hello. this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. prince harry and meghan markle call for "understanding and respect" amid reports that her father won't attend the royal wedding. thomas markle had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle on saturday, but it's now thought he may not come at all. good morning. it's tuesday the 15th of may. also this morning: fears of fresh violence in gaza a day after israeli troops killed 55 palestinian protesters. the reality is if you are in something like that at such a young age, there is no getting over it. one week ahead of the anniversary of the manchester terror attack, we're on board with the project helping survivors come to terms with what happened.

could offering better perks instead of better pay help keep staff happy? i'm looking at how firms are tempting top talent without paying higher wages. in sport, manchester city fans fill the streets to celebrate a record—breaking season. around 100,000 supporters turned out last night as the squad paraded their trophies. a nice day yesterday. this is outside our studios in salford quays. we are looking at laws. —— to doors. and carol has the weather. we are looking at some sea fog gci’oss we are looking at some sea fog across east anglia and the coastline than a weather front bringing some patchy rain across north—west scotland. a lot of warm sunshine in between. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story — prince harry and meghan markle have asked for understanding to be shown

to her father after reports that he won't attend their wedding on saturday. thomas markle had been expected to walk his daughter down the aisle, but has now told celebrity news website tmz that he doesn't want to embarrass his daughter or the royal family. simon clemison reports. thomas is said to be shy and reclusive, but about to walk his daughter down the aisle in a much talked about royal wedding. just days away, he couldn't be more centrestage. he was supposed to meet rins harry for the first time this week. if he has pulled out of the ceremony, exactly what has led him to make that decision is not yet clear. the celebrity news website claiming he will stay away set it would be to save causing her all the royal family any embarrassment. he has been at the centre press attention after claims a picture him getting ready for the big day were staged. the bbc understands meghan is stressed and concern about the well—being of her father.

is stressed and concern about the well—being of herfather. in is stressed and concern about the well—being of her father. in a statement, kensington palace said: adding that she and prince harry we re adding that she and prince harry were asking again for understanding and respect to be extended to him in this difficult situation. she is close to her father and this difficult situation. she is close to herfather and it this difficult situation. she is close to her father and it is thought he will still be there to support on saturday. let's get more from our reporter. and simon is live in windsor for us this morning. preparations will be under way for this wedding. they might have to change a bit. they might. thomas has been in the papers recently seemingly for the right reasons to begin with as he appeared ina right reasons to begin with as he appeared in a series of photos which showed him getting ready for the big day, caught on the hop. the mail on sunday look a bit closer and it said it has cctv footage which appear to show him arriving on one of these locations with the photographer, and

that some of the people and some of the backdrops were not quite what they seemed. he had been stunting these up in cooperation with the press. remember, originally, prince harry attack some elements of the media for what he called bombardment, elements who may have been trying to get the picture is that thomas apparently has been setting up. look, there has been no official confirmation yet from him oi’ official confirmation yet from him or the palace that he won't be coming. windsor is getting ready this morning, the fencing is about to go in, the flags off to my right are up. there will be a lot of people hoping, not least one bride that she can walk down the aisle with her father on saturday. 0k, thank you very much indeed. we will be back there throughout the morning. fresh protests against israel are expected against israel. 55 people have been killed and almost 3,000 injured after violent clashes on the israeli border. the international community has condemned the violence and called for restraint.

andrew plant reports. it was a day of violence and thus saw dozens of people killed and hundreds more injured. palestinian protesters threw stones, israeli security forces opened fire in return. by minister said his military was acting in self—defence, saying the palestinian group had mixed armed fighters with civilian protesters. america has also blamed hamas for the violence. the responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with hamas. hamas has intentionally and provoke this response. the violence has brought international attention. these protesters took to the streets in turkey. the united nations has talked of outrageous violations of human rights. russia has been highly critical of america's position to move its embassy. germany said israel had the right to defend itself, while front‘s president emmanuel macron condemned the

violence. three days of mourning have now been declared by the palestinian progress —— palestinian president. the fear is the violence may not be over with more protests planned this week. andrew plant, bbc news. a civil liberties group has described facial recognition systems used by police as "dangerous and inaccurate. " this report by big brother watch claims the technology has a failure rate of more than 90%. rory cellan—jones reports. the champions league final in cardiff last year and south wales police are trying out a new way of monitoring the crowd, but the facial recognition technology isn't a great success. recognition technology isn't a great success. it ends up wrongly identifying people as being on a police database identifying people as being on a police data base 93% identifying people as being on a police database 93% of the time. at the notting hill carnival, the same technology has performed even worse for the metropolitan police with a 98% failure rate in identifying people on a watchlist. now a civil

liberties groups is a whole experiment should end. what we are the —— building is a massive surveillance system that can track, locate and i don't fight or misidentify people everywhere they 90, misidentify people everywhere they go, and me to stop and ask, is this something that we want? technology to identify faces in a crowd is pretty hit and miss at the moment, but it is making rapid progress, and the police they need to work out whether it would help them protect the public at major events. the metropolitan police they always make additional checks to confirm whether someone additional checks to confirm whether someone has been correctly identified either technology. south wales police released this video showing how their system works, and defend it against its critics. those very lurid headlines you see and a negative reports really don't tell the full story of how much it does help us. china is way ahead in the use of facial recognition, with a vast database of its citizens. a big

brother watch is asking whether the uk really brother watch is asking whether the u k really wa nts brother watch is asking whether the uk really wants to go down the same path. ministers in scotland are set to refuse to consent to the uk's main piece of legislation by using what the government is calling "the powers of devolotion." the scottish and uk parliament are at odds with the bill and what it could mean for devolved powers. they are rejecting the westminster bill, saying it would restrict parliament's powers. concerns have been raised about the excessive use —— discussions around end of life wishes for cancer patients are not being had until it is too late according to a new study. research by macmillan cancer support found maintaining a "fighting attitude" can have a negative effect on the care preferences of terminally ill patients and creates a barrier to vital conversations about dying. rolling stones guitarist keith richards has told the bbc he once threatened donald trump with a knife at one of the band's gigs.

the veteran rocker said he grabbed the weapon in protest at the us president turning up at a concert at one of his former casinos in atlantic city in 1989. when donald trump was elected us president, his acceptance speech ended with a blast of the rolling stones. the band had not given their permission and mick jagger says stones. the band had not given their permission and mickjagger says he thought it was a very strange choice. he didn't finish the speech. he goes on this ballad about drugs in chelsea. it is weird. if you think about it. he couldn't be persuaded to use something else. keith richards confirmed that he had his own run—in with donald trump backin his own run—in with donald trump back in 1989 when they were playing a show at one of its casinos. we got to atla ntic

a show at one of its casinos. we got to atlantic city, donald trump presents the rolling stones... that was the last time i got angry. i pulled out my trusty blade and said, you have to get rid of this. now america has to get rid of him. don't say i didn't warn you. the rolling stones say that the song donald trump appropriated will be on their set list when their tour starts in ireland this thursday. i'm not sure they are very happy. good morning. you are watching brea kfast. good morning. you are watching breakfast. great celebrations yesterday. what a beautiful day manchester city had for their parade. 100,000 people watched that last tour yesterday. you can just about see the players on top of the bus, celebrating their premier league championship with a traditional open top bus tour. have you ever travelled on one of them?

yes, i have. you feel like you are king of the world. i was in liverpool when they won the champions league. you do feel like you are king of the world and you remember, you are only there to watch. the city mark the end of a record—breaking season. they broke a string of records, amassing 100 points will stop at the league cup on display. fulham have taken a step closer tojoining city in the premier league next season after coming from behind to beat derby county and reach the championship play—off final. and kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland. they're heading into the final day against pakistan in what is their first test match. and the former olympic champion darren campbell says he's relieved to be alive after suffering a bleed on the brain. he's recovering in hospital after having a seizure a week ago. we do wish him well. he collapsed at

home a few days ago, and he actually said he is not going to do anything this summer. this summer he would absolutely nothing. he will be his kids, get better and recover. it sounds like he needs a rest. good to hear he is ok. it was a glorious day yesterday. you both have nice summary dresses on. we dressed telepathically this morning. luckily, carol was listening to us. you are quite right. it was a beautiful day yesterday and another beautiful day yesterday and another beautiful day yesterday and another beautiful day for most of us today. the forecast is a sunny one, and also a warm one. it is not as cold as it was yesterday for that matter. we do have some distance of around, backslapping onshore and we will see that as we go through the course of today. the other thing we have is a

weather front. the cloud associated with it is coming in across the north west of scotland and northern ireland today and will produce some rain as it slowly sinks southwards. for the rest of the uk, a quiet day, sunny and a pleasantly warm one. what we have this morning is some sea fog. again, it is across parts of the north sea and the irish sea. this is our weather front coming of the north sea and the irish sea. this is our weatherfront coming in, introducing the cloud and some rain. eastern scott off to a fine start. northern ireland off to a fine start. but the cloud building for you. it is coming in from the irish sea, affecting parts of west wales. we also have it in a north sea coming in across the coastline of east anglia. it could linger across their. we are looking at a lot of sunshine. taking its cloud with it and some light rain as well through northern ireland and into scotland. it will feel cool, especially if you

are exposed to that. inland, looking at— south—east up to 23. went in aberdeen. through this evening and overnight, our weather front continues its descent south eastwards, moving across england and wales as is riven cloud and light patchy rain and drizzle. clear skies for scotland and northern ireland. cold enough for a touch of grass frost here and there are but no such issues as we had further south. 11 and 12 as the overnight low. tomorrow, a beautiful start through the day across northern ireland. edinburgh is looking very nice but cold. further south we have this weather front producing the cloud and also the odd spot of light rain. most of us will not see that. highs tomorrow up to 16. the temperature is coming down a touch. for thursday, we are looking at a largely fine day. high pressure is

accessing its influence over us. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine today. we will see some cloud buildup. we will have sunny spells but still a very nice day nonetheless. temperatures 11 to about 16. friday showers again a lot of fine and settled conditions. more cloud coming in at times from the north sea across parts of eastern england and the weather front coming in from the west introducing this cloud and rain across there. temperatures up to 17. saturday is going to be fine and settled. should stay dry again, said that of sunshine around. for the rest of us on saturday we have this weather front coming in which we will have more cloud and spots of rain. it is nice outside. as we were strolling in... a bit foggy at first but a beautiful day today. strolling in... a bit foggy at first but a beautiful day todaylj strolling in... a bit foggy at first but a beautiful day today. i fancy a

game of rounders when the weather is like this. shall we play out there? i've got the set. i can bring it tomorrow. what does a rounders set involve, a bat and a ball? it also has posts. very alaba at! we have used it twice —— elaborate. let's take a look at today's papers. this is dominating our news bulletin this morning on breakfast, two stories, what happened in gaza yesterday and dramatic pictures giving you a sense of what happened. this is as the new embassy was openedin this is as the new embassy was opened injerusalem yesterday but this is what happened in gaza as well, over 50 killed and 2000 injured. then the other story about meghan markle's father, apparently pulling out of the royal wedding after these photos were seen of him over the weekend. the same two stories split on most of the papers,

daily mail here. bloodbath is their main headline, scores dead and thousands wounded as israel fires on palestinians protesting against the new embassy. and pictures from gaza on the daily express and meghan's dad not going to the wedding is the main picture story. what the guardian have done is they have put that picture from the new embassy being opened by ivanka trump and then a picture from gaza as well, the juxtaposition of the two things going on simultaneously. i will show you the front page of the daily telegraph as well, the same, back to the drawing board on customs. their top story, eurosceptics urge made to be firm with brussels. another picture of the gaza strip yesterday —— may. with brussels. another picture of the gaza strip yesterday -- may. who wa nts to the gaza strip yesterday -- may. who wants to start with the inside pages? i always go first! but you can go first if you like. what a

gentleman! sally, take as long as you like. here we go. let's look at the back page of the guardian. if you're a premier league manager, you don't want to look at the back pages today because it's all about the comings and goings. the guardian, amongst other papers, have sam alla rdyce amongst other papers, have sam allardyce leaving everton, they're talking about marco silva being lined up to replace him. lots of the papers talking about the managerial merry—go—round. this is in the mail, it is actually... dan, can you hold this? come on, assistant dan. this is afteran this? come on, assistant dan. this is after an interview with colin graves by dan roan, chairman of the ecb, he said, like it or not, young people aren't attracted to cricket, they want something different, exciting, shorter and simpler to understand. whichever way you look at it, if your chairman of the ecb, probably not the best thing to say about the sport you are running and

