hello this is breakfast, with chris mason and victoria fritz. renewed hope for an unprecedented summit between the united states and north korea. donald trump says preparations are "moving along very nicely" following surprise talks between the leaders of north and south korea. good morning — it's sunday 27th may. also this morning — it was heartbreak for liverpool fans but elation for real madrid. good morning, goal keeping mistakes and a moment of bale brilliance deny liverpool in the champions league final. and are more national parks the answer to protecting england's countryside? listening post here are a major source listening post here are a major

source of news and information. it told churchill that hitler was dead and picked up some of the first reports of the chernobyl disaster, but now the service that monitors the world's news is moving house. and matt has the weather. good morning. well, after a night of spectacular storms across the southern half of the country, one or two rumbles of thunder today, but a lot of dry, sunny and warm weather too. i'll have all the details in 15 minutes. thanks. good morning. first, our main story. plans for a landmark summit with north korea's kimjong un are moving "very nicely" that's according to president trump. his comments follow a turbulent few days. on thursday, mr trump cancelled a planned meeting next month with kim jong un, citing "open hostility". now he says they could still go ahead after productive talks with north korean officials. here's our asia correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. nothing conveys the dramatic change of mood here in korea than this, president moon jn and

of mood here in korea than this, president moonjn and kim jong of mood here in korea than this, president moonjn and kimjong un embracing once again. just 2a hours earlier, president moon had seen months of careful diplomacy blown apart bya months of careful diplomacy blown apart by a letter from the us president. now he was being welcomed toa president. now he was being welcomed to a second secret summit with kim jong un by his younger sister. we now know this meeting was requested by kim himself and arranged injust one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjong one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kim jong un one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjong un once one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kim jong un once the summit with president trump to go ahead. the south korean president said kim told him he is committed to the com plete told him he is committed to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. but is worried about america's aggressive intentions towards his regime. from president trump to the noises are now increasingly optimistic. having cancelled the summit on thursday, by saturday the us president sounded as if that had never happened. we're doing very well in terms of the

summit with north korea. as you know, there are meetings going on as we speak. it has been an extraordinary week. north korea putting on dramatic show of blowing up putting on dramatic show of blowing up its nuclear test facilities. accusations and epithets flying between pyongyang and washington. a summit that was on then of them may be on again. liverpool's dreams of lifting the european cup for a sixth time came to a crushing end last night — when they were defeated 3—1 by real madrid in the champions league final. the spanish side have won the tournament three times in as many years under manager zinedine zidane. our sports correspondent, david ornstein was at the stadium in kiev. the kings of european football... real madrid, champions of europe for a 13th time. liverpool, heartbroken. the reads arrived with dreams of another famous triumph, but soon suffered the cruellest of blows.

mohamed salah, their inspirational season, hauled to the ground forced off, inconsolable. the key threat removed, real could rally, and where gifted the lead. an inexplicable error by loris karius punished by karim benzema. liverpool's blushes were temporarily speared when sadio mane levelled the tie. however, real are a great side for reason, and gareth bale showed why. on as a substitute, the welshman defied gravity to make the seemingly impossible a reality. a moment worthy of winning any match, and bale soon sealed the trophy — another horror show from karius, and real would reign once again. so liverpool's unforgettable journey comes to an agonising end. the supporters here and at home will be distraught. losing to real madrid is no disgrace, but the circumstances will leave a bitter taste, and a whole summer to ponder how

different it could've been. david ornstein, bbc news, kiev. a 22—year old man has been charged with murder after a teenager gary neville summed it up when he said, notjoking, that may have been the best goal i've ever seen. a 22—year old man has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in sheffield on tuesday. ryan jowle, who was 19, was attacked in the woodhouse area.. police in the city were given special stop—and—search powers to tackle knife crime after a second teenager was killed on thursday evening. england could get more national parks after environment secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. it comes amid concerns that new housing and changing lifestyles are putting parts of the countryside at risk. the review will consider whether to expand the network of parks as well as areas of outstanding beauty. rbs has failed to appreciate

the impact of its decision to close dozens of branches in scotland, a report by mps has found. the scottish affairs committee described the move as a "devastating blow" for communities affected. it is urging the bank to halt plans to axe up to 62 branches. rbs said the closures were in response to an increase in mobile and online banking. a landslide vote in favour of overturning ireland's abortion ban gives "hope" to northern ireland, that's according to penny mordaunt, the minister for women and equalities. the referendum result has sparked calls for the issue to be reassessed in northern ireland, where laws are much stricter than the rest of the uk. let's speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page who is in dublin for us this morning. focusing on the republic, as huge social change. yes, that's right. there will be lots and lots of

