hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and steph mcgovern. amber rudd admits she should have known about targets for deporting illegal immigrants. the home secretary denies reading a memo sent to her office telling her about them. labour says she should resign. good morning, it's saturday, 28 april. also this morning: victims of crime will be able to challenge the release of prisoners more easily, under sweeping changes to the parole system. friends for now — a new era for peace between north and south korea, but president trump warns the us will maintain pressure until the north gets rid of its nuclear weapons. in sport, the race to the premier league will go down to the wire after fulham beat sunderland to move to second in the championship. premier league relegations could also be confirmed today with west bromich

albion on the brink. everybody in this boat except you is paddling at the same time as everybody else! it's not all plain sailing as i try my hand at dragon racing — one of the fastest growing participation sports in the world. and matt has the weather. good morning, across parts of central england it stays cloudy, damp and cool throughout the weekend, to the north—west of the uk there will be some sunshine at times, we can forecast coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the home secretary amber rudd has apologised for being unaware of "specific" targets to remove illegal migrants. amid mounting pressure from labourfor her to quit, amber rudd issued a series of tweets saying she hadn't seen a memo detailing figures for the number of deportations but accepted that she should have. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake.

days of damning headlines about the treatment of caribbean migrants who lived and worked in britain for decades. and increasing pressure for amber ride to quit over her handling of the saga. —— rudd. but on wednesday, mps quiz the home secretary on the government's wider approach to immigration. it was then that amber rudd said this. targets for removals, when with a set? we don't have targets for removals. she later clarified in the house of commons that targets were set at a local level. there are some officers which are working with them, unfortunately i was not aware of them andl unfortunately i was not aware of them and i want to be aware of them, which is why our now putting in place different measures to ensure that that happens. then yesterday the guardian obtained a memo dated last year, copied to the home secretary and her senior team referring directly to national

target. in a series of tweets last night, amber rudd said she was not aware of removal target accepted that she should have been, and said that she should have been, and said that she should have been, and said that she was sorry. the home secretary said she had not seen the lea ked secretary said she had not seen the leaked documents, although it was copied to her office as, she said, many documents were. she also promised to make a statement in the house of commons on monday. downing street said the prime minister had full confidence in the home secretary, and conservative mps have rallied around her with statements of support. labour are keeping up pressure on amber rudd to resign, saying that she is hanging by a thread to shield the prime minister. later this morning we'll speak to yvette cooper, chair of the home affairs select committee who you saw questioning amber rudd in that report. that's at about 8.30. members of the public could be able to challenge parole decisions more easily, under new government proposals. a review was set up after the parole board approved the release of the serial sex offender,

john worboys, a decision that was later overturned. as part of the changes, the reasons for some parole decisions will be made public. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. still behind bars, don worboys, the man known as the black cab rapist, his victims had to go to court to appeal against the parole board decision to let him out ofjail. they did not even know why the 60—year—old prisoner had been approved for release until the legal action began. the case exposed flaws in the parole system, and ministers are now trying to address them. they are now trying to address them. they are planning a series of reforms to the parole board to make it more transparent a summary of the reasons for parole decisions will be sent to victims, and in some cases to other people who request it. a scheme to give victims informed about their cases and offenders' licence conditions will be extended, and the

pa role conditions will be extended, and the parole board judge will review conditions that are detested and can hold hearings in public. —— decisions. nick hardwick lost his job at the parole board because of the worboys case, he told the bbc extra resources will be needed for the government's reforms to work. but ministers want to go further, they fear the composition of parole boards and conditions needed to release prisoners likejohn worboys. and at ten past seven we'll speak to nick hardwick, who was the chair of the parole board before he resigned over thejohn worboys case. president trump has said he'll continue to apply pressure on north korea to try to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. following the successful summit between north and south korea. mr trump said if it were possible he would forge a deal with the north when he meets its leader, kim jong—un, in the coming weeks. let's speak to our news correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, who is in seoul this morning. rupert, what has the reaction been from both sides this morning?

as you would not be surprised to hear, is dominating news here in south korea and indeed in the north. those newspapers, let me go through a couple of them, here is the korea herald," korea to declare and an end to the korean war another saying the door is how open to complete denuclearisation. you can see this picture of president moonjae—in and kimjong il picture of president moonjae—in and kim jong il and hugging picture of president moonjae—in and kimjong il and hugging at the summit. —— kimjong—un. it is prim at all the same on all of the newspapers here, —— pretty much the same. very happy pictures. but inside the newspapers, the south korean newspapers are somewhat cautious about yesterday's meeting,

