hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. britain, the us and france have bombed multiple government targets against president assad in syria. three alleged chemical sites were targeted in an overnight operation — the biggest show of force against the man donald trump described as a "monster" a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al—assad. four british tornado jets were involved in the operation — theresa may said there was "no practicable alternative to the use of force". we cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalised. within syria, on the streets of the uk, or anywhere else in our world. syrian state television says

government forces have shot down more than a dozen of the missiles — russia has warned there will be "consequences." good morning, it's saturday the 14th of april. also this morning — mike has all the sport. yes, the latest from the gold coast on the penultimate day of the commonwealth games is it is sprinting gold medals for england. earlier today, the men and women both won their four by 100 metres relay races on the penultimate day of the games. and nick has the weather. good morning, we are coming out of the great today. something brighter and warmer. there will be some rain

around tomorrow and then, yes, we are still on for a proper warm up next week. all your weather coming up. good morning. first, our main story. in the early hours of this morning, britain launched a joint air strike with the united states and france against syria in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in eastern ghouta a week ago. theresa may said she had not taken the decision to commit british armed forces in combat lightly, but had judged it to be in the national interest. in a television broadcast from the white house, president trump described the alleged attack last saturday as the crimes of a monster, not the actions of a man. russia has warned there will be consequences for the air strikes. the syrian government has described them as a flagrant violation of international law. our first report is from ben ando. with afterburners glowing, four raf

tornadoes take to the sky as britain's contribution to raids overnight in response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons. planes from france and the us joined the raid. the syrians launched their own defence rockets. this is not about intervening in the civil war. it is not about regime change. it is about a limited and targeted strike that does not further escalate tensions in the region, and that does everything possible to prevent civilian casualties. the targets are said to be chemical weapons research centres on the outskirts of the syrian capital, damascus, and storage depots and a command post and launched 15: metres away from homs. president trump went on tv with a message to syria's allies

iran and russia. what kind of nation wa nts to iran and russia. what kind of nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? the nations of the world can bejudged children? the nations of the world can be judged by children? the nations of the world can bejudged by the children? the nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states, brutal tyrants and murderous dictators. other reaction was confined to twitter. russia's us ambassador writing: a scenario is being implemented, again we are being implemented, again we are being threatened. we warned such actions will not be left without consequences. un secretary general jens 0ldenburg tweeted those using chemical weapons had to be held accountable. the foreign secretary wrote that the world was united by discussed in the use of chemical weapons especially against civilians. —— jens stoltenberg. the

aim of the strikes was to get rid of bashar al—assad's illegal chemical weapons, not his regime. the french military has released pictures of missiles being launched as part of last night's attack. three missiles were fired from a frigate in the mediterranean. france also deployed fighterjets. france taking part in that with british troops and with americans. 0ur correspondent chris buckler joins us from washington. chris, we were hearing president trump's reaction after that news came three. what has the reaction been on the ground? yes, president trump infact been on the ground? yes, president trump in fact gave that televised speech as the first missiles were fired. within an hour, he was able to have a pentagon briefing to say exactly what had happened, and to

say that that brief bombing campaign was over. you get the sense that this was a very limited strike. it is more significant than the strikes which took place a year ago after a sarin gas attack, but nonetheless, it has been very focused on attacking chemical weapons facilities, places where they are being developed and places where they were being produced. but perhaps reflect some of the concerns about the talk of russian retaliation, that this has been very carefully worked out and coordinated, so it will be seen to specifically address the issue of the use of chemical weapons. certainly, when you talk to the us, france and the uk, they believe this has been a successful mission. when we saw president trump speaking, it was almost a very different president trump in terms of tone and comments. it was different to the

tweets earlier in the week when he talked about smart shiny missiles on the way. this was a different tone and it was certainly setting out the justification for this attack, and i think that is partly because we have had this divide with russia, these warnings from russia about the potential of retaliation if this missile strike was to take place. and of course, they continue to deny that there was even a chemical attack at all in douma. we have seen those threats being played out in the united nations, and in president trump's speech, he was making it very clear that this was directed against president assad, but also the message to iran and russia, that they must be aware of who they are backing. some very strong words about president assad describing him asa about president assad describing him as a monster and a mass murderer and saying they should not be standing behind him. but alongside the words that has been action, and certainly, this seems to be about double the weapons that were used in the attack

