hello. this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. new fears for the health of a british women being held in an iranianjail. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says lumps have been found in her breasts, as the government faces more criticism over its handling of her case. good morning. it's monday the 13th of november. also this morning: primary schools are given transgender guidance by the church of england. teachers are told they should let boys and girls wear tutus, tiaras, and tool belts without them being bullied or labelled. a national gun surrender begins in england and wales as police try to tackle a spike in shootings. we'll hear from two of the parents backing the campaign after their teenage son was shot dead this summer. good morning.

the prime minister will be meeting european business leaders today, with a trade deal top of the agenda. i'm talking to one british boss who's going to find out what they want to hear. in sport, it's heartbreak for northern ireland, as they miss out on a place at next summer's world cup finals. plus, i've been speaking to hugh grant. he tells me what it's like playing the bad guy, and what he makes of the hollywood harrassment scandal. i think sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form, in any business, anywhere. that is the end of it. i admire any women who came forward about it. and carol has the weather. good morning. clear sky around this morning. some may be able to see jupiter and venus before sunrise. there is rain in the forecast and for some of us some snow. i will have all the details 15 minutes.” have all the details 15 minutesli better get my coat.

good morning. first, our main story. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in tehran for alleged spying, say they're increasingly concerned about her wellbeing. she's now been in detention in the iranian capital for 19 months. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his cabinet colleague michael gove have both been criticised for their comments about the case. nick beake reports. 19 months in prison abroad, separated from her family, and now said to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, pictured here with daughter gabriella, was jailed for plotting against the regime in iran — something she has always denied. but now another british cabinet minister has been accused of undermining her case. what was she doing when she went to iran? i don't know. one of the things i want to stress is that there is no reason why nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe should be in prison in iran so far as any of us know. mr gove's lack of clarity

was in contrast to borisjohnson‘s insistence she had been visiting relatives. the uk government has no doubt that she was on holiday in iran when she was arrested last year, and that was the sole purpose of her visit. the foreign secretary had himself been forced to make a statement after mistakenly saying mrs zaghari—ratcliffe had been teaching journalism in iran. labour has called for him to be sacked. but richard ratcliffe says resignations won't help his wife. in a statement, he said she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and had found lumps on her breast. they were thought to be benign but a family history of breast cancer meant her situation would be kept under close surveillance. over the weekend, mr ratcliffe told breakfast that boris johnson had a crucial role in securing his wife's release and allowing him to finally see his daughter again, who is still in iran. i think it is really important

that he gets on a plane to go and see nazanin. i would like to go with him and see her, and now is the chance after all these months of not getting to see her. the foreign office is said to be considering that request, but there is no obvious end in sight for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's ordeal. nick beake, bbc news. and we'll be speaking to the ratcliffe family's local mp tulip siddiq just after 6:30. let's go to westminster, and our political orresponent, chris mason. good morning. there are so many issues around this case. what about michael gove and this comments yesterday? good morning. what is striking politically about this case is it

sums up the duty to protect the interests of british citizens abroad. lot of criticism last week after the remarks of borisjohnson, the suggestion she was training journalists in iran. and now michael gove has appeared to muddy the waters in the interview on the andrew marr show yesterday. he claimed he did not know what she was doing in iran despite the fact boris johnson in his clarification last week said the british government was absolutely of the view that she was merely on holiday with her daughter. so, still some big questions from the government on this. relief from the government on this. relief from the family that finally the government seems to be talking about it and it is generating headlines. meanwhile, for the government, at the start of the new week, the return of the b word, brexit,

knocked out of the headlines for the last few weeks, coming to dominate again in the next few days with the eu withdrawal bill being debated, the legislation to cut and paste the rules from brussels into the uk. they want a smooth process on the day we leave the eu. a huge amount of contention around the details on that. as we were just hearing a few minutes ago, business leaders from across europe are heading to downing street this morning. they are concerned there may not be a smooth arrangement immediately after brexit and that that could disrupt trade. so, as ever, a huge issue for the prime minister. thank you very much. we will talk to you later. we will talk to the shadow brexit secretary about that later on this morning. more news now. iranian media says more than 140 people have been killed by an earthquake in the west of the country. hundreds more have been injured. power has been cut in a number of towns and villages,

and blocked roads are said to be preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area. the 7.3 magnitude quake was felt as far away as israel and kuwait. carried into hospital amid the chaos in this clinic in iran. some on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark. the search beginning in torchlight for any survivors that may be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns as well. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border of iran and iraq, close to the city of halabja. 20 miles

south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even ca ptu red the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv. these news broadcast is feeling the tremors as their programme played out. —— broadcasters. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside. 15 emergency teams, they say, are now helping treat the injured and search for survivors. the number of dead is still climbing up it could be many days before the real extent of the damage done here is fully cleared. —— climbing. —— clear. the church of england is telling its schools that children gun owners in england and wales are being encouraged to hand

in their weapons to the police as part of a two—week long gun surrender scheme. people giving up their firearms won't face prosecution for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a gun is found to be linked to a crime. sima kotecha reports. hand in your guns and no questions will be asked. that is what police forces across england and wales are calling upon people to do. last firearms surrender was in 2014, when 6,000 handguns, rifles and imitation firearms were handed in. it is targeted at those who may have forgotten about owning a gun, or may be too scared to tell officers they have got one, in case they are arrested. the deal is, no questions will be asked at the point of surrender. however, if the weapon is traced back to a crime scene, they could be called in for questioning. we're realistic enough to realise that we're not going to get hardened gang members, in possession of weapons they intend to use, hand in a gun. but this is part of our response, to try and make it as difficult as possible for those people to come into possession of any type of weapon at all.

latest figures show that there were almost 7,000 crimes involving firearms in england and wales last year. that is an increase of 27% on the year before. but the number of crimes is still far less than a decade ago, when it was 31% higher. critics say those who want to use a gun will do so, and the surrender won't make a difference. it begins today, and lasts for two weeks. sima kotecha, bbc news. the westminster government are set to introduce legislation later today to pass a budget for northern ireland. ministers say the were forced to make the move because leaders in the region have failed to restore the power—sharing executive at stormont which collapsed in january. issues including an irish language act, brexit, and how legislation is being introduced at westminster today to pass a budget for northern ireland. ministers say they have no choice because of the failure to restore the power—sharing executive at stormont, which collapsed in january. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore

their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara or superhero cloak withoutjudgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. jon donnison reports: the church of england first issued guidance on homophobic bullying in its schools three years ago. today, those guidelines are being updated to include bullying against children and adolescents who identify as transgender or bisexual. and adolescents who identify as tra nsgender or bisexual. it and adolescents who identify as transgender or bisexual. it comes after a commercial case on the isle of wight with one couple withdrawing their son from a church of england primary school because another pupil asked to be accepted as transgender. 0ur child came home from school one day and said dad, i am confused. there is a bawdy in his class who is sometime coming as a boy and sometimes coming as a girl. —— boy in his class who is sometimes. we we re

in his class who is sometimes. we were concerned because how do you deal with that? these are primary school children, six years of age. but the new guidance stresses children should be able to play with what it calls the many cloaks of identity. is as children are at the trying on stage of life, so no labels need to be fixed. and the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, writes in the new guidance, this. but the church is by no means united on the issue of human sexuality, and this latest guidance is likely to divide opinion. jon donnison, bbc news. let us know what you think about that this morning. we will speak to someone that this morning. we will speak to someone about that later. you can tweet and e—mail us and we will talk about it later on this morning. but now, the sport. look at the sadness

in herface. it says it all. it is not easy to not make the world cup finals, but there is a cruel way and we saw it overnight and in the last few days. that controversial penalty if you remember from thursday ended up if you remember from thursday ended up being really, really decisive, because it was a 0—0 draw. it takes someone because it was a 0—0 draw. it takes someone tough to forget that penalty decision. northern ireland boss, michael o'neill, has described his side efforts as a "an amazing achievement," after they lost 1—0 on aggreagate in their world cup play—off against switzerland. johnny evans had their best chance, a header cleared off the line. there was more gold for great britain at the track cycling world cup in manchester. katie archibald and elinor barker with their second wins of the weekend in the team pursuit. six—time champion, roger federer, opened with a straight—sets win over jack sock at the atp finals in london, the end—of—season event for the world's top eight players.

at the age of 36, federer is playing in this event for the 15th time. and world champion, lewis hamilton, was the driver of the day at the brazilian grand prix, despite not winning the race. he started last but finished fourth, as sebastian vettel took the honours. and i will see you soon. you will be with us through the morning. you will go outside to tell us what it is like. it looks like a sturdy coat carol is wearing. —— carol. good morning. iamon i am on the roof of the bbc in london, and you will need a sturdy coat, because it is cold. before sunrise there is a good chance across southern scotland, much of england and wales, where we have clear skies, you may be able to see venus and jupiter with your naked eye, and that is something we will be looking out for ourselves. but it isa be looking out for ourselves. but it is a cold and frosty start to the

day. temperatures are roughly between —2 and plus two, so there is also quite a bit of frost in rural areas, in particular. if we start the forecast across scotland at 9am this morning, you can see we also have some rain across the north—west. some snow on higher ground and it will also be pretty windy. move away from that area at 9am and there is a lot of dry and cold weather across scotland as well. in the northern england, a similar start. a sunny start for you, but also cold. that holds true as we come down the east coast, although the east coast prone to a few showers, especially down towards yorkshire and east anglia. they will tend to fade as we go through the morning, and a fine but right start across the midlands and southern counties generally. notice these temperatures, even at 9am they are fairly low. 0ne temperatures, even at 9am they are fairly low. one or two showers across cornwall and pembrokeshire, they will tend to fade into sunshine. northern ireland have a few showers on north coast, but at

this stage a lot of dry and sunny weather. through because of the day the weather front producing the rain in the north—west will sink southwards. it will be windy breezy around it and we will see some snow, especially on higher ground, across scotla nd especially on higher ground, across scotland and the pennines. at lower levels we could see some wet snow or sleet accumulating for a short time, but that will be replaced by rain later on. for most it will be a cold day with some sunshine. through the evening and overnight, the weather front producing that rain sinks a bit further south, resting across parts of wales, central parts of england. if you are under that, it won't feel is cold but either side of it, under clearer skies, there will be a touch of frost first thing and a few showers knocking around as well. so through the course of tomorrow, we do still have our weather front across a central swathe of the country, sinking steadily southwards, producing a fair bit of cloud as it does so. again, there will be some patchy bits of rain in showers connected with that, but nothing too heavy.

behind it, brighter skies with sunshine and some showers. some of those will be heavy and quite frequent across the far north of the country. then, as we head on into wednesday, our weather front starts to retreat northwards. so for england and wales, a fair bit of cloud around. again some spots of rain across northern ireland, northern england, heading into scotland. to start the day in scotla nd scotland. to start the day in scotland it will be cold and frosty and that rain will edge northwards as we go through the rest of the day. it will not feel is cold. so the weather for the first half of this week certainly is changeable. thank you very much indeed, i am glad you are dressed up nice and warm. six months ago, we brought you a story about 23—year—old matthew bryce, from airdrie in north lanarkshire. he was stranded at sea for two days after his surfing trip went disastrously wrong. matthew almost died, and was rescued by the rnli and coastguard 13 miles off the coast of northern ireland, vowing never to surf again. well, time is a great healer, and matthew has bravely decided he is ready to get back in the water. 0ur reporter alex gulrajani went to meet him.

