in the meantime, you can find us on facebook and twitter. but from spain, it's adios. thank you for watching. hello, this is breakfast, with chris mason and rachel burden. social media giants are accused of turning a blind eye to their impact on children. the government threatens to introduce new laws and orders a review into the effects on young people's mental health. good morning, it's sunday 22nd april. also this morning... a new strategy to stop terror attacks at an early stage of planning — police will target up to 20,000 suspects. verne troyer, best known as mini—me in the austin powers movies, has died aged 49. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers

on her birthday? hip, hip, hip! hooray! prince charles leads the tributes to the queen at a concert to celebrate her 92nd birthday. and it's another fa cup final for manchester united. they inflict tottenham's eighth successive semi final loss in a row. and phil avery has the weather. it isa it is a day of change on the weather front as the overnight thunderstorms drift off into the north sea. we have more cloud and rain moving in from the west but all of that will not stop it being a really hot marathon in london. good morning. first, our main story. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, is threatening social media companies with new legislation unless they voluntarily come forward with safeguards to protect children's mental health. he's written to platforms such as facebook and google accusing them of "turning a blind eye" to the problems arising from social media use. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. six months ago the health secretary, jeremy hunt, challenged social media

firms like facebook, snapchat and twitter to work with the government to improve the mental health and well—being of young people. he wants action to cut underage use, encourage healthy amounts of screen time and moves to reduce cyber bullying. but writing in the sunday times, mr hunt says the overall response from the social media companies has so far been extremely limited. now he has won to legislation could be an option and that the government will not be deterred from taking action to get the changes it once. and mr hunt says the chief medical officer will investigate the impact of technology on mental health in young people with the possibility of recommending healthy screen time limits. 0ur political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us from our london newsroom. nick what are the next steps for the government? mr hunt still hopes the social media

companies might come up with more in the coming days and weeks. what he is saying is if they don't do that, he won't be deterred from taking action or the government won't be deterred from taking action itself. we don't have this specifics about what that would look like. that is because this isn't an easy issue. mr hunt technologies in the letter he has sent to social media companies and tech execs that this isn't something that is easy to solve but he says, you have some of the best minds and budget is going and you should be able to sort this. the expertise is yes, but they question whether they have the will to do this. he says if they don't come up with these solutions soon, the government will look at introducing

new legislation and laws to tackle the concerns they have. thank you. the government is to increase the powers available to police and the security services to try and stop terror attacks at an early stage of planning. a document leaked to the sunday times suggests counter terrorism officers will target up to 20,000 lower priority suspects. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the murderers behind last year's atrocities in britain. men who planned to kill innocent people. yet only three were on mi5‘s radar in any way before striking and only one of those was being actively investigated. better intelligence at an earlier stage might have stopped some of this happening. today's leaked report suggests counterterrorism investigators could more widely share information on up to 20,000 lower priority suspects with various authorities in the hope of receiving early

intelligence or risky behaviour such as planning an attack. the government has already promised more staff for security agencies like mi5, crucial if they are to target a greater number of suspects. and new powers have been promised. again, these are expected to focus on allowing police to move in at an earlier stage when an attack planning is less well advanced. already announced our higher sentences for viewing terrorism content online or publishing information about the police or the military for use in targeting attacks. the home office wouldn't comment on these leaked reports but set the coming strategy would be a comprehensive response to the evolving spread from domestic and international terrorism. verne troyer, who is best known for playing mini—me in the austin powers films, has died at the age of 49. the actor has been ill recently and had a history of problems with depression and alcohol. simon clemison reports.

he is exactly like you in every way. except an eighth your size. but that never held back mini—me. i shall call him... 0r verne troyer. mini—me. the role of doctor evil‘s smaller clone in the austin powers comedies brought him worldwide recognition but his credits also include harry potter and men in black. hi, i'm vernon troyer. more recently, verne troyer has been over here entering the celebrity big brother house in 2009. i'm going to play the nice guy but deep down, i'm going to be evil. he laughs earlier thismonth the actor was again admitted to hospital in los angeles as he battled with alcohol addiction.

