mouse cells. minecraft is a the mouse cells. minecraft is a brilliant game because it allows us to do these crazy things. it allows us to do these crazy things. it allows us to be creative. you have to undo what you just did. in this production boundaries are blurred between the future and past, graphics and theatrics. play craft live will take its audience to new places. chris page, bbc news, derry. we'll be back in a few moments with the headlines. see you then. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. tougher sentences to tackle the threat of acid attacks. after a surge in violent crime,

the government says anyone repeatedly caught carrying acid could face a minimum of six months injail. good morning, it's saturday, 14th october. also this morning: desperate efforts to tackle the california wildfires. at least 36 people have now been killed. we hear first—hand how whole neighbourhoods have been reduced to ash. i opened the door and i could see a massive wall of flames coming towards my house and i grabbed my phone and my computer and got out into the garage and got in the car andi into the garage and got in the car and i left. hollywood grapples with the harvey weinstein scandal as the organisers of the oscars meet

to discuss their response. in sport, two old foes reunited on the pitch this lunchtime. liverpool host manchester united at anfield as the premier league returns after the international break. and darren has the weather. good morning. there is a lot of unusual weather over the coming few days. this weekend, even into monday, some warm conditions for many of us and then by the beginning of the week, we've got the arrival of ophelia and some damaging winds. join me laterfor all the details. good morning. first, our main story. tougher prison sentences are being planned for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. the government wants to introduce a minimum six month jail term in england, wales and scotland. it's after the number of acid attacks across the uk more than doubled in the past five years. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed a chemical on their victims. joshua jordan and sadik kamara were part of a gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london.

the woman, in her 50s, was squirted with ammonia at least three times. herface burning, she bravely fought back. later, jordan and kamara sprayed another woman with ammonia. they will be sentenced next month. the government wants to give police greater powers to prevent attacks with substances like ammonia. in future it will be an offence to carry harmful chemicals in public, unless there's a reasonable explanation. i think the police will be able to use their good common sense and judgment to see the context in which that person is caught in possession of the corrosive substance and they will be able to exercise their judgment and make a good decision about that. under the home office plans on violent crime, there will be a four—year maximum prison term for possession

of harmful chemicals. people convicted twice or more will face an automatic prison sentence. ministers also want a knife ban in sixth form colleges, further education centres and universities — just as there is in schools. in london, police are being issued with test kits to check the contents of suspicious bottles of liquid. they're also being given protective gloves and water bottles, so they can treat victims quickly. together, with the proposed new laws, officers hope it will help prevent more attacks. at least 36 people have died in the wildfires that continue to spread in northern california. authorities say 9,000 firefighters are tackling 17 separate wildfires in a wine region to the north of san francisco which are among the worst in the area's history. three smaller fires have been contained. dave lee reports. sir, you've got to go! this breathtaking footage shows a police officer's view on sunday. he was in the city

of santa rosa helping terrified residents evacuate. the next day, the city looks like this. these fires have choked california, displacing 90,000 people and destroying more than 5,000 buildings. it's burning an area that's almost the size of new york city. as some areas reopen after being deemed safe, other parts of this region are being told to get ready to get out quickly. there is some good progress being made, however, some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. some have come from as far as australia to offer expertise, but with the weekend upon them, these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. in areas where the fire has already been and gone, police are also having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes.

we walk and see our neighbourhood flattened. it looks like a bomb has gone off in our neighbourhood. it's so heartbreaking. the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. in nearby san francisco, air quality has been measured as the poorest on record — worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. earlier we spoke to emmy eichner whose home was completely destroyed by the wildfires. i opened the door and i could see a massive wall of flames coming towards my house and i grabbed my phone and my computer and got out

into the garage and got in the car andi into the garage and got in the car and i left. there were no emergency notifications on our cellphone that went off, there was nothing. those of us who weren't watching the news that heard that there were fires and napa had no idea that anything out of the ordinary was going on. britain has said it will defend the international nuclear deal with iran, after donald trump decided he would no longer endorse it. all the other signatories including france, china, and germany have said they remain committed to the agreement. the us president said iran had already violated the deal and has threatened to abandon the agreement altogether. as we have seen in north korea, the longer we ignore a threat, the worse that threat becomes. it is why we are determined that the world's leading sponsor of terrorism will never obtain nuclear weapons. the former us presidential candidate, hillary clinton has predicted that there could be serious disruption for