reflection i think today on the momentous nature of yesterday and the vote that was taken, ireland voting by a margin of 2—1 to liberalise their abortion laws. i'm sorry, i am struggling a bit... shall we let you get a throat lozenge or something, or a glass of water, and will speak to you later. you had a very busy weekend. a reporter without a voice is a reporter without a voice is a reporter who is struggling. it has happened to us all. let's move on. the names of the first colleges in england that will teach new technical qualifications have been announced by the government. the courses for 16—year—olds are intended to be on a par with a levels. there have been concerns that the courses, some of which start being taught

from september 2020, are being brought in too quickly. the government says it makes no apology for ensuring young people have more more opportunities to fulfil their potential. hawaii's kilauea volcano, which has been erupting for the past month, has spewed a column of ash up to 11,000 feet into the air. a broad flow of lava has also advanced to within half a mile of a geothermal power station — having destroyed dozens of nearby homes. hawaii civil defence is distributing free masks for the protection of local residents. how many times have you been told to act your age? well, it's a piece of advice one gentleman didn't follow. he had to be rescued by police and the fire service after getting stuck in a child's swing

in a play park. that looks painful. the 20—year—old had been firmly wedged in the child—sized seat for three hours before police were called to the park in ipswich to free him. what point in this kind of situation do you think, you know what, i'm going to have to call the emergency services. when a "shove and pull" method of swing—release failed, the emergency services arrived with a trusty screwdriver and the following advice "always use age appropriate play equipment." i think that's a slightly longer way

of saying, grow up. it's easily done. and it's easier to get into those things than it is to get out! it's pretty impressive that he managed to get his phone out of his back pocket to call the emergency services. it is ten past seven. covering subjects like finance, engineering, accounting and manufacturing, technical t—levels are being billed as an alternative to the academic a—levels and will be made available to students in england in two years' time. but there are concerns that could be too soon with critics warning rushing them through could risks young people's futures. let's discuss this with alison birkinshaw from york college and bill watkin from the sixth form colleges association who is in our london newsroom. good morning. first, what do you make of what the government is saying here? is it wise? i think

it's a really bold opportunity to improve technical education for a long time we have been saying in this country that we need to match the technical education on offer in oui’ the technical education on offer in our global competitor countries. this is a really good opportunity to do that. to invest in technical education. i don't think it is rushed in. in fact, education. i don't think it is rushed in. infact, ithink education. i don't think it is rushed in. in fact, i think there is an urgency about bringing in that investment and bringing in a substantial qualification for our young people so that in a protest brexit world we can make sure our industries are well—placed to succeed. allison says it is a bold move. and i think that is right. i think everyone would agree that if we are to remain globally competitive we must focus on technical education to some extent. but i think there are three big issues that need bx addressed. 0ne issues that need bx addressed. 0ne is the timescale, one is the readiness of business to play its part, and thirdly will young people

actually chooses quotations? on that point, is this what students want? have they said this is what they wa nt to have they said this is what they want to do? is their demand for those kind qualification?” want to do? is their demand for those kind qualification? i think a route into industry and into high—level technical qualifications is definitely what students want. these have a maunder minimum 45 days of work placements allowing students to immerse themselves in their chosen profession. and if we invest that properly and if the employers stepped up to that, and i'm sure, i'm pretty confident they will, then it will be what students need and what they want. i'm always conscious that so often a criticism of government is that an idea might be floated by people say you are not going far enough fast enough. i'm intrigued that your criticism is the opposite of that. i wonder how you think they should approach this, if you buy the idea that this kind of

idea in broad terms is worth pursuing. i think past experience would show us that we have to get all the preparations in hand and make sure the resources are available. and you will know the permanent secretary, the most senior civil servant in the department for education wrote to the secretary of state this week to say we are worried about the timescale, are you sure you want us to proceed and will you give me a ministerial direction that we must proceed? and secretary of state responded saying, yes, we must. so even get a real sense of the urgency of government to make this happen. but the concern is the civil service have about how achievable it is and the issue with the business sector is that they are being asked to contribute to the programme by having these large chunks of work placement for young people without necessarily having the capacity to do it. the big employers will be able to do it but some of the smaller ones in rural