a moment matthew bryce thought would never happen again.|j a moment matthew bryce thought would never happen again. i knew i was going to die. it wasn't a question. it was a fact. lucky to be alive, thatis it was a fact. lucky to be alive, that is how belfast coastguards had described a surfer who was rescued from the irish sea last night. matthew bryce was picked up 13 miles of the argyll coast. i was convinced entirely. i didn't think i'd see the sunrise. i had totally given up. i had resigned myself to the fact i was going to die. i am sitting here in the dark, i can't describe how cold. it is not as if you went out for a snowball fight and your hands are called. it is like life is just being sapped out of your core. six months on, matthew bryce is ready to get back into the water. any fear or apprehension he has has been replaced by pure excitement. apprehension he has has been replaced by pure excitementlj apprehension he has has been replaced by pure excitement. i am

excited. i am going to go out now. i'm going tojump on right now. i am buzzing. and, with the support of his friends, he was back where he once said he would never venture again ona once said he would never venture again on a surfboard. how good is that, being backout? it is awesome. keeping his passion going, and everything. this is perfect. eventually, he even found his feet. not bad for six months away. there we re not bad for six months away. there were a couple of points i was getting tossed a bid in the water andi getting tossed a bid in the water and i was thinking, well, hang on, it is fine. and reunited on water with the surfboard that saved his life. this lord, matthew, must matter to you. it's a special board for me. i can never get rid of this. ifi for me. i can never get rid of this. if i had lost the board, if i hadn't been able to get back to it, i would

have died. it was the only thing that was keeping me safe. even if i stop surfing, it will go on the wall. yes, iwill stop surfing, it will go on the wall. yes, i will always keep it. but there are no plans to hang it up just yet. in fact, the ocean is calling. matthew and his friends will be back in the sea this weekend, determined not to give up on his passion. i want to go and, you know, live as much as i possibly can. i hope to god i will never experienced anything like that again, andi experienced anything like that again, and i would never wish it on anyone, either. but, ifi again, and i would never wish it on anyone, either. but, if i can take some positive out of it, and if i can try and get the message to people to be safe, go out with friends, don't go surfing alone, don't be reckless like me, i think some good can come from it. it is children in need day on friday, and the one show‘s rickshaw challenge is well under way. this year, it involves a team of riders who have been helped

by projects funded by the charity. they set off from london on thursday night, and are cycling 500 miles north to glasgow. and, thanks to a little help from pudsey, we can see they have already made it to salford. dan has popped outside to find out how they are feeling, ahead of another day of pedal power. they have got a frosty morning to start off with. good morning. good morning. welcome outside. i was seeing carole in that big coat, she told me to go steady today. these are part of the rickshaw challenge. from the one show, these lovely ladies who have come all the way from london. they are going to glasgow over the next few days. can we have a nice little round of applause for them, please? we have a nice little round of applause forthem, please? come we have a nice little round of applause for them, please? come on. thank you. a good round of applause for nearly 6:30am on the morning. you have layers upon layers because it is very chilly, and the blanket

is out as well. what has this challenge been like, as we are about to start day five? it has been amazing. the amount of support we get from everybody has been spectacular. people come out and cheer you on and donate while we come around with the buckets, and it is amazing, really. there are no words. you have been doing this for many years and i find it staggering that over the years you have raised £16 million for children in need through this challenge. does it get any easier? it is such a bizarre challenge, cycling a rickshaw the length and breadth of britain. it started a few years ago and i thought how can we keep this going? came up with this idea of creating a team who have benefited from children in need in the past. they'll take it in turns, and as she was saying, the fact that this has gone to the hearts of so many

people, and we don't go a mile without seeing people. to me, yes, it isa without seeing people. to me, yes, it is a long way but i look to my right hand side and think this challenge is nothing compared to what they have gone through in their lives already. and you were talking about the difference this money makes, as well. how have you been helped by children in need yourself? i have been helped by a hospice which is really close to my heart, because i go to counselling their, i first started going last year, and they have been helping me ever since, and they helped loads of people that go there, as well. and it isjust really... just something thatis it isjust really... just something that is really close to my heart, andl that is really close to my heart, and i feel really safe when i go there. it is something where i can go and feel safe and talk to everybody and that all my feelings out with what i am going through. it isjust lovely. out with what i am going through. it is just lovely. it is out with what i am going through. it isjust lovely. it is great to hear they make such a difference to you. i have just spotted they make such a difference to you. i havejust spotted pudsey they make such a difference to you. i have just spotted pudsey in the background, enjoying himself. you

we re background, enjoying himself. you were talking about the support, and they have these ladies here and there will be many more on the way as well. how far does it get on occasion? carole has been talking about how cold it has been this week. obviously the temperature is a challenge but in previous years we have gone from the north down to the south, so it has levelled out as we have got closer to london. this time around, i hate to say it, but you guys have had quite a nice time so far. it is going to get hideous. the la st far. it is going to get hideous. the last three days... you are meant to talk it up! but their ideas on listing, there is a brilliant team here, and we have lots of fun. we do a lot of singing, we dance our best as we go on the bikes, and it is tough, but as i say, it is a great cause and a celebration. tough, but as i say, it is a great cause and a celebrationlj tough, but as i say, it is a great cause and a celebration. i know you are getting ready, we will let you go in are getting ready, we will let you goina are getting ready, we will let you go in a minute. let's have a quick talk with shona, who is leading the

team. tell me about the cold. how many layers have you got on? about five or six layers on. and in terms of the support, matt says he will be singing to keep you going. does the support on the way make a difference? yes, you have everybody coming out to support us. without them, it would be like we were doing it for nothing. you are certainly not doing it for nothing. as matt was saying, £16 million over the last few years. this year will be a great challenge as well. so on the 0ne great challenge as well. so on the one show tonight, there is a special report. the ladies are ready, pudsey is ready, the support team are there, so off you go to morcombe on day five of the rickshaw challenge. don't panic, he is an engineer! i will hold the bike. bear with us, everybody, live television! the bike

changes all the time, depending on who is on it. so shona, if you are ready to go, off you go on the rickshaw challenge. a bit of applause, everybody. applause come on, pudsey! see you later, guys. don't forget, before that, on the one show you can stay up—to—date on our website. we shall be back inside our lovely warm studio in a minute. before that, let's have a look at the news, the travel, and the weather where they are going, and where you are. good morning from bbc london news. the london fire brigade has warned that more serious fires, such as the grenfell tower blaze, could happen unless safety measures get more priority. it has made a series of recommendations to the body reviewing building regulations. the brigade claims that a general

lack of competence is leading to dangerous decisions about building design and construction. police investigating the murder of a man in east london say it was a brutal and prolonged attack. it is thought up to five people beat the man with weapons, including baseball bats, in ilford in the early hours of sunday. the victim, thought to be in his 20s, hasn't yet been identified. one of the largest school providers in england has started training all its staff in mental health first—aid, so they can spot early warning signs. a survey in one of its london schools found many pupils described feelings of depression or hopelessness, and almost 90 out of the 100 pupils spoken to say they had deliberately harmed themselves. i think that has been one of the things in the past that schools haven't realised how much there is a problem with mental health, and the issues surrounding it. so we want to develop a culture where its 0k to talk about mental health, where

children can come to us and we can support them with that. travel now. no problems on the tube so far this morning. as you can see, it is all running well there. however, there are no greater anglia trains or sta nsted express between tottenham hale and stratford, because of a points failure. trains between liverpool street and stansted airport will be diverted via seven sisters. and we could see delays to other trains into liverpool street, too. fairly quiet on the roads. here is how the a13 looks — the usual delays building on the a13 coming in to town through dagenham. and, in romford, 0ldchurch road is closed between dagenham road and the a125 waterloo road. time for the weather now. here is kate kinsella. good morning. it was a very cold night last night, with a bit of frost around first thing this morning. for the day itself, it is not going to get too much warmer. but it does mean blue sky. a cold, crisp start this morning. sparkles of frost. a bit more cloud moving in this afternoon, turning things a

little hazy for a time, but a light north—westerly wind. temperatures not exceeding seven or eight celsius, so a really cold day. now, overnight tonight that cloud is going to continue to spread south, and thicken the whole time as well. the wind shifts direction, it comes from the south—west, the air a little more mild. the minimum temperature very similar to today's maximum, six or seven celsius. we have some outbreaks of rain, it is light and patchy rain as we head into tuesday morning, and indeed in the tuesday afternoon as well. it is going to stay rather grey, but it is a minor day. we are looking at a maximum of 10 celsius. as we head into wednesday it is similar sorts of conditions. we have a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of patchy rain and temperatures getting up to about 12 celsius. things that you get older, though, as we head towards the end of the week. —— colder. in just a few minutes, bbc breakfast will have more on the ongoing case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, from london, who is being held in prison in iran. we will be back in half an hour. goodbye.

hello. this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. we'll speak to the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian mother jailed in iran. we'll get the latest from richard ratcliffe on the campaign to free his wife and his growing concern for her health. why it shouldn't matter if boys or girls chose to wear tiaras, tutus, or tool belts, we'll hear from the church of england as it offers anti—bullying guidance for schools on transgender issues. #the way you sip your tea...# that isa #the way you sip your tea...# that is a great voice, isn't it? and seal will be here on the sofa to tell us how he's used his latest album to pay tribute to his musical heroes, including frank sinatra, ella fitzgerald, and nina simone. good morning. here's a summary of

this morning's main stories from bbc news. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in tehran, say they're increasingly concerned about her wellbeing. in a statement last night, her husband, richard, said his wife appeared to be "on the verge of a nervous breakdown" and is seeking treatment afterfinding lumps in her breasts. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his cabinet colleague michael gove have both been criticised for their comments about the case. and we'll be speaking to the ratcliffe family's mp tulip siddiq just after 6:30. the prime minister is set to meet european business leaders later today to discuss their concerns about the future of trade between the uk and europe. the meeting comes at the start of a busy week in westminster politics with warnings over the weekend from the eu that brexit talks could collapse and an upcoming vote in the house of commons on the government's proposed transition deal. iranian media says more than 160 people have been killed by an earthquake in the west of the country. hundreds more have been injured. power has been cut in a number of towns and villages, and blocked roads are said to be

preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area. the 7.3 magnitude quake was felt as far away as israel and kuwait. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara, or superhero cloak without judgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. the report says schools should ensure they offer "an inclusive vision for education" where every child is "revered and respected." police forces across england and wales are calling on people to hand in any unwanted firearms and ammunition as part of a two week long gun surrender scheme. anyone giving up their firearms from today won't face prosecution for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a gun is found to be linked to a crime. the latest figures show that the number of firearms offences in england and wales rose last year, the first increase in more than a decade. we understand we will not get

hardened gang members to hand in a gun, but this is part of our response to make it as difficult as possible for those people to come in to possession of any type weapon at all. bob geldof says he is handing back his freedom of the city of dublin because the same honour has been granted to the burmese political leader, aung san suu kyi. he's described the treatment by myanmar‘s military of the rohingya muslim minority community as "mass ethnic cleansing." the live aid organiser said his home city had honoured aung san suu kyi, but now she had appalled and shamed dublin. that is a summary of the latest news. sky—watchers are in for a treat this morning. some of you may have seen it

already. as the sun rises, some of you may be able to see venus and jupiter, the two brightest planets, aligned together in the south—east just above the horizon. that is a little handy map for you. if you are lucky enough to see it, do send us your pictures. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk. someone already has. thank you very much. iam sure i am sure carol will talk about that and bring us the weather. and now it is time for sport. it is one of those days for northern ireland, dreaming about what could have been. devastating for them. i don't think they will forget the controversial penalty on thursday. it ended 0—0 in the first leg and that was decisive because in the second leg last night, they could not get the goal. they tried and tried. many attempts, but could not get it in the back of

the net. northern ireland boss, michael o'neill, described his side's efforts as "amazing" and said the players were "emotional and upset" after their goalless draw in basel. and they werejoined in that by the fans, as our northern ireland correspondent, mark simpson, reports. the fans kept singing, but their hearts were breaking. after coming so hearts were breaking. after coming so close to a famous win, that is. northern ireland created plenty of chances, especially in the second half. it is more than 30 years since they have qualified for a world cup, but the wait goes on. this last—minute drama summed up their night. oh my god! absolutely gutted. they gave everything. that is all you can ask for. i am not afraid to say i cried. i cried. i did. you can ask for. i am not afraid to say i cried. icried. idid. it means that much to you? it does.