particularly the issue of denuclearisation, one paper said that it was never made public what kim jong—un's idea rob demutualisation is and how and when it will be accomplished. —— denuclearisation. a great deal of hope but scepticism here in the south. in the north yesterday there was no reporting of this event at all but today we have seen, i understand, one of the main daily newspapers which of course is state—controlled, and very tightly controlled by the north korean government, on its front page it has a full—page spread of lots of photographs of the summit meeting between the two leaders, and the north korean state news agency has now published the full text of their declaration, including that kim had committed himself to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. that news is now coming out in north korea, of course being spunin out in north korea, of course being spun in their direction. and that

issue, one that mr trump is remote involved in, he said he wants to keep up pressure on north korea until they are rid of nuclear weapons. we are getting more details about a possible meeting, is that right? that's right, we have had confirmation from washington this morning that they have narrowed down the meeting place for a possible trump— kim summit to singapore or the mongolian capital ulan bataar, although now there is hope that it may happen in the next few weeks. full -- may happen in the next few weeks. full —— next few weeks. a pilot scheme designed to make people prove their identity at polling stations before they vote is "deeply flawed" — that's according to the electoral reform society. the campaign group expressed concern that some legitimate voters could be put off. the measures, which are intended to reduce voterfraud,

are being tested in five council areas in next week's local elections. an estimated 50 million years of human life could be lost in the uk is air pollution targets are not met, in the uk if air pollution targets are not met, according to new research. a study led by king's college london suggests that sticking to the targets in the climate change act would have significant health benefits. authors of the report say it's the first study to examine the long—term impact on life expectancy of air pollution policy in britain. pregnant women in wales are to become the first in the uk to receive a new non—invasive test for down's syndrome. the blood test, available from monday on the nhs is said to be more accurate , safer and less stressful than existing screenings. but there are concerns it could lead to more terminations. tomos morgan reports. the evans family are expecting

another child to go along with the owner who is nine, and eight—year—old morgan. morgan has down's syndrome and unexpected result of pregnancy, and this time around rachel and gavin paid to have around rachel and gavin paid to have a non—invasive prenatal test to find out whether their third child would also have the condition. regardless of whatever the test comes back, we would be having the baby, but it was more for our peace of mind so we could prepare and give us the time to get prepared. from monday and the iap tea will be available on the nhs in wales for women with a higher chance of down's syndrome and other conditions in their first trimester. but there are... james lives in barry with his family, he also has down's syndrome. his father has reservations about offering the new test. it is dangerous direction of travel, because obviously that is

one of a number of similar types of illness that you could start applying some sort of idea to. they have, from our experience, with james, he has something to offer society. the welsh government says the test is about giving parents are safer test, and plays an important role in providing parents with information and support needed for their pregnancy. planning is also under way for an their pregnancy. planning is also underwayforan —— their pregnancy. planning is also under way for an —— for an ipt to be available in england later this year and scotland is also looking at the upper —— option of the test being introduced. a former policeman suspected of committing dozens of rapes and murders has appeared in court in the united states. joseph deangelo is alleged to be the so—called golden state killer, whose crimes terrorised california in the 19705 and 805. prosecutors say they tracked him down with the help of genetic information from websites used to trace family ancestry. now, north and south korea may have

made history yesterday when the two sides agreed a peace deal, but there's only one story that's sending twitter users into overdrive. # you can dance, you canjive, having the time of your life... yes, the news that abba have recorded two new tracks has seen a flurry of activity on the social media platform and is currently the top story trending on twitter. no release date has been set for the new songs — but one of them, titled ‘i still have faith in you', and there are questions about whether it will sound like it is from the 70s, or whether it will

sound modern. they have said it is a modern feel. it won't have wrapping, will it? the song will be performed in december on a tv special broadcast by the bbc. it is all to do with this virtual tour they are doing. so they don't have to bother. you could do that with us! let's have a look at this morning's papers. a lot of the stories we are talking about this morning, the guardian is covering the issues around amber rudd, the home secretary, talking about the leak which the guardian found, saying that rudd was told about targets for removing illegal migrants. the award for best headline of the day goes to the sun this morning, touching on those two stories we mentioned. the historic talks in korea yesterday, but also the idea that aber is collaborating

again —— abba are collaborating again. the times this morning with a picture of the two leaders of north and south korea, of course the story is on and south korea, of course the story isona and south korea, of course the story is on a lot of newspapers today, "the hands of history", is what the times is calling it. we will be talking more about this later on what this all means. the daily mirror has the first interview with the bristow. .. abba mirror has the first interview with the bristow... abba making all the front pages this morning. the daily telegraph there as well, with rudd on the brink after deportation memo leak, and another picture of the two leaders of north and south korea preparing to cross the border to

