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 caversham are major source of 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. after a good morning. aftera night good morning. after a night of spectacular storms over the southern half of the country, some rumbles of thunder today, but dry, half of the country, some rumbles of thundertoday, but dry, sunny half of the country, some rumbles of thunder today, but dry, sunny and warm weather as well. the details in 15 minutes. 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. on thursday, mr trump cancelled the summit, citing hostility but now he says there's a lot of goodwill. our 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? please don't. i'm sure to get it

wrong again. looks like we are sort of on. on thursday, it was on. on friday, it was. now it appears to be back on. it appears to be looking in that direction, although we can never be sure with president trump. he still has time to change his mind. certainly the atmosphere here in seoul is more positive than three days ago because president moon of south korea and kimjong un then held another summit yesterday, a secret summit, on the demilitarised zone. they both agreed that getting a summit in singapore back on track is the top priority. as you say, we have heard from president trump who seems to be more positive. he said talks are going on as we speak. there's lots of good will. were looking at 12 june in there's lots of good will. were looking at 12june in singapore and that hasn't changed. everyone is really booking flights and hotels and america is sending a team to

singapore will understand right now to begin preparations for the summer. to begin preparations for the summer. i'm not saying 100%, but it looks more than likely now that a summit will take place. thank you. 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 reds arrived with dreams of another famous triumph that seems suffered the cruellest of blows. mohamed salah, their inspirational season, hauled to the ground and forced off, inconsolable. the key threat removed, real could rally and with gifted the lead, an inexplicable error by loris karius, punished

by karim benzema. on as a substitute, the welshman defied gravity to make the seemingly impossible a reality. a moment worthy of winning any match and they soon sealed the trophy, another horror show from karius and real madrid reigned 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 have been. 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 as part of a review of the country's landscape. the environment secretary, michael gove, said the review would also look at whether to increase the number of areas of outstanding natural beauty. ben ando reports. the cpre are now fighting for great tracts of land to be used for national parks. between the wars, the battle raged for britain's open spaces and the right to roam. there were mass trespasses, arrests and propaganda films like this. but it wasn't until 1951 that the post—war government legislated to create britain's first national park, here in the peak district, a place where ordinary people could enjoy the extraordinary beauty of nature and that would be protected from overzealous developers. over the intervening years, others have been added.

the lake district, dartmoor, snowdonia in wales and the cairngorms in scotland. now, there are 15 national parks. 70 years on, the environment secretary michael gove says it is time for a fresh look at the system. writing in the sunday telegraph, prime minister gove says a growing population and decline in some habitats could not be ignored and he is ordering a review, which he says has the aim of strengthening protection in the face of present—day challenges. challenges like new housing estates encroaching on the outer edges of national parks and britain's 3a designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. the government has previously talked about a 25 year environment plan and a green brexit. mr gove knows it may be hard to balance demand for new homes with the desire to protect britain's open spaces, whether green and pleasant or wild and rugged. 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. ireland's prime minister said those who had voted against repeal would be unhappy but that a quiet revolution had taken place. for me, it is also a day where we say, no more. no more to doctors telling their patients that there is nothing that can be done for them in their own country. no more lonely journeys across the irish sea. no more stigma as

the veil of secrecy is lifted and no more isolation because the burden of shame is gone. and in a few minutes we'll speak to a dad and daughter divided by the debate. that's at 8:10am. 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. the 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. 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. 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. do you think he thought, by the time

i leave this park, i want to be on social media and my backside to be shown on bbc one? pope francis travels to ireland in three months‘ time. the last papal visit was in 1979 when pope john paul visited. down the decades, there have been some notable changes, the country has voted to legalise divorce, gay marriage and most recently relaxed abortion laws. to discuss the shift in attitudes, from dublin, let's speak to dad and daughterjim and blaithin. thank you forjoining us. first to you, blaithin, what do you make of this? is this a welcome change for the type of culture we have in ireland? definitely. it's been