areas and areas of deprivation will find it difficult. as for the choices that young people make, at the moment only 10%, choices that young people make, at the moment only10%, one in 1016 —year—old is choosing a technical education route. if we are to grow that number we have to make sure there is a real viable alternative for young people to choose. at the moment they are choosing either an a—level or an applied a level which is another way of getting the kind of skills needed for the workforce. 0rtheir of skills needed for the workforce. 0r their choosing technical education but not in great numbers. and on that, you can after gcses choose to go on to a levels or to apprenticeships. is this a tacit understanding that those schemes are not working? and that we need something else instead ?|j not working? and that we need something else instead? i think we need to offer different routes fit different occupations and different industries. the tea level will be a viable and strong route into industry, perhaps where there may

not be paid apprenticeships. remember, apprenticeships are prayed. these levels will provide a different route. at york we work with a thousand employers and those employers are really keen and ready to step up to the mark and provide those placements because they see thatis those placements because they see that is where the future is. so i think it is a really important opportunity, we need to grasp it. thank you. thank you both. ina in a torrent site for some parts of the uk. -- it in a torrent site for some parts of the uk. —— it has been a bit of a torrid night for some parts of the uk. thunderstorms and torrential rain have swept across parts of the uk with lightning flashing across the night sky. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in

just four hours on saturday night. people took to social media to describe the electrical storm as "utterly insane" and "like being under a strobe light". the met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding. of course they have. because it is a bank or day weekend, matt! good morning. yes, spectacular scenes like this. you saw the frequency of lightning on that video footage. 15,000 across the south—east in the space of four hours, but these are the overall the lightning strikes across the uk, 15,000 in total through the night and into the morning. a very torrid night. what else is happening? another batch of showers, some rumbles of thunder in the southern parts of england, south wales as well, and in north wales another area of intense storms working towards gwyneth at present, and they will push out into the irish sea and could affect northern ireland, but the fund should have faded by then. 0n from the midlands towards east anglia, some showers,

maybe clipping into some parts of north—western england, but either side longer spells of sunshine, very humid in the sunshine, with temperatures 26, 27, in the south and east, up to 27 in parts of scotla nd and east, up to 27 in parts of scotland as well where it will be a lovely sunny afternoon. if you're heading off to the biggest weekend in scotland, a good chance of staying dry, the chance of some thunderstorms in coventry there, but most of you will get through the day dry. the night, still a few showers around in that zone, and the odd rumble of thunder, but nowhere near as torrid night as last night, then we have this in the eastern coast of scotla nd we have this in the eastern coast of scotland and eastern counties, close returning, so it may be a big grey for bank holiday monday, but the key is isolated for monday. most of you will spend the day dry, perhaps a bit great to begin with. most places will brighten up, and some good spells of sunshine developing.

western scotland into northern ireland, another warm day to come there, with temperature is 25—27d, but it may stay craig day in the eastern counties of scotland and england and if it does, temperatures will stay in the team's —— it may stay grey in eastern teddies of scotla nd stay grey in eastern teddies of scotland and england. in the tuesday, that battle between high pressure to the north, low pressure across spain and portugal and france are starting to work northwards again. that means as we return to work on tuesday, across southern areas there is the chance of some heavy thundershowers returning. most of the uk will have a dry day, long spells of sunshine breaking through the morning mist and low cloud, and temperatures wait wait late in the low to mid 20s again, so the warmth will continue. a few showers here and there, particularly for england, but most are looking dry. back to you. thanks, matt! looks not too

bad. ish. come on, chris, it could be worse! that is my yorkshire pessimism! bank holiday monday. not too bad. i'll take what we've had. anyway, moving on. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is in an iranian prison, serving a five—year sentence after being found guilty of spying, charges she denies. now it's emerged that she may face new security—related charges in a second case. her husband richard ratcliffe is in edinburgh and joins us now. good morning to you. i see you there in your marathon kicks. i think you are running the marathon in edinburgh and a couple of ours‘ pencil thanks for speeding a couple of minutes before lumbering upon the start line —— in a couple of hours' time, so thanks first bending a couple of minutes. your reaction to what you have heard coming out in the last couple of days, and food

you take it from here? georg polzer many diplomatic weavers already. —— and where do you take it from here? because you have pooled so many diplomatic levers already. yes, if we are lucky it could be just a charge of spreading propaganda, but if we are on market could be a bigger charge. we are still kind of running around trying to understand what and when the date for the quarters —— if we are unlucky it could be a bigger charge. today running a marathon in edinburgh with many supporters, trying to carry around these different stones we painted on mother's day to remind the foreign secretary of this promise. part of what we're doing keeping going and lots of people are battling, caring. in terms of questioning what we can do diplomatically, this week i met with the british ambassador to iran who