ta ke preparing to cross the border to take —— shake hands. preparing to cross the border to take -- shake hands. on the daily mail, car theft cover up is the headline. it is talking about the cover—up from carmakers about a security flaw. i a shop the other day and there was a shell suit for sale. it may be regret ever in in mind. 0ne sale. it may be regret ever in in mind. one was neon purple and yellow with pink stripes. classic, mine was navy blue and white stripes. those we re navy blue and white stripes. those were the days, those flammable outfits were used to wear. so they are back? allah had it the supermodel is pictured in a shell suit. —— bella hadid. supermodel is pictured in a shell suit. -- bella hadid. justin bieber is there... could you imagine if we went out wearing one of those? we could not pull this off. but also of these new nonflammable ones, because

that was a huge problem in the ‘80s, they were quite flammable, but what an they were quite flammable, but what a n safety they were quite flammable, but what an safety standards of course these days... an safety standards of course these days. . . any an safety standards of course these days... any thoughts on shellsuits, do let us know. i loved mind. days... any thoughts on shellsuits, do let us know. i loved mindlj days... any thoughts on shellsuits, do let us know. i loved mind. i need to find one. a picture of it. i spent my life in them. good morning. we will check on what the weather is doing. matt has the details. did you own a shell suit? i think i did, doing. matt has the details. did you own a shell suit? i thinki did, i don't think it lasted longer and there is no evidence whatsoever that idid. i there is no evidence whatsoever that i did. i cannot believe we have come back. it wouldn't stand against today's weather, a disappointing late april date across many parts of the uk and indeed this weekend stays mostly cool across most areas, the best of the brightness will be to the north and west of the country, out there this morning we still have ple nty of out there this morning we still have plenty of cloud from the weather

syste m plenty of cloud from the weather system that brought us rain yesterday and is edging its way off but still throwing back cloud across parts of central and eastern england in particular, we have the heavy burst of rain in the next few hours, south—eastern anglia, it will each northwards, but as persistent as it was yesterday, some dry moments but it makes a cloudy and cool day. club will break up for a few showers so ta ke will break up for a few showers so take a look into the afternoon and you could see some brightness breakthrough across the south—east in south—west england and wales will see sunshine, the was there, went across torture and lincolnshire, scotla nd across torture and lincolnshire, scotland and northern ireland any club, missed and fog breaks up, and in the afternoon where we see some shallow slow—moving, heavy and thundery and in between those are the best of the temperatures, 12 degrees in glasgow. the brightness in the south—east maybe 13 but around central eastern england with the rain lingers, about 7— nine celsius, disappointing to this time of year. the rain will linger for a while across parts of eastern england, starting the fizzled out but all of the cloud in place will

keep temperatures up. towards the west, scotland, northern ireland, far north of england, clear skies, some mist and fog patches and a chance of a bit of frost. we have the best of the sunshine to here, overall it is a dry day, few wish i was about, not quite as dan across central and eastern areas but lots of cloud and if anything colder through the day as the reason x up as rain eventually edges in late afternoon and evening in towards the south—east corner. the best of the temperatures are in the west, one or two showers but in the east cool, and night in the monday, this low pressure works its way to the near continent, lots of isobars wrapped around it, strong winds and indeed for monday, if you are on the move across central and eastern england in particular stage end to the forecast, heavy rainfall, gusty winds, touching gale 4 cents vcal fourth round the coast and it could lead to travel disruption, ruffians around the coast on monday, heavy

rain all day long. brightness, the further west you are, will be a little bit sunshine west of england and wales but northern ireland, scotland, a fine day the vast directive. the case ofjust avoiding the rain across parts of central and eastern england. temperatures for some only around 45 degrees and it means on the hills you could even this leech too. it is their, i do not lose too much hard because the cold est not lose too much hard because the coldest day of the week as a go through the rest, the temperatures will gradually rise and by the end of the week while still warm, particularly in the east. thankfully it will get warmer. see you in a bit. we'll bring you the news headlines at 6:30. time now for the film review with mark kermode and ben brown. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? very interesting week. we have beast, a psychological thriller set on jersey. we have avengers: infinity war, the latest in the mcu series. and the wound, a coming—of—age movie with a difference. i love the sound of beast. i love a psychological thriller. it is set onjersey, it has a central performance byjessie buckley, who plays this young woman called moll, living under the thumb of her domineering mother, played by geraldine james, with a hint of anxiety, as if she is partly frightened of her daughter. as well as dominating her. anyway, our heroine meets this young man, played byjohnny flynn, called pascal, a wild character, a vagabond, and immediately the family take against him. plus, the rest of the community are very suspicious of him,

but she falls in love with him, and he sparks in a rebellious spirit that has hitherto been kept under wraps. here is a clip. i'm sorry, sir, butjeans aren't allowed in the clubhouse. it's the club dress code. but they're blackjeans! i'm sorry. maybe the burger, then. yeah. hubbub. i'd like to make a toast. to my family. for everything you've done for me. i forgive you.