last year. and also this strike action is hoped by many to draw a line, to say this is enough, this is enoughin line, to say this is enough, this is enough in terms of action, and yet there are concerns that you have alluded to, i am taking a look at the front page of the guardian in the front page of the guardian in the uk: cold war is back with a vengeance. the uk: cold war is back with a vengeance. the un general antonio guterres has called for restraint. the relationship between the us and russia, this is now a focal point. yes, and certainly, if you look at the last number of weeks, the relationship between russia and the uk, and the relationship between russia and the us, particularly in the aftermath of the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. we have had expulsions, we have had diplomatic sanctions taken by the us and now we have this action in syria. but it is very clear that this is a one—time shot

in the pentagon's words, although they do retain the right to use military action again. certainly, president trump believes he can use military action against if there is another chemical weapons attack. chris, we will talk to live the next couple of hours. chris buckler there in washington. that is the reaction in the united states, let's talk reaction here. 0ur political correspondent matt cole's at downing street for us this morning. chris was talking about the tone of president trump's explanation of why this has happened. what about the tone from the british prime minister theresa may, what has she had to say? yes, good morning. we had a statement in the very early hours of this morning from theresa may. she put it on camera, rather an unusual step. she looked very sombre, was very measured in the way she spoke, and she talked about how this was a

coordinated, targeted attack, an attack for which she had not taken the decision lightly. it is the first occasion she has sent troops into combat. she said there was no alternative. she said effo rts there was no alternative. she said efforts are diplomatic means had been thwarted. she name checked russia saying it had stopped efforts at the united nations security council to set up an enquiry independently into what went on in douma. theresa may is facing strong criticism over her decision not to have a vote in parliament, not to have a vote in parliament, not to have a vote in parliament, not to have a debate. labour have been calling for that all week, the liberal democrats as well. the snp seniorfigures have been tweeting this morning saying this is something which should have happened. parliament is recalled after the recess on monday and theresa may will face tough questions over the dispatch box. any statement from the opposition about reactions to the specifics which

have happened overnight? not that has reached me in downing street. we had strong condemnation from the scottish national party, the third biggest party in the commons. they have been strong in their denouncement of this. theresa may made clear in her statement that she feels this is not something that was allowed to be normalised. she said the use of chemical weapons on the streets of britain or anywhere else in the world, she said this action had to be taken to make sure no one in the world was left in any doubt that these weapons cannot be used. thank you. we will go back to downing street in the hour because we are expecting the prime minister to give an updated statement from number ten so we will be live from that. we have had some comments on from gavin williamson, the british defence secretary. he says he believes these air strikes overnight have had a significant impact in syria. he goes on to say it is fair

to say relations between russia, the uk and america at the moment are at a low point, but he has asked president putin to use his influence to bring an end to the conflict in syria. those are the words of defence secretary gavin williamson in the last few minutes. we will keep you up—to—date with reaction from around the uk. jonathan beale is in cyprus where oui’ jonathan beale is in cyprus where our planes took off from and return safely. what more can you tell us about this operation, timings and the number of planes. we understand four tornado jets the number of planes. we understand four tornadojets were the number of planes. we understand four tornado jets were used? yes, thatis four tornado jets were used? yes, that is right. four tornadoes which we re that is right. four tornadoes which were based here at raf akrotiri. they have been involved in the campaign against so—called islamic

state. this was a different operation. they were loaded with storm shadows which is a long—range cruise missile. they can be fired 300 miles from the target. they took off from here. they were preprogrammed those missiles for a specific target. the target was an old missile based 50 miles west from the city of homes. it is believed that that is where some of the precursors used for chemical weapons we re precursors used for chemical weapons were stored. the mod have carried out scientific analysis of this site and they would have ensured those missiles would have caused maximum damage while minimising the risks of contamination there. all those jets have returned now, and we do expect that this limited action is probably for the moment, sending a clear message and the hope that syria doesn't engage in chemical weapons as has been said by the west.