promoting —— if you are. the mail have done a clever thing, they have shown a group of school kids who seem shown a group of school kids who seem like cricket playing yesterday. and how is this poor a lucky escape? i want to show you this from formula two, drivers saved by the halo, do you know what the halo is? the drivers were the helmet but there is this contraption around ahead —— how is this for a lucky escape. 0ne car hit the other and the tyre bounced off the top of the car and the driver would have been killed if not for the halo, which was recently introduced, hugely criticised but it worked. a story in the papers here. have you got the same story? this is the scouts, they have their rebranding and new logo, they're saying a lot of their badges you would get for outdoor pursuits are going to be focused more on things

like getting jobs. it will be more contemporary designed to convince not only young people but minority parents signing up. this is a story you've been talking about here. not yet. go for it! this is a story, it's a big retailer that has come underfire it's a big retailer that has come under fire for charging more for plus size clothing than regular clothing. can i show you this story? i love this story. a trainer that puts itself on for you so you don't have to lean down and struggled to put your shoes on in the morning. nike has put in a patent. i don't know if you can see the picture, that's a little conveyor belt. you just put your toes in and when it works out that's happened to be co nveyor works out that's happened to be conveyor belt will drag your foot. staggeringly lazy! it isjust like being iron man, that's brilliant! it is great! pretty clever, but they have registered the patent now. you

and me are different kinds of iron man! totally! thanks very much, see you later. good morning, you're watching breakfast from the bbc. 0n 22nd may last year, the worst terror attack in the uk since 7/7 took place at an ariana grande concert in manchester. for those that went, the memories of that night are still vivid. a week before the anniversary, ricky boleto has been to mid—wales to meet two teenagers who were at the show. they're taking part in a scheme designed to help young survivors come to terms with what has happened. this late in mid wales. a place of natural beauty and calm. —— lake. it isa natural beauty and calm. —— lake. it is a world away from what happened at the manchester arena last year. and today some of the teenagers who we re and today some of the teenagers who were at the concert have come

together. a five—day programme set up together. a five—day programme set up by together. a five—day programme set up bya together. a five—day programme set up by a charity is helping young survivors of the manchester attack come to terms with what happened. 0k, you're off, you're right? get this right down. ben was that the concert with his mum, michelle. i've lost a lot of friends since and that's why i'm happy to come down to climbing house and meet new people. the reality is if you're in something like that at such a young age, there's no getting over it. yeah, you might grow out of the problems you get from it and you might healfrom problems you get from it and you might heal from it, problems you get from it and you might healfrom it, but it's problems you get from it and you might heal from it, but it's still going to be there, it will still be a problem for the rest of your life. how has your life changed since the attack a year ago? sleeping and eating. i've becomes lightly more violent and aggressive towards people. what about school life, has anything impacted it? it was a bit ha rd

anything impacted it? it was a bit hard at first because people didn't really understand it but now my teachers have got a better understanding and i'm getting helped out a lot. how is your school going? teachers are understanding, it's just the students. for many caught up just the students. for many caught up in the attack the last 12 months have been very difficult. many of those involved were children, young people who struggled to return to school and that's why a programme like this is helping children get back on theirfeet like this is helping children get back on their feet and just do have a distraction. and four ben and louise, it's been life changing. keld would claim up with climbing 0ut. she said young people need all the support they can get.|j 0ut. she said young people need all the support they can get. i had young people coming with nightmares, panic attacks, flashbacks, interestingly we didn't get a single nightmare through the week and we had kids sleeping that didn't normally sleep. 0ne had kids sleeping that didn't normally sleep. one of our biggest aims is to let young people accept what's happened to them, we're not asking them to forget it, we're asking them to forget it, we're asking them... or help them accepted but still help them continue living

life despite it. louise was diagnosed with post—traumatic stress disorder. can you talk to me about elder and what she means to you? she's just amazing machines elder and what she means to you? she'sjust amazing machines helped me so she'sjust amazing machines helped me so much with everything and she's basically given me my life back. sharing experiences has been the aim of this trip. when it comes to sailing, a few more lessons might be needed. what are you doing? what are you doing? ben, you did a good job, make. shall i shake your hand always we get to shore? thanks for your much. four ben, louise and their families, this has been a line, but they say they need more help to come to terms with what happened on the 22nd of may, 2017. ricky boleto, bbc news. good luck to them as well. later on brea kfast we good luck to them as well. later on breakfast we are talking to a mum

and her two daughters also there on that night about how they are also trying to cope with it all. the anniversary is next tuesday so we will reflect all of that on the programme for you as well. one thing... tim is on the hunt for bunnies in bury st edmunds this morning. have you found any yet? we have, but they have been a bit shy as we are going live, we filmed them earlier. good morning, wejust outside bury st edmunds, lankford la kes, outside bury st edmunds, lankford lakes, beautiful spot and a beautiful place to spend time this morning. we are looking at rabbitohs. typically you would see more in this field but recently according to a recent survey by the british trust for all apology, which monitors mammals and birds, there's been a decline of 60% in the last 20 yea rs been a decline of 60% in the last 20 years —— ornithology. numbers were decimated in the 1950s due to myxomatosis and it's a new disease thatis myxomatosis and it's a new disease that is causing concern, rabbit

hammer rogic disease as well, which is getting lots of people concerned about the decline in rabbit numbers, so about the decline in rabbit numbers, so later we will find out why that is happening and what can be done to help that but first, here's the news, weather and travel where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. the human element of the grenfell tower tragedy is in danger of being lost according to one conservative mp. kwasi kwarteng was speaking yesterday at a westminster hall debate on the forthcoming inquiry into the fire which killed 71 people. meanwhile, the labour mp for tottenham, david lammy, said that there was still much to do to regain the trust of those affected. if you can't afford to be in the private sector, then you are at the mercy of the state. that is the bottom line. it is the state that has failed, so it is the state that

has failed, so it is the state that has to work hard to regain the trust of the grenfell families. london could be getting its first new high street for more than a century as part of plans for a redevelopment of the canada water area. the application to southwark council will also include offices, shops and around 3,000 new homes. a decision is expected by the end of the year. with just a few days to go, wedding fever is sweeping across britain and it seems the rest of the continent. camera crews and journalists have started arriving from around the world to get their spot for the royal wedding. 0ne german reporter says the wedding is actually a bigger deal there than in britain. we have no royals any more so there's a gap to fill and the british monarchy is perfect because it's the most industry, interesting. of course, when you look back, queen victoria, her husband was german, the heritage is great and the name used to be sax coburg goto, which

sounds a little german, sir! let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning south western trains are disrupted between dorking and epsom due to over—running engineering works. 0n the roads, slow on the a40, greenford flyover which has the usual build—up towards hanger lane. in camberwell, vassall road remains closed in both directions between camberwell new road and foxley road due to a police investigation. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, a lovely dry, bright and sunny start. the good news is the temperatures are going to rise accordingly. quite a warm day in store. in the east you might get a bit of mist and murk and low cloud first thing but it will burn back fairly quickly leading to blue sky and sunshine. pleasant afternoon. still a northerly breeze but temperatures still managing to reach 23. some evening sunshine and

once the sun sets some clear spells, in fact you might see some cloud out towards the home counties making its way further south through the night but clear spells through to dawn, minimum between 9—11. a bright start for some tomorrow morning, a bit cloudy towards the north but that cloudy towards the north but that cloud will continue to spread further south so temperatures take a bit of a tumble as we head through wednesday and thursday. 16 is going to feel much cooler with the north—easterly breeze but high pressure builds and towards the weekend, plenty of dry weather, some sunny spells and attempt in the low twenties. lovely day ahead, enjoy it if you can. i'm back in halfan lovely day ahead, enjoy it if you can. i'm back in half an hour. front coming in which we will have more cloud and spots of rain. good morning. you are watching brea kfast. good morning. you are watching breakfast. we will bring you all the latest news. but also on breakfast this morning: when the manchester arena was bombed, most of the people at the

concert where young girls and their families. so how do they ever recover from the horrors they saw that night? we'll speak to a mum and her two daughters, who'll tell us how they're coping. we all know there's no cure for the common cold. until now! scientists think they may have made a breakthrough. we'll hear more later in the programme. peace and prosperity reigned in all places, borders were removed. the existed no nations. hip—hop star akala is becoming as well known for his social commentary as his rapping. he's not afraid to tackle the big issues, and he'll be here with his latest musings on race and class division in the uk. all that to come. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. it's unclear whether meghan markle's father will still be walking her down the aisle at the royal wedding this weekend. thomas markle reportedly told celebrity news website tmz that he has decided not to attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry because he didn't want to embarrass her

or the royal family. simon clemison is live in windsor for us this morning. do we know how meghan is feeling? we know preparations are under way, and it seems they may have to change a. good morning. yes, we are seeing the barriers to keep the crowds back. they just went past barriers to keep the crowds back. theyjust went past me. a few barriers to keep the crowds back. they just went past me. a few things up they just went past me. a few things up in the year at the moment. that moment of walking down the aisle with your father is one of the most emotional, but she is very worried about him. she is very close to him. we understand that they are hoping this can be resolved. that is the latest we understand. what is going on here? we don't know exactly, but thomas has been appearing in the press quite recently to begin before the right as he was in some pictures showing himself getting ready for the day. the mail on sunday looked a bit closer and what they found is

there was cctv footage which actually showed that thomas was turning up with a photographer and some of the people in the backdrops we re some of the people in the backdrops were not quite as they seemed. he had been somehow stunting these pictures in corporation with the press. prince harry said originally he talked earlier in their relationship about a bombardment about some elements of the press which might have been tried to get the shots that thomas was apparently setting up. we don't know the exact reasons why he might have pulled out, and that celebrity website talk about him not wanting to bring embarrassment to her or the family. 0ur embarrassment to her or the family. our understanding is that at the moment it is very much hoping that this can be resolved, and that he can walk his daughter down the aisle. thank you very much. the international community has

condemned violence in gaza. protesters were killed yesterday. further demonstrations are expected today on the serbian to —— 70th anniversary of what they call the catastrophe when people fled their homes were expelled the creation of israel. the un security council is meeting later today. discussions around end of life wishes for cancer patients are not being had until it is too late, according to a new study. research by macmillan cancer support found maintaining a "fighting attitude" can have a negative effect on the care preferences of terminally ill patients and creates a barrier to vital conversations about dying. the rolling stones have pledged to reclaim their song you can't always get what you want from donald trump this week, when they start their first tour of britain and ireland for a decade. it is an interesting story. the us president used the band's music without their permission throughout his election campaign but stones frontman mick jagger told the bbc he wasn't too impressed. when he finished the speech, he

parades out on this ballad about drugs in chelsea. it is kind of weird if you think about it. but he couldn't be persuaded to use something else. that was an odd thing, really old. a group of hikers camping on a volcano in indonesia had a very lucky escape when it started to erupt. the group were cooking breakfast on mount merap, indonesia's most active volcano, when a huge plume of thick smoke emerged a short distance from the campers. the eruption sent a giant ash column 18,000 feet into the sky, forcing families living nearby to evacuate their homes. there were no immediate reports of casualties. we do understand that the people we re we do understand that the people were 0k. you would... you would move quickly. i would be out of there. i would be all out. it down the mountain i

think at that point. imight think at that point. i might even leave my lunch. i would take a pork pie with me for the road. tens of thousands of manchester city fans celebrated their premier league champions with a traditonal open—top bus tour of the city last night. they think almost 100,000 people might have gone to the parade. the weather helped, and open top of parade. they had to make trophies on the bus, a brilliant moment for theirfans. the bus, a brilliant moment for their fans. manchester city celebrating berrer premier league title. it marked the end of a record—breaking season in which pep guardiola's squad amassed 100 points, 106 goals and won the most games on their way to the title. it is amazing. we are here again, the fans have turned out in numbers. this team is wonderful. we have been able to win it with four weeks to go. it has been amazing. what we have done is absolutely impossible. we are here to help them, but the quality, the human beings, the