statements on his social media account highlight his struggles and also the issue of depression, but it's not exactly clear what has led to his death. # it's a hard knock life for us # it's a hard knock life for us. verne troyer said his part in austin powers grew as they saw what he could do. tributes have been led by his co—creator and the man he starred alongside. mike myers said verne troyer was the consummate professional and beacon of positivity. a group of mps is warning that brexit could be "disastrous" for the food and drink industry. the business select committee says the sector will suffer if the uk as planned quits the single market and customs union. but the government says the uk will have an opportunity to get "ambitious" free trade deals. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. the food and drink sector is the biggest part of britain's manufacturing industry, accounting for 400,000 jobs and contributing almost £30 billion to the economy. but it faces many new hurdles if,

as planned by the government, britain quits the single market and the customs union after brexit. and now the business select committee of cross—party mps says the uk should think again. it said that removing tariffs on imported food could have extremely damaging consequences for british farming and crashing out of the eu without a deal would be disastrous for the sector. it says remaining in a customs union would be the best for the food and drink sector. no manufacturer we saw wanted to have different rules and regulations governing the way in which they must do business in the uk compared with the rest of the european union. they want close alignment between the united kingdom and the european union after brexit and also we don't want customs checks and delays. food and drink are perishable goods. we don't want then setting up ports. the government said that leaving the eu gave the uk a golden

opportunity to secure ambitious free trade deals while supporting our farmers and food and drink producers. some of those producers might disagree. one of the favourites to be the next first minister of wales has said he will seriously consider throwing his hat in the ring. mark dra keford, wales‘s finance secretary, said he would consult his family before making a final decision. it follows the announcement by the welsh labour leader carwynjones that he would stand down in the autumn. the queen celebrated her 92nd birthday with a concert at the royal albert hall last night. kylie minogue, tom jones, sting and shaggy were among the artists who performed at the event — and the prime minister and leaders of the commonwealth joined the royal family in the celebrations. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday. hip, hip, hip... all: hurray. and we'll see more of

the queen's 92nd birthday celebrations in just over half an hour. it is 8:10am. good morning to you. about 40,000 runners will be setting off injust under an hour for the london marathon. the queen's going to officially open the event via video link from windsor castle from where our reporterjj chalmers is this morning. all fingers crossed that the technicalities will work with this. tell us about what is happening there. at the moment, things are quiet. not many of the tourists are here. at 10am, the queen will come out and start the masses. 40,000 people heading out to the streets of

london from blackheath past our most famous residents and up past the mall. why is she starting it here? not because she had a busy night last night but more importantly because the royal family and the connection to the marathon is very long—standing. way before the london marathon started in 1981. in 1908, princess mary start of the olympic marathon from here at windsor castle and that was the first time the distance of 26 miles and 385 yards was run. the story on why that was, some say be extra 385 yards was the distance around the track to ensure the distance —— athletes would finish outside the royal box. also the queen insisted on starting the race here. whatever reason, the distances that and that is the distances that and that is the distance we see 40,000 people embark on today. you can get back coverage on today. you can get back coverage on bbc one from 8:30am and we will

have highlights at seven o'clock tonight. by the looks of things, it is going to be a wonderful day. looks absolutely stunning there this morning. there is no disputing the weather forecast. amongst the thousands running today is a team of 18 firefighters who attended the grenfell tower fire — they join us now from the starting line in greenwich. morning to you. the obvious question is, that thing in front of you. are you carrying that round with you? yes, we are. tell us what is. it a greenheart. we are running for an organisation called kids on the green. it came about after the fire

to stop it supports children and families affected by the fire. the kids made this for us to carry and there is wishes from all the kids in there is wishes from all the kids in the area. members of the people we lost and well wishes for the future. it isa lost and well wishes for the future. it is a wonderful thing to be remembering. tom, how has the training gone and how does it feel heat wise? all the conversation has been about how hot and difficult it would be for you once you are pounding the streets. to be honest, lam pounding the streets. to be honest, i am wholly —— already feeling the heat on my head. the training has gone really well but we haven't been training in this weather. it has been snowing most the time. it would been snowing most the time. it would bea been snowing most the time. it would be a change today. it is only a matter of weeks ago we would —— were talking about the snow. how will you he deal with the heat, dave? there

has been showers being erected for you to run through. drink lots of water, we are not sure how waterproof this thing is so we are not sure if we will be able to run through the showers. we might give them a mess. we are taking turns carrying it so far people who aren't carrying it so far people who aren't carrying it, they can go through the showers. in terms of the race ahead, you want to look after your construction that you will be taking around and of course the real reason for running is remembering those who lost their lives at grenfell tower. do you have a particular time in mind? is there a target? we are a mixed ability groups so we will be going as fast as the slowest person. we are hoping for five and a half hours. you never know. hopefully five and a half hours. a final