what a great manager and what a great team. well done! they were brilliant! absolutely brilliant. inside the stadium, northern ireland fans only got 5% of the tickets the vast majority of the noise. and outside the stadium, they are making themselves heard as well. the fans we re themselves heard as well. the fans were amazing tonight. theyjust gave everything. unfortunately, it just wasn't to be. you look emotional. i am emotional, yeah to be i am sad because i think the guys gave everything and so did the fans, but it just wasn't to be, everything and so did the fans, but itjust wasn't to be, it everything and so did the fans, but it just wasn't to be, it wasn't aaron knight. instead, it is the swiss fans who will be going to russia next summer. —— our night. bbc news. it is clear michael o'neill is still commented by it. it would be too strong a word to say cheated, but you do feel there is a

certain injustice to it in a competition of this nature. many people say switzerland were far superior to us in the first leg, but they did not score of the penalty, they did not score of the penalty, they did not score of anything else. we could have come here zero — zero. we could have come here zero — zero. we could have played in extra time. there is no justice we could have played in extra time. there is nojustice to be a huge injustice given the nature of what has divided the teams. -- justice. lots of talk about his future as well. great britain have won a third gold medal of the track cycling world cup in manchester. katie archibald, elinor barker, emily nelson, and neah evans won the team pursuit, beating italy by a huge margin in the final. it was archibald and barker's second gold of the weekend, after they won the madison. this is the fastest we have gone outside of the olympics. it is a big deal. yeah, pretty quick. we have not had a big time or anything like

that we could push it a bit further. —— that. britain's lewis hamilton was the driver of the day at the brazilian grand prix, despite not winning the race. the newly crowned world champion started from the pitlane after a crash in qualifying, but he carved his way through the field to finish fourth. sebastian vettel gave ferrari their first victory in brazil since 2008, boosting his chances of finishing second in the drivers‘ championship. marc marquez is the motogp world champion once again. an ecstatic crowd in valencia roared him over the line as he finished third in the final race of the season, to take the title for the fourth time in five years. already a great rider, he's being tipped to become the best of all time. amazing. an amazing feeling. you know, during the race, i was always trying to be calm, trying to control all of the situation. but i said now it is time to push, because i felt really good. but in turn wine,

honestly, i lost the concentration on the backer one i braked too late. —— braking point. six—time champion, roger federer, opened with a straight—sets win over jack sock at the atp finals in london. the 36—year—old swiss was making his 15th appearance at the season—ending event for the top eight players in the world at the o2 arena. american sock was making his tournament debut, having qualified by winning the paris masters a week ago. branden grace has won the nedbank golf challenge in sun city, becoming the first south african to do so in a decade. scotland's scottjamieson had been the overnight leader but grace's long putt at the 16th hole saw him move a shot ahead. grace held his lead up to the eighteenth to finish on 11 under par overall, one shot clear of jamieson. so, scotland just edged out.l pretty impressive last round, though, grace. it's now been over 18 months since british—iranian mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was imprisoned in tehran,

accused of "plotting to overthrow the iranian regime." now, her husband, richard ratcliffe, says his wife is on the verge of a nervous breakdown and is set to undergo medical tests afterfinding lumps in her breasts. the family's local mp is tulip siddiq, whojoins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. i know you are constantly talking to the family. what are the main concerns today? the main concerns are that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is suffering physically and mentally. per month she was denied access to medical treatment which has worsened her condition. —— for months. she needs full access to the medical treatment she needs, she can see someone about her mental health, because her husband is worried she is on the verge of a mental breakdown, especially in light of the comments from the foreign secretary ten days ago. we understand and will talk to richard ratcliffe later, he said he has talked to borisjohnson. what

was said? he has spoken to boris johnson. richard's main demands at the moment as he said to boris johnson if he wants diplomatic protection for his wife because she has not had it so far to be see is a dual national. his key demand is that he would like to go to iraq with boris johnson that he would like to go to iraq with borisjohnson when he goes there later this year. richard ratcliffe has not been able to get a visa so far that the end keep in mind he has not seen his daughter for19 mind he has not seen his daughter for 19 months now who is three years old. you talk about her mental and physical health. how is she doing? can they speak to her on a regular basis? she was suicidal for a long time, especially when she was in solitary confinement. she went on hunger strike. she said the only thing that is keeping her going is she is allowed visits with her daughter and her mother. that did not happen initially but it is

happening now to be her daughter can come and see her in prison. every once ina come and see her in prison. every once in a while she gets phone calls with her husband. that is where she outlined she was nervous and panicky because of the comments made by the foreign secretary, that the official website of the iranian judiciary had outlined how the foreign secretary's comments had shed fresh light is on her case and there were fresh charges against her. —— lights. she is in charges against her. —— lights. she isina charges against her. —— lights. she is in a bad place and richard ratcliffe is desperate to get her home. as far as we understand, there have been no fresh charges. what has been said is the official website of the iranian judiciary said that been said is the official website of the iranianjudiciary said that in light of what has happened, there will be fresh charges. she was called into court right after the comments from the foreign secretary. from what i gathered, she fell to the ground sobbing, she could not get up she was so traumatised by the whole incident. there are fresh

charges, but that is what we know. we don't know if there will be more yea rs, we don't know if there will be more years, but it has been said they are considering fresh charges. it has been set on the website and also on iranian state tv. let's talk about michael gove. he talked about the case yesterday. in the past, you asked borisjohnson to resign over the matter to be her husband is saying resignation will not solve anything. —— matter. saying resignation will not solve anything. -- matter. if my constituent spends one more day in prison as a result of what the foreign secretary has said, then he should resign. iwill foreign secretary has said, then he should resign. i will be honest, this is not political pointscoring for me, it is about getting this innocent mother home. i have been campaigning about this for 18 months. i want my constituent home. is borisjohnson months. i want my constituent home. is boris johnson is months. i want my constituent home. is borisjohnson is going to iran, he needs to take richard ratcliffe with him. when he goes to iran i wa nt with him. when he goes to iran i want him to meet nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe face—to—face. there is a history of british

diplomats going to iran, visiting the very prison nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is in, and not getting to meet her. if he goes and meets her and takes richard ratcliffe and officially retract the statement he made, then at least he is trying to make amends for what he has said. thank you very much for your time. we will speak to him later on. i have been outside already. it is called. —— cold. i am shivering. it is called, if you haven't yet stepped outside. we are on the roof of broadcasting house, and this morning just before sunrise, if it hasn't happened to you yet, you may be able to seejupiter and venus with your naked eye. the clarity of the air is very good this morning, it is coming straight down from the arctic. we have not seen it as yet.

todayit arctic. we have not seen it as yet. today it is a cold start for many parts, especially in rural areas. the temperature is widely —2 back to plus two, but for many of us it is a lot lower tha n plus two, but for many of us it is a lot lower than that. as we stop the focus at 9am in scotland, rain across the north—west, wheezy conditions around it, but ahead of it isa conditions around it, but ahead of it is a cold, frosty and sunny start to the day. across northern england, againa sunny to the day. across northern england, again a sunny start to the day, but it is cold. down the eastern side of england, showers feeding into the north sea through the course of the morning. many of us, through the midlands to the south coast, bits and pieces of cloud around but for most it is dry, sunny and cold. for rural areas in particular, it is frosty. showers across cornwall, some across pembrokeshire, but these should tend to fade leaving a lot of dry and sunny weather. across the coast of northern ireland we are also looking at a few showers this morning, but for much of northern ireland at this stage it is dry, called and sunny. that will change through the course of the day as we

have the rain across the west of scotla nd have the rain across the west of scotland moving southwards. the weather front getting through all of northern ireland, although scotland, in the northern england and later in the north wales. for a time it will deposit some snow on higher ground in scotland and the pennines. even at lower levels we could see some slushy accumulations, but that won't last. it won't be problematic as it is replaced by rain. it will be sunny and not as cold, not as windy as it was yesterday. through the evening and overnight weather front continues to drift southwards, resting across central parts of england and wales. under that, it won't feel as cold. ahead of it where we have clear skies, some frost and behind it in prone parts of scotla nd frost and behind it in prone parts of scotland we will also see some frost as well. tomorrow we start off with our weather front ensconced across central parts of england and wales. as it heads south that will produce a lot of cloud, some spots of rain here and there, and behind it, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, another cool

day with some showers and also a fair bit of sunshine. but temperatures higher than today. then, as we had on from tuesday into wednesday across the north, where we have had clear skies it will be a frosty start to the day on wednesday. what we are looking at is our weather front heading northwards again. so rain heading in across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, continuing to push northwards through the rest of the day. behind it there will still be a fair bit of cloud around, but temperatures at least in double figures. thank you very much indeed. you do look a little bit chilly. few snowy pictures. i want to show you the front page of the express, before we speak to sean. britain must defy the bullies of brussels, says sirjames dyson. business groups from across europe will meet the prime minister today to discuss the impact brexit will have on trade. sean is taking a look.

yes, especially what will they be trading under between now and when there will be no place for the uk in there will be no place for the uk in the eu. that is a big one. good morning. so just over 40% of everything we export is with the european union, and more than half of everything we import comes from the eu, as well. hundreds of billions of pounds‘ worth of trade every year, which is why companies across europe are keen to know under what rules they will be doing business when brexit happens in march 2019. what will those businesses want to tell the prime minister at that meeting today? well, one person who will be there is carolyn fairbairn, director general of the business lobby group the cbi. good morning. good morning. now, just the start, the main point you would like to get across to theresa may today is what? urgency. the main point is urgency. we have £600 billion of trade year between the eu and the uk, and firms across europe

are hugely uncertain at the moment about the future shape of the trading deal, about whether there will be a transitional arrangement. and that really matters, because they are making decisions now. so they are making decisions now. so the business groups there today will be urging decisions to be taken between now and december, so that we can move on and get greater certainty. when you mention those decisions that businesses across the uk are taking dow, what kinds of decisions? how is that affecting workers here? —— taking now?l decisions? how is that affecting workers here? -- taking now? a good example would be a firm in northern ireland i spoke to recently who make p°p‘up ireland i spoke to recently who make pop—up sheds. they would be very affected by wto tariffs and rules and red tape at borders, so they are thinking of moving their operations to france. as the clock ticks on they are getting under more pressure to ta ke they are getting under more pressure to take those decisions. it is trying to avert those kinds of decisions which will affectjobs and investment in the uk and across europe now. when you see stories in the papers today of certain cabinet

ministers pushing for a harder brexit, more the world ‘s world trade organization rules on that spectrum you talk about, where it wouldn‘t be the same type of rules that we are trading under now, what would you say to people who are pushing for those kinds of his?” think they should listen to what businesses are saying, especially smaller businesses, about the impact on them of red tape at borders, and facing tariffs, and the impact that would have onjobs facing tariffs, and the impact that would have on jobs and investment here. if we have the opportunity to have a more collaborative deal, which doesn‘t put up new barriers, which doesn‘t put up new barriers, which the wto rules wouldn‘t, let‘s go for it. so the process of trying to get a good deal would really help to get a good deal would really help to protect jobs to get a good deal would really help to protectjobs and investment in europe. do you have confidence in the government to have that kind of urgency? we have seen good progress, for example the prime minister made a speech recently which that all of that out. i think the business organisations i will be with today will be looking for more clarity on

that, understanding the urgency that sits behind that, wanting to have more decisions taken so that we can get to the big questions about the future relationship on trade by christmas. the clock is really ticking, and firms are taking big decisions now. finally, denise coates, one of the very successful business people in the uk, founder of bet 365, she paid herself an enormous salary last year. is it ok to pay yourself more than £200 million? well, i haven't looked at the detail of this particular case, but we do want to encourage entrepreneurs in this country to create the great global businesses of the future. we want the future google and facebook type businesses to be in the uk. i think that encouraging people to really take risks and do that here in the uk, if that involves sometimes some very big awards, that could be entirely

appropriate. thank you very much for that. the director of the cbi, a big business lobby group who will be one of those attending the big meeting with minister later today. from four weddings and a funeral, to love, actually and bridget jones‘s diary, he has played leading roles in many of the biggest and most—loved rom—coms. so it might seem pretty harsh that, in his latest film, hugh grant has been cast as a self—obsessed, washed—up actor. so how did he feel about being offered the role of the villain in paddington 2, and the prospect of being overshadowed by a much—loved bear? i went to meet him to find out. hugh, how lovely to see you here on bbc breakfast. what is so special about that there are? is a wonderful character, isn‘t he? about that there are? is a wonderful character, isn't he? well, it is funny, number one, and it is moving, number two, funny, number one, and it is moving, numbertwo, and it funny, number one, and it is moving, number two, and it manages not to be schmaltzy, which is, i think, number two, and it manages not to be schmaltzy, which is, ithink, really difficult. especially when the whole

philosophy of the film has been nice to everyone, be tolerance, you know. it would be really easy to go yucky. just putting you on hold. whoa! but i don't want to. it is only a haircut, nelson. there is nothing to be afraid of. come in, take a seat. we will go somewhere else. and an actor playing an actor. did you enjoy that? yes, well, i loved that, andi enjoy that? yes, well, i loved that, and i was able to dip into the distant past of my career when i was able to do theatre and met character is not entirely unlike felix buchanan, the character in the film. he was a big west end star and became such a nice as that he couldn‘t bear working with anyone else. he didn‘t like it when it was their turn to speak. and in the end, this is all a back story, the other actors would not work with him any

more so actors would not work with him any more so his career took a terrible slide, and now he is desperate to do a 1—man show and get back in the limelight. he is felix buchanan, dad's celebrity client.” limelight. he is felix buchanan, dad's celebrity client. i suppose you know who i am? the very famous actor. vip, celebrity... or used to be, now you do dog food commercials. it will be me, in a few years‘ time. that is his big dig, at the moment. dog food adverts? well, you never know. you never know. i started with adverts. my career in the 1980s was writing and acting in radio commercials, including dog food. actually, no. we did spoof dog food, for red stripe lager. nobody criticises my food. i also want to talk to you a little bit about... we live in extraordinaire times, at the

moment, about hollywood and what has been going on. what do you make of it all? i don't feel inclined to be particular sanctimonious about that sort of thing, because my own past is fractionally marbled with merck. but i wouldn‘t say anything different to any other normal person —— murk. i think sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form, any business, anywhere. and that is the end of it, and i admire those women who came forward. some people, mark raffl, for example, are saying maybe i need to change as a man. is that where we are, do you think, to change the way we are in anyway —— ruffalo. well, i don't know about you, but i am permanently trying to improve myself, and it is one of the sad realisations of being 57 is you realise you‘re not going to change that much, really. but always hopes to ameliorate. -- one always hopes to ameliorate. -- one always hopes to ameliorate.