jonathan, thank you. our correspondents keeping us up to date throughout the morning as news comes about six hours ago, we had confirmation that there had been coordinated strike action by the us, the uk and france on specific targets in syria. we are getting reaction and also pictures all the time. we are trying to process them and make sense of what is happening overnight. syria's president has been seen for the first time since the strikes. this is the latest footage — and it appears to show president bashar al—assad arriving for work. now those were the only pictures that were released this morning. the caption that was sent with it says "the morning of resilience". they are keen clearly to say that despite the attacks on their country overnight, it is business as usual,

briefcase in hand, life goes on. we will have rear—admiral chris parry keeping us up to date, looking at the machinations of politics and how this operation came into force. we will also keep you up—to—date with what is happening with the weather this weekend. we were really focusing on getting some sunshine through after so much rain of late? absolutely. it is a little bit of improvement already today. if you stick with this forecast i will be talking about something much warmer and funnier as we go into next week. today, yes there is some sunshine around, but still a fair amount of cloud. it is looking brighter than it has been. it will be warming up a little bit. increasingly breezy as we go through the weekend. tomorrow,

we go through the weekend. tomorrow, we will take a step backwards because there is the chance of seeing some rain, the likelihood of getting some rain on sunday. today, most getting some rain on sunday. today, m ost pla ces getting some rain on sunday. today, most places are dry. if you have started with blue skies can expect a bit of cloud to build. the vast majority will stay dry, just some outbreaks of rain towards shetland. much, much warmer towards the north sea coast where you have had the wind coming in from the sea, now it is blowing offshore. i think all parts showing a bit of a temperature recovery compared with recent days. getting to the grand national at aintree, some sunshine poking through the clouds. a light breeze and temperatures up to 1a, maybe 15 celsius. while most are dry today, in southern parts there could be an eight—day shower, especially south—east england into east anglia. if you catch one it could be heavy

maybe with the rumble of thunder. then outbreaks of rain pushing into south—west england, south—west wales, pushing into northern ireland as well. an increasing breeze. most of us well above freezing going into sunday morning. here is how part two of the weekend is shaping up. we have no pressure to the west of us. it is spreading this weather front our way. the winds are picking up as well. many of us will see some rain for a time but not all the time, as that weather front spreads its way northwards. northern scotland will stay mainly dry. behind the weather front, brighter skies. a few heavy showers. the temperatures have come down a couple of degrees because of course we have got the cloud around and the chance of seeing some rain. stick with the forecast, you will be rewarded. next week from midweek onwards, widespread spring warmth,

maybe as high as 2a degrees. it will finally feel as if spring has arrived and it has been quite a wait. thank you. let's recapture on the major story which has broken overnight. british, french and american forces have targeted three locations in syria. all of these sites are suspected chemical weapons sites. we have had some detailfrom the military of defence —— ministry of defence which said four tornado planes were used. rear admiral chris parry is a former nato commander. hejoins us now. your initial reaction, we have had a statement from donald trump and a statement from donald trump and a statement filmed by theresa may as well, your reaction to this?”

statement filmed by theresa may as well, your reaction to this? i think what has been taken here is reaction which is almost routine. missiles fired from distance to targets which are largely uninhabited to get the regime's attention to say we are here, and there is more to follow if you don't behave yourself. what do you don't behave yourself. what do you mean in terms of lowest risk? do you mean in terms of lowest risk? do you mean in terms of lowest risk? do you mean physical impact or political and diplomatic impact?m all respects. risk to the personnel involved, the impact two syrians on the ground in terms of collateral damage and also the context of political issue. you have seen a lot of huffing and puffing from the iranians and syrians but there is not a lot to see here. there has been a strike, there has been an damage to infrastructure but it is over now. as long as you behave yourself, bashar al—assad, we are not interested in regime change. there is no implication that they