thought. there is something special prior to a half marathon. that sense of atmosphere and anticipation at the start and the hope that the sense of occasion can suck you along and can make a painfulfew hours a little bit easier. we have so many of the community coming to support us. of the community coming to support us. we have friends and family that will help us along. we run with the people we lost on the night forever in our hearts and that will push us across the line, definitely. best of luck to you all. dave and good luck. cheers. it is one of those occasions when you think if there is a lot of terrible things happening, you need to go to an event like that because the goodwill and positive energy is

palpable. you can almost taste it. that positive spirit and the smell about stuff that people rub all over the place. that is the thing i a lwa ys the place. that is the thing i always remember. and we'll speak to more incredible runners later on in the programme. it was a night of storms for some southern areas. 0ur trusty weather watchers have been sending in their pictures. rebecca in the bournemouth suburb of boscombe took this photo of lightening over the english channel. iamso i am so impressed by the skill of the photographers here. i will still be faffing about with my camera. weather watcherjpk in worcestershire showed perfect timing to get this shot. and finally in bristol, jess snapped this photo of a lightening strike over her local church. we have been talking a lot about the

sun but there is nothing like a really good thunderstorm. it kept our weather watchers awake. i have my own version of last night's events. as ever with the weather, things have moved on a pace and it has gone much quieter across some parts of the british isles. it has been foggy and that is away from these particular areas. turning fresher today. there is no doubt about that. there will be some hefty showers around. last nights's are moving away but we have more heat coming back into the south—eastern quarter. that may spawn some hefty showers or thunderstorms. that is not the only event in town. we have this weather front across scotland and northern ireland and bits and pieces getting across the irish sea and the north—west of england. more cloud towards the south. those

fresher conditions, as we have said, it is going to be one of the warmest on record. that is the shore. whether it is an absolute record, some doubt. that weather front doesn't make it into the south—eastern quarter. it will take -- if south—eastern quarter. it will take —— if you are going to take all day to co m plete —— if you are going to take all day to complete the london marathon, you could get some showers later. we have brighter skies. north—west england will improve and the rain may linger for a england will improve and the rain may lingerfor a good part of england will improve and the rain may linger for a good part of the day for scotland. northern ireland dissolves into sunni showers. the weather front gets away eventually and another set in the atlantic. a fresher feeling and much and another set in the atlantic. a fresherfeeling and much more springlike and it happens as early as tonight. forget about 12 celsius

in the heat, we have more temperatures around eight celsius. it is already fresher. for the school run, it should be dry. don't rely on that for west. here comes that set of weather fronts. it is western scotland and western wales and the far south—west. the further east you are, the dryer and finally your day will be. can i guarantee that the next few days? no. remember it is spring although you have just had a taste of summer. we have been slightly lured in. we have had shorts. we will talk about killer whales. clouds have been gathering to catch a glimpse of a pod of them that have been spotted swimming in scotland.

it is the first time they have been spotted swimming in the river clyde. we can now speak to david nairn, from the clyde porpoise marine mammal project. where are they at the moment? yesterday they were swimming in the upper regions of the clyde. really quite farup the upper regions of the clyde. really quite far up the estuary. this is quite far up the estuary. this is quite unusualfor them quite far up the estuary. this is quite unusual for them in quite far up the estuary. this is quite unusualfor them in recent times to venture this far, isn't it? absolutely. we have a resident population on the west coast of scotla nd population on the west coast of scotland but this group that we were citing yesterday are a transient pod that are more often seen in shetland and 0rkney and iceland and norway. what has drawn them this far into the clyde? there is an abundance of

an the clyde? there is an abundance of a n ecosyste m the clyde? there is an abundance of an ecosystem that is getting healthier. we have a lot of seals that these are hunting. you have some babies there also. we have definitely spotted one calf. it looks like there are other females in the pod and they are teaching the ca lf in the pod and they are teaching the calf how to hunt and other behaviours like that. it must be fascinating and the temptation is you desperately want to observe them and watch them out there in the river but at the same time, not get too close to not disrupt them in any way. it is a busy waterway appear. you have to treat them with some

respect. around this area, it is an urban environment and there is loads of great vantage points to spot the animals from. people have been out with their binoculars and observing them, haven't they? all the social media channels and the ngo's and the field studies, they are all going electric. they are buzzing. people are flocking —— flocking with their binoculars. yesterday was a fantastic day. it looks stunning. david, thank you very much. i would love to see them but we will have to make do with the pictures people have recorded. to the layman, it is obvious what they are. the black and white is a giveaway. brilliant to see them in the wild rather than in any kind of sea life park. and

