hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. motorway speed limits through roadworks could be raised to 60 mph. it follows trials which shows drivers are less distracted and feel safer driving at higher speeds. good morning. it's saturday, 21st october. also this morning: tensions rise as the spanish government meets this morning to approve measures to take direct control over catalonia. battening down the hatches as storm brian threatens to bring flooding and winds of 70 mph. storm brian hjort here and will give many of us are very windy and occasionally wet start to the weekend. improving tomorrow but still blustery. all of the weather

and what we can expect from storm brian in the next half—hour. in sport, boos not bow bells ring out in the east end. after west ham united lose 3—0 to brighton, piling the pressure on manager slaven bilic. good morning. first, our main story: speed limits through motorway roadworks could be raised from 50 to 60 mph. the proposed changes follow trials by highways england which showed drivers feel safer at higher speeds. jon donnison reports. roadworks and my laughter mile of little orange cones are the bane of many driver's lives. the current speed limit is 50 mph, but highways england says that could be increased to up to 60. it follows trials where drivers were fitted with heartrate monitors to check stress levels. 60% of participants recorded a decrease

in average heart rate in the 60 mph trials on. in the 55 mph trials on, the decrease was 56%. some drivers said they were more relaxed at higher speeds because it allowed them to accelerate away from large lorries. but the union representing road workers has described the plans asa road workers has described the plans as a deadly version of wacky races, which would make dangerous work areas twice as dangerous. highways england says it is carrying out further, but the changes could be phased in by the end of the year. winds of up to 70 mph and high tidal waves are expected in parts of the uk this morning, as storm brian makes landfall. some coastal communities have been preparing for the arrival of the storm stocking up with sandbags for barricades. forecasters are warning of the potential for power cuts, flooding and delays to transport. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for a swathe

of britain, including wales and southern england up to the midlands. and after 7am, we'll have the latest from cornwall, which is expected to bear the brunt of storm brian. nick will keep you up to date with the forecast throughout the morning. the spanish government is expected to impose direct rule on catalonia later today. it's likely to increase tensions with pro—independence supporters. the catalan regional government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. brionhy williams has this report. it could be a landmark moment for spain. the prime minister, mariano rajoy, is due to begin the process of the government stepping in and exerting control over what it sees as a disobedient regional administration. catalonia has many strands of autonomy, including running its own education, healthcare, and police force. and in time all could be taken over. but the controversial move is already making many in the region nervous.

gunfire built upon memories of violence caused by spanish national police disrupting catalonia's disputed referendum. beth, seen here comforting her mother the following day, is now horrified madrid might take control. i don't want violence, i don't want a war, but if i have to go to have a strike, i will do it. but outside the region, the decision excepted by the spanish government has huge support. spain's king felipe says catalonia is and will remain an essential part of the country. he added that the catalan government was causing a rift and spain would solve the problem through democratic institutions. the spanish government has a strategy but it risks further fractures within catalan society and deeper divisions not only within catalonia itself, but between the region and the rest of spain. the world health organization has appointed the zimbabwean leader

robert mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador". it said the appointment was because of the african country's commitment to public health. critics say his human rights record renders him unfit to represent the organisation. the church of england is to debate holding services of blessing for same—sex couples for the first time. if it's agreed by the church's ruling general synod, the services could be held after a couple has married in a secular ceremony, or formed a civil partnership. callum may reports. aya, david, take 4::*;* 11: 7 been 47,7777 17.77 7 been to g but fféfhurrh not ‘ their 7: be ,.:.:..,. . e7 be blessed. 7_7 be blessed. it says relationships to be blessed. it says there is real and profound disagreement about sexuality. bishops set up a group to spend three years discussing what to do next, but the hand may now have been

forced by some in hereford who voted in favour of prayer and dedication following a marriage or civil partnership. now it will be —— be debated by the church's ruling seen on. the proposed service is described as night —— neither contrary to all opposed to the current doctrine and some priests will be able to opt out. they haven't yet gone as far as anglicans in the scottish episcopal is church, which began holding same—sex weddings this year, and conservative campaigners called the move of fundamental departure from church teaching. the synod which meets twice a year is yet to fix it date for the debate to take place. the united states has intervened to try to prevent further conflict between kurdish and iraqi forces in the disputed oil fields the volatile boundaries between the two sides.

the majority of households have experienced problems with their broadband over the last year, with slow speeds being the most common complaint. a survey by which? found that customers of virgin media, talktalk, sky and bt were the most likely to be affected. frustration mw become dependent on mw become i dependent on ! for! we've become so dependent on it for shopping, banking and entertainment that the intranet is not working can drive people mad. cuts out more than it should. i live in the countryside and its terrible, about 5 megabits per second. the speedy my area doesn't work as well as it should. it depends on where you live. i live ina it depends on where you live. i live in a newbuild apartments, so the speedis in a newbuild apartments, so the speed is pretty good. in a newbuild apartments, so the speed is pretty goodli in a newbuild apartments, so the speed is pretty good. i get what i pay for. the survey shows 21% of customers had problems with speed

are i7% experienced frequent dropouts in the connection, 12% had a wireless router fault and 8% had no connection at all for hours or days. talktalk, 33% said speed was slow. 38% of virgin customers complained about price increases. talktalk says it is disappointment and its extensive investment programme has already led to fewer fa u lts programme has already led to fewer faults and quicker repair times. virgin says it service is faster and the majority of its customers get their advertised speed or above at their advertised speed or above at the times. there is a regulator of com, with thejob the times. there is a regulator of com, with the job of making sure companies provide what they promise. it says they must up their game. shall w7 shall we 1; to i shall we 1; to - or havei look papers? have a look at the ”aers. the let's have a look at the papers. the times has the story about roadworks

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