players. that is why we did what we have done. we are here to celebrate my team winning the premier league today. what does it mean to you to feel these people? today. what does it mean to you to feelthese people? it brings today. what does it mean to you to feel these people? it brings the community together as a team. they come together and celebrate the team winning the premier league. they come down on a coach and everything, it's amazing. what was it this year that made them so much better? bechwati 0la. he is amazing. —— pep guardiola. i am going to see the world cup, good beer, good red wine and enjoy the season. when we start, we welcome back stronger than this season. that is a scary prospect. they will come back stronger. how

will they manage that? so that if a hugely successful moment. what is the most lucrative match in a season? i'm talking about the championship play—off finals, because they must be worth hundreds of millions of pounds. they trailed derby yesterday in the second leg, but they turned it around. they'll face either aston villa or middlesbrough, who meet again tonight. villa are 1—0 up. i don't know if you want to hear this, everyone. can you believe it's only 3a days until gareth southgate leads england out for their first game at the world cup. he's given fifa details of his provisional 35—man squad, and tomorrow he'll name the 23 players he'll be taking to russia. former england captain gary neville is positive about england's chances. world cups are really tough, and it would be wrong to put a —— huge pressure on the team, but it would be wrong to say it would be great to

get out of the group. i always remained optimistic. it is the nature of the englishman to always feel spirited. kyle edmund has produced another strong performance, this time in the first round of the italian 0pen. he had to fight hard for a 3—set win over malekjaziri, and it's good to see he's in such solid form on the clay as we head towards the french open. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland on day 4 of the match against pakistan. that helped their recovery after they were forced to follow on. going into the final day, ireland are 139 runs ahead — this is their first ever test match. the former british olympic champion, darren campbell, says he's relieved to be alive as he recovers from suffering a bleed on the brain. campbell is a regular part of the bbc‘s athletics coverage, most recently for the commonwealth games last month. he had a seizure at home a week ago and he told us he won't be working

at all this summer so he can concentrate on getting better. scary old time. apparently when he came around he had been on a ventilator and he didn't believe them when they said, you have been out for this long. you needed ventilating. he didn't quite know what had happened. he had no memory of the incident. we really do wish him well. take care. very good luck to him. it's the most frequently caught infectious disease in humans, yet a cure for the common cold has so far eluded researchers. but could scientists finally have found an answer to the conundrum that has stumped them for centuries? i had one and a pass it on to you. he very kindly gave it to me. a new treatment capable of killing multiple strains of the disease by targeting the human host rather than the virus is causing quite a lot of excitement. let's get more on this potential breakthrough now from professor roberto solari, who's one of the academics behind the research.

thank you very much for talking to us. thank you very much for talking to us. tell us about the technology side of it first of all. you don't concentrate on the cold itself, the post, if you like. good morning. yes, we are very excited about this work. this is, like all viruses, they had to live inside ourselves and they hijack to sell you —— cellular machinery to make more copies of themselves. what we have done is we have targeted one of our own cellular enzymes that the virus hijacks and we have made a chemical inhibitor of that and we can show that blocks the reputation of the virus, and —— replication. this has the potential to be developed in future years. it is not a cure for the common cold, but it is a first step on a long path towards treatment. so the dream is that it stops at replicating inside your

body to reduce in that you have and also stop you from passing it onto someone also stop you from passing it onto someone else? that would be the hope. 0ur ambition is that this would be predominantly a treatment for people who suffer from asthma and copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, who when they get a cold, actually are rather ill. for healthy people, the common cold is a relatively trivial infection, but if you have asthma or copd, it can significantly worsen your symptoms and even hospitalise you. that is the ambition that we are aiming for isa the ambition that we are aiming for is a treatment for those patients. where are we in terms of the research at the moment? have we move beyond the test—tube? research at the moment? have we move beyond the test-tube? we are still in the test—tube at the moment. we need to go forward into more complex models, we need to test for safety and tolerability, before this goes forward in teak human volunteers and then in two patients. we are probably about two or three years

about away from the first trials in healthy volunteers, maybe five years away from the first trials in patients. you seem pretty confident that this is a significant breakthrough. this enzyme has been known for some time. it was first discovered in the 1980s and was important for the polio virus which is related to the cold virus. we have made a nice drug like molecule, and that is the breakthrough we have made. we think it is a molecule that has potential to be developed. so, yes, we are excited. you said five yea rs yes, we are excited. you said five years until we might see those trials on humans. how much cost wise are we looking at? is there a huge implications? there is a huge invitation for cost. in order to get this progressed into patients, we have to go out and raise the money to do it. the nickel trials cost tens if not hundreds of millions of pounds, so one of the big challenges

apart from the science is actually raising the finance to be able to progress this all the way to approval eventually, we hope. many of our viewer is are probably nursing a cold this morning. you are the expert. it will be quite a long time before they see this happening. what would you suggest they do in the meantime? what is your number one tip for getting rid of cold? follow the nhs advice on their website. rest and aspirin or take the medication is as suggested by the medication is as suggested by the nhs is what i would do, and rest. wise words. we look forward to getting you back in a few years, see how far down the line we are. in the meantime, we are going to have a lot of colds. next time you sneeze, i have to have a rest because i might get a cold. that is for a few days afterwards.

i'm not sure that will work for you. have you got a magic potion? do you do honey, lemon and all that sort of thing? is it raw broccoli. that seems to work. i don't get any colds. i like it. i might try that. it is also delicious as well. i need some convincing on that. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: kensington palace has appealed for understanding and respect for meghan markle's father following a report that he's decided not to attend the royal wedding on saturday. fresh protests against israel are expected today in the palestinian territories a day after israeli troops killed 55 people in gaza. lovely out and about yesterday and i think it will be the same but carol has the details. good morning. good morning, you're right, good morning. today for many it will be

sunny and warm. even the start of the day isn't as cold as yesterday. what is happening is we have a lot of cloud in the atlantic, you can see it extending all the way up to north—west scotland and that's a weather front which will introduce some rain through the day, albeit the rain fairly light and patchy. for the rest of the uk, a quiet day, some breezes, mostly northerly, making it feel cooler along the east coast of the country for example, and we've also got some sea mist and fog. first thing in eastern scotland, dry and sunny. in the west with the weather front we have the cloud and rain on the way if you haven't got it already. the same in northern ireland, cloud building and also some sea mist and fog coming in across west wales and the north coast of devon and cornwall, as we have across east anglia, that will tend to burn back towards the coast but it could linger across the north coast of norfolk through the day. ad on the northerly wind and it will

feel pretty cool. through the day our weather front slips south moving across scotland and northern ireland, with some light and patchy rain with it, so later in the day it will brighten up in the north—west of scotla nd will brighten up in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland with early evening sunshine. ahead of that weather front, cracking day if you like it sunny and warm with temperatures up to 23 in the south—east. through the evening and overnight our weather front continues its descent south—eastwards, taking its like and patchy rain and drizzle with it through northern england and wales. clearer skies follow behind the so—called enough here and therefore a touch of grass frost. no such issues further south because there will be lots of cloud associated with this weather front but one thing is the breeze will pick up and it will be a noticeable northerly breeze through tomorrow. meanwhile following the progression of the weather front, here it following the progression of the weatherfront, here it comes moving to the south with spots of rain in towards east wales, the midlands and south—west england and for the rest

it should remain dry and the hide it some brighter skies. beautiful day in northern england, scotland and northern ireland. temperatures, though, only up to 16 tomorrow. by thursday high pressure is well and truly ensconced across our shores, so truly ensconced across our shores, so most will have a dry, sunny day and at times we will see more cloud building. that won't spoil it, rather than having wall to wall blue skies, sunny spells, and temperatures once again up to around 16. friday is very similar for most in that high pressure is still very much with us, lots of dry weather around, but a weather front from the west will introduce thicker cloud and stashes of rain in the outer hebrides and the north coast of northern ireland before we finish the day —— splashes. temperatures up to about 17. for the weekend? saturday and sunday will be very similar. if you're going to the royal wedding or the fa cup, it should stay dry, some sunshine around, highs of 23 and further

north we have this weather front coming in and it will slip slowly southwards with the light rain and very similar on sunday. thanks very much. we will see you later. could offering better perks instead of better pay be the way for businesses to tempt top talent? ben's looking at that this morning. employers have faced a bit of a squeeze, employers have faced a bit of a squeeze, they might not have the money to offer people a pay rise but they can do other more creative things and that could be one way of keeping staff happy. we get official data on wages later and it will give us an idea of what on average we're earning. but since april last year, prices have been rising faster than wages. and that means we#re likely to feel a bit worse off. but because unemployment is at a record low, firms face a dilemma. they should be raising wages to attract the best staff to work for them, but many can't afford it. so instead, they've been finding other alternative ways to keep people happy,

like extra perks or benefits. claire ackers is with me, she's from ad—essay search, a recruitment firm. good morning, claire. what are we talking about here when we talk about perks and benefits, what do they look like? it's interesting. we have published a report on what companies are doing to keep staff loyal other than pushing up salaries. it's about appealing to the individual, notjust having a one size fits all benefits policy, but a range of benefits they can choose from. for a pension, but a range of benefits they can choose from. fora pension, —— but a range of benefits they can choose from. for a pension, —— for some it might be a pension, for others, childcare vouchers. some of these things won't cost the employee at all, things like flexible working, working from home, a four—day week, it's about being more flexible about how the staff work? that's right, that was really interesting, there's lots of things that don't cost companies anything to keep staff loyal. the four—day

week is popular, working from home so week is popular, working from home so people can be in their pyjamas if that suits, but worklife balance is a massive draw. not all firms can do this, you specialise in technology firms, they have led the way in the flexible working thing, offering pool tables and things like that at work, does it apply to more traditional industries? it is rolling out in the professional sectors, not sure if we will see it in sectors like construction and retail, but the tech sector has a lwa ys retail, but the tech sector has always had a lot of funds to do that kind of thing. when we talk about the flexible working as far as staff are concerned, it's really important to recognise how staff are working and doing it differently, should be considered it a perk or is it the new norm? -- should it be considered. employees have so much choice that companies have to offer that, salaries and worklife balance and flexible working and the other things that attract people to their

companies. let's talk about why this is important, companies haven't been able to offer higher wages, there is in technology, that ability, but when will we see the end of the squeeze in terms of pay? we know up until now it's been very difficult for employers to offer lots of money, is there a sign that is coming to an end? about in the tech sector, yes, definitely salaries are going up and up —— sector, yes, definitely salaries are going up and up -- in the tech sector, yes. we will have to see what happens. claire, thanks very much. claire ackers there. more from me after 7am and we will get the details from easyjet's results and i will speak to the boss in the next hour. lots of people will be in their pyjamas at this time in the morning as well! thank you both. when was the last time you saw a rabbit in the wild? only yesterday. but i live in the countryside! a recent survey says their numbers

have more than halved over the past 20 years. i'm really lucky to have seen one! the mammal society have launched a free app today asking people to make a note if they see any. tim muffett is in lackford lakes in bury st edmunds for us this morning. have you seen some? we saw some earlier but they are obviously quite shy and when you come with a tv camera they tend to disappear. you can see some rugged holes here but this site is one where you would normally expect to see a fair few rabbits but as you said, their appeals to be a decline in numbers in recent years and a recent survey by the british trust for 0rnithology, which monitors mammals and birds, suggests falls of 60% of and birds, suggests falls of 60% of a20 and birds, suggests falls of 60% of a 20 year period and maybe another 596 a 20 year period and maybe another 5% over the last 12 months. we can speak to paul from the 5% over the last 12 months. we can speak to paulfrom the bto. what are the figures you've found and how alarmed are you buy them? any decline, certainly this level, is important. it's going to have an

impact on other species and in this area the rabbit is one of the main drivers of the short—term habitat that's important for ground nesting species. why the fall? there is a disease that's been around since the early 905 but di5ea5e that's been around since the early 905 but has really taken hold, haemorrhagic di5ea5e, rabbit5 early 905 but has really taken hold, haemorrhagic di5ea5e, rabbits are dying because of that and there's other causes, myxomatosis could be one. with these diseases prevalent there don't seem to be good recovery rate5. there don't seem to be good recovery rates. some people consider rabbits pests, they can do damage and eat crops, but you want to stress presumably the positive impact they can have on other species? absolutely. we are standing in this short cropped field, there is still a lot of rabbits here, rabbit holes just here, and there are species of birds that need the short cropped grass. there's a species in in east anglia which is a rare breeding bird and it only breeds where there is