wa nt to there is no implication that they want to get rid of bashar al—assad at the moment. he is part of the solution as well is the problem as far as the west is concerned. this is purely about chemical weapons. keep your hands of the stuff, we will keep our hands off you. the wording from the ministry of defence ina wording from the ministry of defence in a restatement, the words are deliberately chosen, the word carefully used twice, the word coordinated used twice. they are at pains to suggest this is joint action with france and america and it is precisely targeted?” action with france and america and it is precisely targeted? i think thatis it is precisely targeted? i think that is a good point. people are being careful, they don't want to cause unnecessary suffering, unlike the russians who are indiscriminate with their bombing in syria. we want to show there is a clean difference between what we do on our side and what the russians and syrians do on theirs. you have touched on iran as well, they are very interesting in

all this? iran are all over syria at the moment. they have helped the assad regime to survive. they have significant interest in confronting israel and advancing their positions towards dealing with israel at some stage, and we are seeing a heightening tensions between israel and iran at the moment. iran will look for any opportunity in the circumstances to make mischief and make military and political capital out of it. talking of countries involved, we have had our correspondentjonathan involved, we have had our correspondent jonathan beale involved, we have had our correspondentjonathan beale in cyprus, the base where the uk tornadojets cyprus, the base where the uk tornado jets have taken off, the turkish government has said in a statement it welcomes these strikes, calling it an appropriate response, saying it has used humanity's conscience in the face of the attack in douma. unsurprisingly statement from turkey there, but it is broke clear that lines are being drawn now, and all of this i say with the thought that gavin williamson our

defence secretary has already commented on relations with russia being at a low. the overall position is everyone knew this was coming and every country will shrug its shoulders and say you know what, we will get on with business as usual but we went to chemicals in the near future. what you have seen as a calibrated response from america and the west, designed to do a specific thing and designed to contain the crisis at the same time. i think russia, syria, everyone will get over it, this will not be news in 2a hours. the political implications we will still be talking about tomorrow. chris, we have to leave it there for now but we will talk to later. we will also talk to members of the syrian community living in the uk. 0ne of the syrian community living in the uk. one of them told us it is too little, too late this action, something should have been done earlier. cbs reporter seth doane is in damascus and witnessed the strikes take place. very different sounds and damascus.

what we are hearing here are sounds ofair what we are hearing here are sounds of air strikes. it is a rumbling sound, it sounds like thunder in the distance. we were listening to president trump speak around four o'clock local time early this morning, and while the president was speaking, we were hearing those air strikes. we were also starting to see behind off over the balcony here, we were seeing streaking through the skies flares, lighting up through the skies flares, lighting up the night sky. we were also seeing and hearing some anti—aircraft fire. syrian state tv was reporting that 13, according to syrians date tv, 13 missiles had been shot out of the sky. if that proves to be true, that would be a badge of honourfor the proves to be true, that would be a badge of honour for the syrians who said there anti—aircraft defences we re said there anti—aircraft defences were working on overdrive early this morning. certainly, standing here,

we could hear that. seth doane from cbs news in the massacres overnight. now it is time for the newspapers. bbc radio presenter janice long is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning, janice. it is an odd morning but we will bring people up to date with what is on the front pages. these were printed before the announcement that the coordinated air strike had taken place. the daily mail reporting on the build—up to tensions ahead of these strikes. it says tensions erupt, mrs may links the salisbury poisoning to the crisis in syria. it says boiling point. the daily telegraph's front page says the prime minister theresa may as to justify air strikes syria before parliament, although she did not go to parliament ahead of the air strikes, supposedly to get a

vote but she will explain that after the easter break. the guardian saying the cold war is back with a vengeance. this is a quote from the un. we have heard from the un urging for stability now after this latest coordinated action. janice, you have chosen a piece here about chemical warfare, and that is what all of this seems to be coming back to? that is what people in syria are being killed by. it is all down to a german scientist who was absolutely brilliant but incredibly brutal. he introduced the chlorine gas in the first world war, 1915. he was so proud of his achievements, he was so proud of his achievements, he was so proud of his achievements, he was so delighted he held a party to celebrate it. his wife, clara, an equally brilliant scientist but she was a committed pacifist. at that particular party she went out into the garden and shot herself. he went