britain if brexit talks conclude without a deal. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr she warned that no deal could see some businesses leaving the uk for mainland europe. let's get more detail now from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. so this is an interview she has done in london with andrew marr. tell us more? well, it is a sense of what might have been had the us presidential election worked out differently and hillary clinton ended up in the white house. she has given us her thoughts on brexit and with no breakthrough in brussels there is more and more talk of this possible no deal scenario where the uk leaves the eu without a specific trade deal in place. that would mean ta riffs trade deal in place. that would mean tariffs on goods imported into the uk and also vice versa, tariffs imported from the uk to other eu countries. perfectly fine and workable according to a lot of mps and the prime minister herself has said that no deal would be better than a bad deal. hillary clinton

clearly disagrees saying it would put britain at a disadvantage and would be disruptive. now, if that scenario were to happen, one thing those keen to leave the eu are pinning their hopes on is a trade deal with the us. mrs clinton not particularly optimistic about that either. saying donald trump's strategy of putting america first could make it very tricky to get a deal that benefits both the us and the uk. you're making a trade deal with someone who says he doesn't believe in trade so i'm not quite sure how that's going to play out over the next few years. these will have real world economic consequences. they will have an impact on people's incomes. donald trump, of course sees it very differently. he has talked already about a new chapter for stronger trade between the uk and the us and a big and exciting trade deal that he hopes the two countries can strike. talks cannot formally begin on that though until britain has

left the european union in march 2019. john tharngs thank you. and you can see that full interview with hillary clinton tomorrow at 9am on bbc one's andrew marr show. as we've been hearing this morning, the organisers of the oscars are set to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against the film producer harvey weinstein. since news of the scandal broke a little over a week ago, more and more people have been speaking out about the culture in the entertainment industry. for some, the idea of the so—called "casting couch" may seem like a relic of the golden age of the studio system. others say that sexual harassment and exploitation is still rife. in a moment we'll speak to an actor about her experiences. but first, laura bicker brings us this report from hollywood. the conversation on the red carpetd of hollywood has changed.

tough questions are being asked about the culture of this industry and yet some are still unwilling to come up with answers. this is what happened when i asked about harvey weinstein at this film premiere. in the aftermath of this... how does hollywood heal? you've been in this industry a long time. yeah, we're going to pass on that one. come on, this way. but thank you so much. the start of the picture, renee zellweger, worked with harvey weinstein. i'm told my microphone is not allowed near her. you guys need to, you guys need to move back, please. like way back. it worries hollywood's newest recruits, warming up ahead of their big scene. some of those starting in their career fear exploitation has become the price they have to pay for being part of the industry. ifeel like music and movies is all about who you know and what you're willing to do. just listen to what goes through the mind of this young actress before an audition. but before you even step into the room, am i the right look? are they going to like

me because of this? i don't have that. but what if they ask me to do that? oh, i can't do that! ok, maybe i shouldn't go. it sounds crazy, but that is literally the conversation that goes on in your head. does it not depress you? yeah, it's terrible! it's horrible. ijust, i feel like that's the way it is and there's nothing i can do about it. the organisation women in film has set up a hotline to allow victims to report abuse and potentially take their cases to court. you know, the idea in hollywood, which has become so customary, that if you're uncomfortable in a situation, let's say you're a woman, and you speak up and say, this situation is uncomfortable, you're basically asked to leave. you're normally given money and then you sign some kind of a nda or a confidentiality agreement or a quick claim.

what i get angry about is the system that lets them believe that they deserve to be treated this way. this systemic sexism in show business may come as no surprise to people here. but there is a hope that it may act as some kind of tipping point, that the industry can now reform itself from within. that'll mean more women taking up powerful positions behind the scenes. that may be the only way that this casting couch culture will change. hollywood is being forced to look at itself from a new angle and it might not like what it sees. let's talk to the actor, eirini mo who is in our london newsroom. thank you very much forjoining us. we wa nt thank you very much forjoining us. we want to get an idea of what it's like for aspiring actors who are in this industry trying to get work, who perhaps may come up against

powerful figures who perhaps may come up against powerfulfigures and who perhaps may come up against powerful figures and feel they may have to compromise on something. have you ever experienced that? yes, i have actually. i think it's quite ha rd i have actually. i think it's quite hard because when you decline the advances of a director or a producer, you think, "am i doing the right thing? is that going to hinder my career?" so it's quite hard and especially if you don't know how to be, if you're really young you may think it is normal. but then actually it's not. you should not be doing anything that you don't feel co mforta ble doing anything that you don't feel comfortable with. we were hearing in that report earlier, another actor saying that the thoughts that go through your head ahead of an addition, what if i am asked to do that? what should do i? she said well, i just that? what should do i? she said well, ijust don't go. how do you 110w well, ijust don't go. how do you now approach auditions? are you still fearful that this may happen? i always tell people where i'm going, who i'm seeing and sometimes ifi going, who i'm seeing and sometimes if i don't feel comfortable enough i go with someone else like once i went with an actor friend of mine