amazing. i'm over the moon, so emotional. such a big change. liberation front irish woman and i am so liberation front irish woman and i am so happy. you travelled back in order to vote? yes, absolutely. i'm living in london this year, so absolutely i'd travelled home, without a shadow of about. never a question. this means so much to me. i've been involved in the campaign for several years. no question i be coming home. jim, your daughter voted to repeal. i believe your wife did as well. you understand their position? or were you a little sad? i understand their point of view, even though i voted no. i thought 12 weeks was too long. a good

percentage of the people who did vote yes felt the same way and be nervous about putting it in the hands of the politicians. i can quite understand rape, incest and matters like that. but coming from a christian background, i have to think of the fifth commandment and though shalt not kill. fundamentally, that's what i was thinking. i'm expressing to you my compassion for people who find themselves in an unfortunate position of that nature. jim, this isa position of that nature. jim, this is a very different ireland. you have consistently voted no for change in recent reforms, gay marriage, divorce and abortion. is there a fear of change? am i changing? a fear of change. a fear

of change, no. as a function of time, society has changed and one must accept that. clearly, with two thirds having supported the yes side, i have to go along with that. i fully respect and act set that, yes, andl i fully respect and act set that, yes, and i have no fear of that. but i would sincerely hope that it is used ina i would sincerely hope that it is used in a very responsible fashion, yes. blaithin, just to go back to you, this is historically a very socially conservative country. when pope francis arrives, he will find a 93v, pope francis arrives, he will find a gay, mixed race prime minister, for example. pillars under 1a. this seems to be a bit of a change there, a youth movement who seems to be directing societal shifts that are going on in ireland at the moment.

what kind of ireland do you think the pope will find? a very different ireland, for sure. and arrogant that probably he is not expecting. island is known for being catholic and has predominantly been catholic for decades. i think we are seeing what my generation are doing, turning away from the church because of the scandals which have come out. he will probably come and see an island thatis will probably come and see an island that is not devoutly catholic any more and ireland that once change. thank you very much forjoining us, both of you, jim and blaithin. ok, thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: donald trump has said he expects to attend the us—north korea summit in singapore next month despite saying it wouldn't go ahead on thursday. england could get more national parks after the environment

secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. still to come this morning: chris froome held off late attacks on the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia. we'll speak to his boss sir dave brailsford to assess whether froome can become the first british man to win the giro in its 101—year history. 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. please keep your photographs coming the met office has issued a yellow

warning for heavy rain and flooding. i've got to get a lesson from the weather watchers about how to take a photograph. i would weather watchers about how to take a photograph. iwould never weather watchers about how to take a photograph. i would never manage to ta ke photograph. i would never manage to take a picture before it stopped raining! here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. blue skies for you across lincolnshire at the moment. a stormy night over some southern parts, but only part of the story for this bank holiday weekend. many of you will see a good deal of that over the next couple of days. let's concentrate on the storms. fairly abundant over the english channel, southern england, the midlands and wales. 50,000 in total during the night, lightning strikes. still some

to come for north wales. batches of showers moving over wiltshire and somerset towards south wales. pretty nasty storms. may continue to move northwards and westwards. the thundery element might ease as it moves its way into northern ireland, and it's across parts of wales, the midlands and the south—east where we could see heavy showers and thunderstorms developed. fairly sporadic assumption in between. temperatures up to 27 degrees london. the far north of england and into scotland, another fine day. 27 in the highlands today. always the chance for further shower or thunderstorm for coventry. low cloud

returns tonight over eastern counties of england and scotland quite extensively. another cool mike berry have some of the warmest weather over the highlands of scotland. further south, quite muggy. scotland. further south, quite muggy- i scotland. further south, quite muggy. i am large, just about all of you will get away with a dry day. some rogue showers. the other story for bank holiday monday, a bit of a grey start for eastern counties, especially in england. in the west, further spells of sunshine. still feeling warm for london and over the highlands. on monday night, low cloud returns. tuesday, a battle of high pressure in the north, that same area of low pressure over mainland europe getting close enough

to push in more storms first southern england and wales. hit and miss. many staying dry on tuesday. pleasa nt miss. many staying dry on tuesday. pleasant in the sunshine with temperatures in the low 20s. sticking with those figures the rest of the week, half term for many of you. isolated showers, but a lot of the time it will be dry. that's how it's looking. thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. the former england cricketer lucy pearson is now a head teacher and also a director of the england and wales cricket board. we'll ask her what's caught her eye in a minute. first let's look at the front pages. michael gove planning a new wave of