on to develop other chemical warfare as well. it is quite the irony of the whole thing, he invented as icon be. that was used in the concentration camps and lots of his relatives were killed by that —— zyklon b. many people saw him as a genius. einstein said a kind of raving barbarian. but they think the best thing they could do would be to ta ke best thing they could do would be to take away his nobel peace prize. this journalist ben macintyre here, and actually give the nobel prize to his wife. interesting at a time this to get that historical longview. shall look at some different stories? well, we have mike on the gold coast covering the commonwealth games. he is not full and delete macro bawling into any more pools! but talking of pulls, a magnificent performance by

tom daley and dan goodfellow. you have picked out the issues which come around sporting events. it is com pletely come around sporting events. it is completely up to the athletes and what they decide to talk about but tom daley not shying away from the issues around homophobia and problems with lgbt rights. he uses that moment i think beautifully because obviously, he is going to be interviewed by all manner of people. he takes the commonwealth to task on anti—gay laws. there are 37 countries competing where it is illegal to be gay. he is saying it is wonderful that he belongs to a country where he can step out full of confidence on that diving board, without any other issues, and he is calling for everybody to take notice and say by the next games, let's make it all equal. very quickly, look at this story. you have talked about the lack of blue plaques in remembered is of women, only 13% for

women. the chairman of english heritage saying it is our fault, members of the public. heritage saying it is our fault, members of the publiclj heritage saying it is our fault, members of the public. i did not know we had to write to them and say i would like to suggest whoever, but we do. hopefully it will change. the most we do. hopefully it will change. the m ost rece nt we do. hopefully it will change. the most recent one was in honour of laurie cunningham, the black footballer for england. we laurie cunningham, the black footballerfor england. we need laurie cunningham, the black footballer for england. we need to do more and yes, it is down to us. janice, for now, thank you very much indeed. we will keep you up—to—date and we will be back shortly. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. coming up before nine, nick will have the weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. britain, the united states and france have carried out heavy air strikes in syria in the early hours of this morning. the syrian government has described them as a flagrant violation of international law. the action was taken in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack on civilians in the town of douma a week ago. loud explosions have been reported in the capital, damascus, and in the city of homs where three

locations were targeted. president trump announced the air strikes in a television broadcast from the white house — and directly addressed last week's suspected chemical attack in douma. these are not the actions of a man, they are crimes of a monster instead. following the horrors of world war i a century ago, civilised nations joined together to ban chemical warfare. chemical weapons are uniquely dangerous, not only because they inflict gruesome suffering, but because even small amounts can unleash

widespread devastation. the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. the combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our if national power — military, economic and diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian national power — military, economic and diplomatic. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. i also have a message tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping and financing i also have a message tonight for the two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping and financing the criminal assad regime. to iran and to russia, i ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? the nations of the world can be

judged by the friends they keep. no nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states, brutal tyrants and murderous dictators. the european council president donald tusk has responded to the airstrike launch this morning on twitter, saying: "strikes by us, france and uk make it clear that syrian regime together with russia and iran cannot continue this human tragedy, at least not without cost. the eu will stand with our allies on the side ofjustice." at just after two o'clock this morning, the prime minister made this statement. this evening i have authorised

british armed forces to conduct coordinated and targeted strikes to degrade the syrian regime's chemical weapons and it their use. we are acting together with our american and french allies. in douma a chemical attack killed up to 75 people, including children, in circumstances of pure horror. the fa cts circumstances of pure horror. the facts of this attack should surprise no one. the syrian regime has a history of using chemical weapons against its own people in the most cruel and abhorrent way. and a significant body of information, including intelligence, indicates that the syrian regime is responsible for this latest attack.

this persistent pattern of behaviour must be stopped, notjust to protect innocent people in syria from the horrific deaths and casualties caused by chemical weapons, but also because we cannot allow the erosion of the international norm that prevents the use of these weapons. we have sought to use every possible diplomatic channel to achieve this, but our efforts have been repeatedly thwarted. even this week the russians vetoed a resolution at the un security council which would have established an independent investigation into the douma attack. so there was no practicable alternative to the use of force to the grave and deter the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. let's cross to downing street and speak to our political editor

