hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. new plans to make buying and selling homes cheaper, faster and less stressful. ministers outline proposals that could see an end to gazumping, but critics say it will do little to fix the housing crisis. good morning, it is sunday 22 october. also this morning: labour threatens to back tory rebels on brexit unless the government makes changes to its eu withdrawal bill. huge demonstrations in barcelona against spanish government plans to impose direct rule on catalonia. manchester united manager jose mourinho criticises players

after huddersfield shock manchester united, while city go five clear at the top of the premier league. and nick miller has the weather. good morning, it is still a bit windy out there, but the weather on the mend this sunday. have your full forecast in the next half an hour. good morning. first, our main story: the government say it is considering ways of making buying and selling houses faster, cheaper and less stressful in england and wales. it is launching a consultation which will look at whether it is possible to reduce moving costs and end practices like gazumping. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. moving home is often compared to getting divorced in terms of stress and worry. picking your new home is the easy part of the process, before ve nters, the easy part of the process, before venters, surveyors, solicitors, banks, agents, and removal vans get involved. currently, it can take three months on average to move home. getting the mortgage offer from your bank alone takes around 50 days. and a quarter of all

transactions fall through. and so the government will be consulting estate agents, solicitors, as well as buyers and sellers, to find out how best to speed up the process and cut costs for households.” how best to speed up the process and cut costs for households. i think if you use technology to gather as much information about the proposed sale, about the proposed property, to be conveyed at an early opportunity, a purchaser or seller won't talk to his lawyer or conveyancer until after he has agreed a sale. that information can be gathered and can be gathered digitally. i know the land registry is working on this, to improve it. so the more we can have up improve it. so the more we can have up and ready sales, in fact, the quicker it can become. while some people involved in the process welcomed the consultation, labour said it was a feeble effort and will not tackle the real issue of insufficient homes being built. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, has warned that, unless the government makes changes to the eu withdrawal bill, labour will side with conservative rebels to block it. hundreds of amendments have already been tabled to the legislation, which aims to transfer eu law

into the british statute books. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins us now. how significant is this, jonathan? it is important, yes, because it underlines how difficult and delicate the process is going to be for the government to get the eu withdrawal bill passed. it is a big, important piece of legislation. you might have heard it described as a big exercise in copying and pasting eu law into uk law, and its purpose is to ensure that when we do leave the eu in march 2019 things just don't fall apart overnight. there are don't fall apart overnight. there a re rules don't fall apart overnight. there are rules and regulations in place, that previously have been set by brussels, and that will now become uk law. the government can'tjust pushit uk law. the government can'tjust push it through, because of course, after the general election earlier this year it lost its majority, so it needs the help of parties on all

sides to get this through the houses of parliament. so labour now setting out what their demands would be, and on sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary's list are mps having the final say on the deal we reach with the european union, the transition period being written into law, and we would expect that be about to make years, and also a guarantee on workers' writes and consumers‘ writes. guarantee on workers‘ writes and consumers‘ writes. the government has said it will listen to mps‘ concerns on this and if necessary make changes to the bill, but it will not allow it to be racked. —— wrecked. huge demonstrations have taken place overnight in barcelona, as the political crisis in spain deepens. the spanish government has said it plans to impose direct rule on catalonia, and sack the regional administration, following a controversial independence referendum. the catalan president, carles puigdemont, has compared the government in madrid to that of fascist dictator general franco. tom burridge has more from barcelona. angrier than ever before —

catalans who want independence, digesting madrid‘s unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved government. the leader of catalonia‘s devolved government in the crowd. he called it the biggest attack on catalonia‘s autonomy since the dictatorship of franco. translation: this is the worst attack on the institutions and people of catalonia since the dictatorship of franco. earlier, spanish ministers approved what is known here as the nuclear option. in a few days, catalan autonomy will be suspended, the regional government sacked, all of its responsibilities run from madrid. prime minister rajoy said catalan leaders will not be allowed to destroy the whole way in which spain is governed. translation: we apply article 155 because no government of any

democratic country can accept disregard for the law. the key test will come when madrid tries to physically take control of the catalan authorities. will the catalan police and other local officials follow the spanish government‘s orders, or disobey? chanting in catalan. a new country won‘t appear through words, even as they will it to happen. they know, too, that bearing down on them is the all—powerful spanish state. tom burridge, bbc news, in barcelona. the new head of the world health organization says he is rethinking his decision to appoint the president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, as a goodwill ambassador. mr mugabe, who is 93, has led his country for 37 years, but has been condemned over his human rights record. britain and the united states warn the decision could overshadow the work of the global agency. a woman has been arrested

on suspicion of murder after a baby fell from a sixth—floor window in bradford and died. west yorkshire police say the woman, who is 23, is undergoing a medical assessment in custody. officers have described the death of the 18—month—old child as extremely traumatic, and say specially trained officers are working to support his family. research seen by 5 live investigates suggests patients are being denied groundbreaking treatments because the nhs can‘t afford them, despite the drugs being developed with money from the taxpayer. last year, nhs england spent over £1 billion on medicine, and pharmaceutical companies argue it costs billions of extra pounds turning scientific research into medicine. prison officers in four prisons will be able to use pava spray, similar to pepper spray, to arm themselves against aggressive

