy years of marriage to have a view on this story? love thyself and cherish thyself. the5e marriages do seem to 5urvive because you don't have any tips, presumably, you don't have arguments about who is going to take the bins out, so let's do it. i'm imagining, now you can kiss the bride. how does that work? in america, funnily enough, that is becoming a trend. playing out, did you? yes. idid, you? yes. i did, all the time. and now fewer and fewer children are playing outside, according to this research in the sun newspaper. let me help

the researchers. there is so much homework that young children are doing, is it good or not god? even primary school. extracurricular activities. the demise of school 5port activities. the demise of school sport is also a contributory factor. iju5t sport is also a contributory factor. i just feel that this has to be sport is also a contributory factor. iju5t feel that this has to be bad and still the relationship, under school governor and i'm biased, but the relationship between parents the school ‘5 in the next generation has to bea school ‘5 in the next generation has to be a new relationship and are much better relationship, in my view, than in the past. in what way? i think parent5... view, than in the past. in what way? i think parents... the parents you wa nt i think parents... the parents you want are not the parenting naturally volunteer. head5, principals have to go out into difficult homes almost as go out into difficult homes almost a5 mi55ionarie5 for the schools to bring those parent5 into the

5chool5. bring those parent5 into the schools. they will need to feel much more part of the school. that is me preaching, but honestly, that is what some of us believe. david, a lwa y5 what some of us believe. david, always a pleasure having you on. you're watching breakfast. still to come on the programme this morning... this is radio one. we're going to speak to radio 0ne'5 first ever dj, tony blackburn, as we celebrate 50 years of the station. stay with us — the headlines are next. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and jon kay.

good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. public sector workers in england and wales may see their pay ri5e next year by more than the goverment‘s 1% pay cap. teachers and nurses could be among those who benefit, after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage increases to profe55ion5 which have 5kill shortages. however unions say they fear the money will have to be found from existing budgets. meanwhile boris johnson says he wants public sector workers to be given a pay rise. speaking to the sun newspaper, he said people "deserve to be properly paid". the foreign secretary has also intervened in the brexit debate ahead of the conservative party conference, in5isting any transition period mu5t last no longer than two years. the nhs is "stuck in the past" and "not fit for the 21st century", according to the chief inspector

of hospitals in england. speaking to the telegraph newspaper, professor ted baker says the system has not adapted to deal with the growth in the population, and has warned all trusts to take urgent steps to make accident and emergency departments 5afe. cuba says washington acted ha5tily by deciding to pull out most of its staff from its embassy in havana following mystery sonic attacks on its diplomats, which caused loss of hearing and dizziness. the cuban foreign ministry said the measure would affect bilateral relations. havana strongly denies involvement in the incidents and washington hasn't directly accused it. people found guilty of the most serious acts of animal cruelty could face up to five years in prison under new legislation announced today. last year the rspca investigated nearly 150,000 cases of animal abuse, including violence, organised dog fights and neglect. the current maximum jail term is six months. now, you may think that baby boomers are the ones

who are cautious with their money, while the younger generation is more frivolous with cash, spending it on the likes of expensive cups of coffee and meals out. however, according to a new report, quite the opposite is true. research by the resolution foundation shows young people are spending much less on discretionary items compared to older people, because of falling incomes and the rising cost of housing. the supermarket chain asda is recalling a baby food ready meal, after plastic was found in one of the products. the retailer has asked customers to return any beef and sweet potato stews from its ‘little angels‘ range if they have a best before date of tenth september 2018. president trump's health secretary, tom price, has resigned because of a scandal over his use of costly private jets, while travelling on government business. he had repeatedly used charter flights and military planes, when government officials are supposed to use commercial airlines.

mr price is the fourteenth member of the administration to step down or be fired since president trump took office. some un—bear—ably cute additions have been unveiled at a giant panda base in south—west china. these ten giant panda cubs, including three pairs of twins, were all born this year. they are obviously exhausted by the whole experience. the oldest is five months and the youngest only two months. apart from just lying there... some are proving quite a handful! squashing a little one! panda cubs do not open their eyes until they are six to eight weeks old and are not mobile until three months. it's time for sport. i've actually got an animal story

for you later in the bulletin. you tease. first, let's talk cricket. we have been speaking a lot about off field controversies but it's nice now to focus on what's happening on the field. boding well for the ashes, for england, which starts in about two months‘ time. england‘s one day team sealed a dominant a—0 one day series win against west indies. liam plunkett took two wickets as england restricted the tourists to 288 from their 50 overs. and england reached the target with ease. jason roy hit 96. and a confidence boost forjonny bairstow ahead of the ashes, he finished on 1a1 not out. joe root ended the summer in style, completing the victory with a six. probably the most convincing thing about the last couple of days and the distractions that have gone on was a win at the oval. a chance to win the series, everything that happened was quite