laura kuenssberg now. a big decision for any prime minister and theresa may will know that it will be controversial. minister and theresa may will know that it will be controversial! number 10 is aware that it is controversial, but its controversial because she chose to go alongside america and france while mps were on the easter break, which means there has been no formal consultation with mps, no vote on this military action, but the government depends on that is that it was the right thing to do. they had to act urgently thing to do. they had to act urge ntly to thing to do. they had to act urgently to go alongside america and france in taking this action. technically, she does not have to consult parliament. there was no question that the political rivals are already piling into suggest she did not have any consent to take

this, but downing street will emphasise again and again that this isa emphasise again and again that this is a limited military action, a reprimand if you like for the suspected chemical attack in douma, no more and no less. and you heard that theresa may at pains to spell out that this is not about regime change. some of her critics will think if it's not going to make a difference to the messy war on the ground in syria, where is the wider strategy and what really is the point? as you were talking to us, laura, we have received some new pictures from the raf. four british typhoon jets were involved. pictures from the raf. four british typhoonjets were involved. we pictures from the raf. four british typhoon jets were involved. we can see explosions on the skyline in syria. these pictures will be played out again and again over the next few hours and days and as they are, questions will be asked of theresa may about strategy. where does it go

from here? what will her responsibly do you think to that question?” think it will be that this has been a precise and targeted effort, designed only to address the question of chemical weapons use. number 10 has tried to be explicit about that and we have heard the defence secretary telling the bbc this morning that they hope, they believe the missions were highly successful and they will have limited president assad ability to carry out further chemical weapons attacks. perhaps the uk and its allies would do this again if that does happen, but they will emphasise again and again the limited nature of the scope of this, the limited nature of its aims. the problem

though, of course, politics around any conflict, not least one as complicated as what is happening in syria, that multi dimensional war, is very rarely as straightforward and surgical as the case number 10 is trying to make today. and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has spoken several times in the last few days and warned against military action. he spoken about talking, diplomacy and politics rather than fighting. how will he react? where does it put him? it's difficult for the labour party because whilst jeremy corbyn believes that many members of the public are on his side of the argument, that people should be talking, we should pursue diplomacy and do everything we can to get peace talks under way, labour does believe that they have public opinion largely on their side because there has not been a vote is

ans mps are not —— and mps are not onside. we are expecting a response from jeremy corbyn any minute now, but it's not straightforward because the action has already taken place. that is one of the complaints that will be made, both by the labour party, and we have already heard the snp making that case, saying they should have been democratic consent. saying for theresa may to bypass parliaments is a big mistake. she will face a difficult day on monday, but it's not clear whether labour party will go from here, but as you say, they have resisted the notion of this and questioning whether or not there is the evidence to truly hold president assad accountable for the attack that took place. laura, we will let you go now because we know there is a briefing from the prime minister. for now, thank you very much indeed. the defence secretary gavin

williamson has been speaking to bbc radio a'sjohn humphreys and explained why the uk decided to act. if we had not acted, if we had decided to step away from this, then that would be as clear a message to the syrian regime that they could continue to use chemical weapons. but we attacked a year ago and they continued to use chemical weapons. they may do it again. and that is why the scale of this attack has been carefully targeted. it's twice the size it was a year ago. we have also seen a difference in terms of it not just been also seen a difference in terms of it notjust been the united states that has acted, but it has been france and it has been britain. there was a very clear message to the syrian regime that there was a consequence to your actions and the use of chemical weapons will not be

tolerated. 0ur middle east correspondent martin patience is in beirut, over the borderfrom syria. we are 20 minutes away from the press co nfe re nce we are 20 minutes away from the press conference with theresa may. we have been analysing what has been happening. what is happening on the ground where you are? just across the border the syrian government has deemed these air strikes illegal and has said that they were doomed to fail, a bit like western support for rebel groups. we have seen a picture of president bush are al asad turning up for work. —— president assad. for now, damascus may be

breathing a sigh of relief because with all beef you read of the last few days there may have been expecting worse. —— with all the fiori. here's nick with a look at this morning's weather. brighter and warmer to start the weekend. not everywhere, but most of us weekend. not everywhere, but most of us will eventually see some sunshine fighting through the cloud. as a result, temperatures are heading higher than they have been. it will become breezy, especially in western

