hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a done deal? commonwealth leaders decide wither prince charles will succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. 53 member countries will meet behind close doors at windsor castle following the queen's endorsement of her son's leadership. good morning, it's friday the 20th of april. also this morning: dame tessa jowell becomes the first person to donate her medical information to a new scheme which could offer hope to thousands of patients with rare forms of cancer. good morning. the creative industries are growing twice as fast as the rest of the economy. i'm here ata as the rest of the economy. i'm here at a craft fair in london to find out more. in sport, the fight for the top four is on. chelsea keep their champions

league hopes alive with a win at burnley. we are here on the shores of windermere on national trust land, and this is easily the biggest charity in the united kingdom and its recently got a new boss, and we've got an exclusive interview. and yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years, so will it last? matt's got the answer. good morning. well, for some it will. another very warm day in the eastern half of the country in particular but with the sudden turnaround from what felt like the depths of winter to midsummer, what does that mean for our spring blooms? i'm here to find out. join me for details on that and your full forecasting 15 minutes. —— forecast good morning. first, our main story. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin closed door discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. the 53 member countries will decide whether to grant the queen's wish that

prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. there is nothing quite like it in any global organisation. a day at windsor, no advisers or civil servants present, just the leaders of the 53 members of the commonwealth, talking to each other about whatever they want. but yesterday at buckingham palace, who succeeds the queen as head of the commonwealth was made the central topic by the queen herself. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations will stop and will decide that one and will decide that one day be prince of wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 19119. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a secure, safer, more prosperous

and sustainable world for those who follow us. there will have been agreement in principle from the member states already, but the final decision remains theirs. there's also the meetings core agenda to thrash out, cybercrime, a charter for the oceans, and how to bring the commonwealth close together. behind the walls of windsor castle, there is much to discuss. jonny dymond, bbc news. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said no—one is able to stop the president's impulsive behaviour. mr trump has previously attacked comey for, what he called, many lies. i think the way in which he acts, and especially his corrosive effect

on norms, truth telling being the most important of them, has that staining affect on institutions and people who are close to him. he has a habit of... and even people who support him would agree with this, i think, of telling lies, sometimes big, sometimes casual, and then insisting the people around him repeat them and believe them. and that stains any human. does he listen to those around him? are you convinced there are now enough sensible, reasonable people around him to stop impulsive behaviour?” am not. you describe the president as being uninterested and distracted ina as being uninterested and distracted in a briefing on terror, what advice would you give to foreign leaders, like our own theresa may, when dealing with trump? yeah, that's ha rd to dealing with trump? yeah, that's hard to say. i have a great deal of admiration for theresa may, who i know, so i don't know if i can offer any useful advice. i think the transparency today's media offers

puts all foreign leaders in a position to understand the nature and the quality of the president's decision—making and how he acts, so i don't think i can improve on that. do you dislike him? dislike him? i don't dislike him, ifeel sorry do you dislike him? dislike him? i don't dislike him, i feel sorry for him,i don't dislike him, i feel sorry for him, idislike don't dislike him, i feel sorry for him, i dislike his actions on things like the rule of law and the truth. james comey speaking to newsnight‘s emily maitlis. dame tessa jowell has become the first person to take part in a new, worldwide database, which aims to eliminate cancer. the former mp was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost a year ago and has campaigned to get better treatment for other patients. the new system is the brainchild of an australian billionaire, as catherine burns reports. tessa jane helen douglas jowell. .. baroness jowell was an mp for 23 years, but now the former culture secretary has glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. earlier this year she spoke out about it in the house of lords. what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived but how it draws to a close.

i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me. yesterday she was back in the house of commons as mps from all sides paid tribute to her in a debate about cancer treatment. baronessjowell has said she feels a tremendous sense of mission to help others in her position. it's farfrom easy, though. researchers in this lab are trying to find a successful treatment for brain tumours, but as with all rare cancers, clinical trials can be difficult because it's hard to find enough patients to take part. now baronessjowell is the first to share her details on the universal cancer databank. it aim is simple, to find better treatments and quickly, especially for rare types of cancer. the databank is still a work in progress, but the aim

is for the first group of patients to start sharing their information about illnesses and treatments by the end of the year. catherine burns, bbc news. we will be speaking to the founder of the data bank we will be speaking to the founder of the databank we referred to there, andrew forrest, the australian billionaire later in the programme to find out more details about exactly what they will be doing. in the last hour or so... a woman has died have in a fire at a residential block for adults with learning disabilities in chingford. more than 70 firefighters have been dealing with the incident, which is now believed to be under control. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. the international chairman of save the children, sir alan parker, has stepped down after 10 years in the role. it comes amid concerns about the way the charity dealt with allegations of harassment. he said he felt a change was needed, given the challenges facing the organisation. hundreds of thousands of low—income families in britain are going without basic necessities, according to two separate surveys.

citizens advice found that 140,000 households go without power because they can't afford to top—up pre—payment meters. the living wage foundation said many of the poorest parents surveyed are skipping meals. the government says it has increased the minimum wage and poverty levels are falling. prosecuters say no criminal charges will be brought over the death of the musician prince. the singer best known for the hits purple rain and little red corvette died in april, 2016 from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. counterfeit pills containing the drug were found inside his home, but lawyers were unable to determine the source and found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing. how young is too young to get your child interested in politics? 11 or maybe 12 years old? how about 10 days old? a baby girl has made political history in america by becoming the first infant to be allowed on the floor of the congress while it's in session.

there was a reason for this... senator tammy duckworth carried her daughter, mailie, in her arms for a vote a day after senators overturned a long—standing baby ban. after the vote, the senator said it had been a non—event for her daughter, who slept through the whole thing. probably the right thing to do! not the first either. what? sleep in the senate. indeed! what have you got? talking about football, it is the run into the end of the season, manchester city already have the title so now it's fighting it out for the champions league places and the fa cup semifinals this weekend. those teams in competition at the weekend keeping their powder dry but also have the job to be done weekend keeping their powder dry but also have thejob to be done if weekend keeping their powder dry but also have the job to be done if they wa nt also have the job to be done if they want champions league football next season. good morning, everyone! chelsea have kept the pressure on tottenham in the race for champions league football with a 2—1 victory at burnley.

victor moses scored the winner for last years premier league champions. chelsea are now five points behind spurs with four games to go. at the bottom, southampton are four points from safety after a goaless draw at leicester. saints, who face chelsea in the fa cup semi—final on sunday, are winless in eight games. the england and wales cricket board wants to introduce a 100 balls format into its new eight—team, city—based tournament. the concept would see 15 traditional six—ball overs, and a final 10—ball over. and hull fc maintained their unbeaten home record in super league, just, beating leeds rhinos 19—18. marc sneed with this drop goal to secure the narrow win. we like a match that finishes with a drop goal! always a dramatic way to round things off. it is the fallback, if you can't put together an attack on the pitch, chuck it back and get it over the posts. then it's an exciting way to win a match. i don't really understand rugby,

that's why! i tried to learn and get someone who understands rugby to watch it with me and explain the game... it is basically watch it with me and explain the game. .. it is basically like chipping in to snatch victory in golf. now i get it! are chipping in to snatch victory in golf. now! get it! are you chipping in to snatch victory in golf. now i get it! are you going to stay and look through the papers?” am. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily express, stop this injustice, looking at the cost of social care, it depends on where you live according to a new report. it says a postcode lottery is leaving ca re says a postcode lottery is leaving care patients facing huge bills because of their location. 0n the front page of the times, we often see this picture when the weather gets really hot, we see certain people suffering, coldstream guards, guard of honour, commonwealth heads of the going on, so lots of standing around —— commonwealth heads of the. you know what i missed on this paper? the giraffe with the giant

lollipop at a safari park. this person has two hands on here but i don't know how they were tall enough. they were standing on a platform. have you seen it? yes! no, i'm just assuming. a very tall person. possibly. on the front page of the daily telegraph, the queen and the prince of charles —— and prince charles arriving at the commonwealth heads of government meeting. and talk about who will head up the roman wealth after the queen. and meghan markle, who also attended. —— the commonwealth. the head of save the children quit in the wake of the sex harassment scandal surrounding the charity. it was after ten years in the role. football season coming to a close, we look ahead to the transfer window coming up, £140 million for paul

pogba according to the mail, which is what manchester united will demand if he leaves 0ld is what manchester united will demand if he leaves old trafford this summer, they bought him for a re cord this summer, they bought him for a record £89 million, a big profit if he leaves perhaps, all speculation at this stage of the season. michael carrick, we will hear from him at 6:30 am, he spoke to the bbc about his depression on international duty. he said he asked the selectors not to pick him for england because he became very impressed when he was playing away from home. he does that with gary don't —— gabby logan, it's very interesting, he said people see him and they say, pull your neck in, you're lucky to play for england and live the dream but the pressure got to him and he said he didn't feel he fitted in the squad. lots of sports stars have talked about how they have struggled with mental health and it's the conflict between knowing how lucky they are to do the job they love and being revered by

fans across the world, but it's the internal struggle. it's not being able to express that without feeling like a whinger. exactly. you may not think this is terribly useful as a use of robots, but it's happening a nyway use of robots, but it's happening anyway so i'm going to tell you about it, a robot that can assemble ikea furniture. a very useful use of robots. you think so? you can't really see much here but we can show you moving pictures now, i don't mean emotionally, just literally! you can see they are building a chair, an ikea chair, this is beaded up. how can you not think this is useful? it is so useful? people hate putting up flatpack furniture. but you take the chair home from ikea, you take the chair home from ikea, you can't have the robot at home. this is the sign of the future. have we got the picture of the final thing to prove it worked?m

we got the picture of the final thing to prove it worked? it isjust on the side. they can't pick it up! you have to stand it out yourself! some people employ people to come round and put together their flatpack furniture, have one of those in the garage and set it up!l thumbs up from kat! it takes me weeks to put it up, i leave bits! and the tiny alan keyes as well. the a nswer and the tiny alan keyes as well. the answer is there in a £2 million robot! order one for me! there are temperatures across a lot of the uk. that is the skyline this morning. matt is going to give us the picture. not a bad location. it's a fantastic location. this couege it's a fantastic location. this college has a special open day but the reason we have come down here is

to talk about this rapid change we have seen. have always gone to the depths of winter. let me show you can depths of winter. let me show you ca n press depths of winter. let me show you can press on temperatures from last week to this week. the likes of hull and newcastle, only about 5— seven degrees. yesterday afternoon in london, we saw temperatures peak at 29.1dc. the problem is, it means that spring could be over in the blink ofan that spring could be over in the blink of an eye to many. this spring blossoms have sat dormant. they are now set to explode to life. certainly more warmth to come today. if we take a forecast, plenty of

sunshine to come around. a very warm day across the eastern half of the country. a few of you missed out yesterday. a lot of clout to come across the north—west of scotland. a good deal of sunshine. morning cloud in northern ireland will break up. we do expect some mist and fog around to start the day. it will linger through the morning rush—hour. plenty of sunshine to start the day across the eastern half of the country were temperatures in the south—eastern east anglia are already very close. a few showers here and there. cloud amounts will be very small. 82

fahrenheit. more the breeze blowing further north. that mist and fog to start saturday morning. showers developing very gusty winds as well. some severe storms were as further north, scotland, northern ireland, northern england will be a bit dry. still that of warmth around on saturday. the storms will clear to the east. a lot more clout across the east. a lot more clout across the country. temperatures reaching