who pretended to be my dad! gosh. you laugh, it's shocking, it sounds as if you don't feel safe in your sfreu when you go for a job interview? yeah, i agree. when you are in the room, you don't know what they are going to ask you to do and initially you feel maybe i should go ahead with it, but then you're thinking no, ishouldn't. i don't feel comfortable with that and it's not part of the role. it's not part of what i'm auditioning for. without being too graphic, we are going to a family audience as well this morning, what inappropriate situations have you been put in?” was requested to self tape and do the self tape naked and i didn't do it because i went back to the producer and i said is that really necessary for the part i'm going for? because my part was playing a mum ofa for? because my part was playing a mum of a young child and auditioning naked was not necessary.

what was the reaction of that producer when you questioned the reason behind doing this tape? no response. at all. you didn't get the job? you were ignored from then on? yes, exactly that. exactly and that's when you're thinking am i actually doing the right thing? shall ijust go actually doing the right thing? shall i just go for actually doing the right thing? shall ijust go for it, but then it's like, no, you shouldn't if you don't think it's appropriate. has this taken place in the uk? yes. at the moment we are talking about hollywood and we are talking about the allegations against harvey weinstein the big producer mogul in the film industry, film mogul. it is happening in the uk, would you say that, that it's common place, is it? yes, i would worked in the usa, i didn't have anything there. that ins sta nce didn't have anything there. that ins stance happened in the uk, yes. so, now, when you go for a job, you have said you take someone with you to auditions. have you made it very

clear that you're not the kind of person who will compromise on your morals or your actions ahead of getting a job. do you think you have suffered in that sense in terms of work? potentially, i may have. i wouldn't know, but i'm always very professional and very polite in all thejobs professional and very polite in all the jobs that i go for. even professional and very polite in all thejobs that i go for. even if professional and very polite in all the jobs that i go for. even if i can feel that either the director or the producer may want something else, i politely decline in a very, very professional way because i don't want them to dislike me but at the same time i dwoont to do something that i don't feel co mforta ble something that i don't feel comfortable with. what do you think now that these claims, these allegations are out, harvey weinstein himself has said he needs help and he has reportedly been admitted into a rehabilitation facility. do you think it's going to change? do you think now there is a hope that there will be a realisation that this cannot continue? so, hopefully things will change. obviously i was not there andi change. obviously i was not there and i never met him. but hopefully,

everything will change and i'm glad that hollywood celebrities came out and spoke about their experiences and spoke about their experiences and that may make other people come out and speak about their experiences and hopefully girls or young girls will not have to go through anything that they don't wa nt to through anything that they don't want to do. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us and telling us about your experiences in the acting world. thank you. it's 9.18am and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: harsher prison sentences are being planned for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid and other corrosive substances. several thousand extra firefighters have been deployed in california to fight wildfires that have so far killed 33 people. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. a real mixture to come actually over

the coming few days. we have some warm air heading our way and later what will be an ex—hurricane. the two are linked. if we head down into the atlantic and down to the south, south of the azores, this is where we find the area of cloud here and this is hurricane ophelia. a category two hurricane. sustained winds around 100mph. it has got a distinct eye there. now, the re m na nts of distinct eye there. now, the remnants of that are going to be heading northwards, joining forces with this band of cloud here and ahead of that cloud, we have got the warm air that's getting drawn up from the south and dragged northwards into much of the uk. and where we get the sunshine over the next few days we could see a headline temperature of 2a celsius which is unusual for this time of year. that picture taken by a weather watcher in lincolnshire where we will see some warmth and sunshine. it will be more of a struggle towards the south—west here

in paignton. that should be peter out. most of the rain coming on the weather front in the north—west of scotland later. in many places, we will see skies brightening and cloud breaking up and there will be sunshine across england and wales. central and eastern areas seeing the highest of the temperatures. could be up to 22 celsius pt won't be as warm for scotla nd celsius pt won't be as warm for scotland and northern ireland. even though we could see sunshine at times. we will have rain overnight. the rain becoming heavy in the north—west of scotland and northern isles too. elsewhere dry, patches of low cloud and mist around too, but as you can see, it is going to be a mild night. temperatures about 12 or 13 celsius. and when you get the sunshine coming through tomorrow, it will warm up quickly as well. however, for scotland and northern ireland, that rain doesn't know whether it is coming or going and sta rts whether it is coming or going and starts to move southwards. the cloud breaking up more across england and wales. again, for central and eastern air crass, where we have got shelter from the high ground as well. so the temperatures could be higher than that, 22 or 23 celsius, not out of the question. and then, of course, we are waiting for the