thud. get out! what i really like about this film, you can see from this the palpable tension, and, secondly, there has been a string of murders on the island, and the finger of suspicion points towards pascal, obviously johnny flynn's character, who moll believes is innocent, because she is in love, because he is manipulative, or is it because she has dark secrets in our past? the best way of describing this is that it is kind of like a twisted fairy tale, the title itself alludes to beauty and the beast, and there is an echo of la bete from 1975, which was banned for ages in this country. and there is a little touch of regarde la mer, see the sea, about bright coastal settings with a murderous underbelly, all those things mixed together, and the best thing is you are kept guessing all the way through as to the characters' motives. which one of them is the monster?

the title of beast is not specifically applied to any of them. and it really manages that knife—edge balance, a really difficult trick to pull off, sometimes you can do it in the first act, but this manages all the way through, the central performances are brilliant. the chemistry is good. really, people talk about chemistry on screen, there is real electricity in this pairing. it is really well written, a debut feature for michael pearce, keeps you on the edge of your seat, and it has a timeless fairy—tale quality. you kind of know the story, a princess rescued by a prince, or is he the beast leading her into the woods? it works really well, thejersey interiors are very good, the interiors largely from surrey, but it works well, you get a sense of two worlds colliding. terrific, really good,

exciting film, beast, well worth seeing. 0k, avengers: infinity war, i am told there are no fewer than 22 superheroes in this movie! a few too many? everything about the movie is vast, i should say that people have been saying don't give away plot spoilers, we won't. the setup is that thanos is gathering the infinity stones together to wipe out half the universe, a group of superheroes must get together to stop him, that is all you need to say about the plot. everything is huge, from the canvas to the amount of characters, to what is at stake, the entire future of the universe, to the running time of the movie itself, not a short film! and the amount of money it will doubtless take at the box office. here is the thing. if you are a fan of this particular cinematic universe, if you are invested in these characters and followed them through the series so far, you will really like this. things will surprise you,

make you gasp, make you cheer. in the screening i was in, there were all those reactions. however, if you are not particularly invested — and hands up, i have seen all the films but they are not great personally resonant — you may end up thinking this is long, episodic. it does balance light and dark, there is tragedy and comedy, although occasionally it felt like channel hopping. there is one section, then another, and they don't intertwine. the film—makers have done a good job ofjuggling disparate elements. the overriding problem for me is one of consequence, which is that i struggled to invest in the most dramatically dangerous moments. i know other people who have watched the movie who did not have that same feeling. i think it comes down to whether or not you are a fan. i'm guessing you're probably not a huge devotee of this series. no — but i do like superhero movies.

the film makes very few concessions to people who are not right in the middle of it. if you can't make this movie for the fans, which can you? i thought it was impressive, although i remained unengaged, but i know enough people who are invested in those characters who absolutely loved it and thought it took real risks. we have got to move on to the wound, what is it? a south african drama, a young man is sent by his father to take part in a ritual, which takes place in a remote mountain, you have to live in a hut and learn to be a man, an initiation ritual. his father is sending him because he thinks his son is soft, and also because he is starting to have anxieties about his sexuality. here is a clip. so the rest of the film takes place in this encampment where the ritual takes place, and it becomes a film about manhood and initiation and coming of age, what it means to be a man, sexuality, love, what is demanded of you by your elders and society, about honesty and frankness.

some people have made the comparison to brokeback mountain, which i understand, although i think it is likely off the money. the thing ifound interesting was that it evokes the world with which i was completely unfamiliar, and it tells a story which feels universal, and that is a really clever thing to do — a story which is very specific about its setting and its circumstances, and yet it allows every viewer, i think, to recognise universal truths in what is happening. as i said, it is a coming—of—age movie, which is one of the most popular of cinematic genres, yet it is taking real risks, doing things that are daring, doing them well, with great honesty, and ifound it very moving, very moving, and it balances realism on the one hand with a timeless quality on the other, almost magical quality, very good. and best out? the old dark house, a reissue of an old film from the 19305, which was believed lost, it has been restored, and it is really worth seeing, not least because james whale is an extraordinary director.