national parks in england. on the sunday times, they are leading with the story that leading tory women are revolting against theresa may. this is all about the irish abortion vote and it sparked some demand for reform. looking at the sunday mirror, this extraordinary story we have been reporting over the past week. a picture of the two of them midway through that parachute dive. and overrun the sunday express, the commander of the household division is responsible for ensuring hundreds of personnel. very involved with the wedding last weekend and said it was incredibly difficult to keep to the precise and challenging timetable. incredibly difficult to keep to the precise and challenging timetablelj think precise and challenging timetable.” think they are allowed a bit of proud. at the shindig last weekend,

not the technical term. a petting zoo not the technical term. a petting zoo opening an abattoir attraction sounds quite ghoulish. this is all about the food cycle. at a petting zoo, you take your two—year—old along to see the rabbits, guinea pigs and lambs. a slightly macabre end to the tour but i think it's important young people understand what happens to animals and not to frighten them. i think it is an unpleasant and bloody experience, i think it is an explanation of this is what goes on. it's an interesting thing tatton park have done. i suppose it would

be fine if you knew what was happening, but if you were queueing up happening, but if you were queueing up expecting something cute and fluffy a nd up expecting something cute and fluffy and suddenly there is a man expected turn. apparently millennials are queasy about handling chicken. strawberry fields forever. this is a special report in the observer. this is another take on brexit and fears about the shortage of labour migrants staying away. farmers fear that soft fruit might rot because they cannot pick them quick enough. this story was cove red them quick enough. this story was covered in the archers as well. it's notjust covered in the archers as well. it's not just about brexit covered in the archers as well. it's notjust about brexit but covered in the archers as well. it's not just about brexit but also these countries permit —— migrants are

traditionally coming from or able to offer full—time employment in their owfi offer full—time employment in their own right. southerners are changing culture of the migrant worker in europe, irrespective of the uk. for me,| europe, irrespective of the uk. for me, i still think the idea of our young people going out and doing some work and involving themselves in picking the foot and understanding of fruit and veg comes from and it is hard work, not all mechanised process, more young adults could go out and pick for themselves and nothing that would be a good thing. there is nothing better than picking your own punnet of strawberries. learning the value of strawberries. learning the value of ha rd of strawberries. learning the value of hard work as well. indeed.” spent many a summer washing glasses in the local pub. this is a striking picture. these are london teenagers

who fear they might be exposed to gang culture being sent off to a public school. this is an interesting article because these four young men were identified by a man called ray smith. years a youth worker working closely with young people in these gang cultures in london and trying to recognise how he can change their paths, change their choices. this article is reflecting on these four men who in this particular case where placed at rugby school and the experiences they had there, it wasn't all green fields and a delicate and everything was perfect, but they are all in employment, are high achieving, they can employment, are high achieving, they ca n refle ct employment, are high achieving, they can reflect well on their experience of almost living in two cultures, a divided world, and the point about iti divided world, and the point about it i think is they are now able to influence their homes and to bring

aspiration into those communities, which is really what it's all about. so it's an interesting article about one man driving change and the people coming through that are now taking responsibility to try to provide role models for these young people. you wonder how big the influence of leaving the community they were in was versus whatever advantages they might have had at that school. exactly. the talk about that school. exactly. the talk about that in the article. home is always home and were never made to feel outsiders, but clearly it's not an easy thing to have term time at rugby and then going back into a very different can of environmentally considered to be home. i think it's about the responsibility on the foundation these children and they are doing a greatjob. sometimes need to continue as a society to look at a range of ways we continue as a society to look at a range of ways we can continue as a society to look at a range of ways we can help those who less advantaged and actually at risk. one thing which seems striking

to me, none of them had a male role model in their society. they said it was particularly unusual to see fathers taking a real interest in children's education. this is what the youth worker talks about. the culture is so strong because it gives people an identity. we can re i nve nt gives people an identity. we can reinvent role models who are positive and it should help to unpick the strength of the gang culture. know the inside of the sunday mirror. the image mixer looks like a story about the first blog that learned to drive, but it's not that. this is about the danger of pets being left in cars.” that. this is about the danger of pets being left in cars. i am a dedicated dog owner. i worry when i see soc —— sea dogs sitting in cars. every summerwe see soc —— sea dogs sitting in cars. every summer we get a story about a