fresh, everybody knew about it the last couple of days so to produce a performance like that in such a tight game obviously meant a huge amount to the side. rangers have moved up to third in the scottish premiership, after their won a—1 away at hamilton academical. rangers had to come from behind too, as hamilton took an early lead. but defender declanjohn scored two goals, and rangers added a couple more in the second half to seal a comfortable win, despite having a man sent off. ferrari will be hopeful of taking pole position for the malaysian grand prix after kimi raikkonen topped the time sheets in final practice. the finn was a tenth of a second clear of team mate sebastian vettel. the german will be desperate to close the 28 point gap to championship leader lewis hamilton. his confidence should have been boosted by the briton only managing fifth, more than half a second off the pace. qualifying gets under way at ten o‘clock and you can follow the action on bbc radio

five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. there was more super league semi final drama last night. following the golden point drop goal that sent castleford through to the grand final on thursday. leedsjust held off hull fc... beating them 18—16 at headingley to reach old trafford for a west yorkshire derby next weekend. this second half try from liam sutcliffe helped leeds to the win & a record—equalling tenth grand final. newcastle falcons are top of rugby union‘s premiership after a bonus point win over london irish — three tries in eight minutes helped the falcons towards their fourth win of the season. there were also wins for saracens and sale. in the pro1a, leinster and glasgow both won while scarlets beat connaght in a thrilling nine try encounter. leigh halfpenny helping the welsh side scarlets to a narrow 36—27 win. 05preys‘ poor start to the season

continued with a fourth successive defeat, this time to the cheetahs aa—25 in bloemfontein. the south african side are now second in the conference a table. 05prey‘s hooker scott baldwin should have been playing in that match, but he was wounded by... a lion! is he all right? he is ok. he was bitten on a trip to a game park, and needed a couple of stitches. tried to patch it like a kitten, but lions are not gittins, are they? he should only be out for a couple of weeks, according to his coach, who called him, rather stupid! when you put your hand in a fence where there‘s a lion, that‘s what you expect. he‘s had plenty of warning.

so pretty stupid on scott‘s but half. he‘s pretty lucky but again, it was where we were. it‘s a good environment. we‘d been told how far back to stand. i don‘t know why he‘s patting a lion on a head as if it‘s a kitten. laughter. that‘s probably one of the silliest things i‘ve ever been involved in. he won‘t be doing that again in a hurry. savaged by a lion and then savaged by your boss. you do not have lions as if they are kittens. first rule of safari. if that was one of the weirder stories i‘ve had to read, this is one of my favourites. the weird and wonderful world of mike bushell. what do you know about manager racing?” world of mike bushell. what do you know about manager racing? i know only mike could do it. -- furniture racing. from one red sofa to another,

but the breakfast couch doesn‘t compare to the one with my friend here, which has set world records for being the fastest sofa in the world. mechanic and inventor edd china has held eight world records by pushing the boundaries of invention and using furniture from around the house. the amazing thing about this original fastest sofa in the world which did set the record speed of 87 mph is it is road legal. here we are out for an afternoon drive with all the mod cons, the carriage clock, the plant pots. and my dinner, we have to steer with something. but we‘re still on a sofa, which is actually very comfortable. it would have been crazy not to make it comfortable. you‘ve got mot, tax and insurance so we can go everywhere. we‘ve been down to the south of france, to cannes. the sofa is based on the chassis of a mini and like in every other

car you wear seatbelts. but while a sofa in australia has broken the 100 mph barrier, it all started here. i was making vehicles for a series of father ted back in the day and i wanted to try to make something nothing like a car. you see, the faces, look at the reactions. they‘ll be wondering if something is in their beer, won‘t they? edd‘s creations don‘t just end in the lounge, he‘s also created the world‘s fastest bathroom, capable of speeds of a6 mph. i‘ll be clean by the end of this drive. but he mightjust want to sort his laundry out. if you think about it, everything we live and work with today has been designed and engineered so without those people we wouldn‘t have anything, we wouldn‘t have television or stuff like this. so there‘s a reason for all of this. ed fears engineering is not seen as glamorous any more

and so is hoping to inspire the next generation of designers, like the soapbox races he judges at one of the country‘s oldest car climbs, copil in buckinghamshire. design is crucial to get you down the course, especially if you‘re being driven by scooby doo. you jump out of your seat, kind of, but it is kind of hard to control it. but it is fun. we get to, like, make it and there's a lots of things we go to to make good ones. the ingenuity that has gone in to that is wonderful and it‘s lovely to see what young minds, with before they‘ve learned other stuff. it‘s a great way to learn. the best experience with these vehicles is when i drive off somewhere and you see a child who sees it for the first time and you see the moment when the penny drops that almost anything is possible. i‘m hoping we‘ve inspired some young minds today. it‘s not all about speed and power in motoring these days, for those long and boring journeys, what better than to lie down and snuggle up in the world‘s fastest bed?

