on pond. don't forget we live on facebook and twitter @bbcclick so you can check in with us any time you can check in with us any time you fancy. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello this is breakfast, with babita sharma and naga munchetty. " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again. the warning comesjust hours after the us, uk and france destroy three sites thought to be connected to last week's suspected chemical attack. meanwhile the debate continues around the uk's decision to join the strikes — some mps say they're angry about parliament not being consulted. gees! mgrning.

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‘ such start er;— weekend we take a step - as weekend we take a step backwardras rain spreads across g uk, ! weekend we take a step backwardras rain spreads across g uk, but as rain spreads across the uk, but as the week goes on, we are still expecting the warmest weather of the spring so far. i have your forecast for today and the week ahead coming up. good morning. first, our main story. president donald trump has warned syria the us is "locked and loaded" and prepared to strike again if there are any further gas attacks in the country. britain, france and the united states have called on the un to hold an independent investigation into last week's suspected chemical attack in douma, however russia is expected to veto the call. our correspondent chris buckler reports. the british, french and american forces were deployed to send a message to president asaad, and there was no way they wouldn't have noticed in damascus. one hour of strikes and explosions were, despite the sights and sounds, limited in their scope and very deliberate in their targeting of facilities connected to chemical weapons.

the united states and our allies will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons against innocent men, women and children. and we are prepared to deter any further use. this was one of the sites where the missiles landed. the syrian government says this building in damascus was home to science labs and training facilities. the western allies claim it was a place where technology for chemical and biological warfare was being developed. after the alleged attack in douma, there are still concerns about chemical weapons, and that means there is still a threat of further action. the united states is locked and loaded. straight talking has replaced diplomatic language at the un security council. here, there are proposals for a new resolution that would call for a full investigation into the alleged attacks. butjudging by recent clashes, that is likely to be vetoed by syria's ally russia.

theresa may has now published her government's legal case for approving the air strikes but she knows she will face questions at westminster this week about why parliament was not given a say. trump says "more war". we say "no more!" after the briefest of bombing campaigns, some are asking what has been achieved by these air strikes and whether the west really has a strategy for syria. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. our political correspondent mark lobel is in westminster for us this morning. mark, will the pm be concerned about public and political support for her decision to take military action? and justifying her decision to send

those raf jets to and justifying her decision to send those rafjets to strike targets of suspected chemical weapons factories. theresa may said it was the right thing to do. she said it would deter the future use of these chemical weapons, but as you say, she did not consult mps, which is controversial for two reasons. david cameron did a similar thing, or asked for support for a similar thing and did not get the support. it's not the law, it is a convention that mps are consulted, and jeremy corbyn has questioned the vulgarity of the strikes and said they should have waited until they have the blessing from the united nations. —— the legality. it suggested that because it was targeted, it was

justifiable on humanitarian grounds. we don't know what support theresa may will have tomorrow, but we know borisjohnson the may will have tomorrow, but we know boris johnson the foreign may will have tomorrow, but we know borisjohnson the foreign secretary has written in the sunday telegraph today in support of the strikes and said they will deter further attacks. we will hear more from him on the andrew marr so far in about an hour. theresa may is in a difficult situation and a lot depends on what happens on the ground in syria. thank you. sir martin sorrell, the highest paid boss of a british public company, has resigned after being investigated for personal misconduct. sir martin announced he had stepped down as chief executive of wpp with immediate effect, saying it was in the "best interests of the business" for him to go. last year wpp, the world's largest advertising agency, cut sir martin's salary by nearly a third to £48.1 million. one person is fighting for their life in hospital, and another has potentially life—changing injuries, after a car ploughed into six pedestrians in essex. two of the group had to be air—lifted to hospital after the incident in canvey island.

ben ando has more. crash investigators at the scene, marking down the track of a car that veered off the road and struck six people on the pavementjust yards north of the seafront at ca nvey island. it is unclear what happened or why, but five of those hit were hurt, one critically, another with life—changing injuries, and a major incident was declared. three helicopters and four land ambulances were scrambled to the scene. it is quite quiet along the seafront and, yeah, i've not seen anything round here at all like this. i was quite shocked when i saw it. as soon as i saw the helicopters fly over, and i thought something has been serious. in a tweet, essex police urged people to avoid the area but so far have not commented on suggestions from some eyewitnesses that the driver involved was being chased by a patrol car at the time of the crash. the two most seriously hurt victims are now being treated in hospitals in london. so far, no—one has been arrested.