i remember people talking about this as a masterpiece, but it is not in circulation any more. the thing that it does is it is travellers, they wind up at an old dark house, they shouldn't go in, but they do, the floorboards creak, there are monsters on the loose. what it does is establishes and satirises a number of horror film conventions, and it is a remarkable thing to see it back in cinemas in a spanking new print, so well worth checking out, the old dark house, from the 1930s. and your best dvd? hostiles, i really like hostiles, not seen by enough people in the cinemas, a story about an army captain who has to take his arch enemy back to a tribal homeland, brilliant performances, but it has a terrific soundtrack by max richter, which uses an instrument of which there was only one when they made it in the world, and it produces the most unearthly sounds, extraordinary thing,

and it is one of those movies... you can watch it with your ears, it is called hostiles, it was not seen enough in cinemas, but i think it is a really impressive piece of work. watch it with your ears, i like that! a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/markkermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week, though, thanks for watching, goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and steph mcgovern. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd has apologised for not being aware of specific illegal migrant removal targets. her comments came in a series of tweets in which she said that she hadn't seen a memo detailing figures for the number of deportations but accepted that she should have. it follows mounting pressure from labourfor her to stand down. downing street said the prime minister had full confidence in the home secretary. victims of crime will be given more power to contest parole board decisions under an overhaul unveiled by the ministry ofjustice today. the proposals which come

after a judge blocked the release of taxi rapistjohn worboys, could allow members of the public to challenge decisions to free serious offenders. plans include allowing victims to see a summary of the reasons parole has been granted. president trump has said he'll continue to apply pressure on north korea to try to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. following friday's summit between north and south korea, mr trump said if it were possible he would forge a deal with the north when he meets its leader, kimjong—un, in the coming weeks. the nhs in england is spending £150 million on cybersecurity in an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year's wannacry attack. hackers left the service in meltdown causing the cancellation of thousands of operations and appoinments. the move was announced by health and social care secretaryjeremy hunt, who described cyber attacks as a "growing threat". a pilot scheme designed to make people prove their identity

at polling stations before they vote is "deeply flawed" — that's according to the electoral reform society. the campaign group expressed concern that some legitimate voters could be put off. the measures, which are intended to reduce voterfraud, are being tested in five council areas in next week's local elections. more than 35,000 people a day are fleeing venezuela into neighbouring countries to escape the economic crisis. the world food programme has warned that the number of people leaving the south american country could reach the levels seen in syria. venezuela is facing shortages of food and medicine. a former policeman suspected of committing dozens of rapes and murders has appeared in court in the united states. joseph deangelo is alleged to be the so—called golden state killer, whose crimes terrorised california in the 19705 and 805. prosecutors say they tracked him down with the help of genetic

information from websites used to trace family ancestry. an estimated 50 million years of human life could be lost in the uk if air pollution targets are not met, according to new research. a study led by king's college london suggests that sticking to the targets in the climate change act would have significant health benefits. the report authors say the study is the first to examine the long—term impact on life expectancy of air pollution policy in britain. mike's here with the sport. it is getting exciting in the championship they make is that time of year when fans have sleepless nights. i am one of them! mixed emotions isn't it, fans of teams hoping to go up to the premier league, and fans of teams that are

coming down in the championship. we've reached the business end of the football season, and the fate of some clubs could be sealed this weekend. west brom and stoke city could both be relegated from the premier league this weekend and the charge is on in the championship to replace them. with wolves already promoted, fulham are now in pole position to take the second automatic promotion spot. they came from behind to beat sunderland 2—1 at craven cottage. it's between them and cardiff now as to who goes up, and it'll go down to the final day of the season next weekend. and will they be replacing stoke? they've not won in 11 matches, and they could be relegated today if they lose to liverpool in today's early kick off and results elsewhere go against them. but manager paul lambert says they still have the fight to survive... still have the fight to survive. we have given absolutely everything, though boys have played well, i have asked them to do things and they have done it, that is the crux of

the matter really, individual things have come back to bite us but we are still in the fight. stoke's opponents today, liverpool, have held meetings with uefa and italian police in rome after violence earlier this week before their champions league first leg match against roma. the meetings ahead of their champions league semifinal second leg in the italian capital were described as "positive and productive" by liverpool officials, and say they'll now share what they discussed with those fans travelling to rome. former liverpool captain steven gerrard is the number one candidate to become the new manager of rangers. bbc sport understands that thejob is his, should he want it. rangers' chances of finishing second in the scottish premiership took a hit last night as aberdeen beat hearts 2—0 to go three points clear of them near the top. they took the lead midway through the first half through anthony 0'connor and victory was sealed before the half—time break thanks to gary mackay—steven. rangers though will have the opportunity to move back into second if they win

the old firm derby tomorrow. there was late drama in rugby union's premiership last night. newcastle falcons beat leicester tigers to take a huge step towards sealing a spot in the play—offs for the first time in their history. and they did it with the final play of the match. 80 minutes on the clock when ally hogg went over. the referee had to check with his video assistant but was happy to award the try...and sonatane takulua knocked over the conversation to seal the win and all but confirm newcastle's place in the top four. ronnie 0'sullivan has a fight on his hands to stay in the world snooker championship. the five time champion trails world number 15 ali carter 9—7 in their second round match. 0'sullivan struggled in the evening session but won four of the last five frames to keep himself in it. first to 13 goes through. 0n the other table, northern ireland's mark allen beat joe perry.

