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. jose mourinho heavily criticises his players‘ attitudes, as huddersfield stun manchester united in the premier league, leaving manchester city to go five clear at the top. and nick miller has the weather. good morning.

it is still windy out there, but the wins will ease. the weather on the mend this sunday. i'll 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 vendors, 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. 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's 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 oven—ready sales, in fact, the quicker it can become. while some people involved in the house—buying 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? well, it is important, because it shows again how difficult process it is going to be the government to get this big, important piece of legislation through parliament. in the eu withdrawal bill is a big exercise in copying and pasting european law into uk law, so that when we leave the eu at the end of march 2019 there isn't a big regular street and legal vacuum that needs filling, which could lead to chaos in many areas. the government, though, can't just get in many areas. the government, though, can'tjust get it through the house of commons as it would normally because after the general election this year, it lost its majority. so it needs the support of mps on all sides. and here we have labour putting down a shopping list

of demands that it wants the government to agree to, among them parliament having the final say on the deal that the government reaches with the eu about our future relationship. now, the government in response says that it has concerns. it agrees that mps may have concerns on this bill, and it might make changes, but it doesn't want to it wrecked. —— to see it wrecked. huge demonstrations took place in barcelona last night, 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. 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 bbc 5 live investigates suggests patients are being denied life—changing drugs because the nhs can't afford them, despite many being developed with taxpayers‘ money. the nhs spends over £1 billion on drugs from pharmaceutical companies. adrian goldberg is the presenter of 5 live investigates.

tell us a bit more about the research. we have seen a report of the group globaljustice now, and their evidence suggests that, following research funded by the uk taxpayer and universities and so on, in a sense the taxpayer is paying twice because we're are one in the lead among countries spending on research. companies are saying they cannot afford to provide it, and campaigners argue we are paying too much for it given the role of the uk taxpayer in the first place. so for example, there is one drug come i spoke to a lady who has breast cancer, called emma robertson, from west london, who says it has stabilised her condition even though she has terminal cancer, and has

transformed her life. but that drug is not currently routinely prescribed on the nhs, not least because of its expense. something like £78,000 for a two year course of treatment. campaigners argue that drug could be made profitably at a price ofjust £1 appeal. £1 appeal! this is the argument, that we help fund the research, yet when we end up fund the research, yet when we end up in the fitting from the research through the nhs, it is either too expensive for the nhs to buy or very expensive for the nhs to buy or very expensive so that the nhs or taxpayer is being treated unfairly. what has the pharmaceutical companies and the government had to say? well, they robustly deny overcharging for drugs. the pharmaceutical industry points out that if a drug is developed in the lab with taxpayer help, they still have to invest billions of pounds for the next phase, to make sure that it for the next phase, to make sure thatitis for the next phase, to make sure that it is safe to be prescribed, and that is a cost they have to bear. and there are many drugs which

failed to make it to market, but which they will also have invested billions of pounds in trying to get to the nhs. they say there is no interest in them overcharging the drugs, because they wanted to be prescribed in the nhs. the nhs says they have a robust system to make sure that the taxpayer and the nhs get value for money. 11am on 5 live for more on that story. 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. the prisons minister, sam gyimah, has been explaining why the new measures like using pepper spray are necessary. i think we need to give officers the

tools they need to do theirjob. now, we need to obviously pilot it to see how it works. but if a prison officer is attacked, and surprisingly, as a last resort, having this could make a difference, then they should have it. 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 0bama, 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. one of the last—known letters to have been written on the titanic has sold for a record fee of £126,000. the letter was written by the american businessman 0scar holverson to his mother the day before the belfast—built ship hit an iceberg. it is the only known letter on headed titanic notepaper to have gone into the atlantic and survived. someone was saying earlier it was

found on his body, which was recovered from the water. buying a home is the biggest single financial decision most of us will make, but for many people, it can be a bruising process. around a million homes were sold in england alone last year, yet almost a quarter of sales fell through. so today, the government is announcing a consultation for england and wales that will look at how to make the process smoother, by reducing moving costs and removing practices like gazumping, for instance. let's discuss this in more detail now with property analyst henry pryor, whojoins us on the sofa, and first—time buyer dipti tait, who is in london. henry, just briefly explain how this proposal, this consultation... scotla nd proposal, this consultation... scotland is different already. in england and wales, how will it