the actor hugh grant speaking there, and his latest film, paddington 2, is in cinemas now. i laughed, i cried, i tried not to cry but i cried. coming up on breakfast this morning: matthew bryce say he is lucky to be alive, after his last surfing trip turned into a nightmare and left him adrift at sea for 32 hours. seven months on, and we have caught up with him as he bravely returns to the water. and keep your comments coming in on one of our main stories, the church of england telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity. we will be discussing this with the church of england and reading some of your comments. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. the london fire brigade has warned that more serious fires,

such as the grenfell tower blaze, could happen unless safety measures get more priority. it has made a series of recommendations to the body reviewing building regulations. the brigade claims that a general lack of competence is leading to dangerous decisions about building design and construction. police investigating the murder of a man in east london say it was a brutal and prolonged attack. it is thought up to five people beat the man with weapons, including baseball bats, in ilford in the early hours of sunday. the victim, thought to be in his 20s, hasn‘t yet been identified. one of the largest school providers in england has started training all its staff in mental health first aid, so they can spot early warning signs. a survey in one of its london schools found many pupils described feelings of depression or hopelessness, and almost 90 out of the 100 pupils spoken to say they had deliberately harmed themselves. i think that‘s been one of the things in the past —

that schools haven‘t realised how much there‘s a problem with mental health, and the issues surrounding it. so we want to develop a culture where it‘s ok to talk about mental health, where children can come to us, and we can support them with that. travel now. 0n the tube, the district line has minor delays eastbound because of a signal failure. there are no greater anglia trains or sta nsted express between tottenham hale and stratford, because of a points failure. trains between liverpool street and stansted airport will be diverted via seven sisters. and we could see delays to other trains into liverpool street, too. it is fairly quiet on the roads. if you take a look at our camera, we have the usual delays on the aao heading in to town at hanger lane. and in wembley, the a401! the high road is still closed eastbound between park lane and wembley hill road for works. time for the weather now. here is kate kinsella. good morning. it was a very cold night last night, with a bit of frost around first thing this morning.

for the day itself, it‘s not going to get too much warmer, but it does mean blue sky. a cold, crisp start this morning, sparkles of frost. a bit more cloud moving in this afternoon, turning things a little hazy for a time, but a light north—westerly wind. temperatures not exceeding seven or eight celsius, so a really cold day. now, overnight tonight, that cloud is going to continue to spread south, and thicken the whole time, as well. the wind shifts direction — it comes from the south—west, the air a little more mild. the minimum temperature very similar to today‘s maximum, six or seven celsius. we have some outbreaks of rain. it‘s light and patchy rain as we head into tuesday morning, and indeed into tuesday afternoon, as well. it‘s going to stay rather grey, but it‘s a mild day. we‘re looking at a maximum of 10 celsius. as we head into wednesday it‘s similar sorts of conditions. we‘ve got a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of patchy rain, and temperatures getting up to about 12 celsius.

things do get colder, though, as we head towards the end of the week. in just a few minutes, bbc breakfast will have more on the ongoing case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, from london, who is being held in prison in iran. we will be back in half an hour. goodbye. this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. new fears for the health of a british woman being held in an iranianjail. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says lumps have been found in her breasts, as the government faces more criticism over its handling of her case. good morning. it‘s monday the 13th of november. also this morning: a powerful earthquake kills more than 200 people and injures more than a thousand on

the iran iraq border. primary schools are given transgender guidance by the church of england. teachers are told they should let boys and girls wear tutus, tiaras and tool belts without them being bullied or labelled. a national gun surrender begins in england and wales as police try to tackle a spike in shootings. could building just a few more affordable homes save some of our rural towns and villages from dying out? one report out today says it could. i‘ll take a look a bit later. in sport, it‘s heartbreak for northern ireland, as they miss out on a place at next summer‘s world cup finals. plus, i‘ve been speaking to hugh grant. he tells me what it‘s like playing the bad guy, and what he makes of the hollywood harrassment scandal. i think sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form, in any business, anywhere. that is the end of it. i admire any women who came

forward about it. and carol has the weather. good morning. if you look outside, you might be able to seejupiter and venus. perfect conditions. good and clea n venus. perfect conditions. good and clean airfrom venus. perfect conditions. good and clean air from the arctic. frost around. for many of us, dry and sunny. ran in the north—west, however. —— rain. some of us will see some snow. and this is a camera shot outside our studio looking at them. and a bird! i think we have a slight picture of it... right in the middle. we will claim that sees them anyway. —— that is. middle. we will claim that sees them anyway. -- that is. apparently, according to experts, there is only half an hour left. the first time we

can see them in six years, apparently. good morning. the main stories. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in tehran for alleged spying, say they‘re increasingly concerned about her wellbeing. she‘s now been in detention in the iranian capital for 19 months. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his cabinet colleague michael gove have both been criticised for their comments about the case. nick beake reports. 19 months in prison abroad, separated from her family, and now said to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, pictured here with daughter gabriella, was jailed for plotting against the regime in iran — something she has always denied. but now another british cabinet minister has been accused of undermining her case. what was she doing when she went to iran? i don't know. one of the things i want to stress is that there is no reason why nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe should be

in prison in iran so far as any of us know. mr gove‘s lack of clarity was in contrast to borisjohnson‘s insistence she had been visiting relatives. the uk government has no doubt that she was on holiday in iran when she was arrested last year, and that was the sole purpose of her visit. the foreign secretary had himself been forced to make a statement after mistakenly saying mrs zaghari—ratcliffe had been teaching journalism in iran. labour has called for him to be sacked. but richard ratcliffe says resignations won‘t help his wife. in a statement, he said she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and had found lumps on her breast. they were thought to be benign but a family history of breast cancer meant her situation would be kept under close surveillance. over the weekend, mr ratcliffe told breakfast that boris johnson had a crucial role in securing his wife‘s release and allowing him to finally see his daughter again,

who is still in iran. i think it is really important that he gets on a plane to go and see nazanin. i would like to go with him and see her, and now is the chance after all these months of not getting to see her. the foreign office is said to be considering that request, but there is no obvious end in sight for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe‘s ordeal. nick beake, bbc news. and we‘ll be speaking to the ratcliffe family‘s local mp tulip siddiq just after 6:30. let‘s go to westminster, and our political orresponent, chris mason. chris, the government has been increasingly involved in the case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, but that‘s far from the only concern on the prime minister‘s mind, is it? yes. that is alongside the hugely

important issue for the foreign office, one that is quite rare a single issue dominating headlines oiling down to the fate of a single individual. —— boiling. so often, they are quite lofty. this one is specific. the government is keen to be seen as gripping it as much as possible despite contradictions from various cabinet ministers. beyond that, another busy week for the prime minister, especially on the issue of exit knocked out of the headlines for the last few weeks. —— brexit. it is back for the next few days with the eu withdrawal bill, the legislation which will take the rule book from rustles and cut and paste it into uk law. —— brussles. also this morning, as we were talking about earlier, lots of business leaders from around europe are heading to downing street today

to meet the government to press the case they say around the urgency of some sort of deal around transitioning and then trade after brexit. they are fearful without that there could be a drop of trade between the uk and the eu. iranian media says more than 140 people have been killed by an earthquake in the west of the country. hundreds more have been injured. power has been cut in a number of towns and villages, and blocked roads are said to be preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area. the 7.3 magnitude quake was felt as far away as israel and kuwait. carried into hospital amid the chaos in this clinic in iran. victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark.

for rural villages in the affected areas, the search is beginning in torchlight for any survivors that may be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the city of halabja. the us geological survey said that the epicentre was about 20 miles south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv. these news broadcasters feeling the tremors as their programme played out. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside.

15 emergency teams, they say, are now helping treat the injured and search for survivors. the number of dead is still climbing, but it could be many days before the real extent of the damage done here is fully clear. andrew plant, bbc news. bob geldof says he is handing back his freedom of the city of dublin because the same honour has been granted to the burmese political leader, aung san suu kyi. he‘s described the treatment by myanmar‘s military of the rohingya muslim minority community as "mass ethnic cleansing." the live aid organiser said his home city had honoured aung san suu kyi, but now she had appalled and shamed dublin. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara or superhero cloak withoutjudgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual

orientation or gender identity. jon donnison reports: the church of england first issued guidance on homophobic bullying in its schools three years ago. today, those guidelines are being updated to include bullying against children and adolescents who identify as transgender or bisexual. it comes after a controversial case on the isle of wight where one couple withdrew their son from a church of england primary school because another pupil asked to be accepted as transgender. 0ur child came home from school one day and said, "daddy, i am confused." there was a boy in his class who is sometimes coming as a boy and sometimes coming as a girl. we were concerned about that because it is very confusing. how do they deal with that? let us remember, these are primary school children, they are six years of age. but the new guidance stresses children should be able to play with what it calls the many

cloaks of identity. it says children are at the trying—on stage of life, so no labels need to be fixed. and the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, writes in the new guidance... but the church is by no means united on the issue of human sexuality, and this latest guidance is likely to divide opinion. jon donnison, bbc news. last year saw an increase in the number of crimes involving firearms in england and wales for the first time since 2005. to reduce the number of weapons in circulation police are urging people to hand in unwanted guns and ammunition over the next fortnight. to explain more we‘re joined from newcastle by assistant chief constable helen mcmillan, the national police chiefs‘ council lead on firearms. and also with us in the studio is papa and kajdijah sonko.