inmates, as part of a trial. the ministry ofjustice will also roll out over 5,000 body—worn cameras to officers in england and wales, and police—style handcuffs. violence in prisons rose significantly last year, with assaults on staff reaching record levels. prisons minister sam gyimah explained why the new measures like pava spray are necessary. violence against the prison officers is up 34% in the last year. we have a particularly violent cohort of prison officers, and then we need to give officers the tools they need to do theirjob. now, we need to obviously piolet it to see how it works, but if a prison officer is attacked, surprisingly, as a last resort, having this could make a difference, then they should have it. -- difference, then they should have it. —— pilot. online gambling operators have been told to remove casino games which are likely to appeal to children. the advertising standards authority, the gambling commission,

and the trade body representing online gambling companies have written a letter telling companies that using characters like peter pan and jack and the beanstalk is unacceptable and encourages young children to play, putting them at risk of early addiction. last year, the industry regulator found that 450,000 children in england and wales were gambling every week. parts of britain have been battered by storm brian, with violent winds and high seas. gusts of more than 120km/h were recorded in some places. strong wind warnings and flood alerts are still in place across much of wales, the south of england, and the midlands. briohny williams reports. storm brian unleashes its worst, as waves crash against the coast of wales. the ferocity of nature showing its hand. just taken the whole side of the officers out. buildings damaged and roads flooded. the picture in the south—west

of england is similar — beaches empty. advice from the environment agency has been to stay away from the coastline. but walkers in the north—west of england couldn‘t resist watching the awesome scenes storm brian has supplied. fantastic. power of nature, isn‘t it? i tried to go for a nice coastal walk this morning, or today, but i think i'll put that on hold. the disruption hasn‘t been as widespread as predicted, and storm brian is expected to ease over the coming hours. only then will the true impact be revealed. briohny williams, bbc news. america‘s five living former presidents joined forces in texas yesterday for a concert in aid of victims of the hurricanes which have ravaged the usa this year. barack obama, george w bush, his father, george hw bush,

bill clinton, and jimmy carter came together behind the one america appeal, to help support those caught up in the devastating trails of hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria. it would have been interesting to be in the green room before they all came out. and listen to the conversation. one of the last letters written on board the titanic has been sold at auction for a record fee of £126,000. the letter, written by an american businessman to his mother the day before the ship sank, is the only correspondence on headed titanic paper to have survived. a mexican cliff—diver has just been crowned world champion, in a sport that is not for the faint—hearted. jonathan paredes won this year‘s world series, in chile. he beat six—time world champion

gary hunt, from britain. the competition involved launching from 90—foot—high ledge, before performing somersaults and twists. i wonder what tom daley would make of that. very brave and courageous. let‘s have a look at the front page of the papers. the sunday times this morning, wejust mentioned of the papers. the sunday times this morning, we just mentioned this of the papers. the sunday times this morning, wejust mentioned this main story today, about gambling sites being forced to stop the ring children. the picture here is of the queen of spain, saying that the queen of spain, saying that the queen is wooing spain while catalans protest. we have been the reporting

—— we have been reporting that the last few weeks. in the spanish government moving to spend catalonian autonomy. at the top, may plodding welfare climbdown, making concessions on universal credit, amid fears it could become her poll tax. the political situation in catalonia on the observer‘s front page, the other story that austerity has put public sector workers‘ wages below those of the private sector. the mirror runs the exclusive with a war hero who says the army sent me to the front line with ptsd. army chiefs accused of sending a military cross hero to war in afghanistan knowing he had ptsd. the full interview with sean jones knowing he had ptsd. the full interview with seanjones inside the sunday mirror. we were leading with

the story about potential changes, consultation of the changes, to the way that houses are sold in england and wales. obviously a different situation in other parts of the uk. that is the front—page story on the sunday express this morning. they have a picture here of prince harry and meghan markle, odds—on for an autumn wedding, it says. the royal couple, if that is the right phrase to use at this stage, but certainly prince harry and his girlfriend seemingly now being tipped to tie the knot. i will have my hat ready. this year, more people than ever before will celebrate their 100th birthday, and after 8am, we will meet 102—year—old margaret gilbert, who has lived through events including the queen‘s coronation and man landing on the moon. we are also keen to hear how things have changed during your lifetime, so get in touch with your experiences of getting older. if you are 100, 50 or 20. let us

know how life has been for you. margaret will be on the sofar after eight o‘clock and we think she could be the oldest sofa guest. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: home—buying and selling in england could be "faster and less stressful" under new plans aimed at tackling gazumping and speeding up the process. labour will back conservative rebels over brexit unless the prime minister accepts changes to its repeal bill, the party‘s shadow brexit secretary has said. here‘s nick with a look at this morning‘s weather. good morning to unique. —— to you, nick. not too far away each, but the winds are still brisk. the chance