change things? well, the government clearly have an appetite for consulting. they have at least announced half a dozen so far this year. this particular topic, looking into the buying and selling processes , into the buying and selling processes, is the fourth that has been undertaken in my career. so there is no shortage of enthusiasm to ask questions. nothing has changed, in your career, has it? very little has changed. we will get on to one of the big tombstones from this process, the home information packs which came out of the last one. perhaps more of that in a moment. the principle is laudable. the government sees an enormous amount of waste when it comes to people buying and selling properties and the process they go through. as no doubt dipti will be able to confirm, it is right up there with divorced and bereavement for fun and a good time, and it is not something anyone should get involved in in a light—hearted manner. the word mortgage, we have to remember, just to remind ourselves how serious this is, comes from the french word for

death. it is very important people don't necessarily run into these things. let's bring dipti into the conversation. good morning. how stressful has the process been for you? tell us what has happened? yes, very, very stressful, and i am quite optimistic person, so for me to get stressed it is quite a tall order. when we found a house injuly when we found a house in july we thought it would be plain sailing from there, but from the beginning it was highly stressful. even applying for the mortgage was a very stressful process. my partner toby was a freelancer, and they really sort of insisted that he needed a properjob. so he stopped contracting and got a realjob, and then, you know, that in itself, you know, the process before, and even now, 14 weeks later, bearing in mind

we are both chain free at either end, we still have no dates. and it has been quite horrendous. what are those stumbling blocks? if there is no chain on either side, it doesn't seem no chain on either side, it doesn't seem to make no chain on either side, it doesn't seem to make sense. no chain on either side, it doesn't seem to make sense. why is it taking this long? exactly, it really doesn't make sense. if i had the answer to that we wouldn't be having this discussion. so it is a process thatis this discussion. so it is a process that is actually beyond any sense. the communication is a real issue, i think, and i think the three departments that kind of need to be speaking to each other don't speak to each other quite often, or they speak to each other too late. so the conveyancing, or the legal, the money side, the estate agent side, itjust doesn't feel that money side, the estate agent side, it just doesn't feel that there is any cohesion there at all. 0k. henry, what can we learn from other places? i mean, scotland, as we have

mentioned, has a different system with sealed beds, and it seems more watertight, the way things are done now. absolutely, in this consultation the government are talking about looking elsewhere around the world that other systems. they talk about looking in denmark. i went to denmark to look at the system, the waiver danes get on with it, and interestingly the danes have these things called home information packs, which dipti would have found enormously helpful, because they lay out as a bible, a manual, as it were, for the property you are thinking of buying, all the information about that should be helpful for making those kinds of decisions. those are gone now, aren't they? home information packs we re aren't they? home information packs were introduced huge expense and inconvenience to the process of buying and selling, and then scrapped, and a lot of people's livelihoods were scrapped in the process , livelihoods were scrapped in the process, which is very unfortunate. when it comes to buying and selling, the vast purity of people will employ an estate agent when they

sell. they represent the seller, they are paid by the seller, but buyers notoriously go out there with very let experienced to buy what is the most expensive single purchase —— very little experience. they fall in love with something... and then they think they are the best person to negotiate the deal. and that is the difficulty, and that is what the government will have to look into. dipti, a final thought from you, you haven't yet got a date? how optimistic value you will get it over the line eventually? well, you know, i'm just praying and hoping that, as you say, that emotion is invested, and so you do feel quite crushed every time you know something else happens. so i am not holding out much hope, to be honest, which is quite sad. dipti, we hope it doesn't take that much longer, keeping ourfingers it doesn't take that much longer, keeping our fingers crossed. it doesn't take that much longer, keeping ourfingers crossed. thank you for talking to us. here's nick with a look at this morning's weather. starting with a picture from

yesterday from storm of brian. we had gusts to the west of 70 mph. storm brian isn't too far away, it has moved out of the north ‘s deep —— north sea near scotland. the wind will ease as the system continues to weaken. we still have bands of wet weather affecting some of us. as you can see, the picture, further showers or out breaks of rain as the morning goes on. each will dry up and turn brighter at the time. a lot of cloud across east anglia. for many of us today, not only will the winds ease but it turns drier and brighter as we go one through the day. more sunny spells through