is over here, just to ask him what he understood was going on, and i think we will need to push against the government to try to find a way. she was innocent and the first trial, so idea of a second court case is nonsense. show us that stone again, if you may come and tell us that story. we have a number of different teams and we painted on mother's day 700 stones to mark the number of days nazanin had been in prison at that point, and if you'll remember back before, the foreign secretary promised he would leave no stone unturned to bring nazanin, so today what we are doing is taking those stones, to a relay, actually, i'm not running a whole marathon. we we re i'm not running a whole marathon. we were hoping actually waved it would be back for it and to do the last leg, but we will do it to let her know we can keep going —— we were hoping actually that nazanin would be back for it. how are you coping? your ongoing resolve with this, what

seems to be a trickle of bad news punctuated by possibilities, and on or before christmas you were optimistic about a possible imminent release, then the trickle of bad news. wonder how you keep up your resolve, your energy, your determination, whilst having to go on with your life in the interim? sure, it is up and down, and it has been a bit more than a trickle just recently of bad news, but on days like today, we bring people together, raising money for charities that support us, and kind of just charities that support us, and kind ofjust reminding ourselves as much as reminding nazanin we are still fighting and still battling, that is pa rt fighting and still battling, that is part of keeping going, and of course there are dark days where i reflect afterwards and think, gosh, what will it take to resolve this? richard, how frequently are you able to speak to nazanin and speak to your daughter? i can speak to nazanin normally twice a week. i can't call her but she is able to call me. it is the standard twice a week. my daughter, of course, i can speak to her at home, that is more

frequent. i spoke to her last night, getting ready for her birthday in a couple of wea ks' getting ready for her birthday in a couple of weaks‘ time, so, yeah, she is all right. richard, thank you so much for talking to us. good luck with the events today and i'm sure we will talk to you again on brea kfast. we will talk to you again on breakfast. thank you. your heart goes out to them, doesn't it? you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the time is 23 minutes past seven. it's time now for a look at the newspapers. the former england cricketer lucy pearson is now a headteacher, and also a director of the england and wales cricket board. she's here. good morning. let's have a look at the newspapers. i think you picked out something we were talking about on breakfast this morning. this whole issue of the t—level. what i am intrigued by here, from your perspective as headteacher, this whole question about parity of

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be vigilant, and ifind myself mucking around on my phone for no reason, just playing, and ijust leave it because it is tempting. and an overlapping theme here in the sunday telegraph, trying to get good night's sleep, and the image, i think somebody pretending to be asleep, with a mobile phone there, and the potential there, the officer distraction to a decent night's flick on and the whole notion of a sleep industry. i am reading a book about this, people seem obsessed with it. -- about this, people seem obsessed with it. —— decent night's sleep. yes, this industry coming up which is all technologically driven to help us sleep, which actually the sides will tell you that technology and sleep do not go hand—in—hand. but the article talks about the impact of not having a good night's sleep, how it affects your health, your ability to concentrate, and the notion that you would have an app, andi notion that you would have an app, and i have smartwatch, and i think,

why do i bother doing that? i wake up why do i bother doing that? i wake up in the morning and i know whether i have been in the rem phase, whether i have slept well, and i actually know less by trying to know more, so you just have to focus, get to bed early, have a good night's sleep and turn your digital devices off. all the old-fashioned rules that are mums. us, they have been there all along. thanks for coming in. good to see you. thank you very much. —— our mums taught us. the andrew marr show is on bbc one at nine o'clock. andrew, what's coming up this morning? a packed hour, if you're interested in education of education secretary on, if you're interested in hospitals we have labour'sjonathan as hworth hospitals we have labour'sjonathan ashworth talking about a new tax to pay for the nhs, and if your exit wood interested in brexit, and of course you are, jacob rees—mogg is live in the studio. we are also

talking about me too and the fantastic new play, and we will be played out by one of the founders of doctor feel—good. doctor feelgood. stay with us — headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and victoria fritz. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: plans for a landmark summit with north korea's kimjong un are moving "very nicely" that's

according to president trump. on thursday, mr trump cancelled the summit, citing hostility but now says there's a lot of "goodwill". 0ur asia correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes joins us now. it was on, then it was off, now it looks like it's on again — what's been going on? i hesitate to make a prediction as to whether it is on again for sure, because i have made so many wrong predictions over the last few days because president trump keeps changing his mind. we said it was on, by friday was off, now president trump says they are doing well in terms of the summit with north korea, talks are going on as we speak, there is a lot of goodwill and we're looking atjune 12 in singapore, that hasn't changed. well it certainly did change for a couple of days. but the mood here in seoul