arrival of ex—hurricane ophelia by this stage. this deep area of low pressure here is going to track its way northwards. the exact track is still open to question perhaps, but it looks like we will see some potentially damaging winds and the worst of the winds picking up in the south—west of england, moving northwards through the english channel, gusts of 80mph possible for the eastern side of northern ireland, 70mph in western scotland later on. whilst it is windy here, further east across england, it won't be as windy and we will probably find the peek of the temperatures on monday, 2a celsius. so some huge differences by the beginning of the week across the uk. won't be a hurricane by then, but could bring some damaging winds especially for the western side of the uk. watch this space! we will be watching that space closely, darren, thank you very much. we're on bbc one until ten o'clock this morning, when matt tebbutt takes over in the saturday kitchen. that's a nice shirt you're on. it's

my rehearsal shirt. will you wear it on the show? i have got food on it! maybe you should change because you did say it was your sunday shirt and it's saturday. it makes me feel casual. i'm glad you're taking it seriously. we've got oysters today, naga. you like oysters? yeah, you converted me. our special guest todayis converted me. our special guest today is rhod gilbert and you are here to face food heaven or food hell. what's your idea of heaven? baked potato and cottage cheese! remember those roots. is that glamorous enough for you? yes glamorous. i look forward to that one. what about your hell? i've gone trout, but boney fish. the faff of

boney fish. we have got two great chefs as well. what are you going to be cooking? a warm banana cake. welcome back. thank you. are you going to take over? i'm not going to ta ke going to take over? i'm not going to take over! i'm going to cook venison. a little bit of spice and dip it in egg and fry it and a vegetable that's so under rated in britain, bristol sprouts. iwill cook it in a minute! laughter it's not under rated in britain, is it the brussel sprout. in britain we stamp on it and bash it. i have never seen anyone stamp on it and bash it. i have never seen anyone stand stamp on it and bash it. i have never seen anyone stand on a stamp on it and bash it. i have never seen anyone stand on a brussel sprout. i have never seen it happen. we'll do it for them. we've got olly smith here with lots of wine and don't forget the fate is down to you

at home and you need to decide by going to the website and looking for details. so, all that, going to the website and looking for details. so, allthat, lots of going to the website and looking for details. so, all that, lots of fun, we details. so, all that, lots of fun, we will see you at 10am. and clean shirts hopefully. yeah, i will change the shirt. love you matt, ta ke change the shirt. love you matt, take care. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. our guest is historian tessa dunlop. this is from the ft, this is barcelona and the events unfolding there? this is the outsider nobody thought would be successful. the leader of catalonia, the man who ran what was in the face of huge ressance in spain a successful illegal referendum, but of course, he has to pick or chart his course very, very carefully. he said, "ok, now we have the independent

republic, which i'm temporarily suspending for talks." he has to make some clarification on monday. what is interesting about this is that it what is interesting about this is thatitis what is interesting about this is that it is not similar situation, but the nationalist movement in scotla nd but the nationalist movement in scotland and nicola sturgeon's response to catalan has been very acoded because she emphasised in scotland's case it has been legal, a precedent that was set with alex salmond and cameron and the edinburgh accord. but actually where next? at her conference this week she said, "what kind of a nation do we wa nt she said, "what kind of a nation do we want to be?" a heckler said, "an independent one." the brexit vote was a vote for english nationalism. just because it is not an english parliament to give that an expression. so you have england

against brussels and scotland against brussels and scotland against westminster and catalonia against westminster and catalonia against madrid. where does it leave the other half? i think generally most of these nations are split. where does it leave the other half who don't just take where does it leave the other half who don'tjust take the national identity from one place? so if you're scottish and british, or if you're scottish and british, or if you're cat loanian and spanish, i don't think this current world where we are seeing rigid definitions definitions you can't be both anymore. it is critical, notjust for catalonia, but for movements across europe. let's talk about trump and iran. clear reaction from the uk, germany and france. may, merkel and macron opposing his refusal to ink this deal with iran. trump tries to hold his word in terms of what he says he will do and then what he tries to action. he said this is a weak deal. it is a bad deal. this was a deal struck by obama in 2015 with a series of world