short grass like this. the rabbits aren't munching an off of grasses getting longer and other species are suffering —— enough. getting longer and other species are suffering -- enough. earlier we mentioned an app. you are from the mountain walkers society and you wa nt mountain walkers society and you want walkers and cyclists to record the rabbits? it's important we re cord the rabbits? it's important we record what we see —— mammal society. people get excited about the rest be she is and they recalled that on plenty of apps. —— rare species. you download the app from the mammal society website. there's straightforward instructions on how to use it. go for a walk, take the app to use it. go for a walk, take the app out with you as you are walking and then record. people assume rabbits breed quickly, and the problem isn't there, is that part of the issue? the populations go up and

down quite a lot and people see a lot of rabbits maybe when they are driving, but actually recording how many there are long—term trends can only be done by a systematic way. with the app we can see the absence of rabbits as well as a presence of rabbits. thanks very much, very interesting. we did see some earlier being a bit shy but if we do see any we will bring them to you. him, thanks very much. i am sure they are a bit shy. we will be back with you later —— tim. and you can hear more on this issue on bbc radio 4's costing the earth today at 3:30pm or afterwards on iplayer radio. we will make sure we get all the details so if you want to log the rabbits you have seen, we will get it on social media. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: trading the 9—5 city life for the great outdoors. we meet the family's who've found out living and working in the country isn't

as idyllic as they thought time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. i suspect it was very dependent on the weather. i want to talk to you about this at some stage. is charging more for plus sized clothes a fat tax or simply paying by the metre? a shopper was outraged in new luck because a size 1a dress was £18 and a size 18 five and 32 was £24. new luck have said some products appearsimilar new luck have said some products appear similar but new luck have said some products appearsimilar butare new luck have said some products appear similar but are slightly different because it's different material —— 18 i the 32. some have said if you buy a double hamburger thenit said if you buy a double hamburger then it is more expensive than a single burger because there's more meat in it. we will leave that for you to decide! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. the human element of the grenfell tower tragedy is in danger of being lost, according to one conservative mp.

kwasi kwarteng was speaking ahead of the forthcoming inquiry into the fire, which killed 71 people. meanwhile, labour mp for tottenham, david lammy, said that there was still much to do to regain the trust of those affected. if you can't afford to be in the private sector, then you are at the mercy of the state. that is the bottom line. it is the state that has failed, so it is the state that has to work hard to regain the trust of the grenfell families. london could be getting its first new high street for more than a century as part of plans for a redevelopment of the canada water area. the application to southwark council will also include offices, shops and around 3,000 new homes. a decision is expected by the end of the year. with just a few days to go, wedding fever is sweeping across britain and it seems the rest of the continent.

camera crews and journalists have started arriving from around the world to get their spot for the royal wedding. 0ne german reporter says the wedding is actually a bigger deal there than in britain. we have no royals any more, so there's a gap to fill and the british monarchy‘s perfect because it's the most interesting. of course, when you look back, queen victoria, her husband was german, the heritage is great and the house of windsor used to be called saxe—coburg and gotha, which sounds a little german, sir! let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's minor delays on the circle line, severe delays on the district line this morning. south western trains are disrupted between dorking and epsom due to over—running engineering works. 0n the roads, slow on the a40 greenford flyover, which has the usual build—up towards hanger lane. in camberwell, vassall road remains closed in both directions between camberwell new road and foxley road due to a police investigation. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella.

good morning. well, it's a lovely dry, bright and sunny start again this morning. the good news is the temperatures are going to rise accordingly. quite a warm day in store. now, in the east you might get a bit of mist and murk and low cloud first thing but it will burn back fairly quickly, leading to blue sky and sunshine. a really pleasant afternoon. still a northerly breeze but temperatures managing to reach about 23. some evening sunshine and once the sun sets some clear spells, in fact you may see a bit of cloud out towards the home counties making its way further south through the night but clear spells through to dawn, minimum between 9—11. so, a bright start for some tomorrow morning, a bit cloudy towards the north, but that cloud will continue to spread further south, so temperatures take a bit of a tumble as we head through wednesday and thursday. 16 is going to feel much cooler with that north—easterly breeze

but high pressure builds and towards the weekend, plenty of dry weather, some sunny spells and the temperature in the low twenties. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. prince harry and meghan markle call for "understanding and respect" amid reports that her father won't attend the royal wedding. thomas markle had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle on saturday, but it's now thought he may not go at all. good morning. it's tuesday the 15th of may. also this morning: fears of fresh violence in gaza a day after israeli troops killed at least 58 palestinian protesters. police forces are urged to ditch facial recognition technology as a report claims its inaccurate in more than 90% of cases.

good morning. it's been a turbulent year for airlines, but has easyjet had it, well, easy? their latest figures are out shortly. i'll chat to the boss just before 8:00. in sport, manchester city fans fill the streets to celebrate a record—breaking season. around 100,000 supporters turned out last night as the squad paraded their trophies. it isa it is a nice morning for many of us this morning. carol has the weather. we have some cmis mist and fog and we also have a weather front which is slipping slowly south eastwards across scotland and northern ireland. we will have more details in15 ireland. we will have more details in 15 minutes. first, our main story. prince harry and meghan markle have asked for understanding to be shown to her father after reports that he won't attend their wedding on saturday. thomas markle had been expected to walk his daughter down the aisle, but has now told celebrity news website tmz that he doesn't

want to embarrass his daughter or the royal family. simon clemison reports. thomas markle is said to be shy and reclusive, but about to walk his daughter down the aisle in a much talked about royal wedding, just days away, he couldn't be more centre stage. he was supposed to meet prince harry for the first time this week. if this bride—to—be's father has definitely pulled out of the ceremony in windsor, exactly what has led him to make that decision is not yet clear. the celebrity news website, which is claiming he is going to stay away, said it would be to save causing her or the royal family any embarrassment. he's recently been at the centre of press attention after claims that pictures of him getting ready for the big day were staged. the bbc understands meghan is distressed and concerned for the well—being of her father. in a statement, kensington palace said it was a deeply personal moment for ms markle in the days before her wedding, adding that she and prince harry were asking again for understanding and respect to be extended to mr markle in this difficult situation. ms markle is close to her father

and it's thought she hopes he will still be there to support her on saturday. and simon is live in windsor for us this morning. simon, how has all of this come about? it is unclear as to why he is potentially not going to the wedding. we know more about that? yes, it is very difficult to put your finger on yes, it is very difficult to put yourfinger on this, yes, it is very difficult to put your finger on this, really. yes, it is very difficult to put yourfinger on this, really. he has beenin yourfinger on this, really. he has been in the papers recently, seemingly for the right reasons to begin with because he was appearing ina begin with because he was appearing in a series of shots getting ready for the big day. the mail on sunday looked at it closely and said it had seen looked at it closely and said it had seen cctv footage of him turning up with a photographer and that some of the people and back drops were not quite what they seemed, he had been stunting these things in cooperation

with the press. prince harry very early in his relationship had criticised some of the press and said what he called on bartlett had been taking place. elements of the press which were perhaps trying to get the same sort of ad hoc pictures that thomas markle has apparently been stunting up. we don't know what will happen. the palace has not confirmed that he won't be coming, he has not officially confirmed he won't be coming and you can probably hear and see the activity going on here, there is an awful lot of people getting ready, police have been combing the area, we had barriers put up, they are putting barriers put up, they are putting barriers in now. a lot of people are hoping not least one bride to be that she can walk down the aisle with her father. thank you for that, fine. lots of tv crews. i think that dire in the truck is enjoying ruining everyone's view. the un security council is meeting later to discuss violence in gaza which left 58 palestinians dead. israel says its troops

were acting in self defence, but more protests are expected today on the 70th anniversary of the creation of the israeli state, which forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes andrew plant reports. it was a day of violence that saw dozens of people killed and hundreds more injured. palestinian protesters hurled stones, israeli security forces opened fire in return. israel's prime minister said his military was acting in self—defence, saying the palestinian group hamas had mixed armed fighters in with the civilian protesters. america has also blamed hamas for the violence. the responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with hamas. hamas is intentionally and cynically provoking this response. the violence has brought international attention. these protesters took to the streets in turkey. the united nations has talked of outrageous violations of human rights. russia has been highly critical

of america's decision to move its embassy. germany said israel had the right to defend itself, while france's president, emmanuel macron, condemned the violence. three days of mourning have now been declared by the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the fear is the violence may not be over with more protests planned this week. andrew plant, bbc news. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is in nahal 0z for us this morning. it is quite something to see what happened yesterday. what can you tell us about that, and what may happen today? definitely there are fears of renewed unrest along the israel gaza border. in gaza, dozens of funerals are due to take place, some of them for children who were killed in a protest. 0ne for children who were killed in a protest. one of them, a baby who

a p pa re ntly protest. one of them, a baby who apparently died after inhaling tear gas. afterwards, the likelihood is that mourners will make their way back to those bought a protest camps. anyway today is a day of protest, traditionally for palestinians, what they call their day of catastrophe when they remember how in back 1948 when a state of israel was created, those hundreds of thousands of people fled or were forced from their homes on land that became then part of the state of israel. from the israelis themselves and from the us, we are hearing a robust defence of how the israeli troops acted along the border, saying the actor to stop a mass infiltration of israeli territory by palestinians from gaza, but there have been lots of international calls for restraint, a national condemnation as well, and now we are speaking to have that emergency meeting of the un security council later to discuss all of these developments. thank you very much. a civil liberties group has described facial recognition systems

used by police as "dangerous and innacurate." a report by big brother watch claims the technology has a failure rate of more than 90%. south wales and the metropolitan police forces, which are trialling the technology, say it is improving and additional checks are made to confirm identification. ministers in scotland are set to formally refuse to give holyrood's consent for the uk's main piece of brexit legislation, the scottish and uk governments are at odds over the eu withdrawal bill and what it could mean for devolved powers. labour, green and lib dem msps are expected to back snp members in rejecting the westminster bill, saying it would restrict its pa rliament‘s powers. discussions around end—of—life wishes for cancer patients are not being had until it is too late according to a new study. research by macmillan cancer support found maintaining a "fighting attitude" can have a negative effect on the care preferences of terminally ill patients and creates a barrier to vital conversations about dying. the rolling stones have pledged

to reclaim their song you can't always get what you want from donald trump this week, when they start their first tour of britain and ireland for a decade. the us president used the band's music without their permission throughout his election campaign but stones frontman mick jagger told the bbc he wasn't too impressed. when he finished the speech, he parades out on this sort of gloomy ballad about drugs in chelsea. it is kind of weird if you think about it, but he couldn't be persuaded to use something else. that was an odd thing, really odd. ido i do enjoy listening to mickjagger. there's just four days to go until the royal wedding, and as we've been hearing already this morning, meghan markle may now not be walking up the aisle with her father. it has been reported by celebrity news website tmz that thomas markle has decided to pull out of the ceremony in windsor

on saturday to save her or the royal family embarrassment. so what might happen if that's the case? royal historian victoria howard is here with us. thank you forjoining us. it is not 100% clear what exactly is going on, but there are picked to over the weekend and it seems that meghan markle's dad may not now be there. tmz is reporting this, not be the most reliable source, but palace have said, can we give the couple and mr michael some privacy at this time. they need some credence to this report. —— markle. it would be a lovely touch for her mother to walk down the aisle. they are due to stay at clifton house nearby the night before, and her mother will go ina carwith night before, and her mother will go in a car with her and herfather was going to walk down the aisle. it wouldn't be an unprecedented move. queen victoria walked to make of her daughters down the aisle back in