he finished with a break of 122 to progress to the quarter finals at the crucible, winning by 13 frames to eight. it was nice to finish the way i did with 100 as well, it was a bit premature, i gave him a bit of stick when i potted the great for 100, i said you can put up now. i am here to enjoy myself, but i want to win. people pay good money to come and watch, so if you can entertain along the way, that is good, and i think i am one of the ones that do in the game. we're onto the fourth grand prix of the f1 season, and world champion lewis hamilton is still looking for his first win. could it come in azerbaijan this weekend ? well he'll have to find some pace from somewhere. daniel riccardo of red bull the man who has the speed in baku right now. daniel ricciardo of red bull the man who has the speed in baku right now. he topped practise yesterday. hamilton fifth fastest ahead of

today's qualifying this afternoon. dan evans returns to tennis today after serving a year—long ban for taking cocaine. the former british number two says the drug is "shocking" and "life ruining", and that taking it was the "worst thing he has ever done". he left his tennis racquet at his parents house while he served his ban so he wasn't "haunted by the sight of it". he'll play at the qualifying event for the glasgow challenger today after being given a wildcard. and some big racing news, asjockey katie walsh announces she's retiring. the 33—year—old broke the news after a narrow win riding antey at punchestown yesterday. walsh, whose brother ruby is also a leading jockey, says: "i've had a marvellous career and i have unbelievable memories. the next chapter in life begins now." among those achievements — she's the best placed female jockey in grand national history, finishing third on seabass in 2013. i love her, because every grand

national, every festival, if we are there for breakfast, she will get up early and come and chat with us. how unusual is that to retire at 33? i'm just checking, i'm not... to be a jump just checking, i'm not... to be a jumpjockey, just checking, i'm not... to be a jump jockey, i remember just checking, i'm not... to be a jumpjockey, i remember people saying that you piece together by tape, because you break so many bones. you have so many falls, there is only so long you can take the pain and take the falls, so i would say 33 is pretty average. she has been great. she has inspired female jockeys everywhere. i hope she will have a role in the sport and stop a great mentor. litter on the streets and rubbish left to rot in soaring summer temperatures — unpleasant scenes which the people of birmingham would rather forget after strikes by bin collectors last year. but now the issue is dominating

campaigning in the run up to next week's local elections. in the latest in our reports ahead of polling day, kathryn stanczyszyn has been to see how important bin collections are to voters. the hottest topic of conversation last summer in birmingham was rubbish. the labour run city council announced a revamp of its waste service, changes sunbeam workers we re service, changes sunbeam workers were not happy with that led to the sort of publicity as it —— city doesn't want. —— some garbage workers. good morning, this has been... the resulting strike led to weeks of misery with bin bags piled high across the city. it was resolved when the council gave in some of their demands, but although the bin bags have gone, the memory lingers. now the question is, how will it affect this year's local election? does this bring back any

memories? yeah. crows pecking at them, all the rubbish everywhere. how big an issue be you think the bins are for people in this election? it will be a clear memory to people, so i think it will probably have quite a big impact. the council not to respond in a better way than what they did, is really u na cce pta ble better way than what they did, is really unacceptable in a way. will it affect the way you vote in the local election? of course. does this bring back any memories? rubbish, oda, bring back any memories? rubbish, 0da, flights, urged, rats, mice everything. —— 0h 0da, flights, urged, rats, mice everything. —— oh yeah. flies, birds. how do you think the council handled it? i think they did the best they could. it is not... 9096 of the opposition literature has been

on bins and rubbish, because the city council under labour has not covered itself in glory and the conservatives are looking to exploit that. labour this is creating a waste service fit for the 21st century while keeping weekly bin collections. conservative opposition says labour wasted seven million on the strike and they would scrap the way strategy, with a new one. the liberal democrats as they have fresh ideas for street cleaning and rubbish collection, and the greens say they would be better on sorting out recycling. this year the council elections in birmingham are a little bit different to all seats are up grabs bit different to all seats are up gra bs after bit different to all seats are up grabs after some fairly substantial boundary changes and a reduction in the number of councillors. labour has a large majority here and it would be a big upset if they lost control. the way council handles at bins might be a mark of its success, but some don't believe that last yea r‘s but some don't believe that last year's rubbish is this year ‘s problem. i think initially they may have blamed it on the council, but