around 20 degrees. 0nly around midteens at best. that might be slightly better news. temperatures peaking at 20, 20 one. more details on all of that looms here. we are looking forward to seeing your blooms. it's england's biggest charity with 5 million members, 60,000 volunteers and owns an area of land the size of dorset. so the new boss of the national trust has plenty to keep her busy. in herfirst interview since becoming director—general, hilary mcgrady says the organisation needs to be more radical. she was talking to our environment

and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall, who's at a national trust site in the lake district for us this morning. claire how significant is what she's been saying? i think they were really significant because the last boss of the national trust didn't really make that many changes, kinder carried on as normal and when you have the boss ofan as normal and when you have the boss of an organisation that, as you say, has 5 million members, that is more than four times as many as all the political parties combined. when somebody like that says they are going to be radical, which is what they did yesterday, you've got to sit up and listen. we are on the edge of lake windermere, as you are saying, and to get a few more of those figures, 24.5 million people visited places like this last year. she has got a good base. there are some other problem is that she has got to content with. are they getting too big? what about trail

hunting national trust land ? what about badger culling? all those kinds of debates, we have to look at. she took me up on a hike to the mountains and think she is up for it. 0n the pastor scar fell pike, hilary's —— england's ice mountain. hilary's —— england's ice mountain. hilary mcgrady has taken over the charity. the national trust has 5 million members, assets of over £1 billion and owns an area of land the size of dorset. people say that trust has just become corporate and bloated. what are you going to do about it? it's going to be radical but rather than change it, i want to add to it. i want to reach more people and most people live in urban areas. the days of walking into one of our beautiful houses and saying, family lived here, that is not doing it, that is not going to do it. we need to think about the stories that

are relevant, why is it that someone from the middle of birmingham would find that interesting? what is it thatis find that interesting? what is it that is in birmingham that they would get more from? that is attracting us. ecologist doctor alex blease gives us a glimpse into the past. this is what the lake district look like 1000 years ago, the great wood near borrowdale, a fragment of temperate rainforest. just up the road, the much loved more modern panorama. i see it as desolate, devoid of birdlife, i can't see a tree. this landscape character rises so much of what we see in the hills of britain and its an environmental crime. we can look at it as a wooded landscape. it's been changed over millennia by lots of different forces and we are not letting the landscape bounce back to the exciting wildlife filled area it could be. i think everyone wants to make sure that nature can thrive and

survive but it is about that common ground. how can you do it together? there is the part of britain that hasn't been shaped by man, that will continue, farming will continue. how do we do that in a way that doesn't harm nature, that can mean that farming in whatever shape or form can continue? this is beatrix potter's house. she was a fierce campaign of the national trust and gaveit campaign of the national trust and gave it to the charity. historical properties like this help to bring in £600 million last year. there seems to be a preoccupation with raising money and focusing on those aspects of the charity rather than actually focusing on what the charity's core business and concern is and that is to deliver for the people that support it. the trust a tt ra cts people that support it. the trust attracts negative headlines like nasty ‘s row the word easter being left out of the annual egg hunt. nasty ‘s row the word easter being

left out of the annual egg huntm was put back in. with 5 million members and 200 million people, somebody somewhere is likely to be annoyed with us and that is part of it. i quite like that. i like the debate. that's why it's interesting. if people were not passionate about the trust, it would be a very sad day. she has been 12 years with the national trust and she has a hands—on approach. she jokes she is not the only one to have a degree from 0xbridge. as she said, what she is most interested in is creating those cultural spaces, those green spaces within cities but it is a huge organisation. ishiguro to be our will to do that and get during her time at the helm of this organisation those good headlines? so please you had a good day to that height. you have an even more stunning view with those two swans coming behind you.

it is going to mist common —— it is going to lift, the mist will lift so we will look forward to spending a bit of time here. one of those lovely times to be out and about. very peaceful. victoria's finding out why craft is big business for us this morning. good morning to you both. did you know the creative industries, they are growing twice as fast as the rest of the economy. people are taking up knitting and sewing in the last few years alone. some people are taking these things up, we just wa nt to are taking these things up, we just want to introduce you to patio who is from grans on the make and you

we re is from grans on the make and you were busy making this? the bbc breakfast logo. excellent, how long have you been missing? since i was a child and i started making doctor who scarves and had a break—in didn't take it up again until my doc __ my didn't take it up again until my doc —— my daughter was —— didn't take it up again until my doc —— my daughterwas —— my granddaughter was born. this like -- this looks like it will take a bit of time. plenty more coming up. lots of time. plenty more coming up. lots of younger people are taking this up as well. before we do that, we will hand you over to the news travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. a woman has died following a fire at a care home in chingford. 70 firefighters tackled the fire at the three storey building, which is a home for adults with learning difficulties. twelve people were evacuated crews arrived within five minutes.

they were faced with a severe fire on the ground floor. the fire spread from the ground floor to the first floor and obviously to the roof of the premises. crews worked extremely ha rd the premises. crews worked extremely hard in dealing with the fire. ten fire engines were in attendance and an aerial appliance dealing with the fire. unfortunately one person has died at the scene and our thoughts are with their family and friends. specialist firearms units will deployed at key railway stations for the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle next month. british transport police is preparing for 100,000 people to travel for the event next month. armed officers will be at stations in london and windsor, forming part of a ring of steel around the town. crystal palace football club have been granted permission by croydon council to redevelop their stadium. the project is estimated to be worth up to £100 million and will increase capacity by 8,000 people. the decision will now referred to the mayor for final approval. let's have a look at

the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there's a good service across all lines at the moment. 0n the roads, the usual queues are building for the blackwall tunnel, that's the southern approach, which is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in central london, roads are still closed around st james's park and the mall, with restrictions in park lane and hyde park corner due to that commonwealth heads let's take a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. yesterday was the warmest april day to nearly 70 years with temperatures peaking at 29.1 celsius at st james's park in central london. temperatures would be quite as high as they were yesterday but still a very warm day with lots of blue sky and sunshine around. getting off to and sunshine around. getting off to a nice bright start. temperatures

already in double figures. it is looking a bit cooler out towards western areas today. 28 degrees, just a light breeze and we went totally rule out the possibility of one or two showers developing later one or two showers developing later on in the day that they will be very few and far between if at all, most of us staying dry. the tree pollen levels are high as the uv levels as well. there will be a lot of sunshine this evening, sunsetjust after eight and overnight, clear skies but some mist developing in northern areas tomorrow morning with the start of the weekend in double figures. lots of sunny spells around tomorrow but watch out this afternoon showers rumbling on into the evening, may be heavy and boundary. 0n the evening, may be heavy and boundary. on sunday for the london marathon, a warm and humid starts with perhaps one or two showers as well. that's it. i'm back in half an hoiur. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast,

with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: 19 years after the columbine chool massacre in which 13 people were shot dead, we'll speak to the father of a victim who's literally walking in his son's shoes to campaign for gun control. former rugby star will greenwood and ex—sas serviceman jason fox have overcome personal heartache to conquer the north pole. we'll catch up with them live from their camp at the top of the world. from hula hooping rollerskaters, to hurdling llamas. ben shires, the host of cbbc‘s officially amazing has seen it all when it comes to world records. he'll be here to demonstrate one of the wackier ones. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction.

the 53 member countries will discuss ways to strengthen ties as well cybercrime and the environment. they'll also be deciding whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be hotspots of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. james ingham reports. is more barriers started to be put up is more barriers started to be put up around salisbury in preparation for decontamination work, there was a fresh warning that ridding the city of any trace of the nerve agent used in the attack against the

skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting last night, government chief scientist ian boyd said six weeks after the attack there was still high concentrations of novichok at various sites that could be toxic to people. i have to assume, he said, that there will be further hotspots in these areas that are yet to be found. it's clear the authorities are taking no chances. 250 staff have been relocated from the city's police station to allow military experts to clean an evidence room and two lockers which became contaminated after officers help the victims and began investigating the nerve agent attack. in total, nine sites around the city will be decontaminated, including sergei skripal‘s house and the home of the police officer who was hospitalised. 0nly police officer who was hospitalised. only then will the city be given the all clear. james ingham, bbc news, salisbury. a woman has died in a fire at a residential block for adults with learning disabilities

in chingford. more than 70 firefighters have been dealing with the incident, which is now believed to be under control. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. the world's first cancer database that can be freely accessed by researchers across the globe has been launched by an australian billionaire. patients are being asked to hand over their health records to the universal cancer databank, which will share information about new treatments. the former labour minister dame tessa jowell, who has an aggressive brain tumour, has become the first person to sign up. i'm proud of her every day. she's never. . . i'm proud of her every day. she's never... true to her spirit, she's never... true to her spirit, she's never thought about herself in this whole thing. i know you might not believe me but she honestly has not. you know, since the day she was diagnosed she had a sense of mission, she felt commissioned to use her experience to create a

voice. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said there is nobody who is able to stop the president's impulsive behaviour. mr trump has previously attacked comey for what he called many lies. i wake iwake up i wake up some mornings and read the president is demanding the jailing of private citizens, occasionally meet, and so that's one of the reasons i'm confident the answer is there are not adequate people around him to stop impulsive behaviour. and we've actually become numb to it in the united states. our president calling for the imprisonment of private citizens, that is not ok, thatis private citizens, that is not ok, that is not normal in the united states of america, or in the uk, it's not acceptable, and so that is an attack on some of the norms that are at the core of this country and we can't allow ourselves to become

numb to that. the international chairman of save the children, sir alan parker, has stepped down after 10 years in the role. it comes amid concerns about the way the charity dealt with allegations of harassment. he said he felt a change was needed, given the challenges facing the organisation. hundreds of thousands of low—income families in britain are going without basic necessities, according to two separate surveys. citizens advice found that 140,000 households go without power because they can't afford to top—up pre—payment meters. the living wage foundation said many of the poorest parents surveyed are skipping meals. the government says it has increased the minimum wage and poverty levels are falling. prosecuters say no criminal charges will be brought over the death of the musician prince. the singer best known for the hits purple rain and little red corvette died in april 2016 from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. counterfeit pills containing the drug were found inside his home, but lawyers were unable to determine the source and found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing. those are the main stories this

morning. kat has the sport. good morning. kat has the sport. good morning. a fight for the champions league places with manchester city already crowned the champions and it is looking like it's going to be a straight fight between two london rivals for the fourth spot. good morning, everyone. chelsea have kept the pressure on tottenham in the race for champions league football with a 2—1 victory at burnley. victor moses scored the winner. chelsea are five points behind fourth placed spurs, with four games remaining, and play in the fa cup semi final on sunday. for sure it won't be easy, we must be prepared and we must be ready to fight with this spirit because tonight i saw fantastic spirit, fantastic team spirit. we have to continue in this way and i have to make a decision for the game against southampton for sure after this

performance, i have more doubt in my mind now. at the bottom of the league southampton are four points from safety after playing out a goaless draw at leicester. the manchester united midfielder micheal carrick has told the bbc‘s premier league show about his struggles with his mental health. carrick says he asked not to be picked for england after dealing with depression on international duty. didn't enjoy it and i felt i didn't wa nt to didn't enjoy it and i felt i didn't want to be there. but that was my dreams, that's all i wanted to do. it was just how i felt, i can get away from it, it was almost depressing in a way, it made me really down so i come to the point after south africa, i thought i can't do that again. a defender who got himself booked deliberately has been banned from football for six years after being found guilty of two match—fixing offences. an fa tribunal found that bradley wood intentionally got booked in two matches for lincoln city, including this one against ipswich town in the fa cup last year. betting firms said there had been unusual bets placed on him