leaders to bring iran into the world community and trump has very difficult nitly said no, i want to stick iran back out in the cold. i wa nt to stick iran back out in the cold. i want to keep a beady on it. there is no carrot, there isjust want to keep a beady on it. there is no carrot, there is just stick here, but what's interesting for those who think thank goodness and macron and may and merkel are together, america spends $601 billion a year on its military. it has more military capacity than the next nine countries put together. so, this man has extraordinary power. beyond his tweets, ok, and his big talk, he has real power. so it's extremely important that we don't just keep iran in conversation, but we keep trump in conversation. does that mean that you have to appease trump? iam nota mean that you have to appease trump? i am not a world leader. it doesn't mean that we have to appease trump, but britain always played an

effective role within the eu being a bridge, that conversational bridge between america and europe and i really hope that we get back on track and somehow manage to, we need to find a way of communicating with this man, we have got north korea, we don't want an iran or america to go off on their own. there is big opposition to trump in america which holds him back, congress and the democratic institutions in that nation, but lest we've forgotten, he is the commander—in—chief of the biggest arsenal of the world. and one way to build bridges is to be more mindful. it's a phrase we are more mindful. it's a phrase we are more used to, isn't it, mindfulness. you can be taught mindfulness? you can do it right now on the live show. in the guardian today, there is going to be a house of commons world first where international leaders from over the world including a democratic politician, who is so frequented out by trump's tweets he is doing mindfulness. they are getting together in the commons

to ta ke are getting together in the commons to take a bit of time. are they going to do the moves? i'm not going to get you to lie down, but i can sit and do it. you sit with a straight back and shoulders relaxed, both feet on the floor. charlie, you're going to be this man. you need to follow instructions. you need to follow instructions. you need to follow instructions. you need to focus on your breath going in and out. i'm not sure it's interesting television, luckily, charlie you're not a world leader with a vast arsenal. tory mps believe the breathing... which is the mp you're most looking forward to seeing in the mindful position? don't. that's so cruel. immediately, borisjohnson! ifeel don't. that's so cruel. immediately, boris johnson! i feel he don't. that's so cruel. immediately, borisjohnson! i feel he pretends don't. that's so cruel. immediately, borisjohnson! ifeel he pretends he i095, borisjohnson! ifeel he pretends he jogs, the camera is always on him when hejogs, jogs, the camera is always on him when he jogs, but jogs, the camera is always on him when hejogs, but i feel something steadierfor boris when hejogs, but i feel something steadier for borisjohnson when hejogs, but i feel something steadier for boris johnson wouldn't do any harm, would it? if we could pull his legs up and get him on the sofa and close his eyes and if he

could focus on his breathing he might then focus on what he says! when is this happening? tuesday. they are going to meet on tuesday and they will be led in a series of meditations. the sad news is i don't see borisjohnson meditations. the sad news is i don't see boris johnson in meditations. the sad news is i don't see borisjohnson in the line—up. meditations. the sad news is i don't see boris johnson in the line-up. he will be busy that day. can you imagine boris and corbyn. i'm looking forward to that. we will be reporting it on wednesday i'm sure. i had another hurricane for you. baton down the hatches. we are finishing on the calm. that's true. on the calm before the storm. thank you very much. the headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. people caught carrying acid twice in public will receive a mandatory six—month prison sentence under plans proposed by the government. the move is aimed at curbing the number of attacks involving dangerous liquids which has more than doubled in five years. earlier, the home office minster sarah newton told this programme more about the proposals.

i think the police will be able to use their good common sense and good judgment to see the context in which that person is caught in possession of the corrosive substance and they will be able to exercise theirjudgment and make a good decision about that. at least 36 people have died in the wildfires that continue to spread in northern california. authorities say 9,000 firefighters are tackling 17 separate wildfires in a wine region to the north of san francisco which are thought to be among the worst in the area's history. three smaller fires have been contained. earlier we spoke to emmy eichner whose home was completely destroyed by the wildfires. i opened the door and i could see a massive wall of flames coming

towards my house. i grabbed my phone and left. there were no notifications that went off. those of cars watching the news didn't know that there was anything out of the ordinary going on. the former us presidential candidate hillary clinton says there could be serious disruption for britain if brexit talks conclude without a deal. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr she also warns that a post—brexit trade agreement with the united states could be difficult to achieve. you are making a trade deal with someone who says he doesn't believe in trade, so i'm not quite sure how that's going to play out over the next few years. these will have real—world economic consequences. they will have an impact on people's incomes. and you can see that full interview with hillary clinton tomorrow on the andrew marr show at 9am on bbc one. britain has said it will defend the international nuclear deal with iran, after donald trump decided he would no longer endorse it. the us president said iran had