northern ireland, east anglia, south—east england. temperatures, a bit down compared with recent days. a cooler direction, 11— 14 degrees. queerest along guest, north—east england. mild aircoming queerest along guest, north—east england. mild air coming back to western parts with more cloud and rain. by the end of the night, wales and the west of england and western scotland. tomorrow, we will take outbreaks of rain. none of it will be heavy or windy. a lot of murky weather with hill fog. notice how much it brightens up. eastern parts of england still grey and damp. a few showers dotted about northern

ireland and northern and western scotland. a sign of things to come. the winds will be light, still on the breezy side but you will notice this word here, walmart. temperatures heading up. well above average for this time of year. saying goodbye to storm brian. warmer. that is the word. at the age of 21, alex tew had a brainwave. aiming to become a millionaire, he set up a website and sold the pixels it contained to advertisers for a dollar each. by the time he appeared on the breakfast sofa in 2005, he'd achieved his dream.

but what came next for the young entrepreneur? 0ur correspondent robert hall has been to meet him. 0n the streets of san francisco, alex tew has travelled a long way from the day he made 1 million. 21—year—old alex tew set up a website in his bedroom after spending a restless night working out how he could become a millionaire before going to university. every image is made up of tiny dots or pixels. alex spent —— sold a million of them, just enough screen space for advertisers to show their own logo or a link to their website. and this happens while you a sleeping. their website. and this happens while you a sleepinglj their website. and this happens while you a sleeping. i am sitting here right now and i have probably made a few more dollars since i woke up. that idea and that time of my life was really at turning point.

the true value of the million dollar homepage was not the money but the relationships that formed as a result. 12 years on it with a string of successful projects behind him, alex has embarked on another but this time the highflier is trying to persuade the rest of us to slow down. i was actually working on something to do with meditation and the internet combined, even when i was about 16. it was always in the back of my mind to combine those two interests. well over 8 million people are now using the website and apple. —— and app. people are now using the website and apple. -- and app. mental health issues are on the rise. what is more important is the value is creating in the world. a trip back home to gloucester is a time to reflect on the past. he had always been an

ideas man even from seven or eight. all these experiences opened doors he never imagined. what he has also shown if he is committed to continuing with ideas. alex may have found a new direction of travel but what advice that he for today's would—be entrepreneurs? what advice that he for today's would-be entrepreneurs? we live in a culture where everything is instant. people expect things to happen and go perfectly for them and it's not the case. the doggedly persistent —— be doggedly persistent and go after your goals with relentless focus and drive because alex tew is not slowing down. there are more challenges down the track. alex still doing well, the breakfast sofa still doing well, the breakfast sofa still here, a few hundred miles from

where it used to be. the andrew marr show is on bbc one from nine. what have you got on the programme this morning, andrew? with the catalan crisis going on, we have the spanish foreign minister. in terms of domestic politics, there could be an enormous housing revolution. theresa may has stoked her premiership on it. i will speak to emily seebohm three, labour's secretary and andrew garfield from spiderman. he is in an a new film. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. the end of rogue estate agents on

the sunday express. the government is going to look at unscrupulous sales techniques, as they are being called. anyone breaking a sales agreement could be hit with penalties. something could be outlawed. a picture of prince harry and meghan markle. reports that he had taken the suits actress to tea with the queen. the ongoing unrest we have been talking about in cata la n we have been talking about in catalan is the observer's main story. the front page of the sunday times... gambling sites forced to stop littering children is the lead story. hundreds of child friendly games are being banned. the biggest crackdown of its kind, it is being called, by the papers. front page of the sunday telegraph has a story

about theresa may. varied his, plotting our welfare climbdown. —— there it is. the prime minister is set to make concessions on universal credit amid fears it could become her poll tax. it says theresa may is on the brink of a major climbdown. universal credit has been in the news a lot towards the end of the week this week. also, one more story on the front page of the sunday times, charity for child of his big dams, sex workers and gay men given more than 2 million by the government have been told they were the allowed to have sexual relationships with other vulnerable people. —— child abuse victims. if you are still with us on the news