1866 and 1885, and she wasn't alone. they walked out the princesses down the aisle because prince albert were so the aisle because prince albert were so long —— no longer around. this would be unprecedented in terms of it being a person marrying into the royal family as opposed to royal, and meghan is mixed race, her mother is black. it would be wonderful. we know that weddings are compensated things. families are all compensated in their own different ways. this is just a normality for most people in some ways. i think so, and people really feel for her at this point because everyone knows something is going to go wrong with your family ata wedding, going to go wrong with your family at a wedding, whether that is your dad or a cousin or something, so many people can relate to this. picture shows she is normal like the rest of us. remind us. she has had a

strange relationship with her father. they have been estranged for a while. she is much closer to her mum. yes, they divorced when she was a child. she is quite a strange from the michael side of her family. a child. she is quite a strange from the michael side of herfamily. —— the michael side of herfamily. —— the markle side of her family. in her half brother. meghan asking her do to walk her down the aisle was that all of branch to reconcile. presumably, four days ago, they will have to plans quite a lot. definitely. there are probably contingency plans in place. it is a military operation. they were not expecting that to pull out so late, so, yes, palace will be scrambling to wreck defy the situation. weddings are often awkward situations —— rectify the situation. you might have to go on polla jaya

is to the in—laws and say sorry. —— apologise. will she be embarrassed? i wonder what that relationship is like between her and the queen and the duke of edinburgh? embarrassment is the word. she is still quite new to the royal family. they only got engaged in november. everyone is conscious of impressing the in—laws, making sure they fit in. for her to have such a scandal at this late stage, iam have such a scandal at this late stage, i am sure she is feeling it. again, shejust stage, i am sure she is feeling it. again, she just wants to be integrated into that family and be accepted, but at christmas, harry did say the royals were now the family she never had. they had asked to give them a bit of space or privacy. if that likely to happen? no, not really. the press are mad about harry and meghan. they want to know what is going on, everyone is speculating about the dress. all

over the news this morning. i think the press might leave mr markle alone now. he has admitted to those staged photos. the media will be pressing the palace or statement on this. could they have handled it differently, the palace? if they we re differently, the palace? if they were aware of it, eventually becoming a problem, they could have, but if mr apra to went to tmz without the knowledge, they couldn't get ahead of it, they couldn't plan for that. i was in the supermarket on the weekend. i was slightly bored and accounted 30 magazines and she was on the front cover of 22 of them. that is quite a high percentage. it shows the interest in her. thank you very much indeed. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: kensington palace has appealed for understanding and respect for meghan markle's father following a report that he's decided not to attend the royal wedding on saturday. fresh protests against israel are expected today in the palestinian territories a day after israeli troops killed at least 58

people in gaza. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. look at that. good morning to you. it's a beautiful picture of cumbria. what we are looking at is whether not too dissimilar to this across many parts of the uk. sunny and warm. temperatures up to 23 in london, 21 summed it —— somewhere in aberdeenshire. we have some nuances in the weather forecast. 0ne aberdeenshire. we have some nuances in the weather forecast. one of them is going to introduce thicker cloud and sunlight and patchy rain. we have some sea mist and some see from as well. further east and south you are across scotland, the drier and try to reduce. will also got some

patchy mist and fog across cumbria and lancashire. the rest of england seeing some sunshine. across the west coast of wales, devon and cornwall, the north coast in east anglia, that's where we have sea mist and fog. most of that will burn right back to the immediate coast. in north norfolk, a northerly breeze. temperatures getting up to about 12 celsius. you can see the extent of the sunshine. moving steadily to the south. later, few on the day, we will see sunshine returned. through the overnight period, the weather front continues to slip southward through the rest of scotla nd to slip southward through the rest of scotland and northern england and into wales. the rain, not particularly heavy. so for england and wales, it is not going to be a cold night. cold are in places touch

of grass frost. tomorrow, the wind will be a noticeable feature. temperatures tomorrow will feel cooler. bringing some splashes of rain across east wales. behind it, some sunshine. top temperature around about 16 celsius. high—temperature becomes around about 16 celsius. high—temperatu re becomes ensconced across the shores. in any sunshine, temperatures will get up to around 16,17, temperatures will get up to around 16, 17, 18 celsius. you go from blue skies to sunny spells. a lot of dry weather around, should these guys, a

lot of sunshine and we have this read the west and also some rain. as for saturday, if you are heading to the royal wedding or the fa cup, it will stay dry. if you are going to the scottish fa cup, you can expect the scottish fa cup, you can expect the clout to build through the course of the days of the weather mostly settled through the next few days. let's have a look at this morning's papers. there are two stories in town at the moment. the daily telegraph, lots of papers from what has been happening in the gaza strip overnight with 58 people. at least 50 palestinians we re people. at least 50 palestinians were killed. the other story is the meghan markle prince harry wedding and whether her father will attend. most of those have both on the front

cover. the guardian, this is what i imagine israel would like to have seen. imagine israel would like to have seen. this is the new embassy being opened yesterday at the same time, they have a picture of what was going on in gaza and there are likely to be more protests today. we know the un security council will be talking about that today as well. some of these pictures are giving you a sense of what is going on. the front page of the times. dozens die as the us over six newjerusalem embassy. and meghan's father possibly pulling out of the wedding after this argument possibly pulling out of the wedding photographs;- 2 banner, photographs;- 7 banner, meghan's dad not in the banner, meghan's dad not going to the wedding. a difficult situation, the statement from the palace says. both those stories

across all the newspapers. they are calling it the fat tax. do let us know what you think about it. shoppers outrage, they say. the clothing of a smaller size on some lines is cheaper than the bust sizes. address size 4— 16 is £18, sizes. address size 4— 16 is £18, size 18— 32 is more expensive. with the people making the point that it's more material, which has a cost implication, so why can't you charge more? people are saying this is discrimination. lots of you are already in touch. i have to have slightly longer trousers than normal. we have to pay more? there are all sorts of things. i've never

paid more. if you extend a trouser you paid more. if you extend a trouser y°u pay paid more. if you extend a trouser you pay more. a bit of extra material at the bottom. that is know what you think. get in contact with us on what you think. get in contact with us on social media. we're not talking about long trousers, we are about easyjet. in the last few minutes, easyjet has announced a rise in profits. we will speak to the boss in about half an hour easyjet says those losses are narrowing, a loss of £18 million, a loss of more than 200 million, a loss of more than 200 million in the same period last year. an 18% rise in passenger numbers. it's been expanding its operations and buying up planes from air berlin. elsewhere, vodafone's

chief executive is to step down in 0ctober ten years after being in charge of the world's largest phone operator. at 15.5%, tojust over 4 billion euros. and premierfoods, the firm behind all sorts of brands in your kitchen cupboard, oxo, mr kipling, all of those owned by premierfoods. are kipling, all of those owned by premier foods. are up. kipling, all of those owned by premierfoods. are up. and here is an interesting one, sales of some of its biggest brands of cake were down by more than 3%. maybe we are shunning cakes to something a bit earlier, me included. a chat with the boss of eiji —— easyjet in about half an hour. facial recognition is becoming increasingly more popular. it's used in airports, on our phones and even to pay for things. but there are claims that the technology, which is also used by the police, is "dangerous and innacurate." a report by big brother watch claims it has a failure rate of more than 90%.

we can now speak to silkie carlo, director for big brother watch and robin tombs founder of yoti a facial recognition payments app. he said has had a massive failure rate. south wales police's facial recognition matches are 91% inaccurate which means they have a database of inaccurate which means they have a data base of images inaccurate which means they have a database of images of entirely innocent people, almost 2500, meanwhile the metropolitan police's matches are 98% inaccurate so it's almost entirely inaccurate and its dangerous as well. it will fundamentally change policing in the uk. south wales police have admitted they are using it. does it matter they are using it. does it matter they have these images to you?m

absolutely matters, it's extraordinary. that's never happened in the uk before. also extremely unusual that the police are using an extremely intrusive and authoritarian new technology that they have no legal power to use survey to stop, they need to stop using it, and we need to have a conversation in this country about what kind of police force would want, what kind of society do we wa nt to want, what kind of society do we want to live in. i don't think we wa nt to want to live in. i don't think we want to go down this particularly 0rwellian road. want to go down this particularly orwellian road. how do you balance embracing technology but also preserving people's rights of the same time. it's not the technology that's the problem, it's the use of it. people voluntarily choose for free to use their digital identity.

that means they need to tie themselves to that identity with a photo id. that puts me in control that allows me to prove who i am get somebody else to reassure me who they claim to be. it's kind of talking about the use of a much more mass surveillance. that is a big issue for society. almost double identity, what you do. what they are saying is not accurate. as compare to another photograph. it's very much how you use the technology. if you put a phone to your face from one foot away and try and match somebody to another biometric templates of themselves, you will get a very high matching vote and that's been checked by independent scientists in america and other countries. if you look at somebody from a helicopter, from 2000 feet, it's going to be difficult to get a

high match rate. the police to say, in the same way robert mentioned, it seems from what you are saying, this technology is being used in the way it is being used, its technology is being used in the way it is being used, it'sjust a major concern to you. is that right? this technology in the police's hands is intrinsically dangerous. what it does, it opens the door to police being able to identify, track, locate people, members of the public, wherever they are. and already, we are in the early change of this technology. we have seen a police using it at a lawful, peaceful protest, at notting hill carnival two years in a row, to spy on football fans. even to spy on people with mental health problems. have already seen some concerning uses of this technology and it will

only get worse. that is why we are asking police to stop using it now and we can have a wider public debate and people can seek parliamentary agreement and public consent. it is always to separate debates going on. how far away hourly from going into a shop in your face hourly from going into a shop in yourface being your hourly from going into a shop in your face being your credit card? that's not very far away in terms of technology but the important thing is, people want to choose to give consent for that biometric, their face to be used and if they don't wa nt face to be used and if they don't want to, they have a right to not then be matched and that is an issue for parliament in society to say, who is getting consent you to use this? so much to discuss. they give the time. south wales police as saying nobody was arrested wrongly. and the metropolitan police as well. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm alpa patel. the human element of the grenfell tower tragedy is in danger of being lost, according to one conservative mp. kwasi kwarteng was speaking ahead of the forthcoming inquiry into the fire, which killed 71 people. meanwhile, labour mp for tottenham, david lammy, said that there was still much to do to regain. if you can't afford to be in the private sector, then you are at the mercy of the state. that is the bottom line. it is the state that has failed, so it is the state that has to work hard to regain the trust of the grenfell families. london could be getting its first new high street — for more than a century — as part of plans for a redevelopment of the canada water area.

the application to southwark council will also include offices, shops and around 3,000 new homes. a decision is expected by the end of the year. with just a few days to go, wedding fever is sweeping across britain and, it seems, the rest of the continent. camera crews and journalists have started arriving to get their spot for the royal wedding. 0ne german reporter says the wedding is a bigger deal there than in britain. we have no royals any more, so there's a gap to fill and the british monarchy‘s perfect because it's the most interesting. of course, when you look back, queen victoria, her husband was german, the heritage is great and the house of windsor used to be called saxe—coburg and gotha, which sounds a little german, sir! let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's minor delays on the circle line, due to signal failure at south kensington. that same problem causing severe delays on the district line westbound between barking and ea rl‘s court. south western trains are disrupted between dorking and epsom due to over—running engineering works.