then i think the banks that went —— and was against the bin men themselves. but now that it has all been collected, they have moved on. i think people have forgotten about it, unless of course you remind them about it! yeah, sorry about that. you can find out more about the local elections in england on the bbc news website. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: home secretary amber rudd has apologised for not being aware of specific migrant removal targets. labour and the snp have renewed calls for her to resign. members of the public could be able to challenge parole decisions more easily under new government proposals following the controversial decision to release the black cab rapist, john worboys. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. you said a fine day earlier. what is

your definition of a fine day? the pencil we are talking about. north and west it will be but for many it will be one of those indoorjob kind of days. the brightness will be to the north—west but staying rather you have the sunshine. chile where the rain is. all links to the cloud, is etched away but left a legacy of cloud across central eastern england, heavy burst of rain to get you through the next few hours, but as persistent as yesterday, edging northwards, rain all day except for one or two north—east midlands may be in the lincolnshire but away from match the morning cloud breaks up, sunshine comes out and we will see some showers that by the afternoon a few showers the south—west england and wales the south—east you may brighten up after a rather cloudy and would morning, still grinning across ligature and parts of

yorkshire and some showers but sunshine too. some stay completely dry. under the showers, they could be slow—moving and heavy. where the cloud sits in place in the midlands towards lincoln showed you could be seven or eight celsius. disappointingly cool day for many but the end of april. the rain will only slowly peter out across eastern parts of england through the night. in the west and north with clearer skies, a few mist and fog patches to ta ke skies, a few mist and fog patches to take us into tomorrow morning and the early risers will get some frost, a chilly start the sunday morning but overall, sunday, slightly drier, brighter, more sunshine around in northern and western areas, one or two showers, it is not trained to begin with over parts of central eastern england, some light drizzle but by the end of the day it turns to be wet and windy. temperatures below par. sunday night into monday, keeping a

close eye on this, the area of low pressure into central europe is set to bring an unseasonably wet and windy day across of england. if you're on the move keep a close eye on the forecast. some heavy rain, strong winds blowing some debris around, rough seas, likely to be some travel disruption, a day to be indoors. the rain is heavy and persistent, slowly edging its way westwards and across other parts of northern england, the midlands could turn to sleep on the tops of the hills. temperatures were you have that only four or five degrees. by contrast scotland, northern ireland and the farther west of england and wales will the sunny spells, the best of the temperatures. through the week, things gradually start to turn warmer, monday will be the cold est of turn warmer, monday will be the coldest of the week and by friday, temperatures in the mid—to high in least. in a lot of heavy and persistent rain, when do we get heavy and persistent sun? you live

in the uk. it doesn't happen. thank you. i like that. you live in the uk, ben. suck it up! we'll be back with the headlines at 7:00. time now for click. welcome to iceland, one of the strangest places i've ever been. it is ice—cold. and boiling hot. now, that does come with advantages.

the volcanic activity that formed the island millions of years ago means it has access to very cheap geothermal electricity. and all that cold air? that can be used as a free cooling system. so cheap electricity and cold air. in short, the perfect place to put a load of computers. oh wow. every single one of these is a home computer. that's all it is. that is a desktop computer. and there are thousands of them. so what is it that these computers are doing that warrants all this noise, this heat, and this power?

well, they are creating or mining cryptocurrency., or mining, cryptocurrency. yep, cryptocurrency, the new family of virtual currencies in. the cemhgyggrg= that claim is, however, still a very live debate, with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and ripple fluctuating wildly in their exchange rates. the more mining computers you own, the more money you make. and that incentive has led to massive hoards of machines like this one popping up all around the world. mining is cheaper if you don't have to pay for the cooling, but it's cheaper still if you don't have to pay for the computers you use at all. a factor that has led criminal is to think of new ways to try to make a quick crypto buck. here's dan simmons.

it's a crime that's fast becoming the hackers‘ favourite. and the impact often goes unseen. this house looks like your computer after it's been hijacked. everything may look fine from the outside, but inside resources have been ransacked. to add insult to injury, your electricity bill is about to go up as you pay to power a machine that's now working hard for the criminals. a friend of mine got in touch with me on the sunday morning and said i havejust been to the information commissioner's office website, where the ico, here in the uk, our data protection body at the government, and he said my anti—virus programme has thrown up this warning on the screen, he said it's a government website, can it have a virus on it?