is definitely much more favourable this morning and that is because there is a second secret summit between kimjong there is a second secret summit between kim jong un and south there is a second secret summit between kimjong un and south korean president moonjae—in at the demilitarised zone yesterday. that came as a big surprise to everybody but it picked up the momentum. a p pa re ntly but it picked up the momentum. apparently they just picked but it picked up the momentum. apparently theyjust picked up the phone on friday, called up the presidential office in seoul and asked for a meeting. president moon agreed and within 2a hours they had set up this secret summit, which shows how much the mood between north and south korea has changed. that too has led to a more optimistic tone coming from washington. i'm not sure everyone is certain about the summit onjune 12 but they are sony moving towards the summit again. thank you very much. you get the impression that until you see the shot of them actually

shaking hands, it isn't really on. england could get more national parks after environment secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. it comes amid concerns that new housing and changing lifestyles are putting parts of the countryside at risk. the review will consider whether to expand the network of parks as well as areas of outstanding beauty. police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman who fell ill at mutiny music festival in portsmouth. their deaths are separate incidents and not being treated as suspicious. earlier the festival issued a warning about a dangerous high strength or bad batch substance on the site and have urged festival—goers not to take any drugs. rbs has failed to appreciate the impact of its decision to close dozens of branches in scotland, a report by mps has found. the scottish affairs committee described the move as a "devastating blow" for communities affected. it is urging the bank to halt plans to axe up to 62 branches. rbs said the closures were in response to an increase in mobile and online banking.

a 22—year old man has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in sheffield on tuesday. ryan jowle, who was 19, was attacked in the woodhouse area. police in the city were given special stop—and—search powers to tackle knife crime after a second teenager was killed on thursday evening. a landslide vote in favour of overturning ireland's abortion ban gives "hope" to northern ireland, that's according to penny mordaunt, the minister for women and equalities. the referendum result has sparked calls for the issue to be reassessed in northern ireland, where laws are much stricter than the rest of the uk. ireland's prime minister said those who had voted against repeal would be unhappy but that a "quiet revolution" had taken place. the names of the first colleges in england that will teach new technical qualifications have been announced by the government. the courses for 16—year—olds are intended to be on a par with a levels. there have been concerns that the courses, some of which start being taught

from september 2020, are being brought in too quickly. the government says it makes no apology for ensuring young people have more more opportunities to fulfil their potential. hawaii's kilauea volcano, which has been erupting for the past month, has spewed a column of ash up to 11,000 feet into the air. a broad flow of lava has also advanced to within half a mile of a geothermal power station — having destroyed dozens of nearby homes. hawaii civil defence is distributing free masks for the protection of local residents. extraordinary pictures there. let's talk sport. what an extraordinary night. madrid, mo salah had to go off

injured, then karius made a couple of terrible mistakes. it really didn't go right for them. so liverpool are left to reflect on a champions league final that really didn't go to plan. gareth bale was the star man for real madrid. the welshman scored 2 goals , one of them an absolute stunner in that 3—1 win. let's go over to our sports correspondent david 0rnstein who's in kiev for us. we'll talk about mo salah in a moment, but the key men in the final, for very different reasons, were bale and liverpool's keeper who had a shocker. that's right. loris karius will not wa nt to that's right. loris karius will not want to remember this night. so many european nights in liverpool's famous history, proud moment to look

back on, but for karius the 24—year—old german goalkeeper this really is one to forget. it has been questioned whether he should be liverpool's first choice goalkeeper with the more experienced mean you lay in the running. last night we saw the failings that many feared would come to haunt liverpool at some point. 0n the first occasion and inexplicable error after half—time which allowed real madrid to move ahead. may liverpool fans sitting around me in the stadium could not believe what they were saying. that was a phase ofjurgen klopp as well. the second error was not much better. a gareth bale shot slipping through his fingers. loris karius left in utter disbelief. gareth bale, what can we say about him? 28 years old, the welshman, he has won four champions league titles in five years. a world record at the