ben ando, bbc news. opponents of brexit are launching a campaign to push for a referendum on the final deal. around one thousand campaigners are expected to attend an event in london later today to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the agreement, which the government and the eu hope to reach by october. 65 million people will be affected by brexit and it affects everybody of whatever generation so it is absolutely critical that we get this right and i think people are becoming uneasy and they are becoming worried about the deal because they know, even on the government's own admission, it's not going to be as good, we are not going to be as prosperous, as we currently are in the eu. two men who robbed a travel agent in manchester got their comeuppance when their ill—gotten gains blew away. the two thieves had stuffed the stolen cash down their trousers, but as they left a gust of wind blew a lot of it down the street.

greater manchester police are appealing for information on the robbers. boris johnson has defended the decision to take military action in syria. writing in the sunday telegraph, the foreign secretary says it was necessary in order to try and prevent the future use of chemical weapons. that's not everbody‘s vew of course and tomorrow theresa may will make a statement in parliament and give mps a chance to ask questions. so is she likely to come under pressure. we are nowjoined by the labour mpjohn woodcock. it was theresa may right? many of us

have been pushing for this for yea rs. have been pushing for this for years. assad enabled by rush has indiscriminately killed civilians with the world watching. that has had very severe implications for global security, potentially for decades to come, so it's right that this action has been taken. the focus in parliament tomorrow should be has it been sufficient to generally take out any chemical capability in the future? and what is the wider strategy to bring this humanitarian catastrophe in syria to an end where hundreds of thousands of people have died over the years. many at the hands of chemical weapons, but also using starvation, siege techniques and barbaric killings. i hope that this will start a period where the

international community is more proactive in feeling that it can make a difference in this horrible civil war. is it make a difference in this horrible civilwar. is it right make a difference in this horrible civil war. is it right though? the next 2a hours will be an opportunity for mps to quiz theresa may. is it right for you to be at odds with the leader of your party, jeremy corbyn, who said this is legally questionable. every mp has come to an individual judgment on questionable. every mp has come to an individualjudgment on something thatis an individualjudgment on something that is as fundamentally important as putting the brave men and women of the uk armed forces in harm's. i hope as many mps as possible will not focus on what are diversionary questions on this. it's important that the prime minister explains why she chose to take action without the formal vote in parliament, but i think the country could have ended

up think the country could have ended up in think the country could have ended upina think the country could have ended up in a much weaker position for many years going forward. forgive me for interrupting, may i ask, not the diversion though that mps say they believe they should have been consulted before this decision was made. do you agree with that? that is what i was coming to, actually. of course, parliament in normal circumstances should be indoors in action, but what i was about to say was that there does need to be in the system is the ability for a prime minister to agree to action when it is simply not practical to get a parliamentary vote within the timescale needed for a decision. so the prime minister will have to explain why she thought that was the case to mp5, and i don't think we should wall out a wrote further down the track if this is an ongoing operation, but i do hope that the

main focus tomorrow can be on what will be the wider strategy to try to bring this horrible conflict into a better position and have we generally effectively degraded and deter this horrible chemical weapons use? do you believe that another strike would be seen as justifiable if stockpiles of chemical weapons we re if stockpiles of chemical weapons were found elsewhere in syria? if stockpiles of chemical weapons were found elsewhere in syria ?|j think were found elsewhere in syria?” think that this could be an ongoing commitment if that is what is necessary to take up this chemical weapons capability. let us remember that chemical weapons have been banned by the international community for nearly 100 years after the grotesque affects that gas did on the battlefields of the first world war. it has been of great significance that we have seen since 2013 with an increasing willingness

of assad's regime, aided by russia, to use this in full view of the watching world. it's a dangerous precedent to have been set and it is a good thing that action has been taken, but we do need to analyse whether the strikes over the weekend will have been sufficient to reset the global norms so that these once more become taboo capabilities that simply will not be accepted for use anywhere. let's not forget as well, anywhere. let's not forget as well, a chemical weapon has been used on uk soil in salisbury by russia. it is our direct national security that is our direct national security that is at stake and it is right that the prime minister has taken action and i'm looking forward to the opportunity to question her, alongside my fellow mps, opportunity to question her, alongside my fellow mp5, on those critically important issues tomorrow in the house of commons. thank you

very much. it isa it is a little grey in westminster, but we did have some sunshine yesterday. nick, that's not the picture i want to see. it's beautiful, but it's not what i want yes, a lovely day yesterday, but this morning, a lot of clouds around. we have low pressure to the west of us. this world of cloud is coming from the atlantic. it's a weather front with outbreaks of rain with it, already into parts of southwest england, wales and northern ireland, and gradually northwards. if you started with some sunshine, you will lose it, but not