already violated the deal and has threatened to abandon the agreement altogether. all the other signatories, including france, china, and germany have said they remain committed to the agreement. some of hollywood's most powerful figures behind the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against the film producer harvey weinstein. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, which has awarded 81 oscars to films produced by his company, says the allegations of sexual assault were repugnant. he denies the allegations. the duchess of cambridge's uncle has been charged with assault. gary goldsmith was arrested on friday following an incident in the early hours of the morning, according to the metropolitan police. he was bailed and is due to appear at westminster magistrates court later this month. a new bridge that crosses the mersey

opened last night. most drivers will have two page to cross the bridge. it's thought that it will discourage people from using it. now, the big match between manchester united and liverpool. yes, the rivalry has gone back as far as yes, the rivalry has gone back as farasa yes, the rivalry has gone back as far as a century ago. so much is wrapped up in this. the liverpool manager jurgen klopp has been defending his record ahead of this lunchtime's meeting between the two great rivals. if his team lose, liverpool will have the same number of points that they had two years ago, when his predecessor brendon rogers, was sacked. while manchester united under

jose mourinho are joint top, and will be out to frustrate klopp's side at anfield. i play with one defender and my strikers. we can go with a new system, an evolution of the old one. don't worry about it. manchester united sent some of their big names to anfield yesterday to honour former liverpool manager and player kenny dalglish. sir alex ferguson, and sir bobby charlton, were among a host of former united players and managers who joined up with liverpool greats as the grounds centenary stand was renamed after dalglish. around 12,000 fans will sit in the stand later, with more tributes to be paid before kick off. scotland have put malky mackay in charge of the team for the friendly

against the netherlands next month, while one of the potential long term targets, david moyes, told bbc radio 5 live last night that he wouldn't turn down the job, although he would prefer to return to club football. the former manchester united boss left sunderland in may, following their relegation from the premier league. he is one of the favourites to replace strachan, who left on thursday after scotland failed to qualify for the world cup. no approach from scotland, but i work closely with the sfa. two weeks ago i was working with the colleges in scotland, so they know what i have if they wanted to speak to me. i don't think you would turn down a national team opportunity, but it's also got to be the right time. my first choice would be to go back into club management, but if scotland wanted to talk somewhere along the line i'd be happy to help or speak with them and see what they have to say. the studio looks quite moody and

atmospheric. but why? maybe they don't need the lights. or maybe they for them! if it was dark for us, we would fall asleep. we need the like. there you 90, asleep. we need the like. there you go, a little aside. sorry about that! on the domestic front, rangers won 3—0 at stjohnstone to stay in touch with the two leaders of the scottish premiership. carlos pena got two. this his second after stjohnstone had a man sent off. rangers move to within three points of celtic and aberdeen. a new manager and a new dawn for birmingham city, who are out of the bottom three in the championship after beating the leaders cardiff city. che adams scored the only goal for steve cotterill in his first game in charge. meanwhile, bristol city moved up to third after a goalless draw with burton albion.

european rugby is back this weekend and the champions cup got off to a raucous start as ulster came from behind to beat injury—hit wasps 19—9 in belfast. wasps led at the break, but ulster turned it around in a couple of second half minutes. jakob stockdale's try was followed by another from stuart mccloskey to give the ulstermen victory. now, could this be naga's influence? i think not. england's matt wallace might only be ranked 150th in the world... but he'sjoint leader of the italian open going into today's third round. the 27 —year—old has been roaring along the fairways at golf club milano, next door to the monza motor racing circuit.

he ended yesterday level with australia's marcus fraser on 13 under par after a round of 65 which included four birdies and that eagle at the ninth. britain's natasha jonas maintained her perfect record as a professional with a third—round stoppage of hungary's marianna gulyas last night. jonas knocked her opponent down three times before the contest was stopped in the third round for her third win as a pro. the 33—year—old retired from boxing in 2015, but changed her mind and turned professional in april 2017. now cue the music, it's time for strictly on horseback, well almost. dressage, has been described as dancing with your horse, and is regarded as the highest form of horse training and so you'd think out, of reach for most of us. but multiple paralympic champion, natasha baker has spent her life proving how accessible it can be. i've been tojoin her in training. she has cleared more hurdles than most and now five—time paralympic champion natasha baker faces a new challenge.