parts. tomorrow, outbreaks of rain spreading northwards. today, most places will be dry. you can see variable cloud and sunny spells. a little bit of a breeze the further west you are, but that becomes more noticeable into tomorrow. the vast majority will be dry. 0ccasional sunny spells. it will feel warm with temperatures in the mid—or even hide teams for some. it's different, north coast where we have single figures and a cold wind blowing in. it's the grand national at aintree. a little bit of sunshine coming through and temperatures topping out at 14, 15 through and temperatures topping out at 1a, 15 degrees. for southern england and wales, perhaps some isolated showers. the odd rumble of thunder, but most of us will avoid that. increasing cloud across south

wales, england and scotland. it's chilly in north—east scotland with temperatures between 4—8d. low pressure to the west of us during pa rt pressure to the west of us during part two of the weekend. the winds will strengthen in western parts there will be more cloud around. 0utbreaks there will be more cloud around. outbreaks of rain spreading northwards to all but northern scotland. a few heavy showers following the raid to south—western parts, but it will brighten up. it is windy, particularly in western areas. more clout and wind and some outbreaks of rain. will come down, but they are heading towards the high teams, low 20s by early next week. —— high teams. we can go live inside downing

street. royal troon spread is taking her seat. political reaction has been coming in. —— laura kunz many questions are being asked about

the process that was deployed by the prime minister. following on from that statement, we are joined following on from that statement, we arejoined by the following on from that statement, we are joined by the snp's foreign affairs spokesperson. joining us now is stephen gethins — he's the scottish national party's foreign affairs spokesperson. what are your views on this? the chemical attacks were a borren and

appalling, but if you are going to bomba appalling, but if you are going to bomb a country where people will kill and be killed, you have to have the highest level of political decision. she has still not set out the objectives we asked for in 2015 when we talked about bombing syria. what our long—term strategy would be, not just what our long—term strategy would be, notjust militarily, but politically. we need to be looking at long—term political solutions and i don't see how today's military action will solve that. do you support the military action? right now, no identical as we have not seen a long—term objective to this. the chemical attacks are appalling, but as you heard from the tweet from the first minister and others, we don't know how this will bring an end to the attacks on

civilians and other people in syria. last year the us carried out military action that it said would ta ke military action that it said would take up the chemical weapons ability of the syrian government and we have seen more of these attacks. the way you bring an end to this conflict and the suffering of the people in syria is a long—term political solution and that's why members of all parties, not just solution and that's why members of all parties, notjust the snp, but all parties, notjust the snp, but all parties, notjust the snp, but all parties have called for a long—term approach. this is something we have been calling for for yea rs something we have been calling for for years now. we are seeing pictures of the air strikes in syria overnight. the images are grainy, but used see occasionally the flashes of light from these precise strikes on chemical facilities. theresa may will give an update from downing street in the next few moments. she may argue that britain should be speaking with one voice and everyone should stand behind her

decision to stand up to the syrian regime and not to do so causes disunity and undermines what she has done. what would you say to her if she said, get behind me and support me? whether she likes it or not, we live in a parliamentary democracy. david cameron set out his reasons for taking actions against daesh. the reason why you sent parliamentarians from my constituency and from others is so we can strengthen the democratic process. that is why we have a parliament, to strengthen the process and scrutinise our government. when it comes to syria, where policy has failed, theresa may needs parliamentary consent and her failure to do that has been disappointing. she needs to set out the objectives. she and her cabinet will say they have all the

information and evidence and facts in front of them. some of which is sensitive and can't be put before parliament. i guess she is saying you have to trust us. the same ministers that was sitting around the table in 2015 saw parliamentary approval. we have a high standard and we have a parliament and the reason we have that is that we scrutinise, represent our constituents and then come to a decision. that's the system of government we have in the united kingdom. this system of seeking parliamentary approval is a relatively new convention. we did not always do that. look at the mess we have gotten into on a number of occasions? parliamentarians of all party, look, i'm here from the snp, but parliamentarians in almost every other political party is saying, what's the long—term strategy? i sit

on the foreign affairs committee and in 2015 we wanted to see a long—term policy. what are the military mechanisms? when you have a high standard of taking military action, we can't have a system where you say, just trust us on this one. what has been striking is that there is talk about the sensitive information and parliament should be consulted. thank you forjoining us. the commonwealth games are under way and mike bushell has been keeping us up and mike bushell has been keeping us up to date. getting a bit. there, early evening for you. it is and it