dog overheating very quickly. this article is advising people what you can do. this weekend, temperatures will soar and people will pop into the shops for ten minutes but dogs are a real risk. is good advice an article about how to look after them. notjust dogs, also something for cats. felines might seek shade. we have to keep things balanced! always check cats are not trapped in a greenhouse before you close at. also under the wheels of cars. that has upset some people in the past. thank you for coming in. good to see you. there was a band called dogs die in hot cars. i don't know if they are still around. get in touch. we would love to hear from you!

coming up in the next half hour... noel gallagher's high flying birds had music fan's hearts soaring yesterday. had music fans‘ hearts soaring yesterday. now they are preparing for performances from taylor swift and paloma faith, we'll look at some more of highlights from the bbc‘s biggest weekend. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and victoria fritz. here's a summary of this morning's main news. plans for a landmark summit with north korea's kim jong plans for a landmark summit with north korea's kimjong in an 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 in career than this. and embrace once again. just 2a hours earlier, president moon have seen months of careful diplomacy blown apart by letter from the us president. now he is being welcomed toa president. now he is being welcomed to a second, secret summit with kim jongin to a second, secret summit with kim jong in 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 kimjohn one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kim john unto one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjohn unto go one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kim john unto go ahead. one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjohn unto go ahead. kim is committed to the complete

denuclearisation but is concerned about america's intentions towards his regime. from president trump, too, the noises are optimistic. we are 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 a dramatic show of blowing up its nuclear test facilities. accusations and epithets flying between pyongyang and washington, summit that was on and off and maybe on again. 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 substances 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. for me, it is also a day where we say, no more. no more to doctors telling their patients that there is nothing that can be done for them in their own country. no more lonely journeys across the irish sea. no more stigma as the veil of secrecy is lifted and no more isolation because the burden of shame is gone. 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. theresa may has been urged to stick to the government's timetable for having a vote on the expansion of heathrow after a number of business lobby groups signed a letter to number 10. the letter says the government must get on with expanding airport capacity, claiming that the uk is losing out to competition from europe. it is hoped a vote on the airports

national policy statement will be held before parliament's summer break. those are the main stories this morning. all things sport. only one place we can all things sport. only one place we ca n start all things sport. only one place we can start and it is in here. ifeel so sorry can start and it is in here. ifeel so sorry for liverpool fans this morning. the way it happened when they lost to real madrid. everything went wrong. most sallow got injured, —— mo salah got injured. 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 ornstein 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. it is impossible not to feel for loris karius, recently only breaking into the liverpool team, last night was really one to forget. in front of the eyes of the world, his first mistake was gifting benzema the opening goal with an inexplicable error. liverpool managed to equalise, the game was still alive but then another mistake from the german goalkeeper allowed gareth bale to score his second goal. talk about gareth bale, you run out of superlatives. his first goal, an overhead kick of the highest order. you could hear gasps all around the

stadium, nobody could believe it. gareth bale, £85 million when he signed from tottenham hotspur, he has now scored 2a goals in 41 games for club and country this season but only half of those games have been starting for real madrid. speculation increases that he may be leaving the club but what a moment for him who has won four champion league trophies in his five years at real madrid. let's talk about mo salah, that injury just real madrid. let's talk about mo salah, that injuryjust change the whole direction of momentum of the match. liverpool were firmly in the game until around 25 minutes when sergio ramos hall's mo salah to the ground who collapsed to the turf in agony after treatment and was forced to leave the pitch, inconsolable, in