so what we discovered was, originally the ico website was running a crypto miner. so your browser would be hijacked to mine cryptocurrencies for the hackers. after some investigation, what we found was that a third—party supplier that provides them with software had been breached and they had included the crypto miner in that. a third—party app used by the ico and thousands of other websites had been compromised. the malware told visitors' computers to start mining cryptocurrencies for the bad guys. you can configure a crypto miner in how much power it will use. if you are greedy it will take 100%, then the computer or phone or tablet will slow down and you will notice that when you try to do things it is not responsive, it hangs. what they have done in this case is they configured it to use up to 60% of the power of the device. so it will use a lot of it. so the average user may never have known it was there and it was running. the ico told us no personal data was compromised. third—party applications

were swiftly reviewed and their systems patched. they are also exploring new ways of protecting their systems. security firms are reporting hackers making millions of dollars. it's called crypto jacking. it's on the rise. and the gangs that do it aren't only eyeing up a lambo. tesla is one of the highest profile victims. their cloud server, provided by amazon web services, had been compromised. the crims didn't want secrets, they wanted resources. and now most things are connected to the net there could be some targets you have not thought of. this viewer's smart tv is not quite clever enough to stop they crypto miner who has put its processors into top gear. just look at the heat signature from the tv fire stick that isn't infected, to one that is.

the cyber criminals can get onto any other device in your household, for example, into a microwave or even into a smart blender if it's smart enough. itjust depends on the intentions of cyber criminals and how good the device is for mining. thankfully, at the moment, our connected kitchens don't quite have the processor power the hackers are looking for. i know what you're thinking. forget the criminals, is it worth us orchestrating our own devices to start crypto mining to increase our own bank accounts or or is itjust not worth the effort? while even your mobile can mine for cryptocurrencies, if you want to make more than a few

pennies you want to buy one of these miners with processors specifically designed for thejob. so how do the maths add up? we have one of the latest crypto miners. that is not the only cost in this business. we have to pay for the electricity to run it 2a/7. which in a typical us city might cost us about $200 per month. so how fast can it mine cryptocurrency? well, that partly depends on how many peoplejoin in the game. the more total computing power doing this, the lower our return will be. recent estimates suggest about one bitcoin a year. so, it all boils down to how much a crypto coin is worth. look at the bitcoin rate back in december and now in april that price has tumbled. and our costs are rising. some reports suggest you would find it difficult to make a profit inside of a year.

unless, of course, you're using someone else's kit. as the parent of a five—year—old, i can tell you that i don't want to see my daughter glued to a smartphone or obsessed with using a tablet, but at the same time, our children do need to learn how to engage with technology. so it's no surprise that a lot of devices that aim to combine coding and creativity have become popular. today i am going to be testing some of the latest. but seeing as i am a little too old for school i have some helpers. is everybody ready? yes! here at dallow primary school, these year 3 students seem to be engrossed in the experience. over here we've got

the kano pixel kit being tested. after a bit of coding takes place, there are lots of flashing lights. after connecting the app kids can get coding, creating light shows or games, even using the weather data or their own voices to trigger changes. the kids love the bright lights, but i do wonder how many times they'd need to use it before the novelty wore off. it gives you more understanding of what coding really is. and when you're older you can become an inventor. 0r anything that has coding. it would help you. over here we have something that is actually called an inventor kit. how exciting is that? what are you up to here? we press this and then we pressed edit so we can change the picture. we can actually change the picture and how it looks. this magnetic electronic building system challenges the kids to create reactions triggered by sensors.

here, one second after moving the gyroscope, a buzzer will go off. it's encouraging our brains to get a bit better. to create things. i have no idea what they are going to invent next but i will leave them to it. over here we have a codeable drone. how are you getting on? good. it will raise up and then it will turn and go through. then it will turn red. then it will do a shape. then it will rise again. then it is going to go clockwise. it is a good job you don't have remember all that. it is quite complicated. you have set up a sequence of movements. once we get some space, we will go outside the classroom to do this. here we've got the stemosaur, which is a codeable dinosaur. the kids had a great time constructing it. but it needed home wi—fi to be tested properly. leaving them somewhat disappointed. 0nce built, as a coding panel to programme it,

it can tell stories, dojokes, do maths, and more. all of the bits of technology do enable children to work on those programming and coding skills and problem solving as well at the same time. ok, so some space. let's give it a go. 0h! hello, this is breakfast, with ben thompson and steph mcgovern. amber rudd admits she should have known about targets for deporting illegal immigrants. the home secretary denies reading a memo sent to her office telling her about them. labour says she should resign. good morning, it's saturday, 28th april. also this morning. victims of crime will be able to challenge parole board decisions under measures

being introduced following the case ofjohn worboys, the black—cab rapist. friends for now, but president trump says he will continue to exert maximum pressure on north korea, as he prepares to meet kimjong—un. in sport, the race to the premier league will go down to the wire after fulham beat sunderland to move to second in the championship. premier league relegations could also be confirmed today with west bromich albion and stoke on the brink. everybody in this boat, except you, bushell, is paddling at the same time as everybody else. it's not all plain sailing as i try my hand at dragon racing, one of the fastest growing