grooming time for freds... the dressage star is on a mission to find a new horse for the next paralympics, while also trying to persuade beginners like myself that this sport is more accessible than you may think and that we can all move with the grove, even if it's not a foxtrot. what makes natasha's story remarkable is that she lost all feeling in her legs when she was young. you need to be upright, but relaxed. and yet it's with your legs that you communicate with your horse. i can't use my legs at all when i ride. i'm pretty much useless from here down, so i have to rely on my voice. so i tell a horse what to do. and then i can use my seat as well, so i can turn this way to turn left and that way to turn right. i can lean forward if i want to go more forward and lean back if i want them to come back to me.

i love dressage, it's like freedom for me, because i'm restricted with my legs. they kind of lend me theirs and i can get on the horse and do things that a lot of able—bodied people can't. i can't dance on the dancefloor, so i can dance on my horse instead! she says a flight to america gave her the confidence to dance at paralympic level and is now inspiring others. now trot the other way as well. i quite like that it's sort ofjust about you and your horse and about the relationship between you and your horse. good! between you and your horse. it can seem a rather impossible sport to novice riders, or those with a chequered history of horseriding. and i know bungle here is not going to be fooled by my smart appearance. it's going to be how i communicate with this horse that means all the difference. keep the rhythm.

sitting up tall. don't forget to smile! you have to concentrate so hard to keep the rhythm of the trot. even with the trainer holding onto bungle, it was asking a lot of him in the first lesson to do moves like this. and here we are trying a sideways move. i always say you've got to imagine you are the queen of england. and with any good performance ends with a grand finale, as the music reaches a climax and you come graciously to a halt and await the judge's verdict. that was good, but i'm not quite sure if you would be winning one of these, but good try. it's a dream! she is such an inspiration, and the cash. she will be returning to

competing on monday. she is looking for a new war because her old horses passed away. she has come back on freddie, but he is a bit young, he is six, so young for address aj. it needs to be a highly tuned relationship. with that, it's not about control, its about communication. that is why the partnership is so important. the horse has the trust you and know that you have two communicate effectively. i can't add much to be dressage conversation, but i can give you this snippet. captain kirk, william shatner, competes in dressage. he is quite eccentric, so it won't be dull. does he wear pointy ears? no,

that was spock. i am pleased because it has made me fall in love with horses again. just aj seemed safer and it's not boring. imagine that? if you can do the perfect dance with the all —— with your horse, what could be better? thank you very much, mike. there were about 35,000 claims over holiday sickness last year— a 500% rise since 2013. that's according to the association of british travel agents. but we've heard several stories this summer about the number of false claims by tourists. yet the couple's social media accounts carried posts where they boasted of holidays full of sun, laughter and fun. let's speak to shaun tuton. thank

you for your time this morning. it has drawn a lot of attention this story and people are amazed that this couple who were trying it on when called out. yes, they were. it's unfortunate that we have two sue people for putting in force claims. we're not saying that eve ryo ne claims. we're not saying that everyone who put in a claim because they fall ill is lying, but with a massive increase like we have, there is clearly a problem. four years ago the government address the problem of people putting in force claims relating to whiplash. the amount that could be paid out was limited,

so this area was not attractive to people any more and they have found another one. if you are on holiday... what are the travel companies telling you about the nature of the claims? what do they look like and what are people seeing what other signs that indicate they are fraudulent? if you look at the sheer number of claims, they have gone up and we know that these claims are being encouraged by claim management companies. people are coached into saying certain things and it looks suspicious. if you had fallen ill with food poisoning, you are not going to wait for three yea rs are not going to wait for three years to put in a claim. a lot of these people are because the limit is three years and suddenly there

are claims coming out of the blue. people who have never said at the time that they were ill. i must stress, if you do legitimately fall ill, tell your wrap, told the hotel manager. they will get you medical assistance because it can be serious, and then you have clear evidence that you have a problem and you can claim compensation legitimately. a lot of people are being cold called been told they are to this money. wink about whether you want to do this. as we have seen, this couple yesterday now have a prison sentence. also, in spain and portugal they are taking this very seriously. if you commit fraud, it isa very seriously. if you commit fraud, it is a criminal offence abroad and

you can also get a criminal record there. thank you very much for that. sean tipton is from the association of produce travel agents. so you can get a criminal record here and abroad because you are committing a crime abroad as well. now, it's going to be quite a sunny day today. we thought we would show you this. the mersey gateway links widnes and runcorn. it opened to traffic at midnight and the fact of the day is that the pylons, or columns, go down as far as 25 metres. beautiful view. the stjuste trying to come through. darren has the big weather picture for us this morning. how is it looking? we have some unusual weather.