floods of tears. liverpool's key man this season, they call him the egyptian king. last night he was dethroned in unceremonious fashion and liverpool's hopes died there on the sixth european trophy. their fa ns the sixth european trophy. their fans came here with such excitement and left with bitter disappointment. the city centre is around 45 minutes from where i'm standing now, liverpool fans are leaving despondent. it's been such an incredible journey for them but they will have to go again next season and next year knowing that this champions league trophy just and next year knowing that this champions league trophyjust wasn't to be as real madrid claims incredible 16 title and a third in as many years. incredible 16 title and a third in as many years. 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. two 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. as we've been hearing this morning, chris froome will become the giro d'italia winner later today in the grand tour's final processional stage. when froome crosses the line in rome he'll be just the third cyclist in history to hold all three of the sport's major race titles at the same time, along with the vuelta espana and tour de france, but he's still awaiting the result of a doping hearing into his use of an asthma drug in spain. 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 pro14 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. and rory mcilroy goes into the final day of the pga championship at wentworth tied for the lead after a late surge in his third round. mcilroy birdied both of his last two holes to salvage a round of one under par.

he's level with francesco molinari on 13 under going into today's fourth round. mcilroy‘s looking to win at wentworth for the second time after success here in 2014. united fan but he did say that he wa nted united fan but he did say that he wanted liverpool to win. usain bolt was watching and tweeting. brief dalliance with the liverpool for one night. just to prove the amount of sport is around, your bulletins of this all morning, i was treated earlier wrong where people were asking about shrewsbury, in their play—off final against rotherham. the richest game in football, £150 million but that's another huge later on. the weekend of sport is

not over. let's pick up with another sports story. 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. morning. a beautiful day in rome and a huge david chris froome. this is a great day for british sport despite liverpool's loss and i am joined by the boss of team sky. the professional stage loops the city and is about a kilometres in total. how significant is chris froome's

victory here, will be? it's significant because it is the first time that a british rider has won the tour of italy but what will go down in history is the way that it was one. where he put the race on by the scruff of the neck and he did this epic ride which 99.9 times out ofa this epic ride which 99.9 times out of a hundred wouldn't work and it did work and that is what everybody is known to remember this race for. how good is chris? is the best of his generation at tour racing. then the test of something like that is when everything is going well and going to plan, he goes off and does his thing but this race in particular, i was going so well at the start. there was one point where he was touch and go as to whether he was king going to continue. he fell out of the top ten and it was pretty miserable but he never, ever dropped his shoulders too far and lost

belief, the team got stronger and he got stronger. he turned it around and did this massive performance to win the race and that is what makes him an separate sin. that is why he is one of the galactica knows if you like and he is one of the galactica knows if you like he'sjust different. he is now up there with all the main players in sport. there is been doping in the sport over the yea rs, is been doping in the sport over the years, he has double over the limit ofan years, he has double over the limit of an asthma drugs, what is the latest in the investigation? is still ongoing. taking more time in everyone would like, frankly but we're very confident that the rules state the number of puffs that you're allowed to have. your problem, doctor supported him and he didn't go over the limit. it's the numberof didn't go over the limit. it's the number of puffs, which is the issue, not the year in so now there is a process to try and establish, how does that, legally as challenging as

taking its time but overall we are very, very confident. is bennett difficult year and a half for the team, do need to regain trust? you always need trust and i guess it ebbs and flows at times. one of the key things is that people table to enjoy and believe what they see. they can trust us, they should trust us and trust in chris but i think it is fairto say us and trust in chris but i think it is fair to say that we have to work ha rd is fair to say that we have to work hard at that and that is what we wa nt hard at that and that is what we want to try and be doing all the time so people see the performance that we put on here and really enjoy it but it's a point that we take very seriously. no british man has warned this tour of italy and on top of that, chris is the tour de france and spanish old as well. simon yates was fantastic that. letters not

forget simon because three weeks is a long time to raise your bike and two and half of these three weeks, simon yates dominated the race. the way that he wrote was fantastic, he flew the flag for britain was fantastic. didn't quite get there in the end but i think itjust shows these long races, is the very end where all the three weeks worth of the team is catching up with everybody, that's what defines and makes the difference between those who win these big races and the others and there's a handful of guys who tend to be able to resist that the most and i think it is 63 days back—to—back racing. the most and i think it is 63 days back—to— back racing. all the most and i think it is 63 days back—to—back racing. all the titles in succession, that's a lot of days to race your bike without going completely wrong. as incredible really. the level of consistent performance that he can put in to

achieve that. the level of mental fortitude and resilience to bounce back when it seems to be slipping away and yet somehow, deep inside him he finds an ability to turn the situation around and bounce back and thatis situation around and bounce back and that is what defines him. if there's any place to secure the title, rome is absolutely stunning and all things equal, chris froome should win this afternoon. 66 days. stiff legs after day one. can you imagine the wattle? waddling and announce? doesn't bear thinking about, does it. like if you've been on a horse too long. 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 injust 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".