scotla nd sunshine, you will lose it, but not scotland who will hold on to the sunny weather into the afternoon. outbreaks of rain, showers following brighter skies. because more of us have cloud compared with yesterday's sunny spells, temperatures are lower. although in northern scotland in the sunshine and 17, 18 celsius, be rolled out. gusty winds in northern ireland, around a0 mph. some of the rain will get into northern scotland tonight with showers elsewhere, but drive, clear whether elsewhere. temperatures down to 6-9d. whether elsewhere. temperatures down to 6—9d. for the bulk of tomorrow most of us will be dry once again. some clouds, some sunny spells, windy in western parts, especially northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures are on the way up the road. that is how monday

is shaping up. i know you are waiting for a spring warm up, but we have to get through tuesday. this low pressure will feed in another weather front, especially for northern ireland where it will turn wet and windy. you can see the rain on the picture for tuesday. some of that may fringe in to wales, but central england will stay dry. possibly 20 degrees for the first time this year. after that, wednesday, thursday and friday, the spring warmth is widespread with lots of sunshine. on the warmest day, which looks to be thursday, some spots will be in the mid—20s. it has been awake for that, since last october. it's on its way. that is a long time to wait. we have

been waiting for 20 degrees for quite awhile. yesterday was 19.5. i'm waiting for someone to say, it is warm. you won't get that from us. see you later. some big names may not have made it onto the guest list, but prince harry and meghan markle have invited some very special people along to celebrate their big day with them. earlier, i spoke to two of them — reuben and his mum jacinta, who will be among 1,200 members of the public celebrating in the grounds of windsor castle. we'll hearfrom them in a minute, but first let's take a look at what we know about the wedding so far. music: 2 become 1 by the spice girls. well, one person who has been invited tojoin in the celebrations is reuben who opened a deaf lunch club. he is here with his mum, jacinta. we are alsojoined by interpreter ray. good morning to you all. reuben, how did you feel when you received that invitation? when i got the letter,

it said on the top, urgent, first—class. in my mind, i never thought it was the royal wedding. it was something different, something else. when i opened it and read it, i couldn't believe it. i was so excited. i was dancing around the room. dancing around the room. who did you tell first that you had received this invitation? well, at the time, i was in my dad's house. actually, i think my dad knew it already because he got the camera out. i thought, something suspicious is going on. so my dad knows, so i told my sister first. she can't believe it. she was like, what? she can't believe it. then later on i told my mum. did you believe it? couldn't believe it, no. total shock.

and jacinta, you are reuben‘s plus one, so to speak. it must‘ve been quite a tricky decision, reuben, to decide who to take? it was a difficult decision because i want my dad with me as well, but i had to choose my mum because i need an interpreter with me and my mum is hearing and also she can sign. she can interpret what people are saying to me or her. let's talk about, jacinta, why reuben has been invited to this wedding. reubenhas been invited because he has a lunchtime bsl, reuben has been invited because he has a lunchtime bsl, british sign language, club. and he teaches his peers how to sign. he set the club up a year ago and it isjust getting bigger and bigger and the lord lieutenant's secretary nominated him, which we had no idea about at all. have you been given any indication about how much of the couple you will see on the day, how much of the ceremony you will see? from what i know, we will be

in the grounds of windsor castle and we will be able to see the celebrities and people arriving for the wedding and we should be able to see the happy couple as they leave the church. we have no guidelines or rules of what to wear or... but we will be on our best behaviour, don't worry. i think it's important that you do. we used a bit of spice girls music there. there is a hint perhaps that the spice girls may play. reuben, does that excite you that they may perform? not really! not really your kind of music. what do you think of the couple, though? harry and meghan as a couple? i think they will be a happy couple. they seem like they are a perfect fit. in this picture over there, they seem happy. and i'm really happy for them to be together for the future. well, it's a celebration of love, and the invitation is obviously

a celebration of the work you are doing. congratulations. i'm sure you will have a fantastic time. thank you both very much for coming on to talk to us, jacinta and reuben. and ray, of course, thank you very much. thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, time now for a look at the newspapers. the columnist and broadcaster robert meakin is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to robert in a minute. first let's look at some of the front pages. the sunday telegraph leads with ‘locked and loaded'. the mail on sunday, another line from us president donald trump,

‘mission accomplished'. it features a photograph of a cruise missile that was fired from the mediterranean. the sunday times says it has spoken to survivors of assad's chemical weapons attacks on the ground in syria. and the observer leads with claims that mps are set to challenge the prime minister over the action in syria when parliament returns tomorrow. the pitch and there another missile strike. let's look at the fallout.