being cautioned in both games and wood has been banned until march, 2024. a late drop goal gave hull a win over leeds rhinos in super league. leeds led with 10 minutes remaining, but a try and this in the 74th minute from marc sneed secured a one point victory for hull by 19—18. that is the last—minute victory.” love the fact you have explained that to me in golfing terms. the clock is running down, you have nowhere to go, send it back to the quy nowhere to go, send it back to the guy who can kick it over the posts and that gives you handy points. tough thing to do obviously. very high pressure and you have the defence running at you, which they tend not to do when there's a penalty, there's nothing they can do about a penalty, but they can charge down a drop goal. everything has to be like clockwork, the pass has to

go right into the right place. jonny wilkinson with the world cup in 2003 for england. cricket could get another new format, 100 balls per side. that's the suggestion of the england and wales cricket board for their new eight—team, city—based tournament. it would see each team have 15 traditional six—ball overs, and a final 10—ball over, 20 balls shorter than your traditional t20 matches. the idea has received mixed reviews on social media, here's the initial reaction from former england cricket captain michael vaughn, pointing out that there is already a lot of one—day cricket being played, but the ecb insist it is not a gimmick. the ecb are looking for a new short fun game that will be broadcast on the bbc. they want to make it quicker and more exciting and that can fit into prime—time. quicker and more exciting and that can fit into prime-time. do you know the cities? it will be cities instead of counties, you can get

behind your city rather than county cricket. it's been very contentious. people say already there's t20, 50 over, there's so many different formats of one—day cricket, why do we need the new one? let's hearfrom michael vaughan, the england cricket captain, already saying there's v—day, for mike day... —— v—day, four day. —— five rules don't change, it is just the number of balls that are bold. and it's about getting people into it. i've got a new format i will reveal to you later that i have just thought of. i'm going to write it down. then you can send it to the ecb. this is an idea, it won't

definitely happen, lots of cricket fa ns definitely happen, lots of cricket fans up in arms today about the fact that this is further debasing the great game. kat, see you later on, thanks very much. we will talk two in a few minutes. —— we will talk to matt. high school students across the united states are planning to walk out of classes today as part of a national movement focused on school safety and gun violence. 0rganisers have called on people to wear orange, a colour associated with the gun control movement. the demonstrations coincide with the 19th anniversary since the shooting at columbine high school, where 13 people died, including 15—year—old daniel mauser we're joined now by his father, tom. tom, thank you for talking to us today. first of all, tell us about your son, daniel. danielwas a today. first of all, tell us about your son, daniel. daniel was a very lova ble your son, daniel. daniel was a very lovable child, he was very, very shy, very intelligent, he was a straight a student, he was a boy

scout, loved to play videogames. what i most admired about him really was that despite being shy, he joined the debate team at columbine where he had to get up in front of other students and speak. i have a lot of respect for what he did. and the shooting that took place two yea rs the shooting that took place two years ago. . . the shooting that took place two years ago... 19 years ago, he was at the school at the time? yes, he was in the library, where most of the victims were. now, as students across victims were. now, as students a cross 250 0 victims were. now, as students across 2500 schools today in the us are taking part in this walk out in protest, how does that make you feel in terms of the support that seems to be garnered as part of this movement? i think it's wonderful. i've been involved in this struggle to change our gun laws for the last 19 years, and this is the most encouraging sign i think i have seen in all of those years, these stu d e nts in all of those years, these students arejust in all of those years, these

students are just really rising up and saying that this has to change. what do you think has driven this rising of students now, this participation by students, to say something? i think it's a couple of things, one it is social media, that makes it a lot easier for them to organise students than it was 19 yea rs organise students than it was 19 years ago. also i think because it was the students of that school who we re was the students of that school who were touched by it and who said, enough is enough, and we're going to do something and it's just amazing how quickly it spread all across the nation thanks to social media. what changes would you like to see two gun—control laws? changes would you like to see two gun-control laws? i think there's a number of things —— to. the primary things, first, nationally we need universal background checks so that every gun purchase has to go through a background check. right now that's not the case in most states. there are ways to get around that system.

so we have to do that. we also need what's called red flag laws. so if there's someone who becomes like a red flag, they are considered a danger to themselves or to others, and therefore firearms are taken away from them, they can't purchase them temporarily until they can prove they‘ re them temporarily until they can prove they're no longer a danger to themselves and others. those are the two primary things. one of the things being spoken about is when it comes to mental health, that needs to be looked at much more carefully, which is i suppose what you're alluding to as well do you see anything in that form being put in place? i think we need to improve the mental health system we have in the mental health system we have in the us. it was largely dismantled backin the us. it was largely dismantled back in the 1980s. but i think people need to keep in mind that most people who have mental health issues are not a danger to others. in fact, if anything, they are more

likely to become victims than to be dangerous to others. it's a very small percentage that really need... that are a danger to the rest of us, and for those people we need to get more help. there have been other proposals, donald trump, the gun lobby, saying the solution is to arm teachers, let teachers be in a position to protect children and perhaps, if so, yourson, daniel, might be here today, that's the argument. i've heard that a lot and ido argument. i've heard that a lot and i do not support arming our teachers. 0ur teachers do not want to be armed, most of them do not. to mei to be armed, most of them do not. to me i think that is... it's a stupid response to really a very complicated problem. what today, when you think about daniel today and you think about... marching and taking a moment with children around

the world, what is daniel's legacy today? you're making sure his life is not going to be another statistic. thanks to the internet and having a website, we still get visitors, thousands of visitors on that side site —— site. it's touching when i hear from people all across the world, people talking that daniel's legacy. it keeps his memory alive. in such an important way to me. i think that he would be proud of what is being done in his name and happy that he is still alive in that way. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. the

burden —— the weather was very warm yesterday. record temperatures. matt, you are going to give us some gardening tips as well is the weather. later on in the programme. we are at couegein later on in the programme. we are at college in enfield and all of a sudden, the gardens are a riot of colour. resting some flowers together. the reason for that is the sudden change in the weather but we are seeing from winter to midsummer. but the show you some comparisons from last week to this weekjust but the show you some comparisons from last week to this week just to emphasise that. hull was only five degrees last thursday yet we were 27 degrees last thursday yet we were 27 degrees on thursday. had is that

compare with other parts of europe. in madrid, they can only muster 24 degrees yesterday. a similar sort of temperatures well with temperatures hovering around the low to mid— 20s. certainly warmer than the likes of cape town, where temperatures were 19 degrees. let's take a look at the forecast for today in this afternoon. particularly across eastern areas. yesterday we saw areas like glasgow, a brighter day today. slightly warmer. the north—west highlands of scotland, showers around this morning with a bit more clout in place. there are some dense fog patches to be wary of, particularly across western parts of england and wales. some of

that fog will last to the end of the morning rush—hour. you see across much of central and eastern parts, another dry day, another sunny start and is going to be another warm one. showers continuing across the north—west highlands. still some sunny spells. the fog in the west of england and wales will gradually clear. into the afternoon with a sunshine still in place, we could see temperatures around 20 celsius. mid to high teens across northern and western parts of the country. through tonight, the warmth will remain in place. some of that fog will become dense. temperatures here are the south, and brighter start

with mist and fog clearing. thunderstorms will develop across england and wales. gusty winds will trundle across england and wales into sunday morning, clearing out into sunday morning, clearing out into the north sea. temperatures holding up in double figures, turning a bit fresher further north. into sunday, we will see a change to westerly winds more widely on sunday. a weather front pushing from west to east. sunny spells falling. temperatures dropping down. a high of 20 degrees towards the south—east of 20 degrees towards the south—east of the country to compare to the 28 we will see today. that is how your weather is looking. more from here throughout the morning. a stunning setting. how are your a rts a stunning setting. how are your arts and crafts? with two girls, i do it all the

time. are you good at knitting? i've never done knitting, i've never tried it. also in. you might want to after this next thing. it might be thought of as an old fashioned pastime, but craft—work like knitting is making a comeback in the uk. home—made is now big business. victoria fritz is at a craft show in london to tell us more. victoria, c, have the observer, notices you have changed your jacket. absolutely, who knew that charlie was such are fashionista. do you reckon a granny made this? no, definitely not. backs and her husband. how long have you been doing this kind of thing? until you sort of customers? the likes this kind of thing? this is extraordinary. this is what you put on the back of the jackets. this

much is —— this must take ages. on the back of the jackets. this much is —— this must take agesm ta kes much is —— this must take agesm takes over eight hours to stitch out and has over 220,000 stitches. everybody from ladies over 75 by ten to young boys in their early teens. the family business. my husband and irun it the family business. my husband and i run it together. the boys to all sorts of different things. some of them make the kids with others. 0ne of the boys was dying some of the fabric. we had smiley faces on the fabric. we had smiley faces on the fabric. it was great fun. may make some money from this? that's how they get their pocket money. it's great fun. i will have to put my son to work even though he is a bit young. this industry is booming. the creative industries are growing twice as fast as the rest of the economy and its shaking off that

fuddy—duddy image. mark, you followed this industry for a long time. it's going to be a big show. what kind of people come through the doors? more and more we are seeing there is the younger element coming through. two thirds of uk adults believe that craft is fashionable and between 25 and 34 years old, 67% of people believe that. that is how the market is going. the jackets like this, i'm going to have to get myself a bargain. we are going to show you how the progress is going on the cushion breakfast sofa. here we go. this is grounds on the may collide doing it for you. they have got"bbc collide doing it for you. they have got "bbc brea" so far. more in 20

minutes time. i always love a bit of " b rea " minutes time. i always love a bit of "brea" in the morning. with growing concern around the world about plastic waste, indonesia is launching a major effort to try to stop rubbish getting into the rivers. for years the country has been notorious as one of the worst for plastic pollution. and now its president has said he's determined to clean up. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. the shocking sight of one of indonesia's major rivers heavily polluted with plastic. travelling by boat, we get a closer look at the bags and bottles flowing downstream. in many cities here, very little rubbish is collected and people i used to just chucking it out. this river has a reputation for being the most polluted anywhere in the world and you can see why, there is plastic everywhere and add to that are very plastic everywhere and add to that are very high level of industrial chemicals as well. clearing up as a huge challenge but the president of

indonesia ‘s this water to be drinkable in seven years time. we find a canal choked with plastic waste. the local council hires people to try to clear it but it's a co nsta nt people to try to clear it but it's a constant struggle because every day, more plastic close their way.” constant struggle because every day, more plastic close their way. i am angry, he says, with the people who dump their waste but there is nothing i can do, and they keep doing it. the problem is so serious in some places, the indonesian army is being called in. soldiers are trying to clear a river buried beneath a mass of plastic. it's an unfamiliar role. my current enemy, says the sergeant in charge, is not a combat enemy. what i'm fighting very ha rd a combat enemy. what i'm fighting very hard now is rubbish. it's our biggest enemy. there are attempts to stop the tide of waste. people in this village are taking hold plastic

packaging and using itjust like a textile for weeding. the designs are intricate and the products generate an income. they are sitting on a ride they have made from sachets of coffee. all this raises awareness of the plastic problem which, more and more, is on social media. the news reaches them much quicker because of all the mobile phones and they immediately see, 0k, all the mobile phones and they immediately see, ok, this is what my river looks like now and i am doing it because i am throwing all these plastics away. even so, the dumping of plastic continues. there are no easy solutions. it will take much better handling of waste and a change in public views to avoid more scenes like this. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. a woman has died following a fire at a care

home in chingford. 70 firefighters tackled the fire at the three storey building, which is a home for adults with learning difficulties. 12 people have been evacuated crews arrived within five minutes. they were faced with a severe fire on the ground floor. the fire has spread from the ground floor to the first floor and also to the roof of the premises. unfortunately one person has died at the scene and our thoughts are with their family and friends. specialist firearms units will deployed at key railway stations for the royal wedding next month. british transport police say they are preparing for 100,000 people to travel to the event. armed officers will be at stations in london and windsor, forming part of a ring of steel around the town. some of the first fire fighters to get to the grenfell tower fire are running the london marathon. runners from north kensington red watch are raising money for a local community arts project, helping children and their families affected by the fire. 0rganisers from the project say they will be along the marathon route to cheer them on.