channel, welcome. the writer and broadcaster, robert meakin, is here to tell us what's caught his eye this morning. thank you for sitting patiently while we said goodbye to everyone on bbc one. you have a story from inside the telegraph about the head of the civil service advising jeremy corbyn? it is to guide the labour about the mechanics of coming into government which is now possible. if we had had this discussion in january and jeremy corbyn being announced as the next prime minister, it would have been laughed out of the room. but there is a high possibility now. interesting. it shows the belief that the labour

party has that maybe 12 months ago, it didn't. you get that sense now. maybe at times, well, they now look like they have some swagger. next to his own mps, jeremy corbyn is going to have a complete disaster of a general election, there will be a new labour leader, that is what was presumed. donald trump to release files on jfk. tell us presumed. donald trump to release files onjfk. tell us about this. the mystery surrounding what happened to jfk goes the mystery surrounding what happened tojfk goes on and on and now donald trump saying he will release around 3000 classified files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinatedlj files... academics and conspiracy theorists will be fascinated. i grew

up theorists will be fascinated. i grew up with all of the stories, was that the mafia, was that the cia, the kgb. who knows? officially, it was lee harvey oswald. that is disputed. it is hard to forget what kind of status kennedy has in people ‘s psyche. whether it is romanced or not, he was such a symbol of hope and romance at the time and it is ha rd to and romance at the time and it is hard to believe the president shot dead at that time... sorry for interrupting you, it was one of those where were you moments. people hark back to it. incredible. that was, idid hark back to it. incredible. that was, i did feel the world really changed with that incident. a president could be got out, in the relatively modern world, you realised this. we have never gotten to the bottom of really what happened. whether these files coming to light will really do that. i would say probably not that i am

sure there will be interesting stuff coming out of it. it is sunday. there is a royal romance. over two pages of the mail on sunday. papers are full of speculation on a possible wedding. boo keyword, speculation. prince harry might marry meghan markle. might. people will be speculating, at least. it seems the wheels are in motion. the fa ct seems the wheels are in motion. the fact they had a public appearance together. the publicity machine is gearing up. they are saying it they are looking at potential venues. summer 2018? autumn is what they are getting out, and autumn wedding.- westminster abbey, one of the papers have they approached the abbey for comment and they said they do not on

these things. lovely couple. career at vice for 10—year—olds? a final one. as the father of a 10—year—old, iam one. as the father of a 10—year—old, i am interested in this. one. as the father of a 10—year—old, iam interested in this. —— one. as the father of a 10—year—old, i am interested in this. —— at vice. a lot of 10—year—old actually have a far better idea of where they are going than we give them credit for. if the 10—year—old says they want to study engineering at university, they should be encouraged to go in that direction. as a 10—year—old myself, i wanted to either be a doctor or play for manchester united. sadly neither of those things occurred. maybe some people do have a clear idea. that is the suggestion, anyway, we should encourage people to think big. suggestion, anyway, we should encourage people to think bigm such a young age. how badly did you wa nt to such a young age. how badly did you want to play for manchester united? pretty badly. and playing pretty

badly might be the reason why i didn't. bagfuls of desire, ability a problem. you and me both. hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson & tina dahely. 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 have gathered in texas for a concert in aid of victims of the hurricanes which have ravaged the united states this year. barack obama, george w bush, his father, george hw bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter came together to support the one america appeal to help those caught up in the wake of hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. president trump wasn't in attendance, but he did record a two—minute video message for the appeal. 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. did he do pike there? unbelievable.

just astonishing. let's move on to the rest of the sport. what a historic moment for huddersfield. in terms of manchester united's reaction, the reaction from jose mourinho was that his team were lacklustre, they managed just three shots on target, not what you would expect from a team trying to win the premier league title. 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 laurent depoitre jumped in to give them a first victory over manchester united since 1992. it is a famous day for huddersfield town.