gets darker two minutes earlier every evening as we head into the winter. so much has been happening. 44 gold medals to be handed out today and it's going to be the busiest day of the game so far. successful england in the netball, reaching the final, which they have not done before, and plenty of gold medals for england in a variety of sports. the roar of the crowd can only mean it's the drama of the 100 metres relay. england fended off south africa and jamaica for gold in the men's race. what had been a tricky track championships for the team has got off to the best of starts on the gold coast's penultimate day. like kate told the skies yesterday, we came out today to do our best like i told the guys yesterday, we came out today to do our best in the finals and came out with no sleep, still came here and got the job done and i told them, once you focus, i'm focused, i'm as hungry as you skies are to help you skies deliver and that is what we did today.

0ne gold, how about another? moments later the baton was passed to the women, who duly delivered a sprint relay double for team england and smiles all round. at 20 and now with a highjump silver medal to her name, morgan lake is aiming high. she wasn't too far off the top spot. british boxing brilliance is showing no signs of fatigue as the ring delivered another golden morning. england's lisa whiteside overcame northern ireland carly mcnaul. after years of playing second fiddle to nicola adams, finally whiteside on the right side. british boxing brilliance is showing no signs of fatigue as the ring delivered another golden morning. england's lisa whiteside overcame northern ireland carly mcnaul. after years of playing second fiddle to nicola adams, finally whiteside on the right side.

sebastian vettel will start tomorrow's chinese grand prix from pole. the german battled it out with his ferrari team mate kimi raikkonen for the top spot, beating the finn byjust eight hundredths of a second. world champion lewis hamilton was more than half a second off the pace and will start from fourth behind mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. it's the grand national this afternoon but the going is heavy after a lot of rain fell on ladies day and overnight. today's race will be notable for featuring three female jockeys for the first time for 30 years. with 70,000 people expected at the course and 600—million following it worldwide. hello, katarina. this is the moment

you felt you deserved. yes, especially after four years ago. it's a competition i wanted to do for a long time. i'm over the moon. just been told to put this on the camera. we were concerned because when you cross the line, you fell to the floor. was it plain or emotion. it was everything. it's been gruelling physically and mentally. it was a bit of everything for me. did you pick up an injury?” it was a bit of everything for me. did you pick up an injury? i had a scan this morning. i'm waiting for

the results. fingers crossed i can just rehab and continue my season. what was it like hearing the national anthem? it was weird. u nfortu nately, national anthem? it was weird. unfortunately, i didn't know the words, but it was great to see the english flag a wok. at the age of 18, you made eight seconds up to pip the aussie to the bronze. how you feeling? really happy. to this past your expectations? i really wanted to get the medal, that was my aim coming out here, but i wanted to go through the competition, be solid in all the events and see hopefully a medal. took us to the final moment when you realised you had made up enough time? i crossed the line and turned around and i was hoping she was far—away. it was good because i

judged it and i thought she is quite far. enjoy your celebrations this evening. i hope your pain gets better soon, katarina. two fantastic medallists from england in the heptathlon. that's it for now. we have just got a statement from the labour leader. he says that theresa may should have saw parliamentary approval before the air strikes parliamentary approval before the airstrikes in parliamentary approval before the air strikes in syria and she should not have trailed after american president donald trump. we are going to hear from theresa may at nine o'clock. we will bring you that live. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay.

britain, the us and france have bombed multiple government targets against president assad in syria. three alleged chemical sites were targeted in an overnight operation — the biggest show of force against the man donald trump described as a "monster" a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al—assad. four british tornado jets were involved in the operation — theresa may said there was "no practicable alternative to the use of force". we cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalised,

within syria, on the streets of the uk, or anywhere else in our world. we're expecting the prime minister to give a press conference any minute now. syrian state television says government forces have shot down more than a dozen of the missiles — russia has warned there will be "consequences" good morning, it's saturday the 14th of april. also this morning — mike has all the sport. 0n the busiest day of the games so

far,