their son, yusuf, was shot dead in liverpool in june, he was 18 years old. thank you, all, very much indeed for coming to talk to us. could we talk to you about the issue? set us up. what are are you asking people to do? we have a nationalfirearms surrender which goes on till the 26th of november, two weeks. we want people to surrender any unwanted, or illegally held, weapons. if you have any of those, dial 101 and arranged to give in to us and we will get rid of them safely. we will talk about more on that later. thank you for joining us. i know it is difficult to talk about. tell us about what happened to your son, yusuf. good morning. yusuf, my son, was shot deadin

morning. yusuf, my son, was shot dead in liverpool last june, morning. yusuf, my son, was shot dead in liverpool lastjune, the second ofjune. dead in liverpool lastjune, the second of june. he dead in liverpool lastjune, the second ofjune. he was a bright boy that was undertaking his last exam to go to university. unfortunately, i left home that day and left some money on the table for him. that was the last time i spoke to my son. in the last time i spoke to my son. in the evening, i was told by vocal from my wife to say my son were shot dead. —— phone call. ican from my wife to say my son were shot dead. —— phone call. i can never sleep and never rest because of that. i know it is difficult to be here and you wanted to come to talk about your son today. i will give you a moment to compose yourself. i really a m you a moment to compose yourself. i really am so sorry for what happened. just tell us a little bit about where he was. as i understand, he may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. yes. we believe that as well. there were a bunch of

children loitering in the area. children play there a lot. they were messing around. according to the cameras, the cctv cameras, two boys cameras, the cctv cameras, two boys came up cameras, the cctv cameras, two boys came up on a cameras, the cctv cameras, two boys came up on a bike and started firing. one of the bullets got my son in the head. we believe and the police believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” police believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. i know this is difficult to be here this morning. you have wanted to talk about this. how has it affected you and the rest of the family? if you can tell us. my heart is broken. i have a broken heart. somebody killed

my son. and the killer is still walking around. he was an innocent boy who was humble and kind and popular. my heart is broken.” boy who was humble and kind and popular. my heart is broken. i am so sorry. we are talking about this idea of guns in. what would you say to people with a gun in their household about what they should be doing? well, there are two things. people who have guns, police i think should be asking people, everyone, to hand those guns, because they have no need... no one needs to have a gun. it is very important for police to

convince people to give those guns back. the more they stay out, the safer it will be. i don't think anybody has to get the gun, because they are not allowed to get a gun in their house. as a mother, to parents, ijust ask people, if they have a gun in their house they have to hand it to police. guns, knives, are very dangerous. every single day another family is crying. every single day another family is crying. let's talk to you just for a moment. it is so obvious from what you are saying, what needs to be done, in so many ways. what will you do? you say that people can call you, and then what happens? ok, so

this is a surrender, so people can contact the police on 101 and make an arrangement to surrender their weapon, or they can attend one of their local police stations and hand in any firearms that they may have, and they can do that anonymously. 0ur and they can do that anonymously. our main aim is to take any weapons at all out of the hands of criminals, orfrom people who no longer want to possess them. we will reduce the amount of weapons that are in circulation, because as these pa rents are in circulation, because as these parents have are in circulation, because as these pa rents have bravely are in circulation, because as these parents have bravely pointed out that, possession of firearms can lead to tragedies, and if we can remove lead to tragedies, and if we can re m ove eve n lead to tragedies, and if we can remove even one weapon from the hands of committals, then that would bea hands of committals, then that would be a success for us. i am sure that we would all agree with that, but do you think the serious criminals will be taking part in this? it is not an amnesty, if the weapon is found to be involved in a serious crime, that will be followed up. yes, that's true. it is only an amnesty at the

point when the weapon is handed to police. we will investigate weapons handed to us to see if they have been used in any criminal activity. so that is the case. we are not naive enough to think that hardened criminals will hand in any weapons to us over the course of the next two weeks, but the weapons which have been handed in, last time in 2014 we received 6000 firearms from members of the public, and those are firearms which could, if we don‘t ta ke ste ps firearms which could, if we don‘t take steps to prevent it, find themselves in the hands of criminals. so it is a really important tactic for us to use, along with many others, in the battle against firearms. thank you very much for coming to talk to us about your son, really appreciated. thank you. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: new fears for the health of a british woman held in iran, as the uk government faces more criticism over its handling of her case. a two—week amnesty on guns and ammunition begins in england and wales, as police try and tackle

an increase in violent crime. we can show you the camera from outside our studio, if you look carefully, right in the middle, jupiter and venus. the bright when we think is venus, but we need a phone call to professor brian cox, might be helpful. if you can‘t get him, carol will do! what is happening with the weather and our search for the planet this morning? good morning to you both, good morning to you. as the sun rises we will lose sight of them. that is what has happened in london. it is a cold start to the day under those clear skies, which is why it is good to see them. everywhere soon will lose the sight of them. at the moment it is —1 in manchester. it is freezing in cardiff and birmingham. it is plus one in edinburgh and it is plus three in belfast and london.

if you are stepping out, wrap up warmly. it is cold. cold and frosty sums it up quite nicely for the morning. we also have some rain and the forecast and some of us will see some snow. most of us won‘t have that combination. if you are in scotla nd that combination. if you are in scotland at 9am, you have some rain in the outer hebrides at the moment, it will be pushing across the north—west and here it will be breezy. ahead of it, it is cold and frosty in rural areas and we have a fair bit of sunshine. sunny across most of northern england, but chilly for you. down the east coast we are prone to some showers coming down from the north sea at times. they will tend to fade as we go through the morning and from the midlands towards hampshire, dorset, the isle of wight, we are under clear skies, so of wight, we are under clear skies, so cold. the showers in cornwall this morning have now faded. we have one or two in temperature, they will fade, and here we are looking at some sunshine. for northern ireland this morning there is a lot of sunny weather as well, and a cold start,

but some showers across the north coast. later the showers will be replaced by rain. the rain coming across north—west scotland is pushing south eastwards. now, for a time it will deposit some snow in the grampians, the up lines, at lower levels some wet snow and sleet, some slushy accumulations, and later into the pennines. it will all turn back to rain later in the day. the rest of and wales it is sunny and will not feel quite as cold this afternoon as it did yesterday, because we don‘t have the strength of wind that we did yesterday. through the evening and overnight rain continues to push across the rest of northern england, through wales, getting into central parts. under that rain and breezy conditions it won‘t feel as cold. but ahead of it, under clear skies, it will feel cold. cold enough for a touch of frost and in clear parts of northern scotland we will see a touch of frost as well, first thing in the morning. we start off with that weather front across the central swathe of england and wales moving slowly south, so there will bea

moving slowly south, so there will be a lot of cloud associated with that. some patchy, light rain here and there and behind it, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, we are looking at a sunny day with some showers. the most frequent showers will be across the far north of scotland. not as cold as today either, and as we head into wednesday, we are looking at our weather front heading north again. it will push northwards across northern england, into northern ireland, eventually into southern scotland, continuing its journey northwards. i did, there will still be some cloud around, some sunny will still be some cloud around, some sunny breaks and a few showers. but until then, maximum temperatures will be in double figures. so the weather is all over the shop this week. . anyway, you look lovely out there. and we released the children in need rickshaw earlier. you can follow them at bbc .co .uk/ pudsey. and lots of business news. ice cream

pa rlou rs and lots of business news. ice cream parlours on the rise, that is a big one! don‘t gloss over that, that is big news. urgency is the word from british business this morning, as bosses from across europe meet theresa may today. we were speaking earlier to the head of the cbi. she said she is already seeing businesses being pushed into making big decisions in case there is no deal done with the eu. she gave us the example of a shed company in northern ireland which is looking at moving into france. a bit of news for our high street, this is where theice for our high street, this is where the ice cream parlours come in. the number of shops closing down has fallen to its lowest level in seven yea rs, fallen to its lowest level in seven years, according to the local data ceo women‘s clothes and shoe shops have been worst hit, but as ice

cream parlours have been worst hit, but as ice cream pa rlours have have been worst hit, but as ice cream parlours have come in, beauty salons are on the rise. and the lack of affordable housing in rural areas is driving out young families and working age people from those areas, with the result that towns and villages may be dwindling away. that is from the national housing federation. we will be speaking to them a little later, in about half an hour, about why that happens. quite an issue for rural areas, but i think ice cream parlours probably the big takeaway there. in more ways than one! six months ago we brought you the story of matthew bryce, who was stranded at sea for two days after his surfing trip went disastrously wrong. matthew almost died, and was rescued 13 miles off the coast of northern ireland, vowing never to surf again. well, time is a great healer, and matthew has bravely decided he is ready to get back in the water. 0ur reporter alex gulrajani went to meet him. a moment matthew bryce thought would never happen again. i knew i was going to die. it wasn‘t a question, it was a fact.

lucky to be alive — that's how belfast coastguards have described a surfer who was rescued from the irish sea last night. matthew bryce was picked up 13 miles off the argyll coast. i was thinking i was going to die. i was almost convinced entirely. i didn‘t think i‘d see the sunrise. i‘d totally given up. i‘d resigned myself to the fact i was going to die. i‘m sitting here in the dark — i can‘t describe how cold. it‘s not as if you went out for a snowball fight and your hands are that cold. it‘s like life is just being sapped out of your core. six months on, matthew bryce is ready to get back into the water. but any fear or apprehension he has has been replaced by pure excitement. how are you feeling? i‘m excited. i‘m going to go out now. i‘m going tojump on right now. i‘m buzzing. and, with the support

of his friends, he was back where he once said he would never venture again — on a surfboard. how cool was that, seeing him back out there? it's awesome. keeping his passion going, and everything. this is perfect. eventually, he even found his feet. not bad for six months away. there were a couple of points where i was getting tossed a bit in the water, and you‘re thinking, whoa — hang on, it‘s fine. and reunited on water with the surfboard that saved his life. this board, matthew, must matter to you. it‘s a special board for me. i can never get rid of this. if i‘d lost the board, if i hadn‘t been able to get back to it, if the leash had snapped, if i‘d decided to throw it away, i would have died.

it was the only thing that was keeping me safe. even if i stop surfing, it‘ll go on the wall. yeah, i‘ll always keep it. but there are no plans to hang it up just yet. in fact, the ocean is calling. matthew and his friends will be back in the sea this weekend, determined not to give up on his passion. i want to go and, you know, live as much as i possibly can. i hope to god i‘ll never experience anything like that again, and i‘d never wish it on anyone, either. but, if i can take some positives out of it, and if i can try and get the message to people to be safe, go out with friends, don‘t go surfing alone, don‘t be reckless like me, i think some good can come from it. very good luck to him when he goes back in the sea. i have served there, and it is quite challenging. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news.

the london fire brigade has warned that more serious fires, such as the grenfell tower blaze, could happen unless safety measures get more priority. it has made a series of recommendations to the body reviewing building regulations. the brigade claims that a general lack of competence is leading to dangerous decisions about building design and construction. police investigating the murder of a man in east london say it was a brutal and prolonged attack. it is thought up to five people beat the man with weapons, including baseball bats, in ilford in the early hours of sunday. the victim, thought to be in his 20s, hasn‘t yet been identified. one of the largest school providers in england has started training all its staff in mental health first aid, so they can spot early warning signs. a survey in one of its london schools found many pupils described feelings of depression or hopelessness, and almost 90 out of the 100 pupils spoken to say

they had deliberately harmed themselves. i think that‘s been one of the things in the past — that schools haven‘t realised how much there is a problem with mental health, and the issues surrounding it. so we want to develop a culture where it‘s ok to talk about mental health, where children can come to us, and we can support them with that. travel now. 0n the tube, the district line has minor delays eastbound because of a signal failure. there are no greater anglia trains or sta nsted express between tottenham hale and stratford, because of a points failure. trains between liverpool street and stansted airport will be diverted via seven sisters. and we could see delays to other trains into liverpool street, too. there has been an accident on the a40. this is how it looks there at the moment. the road is partly blocked at the swakeleys roundabout. and, in wembley, the a404 the high road is still closed eastbound between park lane and wembley hill road for works. time for the weather now. here is kate kinsella.

good morning. it was a very cold night last night, with a bit of frost around first thing this morning. for the day itself, it‘s not going to get too much warmer, but it does mean blue sky. a cold, crisp start this morning, sparkles of frost. a bit more cloud moving in this afternoon, turning things a little hazy for a time, but a light north—westerly wind. temperatures not exceeding seven or eight celsius, so a really cold day. now, overnight tonight, that cloud is going to continue to spread south, and thicken the whole time, as well. the wind shifts direction, comes from the south—west, the air a little more mild. the minimum temperature very similar to today‘s maximum, six or seven celsius. we‘ve got some outbreaks of rain. it‘s light and patchy rain as we head into tuesday morning, and indeed into tuesday afternoon, as well. it‘s going to stay rather grey, but it‘s a milder day. we‘re looking at a maximum of 10 celsius. as we head into wednesday, it‘s similar sort of conditions. we‘ve got a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of patchy rain, and temperatures getting up to about 12 celsius. things do get colder, though, as we head towards the end of the week.