robert, you have taken a look at the sun monday —— sunday times. robert, you have taken a look at the sun monday -- sunday times. this is a russian tycoon said that they are being mistreated. he said his wife came through heathrow the other day and she was asked whether or not her husband was a gangster. she was very upset by that and burst into tears. they are getting a bad press at the moment. we all know, the big hit bbc drama recently hardly presented russian businessmen ina hardly presented russian businessmen in a positive light. i like this

line. to buy an english car now would not be considered good manners, and we should drop the interest in scotch whiskey. this is an interesting one in the observer about how farmers have reacted to the experience of bb is from the east. it has not everything back. the things we take for granted arriving, potatoes, asparagus, they are delayed by up to eight month as they have not been able to grow the crop in the normal way. livestock being kept indoors because being outside in that weather was hazardous. it's a great british tradition to moan about the weather, but if you are a farmer, it has real financial consequences. and i have a clear timetable of when they should be doing things. the open field

crop, they are meant to harvest that no later than mid april, that it will be in the last week of april. yes, and who will face the cost? would it be the consumers of them? i'd probably going to be the farmers. interesting you are looking at the story about the ideas factory that once a younger electorate. polls are being taken about how the public feels about this strike. yes, and it's a real problem for the conservative party generally for young voters. it's about reaching out to be under a5s. it's a new think tank. ruth davidson, who is under a5 herself, leader of the scottish tories, and michael gove, they are fronting it. it's quite vague what the policies will be that

will connect ‘s everything. vague what the policies will be that will connect 's everything. it's quite vague. ideas factory that doesn't have any firm ideas. it sounds familiar because labour and the liberal democrats tried this. labour have energised the young which has scared the conservatives. they are aware that the bulk of their support is considerably older. they are trying to reach out to a younger electorate, but it's an uphill task. they said they will find better solutions to dysfunctions in the housing market, which translates as young people can't afford to buy a house. and finding love for a third time. the actor richard gere is set to wed.” think she is over 30 years his

junior. why have you picked this? richard gaah's story has been interesting. i remember when he was married to cindy crawford and he was sensitive to the fact that they were having any marital difficulties and they took that the big advert in the times newspaper to say it's a load of rubbish, we are happy and we're moving forward together. and then they will finish within three or four weeks. he has been an interesting story, alongside his very successful movie career. sir ian mckellen is planning his own funeral. yes, he wants free admission, he wants it in a theatre and he wants to attend a dress

rehearsal. it reminds me of david bouley, wanting to be the mastermind of his own funeral. it's good to have awake before you go, so you can see everyone. well, let's hope that thatis see everyone. well, let's hope that that is no time soon. robert, great talking to you. coming up in the next half hour... his video about growing up with a brain tumor went viral and moved sir eltonjohn to tears. lewis hine will be here to tell us about his mission to make sure no one faces childhood illness alone. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast, with babita sharma and naga munchetty. it's 8:30. here's a summary of this morning's main news. president donald trump has warned syria he is prepared to strike again if there are any further chemical attacks in the country. the warning that the united states is "locked

and loaded" comes after more than 100 missiles were launched at three sites in damascus and homs. the uk, france and the us have called on the un to hold an independent investigation into last week's suspected chemical attack in syria. however, russia is expected to veto the call. borisjohnson has defended the uk's involvement in miltary action against syria, saying strikes were necessary. writing in the sunday telegraph, the foreign secretary warned of "moral contamination" if the use of chemical weapons went unchecked. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has called the strikes "legally questionable", and the prime minister is expected to face questions from mps when they return to westminster tomorrow. one person is fighting for their life in hospital after a car ploughed into six pedestrians in essex. two of them had to be air—lifted to hospital after the incident in canvey island. one is said to be in a critical condition and the other is said to have a potentially life—changing leg injury. sir martin sorrell, the highest paid boss of a british public company, has resigned after

being investigated for personal misconduct. sir martin announced he had stepped down as chief executive of wpp with immediate effect, saying it was in the "best interests of the business" for him to go. last year, wpp — the world's largest advertising agency — cut sir martin's salary by nearly a third, to £a8 million. opponents of brexit are launching a campaign to push for a referendum on the final deal. around one thousand campaigners are expected to attend an event in london later today, to demand what they call a "people's vote" on the agreement, which the government and the eu hope to reach by october. ukip has confirmed gerard batten as its new leader — but he has said he will resign in 12 months. the mep, who had been interim leader since february, said that as he was elected unopposed, he would step down so a full contest can take place. he's the fourth person to lead the party in less than two years. henry bolton was ousted in february, following a racism row. hundreds of australian firefighters