0n the roads, slow on all the approaches to the redbridge roundabout from the m11, north circular and the a12. in camberwell vassall road remains closed in both directions let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's a lovely dry, bright and sunny start again this morning. the good news is the temperatures are going to rise accordingly. quite a warm day in store. now, in the east you might get a bit of mist and murk and low cloud first thing but it will burn back fairly quickly, leading to blue sky and sunshine. a really pleasant afternoon. still a northerly breeze but temperatures managing to reach about 23. some evening sunshine and once the sun sets some clear spells, in fact you may see a bit of cloud out towards the home counties just making its way further south through the night but clear spells through to dawn, minimum between 9—11. so, a bright start for some tomorrow morning, a bit cloudy towards the north, but that cloud will continue to spread further south, so temperatures take a bit of a tumble as we head

through wednesday and thursday. 16 is going to feel much cooler with that north—easterly breeze but high pressure builds and towards the weekend, plenty of dry weather, some sunny spells and the temperature in the low 20s. i'm back in half an hour. bye for now. 3e§1=¢>fl€§yf;. 77.0! 7, “71 7 7,7 “7 _ 7 . ahfif-é—’2%tzz~?>7

at the royal wedding this weekend. thomas markle reportedly told celebrity news website tmz that he has decided not to attend his daughter's wedding to prince harry because he didn't want to embarrass her or the royal family. kensington palace has issued a statement saying it was "a deeply personal moment for ms markle." ministers in scotland are set to formally refuse to give holyrood's consent for the uk's main piece of brexit legislation. the scottish and uk governments are at odds over the eu withdrawal bill and what it could mean for devolved powers. theresa may is expected to address the concerns at a special brexit subcommittee meeting later today. discussions around end—of—life wishes for cancer patients are not being had until it is too late according to a new study. research by macmillan cancer support found maintaining a "fighting attitude" can have a negative effect on the care preferences of terminally ill patients and creates a barrier to vital

conversations about dying. a group of hikers camping on a volcano in indonesia had a very lucky escape when it started to erupt. look at these pictures. the group were cooking breakfast on mount merap, indonesia's most active volcano, when a huge plume of thick smoke emerged a short distance from the campers. the eruption sent a giant ash column 18,000 feet into the sky, forcing families living nearby to evacuate their homes. they don't seem to be sprinting away. "we will finish our breakfast first, then maybe we will leave." adding that is extremely dangerous, that ash. you grab some bacon or something. run! run! exactly. evacuate the area. what

we re exactly. evacuate the area. what were they doing, having a picnic on the side of the volcano? they didn't expect it to erupt. another possibility always there surely. i think they were a safe distance away. ido away. i do anything about volcanoes. what ido i do anything about volcanoes. what i do know is if you are a manager at any time and you read the back pages, he would be uncomfortable. they are talking about all the staff who are going to follow arsene wenger out the door. david mari is in limbo. —— moyes. this is the time of year it is all happening. the agents, the lawyers are all doing theirjobs as that merry—go—round continues. 0ne theirjobs as that merry—go—round continues. one person who i don't think is going to leave manchester city just yet is think is going to leave manchester cityjust yet is pep guardiola. interestingly, he hasn't signed any extension on his contractjust yet will stop quite clever. lots of fans

paying to be to him and the team. tens of thousands of manchester city fans celebrated their premier league champions with a traditional open—top bus tour of the city last night. it marked the end of a record—breaking season in which pep guardiola's squad amassed 100 points, 106 goals and won the most games on their way to the title. it is amazing. we're here again, fans have turned out in numbers. this team is wonderful. we have been able to win it with four weeks to go. it has been amazing. what we have done with the quality of the players is absolutely impossible. we are here to help them, but the quality, the human beings, the players is outstanding. that is why we did what we have done. we are here to celebrate my team winning the premier league today. what does it mean to you to see these people? it brings this community together as a team. they come together and celebrate this team winning the premier league today. they come down on a coach and everything, it's amazing. what was it this year that made them so much better? one word — pep.

he is just amazing. now it is time to enjoy it. i'm sorry. we are going to see the world cup. good beer, good red wine and enjoy the season. and when we start, we will come back stronger than this season. like a boy band are standing altogether. i should have said a man band. blue moon! it's often described as the most lucrative game in english football, the championship play—off final, and fulham are there. they trailed derby going into the second leg but they turned it around. they'll face either aston villa or middlesbrough, who meet again tonight. villa are 1—0 up. can you believe it's only 34 days until gareth southgate leads england out for their first game at the world cup?! he's given fifa details of his provisional 35 man squad,

and tomorrow, he'll name the 23 players he'll be taking to russia. former england captain gary neville is positive about england's chances. world cups are really tough, and it would be wrong to put huge pressure on the team, but it would be also wrong to say it would be great to get out of the group. they always feel they can do well. i always remain optimistic. it is the nature of the englishman to, if you like, to always feel spirited. kyle edmund has produced another strong performance, this time in the first round of the italian 0pen. he had to fight hard, though, for a 3—set win over malekjaziri, and it's good to see he's in such solid form on clay as we head towards the french open. kevin 0'brien has become the first man to hit a test century for ireland on day 4 of the match against pakistan. that helped their recovery after they were forced to follow on.

going into the final day, ireland are 139 runs ahead. this is their first ever test match. making history there. the former british olympic champion, darren campbell, says he's relieved to be alive as he recovers from suffering a bleed on the brain. campbell is a regular part of the bbc‘s athletics coverage, most recently for the commonwealth games last month. he had a seizure at home a week ago and he told us he won't be working at all this summer, so he can concentrate on getting better. he has had a proper big scare. he was on a ventilator for some of the time, and couldn't believe it when they toured in that is what happened. he has no memory of what happened. he has no memory of what happened will stop he says he is happy to be with family and three kids and he will rest. just wanted to read a couple of comments about what we talked about earlier. a fat tax or not. about

paying more for clothes of a larger size because there is more material. what about the petite people? i don't get a discount because my clothes are smaller. i was going to ask that question. alison says, when i buy material, i have to buy by the metre. it costs more in cotton and time as well. it is not a tax, it is just a more in cotton and time as well. it is not a tax, it isjust a job. one more. what about baby clothes? they are hardly more. what about baby clothes? they a re hardly less more. what about baby clothes? they are hardly less expert —— expensive than other close at there is less material used. make sense. thank you for your response. we will look at a few of them coming up. that speak to michael freeman in london. there have been international condemnation about what happened yesterday. do you see those pictures with regret this

remark good morning. it is important to understand that hamas other one is solely responsible for this violence. they have co—ordinated, they planned it and for weeks that have been threatening to carry out these violence and attacks against israel, and that is what we have seen over the last day. the live fire from the israelis, they are not responsible for what happened? what we have seen is hamas have been encouraging people to come towards the border and to tear it down and try and come into israeli committees the other side of the border and slaughterhouse civilians. in the words of the head us —— hamas, he said we will tear down the border and rip the heart south of their bodies. it is quite clear what hamas have been trained to do. we acted in the same way any country would act is that if terrorists are approaching your border to tear it down and come and attack your civilians, you would act to stop that from happening.

58 people have been killed, some children including a baby. is this not excessive force? we are saddened at the death of any children, and we need to look and see what happened and how it happened, but we know that hamas hide behind children, they bring children to the frontline, we have seen children to the frontline, we have seen pit that of their leaders holding babies as they come forward and hamas are paying their activists and hamas are paying their activists and paying people to try and tear down that order. yesterday we saw over ten attempts to plant explosive devices on the border, we saw a number of live via attempts, we saw dozens number of live via attempts, we saw d oze ns of number of live via attempts, we saw dozens of molotov cocktail, we have seen dozens of molotov cocktail, we have seen people with knives and hatchet trying to come to attack israelis to tear down that order and to come through and kill civilians. the head of hamas made it very clear that this was their aim and when they we re this was their aim and when they were challenged on bbc radio last week, your reporter said to them, by doing this, it is likely that palestinians will be killed or injured because they are going to be

approaching aboard and trying to tear it down, and he said, we know what the price is, we are willing to make the sacrifice that we need to. the un high commissioner has called these outrageous human rights violations, saying people must be held to account. i agree people need to be held to account. hamas needs to be held to account. hamas needs to be held to account for the actions they are taken and putting their people there. the israelis as far as we were injured yesterday. if the palestinians killed. it is proportionate? i don't believe we need to wait for terrorists to cross the border and kill civilians before we act. it you see a terrorist coming towards you with a gun or explosives were the molotov corp ale, you act in order to protect your civilians. if these people don't come to the border, if they don't come to the border, if they don't try and terri down, we have no need or no intention in order to do anything. what we are doing is purely protecting our border and thatis purely protecting our border and that is what this is about. it is

protecting our border from that is what this is about. it is protecting our borderfrom radical islamist terrorists from hamas and the people they are sending who are trying to come and tell us civilians. there are likely to be more protests today, particularly given what happened yesterday. you saying israel will respond in the same manner? i am saying if people try and cross the border, if people try and cross the border, if people try and cross the border, if people try and kill israeli civilians, we will take the action necessary to protect our civilians. any country in the world, if people were coming across your border with guns and with explosives and with molotov cocktails and openly stating they would kill civilians, yesterday there were a number of interviews with tourists on the ground, with palestinian hamas activists who said theiraim is to palestinian hamas activists who said their aim is to tear down the border and when they get to the other side, and when they get to the other side, and they were asked what were planning on doing, their response was, we are going to kill thejews. the prime minister here is calling

for calm and restraint, and eu foreign policy chief also urging utmost restraint. from what you are saying, that is not what is planned. the question is to be asked to hamas. i would the question is to be asked to hamas. iwould remind the question is to be asked to hamas. i would remind you, the question is to be asked to hamas. iwould remind you, if the question is to be asked to hamas. i would remind you, if hamas make an announcement today that though one should go to the border and no—one should go and storm the border, this would end immediately. we need to be very clear that hamas are co—ordinating their messages over social media, bussing people there. mac no—one are not a democracy. they are a brutal dictatorship that improved every aspect of their lives. they are paying people to go to the border, they are paying people to attack israel, and if they make a decision to stop it, we will stop. we have seen to stop it, we will stop. we have seen the last six weeks they have com plete seen the last six weeks they have complete and total control. i would absolutely echo the call for restraint, i would echo the call that everybody has been making and say to hamas, called a soft, call for violence, call for terrorism and allow us to live and move forward

without you try to kill our civilians. thank you very much. if you are just waking if you arejust waking up, if you are just waking up, it's probably time to look at the weather. good morning. though many of us, it's going to be a sunny day but some of us are getting off to a patchy, foggy and misty start to the day as you can see here from our lovely weather watchers picture in cumbria. there is a lot of sunshine posting as well. not quite as chilly as it was yesterday. we do have a weather front coming in from the north—west, introducing the crowd. that's going to slowly slip to the south—east through the day. in scotland, the further east and south you are, the bite of the skies to start with and that's the in northern ireland. patchy mist and fog across cumbria and lancashire.

as we come fog across cumbria and lancashire. as we come across fog across cumbria and lancashire. as we come across the midlands, also some patchy mist and fog as well. the other thing we have today is some sea the other thing we have today is some sea mist and fog lapping onshore across the coast of wales and the north coast of devon and cornwall and east anglia. through the day, most of that will burn right the way back to the immediate coastline. in north norfolk, northerly breeze. that will exacerbate the chilly field. the weather front continuing to slip southwards. also, the east of northern ireland. some early evening sunshine. we could hit 21 is not you don't have some rain, you have some

drizzle. clearer skies. don't have some rain, you have some drizzle. clearerskies. for don't have some rain, you have some drizzle. clearer skies. for you, it's a chilly start to the day. some cloud and spots of rain to the east of wales and the midlands and south—west england. it's going to feel cooler with accommodation. with high pressure across us, the weather is fairly settled. the sunshine and blue skies to start the day. a bit more cloud will develop. sunny spells through the course of the afternoon. temperatures up to about 16. similarly friday in that there will be a lot of sunshine, thicker cloud and rain and on saturday, that may well affect the scottish fa cup

final in glasgow. the fa cup, eyes up final in glasgow. the fa cup, eyes up to 23 degrees. back to you both. it was a really nice day out there, walking. that was so mean, you know i don't walk. i was trying to fill the gap while you were finishing off whatever that is, what are you eating? a really healthy yoghurt. when was the last time you saw a rabbit in the wild? i don't know, what about you ? rabbit in the wild? i don't know, what about you? have you spotted one go in there, do you think? you turn up go in there, do you think? you turn up at the cameras, and they disappear. we are just

up at the cameras, and they disappear. we arejust in up at the cameras, and they disappear. we are just in suffolk are talking about rabbit numbers, there has been a real decline of the last 20 years. the british trust for ornithology monitors mammal numbers as well as birds. what have you been finding and why has it been happening? over 20 years, we have lost two thirds of our rabbits across the uk. we think largely down toa across the uk. we think largely down to a disease called rabbit haemorrhagic disease. it seems to be hammering the population hard. and myxomatosis had a big effect on the 50s. yes, myxomatosis will still be around and will be adding to that decline. we will chat to cement that was from sight. many people consider rabbits pests. they do a lot of damage, they can damage crops. what is your take on that with regards to the positive impact? rabbits have