the winds might not —— here is a story of today‘s weather. a weaker storm out in the north sea. the isobars still close together but still windy to begin the day. wet through western parts of scotland, north—west england and into wales where we have outbreaks of rain that will turn showery as the day goes on. for many of us, dry and bright. here is a teacher at nine o‘clock. seeing showers across much of scotland and northern england. northern ireland will turn drier and brighter. sunny spells through wales and south—west england. thicker cloud and patchy rain through lincolnshire and the midlands. the winds slowly easing through the day. a few more showers developing for parts of south—west

england and south wales foreign time. the best of sunny spells for northern ireland, the midlands, towards east anglia, and south—east england. a cooler direction of the wind so the temperatures down a bit but still close to average for this time of year. dry weather tonight. some spots dipping down to low single figures. initially for northern ireland, western scotland, wales, western england, by the end of the night, outbreaks of rain and milderair of the night, outbreaks of rain and milder air arriving. the hill fog moving east across the uk but it does clear away and for many of us behind it, it will turn brighter again before the end of the day before a few showers hitting north—east of scotland. temperatures a bit higher than today. a sign of things to come as a go through the week ahead. it will be changeable, some of rain at times, a bit breezy

but not as windy as it has been. temperatures heading up, milder or warmer and some spots towards southern england up to the high—teens and maybe 20 degrees. something warmer on the horizon and less as well. back to you guys. now let‘s have a look at this week‘s cinema releases, with mark kermode and jane hill. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week‘s cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? well, we have the death of stalin, the new film by armando ianucci. we have a really lovely musical drama called secret superstar. and in my project to get you to like horrorfilms, happy death day! ten out of ten for persistence!

i‘m nothing if not persistent! the death of stalin, there couldn‘t be a more starry cast for sure. an extraordinary cast. this is armando iannucci‘s latest project, we know him from the thick of it and veep. now taking his political scalpel to russia. 1953, stalin collapses in the kremlin and is found in what is referred to as "a pool of indignity." immediately, his cronies gather round, played by simon russell beale, steve buscemi, paul whitehouse. take a look at a clip. the head is the heaviest part. all right, ready? three, two... one? lift? jesus. god! whoa! to me. this way. yeah, all right.

are you wearing pyjamas? can we just stop twittering like fishwives at the market and concentrate on... whoa, whoa! open the door! back up, back up, back. no, that way! get back to the kitchen now! move! now, now! he's heavier than i thought he'd be. he thinks stalin‘s too heavy. no, it's a compliment — gold is heavy. well, you‘d know, you‘ve looted enough of it, you flimsy little pirate! get back in the dining room! stop using his feet! now, we‘re both chuckling along. because it is very funny, and there is a great sense of farce about it, adapted from a series of french graphic novels, but it manages that extraordinary trick of being on the one hand funny but also horrifying. the dialogue is ripe with laugh out loud one—liners — "soviet planes don‘t crash!" "what plane crash?" "only comrades and old friends can shout at each other like this." but in the background is the spectre of torture and murder and worse, and i think that what iannucci manages to do is keep that

darkness omnipresent. so all the time this is playing out with a brilliant cast, really funny, nobody doing a cod russian accent, as you heard, everybody doing sort of a melange of accents. but you do get a sense that it is all unfolding against a background of genuine terror. at the beginning, paddy considine is broadcasting an orchestra recital, stalin rings up and says, "it sounds lovely, i want a recording," and they have to keep the orchestra behind to do it again, because they were not recording it. it gives you this sense that nobody can put a foot wrong because something terrible will happen. so everyone is terrified of saying the wrong thing, everyone except forjason isaacs, playing the red army hero zukhov, speaking in this broad yorkshire accent, very brash character, taking no—nonsense from anybody. on the one hand, it is historically interesting, it is also very funny, but a very dark, and i think it

needs to be, because if it wasn‘t, you would feel very uneasy about dealing with this particular part of history. i am curious about that, such a dark period, executions, famine, and yet i only saw the trailer at the cinema earlier this week and the trailer, to me, made it look quite a silly film. i thought, how can you make such a silly film about a dark period of history? i am wondering if the trailer is not representative of what you get. you have hit the nail on the head, the trailer is slightly misleading, and i understand why, you want to say this is a broad comedy, and there are a lot of laughs in the trailer. the film itself is a lot darker, a lot more horror underpinning it. there is a character played by michael palin who spends his entire time tying himself up in knots to make sure that he is following the right line, "what would stalin have wanted, what would the party have wanted?" it reminded me of his character