obviously not in distress. you see wales that are in distress coming up to an estuary but this particular pod or not. you are watching brea kfast. time now for a look at the newspapers. the reverend sally hitchiner is here to tell us what's caught her eye. this is about sex change drugs particularly for many people. this is about sex change drugs particularly for many peoplelj this is about sex change drugs particularly for many people. i run an online organisation supporting lgbt an online organisation supporting lgb t people. the younger end of young adults and we have many members who are experiencing gender dysphoria and have done for some time. it is backed up by the will couege time. it is backed up by the will college of psychiatrists who say this is valid. people who are

recognising themselves as a different gender than their biological sex seems to indicate. the mental health effects of being in that situation are enormous. 50% of people who identify as trance between 15 and 25 think about taking their own lives. the story in the daily mail is sensationalist and alarming but it is highlighting a genuine issue that is a debate about the young trans community about how you respond to that, particularly when your gp doesn't understand or recognises it. there is legislation that says gps have to recognise when somebody says they are experiencing gender dysphoria. they have to be sent on to a specialist but what we're finding is that doesn't always happen and some young trans people are looking on the internet to order themselves hormones without medical

supervision and without going through the nhs or through private health care and are injecting themselves with these dangerous drugs if you don't know what you are doing. they are feeling it is their only option to their mental distress. there is a choice to be made and the approach might be something quite different for some people whereby there is something where there is a grey line. a spectrum of gender. paramedical professionals in their psychiatric end of the spectrum who are recognising there is notjust male 01’ recognising there is notjust male orfemale but recognising there is notjust male or female but there recognising there is notjust male orfemale but there is non—binary trams. actually, hormones and other therapies can make a big difference to their mental health and they are flourishing in life. i have seen people going from being deeply unhappy. even people as young as five and six, to being able to be

supported in their chosen gender. hormones are not appropriate at that young age but further on as they approach adulthood. people like the daily mail really sensationalise it and make it sounds like these people are destroying their lives. what i have seen this time and time again, it enables them to flourish and have a life which is fully engaged and their lives take flight. it is brilliant when you see fit. another aspect of the challenges young people face. job interviews. nervous enough as it is but this story in the telegraph suggesting that robots are involved. i had a briefing this week on how our careers department having to train young people to have interviews with robots. the earlier stages, these are mainstream companies, they are filtering out their early stages of interviews

using robots. either actors who see questions that are not there to listen to you. the robots are there to spot words you are supposed to say but also micro—expressions. whether you smile, frown or wink a lot. whether you sound confident. it is just lot. whether you sound confident. it isjust going to lot. whether you sound confident. it is just going to revolutionise how we are interviewed, particularly when we are applying forjobs when there is lots of applicants to be broken down. this is where we are heading. maybe i am from the stone age but it sounds bonkers. we will end up with people being monotone. borisjohnson will end up with people being monotone. boris johnson will struggle end up with people being monotone. borisjohnson will struggle to get a job. he is very effective but if he was 20 years younger, he would struggle to be taken seriously because the way he communicates is not your standard confident professional manner. he is a very effective minister, whether i agree

with his policies is a different matter. it is going to be a challenge for all of us.|j matter. it is going to be a challenge for all of us. i find this interesting. 0rdering food in a restau ra nt ca n interesting. 0rdering food in a restaurant can be a minefield when you want to go for a healthy option. now a restaurant is saying they will ta ke now a restaurant is saying they will take a blood test and choose your mealfor take a blood test and choose your meal for you. it ties into the new trend for super health care and individualisation. this isn'tjust about eating a generic healthy meal. this is about balancing your meal with carbohydrates and protein. your blood test is dictating how much alcohol and food you are given. you are not supposed to eat two hours beforehand. they turn up with a needle? yes. your blood is taken and you give —— you are given a nutritional meal. that's it. i am staying at home with beans on toast. thank you. stay with us, headlines coming up.

hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden. a summary of this morning's main news: ministers are considering introducing new laws to clamp down on social media companies which allow underage users to access their sites. in a letter, the health secretary, jeremy hunt, has given firms including facebook just over a week to explain what they've done to enforce age limits, and tackle issues such as cyberbullying. police and security services will be given more powers by the government allowing them to disrupt potential terrorism plots earlier. the crackdown is aimed at targeting suspects before they have finalised plans, according to leaked documents seen by the sunday times. reviews of last year's attacks concluded information should be shared more widely, in response to a change in the threat from terrorism. the actor verne troyer, who starred in the austin powers films, has died at the age of 49. most famous for his mini—me role in the movies, he was also a stuntman and comedian.