been here are a very long time. the romans brought them here. and they have been an integral part of the ecosystem since then, particularly if he land and grassland. they are grousing —— they are grazing and the only thing that keeps these habitats so only thing that keeps these habitats so special. what declines have you noticed? do you see far fewer? just a stone ‘s throw from here, we've seen a a stone ‘s throw from here, we've seen a 95% loss of rabbit numbers and two thirds of the heathland has been lost since the 1940s seek hugely concerning sir many species like woodlark and nightjar, a lot of pla nts like woodlark and nightjar, a lot of plants and insects have been lost because of the decline in rabbits. they burrow and they scratch away and that can be a good think the insects as well as ground nesting birds? it is this constant ground disturbance that a lot of species need. beatles and ants, species that

we often don't think about that are really important. reptiles needed to bask on. it is really important. you wa nt bask on. it is really important. you want people to go out and monitor? we would desperately like walkers and cyclists to download our from the mammal society. it is called mammal mapper, you go walk on record species. big declines in rabbit numbers, still trying to see them on live tv. i think you saw some of those pictures, but hopefully, fingers crossed, they will recover. tim, it's because you will be talking too loudly. and you can hear more on this issue on bbc radio 4's costing the earth

today at 3:30pm, or afterwards on iplayer radio. profits are up at easyjet — ben's speaking to the boss. last year was a tough one for the airline industry. europe's biggest airline, ryanair was forced to cancel 20,000 flights after problems with pilots rotas. british airways had an it meltdown that forced it cancel all flights from gatwick and heathrow last may. also monarch and air berlin have gone bust and alitalia is struggling for survival. so what about easyjet? well, this morning, it'sjust reported a pre—tax loss of £18 million for the six months to march. let's speak to the airline's new boss johan lundgren. you've had a pretty tough time. you touched on there about the airlines that have failed. it's a great set of profit results. it is to primary drivers behind the results that we see. 0ne drivers behind the results that we see. one is an underlying strong demand, and the company has been focused on delivering fantastic value for money. and also, the strength. i think those two factors

are the key drivers and i'm extraordinary delighted to everybody in the company, specifically when you take that into relation, how some of the other airlines have been doing. in such a tough market, you must welcome the demise of some of your markets. i do think there is a lot of choice out there. 2017 was a difficult year. you saw the likes of monarch and alitalia as well. but i think companies such as ourselves, have really position themselves strongly for a number of years and people have chosen us over a lot of inefficient legacy characters out in the marketplace. those also been pa rt the marketplace. those also been part of the success of this company.

you talk about ancillaries sales. the passengers really like having to fork out every time they get on board? i think the increase we see, up board? i think the increase we see, up 15% per passenger, and is more down to the fact that the companies are developing quite a lot of innovation when it comes to products and services that a customer wants to buy. as an example, we reduced the price is the checking in bags in the price is the checking in bags in the whole family up with some new ideas for 15 kilos and 20 kilo bags. that is the driver behind the increase. we are not about pushing things in products and services, this is about what customers want to

buy and be flexible. we can keep the basics very low. an interesting change you have announced this morning. the laws of frequent—flier scheme which is practically of. why are you doing now? the time is right to do it right now. will launch it in the next financial year. the company is massive, it's worth 90 million, and it's fair that we recognised our most loyal customers, so recognised our most loyal customers, so they can travel more with us. most airlines and most rivals have some way orform. most airlines and most rivals have some way or form. they recognise the most loyal customers. good to talk to you. now in its losses of £18 million, down from a loss of £200

million, down from a loss of £200 million at the same time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alpa patel. the human element of the grenfell tower tragedy is in danger of being lost, according to one conservative mp. kwasi kwarteng was speaking ahead of the forthcoming inquiry into the fire, which killed 71 people. meanwhile, labour mp for tottenham, david lammy, said that there was still much to do to regain (sot next) (sot) london could be getting its first new high street — if you can't afford to be in the private sector, then you are at the mercy of the state. that is the bottom line. it is the state that has failed, so it is the state that has to work hard to regain the trust of the grenfell families. london could be getting its first new high street — for more than a century as part of plans for a redevelopment

of the canada water area. the application to southwark council will also include offices, shops and around 3,000 new homes. a decision is expected by the end of the year. with just a few days to go, wedding fever is sweeping across britain and, it seems, the rest of the continent. camera crews and journalists have started arriving to get their spot for the royal wedding. 0ne german reporter says the wedding is a bigger deal there than in britain. we have no royals any more, so there's a gap to fill and the british monarchy‘s perfect because it's the most interesting. of course, when you look back, queen victoria, her husband was german, the heritage is great and the house of windsor used to be called saxe—coburg and gotha, which sounds a little german, sir! let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's severe delays on the circle line, due to signal failure at south kensington. that same problem causing severe delays on the district line — westbound between barking and earl's court.

and minor delays between tower hill and upminster — eastbound due to signal failure at bow road. 0n the roads — this is the a13 london bound, due to an accident — just after the goresbrook interchange. lets have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. well, it's a lovely dry, bright and sunny start again this morning. the good news is the temperatures are going to rise accordingly. quite a warm day in store. now, in the east you might get a bit of mist and murk and low cloud first thing but it will burn back fairly quickly, leading to blue sky and sunshine. a really pleasant afternoon. still a northerly breeze but temperatures managing to reach about 23. some evening sunshine and once the sun sets some clear spells, in fact you may see a bit of cloud out towards the home counties just making its way further south through the night but clear spells

through to dawn, minimum between 9—11. so, a bright start for some tomorrow morning, a bit cloudy towards the north, but that cloud will continue to spread further south, so temperatures take a bit of a tumble as we head through wednesday and thursday. 16 is going to feel much cooler with that north—easterly breeze but high pressure builds and towards the weekend, plenty of dry weather, sunny spells and temperature in the low 20s. i'm back in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the un is expected to hold an emergency meeting later, amid fears of fresh violence in gaza. at least 58 palestinians were killed by israeli troops yesterday. more protests are expected today. good morning, it's tuesday the 15th of may. also this morning...

prince harry and meghan markle call for understanding and respect amid reports that her father will no longer be attending the royal wedding. one week ahead of the anniversary of the manchester terror attack, we'll meet the young survivors tryng to come to terms with what happened. i feel as if it's never going to get better and it's always going to stay like that. easyjet reports another loss, but says it's making more money and passenger numbers are up. i've been chatting to the boss, i'll have the details shortly. in sport, manchester city fans fill the streets to celebrate a record—breaking season. around 100,000 supporters turned out last night as the squad paraded their trophies. and carol has the weather. it was in a stay there, it is a nice day for many of us. many others seeing blue skies like

this, however we have a weather front coming across the north—west, introducing thicker cloud 77477 31135-5232; 77.77 f??? and and 5 2:5 15minutes. of the creation of the israeli state which forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. andrew plant reports. it was a day of violence that saw dozens of people killed and hundreds more injured. palestinian protesters hurled stones, israeli security forces opened fire in return. israel's prime minister said his military was acting in self defence, saying palestinian group hamas had mixed armed fighters in with the civilian protesters. america has also blamed hamas for the violence. the responsibility for these tragic

deaths rests squarely with hamas. hamas is intentionally and cynically provoking this response. this violence has brought international attention. these protesters took to the streets in turkey. the united nations has talked of outrageous violations of human rights. russia has been highly critical of america's decision to move its embassy. germany said israel had a right to defend itself, while france's president emmanuel macron condemned the violence. three days of mourning have now been declared by the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. the fear is the violence may not be over with more protests planned this week. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem for us this morning. we mentioned earlier that we expect the un security council to meet.

what else might happen in the next 24 hours? certainly there are fears of renewed unrest, particularly along the israel/ gaza border. through the day we expect the funeral to take place of any of the dozens funeral to take place of any of the d oze ns of funeral to take place of any of the dozens of people killed, which include some children. —— of many of the dozens of people killed. some people have been buried already. after the funeral is the mourners will go back to the border protest camps. this is a traditional day of protests for palestinians anyway, they call it their day of catastrophe, remembering how in 1948 more than 700,000 people were forced to flee from their homes or expelled from their homes in the fighting that followed the creation of the israeli state. many in gaza are descendants of some of those original palestinian refugees. israel and the us continued to defend the actions of israeli forces, he remain in high numbers

along the gaza border, saying they are acting to stop a mass infiltration of israeli territory. but there are lots of international calls for restraint, lots of international condemnation of what has been happening at the border. there were calls for this un security council emergency meeting to happen, already the us has blocked a statement from the un security council which would have called for an independent investigation into the violence. thank you, yolande knell. plenty more coverage about that, our main story, on the bbc news channel today. prince harry and meghan markle have asked for understanding to be shown to her father, after reports that he won't attend their wedding on saturday. thomas markle had been expected to walk his daughter down the aisle, but has now told celebrity news website tmz that he doesn't want to embarrass his daughter or the royalfamily. simon clemison reports. thomas markle is said to be shy and reclusive, but about to walk his daughter down the aisle in a much talked about royal wedding just days away, he couldn't be more centrestage.

he's supposed to be meeting prince harry for the first time this week. if this bride—to—be's father has definitely pulled out of the ceremony in windsor, exactly what has led him to make that decision is not yet clear. the celebrity news website which is claiming he's going to stay away said it would be to save causing her or the royal family any embarrassment. he's recently been at the centre of press attention after claims that pictures of him getting ready for the big day were staged. the bbc understands meghan is distressed and concerned about the well—being of her father. in a statement, kensington palace said it was a deeply personal moment for ms markle in the days before her wedding, adding that she and prince harry were asking again for understanding and respect to be extended to mr markle in this difficult situation. ms markle is close to her father and it's thought she hopes he will still be there to support her on saturday. and simon is live in windsor for us this morning. preparations have been going on

there all week. is it clear why meghan markle's father is not coming? a very good morning to you. you mentioned those preparations, to give you a little flavour of those, to begin with, there are a few days to begin with, there are a few days to go but it has been a hive of activity in windsor this morning. we have seen beer, broadcasters, bunting, barry is going up. it has all been happening. as for thomas markle, he has recently been in the papers, seemingly for the right reasons to begin with. he appeared in some pictures looking like he was getting ready for the big day, it looked like he had been caught on the hop being measured for a wedding suit. when the mail on sunday looked into it more closely they say there is cctv which shows that he was arriving on one location with a photographer and that some of the people and some of the backdrops we re people and some of the backdrops were not quite what they seems in the end, the suggestion was he was stunting these pictures in

association with the press. but remember prince harry a year or so ago when he was first dating meghan markle was saying that some of the press, in his words, where a bombardment to them. and yet those elements of the press, maybe, of trying to get those sorts of pictures that thomas markle was a p pa re ntly pictures that thomas markle was apparently stunting up. there is no official confirmation yet from the palace or thomas markle that he won't be coming. a hive of activity in windsor this morning, lots of people hoping, not least, i imagine, one bride—to—be, that herfather will be able to walk down the aisle in the end. thank you very indeed, simon. —— thank you very much indeed. a civil liberties group has described facial recognition systems used by police as "dangerous and innacurate." a report by big brother watch claims the technology has a failure rate of more than ninety per cent. rory cellan—jones reports. the champions league final in cardiff last year, and south wales police are trying out a new way of monitoring the crowd.

but facial recognition technology isn't a great success — it ends up wrongly identifying people as being on the police database 93% of the time. at the notting hill carnival, the same technology has performed even worse for the metropolitan police, with a 98% failure rate in identifying people on the watch list. now a civil liberties group says the whole experiment should end. what we're building is essentially a mass surveillance system that can biometrically track, locate, and identify, or misidentify people everywhere they go. and i think we need to stop and ask ourselves the question, is this something that we want? technology to identify faces in a crowd is pretty hit and miss at the moment. but it's making rapid progress and the police say they need to work out whether it can help them protect the public at major events. metropolitan police say they always make additional checks to confirm whether someone has been incorrectly identified by the technology. south wales police released this video showing how their system

works and defended it against its critics. those very lurid headlines we have seen, and very negative reports really don't the full story of how much it does help us. china is way ahead in the use of facial recognition, with a vast database of its citizens. but big brother watch is asking whether the uk really wants to go down the same path. ministers in scotland are set to formally refuse to give holyrood's consent for the uk's main piece of brexit legislation. the scottish and uk governments are at odds over the eu withdrawal bill and what it could mean for devolved powers. labour, green and lib dem msps are expected to back snp members in rejecting the westminster bill, saying it would restrict its pa rliament‘s powers. concerns have been raised about the excessive use of restraints on asylum seekers being removed from the uk. hm inspectorate of prisons observed the removal of 23 detainees on a chartered flight.