in terry gilliam‘s brazil, which was also funny and horrifying at the same time, and i thought these two things were tonally rather similar. the tag line is, "a comedy of terrors", and the terror is not in the trailer, but it is in the film. ok, armando iannucci can do no wrong in my book. and he hasn‘t done any here. your second choice of the week. so secret superstar, which i loved. laughter and tears, hindi treat, which combines the teen fantasy of hannah montana with a strong social—realist message dealing with domestic abuse, divorce law, gender—selective pregnancy termination and more. a young girl dreams of taking part in a talent competition, but her father is abusive, he beats her mother, so her mother gets a laptop and says, "why don‘t you put your songs on youtube?" she has to hide behind a burkha to cover her face. next thing, she becomes an internet sensation, this secret superstar,

but she still has to deal with the stuff that is going on at home, the mistreatment of her mother, she wants her parents to get divorced, and it manages brilliantly, on the one hand, fantastic tunes and performances. aamir khan was wonderful, this slimy talent showjudge who, during the course of the movie, discovers there is more to life than self—serving success. i laughed, i cried, i absolutely loved it, i thought it was a really wonderfully well told story, a real girl—power story, absolutely about the relationship between mother and daughter, about triumphing over, you know, insurmountable odds. it has you punching the air at all the right moments, laugh out loud moments of comedy in it and the tunes were... i just loved it, it‘s called secret superstar, and i thought it was a real treat. good recommendation! your third choice... happy death day. it has done very well at the us box office. it has, it is a satirical horror movie, a college student wakes up in the dorm, she doesn‘t know how she got there. it‘s her birthday, people

are organising secret parties, and things could not get worse until somebody wearing a baby mask chases her with a knife, and she wakes up in the same dormitory and has to live the same day over and over. it‘s groundhog slay! look, i know this isn't going to make any sense, but i've already lived through this day. twice. tree, i... no, no, believe me, i know it sounds totally crazy, but this is happening to me, i swear to god. tree, i'm sure it feels like you're... 0k, ok, you made me a cupcake — for my birthday, right? you're about to give it to me, and then later on tonight there's a surprise party. who told you? was it becky? no, nobody told me, that's what i mean, don't you see? i know what is going to happen before it happens! lori... lori, somebody's going to kill me tonight. because it‘s self—aware, people say, it‘s groundhog day meets scream,

but you can look further back, as far back as happy birthday to me, even as far back as the twilight zone. it‘s a simple idea, and an idea we have seen before, more than once, but it plays it well. it‘s got a tongue—in—cheek tone, not scary, i mean, there are chiller moments in it, as someone who see many slasher movies, i wasn‘t scared, but it dealt with the ideas well. it‘s made with real enthusiasm and real wit, and it‘s not surprising that it has proved a crowd pleaser. it‘s a proper popcorn movie, a friday night entertainment. i know you‘re not a horror movie fan, but i think you would enjoy it, you would appreciate the way it is put together, the fact that it‘s tongue in cheek but well done. give it a go! when you do your christmas review of the year, i want you to add up how many times you have said, "i think you will enjoy this horror film, jane!"

it‘s not really horror, it‘s a satirical slasher. i hear you. so, best out? still blade runner. two and three quarters hours, have you seen it yet? no, because it‘s nearly three hours! two and three—quarters, crucially not the same. you love blade runner, right? i will try and see it. it‘s wonderful, visually astonishing, denis villeneuve has done a terrificjob, it takes its time because it needs to, because it is dealing with big, serious issues. if you‘re a science—fiction fan, and i know you are not a huge fan, it is a world—building film, big ideas, not afraid of those ideas, and, frankly, when was the last time you saw a sequel to a really good film that didn‘t make you think, "i wish they hadn‘t done it"? that‘s true. they understand the film, the original writer for blade runner, hampton fancher, adapted from philip k dick‘s do androids dream of electric sheep?, he was the key writer, and you can tell it‘s about something. i think you‘ll love it, i genuinely think you‘ll like it. it is at least on my

list, to be fair. dvd, for anyone who wants to say in? gifted, a sweet film about a single parent raising a gifted young child, he wants her to have an ordinary life, but her pushy grandmother has got other ideas. it owes certain debt to a film byjodie foster called little man tate, which i liked. i went into this thinking that this was cheese on toast, but i really liked it, really well played, just the right amount of sentimentality, and there was something a little bit more astringent in there as well, terrific performances, and it‘s a real heart—warmer. mostly, when people say that movies are heart—warming, they don‘t mean that, theyjust mean they are cheesy, but this won me over, and no one was more surprised than i, i thought i would hate it, but i really liked it. plenty to go and see this week, mark, thank you.