capable of speeds of 69 mph. good night! mike bushell, bbc news, on the road in a bed in buckinghamshire. brilliant. that‘s a really picked up some speed, but don‘t worry, he was wearing a seat belt. and under the duvet as well. the most surreal conversation. a seat belt under the duvet... 0nly conversation. a seat belt under the duvet... only in a mike bushell peace. thank you very much indeed. 50 years ago today a new radio station was launched, which brought pop music to the masses. bbc radio one is still going strong today, and this weekend it‘s celebrating it‘s half century with a series of special programmes. joining us from radio 0ne‘s live lounge, we have the old guard and the young upstart. the very first voice on the station — tony blackburn, and nick grimshaw who‘s the host of the breakfast show. in matching outfits! loving the

jackets. tony got as these, this was a gift from tony this morning. how about that? wasted on the radio! my initials on the best for this jacket... —— are not the best. initials on the best for this jacket... -- are not the best. how is it like being back on the radio, tony? it's been fantastic. i did the original show over at the radio 2 studios, now i have met here with me. we got lots of past djs on the show, well, not past djs, they are still djs. they've not passed on! i started at six, tony was over radio 2, then wejoined started at six, tony was over radio 2, then we joined forces from 8:30am, we‘ve been playing lots of great music and hearing great stories from tony blackburn, hanging

up stories from tony blackburn, hanging up the phone to frank sinatra, the beatles and the stones. we've got the vintage channels as well, three days of vintage, the kenny everett show, people like that. three days on the iplayer radio. you can listen to all the best bits from the best 50 yea rs to all the best bits from the best 50 years on radio one. can i ask you both, who is manning the decks now? right now we have left radio one, radio 2 on radio one vintage in the capable hands of sara cox and simon mayo. we played the stones, now wearing here to speak to you. is it all a bit competitive? all those djs, all clamouring for the microphone, is going to be a bit this weekend? we are all egomaniacs. so yes. no, it‘s been great, it‘s really fu n. so yes. no, it‘s been great, it‘s really fun. i grew up listening to radio one, and working with tony. even meeting tony is such an honour. that's very kind. so far i haven't

found anybody young enough to have actually heard the first programme i did. how do you think radio 1 has changed, both of you? both when you area changed, both of you? both when you are a listener, nick, and coming back to it this morning, tony? it's changed a lot obviously, the studio isa changed a lot obviously, the studio is a space capsule. loads of cameras. what you are doing is a lot of video clips and things will stop idid the of video clips and things will stop i did the original radio! programme on radio 2, because radio! audience of 50 years ago is now with us on radio 2. you've got a different audience now. it's really changed so much. it changes constantly, since i‘ve been doing breakfast, which is five years, let alone when radio 110 yea rs five years, let alone when radio 110 years ago. it‘s changed so much since i started listening to as a teenager, but it is always evolving. radio1 teenager, but it is always evolving. radio! is really great teenager, but it is always evolving. radio 1 is really great at moving with the times and leading a change. we film everything, like cheney says, we are bigger thanjust we film everything, like cheney says, we are bigger than just a radio station now. also online. people are listening to music in so

many different ways. totally. you can tune radio1 many different ways. totally. you can tune radio 1 through snapchat, facebook, iplayer, all these different ways. that idea of having a radio that you listen to, the radio on, is such an archaic thing really. people can tune radio 1 on the go constantly on their phones.” think it was about seven or eight kids, we gave them a radio the other day, and they did not know how to work it. one had a upside down. social media is great, because it brings it closer to our audience as well, immediate reaction. it's wonderful. you talk about the response. we are all loving this, but this voucher, if you were 13 yea rs but this voucher, if you were 13 years old, switching on radio one today, would you think this was all a bit weird, you just want to hear today‘s music in today‘s djs and you really care about decades pass?” think actually young people are more in tune with music from yesteryear and older music, because so readily available on internet. i used to