in just a few minutes, bbc breakfast will have more on the ongoing case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, from london, who is being held in prison in iran. goodbye. hello. this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. we‘ll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. we‘ll speak to the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian mother jailed in iran. we‘ll get the latest from richard ratcliffe on the campaign to free his wife and his growing concern for her health. in a statement last night, her husband, richard, said his wife appeared to be "on the verge of a nervous breakdown" and is seeking treatment afterfinding lumps in her breasts. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his cabinet colleague michael gove have both been criticised for their comments about the case. the prime minister is set to meet

european business leaders later today to discuss their concerns about the future of trade between the uk and europe. the meeting comes at the start of a busy week in westminster politics with warnings over the weekend from the eu that brexit talks could collapse and an upcoming vote in the house of commons on the government‘s proposed transition deal. iranian media says more than 160 people have been killed by an earthquake in the west of the country. hundreds more have been injured. power has been cut in a number of towns and villages, and blocked roads are said to be preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area. the 7.3 magnitude quake was felt as far away as israel and kuwait. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara, or superhero cloak without judgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. the report says schools should ensure they offer "an inclusive vision for education" where every child is "revered and respected." police forces across england

and wales are calling on people to hand in any unwanted firearms and ammunition as part of a two week long gun surrender scheme. anyone giving up their firearms from today won‘t face prosecution for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a gun is found to be linked to a crime. the latest figures show that the number of firearms offences in england and wales rose last year, the first increase in more than a decade. bob geldof says he is handing back his freedom of the city of dublin because the same honour has been granted to the burmese political leader, aung san suu kyi. he‘s described the treatment of the rohingya muslim community by myanmar‘s military as "mass ethnic cleansing." the live aid organiser says his home city had honoured aung san suu kyi, but now she appalled and shamed dublin. sky—watchers are in for a treat this morning. have a look at that. that is the

view outside the salford office. it isa view outside the salford office. it is a bit chilly, though. we brought you venus and jupiter a short while ago. the top left one is venus. they have been visible in the south—east. you can see them. jupiter is on the right, a little bit lower. venus is a little bit in the centre of the screen. send us pictures this morning. i know it is difficult to ta ke morning. i know it is difficult to take pictures of that. it doesn't happen very often. it is the first first time in six years. if you missed it, we will bring it to you. we will have the weather and details later on. a sad day for northern ireland fans now. many will be

waking up devastated. this face says it all. they came agonisingly close to reaching russia next year. they gaveit to reaching russia next year. they gave it their all in basel. it ended ina gave it their all in basel. it ended in a nil—0 draw. that means switzerland go through. northern ireland‘s hopes of making their first world cup finals since 1986 were dashed last night, when switzerland won their play—off 1—0 on aggregate. 0ur sports reporter, jessica creighton, is in basel this morning. good morning. that controversial penalty from last week ended up being really decisive in the end. yeah. good morning. what a cruel way to wa ke yeah. good morning. what a cruel way to wake up this morning. it was a brave performance last night from northern ireland players. they were utterly devastated at full—time. they came so close. in the dying moments... they had a few chances

through the match, but in the dying moments, this header was cleared off the line. they could not break through. they sunk to their knees at the end. some were fighting back tea rs. the end. some were fighting back tears. they are left to reflect on what might have been. if you want to ta ke what might have been. if you want to take the positives from this, more than ireland as a team have been on a remarkable journey in the last 5— is. their world ranking just five yea rs is. their world ranking just five years ago, they were well outside the top 100 teams. now it is the top 20. they had an incredible run le sommer at the european championship, getting some key wins in the group stages and getting to the last 16 but just falling short. stages and getting to the last 16 butjust falling short. they have made themselves a credible opposition in the last two years. you just wonder whether veteran players like gareth mcauley and steven davis may leave the side.

that could be the last time we see them in the green and white. and the manager as well. that could be the last time we see him in charge. he has been linked with the scotland manager‘sjob. we has been linked with the scotland manager‘s job. we will have to see what effect that has on the northern ireland team. thank you. that is why there was so much emotion last night. there may be many changes in the northern ireland team. great britain have won a third gold medal of the track cycling world cup in manchester. katie archibald, elinor barker, emily nelson, and neah evans won the team pursuit, beating italy by a huge margin in the final. it was archibald and barker‘s second gold of the weekend, after they won the madison. this is the fastest we have gone outside of the olympics. it is a big deal. yeah, pretty quick. we have not had a big time or anything like that we could push it a bit further. britain‘s lewis hamilton

was the driver of the day at the brazilian grand prix, despite not winning the race. the newly crowned world champion started from the pitlane after a crash in qualifying, but he carved his way through the field to finish fourth. sebastian vettel gave ferrari their first victory in brazil since 2008, boosting his chances of finishing second in the drivers‘ championship. marc marquez is the motogp world champion once again. an ecstatic crowd in valencia roared him over the line as he finished third in the final race of the season, to take the title for the fourth time in five years. already a great rider, he‘s being tipped to become the best of all time. amazing. an amazing feeling. you know, during the race, i was always trying to be calm, trying to control all of the situation. but i said now it is time to push, because i felt really good. but in turn one, honestly, i lost the concentration on the braking point. i braked too late.

that‘s crazy! i braked too late. and you know, mark style until the end. congratulations. it‘s another crucial week for the government‘s brexit plans as its eu withdrawal bill returns to the commons on tuesday to be scrutinised by mps. this morning the shadow brexit secretary has written to theresa may setting out his criticims of the legislation. sir keir starmerjoins us live from westminster. good morning. good morning. thank you for coming in on. —— coming on. some conservatives are saying it is difficult to hear this from a party that set out ten different policies on brexit, that it since the referendum. is there a lack of clarity from the shadow cabinet? we

have clarified our position over the summerand have clarified our position over the summer and have been clear about it. this is now crunch time. we have key amendments to this legislation tomorrow. it is blindingly obvious tomorrow. it is blindingly obvious to everyone following the negotiations that the final future agreement with the eu is not going to be agreed by march 2019. we need a transitional arrangement. the one currently drafted prevent that from happening on the same terms we have now. there is a fundamental flaw. happening on the same terms we have now. there is a fundamentalflaw. we have a simple amendment now to correct that floor. and frankly, the prime minister needs to reflect on what we and conservative mps are saying and accept the amendment calls, as i say, this is crunch time. businesses need this to happen. we need to agree this. this is in the national interest.” happen. we need to agree this. this is in the national interest. i want to mention this. this was picked up

by the express, talking about quotes from sirjames dyson on the andrew marr show. there is talk about the divorce deal. he is saying we should walk away from talks... he is... let me explain. he says we should walk away because the eu will come back and say hang on we need a deal. what he is saying is let‘s take a gamble. it does not speak for the majority of businesses. i have spoken to businesses all over the country for the last year and beyond. the vast majority are worried about walking away, about no deal. they are worried about trade, but there are other aspects. he has done business deals in his time and is successful, but has never negotiated a border in northern ireland. if you just walk away, you walk away from responsibilities for resolving that very, very complicated and sensitive issue of the most evil would say

thatis issue of the most evil would say that is not a good position for the uk to put itself in. -- issue. -- most people. there is an estimation of six $5 billion. do you have a figure in mind? the government says it wants it as low as possible and i support that. david davis, the secretary of state for brexit, i never challenged him on the figure. ijust said have clarity on the principles and obligations you say you accept. that is where the talks have become stuck. the principles that need to be agreed between parties. but so long as we comply with this and keep the price is well as possible, i support the government. you saw tony blair making the point that given what the government is going through and the position of theresa may and the scandals surrounding borisjohnson and other ministers as well, the labour party should be much further

ahead as compared to where they are. why is that not happening? we saw a successful labour party since the general election which went better than anyone expected. we have seen many elections won. the direction of travel is up for the labour party. wind yougov polls suggested theresa may‘s ratings are rising. —— one. wind yougov polls suggested theresa may's ratings are rising. —— one.” saw that to be the ebb and flow. but the direction of travel is constant. i don‘t think this chaotic government can survive. i think anyone looking in, perhaps from no political party, would say this is really the complete opposite of a strong government. i am wondering how long they can survive. thank you for your time this morning. good morning. if you havejustjoined us

and haven‘t been outside today, it is pretty cold. goodbye. it isa it is a cold start to the day. the temperature in london is three celsius. in edinburgh it is plus one, in cardiff and birmingham it is freezing and in manchester it is plus one. a cold and frosty start to the date across many parts of the uk. particular so in rural areas. the date across many parts of the uk. particularso in ruralareas. if we ta ke uk. particularso in ruralareas. if we take a look around the country at 9am, we have some rain in the forecast across north—west scotland. here it is also breezy, and later we will have some snow coming out of that band of rain as it crosses the grampians and the southern up lines. at this stage in the morning, well, it is dry and sunny where we don‘t have that rain. for northern england, it is also a sunny and cold start to the day. down the east coast of england we could catch one or two showers coming in from the north sea. most of us will mist them and they will tend to fade through

the morning. heading south from the midlands down towards the south—eastern corner, in through hampshire, dorset, the isle of wight and into the south—west, sky is similarto and into the south—west, sky is similar to what we have in london. very blue and cold but also sunny. nothing untoward for this stage of november, we are halfway through it now, of course. the showers in cornwall have faded. we still have a few across temperature, a lot of sunshine in wales and for northern ireland, for most dry, called on sunny start with some showers across the north coast. through the day the band of rain across north—west scotla nd band of rain across north—west scotland will sink southwards, crossing all of scotland and northern ireland, leading letter getting into northern england and north wales. snow on higher ground across the grampians, the southern pennines, even at lower levels across those areas we could see wet snow, some sleet and some slushy accumulations. it will turn into rain later. ahead of all of that, a sunny and dry day across the rest of england and all of wales. temperature—wise, nothing to write home about but we don‘t have a

strong wind we had yesterday, so it is not going to feel quite as bitter as it did yesterday. as we head through the evening and overnight, our weather front sinks south, where it rests across central parts of england and wales. it will not be as cold, but ahead of it, in the south, some pockets of frost, as there will be in scotland. that is how we start tomorrow. with that weather front ensconced across central part of england and wales, producing a lot of cloud ahead of it in southern england. we will also see some spots of rain coming out of that. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, we will have some sunshine, and some prolific showers across the far north of scotland. temperatures back into double figures across many areas. wednesday, where we have a clear sky beinart across scotland, a widespread frost. we also have the weather front retreating northwards, so weather front retreating northwards, so bringing rain back into northern england and northern ireland and scotla nd england and northern ireland and scotland —— by night. that will head northwards across the rest of scotland, and for the rest of

england and all of wales will be variable amounts of cloud, some brighter spells, and one or two showers. we are still looking at double figures. could building just a few more affordable homes in the countryside save some of our rural towns and villages from dying out? that is what some campaigners think. sean. we often talk about infrastructure, but affordable homes is an important element. this is from a report out this morning from the national housing federation. they say there is a real lack of affordable homes in rural areas, which forces young families to move away. it says that then damages the local infrastructure. 52 schools in rural areas in england have shut in the last five years. seven country pubs shut every week. this there were no opportunities,

jobs wise, unless it was an agriculture. it was very difficult to live in this area. you would have to live in this area. you would have to move to one of the local towns. community bought the pub through donations, with the land, and they sold part of the land to the housing association, which funded the refurbishment of the pub, and they worked to get the houses built. it isa worked to get the houses built. it is a great atmosphere in the pub now. it is always bustling and busy, with locals coming in and out. it is really nice to have new people moving into the village, and to create that sense of community here. james prestwich is head of policy at the national housing federation. interesting that you‘re saying that just building a few homes will help. we were hearing that story from the pheasant at neenton. you are talking about just a few affordable homes, because we often talk nationally about hundreds of thousands. how can just a few make a difference? so what the report from the national housing federation sets out quite clearly is just that, that the

delivery of a few homes can help to sustain core services that are absolutely vital to the continuing sustainability of rural communities. so it is absolutely essential that, if we want to make sure that schools in rural pubs are not shoving, that we are able to build homes in rural areas. ina we are able to build homes in rural areas. in a specific village that might not mean that we need to build large numbers of new homes. the housing crisis in affordable rural areas has been one of affordability, so we areas has been one of affordability, so we know that in 2016 the price of even the cheapest houses in rural areas was over eight times the average income that you would think average income that you would think a first—time buyer would need to access the housing market. you need jobs in that area, as well, surely? 0ne jobs in that area, as well, surely? one of the reasons you see young people leaving is because the jobs aren‘t there, never mind the affordability. they can‘t get a job that would pay enough to make the house affordable. there are jobs in rural communities, but the wages are necessarily what you would need to

be able to access the housing market, and that is the crux of the issue, really. so who would you want to pay for these affordable homes? is this something that local businesses could actually contribute to building, as they would be the ones that would benefit further down the line? i think what the report shows quite clearly is that housing associations have a key role to play here. last year, housing associations build 3000 new homes and asa associations build 3000 new homes and as a sector we need to go further. and they will be the ones who will be capitalising financially on this. i think there is a clear opportunity for businesses and for housing associations, and for the local community, to work hand in glove to make sure we are building the right type of homes in the right type of places. and crucially, those homes are affordable. when you look at what the government says, they say since 2010,100 46,000 affordable properties have been delivered. there are another 2 million going on, —— 146,000

million going on, ——146,000 affordable properties. it is a step in the right direction. government have stated quite clearly that there isa have stated quite clearly that there is a housing crisis. we might not all have known that there was one. the tone of the language has changed in the prime minister has set out her ambition to fix the broken housing market and housing associations have a key role to play in that. last you, they built over 40,000 new homes. we have an ambition as a sector to go further and eventually deliver 120,000 homes and eventually deliver 120,000 homes a year. those kinds of things could see pubs like the pheasant, which we saw there, only a few houses being built can make quite a big difference to a bit of custom coming from four weddings and a funeral to love, actually and bridgetjones‘s diary, he has played leading roles in many of the biggest and most—loved rom—coms. so it might seem pretty harsh that, in his latest film, hugh grant has been cast as a self—obsessed, washed—up actor.