a quick reminder before we go that you‘ll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the iplayer. that‘s it for this week, though. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. here is a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news: buying and selling a house in england and wales could become faster and less stressful, under plans aimed at making the process smoother. the government is launching an eight—week consultation with the industry which it hopes will lead to a reduction in moving costs and an end to the practice of gazumping. but labour has criticised the move, saying it doesn‘t tackle what it calls the real issue of insufficient homes being built. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says labour

could join forces with conservative rebels to block the eu withdrawal bill, a key piece of brexit legislation which transfers eu law into british law. writing in the sunday times, sir keir starmer has warned the prime minister that, unless she accepts a number of changes proposed by labour, including giving mps final approval, the bill could be defeated in parliament. the government has said it will listen to suggestions from mps, but would not allow the legislation to be wrecked. hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in barcelona last night in protest over plans by the spanish government to sack the regional administration in catalonia. the president of catalonia, carles puigdemont, declared that a coup was being mounted, and compared the actions of the government in madrid to that of the fascist dictator general franco. the spanish prime minister said he had been left with no choice but to impose direct rule, after a controversial independence referendum.

the new head of the world health organization says he is rethinking his decision to appoint the president of zimbabwe, robert mugabe, as a goodwill ambassador. mr mugabe, who is 93, has led his country for 37 years, but has been condemned over his human rights record. britain and the united states warn the decision could overshadow the work of the global agency. research seen by 5 live investigates suggests patients are being denied groundbreaking treatments because the nhs can‘t afford them, despite the drugs being developed with money from the taxpayer. last year, nhs england spent over £1 billion on medicine. pharmaceutical companies argue it costs billions of extra pounds turning scientific research into medicine. prison officers in fourjails are to trial the use of pava spray, similar to pepper spray, to arm themselves against aggressive inmates. the ministry ofjustice will also roll out more than 5,000

body—cameras to officers in england and wales, as well as police—style handcuffs. violence in prisons rose significantly last year, with assaults on staff reaching record levels. america‘s five living former presidents joined forces in texas yesterday for a concert in aid of victims of the hurricanes which have ravaged the usa this year. barack obama, george w bush, his father, george hw bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter came together behind the one america appeal, to help support those caught up in the devastating trails of hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria. a mexican cliff—diver has just been crowned world champion, in a sport that is not for the faint—hearted. jonathan paredes won this year‘s world series, in chile. he beat six—time world champion gary hunt, from britain. the competition involved launching from 90—foot—high ledge, before performing somersaults and twists.

very impressive. not something to try unless you know exactly what you are doing. let‘s get onto the rest of the sport this morning. i would never try that. i tell you what, i have been skydiving but there is no way i amjumping have been skydiving but there is no way i am jumping off a cliff. they a lwa ys way i am jumping off a cliff. they always say, never jump way i am jumping off a cliff. they always say, neverjump in, because you don‘t know the depth. i could never. i am trying to think of some kind of analogy, he has gone off the deep end about his team yesterday. you never know what you are going to get with jose mourinho you never know what you are going to get withjose mourinho in the post match interview. he really criticised his players, and said that their attitude was so poor it was worse than if they were playing ina was worse than if they were playing in a friendly. a really lacklustre performance from manchester united. well done, huddersfield. huddersfield claimed

their highest—profile scalp in their debut premier league season, and condemned united to their first defeat of the season. coupled with manchester city‘s victory over burnley, it has opened up a five—point gap at the top of the table. ben croucher reports on yesterday‘s action. three cheers for huddersfield town. eight teams tried and failed to beat manchester united this season. most of them failed to even score. former city midfielder aaron mooy soon put that right. the defence dithering, and depoitre jumped in that right. the defence dithering, and depoitrejumped in to give that right. the defence dithering, and depoitre jumped in to give them and depoitre jumped in to give them a first victory over manchester united since 1992. it is a famous day for huddersfield town. i think i‘m ina day for huddersfield town. i think i‘m in a stadium could fill in the first few minutes that one team was ready to compete and be aggressive and give absolutely everything, and

another team was not ready for that. so the best team won. that gave manchester city the chance to capitalise, and they made the most of it. sergio okoro came theirjoint leading goalscorer with the opener in their 3—0 leading goalscorer with the opener in their3—0 win leading goalscorer with the opener in their 3—0 win over burnley, which ta kes in their 3—0 win over burnley, which takes them five points from the top. chelsea was struggling again. this time highflying watford left conte feeling down. three goals in the last two minutes improved his mood. hejust last two minutes improved his mood. he just needed somebody to celebrate with. so the pressure eased on the chelsea box. leicester‘s wasjust discovering what it was all about. michael appleton‘s first game in ca reta ker michael appleton‘s first game in caretaker charge left him with a 2—0 win at swansea and left him overjoyed , win at swansea and left him overjoyed, honest. there was a surprise at stoke, the weather was not one of them, but bournemouth‘s win was, surman‘s score setting them on their second win of the season. that‘s the way to do it. it was worth waiting for west brom. he