listen to all the music because my mindi listen to all the music because my mind i had vinyl. you had to go out and buy that record. where was now, kids are aware of music from older generations because you can listen to on youtube or spot a fire or, there is just such an easy way to access it. kids are really interested in the history of music. we did the programme today, the original programme which are recreated for radio !, on radio 2. we we re recreated for radio !, on radio 2. we were playing vinyl, we had turntables and there, things like that. one or two of the younger kids came in and thought they were big cd players. thought it was a frisbee! it was great. all crackling away. vinyl is back, it‘s doing really well. the music speaks for itself on radio1. well. the music speaks for itself on radio 1. that will attract a certain audience, but the personalities are so important on radio. you have to be able to connect so well with the audience. tony, have you been able to give me any tips, not that you need them neck, you‘ve been there a

fairamount of time. need them neck, you‘ve been there a fair amount of time. —— have you been able to give nick any tips? what do you think the secret is, tony, to connecting with people? enjoying yourjob. tony, to connecting with people? enjoying your job. i tony, to connecting with people? enjoying yourjob. i love myjob, i've been doing it for 53 years. i love music. ithink i've been doing it for 53 years. i love music. i think in the early days, people does not realise how much i loved music. also ijust get a kick out of radio, i think we'll do, we love the job. it's a joy to be on the radio. ijust love it. i still get the kick i got out of it when i started in 1964. it'sjust fantastic, i love it. is there still a place for radio 1 fantastic, i love it. is there still a place for radio! in fantastic, i love it. is there still a place for radio 1 in an era when you‘ve got so much trace and digital radio, so many options? it's a great thing and a bad thing, because there is so much choice out there, so much music, it‘s like tv. you go on sky whatever and there‘s like 1000 channels. it‘s great to have someone

to curator and tell you what is good, because you can access all this music but you still need djs and taste makers, people to guide you and you can trust them, to help you and you can trust them, to help you discover new music. it‘s really important, more than ever. it has changed a lot, when i opened up radio! audience i have this 2! million, which was because i was out on the pirate radio ships, the idea was to bring about commercial radio at the time. so we had radio !. i'm not a great believer in monopolies, but my god, when you are a part of it, it's fabulous! ferie gerd! we have been told you have to get back to work, so thanks for the chat. thank you guys. it‘s been a i°y chat. thank you guys. it‘s been a joy to talk to you. and enjoy your joint birthday party! cheers, by! you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning...

teachers and nurses in england and wales could receive a pay rise next year above the government‘s current limit of 1%. the foreign secretary bori5johnson has again set out his own vision for brexit, insisting that any transition period must last no longer than two years. here‘s sarah with a look at this morning‘s weather. double rainbow! so beautiful, yet signifies rain. also signifies a bit of sunshine. that classic mix. leading to seems a bit like this, a beautiful double rainbow in burnley. a day of mixed fortunes, some low pressure on the cards for tomorrow. moving in from the atlantic, this system that will be bringing some pretty wet and windy weather to the second half of

the weekend. today, through the north, you should see some sunshine in between the showers. further south, cloudy skies but still a better brightness across parts of east anglia and perhaps the south—east. but scotland, some showers to come through the afternoon hours, but fairly few and far between. perhaps the odd heavier one over the high grounds. you should see the showers easing away across the north and northern ireland. a decent looking afternoon. further south, more in the way of cloud. some showery rain. brightness across the likes of norbert kents. down towards devon and cornwall and across wales, the cloud will fit in, bringing more persistent outbreaks of rain. strengthening breeze. though rain and wind post did you push further east. clear skies, then this band of rain arrives during the early hours of sunday. sunday starts ona mild early hours of sunday. sunday starts on a mild bout of the most bases. a bit fresherfor on a mild bout of the most bases. a bit fresher for the north—east of scotland, but the day is really

going to be characterised by this area of low pressure, this weather front moving in from the west, bringing larger spells of rain that strengthening southerly winds as well. the rain will be heaviest over the higher ground of wales, northern england, scotland, and lower levels will be fairly patchy by the afternoon. a return to sunshine and showers in the north—west later. the emphasis is the strength of the wind. low pressure to the north, through sunday into monday, during monday we will continue to see the winds rotating around the low pressure. thus could reach as high as 70 mph across northern parts of scotland. still windy even further south across the country. a mix of sunshine, but also fairly frequent and pretty blustery showers. enjoy the rest of your weekend, sarah, thanks very much. we looked to the skies for the weather, let‘s look even further afield, to space. now, if you‘re not a fan of long haulflights, this next piece of news