so how did he feel about being offered the role of the villain in paddington 2, and the prospect of being overshadowed by a much—loved bear? i went to meet him to find out. hugh, how lovely to see you here on bbc breakfast. what is so special about that bear? he‘s a wonderful character, isn‘t he? well, it‘s funny, number one, and it‘s moving, number two. and it manages not to be schmaltzy, which is, i think, really difficult. especially when the whole philosophy of the film is be nice to everyone, be tolerant, you know. it would be really easy to go yucky. just putting you on hold. whoa! but i don't want to. it‘s only a haircut, nelson. there‘s nothing to be afraid of.

come in, take a seat. we‘ll go somewhere else. and an actor playing an actor — did you enjoy that? yes, well, i loved that. and i was able to dip into the distant past of my career, when i was able to do theatre. and my character is not entirely unlike phoenix buchanan, the character in the film. he was a big west end star, and became such a narcissist that he couldn‘t bear working with anyone else. he didn‘t like it when it was their turn to speak. and, in the end, this is all a back story. the other actors would not work with him anymore, so his career took a terrible slide. and now he‘s desperate to do a one—man show, and get back in the limelight. he's phoenix buchanan, dad's celebrity client. i suppose you know who i am? the very famous actor. vip, celebrity... orused to be. now you do dog food commercials. it will be me, in a few years‘ time. that is his big gig, at the moment. dog food adverts? well, you never know, you never know. i started with adverts. my career in the ‘80s was writing and acting in radio commercials, including dog food. actually, no — we did spoof dog

food, for red stripe lager. nobody criticises my food. i also want to talk to you a little bit about — we live in extraordinary times at the moment — about hollywood, and what has been going on. what do you make of it all? i don‘t feel inclined to be particularly sanctimonious about that sort of thing, because my own past is fractionally marbled with murk. but i wouldn‘t say anything different to any other normal person. i think sexual harassment should not be tolerated, in any form, any business, anywhere. and that‘s the end of it, and i admire those women

who came forward. some people, mark ruffalo, for example, are saying, maybe i need to change as a man. is that where we are, do you think — to change the way we are in any way? well, i don‘t know about you, but i am permanently trying to improve myself. and it‘s one of the sad realisations of being 57, is you realise you‘re not going to change that much, really. but one always hopes to ameliorate. the actor hugh grant speaking there, and his latest film, paddington 2, is in cinemas now. the church of england telling schools that children should be free to explore their identity. loads of comments on this. we will be talking to the chief education officer for the church of england a bit later on. anthony says every child of primary school age gets dressed up,

it is called play. please let children play and don‘tjump down their throats with the transgender issue. jamie on facebook says it is one thing to let kids play and boys be princesses, girls be tom voyce, etc, but letting them make life changing decisions at an age when they can hardly count is absolutely insane. people like karen saying it isa insane. people like karen saying it is a good thing. her son wears a tiara because he has sisters, and maybe we should stop making it a thing and let kids be kids. feel free to send us more comments, we would like to read them as well. the main headlines in a few minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. the london fire brigade has warned that more serious fires, such as the grenfell tower blaze, could happen unless safety measures get more priority.

it has made a series of recommendations to the body reviewing building regulations. the brigade claims that a general lack of competence is leading to dangerous decisions about building design and construction. police investigating the murder of a man in east london say it was a brutal and prolonged attack. it is thought up to five people beat the man with weapons, including baseball bats, in ilford in the early hours of sunday. the victim, thought to be in his 20s, hasn‘t yet been identified. one of the largest school providers in england has started training all its staff in mental health first aid, so they can spot early warning signs. a survey in one of its london schools found many pupils described feelings of depression or hopelessness, and almost 90 out of the 100 pupils spoken to say they had deliberately harmed themselves. i think that‘s been one of the things in the past — that schools haven‘t realised how much there is a problem with mental health, and the issues surrounding it. so we want to develop a culture where it‘s ok to talk about mental

health, where children can come to us, and we can support them with that. travel now. 0n the tube, the district line has no service between barking and upminster, because of a signal failure. there are no greater anglia trains or sta nsted express between tottenham hale and stratford, because of a points failure. trains between liverpool street and stansted airport will be diverted via seven sisters. and we could see delays to other trains into liverpool street too. let‘s take a look at the a40. there was a crash near swa keleys roundabout, and although that has been cleared, it is still very slow in both directions. and, in wembley, the a404 the high road is still closed eastbound between park lane and wembley hill road for works. time for the weather now. here is kate kinsella. good morning. it was a very cold night last night, with a bit of frost around first thing this morning. for the day itself, it‘s not going to get too much warmer, but it does mean blue sky.

a cold, crisp start this morning, sparkles of frost. a bit more cloud moving in this afternoon, turning things a little hazy for a time, but a light north—westerly wind. temperatures not exceeding seven or eight celsius, so a really cold day. now, overnight tonight, that cloud is going to continue to spread south, and thicken the whole time, as well. the wind shifts direction, comes from the south—west, the air a little more mild. the minimum temperature very similar to today‘s maximum, six or seven celsius. we‘ve got some outbreaks of rain. it‘s light and patchy rain as we head into tuesday morning, and indeed into tuesday afternoon, as well. it‘s going to stay rather grey, but it‘s a milder day. we‘re looking at a maximum of 10 celsius. as we head into wednesday, it‘s similar sort of conditions. we‘ve got a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of light, patchy rain, and temperatures getting up to about 12 celsius. things set to get colder, though, as we head towards the end of the week. in just a few minutes, bbc breakfast will have more

on the ongoing case of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, from london, who is being held in prison in iran. hello. this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. new fears for the condition of a british woman being held in an iranianjail. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says he‘s concerned about her physical and mental health, as the government faces more criticism over its handling of her case. good morning. you‘re watching brea kfast. an earthquake kills 200 and it was over a thousand on the iran— iraq

border. a national gun surrender begins in england and wales as police tried to tackle a spike in shootings. urgency is what british business needs when it comes to trade talks with the eu, that‘s what the head of the cbi told breakfast this morning. more on that in a few minutes. in sport, it‘s heartbreakfor more on that in a few minutes. in sport, it‘s heartbreak for northern ireland as they miss out on a place at next summer‘s world cup finals. i‘ve been speaking to hugh grant, who tells me what it is like playing the bad guy, and what he makes of the bad guy, and what he makes of the hollywood harassment scandal.” think sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form in any business anywhere, and that‘s the end of it. and i admire those women who came forward on that. you can see more of the interview a little later. carroll has the weather. good morning. it is a cold start for some

of us, and a frosty one for many. for others it will be dry with sunny spells. in the west of scotland we have rain, which will post to the south—east through the day, with some of the hills seeing snow. more in15 some of the hills seeing snow. more in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in tehran, say they‘re increasingly concerned about her wellbeing. she‘s now been held in the iranian capitalfor 19 months after being accused of trying to overthrow the regime, which she denies. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his cabinet colleague michael gove have both been criticised for their comments about the case. nick beake reports. 19 months in prison abroad, separated from her family, and now said to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, pictured here with daughter gabriella, was jailed for plotting against the regime in iran — something she has always denied. but now another british cabinet minister has been accused of undermining her case.

what was she doing when she went to iran? i don‘t know. one of the things i want to stress is that there is no reason why nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe should be in prison in iran so far as any of us know. mr gove‘s lack of clarity was in contrast to borisjohnson‘s insistence she had been visiting relatives. the uk government has no doubt that she was on holiday in iran when she was arrested last year, and that was the sole purpose of her visit. the foreign secretary had himself been forced to make a statement after mistakenly saying mrs zaghari—ratcliffe had been teaching journalism in iran. labour has called for him to be sacked. but richard ratcliffe says resignations won‘t help his wife. in a statement, he said she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown and had found lumps on her breast. they were thought to be benign but a family history of breast cancer meant her situation would be

kept under close surveillance. over the weekend, mr ratcliffe told breakfast that boris johnson had a crucial role in securing his wife‘s release and allowing him to finally see his daughter again, who is still in iran. i think it is really important that he gets on a plane to go and see nazanin. i would like to go with him and see her, and now is the chance after all these months of not getting to see her. the foreign office is said to be considering that request, but there is no obvious end in sight for nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe‘s ordeal. and we shall be speaking to nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe‘s husband in just a few minutes. just to update you, he has written to the foreign office to ask them to remind all cabinet members that the uk government

position is that there is no doubt that his wife was in iran on holiday. this was in reference to what michael gove was saying yesterday on the andrew marr programme. we will get more on that inafew programme. we will get more on that in a few minutes. let‘s go to chris mason. is theresa may under more pressure this week?” think she is. it is striking, because often, when governments get embroiled in conversations about foreign policy, it is quite a lofty and broad—based discussion, but this is very much focused on the plight ofa is very much focused on the plight of a single individual, and critics of a single individual, and critics of the government are making the argument that confusion and mixed m essa g es argument that confusion and mixed messages from ministers means that they are failing in their singular duty in foreign policy, which is to protect british people and interests abroad. we can expect continuing

scrutiny by the prime minister and other ministers, such as mr gove and mrjohnson, in the coming days on this issues. and all of this with brexit coming back into focus in westminster. we will see the eu withdrawal bill, the planned law that the government is trying to get through the commons and the lords, the idea of cutting and pasting the rule book from brussels and pasting it into uk law to make sure things are smooth when the uk leaves the eu. all of this as the prime minister and senior ministers meet business leaders from around europe, including the cbi from the uk, and they are fretful that unless a deal is done quickly, particularly that there is a transition after we leave there is a transition after we leave the eu, that could jeopardise trade. chris, thank you. more than 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake hit the border between iran and iraq,

according to local media. electricity has been cut in a number of towns and villages and blocked roads are said to be preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area. the quake, which measured seven—point—three, was so powerful it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. andrew plant reports. carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran. victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others, walking wounded, as more and more of the injured arrived. the earthquake struck after dark. for rural villages in the affected areas, the search is beginning in torchlight for any survivors that may be buried in the fallen buildings. the shocks were felt in towns too. people out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. the first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to

the city of halabja. the us geological survey said that the epicentre was about 20 miles south—west of the border. the moment the earthquake struck was even captured on live tv. these news broadcasters feeling the tremors as their programme played out. local media is now showing emergency shelters and beds being set up outside. 15 emergency teams, they say, are now helping treat the injured and search for survivors. the number of dead is still climbing, but it could be many days before the real extent of the damage done here is fully clear. andrew plant, bbc news. police forces across england and wales are calling on people to hand in any unwanted guns and ammunition as part of a two week long gun surrender scheme. anyone giving up their firearms from today won‘t face prosecution

for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a weapon is found to be linked to a crime. the latest figures show that the number of firearms offences in england and wales rose last year, the first increase in more than a decade. earlier we spoke to kadeeja sonko, whose son was shot dead in liverpool five months ago. ijust ask people, if i just ask people, if they ijust ask people, if they have a gun in their house, they have to hand it to the police. a gun, a knife, they are very dangerous. every single day, a lot of families crying. every single day, a lot of families crying. were not naive enough to think that hardened criminals will hand in any weapons to us over the course of the next two weeks, but the weapons that will