scored, and it is absolutely brilliant goalfrom scored, and it is absolutely brilliant goal from the substitute, boufal. 1-0 win takes them 10th. the same scoreline the same late drama at st james‘s park, same scoreline the same late drama at stjames‘s park, where same scoreline the same late drama at st james‘s park, where this late goalfor at st james‘s park, where this late goal for newcastle kept crystal palace rooted to the bottom of the table. rangers manager pedro caixinha says his side have two options today in their scottish league cup semi—final against motherwell — win orwin. whoever does come out on top will play the scottish champions, celtic. yesterday, they booked their place in the final with a 11—2 win over hibs. moussa dembele came off the bench to score twice, and get this — it is their 60th domestic game unbeaten. to end up getting four goals was absolutely brilliant, so i tip my hat to them. because it could have been a really difficult game for us today, coming to hear, as i am sure a lot of people thought we dealt with that really well. and getting

to our third final, and win again. in the scottish premiership, bottom side partick thistle earned their first win of the season. miles storey got the winner against dundee at the death, for a 2—1. they are still at the foot of the table, though. there were wins elsewhere for hearts and ross county. england under—17s are through to the semi—finals of the world cup, by beating the united states 4—1 in india. liverpool‘s rhian brewster scored a hat—trick in the game, two before half—time and one in second—half stoppage—time. morgan gibbs—white got the other goal. they will face brazil or germany next. is this the day lewis hamilton wraps up a fourth formula 1 world title? well, he has given himself a great chance, sticking his mercedes on pole position for this evening‘s us grand prix in texas. his main championship rival, sebastian vettel, will be right alongside him on the front row. hamilton must finish at least first or second to stand a chance of wrapping up the title

with three races to spare. england have set australia a modest target of 228 in the first one—day game of the women‘s ashes series in brisbane. the hosts were making steady progress as they chase down england‘s total, but english wickets could mean we are in for an exciting finish in the final overs. saracens narrowly beat ospreys, 36—34, to continue their 100% start to their champions cup defence. the match could have gone either way, but sarries got the decisive converted try to win the game with seven minutes remaining. both sides gained a bonus point. leicester tigers put seven tries past french side castres at welford road. the tigers earned themselves a bonus point by half—time. and three more tries in the second half, including this one from jonny may, made the game secure. a team who may not make

it through to the next round is glasgow. they lost against leinster, despite taking an early lead. irish trainer aidan o‘brien has equalled the record for top—level wins in a flat racing year, as hydrangea won the fillies‘ and mares‘ stake on british champions day at ascot. it all means o‘brien has drawn level with america‘s bobby frankel, on 25 wins. o‘brien could have beaten the record, but was twice denied in other races yesterday. britain‘s katie archibald successfully defended her european omnium title, to win her second gold of the track championships in berlin. she held off dutch rider kirsten wild in the points race, to win her third medal of the championships. archibald took the women‘s individual pursuit title on friday. two—time olympic champion jade jones praised the loud london crowd as she won her first title of the year. competing for the first time in the capital since london 2012, jones produced a confident display

to win her world grand prix final against world champion lee ah—reum. it avenges her defeat to the south korean in the world championships injune. yes, the way i am built, ijust want to get gold all the time. it is quite hard when you get silver and you are used to getting gold, so to do it in london and to beat the goal i beat in the world championships, it was sweet last night. olympic heavyweight bronze medallist bianca walkden underlined her status as one of the best on the planet, with a convincing victory in the over—67kg class. she easily beat her polish opponent, aleksandra kowalczuk, to claim her third grand prix win of the season. iimagine i imagine there will be some brilliant celebrations between those two, because they are good friends. they used to be housemates. good

knowledge. more from you in an hour. the leader of catalonia has condemned plans by the spanish government to sack the regional administration and take control of the region, following the controversial independence referendum earlier this month. almost 500,000 people took to the streets last night to protest against the move. we can get the latest now from anna llado, who is a journalist based in barcelona. a very good morning to you. we saw a huge reaction yesterday, hundreds of thousands on the streets protesting. what has the reaction being where you are? hello, good morning from barcelona. as we saw yesterday, a big protest, a big demonstration, with people who took to the streets. more than 450,000 people in the streets, in the heart of barcelona. we saw slogans like freedom for catalonia, help catalonia save

europe, and they were also shouting that article 155 is an attack on democracy, and we saw also the cata la n democracy, and we saw also the catalan president, carles puigdemont, who also offered a statement last night, a statement where he said that article 155 was an attack on democracy. and that they would react, because he announced a session in the catalan parliament next week, the early friday, and in this session they would discuss how to respond to article 100 55. he would discuss whether or not to declare independence in this session, or in the following weeks. article 155 has never been invoked before. so how much do we know about what actually happens next? well, article 155, as you said, is an article which allows the spanish government to intervene directly in the running of

catalonia. it is unprecedented, it has never been invoked before. and the spanish government triggered yesterday the article, yesterday, and now the next step is that these measures should be approved by spain‘s senate next week, probably on friday, the same day as the cata la n on friday, the same day as the catalan parliament will have a session that was announced yesterday by the catalan president, carles puigdemont. and this article, as we knew yesterday, has two important measures. the first one is that the cata la n measures. the first one is that the catalan president and the catalan government will be dismissed, and also the second important measure of this article is that catalonia and the spanish government will call elections in catalonia within six months. but it is possible at the current administration, then, could be re—elected. current administration, then, could be re-elected. well, we will have to

see what happens, because there is a lot of uncertainty, what article 155 saysis lot of uncertainty, what article 155 says is that the catalan president and the catalan government will be dismissed, and it could take six months, so article 155 would be at least six months in catalonia, and then we will see what happens with then we will see what happens with the catalan president and the cata la n the catalan president and the catalan government, because they could declare independence, and if the catalan president declares independence, he could face prison. and even 30 years of prison. but we will see what the catalan parliament decides next week, because they could decide to declare independence, or not, depending on them. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news.