i think everyone in the stadium could feel 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 aguero became theirjoint—leading goalscorer with the opener in their 3—0 win over burnley, which takes them five points from the top. chelsea was struggling again. this time, highflying watford left antonio conte feeling down. three goals in the last two minutes improved his mood. he just needed somebody to celebrate with. so the pressure eased on the chelsea box. leicester was just discovering what it was all about. michael appleton's first game in caretaker charge left him with a 2—0 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, andrew surman's score setting them on their second win of the season. that's the way to do it. it was worth waiting for sofiane boufal as southampton took on west brom. he scored, and it is absolutely brilliant goal from the substitute, sofiane boufal. a 1—0 win takes them 10th. the same scoreline, the same late drama at stjames's park, where mikel merino's 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 4—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 here, and i'm sure a lot of people thought we dealt with that really well, and getting to our third final in a year. 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. 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. australia have won the first one—day game of the women's ashes series. it gives them two point in the series ahead of the second game on thursday. 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. 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. yeah, the way i'm built, i just want to get gold all the time. it's quite hard when you get silver, and you're used to getting gold. so to do it in london and to beat the girl i beat in the world championships, yeah, it's nice. 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.

i expect some brilliant celebrations from those two, because they are really good friends. you were saying earlier they used to share a flat together. an 11—year—old boy with down syndrome hasjust landed his first modelling job, as one of the faces of a high street clothing brand. joseph, who is from cleethorpes, in north—east lincolnshire, took part in a photo shoot for river island. it is a move his parents, karen and andy, hope will help to change the perceptions of people with down syndrome. theyjoin us, along withjoseph. you are rubbing your hands, you can't wait to get on. you have is that so patiently during all of that sports bulletin waiting to us. that is great, thank you. joseph, what was it like to be photographed for your modelling? it was good. it was good, yes? what did you get to where? clothes. word. what sort of clothes did they give you. can you

remember? shoes. those are really smart ones. they were dancing once, won't they? yes, ma'am. karen, how did it come about, how did it happen? it was by chance, really. joseph had some portfolio shots done for a local modelling agency called zebedee, who specialise in special needs and disability. so all of their models have special needs or disability, and we got a call to say that he had been put forward for a high street clothing brand, do you think that he would be happy to do some modelling and a video shoot. what went through your mind at that time? i thought, 0k, what went through your mind at that time? ithought, 0k, all right. he isa time? ithought, 0k, all right. he is a little bit of a poser, he likes dancing about a little bit at home, and everything else. we thought we will give him a try, and if he wants

to do it we will obviously let him do it. you have to get used to seeing yourself, you will be all over the high street for too long. that's ok. and there were calls between river island and ourselves in the modelling agency, and we got the call to say he had been chosen, and that is the point we found out he is working for river island. it was amazing that he was put forward. you shouldn't be here now, because there should be equal representation. how do you hope this will change perceptions? we are hoping that, to be honest, you know, these are individuals. they have got these are individuals. they have got the same dreams and aspirations as everyone else. they have got the right to have... to be out there, to be shown, and to be recognised, haven't they? as equals. was that what prompted you? because people

have a view of people... rightly or wrongly, you know, people who put their children forward for modelling, as being pushy parents, or whatever. what was it that made you...i or whatever. what was it that made you... iam or whatever. what was it that made you... i am not accusing you of that, but what was it that made you putjozsef forward in the first place? that it would be good for him. it was excellent. he really enjoyed it. we didn't think all this would come out of it. it has been hectic since thursday, when it came out. but yes, he has enjoyed it. we are pleased that he went through with it. jozsef, what is it like when you see pictures of yourself on the telly, modelling? yes. you like it? yes. -- joseph. joseph, do your friends know what they have done? —— what you have done? they like it. were you expecting this kind of reaction? i know you were doing

radio yesterday, you are here on the brea kfast sofa radio yesterday, you are here on the breakfast sofa this morning: no. no is the answer. we were expecting a little bit from our local paper, but not this much. you said it is so important, and on that regard you have to applaud river island for going down this route, and putting people, you know, putting people with disabilities right out there on the high street. it was nice, because i mean, at the end of the day, the picture group of eight kids that are all different, you know, to show the diversity and to show the inclusion and everything else, the campaign obviously isn't just about joseph. it is about the other children and that involved, but for them to choose somebody with a disability, it is about media and advertising —— it is about time