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family in the celebrations. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers on her birthday? hip, hip, hip! hooray! are you supposed to do an extra array? the extra hip. maybe that was from the duke of edinburgh, someone has suggested! now, the sports news.

i know we are going to talk about the fa cup in a moment, but i do wa nt to the fa cup in a moment, but i do want to mention a phenomenal comeback for amir khan last night. yes, it has been a while since we saw him in the ring. two years, i think. there was a rather nasty end to his last fight and took some time away. he was not hanging around, wrap it up in 40 seconds. go into thejungle for a wrap it up in 40 seconds. go into the jungle for a few weeks, the perfect training before you go back in the ring. it is almost rocky style. mr a view trees, do whatever you have to do. he was in good form last night, as were manchester united. they were dominant in the second half against the numb. —— totte n ha m. second half against the numb. —— tottenham. we will see who willjoin them on may 19. he is a master tactician. disappointment for

totte n ha m , tactician. disappointment for tottenham, it is now eight fa cup semifinals in a row that they have lost. a case of wanted records for united and unwanted ones for tottenham. david 0rnstein was at wembley. manchester united through to a record—equalling 20th fa cup final. jose mourinho once more getting it right on the big stage. his side had to do it the hard way as tottenham opened the scoring, christian eriksen supplying the perfect pass, dele alli with the finishing touch. this, the joy of a club desperate to end a run of seven consecutive fa cup semifinal defeats. they were in control but didn't capitalise, and, when paul pogba crossed for alexis sanchez to dispatch a marvellous header, the contest was alive. only the width of a post prevented tottenham from regaining the lead, though after the break, united's competition pedigree told, ander herrera drilling them ahead and within touching

distance of victory. spurs offered little in response, and for all of their promise will again finish the season without silverware. united one win away from ending the campaign on a high. to end the season with the possibility to play at wembley, fa cup final, to close the season in, in english football, i think is a good achievement. it is something that the boys deserve. well, the celebrations of these fans says it all. they will be back here on may 19. and, as tottenham's long wait for a trophy goes on, united remain in contention to add yet another to their collection. david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley. west bromwich albion could be relegated from the premier league this afternoon if swansea beat champions manchester city, despite their dramatic comeback against liverpool yesterday. look who scored again, for the 31st time in the league, mo salah,

that equals the record for the most goals in a 38 game season. that put liverpool 2—0 up. albion staged a late fight—back through jake livermore and salomon rondon. as far as excuses go for not winning, have you heard this one. klopp claoims the pitch was too dry. it is football, so we need good consensus. to play football, you need a normal pitch will stop if the bitch gets dry, it is not good for the football playing side. so it should have been watered a bit more? each club can decide what they want, but i'm sure the pitch will be watered. it's sure to be an emotional day at the emirates as arsene wenger takes charge of arsenal against west ham. it'll be the first home game

for wenger since it was announced he'll be stepping down as the gunners boss at the end of the season after 22 years in charge. while stoke face burnley knowing a win is vital to keep their survival hopes alive. as west brom drops out, wolves prepare for their return having secured promotion last weekend they wrapped up the title, beating bolton 4—0, moving 13 points clear of fulham in third, and 12 clear of cardiff in second who only have three games left. spare a thought for sunderland fans, relegated for the second season in a row after losing to burton. wigan have been promoted from league one. chelsea ladies and manchester city women both could make history, as they bid to become the first english sides to reach the champions league final. the semi—finals are played over two legs with chelsea at home today to vfl wolfsburg, while city take on the holders lyon.

you can watch both games via the red button and the bbc sport website. city midfielderjill scott admits making the final is a big ambition. i think it is a dream, getting into a champions league final. that is one medal that we would all like to have, but we can't look past this only final. for me in the past, i made the quarterfinal, and this is one step better, but we definitely wa nt to one step better, but we definitely want to make that final, and we will give it everything we have got. carl frampton secured the wbo interim featherweight belt with a points win over former four—weight world champion nonito donaire in belfast. the victory means he looks certain this summer to fulfil his long—cherished ambition of an outdoor world title fight at windsor park in his native city. someone who wasn't hanging around, was amir khan in his comeback fight. 40 seconds, it took him to beat phil lo greco in liverpool.