we are so grateful. they have already done so much for this community and for north kensington, it was personal. a lot of these firefighters that are going to be running on the date new people in the tower. a couple of them have grown up the tower. a couple of them have grown up in latimer. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there's a good service across all lines at the moment. 0n the roads, the usual queues are building for the blackwall tunnel. that's the southern approach, which is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in central london, roads are still closed around st james's park and the mall, with restrictions in park lane and hyde park corner due to that commonwealth heads of government events, which has been going on all week. in chingford, connington crescent is closed between withy mead and longshaw road following that fore at the care home we were telling you about. let's take a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. yesterday was the warmest april day to nearly 70 years with temperatures peaking at 29.1 degrees celsius at st james's park in central london. today, it's not

looking quite so warm. temperatures would be quite as high as they were yesterday but still a very warm day with lots of blue sky and sunshine around to enjoy once more. and we are getting off to a nice bright start. temperatures already in double figures. they will rise throughout the day. it is looking a bit cooler out towards western areas today. but in london, 28 degrees, just a light breeze and we went totally rule out the possibility of one or two showers developing later on in the day but they will be very few and far between if at all, most of us staying dry. the tree pollen levels are high as are the uv levels too. there will be a lot of sunshine this evening, sunset just after 8:00 and overnight tonight, clear skies but some mist developing in northern areas tomorrow morning and we start off the weekend in double figures. lots of sunny spells around tomorrow but watch out this afternoon showers possibly rumbling on into the evening, maybe heavy and boundary. on sunday for the london marathon, a warm and a humid start, a cloudier afternoon with perhaps one or two showers as well. have a lovely day.

that's it. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. commonwealth leaders decide whether prince charles will succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. 53 member countries will meet behind closed doors at windsor castle following the queen's endorsement of her son's leadership. good morning, it's friday the 20th of april. also this morning: dame tessa jowell becomes the first person to donate her medical information to a new scheme, which could offer hope to thousands of patients with rare forms of cancer. good morning. we are at a craft show

in london. did you know that the creative industries are growing twice as fast as the rest of the economy, and i've found myself a colouring caravan. so i'm going to practise a little bit of mindfulness and i'll see you in about 20 minutes' time. in sport, the fight for the top four is on. chelsea keep their champions league hopes alive with a win at burnley. and we go walking with the new boss of the national trust in her first interview since taking up the job. looks glorious there and glorious in london. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years, so will it last? matt's got the answer. good morning. in short, no, but more warmth to come again today in many parts of the country but the sudden change from almost springlike weather to the midsummer means that our plants and flowers are getting a

little bit confused. i will tell you why in about 15 minutes. see you then, matt —— mid—summer. good morning. first, our main story. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. during the meeting, which will be held behind closed doors, the 53 member countries will decide whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is at windsor castle for us this morning. there is nothing quite like it in any global organisation. a day at windsor, no advisers or civil servants present, just the leaders of the 53 members of the commonwealth talking to each other about whatever they want. but yesterday at buckingham palace, who succeeds the queen as head of the commonwealth was made the central topic by the queen herself. it is my sincere wish that the commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day be prince of wales should carry on the important work started

by my father in 1949. by continuing to treasure and reinvigorate our associations and activities, i believe we will secure a safer, more prosperous and sustainable world for those who follow us. there will have been agreement in principle from the member states already, but the final decision remains theirs. there's also the meetings core agenda to thrash out, cybercrime, a charterfor the oceans and how to bring the commonwealth close together. behind the walls of windsor castle, there is much to discuss. jonny dymond, bbc news. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be hotspots of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food

and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. james ingham reports. as more barriers are started to be put up around salisbury in preparation for decontamination work, there was a fresh warning that ridding the city of any trace of the nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting last night, government chief scientist ian boyd said six weeks after the attack there was still high concentrations of novichok at various sites that could be toxic to people. "i have to assume," he said, "that there will be further hotspots in these areas that are yet to be found." it's clear the authorities are taking no chances. 250 staff have been relocated from the city's police station to allow military experts to clean an evidence room and two lockers which became contaminated

after officers help the victims and began investigating the nerve agent attack. in total, nine sites around the city will be decontaminated, including sergei skripal‘s house and the home of the police officer who was hospitalised. only then will the city be given the all clear. james ingham, bbc news, salisbury. a woman has died in a fire at a residential block for adults with learning disabilities in chingford. more than 70 firefighters have been dealing with the incident, which is now believed to be under control. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. eight members of the residential ca re eight members of the residential care home have been evacuated, along with four members of staff, they're being looked after by the local authority. the fire investigation tea m authority. the fire investigation team working alongside the police are now carrying out an

investigation into the cause of the fire. dame tessa jowell has become the first person to take part in a new, worldwide database, which aims to eliminate cancer. the former mp was diagnosed with a brain tumour almost a year ago and has campaigned to get better treatment for other patients. the new system is the brainchild of an australian billionaire, i'm proud of her every day. she's never... true to her spirit, she's never thought about herself in this whole thing. i know you might not believe me but she honestly has not. you know, since the day she was diagnosed she had a sense of mission, she felt commissioned to use her experience to create a voice. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't believe there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him.

in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said no—one is able to stop the president's impulsive behaviour. mr trump has previously attacked comey for, what he called, many lies. i think the way in which he acts, and especially his corrosive effect on norms, truth telling being the most important of them, has that staining affect on institutions and people who are close to him. he has a habit of... and even people who support him would agree with this, i think, of telling lies, sometimes big, sometimes casual, and then insisting the people around him repeat them and believe them. and that stains any human. does he listen to those around him? are you convinced there are now enough sensible, reasonable people around him to stop impulsive behaviour? i am not. you describe the president as being uninterested and distracted in a briefing on terror. what advice would you give to foreign leaders, like our own theresa may, when dealing with trump?

yeah, that's hard to say. i have a great deal of admiration for theresa may, who i know, so i don't know that i could offer any useful advice. i think the transparency today's media offers puts all foreign leaders in a position to understand the nature and the quality of the president's decision—making and how he acts, so i don't think i can improve on that. do you dislike him? dislike him? not as a person. i actually feel sorry for him as a person. i dislike his actions, especially on things like the rule of law and the truth. a 500kg unexploded bomb dropped during world war two has been discovered on a building site near berlin's central railway station. nearby buildings have been evacuated, including europe's biggest hospital, so that a specialist bomb disposal unit can diffuse the device. 0ur berlin correspondent, jenny hill, is there this morning, standing at a safe distance

i assume that the area is called and off? actually they are going to start cordoning off the area in about an hour —— cordoned off. the bomb, half a ton of it, lies behind the main railway station. police say it poses no danger in its current state but when bomb disposal experts start diffusing it in situ it's a com pletely start diffusing it in situ it's a completely different story. police at that point will seal of the area, creating an exclusion zone within a half mile radius of the site, it will be a big operation, they're having to evacuate notjust phones, but offices and ministries and a museum and a hospital will have to be evacuated —— homs. widespread disruption. you would be surprised with which the regularity at unexploded ordinance being found in berlin —— homs. many allied bombs dropped in berlin during the second

world war never went off but what is rare is the disruption this one is causing. just a note, we think the experts reckon it was made in britain. there's a dedicated bomb disposal unitjust for britain. there's a dedicated bomb disposal unit just for these bombs, you said the frequency of finding these things is quite high? absolutely. it is really common to see in the newspapers here on almost a weekly basis, someone, a farmer, a builder has dug up a piece of undiscovered ordinance and you're right, every german state has a dedicated team of experts ready to deal with the disposal. genia, fascinating, thanks very much. jenny hill, our berlin correspondent —— jenny, fascinating. since the former mp dame tessa jowell was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year, she has campaigned for cancer patients to receive better treatment. you might remember her emotional speech in the house of lords. now she's the first person

to put her health records on a database which will make information available to researchers across the world. well, yesterday she was back in the house of commons as mps from all sides paid tribute to her in a debate about cancer treatment. sometimes you fall out with people, people that you think the most of, andi people that you think the most of, and ijust people that you think the most of, and i just wanted people that you think the most of, and ijust wanted to be here to say to tessa that whatever arguments all disagreements, it counts for nothing in comparison to my admiration and my determination to do anything that ican do my determination to do anything that i can do to support her in her campaign. tessa, you are the standing testament to the indomitability of the human spirit. collectively, we will take on your campaign and let your vision of people living better lives for longer with cancer and with rain tumours in particular will become a

reality. the database is the idea of australian billionaire andrew forest, who has lost loved ones to cancer. hejoins us from our london newsroom. we heard some of the tributes there, we re we heard some of the tributes there, were you familiar with her story, when did you learn about her situation? i learned about it six months ago but i had thejoy situation? i learned about it six months ago but i had the joy of calling her from australia and i felt the intensity of her voice, the conviction to have patient data shared all over the world with researchers rattling down the phone, i knew i was dealing with an exceptional woman. you call up out of the blue and you say i've got this idea, what happens next? the baroness did know that i was closely associated with some of the most respected oncologists in the world, especially in brain cancer, so it

wasn't an entire surprised but i did call her and her husband david to say i have this idea, i'm prepared to devote my life to it and drive it to devote my life to it and drive it to fruition, but i need someone to stand up and be the first brave signatory and to announce to the world that this idea has your credibility, you can trust the anonymity and technology and you can contribute your data to bring cancer to its ultimate fatal end. take us through the practicalities of how this database will work, what will happen to the information of those who follow? it kicks off with, if you like, a blessing by governments, we've had this in australia and china, certainly north america and we trust now very much enthusiastically in britain that patients are allowed, which i think it is their absolute right, to sign a consent form so that their data can go into a universal cancer data bank, which is accessible on a free

and equal basis to qualified researchers all over the world. it is data leading to cancer cure or is. we have a map of the human genome and dna —— cures. but we need the data and we are providing the navigation instrument globally. people will be listening this morning and watching you and they might want to be part of this, in terms of practicalities, what would be the procedure? it's the provision ofa be the procedure? it's the provision of a patient consent form to supply their data, which the hospital oncology unit must then process, and that data then, be it biological, molecular or even patient experience then goes into a centralised databank. then goes into a centralised data bank. it's literally then goes into a centralised databank. it's literally the signing ofa databank. it's literally the signing of a form. in america you do it on the internet, here there is a fantastic organisation called brian. we're bringing together technology where patients are empowered to bring cancer to an end to