all but one of the asylum seekers were made to wear arm restraints, despite the report saying most of those onboard didn't present a risk. the home office described the findings as troubling. discussions around end of life wishes for cancer patients are not being had until it is too late, according to a new study. research by macmillan cancer support found maintaining a fighting attitude can have a negative effect on the care preferences of terminally ill patients and creates a barrier to vital conversations about dying. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to 12 it isjust coming up to 12 minutes past eight. it's almost a year since the bombing at manchester arena, and now some of the people who were there are telling their stories for the first time. 22 people were killed, more than 250 injured and countless lives were changed forever. a documentary has been made hearing from young women who were directly involved. we'll bejoined by erin, her sister caitlin and their mum annette, who took part in the programme.

before we speak to them, let's take a look at a clip. i feel as if it's never going to get better and it's always going to stay like that. there'll always be, like, a bit in our head. there isn't really a normal any more. it's all kind of different now. and she's very reserved now, almost. i want to give her, like, a part of me and see it the way i see it. i can only think of the happy memories rather than what really happened afterwards. caitlin's doing really well, yeah. she's definitely... coping. which is good. why can't she be, like, the same as me? 0r, no, why can't i be

the same as her, actually? erin, caitlin and annettejoin us now. good morning, thank you so much for coming and talking to us. pennetta, it is something to be a mum and to have had your children going through that. —— annette. you talk about it in the documentary, it has been very tough. things getting better, one yearon, do tough. things getting better, one year on, do you think? yes, but mainly because we have been able to access the support we needed. it was really tough. for seven or eight months, erin refused to talk about what she saw. i knew i couldn't help her, and i knew that we needed to get some help for her. but it is definitely making a difference,

isn't it, sweetie? yeah. erin, feeling better is probably not the right way to say it, but do you feel different? i feel much better, having the support that i have. it shows such a difference that it can make, just talking to someone. it's obvious from the documentary that you're going through this together and you are incredibly supportive of each other. it has affected you both in different ways? yeah, ithink affected you both in different ways? yeah, i think mum and erin have had a very different effect to me because i have just wanted to go out there and show that i cannot be silenced. i want to go out and do more things because i know that life is short now. it could be taken any time. i'm trained to do that. they are just tried to get better. it is ha rd are just tried to get better. it is hard to know what to do. as a family, maybe start with you, it must be hard to process what you

we re must be hard to process what you were thinking about because what you are thinking about as arm is what they are about. yes, my my priority as soon as they are about. yes, my my priority as soon as i realised that erin was struggling as much as she was, because she hid it for four or five months, i knew she was sad but i didn't know about the flashbacks and the trouble sleeping and she had heard that. my priority was to get the girls right and it was only when erin got the support she needed that it hit me. and as a mum, sony things are devastating, not least, you said in the documentary, you are the one who cannot help, you can't be the one who helped. i said from the outset, i do not want to upset you,

i can't talk to about it. i knew we had to get her help and once we had access to the help, it was a struggle at first but once we had got it, it was really helpful. was there a moment or a session or one conversation which you thought, 0k, i'm going to open up, did you deal different quite soon after that? —— did you feel quite different?” expected as soon as i talked about it, i had been avoiding it for so long, my helper said, we are going to do it next week. she kept on asking me when i wanted to do it and she forced me when i knew i didn't wa nt she forced me when i knew i didn't want to do it but even though i didn't want to talk about it, it really helped me. i expected it to help me massively straightaway, but it didn't feel different straightaway but it hit me afterwards that maybe it did help and it did feel good. you talked about flashbacks, are they becoming less frequent for you? yes, i'm only

getting them sometimes when it brings it up, sometimes when i'm in bed, it'sjust brings it up, sometimes when i'm in bed, it's just when brings it up, sometimes when i'm in bed, it'sjust when i'm not really doing stuff. before, it used to pop up doing stuff. before, it used to pop up on doing stuff. before, it used to pop uponl doing stuff. before, it used to pop up on i was being busy and trying to avoid it, it has definitely helped. i don't know what your relationship is like as sisters, have you always been close, has it brought you closer together? i think it has. yeah. i really wants to help her and we won't to help each other. i know we won't to help each other. i know we will stay together, if anything happens, or if anything happened to her that night, i don't know what i would have done. you were both so looking forward to going to this concert, you still have happy memories of the concert itself? definitely, when i was in there, it was a really good experience. i think that is why i want to get out there and do things, the fact that someone there and do things, the fact that someone has done that, it's not right andl someone has done that, it's not right and i know that. that's why i wa nt right and i know that. that's why i want to go out and do more things.

you are not the only family that has been speaking to the bbc for this documentary, let's have a look at someone documentary, let's have a look at someone else, amelia from wigan who was at the concert with her mum. someone else, amelia from wigan who was at the concert with her mumm annoys me that she is so perfect it and it didn't even happened to her but it is a ricochet among the family. is that cute? that was a witness statement when they came, when they interviewed me. i remember them saying to me that the thing they would be putting on the crime of attempted murder. some days, i willjust come over me and i will think, yeah, terrorists did to try and kill herand think, yeah, terrorists did to try and kill her and she was only six feet away. it's sort of takes my breath for a little while.”

feet away. it's sort of takes my breath for a little while. i try to pushit breath for a little while. i try to push it to the back of my mind, i get struck me go out because i try not ——i get struck me go out because i try not —— i get distracted when i go out, i try not to think about it.” am getting upset, sorry. you are all incredibly brave, it is the anniversary next week, do you have any plans? we are going to go back to manchester and come back with some friends who i know who were there, and we are just go to pay our respects and also try and go about a normal day as calmly as we can. i think everyone is going to be very sensitive on that day so we will be there. is this something you talk about with your friends? was there a period afterwards where you did not feel you could talk about it and now you are more open with your friends? i have always been very open about it, able to talk about it, especially with the people who were there who i knew. the next day we we nt there who i knew. the next day we went out and we work together and talking about it, and we were

playing music and that sort of thing. we were focusing on the positives. it's important presumably to mark in some ways, next week? yes, we were not sure what we wanted to do but i think it's become quite clear that we are going to come into manchester and pay our respects at the cathedral but equally, caitlin was very clear and said she wanted to celebrate life as well. what a bullet message. thank you so much, i do apologise! —— what a brilliant message. thank you by much, i do apologise. great to see you so well. thank you for coming to talk to us about it. it's a very moving documentary, i was watching it this morning. manchester bomb: our story is on bbc one, tonight at quarter to 11. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. this morning it's a beautiful start of the day if you like it sunny and dry, warmer than yesterday and temperatures were higher than they

we re temperatures were higher than they were this time yesterday. some beautiful pictures here. it will be sunny but not for all of us, whether france are coming in from the atla ntic france are coming in from the atlantic introducing thicker cloud. it will be thinking southwards through the day. also have some patchy mist and fog. the further south and east to our across scotla nd south and east to our across scotland this morning, the sunnier the skies. the same england and wales meaning it will not be a cold night. clear skies in northern ireland and scotland means it will be cold enough for a touch of grass frost. the wind will be picking up and that will be noticeable tomorrow. talking of tomorrow, here is the weather front moving south, producing a fair bit of cloud, it will still be bright with sunny spells but drizzle across east wales, the midlands and the south—west. as it wished to the other side, we are back into the sunshine. —— as it pushes to the other side we are back into sunshine. temperatures down on today

and that she feel is exacerbated by the wind. thursday and friday, high—pressure takes hold of the weather, dry conditions and sunshine around. blue skies at times and at other times sunny spells out the cloud builds but we are expecting it to be dry with the wind easing. the temperatures don't great shakes, highs of 16 or 17. similar on friday except for the fact we have a weather front coming in from the west which will introduce thicker cloud and some spots of rain across northern ireland and northern and western scotland. into saturday, this weather front will produce a bit more cloud for the scottish fa cup final. for the royal wedding and the fa cup final in the south, it is likely to be dry with sunshine and highs of 23. sunday not looking too bad either. good news, thank you. we have had those lovely girls here. amazing,

gorgeous girls. like so mini people who were there or who had family there, ashman chris so many people. it has been so hard for them. the devastating documentary, but it is optimistic as well. yes, that is what erin was saying, she wants to celebrate as well as remember the. that took place almost a year ago. in the last few minutes easyjet has announced a loss in profits. ben's got the latest on that and the other business stories out this morning. good morning. budget airline easyjet has cut its losses, making a loss of £18 million for the last six months, compared to a loss of more than £200 million last year. it's reported an 8.8% rise in passenger numbers. but it's faced big costs from expanding its operations at berlin's tegel airport and buying planes from bankrupt rival air berlin. it has told us in the last hour it

will launch a frequent—flyer loyalty scheme for the first time. vodafone's boss is to step down in october after ten years in charge of the world's second largest mobile operator. it comes as the firm reports profits up 15.4% to 4.3 billion euros. and premier foods, the firm behind bisto, 0xo, ambrosia and mr kipling says profits are up nearly 6% to £78 million. that was its best sales performance in five years as uk consumers have tightened their belts on clothes and furniture shopping but continued to stock up on food. you are up—to—date, i will see you soon. thank you, we need to be a bit quiet because tim has been looking for rabbit in bury st edmunds! it's gone, i don't believe it! good morning. ithink

gone, i don't believe it! good morning. i think we have had one behind me but it has run away. the nature of live tv! we are talking about the decline in rabbit numbers this morning. the british trust for ornithology, which monitors mammals as well as birds, has noticed a 60% decline in rabbit numbers over the past 20 years, maybe an additional 5% over the last 12 months. why is that happening? there is a disease which is thought to be affecting numbers significantly, myxomatosis as well. lots to discuss. but here is the news, weather and travel where you are. good morning. anotherfine start

good morning. another fine start to the day for many parts of the uk. some sunshine this morning. around coastal areas, quite misty and murky. up towards the north—west a weather fronts is bringing murky. up towards the north—west a weatherfronts is bringing in cloudy weatherfronts is bringing in cloudy weather towards northern ireland and the north west of scotland. that will gradually work its way further south and eastwards to the cause of today. there will be some patchy light rain as it moves through, still some bright spells for the morning. elsewhere across the uk, any mistand morning. elsewhere across the uk, any mist and fog will burn back towards the closed. it may stay misty round the north norfolk coastline where it will be quite chilly into the afternoon, elsewhere in the sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, around 19 to 23 degrees. the cloud and the patchy rain will continue to move gradually south and east overnight. clearing skies coming through across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures down

to four to 7 degrees. 0vernight tonight, in england and wales, temperatures are around eight to 11 degrees. starting off with a fair amount of cloud across northern england, wales and the midlands tomorrow. the cloud spread southward quickly. there could be some patchy light rain as it moves southeast wood, brighter skies developing further north and temperatures for all of us down on today, a much cooler day for england and wales, 15 to 17. because it is behind the weather front, the cold front bringing in the cooler conditions, thatis bringing in the cooler conditions, that is how we will be left as we go into thursday and friday. this is thursday, there will be some cloud first thing but that should turn to clear and there will be some brighter spells, sunshine across most areas. a fine and dry day for most areas. a fine and dry day for most with lots of sunshine, maximum temperature is similar to wednesday, getting up to around 13 to 16 celsius. similar temperatures on friday but they started to rise again by the

weekend. —— they will start to rise again. you are with business live from bbc news, with rachel horne you are with business live from bbc news, with rachel home and sally bundock. face to face talks — america and china meet to try to avert an all out trade war. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 15th of may. us treasury secretary steve mnuchin hosts the chinese vice premier in washington — amidst signs that relations may be improving. also in the programme, the clothing giant gap has sparked a social media backlash — with a t—shirt! we'll be live in our asia business bureau for the details. and markets across europe are mixed with results coming in from the likes of easyjet and news of a ceo departure at vodafone.