time in 2013, 80 £5 million signing from tottenham. this year he scored 24 from tottenham. this year he scored 2a goals the club and country. around half those appearances have come as a substitute and he is not happy with that, he was to speak to his agent and real madrid over the summer despite being under contract to be 2022, that will set alarm bells ringing for a number of premier league clubs. he won its real madrid. a proud moment for and wales. yes, a fantastic goal. but mo salah, we mentioned earlier. he had got injured. he change the whole momentum of the match in many ways. so sad to mo salah. he has been the talisman of liverpool's season. a spectacular goal scorer. 45 goals for his club in all competitions, which is the same figure as the great christian i don't run. this

was billed as match between those two heavyweights but sala was hauled to the ground by sergio ramos about a quarter of the way through the match, 25 minutes or so. and after a couple of minutes of trying to play on he was forced off in floods of tea rs. on he was forced off in floods of tears. a disappointing end to his season. willie be fit in time for the world cup? we we're pate further medical reports. the liverpool fans are departing today bitterly disappointed. so liverpool fans are still coming to terms with what happened. many had spent a lot of money and had all sorts of difficult journeys to get to the final. and you could feel the disappointment from reds' supporters in kiev. all the way from new zealand. saw that. too bad errors, goalkeeping errors like that. 0h... heartbreaking. disappointed. we lost to a great team, we know that. ask yourself, i guess, if we'd have lost... we lost salah — if they'd have lost their best player after half an hour it may have been a different game.

if they kept salah and it would have been a different story. i'm pretty sure it would. that was absolutely terrible. all of our own making. karius let the first one in, gave it away. couldn't do anything about the second but the third one, should have had that. came from too far out. we've been let down unfortunately by two goalkeeping errors. i know it's a team game, but they were devastating errors. they were shocking. we still got klopp, we've got a good team, good manager. so they'll probably be a lot of people laughing — karius laughing at us... but we'll be back. well, there was one other football game with plenty riding on it yesterday. fulham have been promoted to the premier league after beating aston villa in football's richest match — the championship play—off final. tom cairney scored the only goal in 1—0 win for the london side who return to the top flight after four years away. theyjoin wolves and cardiff city as this year's three promoted sides. england will need to produce something amazing if they are to avoid defeat in the first test against pakistan at lord's. they lost wickets at regular intervals on the third day

and at one stage it seemed pakistan would win the match with two days to spare. but dom bess, on his test debut, hit a half century to give england a lead of 56 with four wickets remaining. saracens are english rugby union's champions after beating exeter 27—10 in the premiership final at twickenham. sarries had finished the regular season in second place behind the chiefs but scored four tries in a repeat of the 2016 final, and clinched their third premiership title in four seasons. elsewhere, in the pr014 final, european champions leinster beat scarlets to complete a historic double. leinster won 40—32 at dublin's aviva stadium to beat the defending champions, capping a remarkable season for irish rugby. in formula one, red bull had a bittersweet day ahead of today's monaco grand prix. while max verstappen's crash meant he will start today's race from the back of the grid, his teammate daniel ricciardo

was more fortunate, grabbing pole position. lewis hamilton starts third on the grid. chris froome is looking to make history today by becoming the first british man to win the giro d'italia in its 101—year history after retaining the leader's pink jersey at the end of stage 20. the team sky rider now only needs to negotiate the largely ceremonial final stage to win. tim hague is in rome. just talk about what is an amazing achievement from christopher. as you said, 101 and chris through the first british man to win one. when you add that he is the reigning tour de france winner. this will be a victory, 115 kilometre flatter, a few loops of rome. he will win the due wrote italia as well and be the

first british holder of all three titles. 0nly first british holder of all three titles. only three men have done that. a history making day the chris froome. there are still some questions to be asked of him about a drugs test in september last year when he was double the legal limit ofan when he was double the legal limit of an anti—asthma drug. today it will be a celebration for chris froome. 116 come vomit is around rome. a glorious day, heating up already, crowds already getting in place. he will become the winner this afternoon. amazing achievement from froome. just a quick word on simon yates, the british riderfrom the north—west of england. he was leading for so long. it is very tough they him, blown away yesterday by an amazing performance from chris froome.