as he came out swinging from the start, in his first fight just under two years. you can see how pleased he was. great to see him back. leinster produced a knock—out of their own, dumping the welsh side scarlets out of the champions cup, 38—16 in their semi—final in dublin. yet to lose in the competition this season, they knocked out the holders saracens to reach the last four and their form continued as they ran in five tries. johnny sexton scoring 18 of leinster‘s points rounding off his flawless kicking with their final try. great britain will need to win theirfinal tie if they are to secure promotion to the fed cup world group two. in the day's first singles, johanna konta beat naomi 0saka 6—3 6—3,

to give great britian a 2—1 lead overjapan. the defending champion mark selby was knocked out in the opening round of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one, mark selby said before the tournament he wanted to play ronnie 0'sullivan in the final. well, the joke was on thejester from leicester as he lost to world number 22, joe perry by 10—4. if ronnie's to make the final, he's got work to do. up against stephen maguire he lost the first four frames of the match. he trails by six frames to three going into today's session. the rocket is looking for a record sixth ranking title of the season. it isa it is a busy afternoon, a busy day ahead, really, with the london

marathon due to get under way. the elite men and women wheelchair races are heading out in the next half an hour or so. we have got mo farah, we could have a record—breaking day. let's hope so. every year there are some incredible people who take part in the london marathon, and this year is no exception. joining us from the start line is sue strachan who has vascular dementia, and hugh brasher who's the event's director. good morning to you both. good morning. good morning. there has been lots of warnings in the last couple of days about the temperature and how does it feel to you, as a vetera n and how does it feel to you, as a veteran of organising the event? does it look like people are taking on board the fact that conditions are rather different from usual? absolutely, this is very unusual, it feels very warm for this time of the morning. especially, obviously, in

april. we really have been warning oui’ runners april. we really have been warning our runners to adjust their pace to slow down, to take on water according to their first, and to look after each other, to drink, to douse themselves over their heads, next, really to look after themselves and slow down, that has been the number one message. themselves and slow down, that has been the number one messagelj appreciate been the number one message.” appreciate you both talking to us. you now find yourself on the television trying to do an interview with a brass band laying in the background, we admire your fortitude, sue, and you are not even get heading down those streets! tell us get heading down those streets! tell us about the training for your marathon, and in particular your vascular dementia. simile people associate dementia with people in their 70s, 80s, or 90s, associate dementia with people in their70s, 80s, or 90s, but it associate dementia with people in their 70s, 80s, or 90s, but it is not just older their 70s, 80s, or 90s, but it is notjust older people who can have this condition. no, absolutely.

people as young as 20 can get dementia. my training started when i first had the diagnosis back in 2014. i went to my gp and we talked about the manager and the diagnosis, andl about the manager and the diagnosis, and i asked what i could do. there is no medication, so she suggested getting fit. here i am. it is very different here on the leafy lanes of herefordshire where i run, where i have spectators in the form of flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, the odd buzzard, and no people. usually i try to pull my shoulders back if i see a person, so today i will have to have my shoulders back all the time. and presumably no brass bands in the fields of herefordshire either! help our viewers understand this morning vascular dementia, and the impact it had, for instance, when you were

training. did you have to be aware of the routes you were taking, to ensure that you knew where you were, for instance? yes, absolutely. my partner always knew where i was running. i used the same route, except for one occasion where i diverted and got lost and panicked, i managed to calm myself down and walked back to where i was familiar with. i also carry a laminated card which has my details on and details of people who can be contacted. 0ne of people who can be contacted. 0ne of my symptoms is sense of direction and concentration is poor. but i won't get lost today, i think the fight follow somebody else i will probably get to the end eventually! back to you, hugh, there is always lots of talk on london marathon morning about the potential for records being broken, or not given the temperature, but the real

essence of the london marathon is stories like sue and so many others, personal stories, or people running on behalf of others and raising a huge amount of money in the process. absolutely. i heard that sue set itself a target of £3000, absolutely. i heard that sue set itself a target of e3000, and i believe she has now raised £11,660. imean, believe she has now raised £11,660. i mean, that isjust truly wonderful. we believe we will break another world record this year, and that over £61.5 million will be raised for good causes, and that is so much what the spirit of london, the spirit of the marathon is all about. sue, i saw your expression there as you mentioned the amount of money you have raised, congratulations, and all the very best with the race. we can see your nickname there on your shirt for people to shout as you run. thank you forjoining us. thank you. thank you. wonderful musical accompaniment