hurricane ophelia is heading our way. put the azores on the map and you get a sense of how far away it is. it has a distinct eye. hurricane ophelia is currently a category two hurricane. it will weaken as it heads our way and will combine with this near stationary area of cloud that will bring rain to the north—west. ahead of that, we are drawing up warm air and where you get the sunshine is dependent on this. temperatures could be as high as 2a degrees. sunny skies will be towards the eastern areas. rain will come towards the eastern areas. rain will co m e m ostly towards the eastern areas. rain will come mostly later on further south

west and wales. away from that, the cloud will break. more sunshine and ballmer then yesterday. temperatures could be as high as 22 degrees in the south—east. not as warm in scotland. they will have rain that will turn heavy overnight. some mist and low cloud across western parts of england and wales, but a mild night. once the sun is out again on sunday, it will warm up quickly. we will hang on to the cloud across western areas of england and wales and northern ireland the rain will come back him, turning wetter and limiting the rising temperatures. further south temperatures won't be far off what we will see today and numbers could be slightly higher with a peak of 23 degrees. by the beginning of the week we are looking at the beginning of ophelia. it will

be an ex—hurricane, but a big storm. it is tracking northwards up the western side of the uk and that's where we will see the strongest winds. they will push up through the irish sea. they will also be rain. contrast that with what is happening across the south where temperatures will peak at 2a degrees. damaging winds, but unusually high temperatures. that's it from me. and initiative has been launched to increase the uptake of the flu jab. we arejoined now

increase the uptake of the flu jab. we are joined now by a renowned professor. sometimes for some groups of people, the vaccine does not work, but we also need to protect people who come in contact with vulnerable groups, such as care workers. flu is a variable virus. the vaccine is the match. sometimes the effectiveness is variable. as you get older, your immune system works less well. who decides what faxing is used, or what strain louise hughes? every year there is a

global surveillance organised by the world health organisation and they gather data from around the world on flu strains that are circulating and every year in the spring they decide what particular vaccines they will mix for that year so that companies can produce it, deliver it and it can produce it, deliver it and it can be administered in september. thank you very much. it is the second—best—selling videogame of all time and now ‘minecraft‘ which allows players to build things using cubic blocks is about to take centre stage in a new theatre production in what organisers describe as a ‘world first‘. playcraft live premieres tonight in londonderry. the show combines both real and virtual worlds. it will be performed by actors on stage and their digital avatars. our ireland correspondent, chris page went along to the playhouse in derry to see rehearsals. oh, my god. i am so relieved. i nearly died out there. this is a play which brings the idea of

translating page to screen onto another level. who's there? hello? not funny. meet me at the entrance to the museum of natural history. what? there is a screen in the auditorium that shows what happens when the video switches. each character has an avatar. in 1869 they were digging up rock structures... putting the characters into the minecraft world means they can be transported to any location or era. the audience will experience this as one seamless stream. so will many thousands more who are expected to watch online. it is incredible.

the whole project is inspiring. i love that we are trying to make this new form of theatre and interesting people who may not have been interested before. gamers being interested in theatre and merging the communities together. getting the opportunity to mix minecraft with this, it is blowing my mind because i am a big sci—fi buff. i am so proud to be on thisjob. so it is merging two of your greatest loves — theatre and sci—fi? you better believe it. this pioneering fusion has posed an imaginative challenge for the cast and crew. you have got the old lady of theatre and the new digital ballet dancer of the gaming world coming together. the writer has written a good story and it is about time travel. so the approach with actors is to allow them to have the idea of what it will be like to be able to time travel. these are the minecraft artists who make the

time travel possible. the digital puppeteers will be operating the avatars in the green room next to the stage during the show. we will be listening and waiting for and having cues from actors on stage and we will be preparing our themes. in minecraft there are no woolly mammoths, so we have had to create them ourselves. minecraft is a brilliant game because it allows us to do these crazy things. it allows us to be creative. you have to undo what you just did. in this production boundaries are blurred between the future and past, graphics and theatrics. playcraft live will take its audience to new places. chris page, bbc news, derry. it is quite an odd concept. i

suppose they want to encourage people who don't normally go to the theatre to go. that's all we've got time for today. i'll be back here tomorrow from 6am with chris. until then, whatever you do, have a good day. bye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 10am: automatic jail sentences are proposed for people repeatedly caught carrying acid after a surge in violent attacks. britain joins other countries in opposing president trump's threat to tear up a nuclear deal with iran. emergency talks are set to take place at the oscars over harvey weinstein following multiple claims of sexual assault. also this hour:

fears that wildfires could worsen in northern california so far, 36 people are known to have died. 250 remain unaccounted for. around 6,000 homes and properties have been destroyed. the travel show goes diving in bermuda. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news.