themselves. andrew, what was the incentive for you getting involved? it's an area you've been looking at for some time but personally you've lost friends and in the past members of yourfamily lost friends and in the past members of your family as well? yes, sir. migrate grandfather is actually buried at st paul's —— my great—grandfather. he died on his way to britain 100 years ago from cancer. my best friend, i was at his deathbed 29 years ago, and i can never forget that moment, he was much older than me, a couple of generations, but it was his inspiration that basically said it you can imagine it you're halfway towards achieving it, from then it is determination. he was married to my mum and the grief from that loss caused my mum to all, also got cancer, i don't know how that works, but she nearly died as well, she had a double mistake to me. fortunately she's nearly 90 and she is still with us, a close shave, but i feel

cancer can be brought to an end if we unlock the missing link for researchers, and that is global data. it is deeply personal as you're explaining it there, but you area you're explaining it there, but you are a wealthy man, a billionaire, and you approached this in quite a practical way? you're one of these people who doesn't do things just so they feel good, you want something that works practically? i could barely spell oncology, i am no expert but i wanted to encourage institutions with a practical idea. if you collaborate with each other and tear down the walls of competition, if you allow patients to ta ke competition, if you allow patients to take control of their own darter, and his bearers, you will be speaking up for the patient. —— date. you will be supplying data on a free an equal basis. that is the missing link to drive down that the dna mapped to bring cancer to an

end, particularly in the baroness's case of brain cancer. it is the most terrifying disease. we need to start with that. andrew, you have become, but you have now become, australia's most generous and philanthropist. you are essentially giving away everything you have earned.” you are essentially giving away everything you have earned. i am married to one a drastic girl, i have three kids and a couple of great foster kids. you can only sleep in one bed at night. the rest is interesting. i want to put that capital to work. you put that capital to work. you put that capital to work with leveraged to make more capital. i thought, no, let's get the greatest leverage of

all. helping the community. ifeel very strongly that this terrifying disease, cancer, which touches one in two people across the world, it is standing on the edge of its own extinction if we can supply data to researchers. there is probably a genius 50 new or two can unlock the gene i'm for lung or breast or whatever it —— whatever it is. let's give them the data and let's give them a crack. andrew forrest, thank you for speaking with us. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. many people are interested to see whether those temperatures we saw yesterday were the hottest day in april since 1949, if that kind of weather will stick around. it does a little bit today to some across eastern areas. 0ver it does a little bit today to some across eastern areas. over the next few days, we slowly gets a bit

cooler. a big improvement on what we've seen. a big impact on the spring blooms across the country. capel manor college, just outside enfield. what you are finding, is that spring will be done in a flash. the warmth has brought them out. will only take a couple of weeks before the summer blooms start take over. why that has happened is pretty obvious. it's almost like we went from midwinter to the height of mid supper. temperatures in the likes of newcastle and coal were up to seven degrees. they were in the mid—to high 20s yesterday afternoon. the temperature peaked at 29 degrees in london. that is how it looked yesterday. today there is still some more warmth to come. if we take a look at the forecast, still some

pretty warm weather across many parts of the country. a bit of sunshine as well but there will be a bit of clout. elsewhere across scotland, the likes of glasgow and down towards the likes of the isle of man and northern ireland, a touch warmer than it was during yesterday. for western parts of england and wales, lots of dense fog. patches of white still lingering across parts of the midlands and the north—west. central and eastern areas, lots of sunshine. a sunny day once more. one to mrfog sunshine. a sunny day once more. one to mr fog patches. sunshine. a sunny day once more. one to mrfog patches. sunny sunshine. a sunny day once more. one to mr fog patches. sunny spells the northern ireland. towards central and eastern parts of england, this is where we still have the warmth very much in place. temperatures

could still reach 28 degrees. around the mid—to low 20s across the midlands. tonight, missed and fog. we will still see a few showers across scotland. a chilly night to come to take us into tomorrow. temperatures down to two or three degrees. a little bit of frost on the grass. double figures towards the grass. double figures towards the south—east. missed and fog to start the day. quite quickly, showers developing towards the south—west. some of them heavy and thundery. pretty severe as well. hale and gusty wind mixed in. a largely fine day. the storms rumble off as we go saturday night into sunday morning. at plan to get a start to work its way in. it will feel a bit fresher on sunday. quite a bit of clout around on sunday

morning. it will reach east anglia and the south—east through the afternoon. the big story the sunday as the temperatures will be back down to the teens for many. the london marathon taking place. you'll still need to be taking on the fluids. it's warmer than me to do some running. we will whisk you straight to windermere. in the misty. we are there for a reason this morning. celebrating the national trust. it has a new boss was been talking to us has a new boss was been talking to us at the bbc. talking to claire marshall. the first television interview she has done. she says the

organisation needs to be more radical. what have you been finding out? i was saying in regards to the weather to windermere, we are saying it is atmospheric. the national trust is 5 million members. and there is a problem there. is the trust becoming too big? is becoming out of touch? we went to talk to the new head of the national trust and went on a hike up one of the mountains, the highest mountain in the lake district and this is what she told us. 0n the path to scafell pike, england's highest mountain. hilary mcgrady has just taken charge of england's biggest charity. the figures are as huge as the landscape — the national trust has 5 million members, assets of over £1 billion and owns an area of land the size of dorset. people say the trust has just become corporate and bloated. what are you going to do about it?

it's going to be radical but rather than change it, i want to add to it. i want to reach more people, and most people live in urban areas. the days of walking into one of our beautiful houses and just saying, "it was a family lived here," actually, that is not doing it, that's not going to do it. we need to think about the stories that are relevant. why is it that someone from the middle of birmingham would find that interesting? what is it that's in birmingham that they would get more value from? so those are the things that are stretching us to innovate. ecologist dr alex lees gives us a glimpse into the past. this is what the lake district looked like 1,000 years ago — the great wood near borrowdale, a fragment of temperate rainforest. just up the road, the much—loved, more modern panorama. i see it as desolate, devoid of birdlife, i can't see

a single tree. this landscape characterises so much of what we see in the hills of britain and i think it's an environmental crime. we need to look at it as a wounded landscape, if you like. it's been changed over millennia by lots of different forces and we're not letting the landscape bounce back to the exciting, wildlife—filled area it could be. i think everyone wants to make sure that nature can thrive and survive but it is about that common ground. how can you do it together? there isn't a part of britain that hasn't been shaped by man, that will continue, farming will continue. how do we do that in a way that doesn't harm nature, that can mean that farming, in whatever shape or form, can continue? this is beatrix potter's house. she was a fierce campaigner for the national trust and gave it to the charity. historical properties like this helped to bring in £600 million last year. there seems to be a preoccupation with raising money and focusing on those aspects of the charity,

rather than actually focusing on what the charity's core business and concern is, and that is to deliver for the people that support it. the trust attracts negative headlines, like last year's row over the word easter being left out of the annual egg hunt. it was quickly put back in. the reality is, with 5 million members, with 200 million people coming to our properties, somebody somewhere is likely to be annoyed with us and that is part of it. i quite like that. i like the debate. that's why it's interesting. if people were not passionate about the trust, it would be a very sad day. hill in europe —— hillary mcgrady has been at the national trust is several years and says she is the only director general not to have gone to oxford or cambridge university. it will be interesting

to see how that is going to play out but she has got a lot of other issues to deal with which we didn't cover in that interview. like windfarms, trail hunting. she's got a lot of interest to try to balance and reconcile set is she going to do it? i think she is up for it. it's been lovely looking around where you are this morning, albeit ina where you are this morning, albeit in a rather moody missed. i like that view. i don't know how you segue from that view at a windermere to witting. -- to knitting. because of the weather is like that, you need something warm and comforting. good morning to you. it is very big business. people at home knitting, grannies, the rest of it. it's a very lucrative business.

take a look at this fabric here. this was made into a dress for the catwalk in milan for dolce and 0bama, no less. —— gabbana. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. specialist firearms units will be deployed at key locations for the royal wedding next month. british transport police say they are preparing for up to 100,000 people. armed officers will form part of a ring of steel. around the town. crystal palace football club have been granted permission to redevelop their stadium. the project will increase capacity by 8,000 people. the decision will now referred to the mayor for final approval. some of the first fire fighters to attend the grenfell fire are running the london marathon.

runners from north kensington red watch are raising money for a local community arts project — helping children and their families. 0rganisers from the project say they will be cheering them on. we are so grateful. they have already done so much for this community and for north kensington, it was personal. a lot of these firefighters that are going to be running on the day knew people in the tower. a couple of them have grown up in latimer. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, severe delays on the district line between earl's court and wimbledon, richmond and ealing broadway due to a signalling failure. 0n the roads, the usual queues are building for the blackwall tunnel. that's the southern approach, which is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in central london, roads are still closed around st james's park and the mall, and restrictions are in place on park lane due to the commonwealth heads of government event. in chingford, connington crescent

is closed between withy mead and longshaw road following a fire at a care home. let's take a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years with temperatures peaking at 29.1 degrees celsius in st james's park in central london. now, today, it's not looking quite so warm. temperatures won't be quite as high as they were yesterday but still a very warm day with lots of blue sky and sunshine around to enjoy once more. and we're getting off to a nice bright start. temperatures already in double figures of course. they will rise throughout the day. it is looking a bit cooler out towards western areas today. but still in central london, 27, 28 degrees, just a light breeze and we went totally rule out the possibility of one or two showers developing later on in the day but they will be very few and far between, if at all,

most of us staying dry. the tree pollen levels are high as are the uv levels too. and there will be a lot of sunshine this evening, sunsetjust after 8:00 of course and overnight tonight, clear skies but some mist developing out towards northern and western areas tomorrow morning and we start off the weekend in double figures. there'll be lots of sunny spells around tomorrow but watch out for some afternoon showers possibly rumbling on into the evening, maybe heavy and thundery. on sunday for the london marathon, a warm and a humid start, a cloudier afternoon with perhaps one or two showers too. that's it. i'm back in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction. during the meeting, which will be held behind closed doors, the 53 member countries will decide whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually

succeed her as the head of the organisation. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is in windsor for us this morning. good morning to you, jonny. beautiful day there once again and ta ke beautiful day there once again and take us through the deliberations today, these are ones we will not witness on camera? no, it is all in private and the various leaders of the commonwealth countries will meet without advisers and civil servants, just them face—to—face. what we expect to happen is some kind of thinking, rumination, debate and discussion about that announcement yesterday from the queen in buckingham palace that it was her sincere wish, her words, that her son, prince charles, should succeed her as head of the commonwealth. the commonwealth head is not a hereditary position, it is decided by the heads of government,

the presumption is they have given ita the presumption is they have given it a nod in principle, the major players, but it is to their final decision to make so they will talk that through. there's a fair expectation we will get some kind of announcement by the end of the date. also up for discussion the core topics of the commonwealth meeting itself, cyber crime, bringing the commonwealth together and the charter for the oceans. and finally a bit of political direction for the, giving it some political teeth and drive for the future. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be hotspots of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. he was responding to local people who expressed frustration at the continued closure of several sites. a woman has died in a fire at a residential block for adults