in the background! it looks beautiful in london today, but it was a night of storms for some people in the south of england. we have had lots of pictures sent in. ken in berkshire managed to get this shot of fork lightning in hungerford. cj snapped this photo of the storm breaking over the south coast from poole. and this was the scene from the cameras on the roof of our london studios last night. we did not have that up here in sa lfo rd , we did not have that up here in salford, for once! this is where we say goodbye to chris, he's off to read the news for the andrew marr show. meanwhile, here's philip with a look at this morning's weather. i think matt taylor was using the roof camera in london to capture that scene. weather watchers across

a good part of england and wales we re a good part of england and wales were up and about, and the next shift came in and started to capture the dawn you to flee. the day itself is turning fresher eventually romp the northwest. there will be a crop of showers, in addition to the ones that have now quit the shores from eastern england, those thunderstorms moving away. that leaves behind another weather front, nothing to do with the storms overnight, nothing glamorous about this. a rather dull start. not too much in the way of rain in the south—west, maybe the odd spot, but fresher conditions will not reach the marathon course in time, so all the precautions will be absolutely necessary. ahead of

this weather front, it is this particular feature. that one catches the eye, and it certainly will if you are spending the day in western scotland, because the rain will be pretty persistent there, but ahead of that weather front, possibly 24 degrees, which may trigger some thunderstorms and certainly some sharp showers from north london up towards the east anglia area and on into the evening. until that weather front into the evening. until that weather fro nt m oves into the evening. until that weather front moves away, and that is important because, once that has gone and we all get into that cooler regime coming in from the atlantic. no more the continental influence across the british isles. there is eventually goes the weather front, the rain is still across the western side of scotland, turning shari through the night. —— showery. around eight celsius to start the new week. a dry start for many, until we bring in this weather front

that was in the atlantic earlier on. then it becomes much closer to the west of scotland and northern ireland and wales. tempted more co mforta ble. ireland and wales. tempted more comfortable. —— temperatures. here is the good news, sort of! no more 28 celsius, we are closer to what we should be getting for spring. remember spring? giving us a hint of the hot weather, thatis giving us a hint of the hot weather, that is the problem. i know, the last couple of days we have been spoiled. some people will be glad it has gone and don't handle the heat well, and all the pollen. i am not saying the pollen will have gone away, but at least you won't be sweltering and streaming. we enjoyed it while it lasted. kylie minogue, sting and sir tom jones all performed last night at the queen's 92nd birthday party. princes charles, william and harry were also

there for the celebrations, as was our very own andy moore. # ..unusual to go out at any time. sir tom jones kicked off the show, backed by the sound of traditional indian drummers. # if you should ever want to be loved by anyone.# zoe ball presented a night she described as the biggest party of the year. like any one of us on our birthday, the queen has booked her local hall. it is, of course, the stunning and historic royal albert hall. the performers came from across the commonwealth. kylie minogue from australia, shawn mendes from canada and from jamaica, shaggy. # bombastic, say me fantastic, touch me in me back she say i'm mr ro...#

it has been a broad range of music for this concert. there have been some of her favourites. the queen is said to know the lyrics of all the george formby songs — a ukulele orchestra supported by some celebrity players paid tribute to him. # you should see them bill ‘n coo. # you'd be surprised at things they do. # when i'm cleanin' windows.# prince harry was there with meghan markle. the wedding is just over a month away. your majesty, if you don't mind me saying, you are not someone who it's easy to buy gifts for. many members of the royal family were at the event, along with the british prime minister and commonwealth heads of government. surrounded by performers, the queen came on stage at the end to a short rousing tribute from prince charles. would you all give her majesty three unbelievably rousing cheers

on her birthday? hip, hip, hip... hooray! the queen is spending the day after her 92nd birthday at windsor castle, where she will officially start the london marathon 26 miles away in east london via satellite link. andy moore, bbc news. you wouldn't think newjersey in the united states and jersey the channel islands could be easily mixed up, but americanjoe hill spent two years confusing the two on a facebook group. now, he and his girlfriend have been invited across the atlantic to see what the jersey over here is all about, after islanders launched a crowd funding campaign to bring them over. ross miklaszewicz reports. newjersey. jersey. new new jersey. jersey. new jersey. jersey. very easy to mix the two

uppen jersey. very easy to mix the two upper. forjoe hill, this mix—up ended up in a chip across the atlantic, and be nicknamed the accidental tourist. hello, atlantic, and be nicknamed the accidentaltourist. hello, i am joe hill, the accidental tourist. six yea rs hill, the accidental tourist. six years ago, hejoined a facebook page reviewing businesses injersey. the only thing was, it was not new jersey in america, butjersey. a must for its potatoes. jersey royals. i started seeing these posts from ajersey page royals. i started seeing these posts from a jersey page and i was not confused because i did not know they had this much british slang in new jersey. i thought it was the us state. after a while, i started to think this was another country. after about two years, i admitted that i did not realisejersey was its own country. islanders loved his comments so much that they offered,