might interest you. how does london to new york in just 29 minutes sound? american rocket entrepreneur elon musk says he has designed a reusable rocket system — called the bfr — which could transport 100 people from one side of the world to the other, in under an hour. the boss of tesla motors has also unveiled plans to start sending people to mars as early as 202a. what do you reckon, new york and half an hour or what do you reckon, new york and halfan houror mars? what do you reckon, new york and half an hour or mars? which i would rather? mars. someone who knows a bit more about how this might, or might not work is dr martin archer. he is a space physicist at imperial college london. when i heard this, i thought he was putting it out there, but maybe it was not credible. is it? there are aspects of credibility in everything he says. elon musk is known for being very visionary, very ambitious. i do think there was a lot of truth in there that will come

to pass, maybe not 202a. probably a bit later than that. but a lot of these things will happen. i‘m personally not back convinced by the whole rockets were travelling around the planet, but this stuff about mars and some early test missions to the moon, i think that will definitely go ahead. who is elon musk? why should we believe all care what he says? elon musk has had a long history of success. he started out in paypal, which everyone uses now. then he went on to form tesla motors, sell electric cars. in an era where people said electric cars arejust era where people said electric cars are just like era where people said electric cars arejust like milk era where people said electric cars are just like milk floats, era where people said electric cars arejust like milk floats, they era where people said electric cars are just like milk floats, they will not go anywhere, now we are seeing great stuff with that. then he formed space x which is what this is all about, one of these early private space companies. you may have seen over the last few years this idea of landing rockets, and being able to reuse them. they have

them at 16 times successfully. they are them at 16 times successfully. they a re really them at 16 times successfully. they are really driving the cost of space down. and doing services for satellite companies, and even the international space station. he's credible but also remarkably ambitious. nothing wrong with that, but it seems like he‘s pushing boundaries. he claims he can do something nasa cannot yet do? nasa obviously being a big government body has to be a bit more realistic. they had to be more comfortable to the tax —— culpable to the taxpayer. i think that is the realistic timescale, once things would space x gets underway, actually that will probably be pushing into the 20 305 when things actually happened. but because elon musk has this cult following and is known for this visionary statement, he has kind of tried to strive to do it quickly. that‘s the mars stuff. let‘s look at

the proposed flight times for this rocket travel long haul flight. the proposed flight times for this rocket travel long haulflight. this is 22 minutes, hong kong to singapore, los angeles toronto. i am trying to imagine a traffic control looking at their monitors with normal plane flight and then these things whizzing past. it is incompatible, isn‘t it, with normal planes? it's a very different sort of thing. for one, the whole idea is you go into space. you do not have the runways for taking off and landing. it will all be vertical. it will literally go straight up into space, then pop back down. you will have some bits, i would imagine they would not be near airports, to try to mitigate this. in the vr then, we saw them landing an almost an island, off manhattan or something. this is what we do they do with the space rockets, they land on barges out to sea, often a safety thing

because this is new technology. have a successful run now that they had some failures to start with, obviously. they do these things out to sea. they will probably do something similar if this goes ahead. i don‘t know if it will. you have to think, for one, if this is an effective use of fuel? it will obviously be incredibly expensive. the other thing i have thought about is, you know how much people complain about the flight path is for aeroplanes, how the hell would you feel if you are under a rocket past? how will it feel inside? maybe a quickjourney but what‘s the actual travel experience? you will feel... you know that feeling when the plane takes off when you get pushed back into your seat, what we called g defaults? extremes of that. there are reasons why astronauts go through so much training, you may have seen the mini centrifuges, simple fighter pilots as well please spin around so quickly to get the same feeling. your face gets pushed

back into your skull and you look of it terrible. it‘s like that. you have to be able to get up there into orbit. so you get to your meeting in time, but you look shopping. for a few seconds, yeah. thanks for talking to us. that‘s all from us for today. roger and rachael will be back here on bbc one from six tomorrow. until then, whatever you are doing today, have a good day. bye— bye! this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. teachers and nurses in england and wales could have the 1% cap on their pay rises lifted next year. the treasury admits it needs to be more flexible where there are skill shortages, but unions ask who will foot the bill? ahead of the conservative party conference tomorrow, bori5johnson again intervenes in the brexit debate. the most serious animal cruelty offences could soon be punished with up to five years in jail instead of six months also in the next hour — it‘s the older generation spending money on having fun. people in their 205 and 305 can‘t

afford as many meals out or expensive coffees. hello, everybody. welcome to the exciting new sound of radio 1. are you radio 1 is 50 years old today — we‘ll be looking back at the highlights.