so much happening this weekend. a great weekend of sport. liverpool may have lost the champions league final, but many of the fans who travelled to kiev will leave with memories of the generosity they received from locals who offered them beds in their homes for free. liverpool supporter — yuriy shishkovsky who despite knowing all the chants had until last night never been to a game. 0ur ukraine correspondent,

jonah fisher picks up the story. this liverpool fan is proof that dreams do come true. nine hours before kick—off he was invited to the final of the champions league. by the final of the champions league. by one of its sponsors.” the final of the champions league. by one of its sponsors. i saw you when you were on the tv. a week ago we told how in the face of soaring hotel prices he and his young family had opened his doors to liverpool fans. but would not themselves be going to the game. tickets in hand, anything seemed possible. going to the game. tickets in hand, anything seemed possiblem going to the game. tickets in hand, anything seemed possible. it is one of the best days of my life. determined to make the most of his luck, and with just hours to go, he met up with the four irish lads that now call his apartment home. what are your names? peter, stephen,

alex, shame. shane. and he's looking after yea r? alex, shame. shane. and he's looking after year? he's honorary irish man now. having sung himself hoarse, he met up with five—year—old leo and his wife. it was time for them to all go to theirfirst his wife. it was time for them to all go to their first ever liverpool game. what is your prediction for the score? 1-0. 1-0 to liverpool. but of course it was not to be. how was it you? he liked the game. he

supported liverpool till the end. up to the end he was a little disappointed but he is strong, as every liverpool fan is. they may have never been there, but liverpool can be rightly proud of these two. as shoulder ride after defeat, and still wearing a smile! that's the way to do it. well done. now, it's been a bit of a torrid night for some parts of the uk — with thunderstorms and lightening sweaping across the sky. around 15,000 lightning strikes were recorded in just four hours on saturday night. people took to social media to describe the electrical storm as "utterly insane" and "like being under a strobe light. " the met office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. that doesn't look good. where are

the sunny pictures you had earlier? yes, ido the sunny pictures you had earlier? yes, i do have lots of sunny pictures, don't worry, but i thought i would point out thunderstorms are still going for some. this was worcestershire within the last half an hour. hailas worcestershire within the last half an hour. hail as well. 0verall through the night 15,000 strikes we re through the night 15,000 strikes were recorded around the south and the english channel, have faded a little but still ongoing with this batch of hefty downpours pouring into wales. these are the ones affecting worcestershire, and these ones, devon, cornwall, and parts of sun somerset, and they are all pushing north and west, so northern ireland can see a few showers later. but some gaps in between, sunshine around. most of you will have a dry day but south east anglia, the

midlands, certain extent down here, there will be some further showers today, some on the heavy and thundery side. north, lovely day. losing the morning low cloud, 27 in the highlands today and to the south coast we could head to around 20—27 degrees two. the biggest we can still ongoing in swansea, greater chance for showers and sunder storms in coventry, i fear —— chance for showers and sunder storms in coventry, ifear -- biggest weekend. at the same time there will be more low cloud back off the north sea into these eastern costal counties. bank holiday monday is with us, and you know what, for the most it will be a dry day. one or two isolated showers, and that is the keyword. very few of you will see them. we start pretty grey across the eastern is caused in scotla nd across the eastern is caused in scotland and and some english counties will see grey all day long. then the cloud will break up. good

spells for many. 0ne then the cloud will break up. good spells for many. one or two, very few, showers around, but in the sunshine it will feel pretty warm, if not humid. 25—27 degrees in parts of central western scotland, and 25 and 27 in the south as well. to the end of bank holiday monday, low cloud returning across many eastern parts to take us into tuesday. tuesday and indeed through the week ahead, our battle with the low pressure through france and iberia, and high pressure to the northern half of the country, keeping things mostly dry. then a few showers and thunderstorms again on tuesday in parts of southern england and south wales, then in the north the cloud brea ks wales, then in the north the cloud breaks up, good sunny spells, not quite as warm as the weekend but pleasa nt quite as warm as the weekend but pleasant conditions on tuesday with temperatures into the low 20s, and we stick with those values to the rest of the week. if you are off on half term through this week, one or two showers here and they are, but it will be dry and, victoria, sunny as well. wonderful! lee always

delivers, doesn't he? absolutely. it is ten to eight. they informed churchill that hitler was dead and picked up on the first reports of the nuclear disaster at chernobyl. bbc monitoring has been covering breaking international stories as they happen for more than 70 years. but today it's the end of an era, as the team bid farewell to caversham park, the grand building it has called home since the second world war. david sillito has been to meet the men and women who've listened into history. translation: this is moscow... i have today been informed by chairman khrushchev... welcome to caversham. and this is? the listening room. this is where you listened to the world? it was indeed. and i would sit in a position over there to do spanish. i would sit over here to do french... so, were you a spy?