not only to show him around, but also pay for his flights over. we have done a tonne of stuff since we have done a tonne of stuff since we have been here. we have been to several places for food, we have stayed in a hotel, we went to a castle. so, as joe and amanda head home, what is the verdict on the realjersey? everyone is way friendlier, wait for prettier, or the food is healthier. so, as accidents go, it could have been a lot worse. the weather looked good for them there. as it does for eve ryo ne for them there. as it does for everyone in london today. it's not long now until the london marathon officially starts, and it looks like it's going to be a hot one for the runners. 0ur reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is on the starting line in greenwich for us. it is beautiful, the atmosphere is

electric, and you havejust it is beautiful, the atmosphere is electric, and you have just heard the start of the wheelchair race there. catherine starting bakhtov, and the cloud is going wild. as you say, it is a hot one. that is what ever one has been talking about so far. sophie ray west, no stranger to a marathon. yes, this is my seventh for london. —— raworth. you get a bit addicted to long—distance running. idid bit addicted to long—distance running. i did one last week across the sahara for six days. six days carrying your food on this is going to bea carrying your food on this is going to be a walk in the park!” carrying your food on this is going to be a walk in the park! i don't it is because it is warned today, and also, when i went across the sahara, you are going across sand dunes. this, you are going to go at a certain pace, and today i has to not wish myself too hard because i have

a history with that. yes, your first marathon, there was a slight episode. what did you learn from that? it was cooler than today, it was 21 degrees in 2011, but i did not drink enough water because i thought i might have two stop along the way, and i blacked out at 24 miles, and was unconscious for about 20 minutes. they brought me round, called me down, and set me off again. the main thing is, especially in this, you have to be realistic. we have all trained really hard and you want to do what you have been preparing for, but you have to be sensible because it can be dangerous. why do you keep coming back? i don't know, ijust love it! it makes me happy. it is quite simple. i have met some amazing people through doing it, i have great friends, and it is incredibly rewarding. it is the one sport for me, the older i get, the faster i get. i did under 3.5 hours last

year. i have been running marathons for eight years. you can't say fairer than that, good luck sophie. thousands of people are raising money for amazing causes, and also dressing up in some weird and wonderful costumes. victoria, tell us wonderful costumes. victoria, tell us what you are, as if we could not see. i and the poop emoji. i am hoping to set a world record. and this is the first time this record will have been set. yes, and this is my first ever marathon, so i thought i would do it in style. why the poop emo" i would do it in style. why the poop emoji? ijust want people to laugh and smile today. we are running for wateraid, and it fits perfectly with the ethos of the charity, that they wa nt the ethos of the charity, that they want to provide decent toilets and clean water for everyone in the

world. at the moment, one third of the world's population does not have access to a toilet. is it very hot? it is like a giant tea cosy, it is tasty already. make sure you keep hydrated. bob, did you make this toilet yourself? i am afraid i did, yes, my wife did help, but pretty much me. someone has already run this marathon dressed as a toilet.” know, the record isjust under three hours. i will give know, the record isjust under three hours. iwill give it know, the record isjust under three hours. i will give it my best shot. iam hours. i will give it my best shot. i am loving all of the detail, particularly the toilet roll. good luck. thank you. thousands upon thousands of people are running day. we have already had the start of the wheelchair race and the start of the paralympic athlete is very shortly. at 9:15am is the women's elite race. at 9:15am is the women's elite race. at10am, at 9:15am is the women's elite race. at 10am, her majesty the queen. the mass race through a video link from

windsor castle. let's hope that will go smoothly. thank you. best of luck to everyone, however you are dressed. have a fantastic day. and if you want to watch the coverage of the london marathon, it's on bbc one now. that's it from us today. have a lovely weekend. goodbye. you this is bbc news. the headlines: social media companies are threatened with new laws by the health secretary if they don't do more to protect children online. extra powers may be given to police and m15 to intervene earlier to stop terror attacks. verne troyer who starred as mini—me in the austin powers films has died. also in the next hour... more than 40,000 runners are due to take part in today's london marathon. the elite wheelchair race has just

got under way and it could be the hottest on record with temperatures expected to reach 23 celsius. would