media and advertising realise that. what do you think next, hollywood and film? yes. wait and see. thank you for coming in. well done, and good luck with all the modelling, joseph. and give very much. here's nick with a look at this morning's weather. so far this weekend, it has been all about the wind and storm of brian. this is an image from cornwall from the one of our weather watcher is. we have seen dangerous conditions around the coasts, gus of up to 80 mph. —— gust. it will gradually ease. the eye of the older storm is around near scotland. it is so wet this morning as well across many parts of scotland and across the west especially and northern

england. wet, windy start for some of us with outbreaks of rain to begin the day through the south—west. here, a bit drier and brighter over the next few hours. spots of rain to be had for some of us. the trend through the day is for the wind easing, as i mentioned and also things turn a bit drier and brighter as we go through the day. we will continue to have more showers around three south—west england, wales where we have the wet weather, northern ireland and scotland. sunny spells through the south—east. a bit cooler at 11— 14. tonight, dry and clearfor a time and turning chile. —— cold. wales and turning chile. —— cold. wales and western —— tomorrow, we can

expect a spell of rain going across the uk. missed and low cloud, hill fog. —— mist. this sunday will be in the far east of england. for many of us, it brightens up again. —— assignment will be here for us are pa rt assignment will be here for us are part from in the east of england. —— of the sun. 14— 16 degrees. temperatures edging up. that is a sign of things to come. it will still be changeable with areas of low pressure affecting the uk. rain at times it winds lighter. temperatures are on the up. no worries about frost or anything like that. we're back at 8:00 with the headlines but now it's time for the travel show.

coming up on this week's programme — i head to the scottish orkney islands to help uncover their neolithic past. it's about 5,000 years old, here we go, guys. yeah? go, go, go, go, go, go! we take off in macedonia in search of new thrills. the orkneys are a remote archipelago of islands about 30 miles off the northern coast of scotland. they're known for their rolling green farmland and dramatic cliffs, but they've also become

famous across the world for their extraordinary ancient sites. in recent years, new geo—scanning technology has meant more discoveries than ever before, and some say we're in a golden age of scottish archaeology. it was this sort of technology that, in 2003, helped reveal a hidden treasure — a building complex up to 5,000 years old buried under a farm on orkney‘s brodgar peninsula. the site stretched over 2.5 hectares beneath the ground, comprising temples, paved streets and outbuildings. it's since been dubbed the mess of brodgar and hailed as the greatest neolithic find in the modern era. the scale of it, which is really... archaeologist nick card is responsible for excavating the mess of brodgar.

the site is so big that even, you know, this trench behind us, it's still only about 10% of the whole area. wow! so what we're doing is just gradually unpicking it, trying to refine the chronology, seeing how all these buildings relate to each other, which ones were in use at the same time, and taking thousands of samples to try and work out how these buildings were actually utilised. the site is open forjust eight weeks a year and requires the hard work of dozens of volunteers. right, christa, here we have the remains, and you can see the outer wall of a really large building in front of norman and ray here. oh, yeah — it goes all the way over there. tracking right round. i have a trowel. i've got one ready for you — yes, a key tool, yes — and we're going to get into the trench and we're just going to clean back from the outer face of that wall, and just gently clean back, scrape back, to reveal the paving, ok? amazing. so let's get in and see. we're crouched over an old pathway and slowly, as we scrape away the soil,

the ancient paving stones are revealed. it's fascinating to think that the last humans to touch these stones were people living up to five millennia ago. what is that? i think that's a fragment of burnt bone. 0h! do you see how it's white? because it's been subjected to really intense heat. so is that an animal bone? probably animal bone here, yeah. somebody‘s had a meal, that's the remains. chucked it out the window. absolutely, yes. chucked it. when you find a fragment of a pot, and you think why is that artefact there? why has it been put there? and who put it there, and why did they put it there? you know, and it's unpicking that story, which is the really fascinating part for me. but maintaining an active site like this takes more than just elbow grease.