the main stories this morning: we are checking on the weather. all the talk is being about the storm. my the talk is being about the storm. my friend brian is upset to have his name associated with bad weather. remind us why these storms are given a name. the initiative between the met office and the irish weather service, to name storms, it is the third season this has happened. it‘s basically to raise awareness. we talk about whether systems coming in from the atlantic with the areas of low pressure but it is for systems that have a bit more to them than regular low pressure systems. it is really for those that are going to have some form of impact and people need to be aware of them and there are weather warnings associated. for storm brian, it was named for the irish weather service for the impact

it would make on ireland. we also in the uk had big waves and high seas. the good news is, the wind is easing. this is storm brian now. still outbreaks of rain through western scotland and north—west england where things will slowly improve. elsewhere across scotland, some outbreaks of rain through the morning. it turns a bit drier and brighter with a few more showers following as the day goes on. we will have patchy rain into norfolk this morning but then this afternoon, it looks mainly dry. the winds slowly ease and where you have rain, it turns into showers. a few more developed into south—west england and wales. the best of the sunshine, the midlands and into south—east england. a different wind direction than yesterday. tonight,

clear for a direction than yesterday. tonight, clearfor a time. chile more wet weather coming in from the west. northern ireland initially reaching parts of scotland. to go one through monday, some wet weather eastwards across the uk. nothing heavy with the rain. the cloud moves through and behind it, it starts to brighten up and behind it, it starts to brighten up again and a few showers for north—west scotland. it is turning a bit of milder as we go one through. we have warmer weather on the way many of us. thank you for the clarification for the storm names. notjust random clarification for the storm names. not just random names clarification for the storm names. notjust random names picked out a hat. we‘ll be back at 7:00 with the latest headlines, but now it‘s time for this week‘s click. this week: life on the ocean waves.

this weekend, the world‘s toughest sailing race begins. held every three years, the volvo ocean race starts in alicante, in spain, and ends in the hague, in the netherlands. now, that doesn‘t actually sound very far. but, in the middle, there is the small matter of 45,000 nautical miles, taking in 12 cities in six continents. and, with broken masts, capsizes and icebergs almost guaranteed, this is no luxury cruise. to try and make this journey even possible, technology inevitably rears its head. these are some of the most advanced sailing yachts ever designed, and we were given special access to one of them during crew training. 22 october sees the most extreme offshore event in the world began. we‘re just testing if we can

figure out trying to sail through that wind. we‘re struggling at the moment to try and make the boat go as fast as it can go, with the data we‘ve been given. 45,000 miles, nine months of racing, seven identical boats, in the roughest seas in the world. with boats capable of 32 knots, and living for extended periods out at sea, races of this nature are not undertaken lightly, with crews displaying an extreme dedication to sailing. i kind of gave up my life in france to go and do the race again, —— with crews displaying an extreme dedication to sailing. i kind of gave up my life in france to go and do the race again, to work with the boat and to gain more experience. i sold my house and sort of made myself homeless in the process. i‘ve got three sisters and my parents. i think i‘ve seen my parents for five days in the last year and a half. i‘m sure they would like to see me a bit more. and these experiences,

as well as action from the race, will be broadcast directly from the ocean. these yachts are basically fitted with oceangoing equivalents to tv studios and edit facilities. ok, cramped and wet versions of tv studios and edit facilities. we have two 250 antennas. one 500. satellite mobile phones can be connected to the internet via them. and there are also 3g, 4g modules and gps antennas. making use of all of this kit is an on—board reporter. they have the opportunity to capture video footage, or take photographs or interviews of the teams, and then this is broadcast to the world by the on—board communication system. as the boats are being tracked live, the audience can follow the action at any time. no—one gets any sleep, and i have to wake everyone up every