with learning disabilities in chingford. more than 70 firefighters have been tackling the blaze, which is now believed to be under control. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. the world's first cancer database that can be freely accessed by researchers across the globe has been launched by an australian billionaire. patients are being asked to hand over their health records to the universal cancer databank, which will share information about new treatments. the former labour minister, dame tessa jowell, who has an aggressive brain tumour, has become the first person to sign up. i'm proud of her every day. she's never... true to her spirit, she's never thought about herself in this whole thing. i know you might not believe me but she honestly has not. you know, since the day she was diagnosed she had a sense of mission, she felt commissioned to use her experience to create a voice. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that he doesn't

believe there is anyone around donald trump who can restrain him. in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said there is nobody who is able to stop the president's impulsive behaviour. mr trump has previously attacked comey for what he called many lies. i wake up some mornings and read the president is demanding the jailing of private citizens, occasionally me, and so that's one of the reasons i'm confident the answer is there are not adequate people around him to stop impulsive behaviour. and we've actually become numb to it in the united states. 0ur president calling for the imprisonment of private citizens, that is not ok, that is not normal in the united states of america, or in the uk, it's not acceptable, and so that is an attack on some of the norms that are at the core of this country and we can't allow ourselves to become numb to that. james comey speaking to emily

maitlis. matt will bring you the weather in 10 minutes' time. he is with lots of flowers today and hoping it won't be a quick spring for the flowers. giving us some gardening tips. i spent all yesterday gardening. what did you do? i still have soil under my fingertips after planting some iranians. you spent all day planting geraniums —— planting some geraniums. did you take a breakfor a cup of tea and sit in the garden? 0bviously, a cup of tea and sit in the garden? obviously, and a nap in the sun. a cup of tea and sit in the garden? obviously, and a nap in the sun. proper day of gardening! shall i get on the sports news? ! good morning, everyone! chelsea have kept the pressure on tottenham in the race for champions league football with a 2—1 victory at burnley. victor moses scored the winner. chelsea are five points behind fourth placed spurs, with four games remaining and play in the fa cup semi—final on sunday. for sure it won't be easy, we must be prepared and we must be

ready to fight with this spirit because tonight i saw fantastic spirit, fantastic team spirit. we have to continue in this way and i have to make a decision for the game against southampton. for sure after this performance, i have more doubt in my mind now. at the bottom of the league, southampton are four points from safety after playing out a goaless draw at leicester. the manchester united midfielder micheal carrick has told the bbc‘s premier league show about his struggles with his mental health. carrick says he asked not to be picked for england after dealing with depression on international duty. didn't enjoy it and i felt i didn't want to be there. looking back, when i was 13, that was my dream, that's all i wanted to do. it was just how i felt, i can get away from it, it was almost depressing in a way, it made me really down so i come

to the point after south africa, i thought i can't do that again. a defender who got himself booked deliberately has been banned from football for six years after being found guilty of two match—fixing offences. an fa tribunal found that bradley wood intentionally got booked in two matches for lincoln city, including this one against ipswich town in the fa cup last year. betting firms said there had been unusual bets placed on him being cautioned in both games and wood has been banned until march, 2024. a late drop goal gave hull a win over leeds rhinos in super league. leeds led with 10 minutes remaining, but a try and this in the 74th minute from marc sneed secured a one point victory for hull by 19—18. a tight one there in super league. we've been talking about this a lot this morning, thanks for your tweets and messages. cricket could get another new format, 100 balls per side, 20

balls shorter than your traditional t20 matches. that's the suggestion of the england and wales cricket board for their new eight—team, city—based tournament. the idea has received mixed reviews on social media, here's the initial reaction from former england cricket captain michael vaughn, pointing out that there is already a lot of one—day cricket being played, but the ecb insist it is not a gimmick. but in the papers he's been more positive, he said cricket needs a new audience, it needs to be on free to view television, which it will be after this discussion on it will be on the bbc, it will be available to a wider audience, it needs to get bums on seats, cricket, it struggles in different forms, especially test cricket and maybe some t20, the t20 basham is popular but it could do with bigger audiences so this is the ecb solution —— bashed. craig said

it is cricket for the snapchat generation and you could see what he means. i would watch that, friday night, a few beers in the sun and you get 100 balls with a countdown on the screen and it would be really exciting. not just on the screen and it would be really exciting. notjust the snapchat generation but people don't have the time. the concern is it won't be great, they need to put money into test cricket because test cricket is struggling and in england, with the recent ashes series... but t20 and a short form of the game is not going to develop the next alastair cook, the next long form batsman who is going to win the ashes for england so that's been one of the criticisms. there's a lot to be said for giving it a go and getting fun cricket on the tv. 0k, kat, thank you very much. whether you loved them or loathed them, everyone remembers

their school dinners. the days of turkey twizzlers and cold custard may be long gone, but some of the country's top restaurant bosses think we could go a step further. a new charity, chefs in schools, is encouraging professionals to swap the restaurant kitchen for the school canteen. we spoke to parents in manchester about the meals from their school days. i only ever used to eat puddings. they were nice! turkey twizzlers, pink custard, pink custard was pretty good. my worst school dinner is broccoli and vegetables. rice putting, that was my favourite food. leather, that was awful, i used to

hate liver. and the mashed potato was always lumpy. my worst would-be sausage and mash because it was always, like, cheap sausages they had in school dinners.” always, like, cheap sausages they had in school dinners. i do love... it's about the vegetables. fish and chips as well! we're joined by the co—founder of the wa haca restaurant, thomasina miers, who was involved in setting up the chefs in schools charity, and angela church who is the head chef at mandeville primary school in hackney. good morning, let's talk about what happens in schools, it's an interesting idea that chefs who have worked outside would then go and worked outside would then go and work in schools. talk us through how that's working. i suppose chefs in restau ra nts that's working. i suppose chefs in restaurants have very intense schedules, late—night sand early mornings and perhaps if it isn't something you can deal with any more at the time of your life, if you wa nt to at the time of your life, if you want to slow down or change careers

slightly, schools are a great place to do it, the hours are brilliant, the kids are amazing and actually the kids are amazing and actually the scope of what you can do is so far beyond just cooking. there's the question because lots of people will think, you have spent years in professional kitchens, then you go into a school environment, budget, number one, so tight, what are the restrictions you're working on? we have 75p per child per day, and we worked that out by using more sensible cuts of meat, we use the best quality meat we can get and the best quality meat we can get and the best quality meat we can get and the best quality vegetables we can get but we balance the meals in such a way that we can work to that budget ona way that we can work to that budget on a weekly basis. it isn'tjust budget, it is time. in the ideal world you would want everything cooked from scratch and to know where everything has come from, so to be able to look at the calorific content and nutrition content children are eating but that takes

longer. this is why it's so amazing, it has been tested in three primary schools and they have said 50p per day per child on the food they are serving, the kids love it and it is a win—win situation. serving, the kids love it and it is a win-win situation. is it taking longer? no, the same hours, 7-4. it is up skilling the current staff in school kitchens with the help of chefs in schools. we do everything from scratch, bread, through to puddings, everyday from scratch. the money you save on food costs less than the big contract caterers that feed the children who knows what is put into the salaries for the chefs, a win—win really, the best result possible. when you explain it like that, the obvious question is why don't more schools do it? no one has thought this was possible before, but it's really obvious when you think about it. chefs are trained to absolutely look at their gps, look at their costs, get inspired by

food, they are an inspiration when you put them into a school... what do you mean gps? the cost of your product, chefs' motivation is cutting down on waste and not waste anything. you know how to use the whole vegetable, the whole meat, the cheaper cuts. can you explain the relationship between wahacca and the schools? i've founded wahacca and i come at the food from a restaurant perspective and also a chef's perspective, and we have a sustainability policy, we recycle food waste, we have always thought of it like that, but this is a no—brainer. the obesity is costing the nhs £10 billion a year and one in three primary schools nationwide are obese —— primary schoolchildren. this is part of the fix, but not the whole fix. you have got into the schools, we saw it with jamie

oliver, who came under criticism from parents, he tried to get healthy school food into the kids, but the parents weren't convinced. are the parents buying it and taking it home? it's an idea of a holistic approach and a continuous approach. going in with all guns blazing and trying to change things within a month or two is an approach that will meet with a lot of backlash, but if you go in and discuss things with parents and pupils, very much make it a partnership between the chefs and the schools, and every element of the schools. do they have the option of chips? morgan, we make new roast potatoes. the food in these schools is really delicious. the launch of this charity is a call to action. saint ebb run, go onto the website. and join up. it is talking to chefs,

saying you can have long school holidays. what a great idea. try to think of where the issues lie. one thought, if you are a professional chef and working at a fancy restau ra nt, chef and working at a fancy restaurant, your wage might be pretty good. are you going to, when you take a job as a shepherd a school, a going to do it you want really good ones. do you want them to ta ke really good ones. do you want them to take pay cuts to do this work? that is really valid question if you look at it as a yearly wage, taking a bit ofa look at it as a yearly wage, taking a bit of a cut but if you look at it as schools that have three months, andl as schools that have three months, and i doa as schools that have three months, and i do a lot of private catering, and i do a lot of private catering,

a lot of work during holidays, and the benefits of working in a school, the benefits of working in a school, the extra work that you are doing, the extra work that you are doing, the teaching, the social aspects of it, iso the teaching, the social aspects of it, i so empowering and so wonderful. you got colleagues or up to doing what you've done. they come from the restaurant industry, they come from catering, they come from private chef thing. the hours are amazing. you clock off at four o'clock and you can have free weekends. we lose a lot of female chefs when they start having families. the fact that they can keep on doing the profession they love but do it within something that can fit love but do it within something that canfit in love but do it within something that can fit in with their families. careful, you might lose your chefs. we will watch with interest how it progresses. we will watch with interest, definitely. someone who

a lwa ys interest, definitely. someone who always ate his blancmange at school was mapped, and he with the weather. iam here was mapped, and he with the weather. i am here at capel manor college, with a low allergen garden. or the plastic and senior pollinated not by the wind but by insects as well. all the wind but by insects as well. all the pollen spores around at the moment. pollen levels have shot this week from midwinter to midsummer. if you take a look at the comparison of temperatures from last week to this week, we saw temperatures during the middle part of last week at around five, seven degrees and the likes of hull and newcastle were as yesterday, 27 degrees in hull,

29.1dc in central london, almost the warmest april day on record. added that compare to other parts of the world ? that compare to other parts of the world? what are the hottest spots in europe, madrid was behind us. the same can be said about rome. when in rome, take your jumper almost. same can be said about rome. when in rome, take yourjumper almost. 24 degrees. the likes of cape town in los angeles, only 18 or 19 celsius. the warmest parts of europe and the warmth will continue. another very warmth will continue. another very warm day across eastern parts of the uk. cool as was yesterday the letter dating yesterday. the likes of the isle of man. temperatures 10— 12 degrees. a few showers this morning in the highlands and islands. they are coming throughout today. the western parts of england and wales, windermere, missed and around. once

it goes, it should be another cracking day. here at the moment, starting to fill the warmth get to work and temperatures already on the rise. through the day, the mist and fog. one to lingering patches, mostly it will be dry and sunny. some sunny spells across scotland as well but we will see though showers continued. across the mid to high teens and northern and western areas. maybe 28 degrees. mist and fog is more likely. in scotland, a cool night to come. it's great to be double—figure temperatures in the south and east. mist and fog clears. but after sunny spells to many,

showers developing through the south and west. some of them becoming windy. the fund will make itself known. a brain in a short space of time but sunny spells and still is you the sunshine. sunshine continuing. to take us through the night, from saturday to sunday, thunderstorms are away from eastern parts of england. most places will be dry to begin with. a few showers in the west of the country to start sunday morning. poorly linked to a weather front pushing from west to east. it will feel cooler on saturday. a few showers here and there. one too could be close to east anglia and the south—east with temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees at any showers we see will be very, very much welcome those taking part in the london marathon. a warm day. that is how your weather is looking.