it costs money — around £2,000 a day. much of that funding comes from donations, including an active charitable fund based in the usa, but also relies on eu grants. some reports have suggested that britain's forthcoming departure from the eu could result in a loss of up to 30% of funding for uk archaeological research, which could cause problems for sites such as the mess of brodgar. i think in the longer term, not being able to apply for research grants like the european research council, is going to have a quite dramatic effect on how projects such as the mess will develop, and we will be relying more and more on public support. one possible solution to the funding shortfall could come from what is already a strong contributor to the orkney economy — tourism. orkney‘s popularity as a destination has grown markedly in recent years with visitor numbers reaching around 200,000 per annum. many of these tourists arrived by sea, which is not surprising

as orkney is the uk's most popular cruise ship destination. and one of the key attractions is the island's ancient past. many cruise passengers join tours straight off the ship and head to the site of skara brae, which has been famous since its discovery 150 years ago. at the mess of brodgar, tourists visit the site daily during the season. they can view the proceedings from a specially built platform overlooking the dig site, and are encouraged to make donations. but the question is whether these contributions will be enough to compensate for any future shortfall in funding. what the future holds for archaeology in the region is, of course, unknown, but in orkney, there's always a good chance there could be even more astonishing ancient sites still hidden under the earth, waiting to be discovered. to enter this week on the travel show,

we're off to the macedonian town of krusevo, which up until now, has not been on everybody‘s list of places to visit. but krusevo is slowly finding its place on the map for people who like to get their thrills high above the ground. the tiny town of krusevo has just 2000 inhabitants. but what it lacks in size it makes up for in height. it sits at 1350 metres, making it the highest town in all of macedonia. but not many people outside of the country had ever heard of this place. there's one activity that's drawing people not only from all over the country and europe, but all over the world. i am at the czech and macedonian open, one of the dozens of international competitions that krusevo has hosted over the years. the wind strength predicted for the whole day is six plus metres. today's competitors have come

from as far away as india, russia and new zealand. they are drawn not only by the completion but, they say, by the top—notch conditions that krusevo offers. it's just perfect. the distance for take—off is very short, just five minutes. the town is very small and cosy, it is easy being here. and also, the weather is very reliable. it is perfect when you want to fly a lot. it is almost reliable every single day. i am hoping all of the wonderful things i heard about krusevo's flying conditions are correct. because i am about to go flying myself. i have never gone paragliding before, and even though this will be in a tandem, there is something about flying like a bird that makes me just a tad nervous. you have the whistle here if something goes wrong. what could go wrong? i don't know...

why would i have to use the whistle? ahead of my flight, my instructor gives me the rundown of everything he says i have to know. it is easier than riding a bicycle, it is safer than riding a bicycle. it is good if you know how to do it, we prepare for the flight first, we check all the equipment. then in two steps, we are in the air. as luck would have it, even though krusevo is one of the world's best places for paragliding, the conditions today are not good. the wind is strong and keeps changing. disaster! and because we are flying in tandem, which is bigger and heavier than a single pilot glider, already risky wind conditions are even more dangerous for us. i'm just checking the lines. this was not properly attached. they weren't properly attached, so... i'm glad he figured that out. but igor is determined to find a spot where we can safely take off. i can tell this is not going to be one of the most elegant ta keoffs. but suddenly the wind takes hold and we

are airborne. i've never experienced anything like this. my heart is in my mouth as the ground disappears below. many of us may be used to looking down on the landscape from aeroplane windows. but it is altogether different when there is absolutely nothing between you and the sky. that was amazing! i really want to go up again. but i don't think we are supposed to, the wind is definitely getting worse. and i think one flight is all we get today.

i loved flying so much, i'm disappointed we had to cut our flight short. but i'm incredibly glad i got the chance to experience something so thrilling, and in one of the best places in the world for it. no wonder paragliders become addicted to their sport, and no wonder so many of them come back to krusevo again and again. well, that's all we've got time for on this week's travel show. coming up next week, ade is in swedish lapland, finding a city on the move, literally, in one of the world's biggest urban transformations. about 6000 people will be moving, because their houses and their apartments will be affected. that's because a sinkhole threatens to swallow up the whole of kiruna. and all these buildings, everything that you can see in front of you now, will eventually collapse into the hole. so dojoin us then, if you can. in the meantime, don't forget, you can

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