15 minutes or half an hour. basically we‘ve got to move everything on deck or below to the high side of the boat. if they really want to interact without getting wet, there is a game which uses the real race data, allowing the audience to virtually compete against the real thing. the yacht is fitted with a number of different sensors, measuring things like wind, tide speed, and how far the boat is tipping over. unusually, this event is taking place in parts of the ocean not commonly used for racing, and as a result, one of the yachts will be fitted with a sensor which checks for micro levels of plastic waste in the ocean. this data will eventually be analysed by researchers from the un. in the meantime, the teams will have their hands full, racing their boats over massive distances. and, even though conditions will be tough, most of the crews wouldn‘t have it any other way. as soon as you‘re able to do what you love, it‘s not a sacrifice anymore. hello, and welcome

to the week in tech. it was the week that the world‘s first 3d—printed bridge, made of 800 layers of concrete, was unveiled in the netherlands. facebook bought an app called tbh, that forces users to send anonymous compliments to each other. and snap shacked up with nbc to bring original tv programming to snapchat. hopefully, the shows will not disappear after five seconds. and it was a wi—fi—mageddon this week, as a crack attack exposed a major security flaw. the weakness is found, ironically, in the security protocol used to protect the majority of wi—fi connections. some companies are already issuing patches to fix the problem, so make sure you update your systems as they come. the finalists of the global learning xprize have been announced. five teams are now in the running for the $15 million grand prize, including team kitkit school and onebillion, which we featured this summer. all have been given a $1 million award

for making apps for students to teach themselves subjects. finally, the $1 million duel between megabots and suidobashi heavy industry went down in japan. the us‘ iron glory and eagle prime won, over the course of three long, slow and painful rounds against the japanese kuratas, slashing it open with a chainsaw in the end. now, back to the junkyard. we have been talking a lot about augmented reality lately. this is, in case you are not aware, the next big thing, and is being applied to all sorts of areas. this week, it is art. lara lewington has been to see how ar and 360 video is hoping to bring some culture to your smartphone. blenheim palace, a place of rich history, 18th century architecture, and a contemporary art exhibition, and that is where the technology

comes into it. before speaking to our art critic about technology‘s place in the art world, time for a look around. artistjenny holzer‘s software combines physical installations with a mobile phone app to bring her political and historical—based work to life. beacons throughout the 200—acre estate trigger 360 videos in the right location, and combine that with your phone‘s gyroscope to make sure that you are looking at them from the right perspective. here, the illusion of pictures being overlaid on the real world is created, turning day into night, eliminating buildings with words, and even appearance from a flying mythical creature. the effect looks similar to augmented reality, but is really more like virtual reality without a headset.

maybe this is because bringing ar to art seems to have its challenges. let me show you this. snapchat and artistjeff koons have joined forces so users can view his sculptures through augmented reality, in popular geo—tagged locations across the world. it is hiding from us again. it is not even telling us where it is now. so, with a little help from an art critic, i tried to take a closer look in london‘s hyde park. there it is. there we go. the selfie worked. having found a spot the image was tagged to, and opened up snapchat, this giant balloon dog sculpture appears on my screen. do you actually think there is a future in this? do you think people will be able to appreciate art in a different form? it‘s a form of reproduction of art. it‘s not art, i mean,

it‘s not creating a piece. it‘s reproducing a piece. and i think any kind of reproduction of art does help people, whether it‘s a poster, or a postcard, or anything. but that‘s not much better than, you know, anything. but what happens when another artist wants to come and spoil the fun, geo—tagging their own work in the same place? well, new york based sebastian errazuriz has created the first example of ar vandalism. using his own app, he geo—tagged a vandalised version ofjeff koons‘s sculpture in the same location in new york‘s central park, which may have satisfied him, but wouldn‘t affect those using snapchat anyway, although it does raise questions about the future of this sort of art in virtual public spaces. for a company to have the freedom to gps—tag whatever they want is an enormous luxury, that we should not be giving out for free. the virtual public space belongs to us. we should charge them rent. the meeting of art and technology

clearly has its place, but whether i have seen it this week or not does seem to remain in question. ever heard of the origami inspired bot? this has been developed by mit‘s computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory. just like a person, it wears different suits, or exoskeletons, depending on the situation. this is its walking suit, very dapper. it moves around via built—in magnets, and uses heat to change the shape of its suit. and once it is done with it, it uses water to take it off. but it doesn‘t end there. it is hoped that the exoskeletons will be developed on a much larger scale.

we had the idea of creating a robot that is essentially an engine that could go and pick up different super—coats, so to speak, they could give the robots different superpowers, that allow the robot to move faster, to scoop objects, to fly and glide, and to even float on water. potentially using them to perform different types of surgery, doing everything from patching wounds to removing objects. imagine taking the engine and swallowing it in the form of a pill, and then swallowing all the exoskeletons that would provide it with different tools. you now have a mini surgeon that can perform procedures inside your body without incisions. this could be an extraordinary future for medicine. and that is it for the short cut of click this week. the full—length version is always up to watch on iplayer whenever you fancy. catch us on twitter and facebook. we will see you soon. hello, this is breakfast,

with rogerjohnson and tina daheley. new plans to make buying and selling homes cheaper, faster and less stressful. ministers outline proposals that could see an end to gazumping, but critics say it will do little to fix the housing crisis. good morning, it is sunday 22 october. also this morning: labour threatens to back tory rebels on brexit

unless the government makes changes to its eu withdrawal bill. huge demonstrations in barcelona against spanish government plans