are tackling a large bushfire threatening homes in the southern suburbs of sydney. the new south wales rural fire service said it was concerned that flying embers could spark new blazes ahead of the advancing fire front. residents have been instructed to seek shelter, as evacuation is now too dangerous. the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, praised all those involved in trying to control the fire. we have to deal with the worst that mother nature can throw at us and the worst australians are presented with by nature. the better it brings out the australian spirit. the selflessness, the courage, the professionalism. police are investigating threatening text messages sent to the wife of a premier league referee, after he gave out a red card. michael oliver issued the penalty as real madrid knocked juventus out of the champions league last wednesday. the move was criticised

by the italian goalkeeper and some of the country's media. the bbc understands oliver's wife — who is also a referee — had her mobile phone number posted on social media after the game, which led to the abusive texts. those are the main stories this morning. time for our last moment with mike. on the gold coast. look at him! getting in amongst his buddies! an amazing last ten days, who are you with? it was an amazing finish 1a england in the netball! they have just beaten australia in their first majorfinal, amazing, beaten australia in their first major final, amazing, by beaten australia in their first majorfinal, amazing, by one goal in the last second! absolutely fantastic, and was in an australian bar having lunch at the time and the entire place went silent! stunt.

first, we will round up how it happened. never before had england reached a commonwealth games netball final. never before have they won any more than a bronze. but, with another last—gasp basket, england's roses blossomed at the buzzer. commentator: england have done it! they have made history! they have snatched the gold medal from australia! the greatest result in their history, a win to rewrite the records. it's my dream come true. the girls worked so hard over the last international phase. they put in there. they're against the world number one who, you know, they're renowned, we've not beaten once in the whole cycle i've been in, and to beat them at that time wasjust stupendous and i think the preparation yesterday really put us up for them tight games and, yeah, i'm just so really proud, i'm really, really proud. they say teamwork makes the dream work, and so it proved for husband—and—wife combination of chris and gabby adcock, the defending champions

smashing their way to gold in the mixed badminton, beating team—mates marcus ellis and lauren smith. marathons are gruelling at the best of times, but these are the toughest of conditions. scotland's callum hawkins, leading with only a mile to go, cruelly collapsing with exhaustion. the medical staff making a much—needed intervention in the near 30—degree temperatures. countryman ross hawkins was able to medal. he battled through to bronze in the searing heat. the gold coast may be more than 10,000 miles away, but it has been a commonwealth games brimming with british success. james burford, bbc news. that's reflect, tracey neville, you have been building up for this for years, the semifinal was close enough, what was it like?

i think they like to put the coach on the bench to test. we have been practising a one goal lead in the dying seconds and we never nailed it until yesterday and today. we picked out the right time! they complained about everything in training when we did that. but for me, being the player, i could only have deemed to have got what they have done and to live it through the eyes, to go out and get the medal, the australians and get the medal, the australians and new zealanders have been in conquering the world for a long time, since my reign as a player and a coach. it is really pleasing to break that seal and leading into the world cup, what great preparation. but it has been leading to that of the international calendar. we have had as a team really well and these girls have been so dedicated and passionate and i could not have had, they are the 12 best roses behind me. that's taught to the person who had the most pressure at the end, what was going through your mind,

just natural ability? we do train for that. we were doing shooting sessions with tracey screaming in oui’ sessions with tracey screaming in our faces shooting! so she does prepare for that pressure. and you don't know what is going to happen in that moment. it is a bit of and it is the shooter's job to put the ball on the net and that is what i did. it was also keeping their star attacker wyatt and you did the job, you are her captain at the sunshine coast lightnings up the road cat —— and that must have helped that she had to be taken away because you did such a good job! it is not getting easier, the shooters are getting taller and better but i have team— mates taller and better but i have team—mates u—turn over the ball before it gets to me! what was for you? what difference does the experiencing the australian team make? we have always had the skill and the talent but not the belief we can go all the way and get these winds. testament to these girls, so inspired, they play collectively and

they are smart on court and they pull out a win. what will your thoughts on the podium? my legs were staking —— shaking to start with, i finally did it, my fifth commonwealth games! chelsea, australia's loss is certainly england's game —— gain, you are poorly pledged england player, it must been a very strange moment.” would not call it strange, i consider myself a rose, through my dad, and seeing him in the crowd wearing red and white with tears streaming down his face, that is what it is about and these girls, and having these moments with them and having these moments with them and achieving and making history. and beating an aussie is fine! i like it! got the taste of it now! i like it! got the taste of it now! i like it! got the taste of it now! i like it a lot! i definitely will enjoy this moment, now our sites are on the world cup next year at home and let's do it all over again,