be handed in, and last time we had an amnesty, in 2014, we received over 6000 firearms from members of the public, and those are firearms that could, if we don't except to find themselves in the hands of criminals. it is one tactic to use in the battle against the use of firearms. the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara or superhero cloak withoutjudgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. the report says school should ensure they have an inclusive view of education where every child is respected. we will be talking about that on the programming around ten minutes. northern ireland fans were left disappointed after their side failed to qualify for the world cup finals last night. the team went into the second leg of the qualifier 1—0 down against switzerland

following a controversial penalty decision in belfast last week, but they failed to level the score and the match ended in a goalless draw. the fans that had travelled to basel were understandably upset. absolutely gutted. we fought the good fight, brought it to them and left it on the pitch. that‘s all you can ask for. the fans were amazing, sang our hearts out, and they gave everything. unfortunately, it wasn't to be. green man what a great manager and what a great team. well done, the team. we are proud of you. and the world cup will be a poorer place without them. this is a view out how diverse —— outside our studios. earlier, we saw venus and jupiter. and we have labelled them as well. i think they did it for me because i couldn‘t see it! as well. i think they did it for me because i couldn't see it! venus is the brighter one, which we saw right in the middle of the screen. jupiter

is there, if you look carefully. ian botham used to do it on question of sport, had to walk right up to the screen. that is what i have had to do. the first time in six years we have been able to see them. we asked you for your pictures, and here they are. this image was sent by doctor robert massey from the royal astrological society. it was taken after 6:30am this morning. he is a bit of a —— after 6:30am this morning. he is a bit ofa ——a after 6:30am this morning. he is a bit of a —— a bit of an expert. lovely colours in this picture taken by mick tyler through his bedroom window in dribbling tim, west yorkshire. this one has an aeroplane as well. —— driblington. yorkshire. this one has an aeroplane as well. -- driblington. and with

lovely clear skies in blackpool, we got this picture. i feel a bit left out by sitting here in the studio. you often say we need a window. we don‘t have any. you often say we need a window. we don't have any. we could have a curtain there. even if the moon looks gorgeous, if you take it on a phone,... i've tried so many times. let‘s return to our top story this morning. it‘s now been over 18 months since british—iranian mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was imprisoned in tehran, accused of "plotting to overthrow the iranian regime". we arejoined by her we are joined by her husband. we arejoined by her husband. thanks for joining we arejoined by her husband. thanks forjoining us. things have changed an awful lot since you joined us on saturday. you‘ve written a letter this morning to the foreign office, and i‘ve looked at the details. it seems strange that you seem to be telling the government what their position should be on that situation regarding your wife. yes, i wrote

yesterday, in fact, after the comments from michael gove, which we didn‘t see live. he said some good things, but it is important that the government is really clear on this point, that nazanin was just on holiday, that she is innocent, and it shouldn‘t be that cabinet ministers are fudging it. i wrote an e—mail to the foreign office setting out the government‘s position is clear in parliament, the uk government has no doubt that she was on holiday and if they could please make sure that all the cabinet ministers are aware of it. what was your conversation like that boris johnson? it lasted 20 minutes, we understand — what did you touch on? it was before i knew all of that. he said he was sorry for the suffering nazanin was going through, and said the support of the country was

behind her, which i think was good. he also said, let‘s try and meet in the next few days, which i think is important. and he said, iwill look favourably on taking you out to iran. that is important. i was asking on saturday to join that trip. that is a conversation to be having behind closed doors to talk to the aspects, but i am keen to go. i‘m happy he is looking at that seriously. the third thing was, given all that has happened, and the way in which his words have been used on irani and tv —— on a rainy and tv, and a way in which things are being muddied by various ministers, i think it‘s important that she is given diplomatic protection, and i asked him to personally look at it. when you speak to your wife, how much are you telling her, does she know that this is front—page news and being discussed by many people, not just and being discussed by many people, notjust in government, but throughout the uk? and beyond. she

picks up on fact that this is a profile —— this is high—profile. she speaks to other people who are there when they talk to their loved ones back home. seeing ourfamily photo pictures used to frame her as a spy feel like a violation. there is a way in which she is pretty fragile, given what has gone on, and has physical manifestations. but also she‘s just really very fragile in her nerves. she was complaining about feeling cross all the time and angry about the smallest things. angry at me if i don‘t answer the phone when she calls. and she cried yesterday that she just wants to be home. tell us about the treatment. and how concerned both you and her are concerned about her health and

her issues there. she's mentioned it before. i knew she had a mammography are few months back. she was taken infora are few months back. she was taken in for a sudden ultrasound yesterday and saturday. lumps were found. the specialist said he thought they were probably benign. he said let‘s bring you back in next week, let‘s see if we need to operate. with all of this going on i think it‘s important for me to focus on the positives and not allow myself to worry about that too much, but she is certainly worried. asa much, but she is certainly worried. as a husband, are you concerned about how she is coping, her mental state at the moment?” about how she is coping, her mental state at the moment? i can feel her feelings on the phone quite strongly now. that‘s very hard. so yes, i obviously do my best to protect her, campaign, and i‘m sure the nation‘s ca re campaign, and i‘m sure the nation‘s care and attention will be important to bring her home. but it easy for

me to say that here, it is a different thing for her in that prison cell, just seeing all of the swirling allegations. doing all i can to keep a reassured that she will be out soon is really important to keep her going. thank you for the update. please keep us posted as to what happens. thank you very much. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. it is cold out and about so we have sent carol out on the roof, good morning. yes, we have lovely blue skies here. but it is —1 in cardiff and preston at the moment, it is freezing in glass go. —— freezing in glasgow. for many, not just glass go. —— freezing in glasgow. for many, notjust a cold start to the day, also a frosty one. frost primarily in rural areas. the particular cut the forecast around the country at nine o‘clock... across the north—west, some rain coming in. ahead of that we are

seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the early seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the early sunshine seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the early sunshine we seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the early sunshine we had. seeing the cloud continue to build across the rest of scotland, erasing the early sunshine we had. across northern england, some high cloud, that will turn the sunshine hazy through the course of the morning. in areas adjacent to the north sea coastline, we will see some showers coming in. but not all of us will be seeing them. towards the south coast, lots of sunshine first thing, and nippy. towards the south—west of england, here we‘ve had showers, which have faded, the sun is out, and it is out across wales, as well. the northern ireland, you have a largely dry and fine start to the day with showers across the north, but increasingly the cloud will build ahead of some rain coming in. through the day, if we focus on the rain, it‘ll be crossing scotland, into northern ireland, getting into northern ireland, eventually northern england, then northwest wales. as well as that rain, it will produce snow in the

grampians, southern uplands, the pennines, and on the hills. at lower levels, we could see sleet and wet snow. we don‘t expect the accumulation to be drastic. for most of england and wales, a fine day with sunny skies and not feeling quite as cold as yesterday because we don‘t have the strength of wind. through the evening and overnight, the weather front producing rain in the weather front producing rain in the north continues to the south. getting into southern parts of england and wales to the cause of the night. it will also be breezy. where we have the lying weather front it won‘t be as cold. ahead of that in southern england, where we have breaks in the cloud, it will be cold enough imrul areas for a touch of frost, as it will be across the north of scotland. —— in rural areas for a touch of frost. this will continue to move south, introducing cloud and patchy, light rain. behind it for northern ireland, northern ireland, scotland, we are looking at sunshine, a few showers, the most

prolific showers will be across the north of scotland. temperatures will be up on today. for wednesday under clear skies in scotland, we start on a frosty note, but there will be a fair bit of sunshine. then the weather front flips around, works its way through northern england, northern ireland, scotland through the course of the day. behind it, some cloud. temperatures in double figures again, though. what a beautiful sunrise behind you, thank you very much, we will speak to you later. it looks like a beautiful morning. a large coat is necessary, as carol proved. we have some business news now. good morning. so urgency is the message from british business, as bosses from across europe meet theresa may today. the head of the lobby group the cbi, carolyn fairbairn, told us

on breakfast that she is already seeing businesses in the uk being pressured into making big decisions in case there is no deal done with the european union. she gave us one example of a pop—up shed company in northern ireland looking at moving to france. the lack of affordable houses imrul areas is —— in rural areas means people are moving away. a bit of better news for our high streets, as the number of shops closing down on them has fallen to its lowest level for seven years — according to the local data company. women‘s clothes and shoe shops were worst hit, but the number of ice cream parlours, beauty salons and coffee shops is on the rise. that‘s giving a bit of a boost. ice cream parlours, that‘s giving a bit of a boost. ice cream pa rlours, beauty that‘s giving a bit of a boost. ice cream parlours, beauty salons, that‘s my afternoon sorted. chuckles what an inside. thanks. —— insight.

the church of england is telling its schools that children should be free to explore their identity and both boys and girls should be allowed to wear a tutu, tiara or superhero cloak withoutjudgement from teachers or other pupils. the new guidelines aim to prevent children being bullied because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. nigel gender is the church of england‘s chief education officer and hejoins us from our westminster studio now. a whole list of recommendations, why are these necessary? they are necessary because lg bt are these necessary? they are necessary because lgbt children, half of them, say they experience serious bullying in schools. we are determined that we want to eradicate any form of bullying because it is pa rt any form of bullying because it is part of our vision for education. we wa nt every part of our vision for education. we want every child to flourish, and to know they are loved by god, that they get their human dignity, and their identity from god. we want every child to be able to grow up and be free from an environment

where they get that kind of bullying. some of the impacts and the effects of bullying are really serious. we‘ve been very pleased to publish this guidance because it is about ensuring that schools have the resources and the guidance that they need to make sure that children really do have an environment in which they can flourish at school. lots of people getting in touch. your advice is that they should be able to wear a tutu, tiara, superhero cloak without expectation or comment. lots of people saying primary school children get dressed up, it‘s coldplay. primary school children get dressed up, it's coldplay. exactly. that is what the report is saying. —— it‘s called play. when they are choosing clothes from the dressing up box, they should be able to do what they wa nt they should be able to do what they want and play and experiment and dress up. it doesn‘t mean they will wear those close when they are teenagers and they will want to do different things when they are teenagers. all we are saying is that

their experience at school shouldn‘t be that they are ridiculed or teased or bullied for the kinds of choices they make. that‘s true as they are experimenting with play when they are at primary school. but it‘s also true as children grow up and they learn to think about their identity. it's learn to think about their identity. it‘s about eradicating that low—level teasing on the one hand that can so easily turn into believing. what lg bt that can so easily turn into believing. what lgbt children are saying is that they experience that is quite hostile bullying at times. that‘s what we really need to eradicate. if that was my child, your child, we wouldn‘t want them to be going into school feeling like they are getting that kind of teasing or bullying. let's take a different perspective. nigel and sally road, the macro child was our child came home from school and said i‘m confused. our child came home from school and said i'm confused. there is a boy in

class who sometimes comes into school as a boy, sometimes as a girl. we were concerned. it‘s confusing. how do children deal with that? these are primary school children. this is six years of age. let‘s pick up on that. they talk about their child being confused. there is a great responsibility for pa rents to there is a great responsibility for parents to be able to help their children, to be secure about what they think about their understanding. but to do that in a way that does not lead them to be judgmental, to tease people who take a different view. the school environment is about making sure every child flourishes. people have different views and different understandings about sexuality. we are not in this guidance document giving a view on what is the right view, we are saying there should be no element of teasing which leads to

bullying, which leads to children feeling like they are being harmed rather than able to flourish. it‘s about ensuring that we create an environment in schools where people can flourish and learn what it is to have that human dignity. thanks very much. so many of you getting in touch. all of the different point of view. thanks very much indeed. we will try to read some of them out later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a cold and frosty start to the day today. rain in the north—west of scotla nd today. rain in the north—west of scotland may turn to snow on higher ground for a time. a dried either england and wales with sunshine which could turn hazy into the afternoon. temperatures in single figures. this evening and overnight, that weather front sinks south and east, bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle the central parts as we go through the night. clearer skies either side of that.

temperatures will fall away a touch more. one showers in northern parts of scotland. the best of the brightness in scotland‘s, just one or two showers in the far north. outbreaks of rain and drizzle in england and wales. temperatures are touch milder, high temperature of 12 celsius. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and jamie robertson. brexit summit at downing street — the uk prime minister meets european business leaders to hear their views on how to make a smooth separation from the european union. live from london, that‘s our top story on monday the 13th of november. leading business experts will press for a transitional period after the uk leaves the single market. but what will theresa may have to

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