thankfully, i'm not seizing. sneezing —— sneezing. do you get hayfever? it started last night. it's that season, isn't it? the trade—off for some good weather. it might be thought of as an old fashioned pastime, but craft—work like knitting is making a comeback in the uk. home—made is now big business. victoria fritz is at a craft show in london to tell us more. i have been enjoying myself in the dress up box. this is one of the many things i have been finding in the stalls here. it's an enormous show. it is for consumers to come here, have a

look, try things out, creative industries are booming. they are doing about twice as well as the rest of the economy. one of the things that has been popular is knitting. you have been busy doing this all morning. how are you getting on? where is this going? there should be a bbc breakfast fission. we need to try and get it up fission. we need to try and get it up there. this is something you have been making in working on?” up there. this is something you have been making in working on? i felt it needed a little break from simple squares. i decided to do a mini copy and the cushion to hopefully put on for a raffle on the last day of our next show to raise funds for them. this is the big thing you guys do. a lot of this is fundraising. we are

raising money for the british legion and the panko centre. we are doing a giant poppy out of squares. every bodyis giant poppy out of squares. every body is knitting and crocheting. there is an example over here of one of the panels we are making. i will leave you to it. mark follows this industry. it's really changed in terms of how people perceive this industry. it is far easier to go out and buy stuff, is it not? it comes into the whole mindfulness. people wanting to make something, wanting to be able to have something, but their phones and tablets down, and make something. the trend in personalisation is very big. if you go out and buy a cheap item of clothing, you can do anything you wa nt to clothing, you can do anything you want to it. beads to embellish it.

toa want to it. beads to embellish it. to a certain extent, things like calligraphy are also big. the whole personalisation thing. you can pick it up quite easily. at the end of the day, you have something in your hand you have made. social media, instagram, things like that. people see things like that on social media and they go on to it. lots of young people involved like this. but here is the news travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. a woman has died following a fire at a care home in chingford.

70 firefighters tackled the fire at the three storey building, which is a home for adults with learning difficulties. crews arrived within five minutes. they were faced with a severe fire on the ground floor. the fire spread from the ground floor to the first floor and obviously to the roof of the premises. unfortunately one person has died at the scene and our thoughts are with their family and friends. specialist firearms units will be deployed at key locations for the royal wedding next month. british transport police say they are preparing for up to 100,000 people. armed officers will be at stations in london and windsor, forming part of a ring of steel around the town. some of the first firefighters to attend the grenfell fire are running the london marathon. runners from north kensington red watch are raising money for a local community arts project, helping children and their families. organisers from the project say they will be cheering them on. we are so grateful. they have already done so much for this community and for north kensington, it was personal. a lot of these firefighters that are going to be running on the day knew people in the tower.

a couple of them have grown up in latimer. let's have a look at the travel situation now. in central london, roads are still closed around st james's park and the mall, and restrictions are in place on park lane due to the commonwealth heads of government event. let's take a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years with temperatures peaking at 29.1 degrees celsius in st james's park in central london. now, today, it's not looking quite so warm. temperatures won't be quite as high as they were yesterday but still a very warm day

with lots of blue sky and sunshine around to enjoy once more. and we're getting off to a nice bright start. temperatures already in double figures of course. they will rise throughout the day. it is looking a bit cooler out towards western areas today. but still in central london, 27, 28 degrees, just a light breeze and we won't totally rule out the possibility of one or two showers developing later on in the day but they will be very few and far between, if at all, most of us staying dry. the tree pollen levels are high as are the uv levels too. and there will be a lot of sunshine this evening, sunsetjust after 8:00 of course and overnight tonight, clear skies but some mist developing out towards northern and western areas tomorrow morning and we start the weekend in double figures. lots of sunny spells around tomorrow but watch out for afternoon showers possibly rumbling on into the evening, maybe heavy and thundery. sunday for the london marathon, warm and a humid start, cloudier afternoon with perhaps one or two showers too. a lovely weekend ahead. i'm back in half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. commonwealth leaders decide whether prince charles will succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. 53—member countries will meet behind closed doors at windsor castle following the queen's endorsement of her son's leadership. good morning, it's friday 20th april. also this morning: dame tessa jowell becomes the first person to donate her medical information to a new scheme, which could offer hope to thousands of patients with rare forms of cancer. good morning. the creative industries are growing about twice as fast as the rest of the economy. iam here as fast as the rest of the economy. i am here at a trade show and i am learning a little bit more about why

people are getting into this. i have got my colouring pens. i will see you ina got my colouring pens. i will see you in a little bit. good morning. in sport: the fight for the top four is on... chelsea keep their champions league hopes alive with a win at burnley. and we go walking with the new boss of the national trust in her first interview since taking up thejob. and yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years — so will it last? matt's got the answer. 0h, oh, for some it does today. it is set to get a little bit cooler this weekend with sums thundery showers around. i have got some details on that and what is happening in your garden. we seem to have gone from midwinter to midsummer. the blooms are feeling it as well. i will see you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. leaders and senior politicians from the commonwealth will this morning begin discussions in windsor to decide the organisation's future direction.

during the meeting, which will be held behind closed doors, the 53 member countries are expected to decide whether to grant the queen's wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. our royal correspondentjonny dymond is in windsor for us this morning. there is quite a lot to discuss, isn't there? good morning. morning, yes there is. there is a lot to discuss and amongst all the politics and the decisions about the core topics of the commonwealth heads of government meeting, the stuff they we re government meeting, the stuff they were going to discuss any way, is this issue of succession. brought up yesterday by the queen. when she formally opened the meeting, she expressed what she called her sincere wish, that prince charles, her son, should succeed as head of the commonwealth. she has been head of the commonwealth for all the time she has been queen, it is not an hereditary position. it does not automatically passed down to prince charles. she has given the lead. downing street gave a pretty broad

hint earlier in the week that they thought it was a done deal. i cannot imagine the queen would have said it u nless imagine the queen would have said it unless she had squared it with the heads of government but it is their decision in the end. they will be deciding that, along with the big discussions at the meeting along with political discussions today. thank you. a senior government scientist has warned there could still be "hotspots" of the nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter, at different locations around salisbury. ian boyd from the department for environment, food and rural affairs told a public meeting last night there could be toxic levels of the substance in nine areas which are being decontaminated. james ingham reports. as more barriers started to be put up around salisbury in preparation for decontamination work, there was a fresh warning that ridding the city of any trace of the nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals would take many more months. at a public meeting last night, government chief scientist ian boyd said six weeks after the attack there was still high concentrations of novichok at various sites that could be toxic to people.

"i have to assume," he said, "that there will be further hotspots in these areas that are yet to be found." it's clear the authorities are taking no chances. 250 staff have been relocated from the city's police station to allow military experts to clean an evidence room and two lockers which became contaminated after officers helped the victims and began investigating the nerve agent attack. in total, nine sites around the city will be decontaminated, including sergei skripal‘s house and the home of the police officer who was hospitalised. only then will the city be given the all—clear. james ingham, bbc news, salisbury. a woman has died in a fire at a residential care home for adults with learning disabilities in chingford. more than 70 firefighters have been dealing with the incident,

which is now believed to be under control. the cause of the fire isn't yet known. eight members of the residential ca re eight members of the residential care home have been evacuated along with four members of staff. they have been looked after by the local authority. the fire brigade investigation team are carrying out an investigation into the cause of the fire. the world's first cancer database, that can be freely accessed by researchers across the globe, has been launched by an australian billionaire. patients are being asked to hand over their health records to the universal cancer databank, which will share information about new treatments. the former labour minister dame tessa jowell, who has an aggressive brain tumour, has become the first person to sign up. i'm proud of her every day. she's never... true to her spirit, she's never thought about herself in this whole thing. i know you might not believe me but she honestly has not. you know, since the day she was diagnosed she had a sense of mission, she felt commissioned to use her experience

to create a voice. yesterday, dame tessa jowell was back in the house of commons as mps paid tribute to her in a debate about cancer treatment. sometimes you fall out with people, people that you think the most of, and ijust wanted to be here to say to tessa that whatever arguments or disagreements, it counts for nothing in comparison to my admiration and my determination to do anything that i can do to support her in her campaign. russia says president donald trump has invited his russian counterpart vladimir putin to the united states saying he would be glad to see him in the white house. the invitation happened during a phone call. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc that president trump tells lies that are "sometimes big, sometimes casual". in his only uk broadcast interview, with newsnight‘s emily maitlis, mr comey said no—one is able to stop the president's "impulsive behaviour".

mr trump has previously attacked comey for, what he called, "many lies". i think the way in which he acts, and especially his corrosive effect on norms, truth telling being the most important of them, has that staining affect on institutions and people who are close to him. he has a habit of... and even people who support him would agree with this, i think, of telling lies, sometimes big, sometimes casual, and then insisting the people around him repeat them and believe them. and that stains any human. what advice would you give to foreign leaders, like our own theresa may, when dealing with trump? yeah, that's hard to say.

i have a great deal of admiration for theresa may, who i know, so i don't know that i could offer any useful advice. i think the transparency today's media offers puts all foreign leaders in a position to understand the nature and the quality of the president's decision—making and how he acts, so i don't think i can improve on that. do you dislike him? dislike him? not as a person. i actually feel sorry for him as a person. i dislike his actions, especially on things like the rule of law and the truth. james comey speaking to emily maitlis. one other thing to draw your attention to, the problem with flatpack furniture can be challenging? not if you have one of these on hand. these are robots assembling an ikea chairframe. they sift through pages