ladies! how does the netball team celebrate this historic achievement? there is a range of celebrations, some willjust hold their medal up, some willjust hold their medal up, some willjust hold their medal up, some will have their livers going into overdrive! some girls will be turning up tomorrow, but as long as they have packed and they have their passports, they can do what they like. tracey, finalword, how much of the rest can you have before you build up? i'm going on holiday after this. these go back into competition. i am just so proud of these girls. just amazing. you make me cry every time i look at you, i love seeing you. they are the team that has been smiling the whole way, they have never stopped. that spurs us they have never stopped. that spurs us on, the sleepless nights, to make everything right. they have worked so everything right. they have worked so hard to deserve this so well done, i so hard to deserve this so well done, lam so hard to deserve this so well done, i am so proud of you. and have you been in the sea yet, when you have a chance before the closing ceremony? no, but i think you are going into the sea!

this is brilliant! he has lost his microphone. that is what happens. the england netball team. he had a lucky estate. —— escape. they can do whatever they like now, they have won gold. apparently, they had seen a certain diving video when i was interviewing some swimmers. i don't know what they are talking about, mike! you have had so many amazing moments, your highlights, in 30 seconds? what has pleased me so much is the rising stars that were not expected to make a medal, like reece mcfadden can getting gold on the pommelhorse, with all due respect to max whitlock. in the diving. and this is of course a highlight. some very excited netball players! i think i

might be going to the closing ceremony! enjoyed the closing ceremony! thank you. mike, you have been our start! do you see the team spirit? you see what it means to them. you have been amazing. thanks so much. we will see you soon in salford. back to sunny salford. iam sad back to sunny salford. i am sad it is over. as we've just been hearing from mike, the commonwealth games draws to a close on the gold coast today, and the hosts will hand over the baton to birmingham. we don't have to wait four years for the celebrations to get underway, though — the city's got a big party planned later today. let's speak now to jacqui kennedy from birmingham city council, about what we can expect today, and in 2022. what birmingham will not have is that glorious coast and mike being thrown into the sea by the winning england netball team, but you have got lots on the agenda.

absolutely, today is a big time for the handover ceremony, we are part of that and we have the big participation event where the young people of birmingham are showing what we have on offer and what people have got to look forward to when they come to visit in 2022. and we are when they come to visit in 2022. and we a re really late when they come to visit in 2022. and we are really late into the gold coast so congratulations for a great commonwealth games. it has been fantastic. and you have got a party today, what is that about? today, we have got, it is for the handover, a tv event, so asking people to watch it on bbc two. we did a call—out to the young people of birmingham to say, if you want to help welcome the commonwealth games to birmingham, thatis commonwealth games to birmingham, that is what we have got. over a00 young people performing in a mass participation event. for people. we have also got poetry, performances in the gold coast and a great video bya in the gold coast and a great video by a young man called daniel. let's

talk about where the events will ta ke talk about where the events will take place, we have the glorious skylines and venues on the gold coast. it is notjust going to be in birmingham in 2022, tell us more. no, the commonwealth games as a regional effort. birmingham is the host city but it is across this region in leamington spa, sandwell, commentary, solihull and a lot of activity in birmingham with various venues. activity in birmingham with various venues. we talk about the legacy of games, we had london 2012 which sparked so much interest and passion for sport, what you hope the legacy of the 2022 commonwealth games is going to be? just a showcase our young talent and to help our youngsters move forward. they don't need a lot of help, after the dress rehearsals yesterday, they will shine through today. you have four yea rs shine through today. you have four years to prepare, some preparations already under way. what does the timetable look like? we accept the

commonwealth games flag which we will receive today to all first citizen, the lord mayor. after that, ha rd citizen, the lord mayor. after that, hard work intends preparing for our volu nteers hard work intends preparing for our volunteers helping those with the games. we have work to do for the commonwealth games village and the aquatic centre, but everything else is there or thereabouts. lots of work to do about the infrastructure but it is going to be amazing. jackie kennedy, thank you so much and good luck with those preparations and enjoy the party and the celebrations tonight. after 11 days on the australian gold coast, the games come to a close so the closing ceremony is at 1030 today and we are getting mike back! absolutely. this is where say goodbye to babita. she's off to read the news on the andrew marr show. it has been lovely. before you go, shall we get some weather?