no, not at all. open source broadcasting. archive footage: the listening posts at caversham are a major source of news and information... what they were doing was listening to the world's news broadcasts, gathering information vital for newsrooms and government. this is a transcript that confirmed the end of the second world war. the cuban missile crisis came to an end after monitors here heard a speech from the soviet leader nikita khrushchev. linda ebhurst started working here more than 50 years ago, and in the days before computers telling the world a major news story had broken was down the fast typing, carbon copies and a handcranked pulley. so you've got the three copies. what do you do? well, you need to take the flash for the newsroom first, so you come out through the door, into the hall, through there, into the newsroom. and then? and then you've got to give a copy to the americans. where are they? top floor. how do you get it up there? you had a little table with a rope pulley, and two wooden boxes, and a bell.

a rope pulley, to announce major news stories, to the rest of the world and america? yes, so you would press the button and up it would go. chris mosley started working at caversham in the 1980s. it was a building with a mood, a mix of aristocratic splendour and civil service tea trolleys. the atmosphere was very much the cold war atmosphere, i would say. we were running on adrenaline, in some ways. today it's almost deserted. the last few monitors are preparing to go. but this abandoned floor holds a particular memory. in 1986, we're talking about... radio: the soviet government reports... he was listening to swedish news and heard mention of radiation. radiation coming from chernobyl. so outside of sweden, and the soviet union, you were the first person to know? yes. i think i was.

mps on the defence select committee have voiced concerns about monitoring leaving caversham, but the bbc says times have moved on. it is, though, the end of an era. it's a great shame. monitoring has been here since 1943, which means that this year is the 75th anniversary of monitoring occupying caversham park. that is sad. very sad. but life moves on. david sillitoe, bbc news, caversham. music lovers across the uk have been treated to a second day of headline acts as part of the bbc‘s biggest weekend which by its close will see more than 100 artists perform in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland over four days. saturday saw stars including ed sheeran, franz ferdinand and noel gallagher take to the stage. so, what can we expect today? 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba joins us from swansea's singleton park. are you having a good time, lizo?”

am. welcome to swansea. where i stood here yesterday, you could not move, thousands and thousands of fa ns move, thousands and thousands of fans enjoying an afternoon of wonderful music. a great party atmosphere, partly because the threat and thunderstorms never materialised, but mostly because of some wonderful performances on the stage behind me, but also on some of the venues stage behind me, but also on some of the venues across stage behind me, but also on some of the venues across the country. it all kicked off here at about 12 o'clock by, how do you describe this man, an absolute music superstar, ed sheeran! # i'm in love with the shape of your.. # i'm in love with the shape of you... # i say, don't you know # i say, don't you know

# you say, you don't know... # i ain't found nothing like this... # i ain't found nothing like this... # no, # i ain't found nothing like this... #no,| # i ain't found nothing like this... # no, i ain't found # i ain't found nothing like this... # no, iain't found nothing # i ain't found nothing like this... # no, i ain't found nothing quite like this... # every time you leave me the quicker the tears dry # that # that we # that we don't # that we don't stand # that we don't stand a # that we don't stand a chance... # that we don't stand a chance... that we don't st # that we don't stand a chance... # i'm way too good at goodbyes # i'm way too good at goodbyes ##. this four—day set deliberate

festival across four site and four nations partly came about because of course there is no glastonbury this year so the bbc thought it would be a great opportunity to underline its commitment to music in all forms across all genres. we have had three days so far, coventry starting today. they will have some great a cts today. they will have some great acts performing. we heard noel gallagher earlier. his brother liam will be performing, paloma faith, billy ocean, stereophonics, and another day in swansea here, kicking off on stage by me about 12 o'clock, but there will be others like james bay, and the evening finished in front of potentially thousands upon thousands of fans by two female performers, taylor swift, one of the world's biggest superstars, and finally florence and the machine will finish up and close things here in swansea.

studio: lizo, what a weekend. what a great weekend lizo has got, working ona bank great weekend lizo has got, working on a bank holiday weekend, but at a festival! absolutely. sounds like he has been enjoying some of those acts. we'll be back with the headlines in a few moments — stay with us. the sun's out, nice guy, may stay for batting. —— the sun's out, nice day, nice day for batting. hello.

this is breakfast, with chris mason and victoria fritz. renewed hope for an unprecedented summit between the united states and north korea. donald trump says preparations are moving along very nicely, following surprise talks between the leaders of north and south korea. good morning, it's sunday 27th may. also this morning, it was heartbreak for liverpool fans but elation for real madrid. good morning, goal keeping mistakes and a moment of bale brilliance deny liverpool in the champions league final. and are more national parks the answer to protecting england's countryside? the listening post in