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hate flatpack furniture. let's talk about the commonwealth. for decades, the queen has been the driving force behind the commonwealth, visiting its member states more than 200 times. but today leaders and senior politicians will decide whether to grant her wish that prince charles should eventually succeed her as the head of the organisation. joining us now in the studio is royal historian kate williams. morning. let's deal with a couple practical issues first of all. i think a lot of people will be surprised, they had always assumed that the head of state here would be the head of commonwealth, that is not necessarily the case? it is not necessarily the case. it is not an hereditary position, it is a position of choice. we have now seen the leaders in windsor discussing the leaders in windsor discussing the future leadership. they will have to make the decision on who it should be. surely the queen and her advisers would have known it is not an automatic choice, so her saying that she hopes to see prince charles, her son, carry that she hopes to see prince

charles, herson, carry on that she hopes to see prince charles, her son, carry on her work, is that controversial? it is quite an intervention. your diplomatic correspondent james landale has written extensively on the behind—the—scenes diplomatic work about charles taking over the role, some conversations with various members of heads of government. i think everyone knew that that is what the queen wanted, and the overall speech i think made it quite clear that she feels in her view that he is the person to take it on. shouldn't that conversation be behind closed doors? i know the discussion today will be but in terms of diplomacy, wouldn't it be better to be behind closed doors? it is unlike the queen. the queen does stay neutral on political issues. that is her genius and where she has been successful. it is the key point that she has made the intervention. i think simply because the queen herself is so devoted to commonwealth, she has devoted so much of her life to it, for her it is one of the most important things

she has ever done. that is the case that it she has ever done. that is the case thatitis she has ever done. that is the case that it is so important to her, she does not want to see a change. she sees prince charles thing with it as the way it will stay on. certainly, thatis the way it will stay on. certainly, that is the question that quite a few journalists have that is the question that quite a fewjournalists have written about that. because the queen has made clear what she would like, it is probably going to be the case, even though it is not an hereditary position. prince charles will be confirmed as the successor. we are watching some of the formalities that are going on, the rivals of various —— the arrivals of various heads of state coming in. it sort of us do redefine itself in a way, albeit while it is embracing the past, clearly there are issues which have been shaky about what has happened previously, that have to be dealt with in order that we can move on? yes, the point of the commonwealth is the free association of nations. there has been a lot of talk about reform. the prime

minister bangladesh came out talking about reform. and the key question about reform. and the key question about the caribbean nations is what we see about what we are now calling the windrush scandal, about so many people not being treated as british citizens when they thought they were, being covered extensively and there was the diplomatic crisis when theresa may was asked about it by the caribbean heads of government, she said she could not. we see the prime minister of jamaica now talking about compensation. i think that will be a key point coming up about immigration at how this free association works. we are looking at some archive pictures of the queen's early trips as leader of the commonwealth. how does it define itself going forward? division is the free association of nations. it comprises a third of the world's population. the key point the commonwealth feels in the future is trying to engage the youth, trying to say to the young of these countries, you need to engage so

there is a huge initiative to try and save the oceans which need some saving. certainly, this is the point, how do we say to the young, a lot of young nations, that the commonwealth is relevant to you, it is not just about your parents. you can see how long the queen has had this diplomatic relationship and what prince charles has said it was his first visit to a commonwealth country was to malta when he was five. there needs to be an understanding of what the commonwealth means and he has that? he has been all over the commonwealth, all over the world. jeremy corbyn feels it should be a rotating head of state, like the un. prince charles probably will take the succession after this, but the question after that, should there be more high—level members and after

prince charles, does it go straight to william ? there prince charles, does it go straight to william? there is a tradition and prince charles as well travelled so are the other members of the royal family, so they want charles now, but what they want in the future, we cannot predict. kate, nice to you this morning. yesterday was the warmest april day for nearly 70 years. temperatures hit 29.1 celsius in london, more than ten degrees above average for this time of year. other parts of the country have seen hot weather too and we spoke to those lucky enough to be out in the sunshine. absolutely, you can't beat brighton in the summer. it's really, good. really great for the kids, always nice and clean, everywhere is clean, lovely. love it. it's a lovely spot, it's fantastic. my little bit of heaven, here. i've been paddling in the sea. i've got him soaking wet.

we're are from wiltshire and we are going to eastbourne for two days. we've never been this way, normally we go to the south coast, but we thought we'd give this a go, and we were lucky to hit nice weather. so very pleased. it's perfect, beautiful. unexpected. this is our summer so when making the most of it. we're not missing this. i think that lady wins the biggest hat of the day award. so far. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. this is salford, not as bright as other parts of the country. let's go to windermere. it has been misty there this morning. if we go further

south. hazy sunshine over the city, over the thames. the palace of westminster. what you need is a co mforta ble westminster. what you need is a comfortable bench, a lovely garden to sit in and your weatherman on stand—by. and a sandwich. lovely way to start the morning here, just outside london. lovely start across london, misty across other areas but the reason we have come here, spring has blossomed and it could be gone in a flash. all the spring bulbs have been waiting dormant with the cold weather, the sudden burst of heat has brought them all out but they will be overta ken them all out but they will be ove rta ke n by them all out but they will be overtaken by the summer colours, so make the most of the spring blooms because they are out at the moment and they looking splendid. there is no surprise to wide they have burst

to life. we take a look at the temperature comparison compared to last week. we have almost gone from midwinter to late summer. seven days later we saw temperatures in hull reach 27 degrees. yesterday in central london it was 29.1 celsius, almost the warmest april whether on record. almost. the likes of the isle of man had temperatures of around ten, 12 degrees yesterday afternoon. lots of mist and low cloud. the mist and low cloud is further east this morning but sunshine breaking through for many. if we take a look at the forecast, it will feel warm. there will be some dry weatherfor it will feel warm. there will be some dry weather for the highlands and islands. we will see some sunny

spells here and there. the likes of south—west scotland it will feel warmer than it did yesterday. from east wales into the midlands and north—west england, lots of mist and low cloud, even fog around to start your day. that will take awhile to shift but it should be gone by mid morning and think should be fine and across the rest of england and wales, lots of sunshine around and we are starting to feel the warmth develop as the sun gets to work. the mist and fog all clear from western areas and england and wales, dry, sunny and there may be some lingering mist and fog patches along the coast. across scotland and northern ireland, occasional cloud with one or two showers in the highlands. the highest temperature will be central, eastern england and we could get too close to 28 degrees. into saturday morning, mr fogg belinda across the south—east

corner. a cooler start tomorrow morning, particularly in scotland. temperatures down to two, three celsius but here, some of the driest and brightest weather throughout. northern england, the mist clears but showers and thunderstorms developing throughout the day. some of them could be severe, lots of heavy rain, hailand of them could be severe, lots of heavy rain, hail and potentially gusty winds but not everybody will see them. temperatures down a bit on saturday but still into the 20s in the south and east. on saturday night thunderstorms move into the north sea. we see a few showers pushing in late into part of western scotla nd pushing in late into part of western scotland and northern ireland. they are linked into a weather front which will be moving from west to on sunday. varying amounts of cloud to the day and the showers could reach east anglia and the south—east in the second half of the day but note the second half of the day but note the temperatures, from seeing them close to 30 degrees during yesterday, on sunday, a high of

around 20 is expected. for those running the london marathon, that is potentially good news. it won't be too hot, but still hot enough and one of the warmest london marathons one of the warmest london marathons on record. maybe one or two light, refreshing showers in the afternoon. if you are running, good luck from all others. if you have the sunshine today, enjoyed it. now! all others. if you have the sunshine today, enjoyed it. now ijust need a bacon butty and i will be happy. i can't believe how relaxed you look, i don't think i have ever seen you looking so relaxed doing your job. you are almost horizontal. the number of times we see you out in the cold and the rain, once a year you need some sunshine. just get that sand wedge. since the former mp dame tessa jowell was diagnosed

with an aggressive brain tumour last year, she has campaigned for cancer patients to receive better treatment. now she's the first person to put her health records on a database which will make information available to researchers across the world. it's the idea of australian billionaire andrew forest. i learned about it about six months ago but i had thejoy of i learned about it about six months ago but i had the joy of calling i learned about it about six months ago but i had thejoy of calling her from australia and i had the intensity in her voice, the conviction to help research all—round the world. i knew i was dealing with an exceptional woman. you called about of the blue and said, i have this idea, so what happens next? she did know i was closely associated with some of the most respected oncologists in the world, particularly in brain cancer. it wasn't an entire surprise but i did bring her and it wasn't an entire surprise but i did bring herand her it wasn't an entire surprise but i did bring her and her husband david bunce, i have this idea i am prepared to drive it to fruition and

devote my life to it but i need someone to stand up and be the first brave signatory and announced to the world, that this high day has your credibility, you can trust the anonymity, trust the technology and your data can bring cancer to its ultimate, fatal end. people will be listening to this this morning and watching and have family that are affected by this, what would be the procedure? it is a consent form to supply their data which the oncology unit or the hospital must process. that data, be a biological, molecular or patient experience, goes into a centralised data bank. it is literally the signing of form. in america you do it on the internet. here there is a fantastic organisation called brian. we are bringing technology together whether

patients are empowered.” bringing technology together whether patients are empowered. i know this is an area you have been looking out for some time and you have lost friends and in the past, members of yourfamily as friends and in the past, members of your family as well? yes, my great—grandfather is buried at saint paul's and he died on his way to britain over 100 years ago from cancer. my very best friend died and i was at his deathbed 29 years ago. ican i was at his deathbed 29 years ago. i can never forget that i was at his deathbed 29 years ago. i can neverforget that moment. he was much older than me, but it was his inspiration which said if you can imagine it, halfway to achieving it, it is determination. he was married to my mum. the grief from that loss caused my mum to also get cancer. i don't know how that works but she nearly died as well. she had a double must act to me. fortu nately, a double must act to me. fortunately, she is nearly 90 and is still with us. —— double mastectomy.

cancer can be unlocked if we get the missing link for researchers and thatis missing link for researchers and that is global data. lots of you getting in touch. he went on to say he is now, it is a fact, he is australia's most generous ever philanthropist. he has given more money away than any australian in the past to a number of causes, including this one. it was good to talk to him. victoria is out and about this morning and talking about craft and how kraft is becoming quite big business now as more people embrace it. good morning. i have been dressing up and u nfortu nately i morning. i have been dressing up and unfortunately i have not made any of them so i have been stealing stuff and whilst i was doing the rounds, i came across rachel. you run a course and you are trying to get more

people into this industry?” and you are trying to get more people into this industry? i run the costume construction degree in collaboration with the royal opera house and south east college in essex. what kind of thing are they working on at the moment? students at the moment are going through the stages of the construction of garments and making up costumes for various productions and for various projects, including links with the national trust and work experience with the royal opera house. one of the things the students have done is this amazing thing here. this was all handmade and they are all hand beaded as well. it is amazing beast skills are still being used and they are coming back into fashion, the more young people getting into this. plenty more coming up later and we will be looking at the breakfast logo, but first, the news, travel and weather where you are. hello there. what a day was

yesterday. we got to 29.1 celsius in london. that made it the hottest april day for 69 years. today, another warm day, lots of sunshine to come from the word go. we do have some patchy mist and fog around western areas which will tend to clear away. it is cloudy in the far north—west of scotland. temperatures across the far north—west, still around 12 or 13 degrees, 17 degrees in aberdeen. a little bit around the coasts like it was yesterday. down towards the south—east, temperatures widely in

england and wales getting to 23, 24, 28 degrees could be possible in the london area. through this evening and overnight, there could be some patchy mists which develop across southern areas. in coastal parts in the west as well. further north, quite a chilly night in scotland. temperatures here down to two or three degrees. during saturday we start off on a fine note. any patchy mist and fog will tend to clear away. showers will be heavy, perhaps even thundery as well. temperatures still 2224 but lower than they are today. for scotland and northern ireland, it should be a fine day with some sunny spells. going into sunday, we have got this area of low pressure moving its way in from the west. they will push the thunderstorms that we saw on saturday towards the used but then persistent rain spreads into western areas. when cooler or fresher

weather. even in the south temperatures down by a good few degrees. bye—bye. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and jamie robertson. rebooting nafta. mexico, canada and the us battle to save their trillion dollar trade pact — amid president trump's threats to pull the plug. live from london, that's our top story on friday 20th april. president trump says that nafta is putting usjobs in danger — we'll run you through the numbers. also in the programme... trouble at the top! the head of australia's biggest wealth management company stands down as part of a growing scandal. and we'll have the