yes, it it was lovely, much the same today? we are taking a step back. it is coming back in the week ahead but a cloudy start for many. low pressure to the west. this area of cloud is moving in. it is already raining in south—west england, wales, northern ireland, and that is heading north today. the emphasis is gradual. it is in no hurry and nowhere sees rain all day and northern scotland stays dry throughout with further sunny spells. it will brighten later, wales and south—west england initially and northern ireland, heavy showers following. they could include a rumble of thunder. with the outbreaks of rain, the wind picking up. very gusty and northern ireland. temperatures lower compared to yesterday. still into the high teens in northern scotland. tonight, some of that rain gets into northern scotland. elsewhere, some showers

around but clear spells and temperatures not heading to fat overnight. about 6—9d. a chance early tomorrow, parts of northern ireland and scotland could catch showers but they will clear away. what follows is lots of dry weather. if you start sunny, some cloud is building, you see sunny spells. still breezy for northern ireland and western scotland. but with more sunshine, compared with today, temperatures higher. you will be looking at this area of rain on monday night and into tuesday, the low— pressure monday night and into tuesday, the low—pressure system is another weather front our way with strengthening winds. very wet on monday night in northern ireland into tuesday morning in scotland. some of us try up here as the rain edges towards parts of the far west of england and west wales. central and eastern parts should stay dry and eastern parts should stay dry and tuesday, sunshine in eastern england lifting the temperature to the first 20 celsius of the season,

very close if not. elsewhere, if you have the rain, the low teens. we're waiting for the spring warmth, it comes back from wednesday onwards as high pressure built in the uk. dragging in warm airfrom the continent, so warmer colours spilling in. and widely on wednesday and thursday and friday into the high teens and the low 20s, with a good deal of sunshine around. still quite breezy across north—western parts, and warm spots, not everybody getting this high, around 25 celsius. so some weather to look forward to this week. that is the forecast. that is a promise! absolute promise come across my heart. enjoy your weekend, thank you. the eyes of the world remain on syria today as the fallout from the military action taken by the us, the uk

and france continues. what happens next is important to all of us, but for those with family there, the outcome is even more crucial. let's speak now to mohamed najjar, he's syrian, but has lived in the uk for the past 20 years. thank you for talking to us this morning. what was your reaction to this coordinated strike on those three bases in syria? well, from the american, british and french perspective, president trump had said that mission is accomplished and we have carried out a limited, targeted and effective strike against these military facilities around syria. but from the syrian perspective, i don't think the syrian people feel that much has been done. because the syrian regime continues to barrel bombed the civilians around syria, more death and more casualties and more strikes against those areas, especially in the ghouta area where the russians are supporting the syrian regime and maintaining the political cover and

dismissing any attempt against any resolution that can bring those perpetrators to account. so i don't think the syrian people are quite excited about what happens in the last few days. and they don't feel that the suffering is alleviated. and i quote what the foreign secretary mrjohnson had said, that we may not end barbarism, but there is one type of barbarism that is banned. and to me as a syrian, and to many syrian people, that doesn't mean much, to be honest. and it doesn't change the situation on the ground. we are seeing pictures of the devastation after the strikes. syria, of course, affected greatly by the battles taking place inside

the country. you are in touch with people, you have been in the uk for 20 years, but you are still in touch with people close to you who have been affected by chemical weapons attacks. give us an idea of what your friends and family have been through and also, do they feel that this action at least could deter further attacks is this last= iall, ' ii hg nuccf all, gas; attack is iall, gag attack is not the first of all, this attack is not the first, is not the second. as per the representative of the united states at the security council, this is probably the 50th. there have been 50 attempts, attacks of chemical weapons against civilians in syria. and president trump, when he was elected, he carried out a missile attack on a military base in syria following the khan shaykhun attack last year in april at almost the same time, where 100 people

last year in april at almost the same time, where100 people lost their lives and more than 500 were injured. so again and again, syrian regime is using these prohibited weapons and the syrian people, and what i received from friends and family and people living still in fear. and they don't have a moment of security, they don't feel secure at all. it is not only the chemical weapons, it is all types of weapons being used against civilians. especially barrel bombs, where you get so many buildings and i entire especially barrel bombs, where you get so marput. and isand.!.entire especially barrel bombs, where you get so marput. and so judicentire especially barrel bombs, where you get so marput. and so many entire especially barrel bombs, where you .i;"& s-1a mi" g what to well, actually, iwould well, actually, i would like next? well, actually, iwould like to see this gangster and this dictator removed from his position. i would like to see freedom for the

syrian people and security. and life to come back again for the syrian people, to come back and rebuild their country. and we need the support of the world. we need the international community to act. these strikes are quite limited, u nfortu nately, these strikes are quite limited, unfortunately, and they may not change much on the ground. thank you very much for talking to me this morning. enqueue. —— thank you. when lewis hine was diagnosed with a life—threatening tumor when he was just 17 months old, he wasn't expected to survive. he defied all the odds and, at the age of 17, he's achieving more than most of us could hope to in a lifetime. in—between setting up charities, mingling with royalty, winning awards and inspiring celebrities like elton john, he's managed to write a book. hejoins us now with his mum, emma, to tell us all about it. lewis, are you in good health? at

this current moment, yes, which is a good thing, definitely. sojust let the viewers know, you have had many surgeries on your condition, what have you been going through in the last couple of years? in total, so far, i have had 13 surgeries to do with my help. it is a lot. but, yes, i have been all right recently, haven't i? the impact has led you to write your book. it is about loneliness and how to tackle that. and have friends and help comfort you. explain why you wrote this. it was just a way to get my story about what i went through with secondary school, where i did not have a lot of time in school and i did not get the opportunities to make friends and when i did make friends, i would have that one time i would be in hospital and i would lose that french. and it was like a repetitive cycle. i just wanted

french. and it was like a repetitive cycle. ijust wanted to get my story out there and share it with everyone, what my experience was, and hopefully, that will help people going through something similar. yes. emma, we are seeing pictures of lewis from a baby, going through various operations. meeting royalty, going through this. as well as going through the operations, watching your child be lonely must be one of the hardest things. it is almost a side affect nobody thinks about when it comes to operations. yes, definitely, you have hit the nail on the head, people don't think about it. they think lewis had a brain tumour, epilepsy, he has got a mechanical pump in his brain that keeps him alive. and they think they are the challenges in life. and they are, but so is also having to miss school and not being able to make friends, being stuck in a hospital bed and in his bedroom, four walls, not seeing the world outside. that

isa not seeing the world outside. that is a massive challenge on your mental health. lewis did become really depressed, he felt really isolated and alone, didn't you? yes, yes, ijust did not know what to do with myself at that point because i didn't have any friends, i could not turn to any of my friends and ijust did not know what to do with myself will stop i got into a state and i just did not feel up to doing anything and going to school. well, you decided you could do something about it. you also decided you could help other people in similar situations, what have you done much to mark so, yes, i have started friend finder. now we are doing co nsta nt friend finder. now we are doing constant events friend finder. now we are doing co nsta nt events a nd friend finder. now we are doing constant events and helping more and more people. and our main target with friendfinder is to take it global to help everybody going through those situations. how does

it work? do you want to explain? there is an online platform where they can communicate and lewis is in they can communicate and lewis is in the programme —— in the process of fundraising for four global website to help all the children around the world because he gets so many messages from children around the world saying, thank you for telling people we exist! this is true the book you decided to write. looking at the stars as incredible isn't an honest account of his life and what he has achieved and how he has achieved it. —— is an honest account. there are really funny bits and amazing stories people do not know and there are sad bits because it is truthful. what would you advise? as you will know, as a child suffering from any illness, you watch a lot of tv and if somebody is watching and they are struggling,

not necessarily friendfinder, but what would you say in terms of there are people out there and friendships to be made? so i guessedjust, i don't know really. it is hard to say. what would you think? what would you want to hear in your room on your own feeling isolated? would you want to hear in your room on your own feeling isolated ?m would you want to hear in your room on your own feeling isolated? if i put myself in the position where i am in hospital, ijust want people to know i exist and that i am known asa human. to know i exist and that i am known as a human. and i am out there to do the same things as everybody else.” think there is so much friendfinder does to bring these amazing kids together with the problems, and the book tells you about the amazing things it does and it gives these kids, lewis has achieved so much despite so many challenges in his life and he just does not give up, he keeps going and keep smiling and makes the best out of every situation. and he makes people

realise that everything is possible. you are very proud mother. lewis, good on you, thank you so much for talking to was. that is it from us today. we will be back tomorrow, have a lovely rest of the weekend, goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine. " locked and loaded". america tells syria it's ready to strike again after yesterdays attacks on suspected

chemical weapons facilities. the debate continues around the uk's decision to join the strikes — some mps say they're angry about parliament not being consulted. the chief executive of the world's largest advertising agency, martin sorrell, is stepping down five people have been treated by paramedics after a car collided with a group of pedestrians in essex. also coming up — drama at the commonwealth games. scotland's callum hawkins was taken away in an ambulance after collapsing just over one mile from the end of the marathon. jubilation in the netball as england beat australia to secure the greatest result in their history and win their first