and these are some of the images our weather watchers have been sending in this morning which show the drama in the sky above. and in the last few minutes stanstead airport have said that as a result of the weather flights they are experiencing a technical issue which means some flights are being diverted, delayed or cancelled. the advise is for anyone travelling to check with their airlines for the latest updates. the met office has issued parts of the country a yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding. two planes collided in stansted airport as they expected to take off, or the ryanair flight airport as they expected to take off, or the ryanairflight was on its way to dublin and that plain was full of people going over for the vote. sta nsted airport full of people going over for the vote. stansted airport saying please do check, there are severe delays

going on at stansted airport. i notice that somebody on social media was saying on the other day that with your day job as was saying on the other day that with your dayjob as transport correspondent, whenever you are seen ata correspondent, whenever you are seen at a station or airport, go somewhere else. proven this morning announced potentially grim news for anyone trying to get in or out of sta nsted anyone trying to get in or out of stansted airport. anyone trying to get in or out of sta nsted airport. we anyone trying to get in or out of stansted airport. we will keep you updated throughout the day. victoria is hopping off the sofa. and a look at this morning's weather. very good morning. we have been enjoying some cracking whether this bank holiday in the highlands. let's focus back on the storms because it was a very lively night the skies above the english channel and southern england some ongoing at the moment.

severe storms in north wales, pushing towards somerset and south wales. if you're off to the biggest weekend in swansea it will be wept for the next few hours that things will improve. we're still going to season further showers the day and anything from north wales to the midlands, nowhere near the intensity or widespread nature of last night. some big gaps in between. greater manchester, liverpool, merseyside areas, as well as through manchester but it will brighten up and feel humid in the south. after some rain in the next few hours, sunshine overhead. coventry, the chance of one or two isolated showers. blue skies overhead, 27 degrees high in the highlands. return tools eastern

coats of scotland. one or two showers will keep going, humid start a bank holiday monday in the south, with temperature is in the mid teens. big bank holiday monday itself, isolated showers, most places will be dry, if you see a shower you could just pop up in parts of south and central england once again. the grey load cloud, eastern coastal counties may stay cool and temperatures into the mid—20s and one or two isolated showers look out for. it's a battle of high pressure in the north, low pressure still dominating in western parts of europe. tuesday, mostly dry

day, sunny spells breaking through that staying grey and murky in shetland. temperature is a little bit down the still very pleasant in the sunshine. if you're on half term this week, a lot of fine weather in store. enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend. 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 now the team are set to 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'd 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? our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba joins us from swansea's singleton park. morning. iam morning. i am joined morning. iamjoined by morning. i am joined by a singer—songwriter who is the opening act wonder stages here, it is tom walker. give it a bit of a taster of your performance later. # i could feel the trouble coursing through your veins, now i know # because if you look into the distance # there is a house upon the hill # there is a house upon the hill # guiding like a lighthouse, ifeel our grace because we have all made m ista kes #if m ista kes # if you have lost your way, i will leave the light on

# i will leave the light on # i will leave the light on # no, no, no # no, no, no # because if you look into the distance, there's a house upon the hill, guiding like a lighthouse #if hill, guiding like a lighthouse # if you have lost your way, if you have lost your way, i will leave the light on #. thank you for that. you've done a glastonbury, how will this compare? iam glastonbury, how will this compare? i am absolutely buzzing here in swa nsea. i am absolutely buzzing here in swansea. opening the stage which i don't forget to do so it's going to be good. we going to hand back right now but have a great performance later. back to you in the studio. it's called the biggest weekend, wonder what they will say next year. this is bbc news. the headlines at 9am: it looks to be back on.

preparations for a summit next month with north korean leader kimjong—un and president trump are going ahead as originally planned. the government is considering whether to expand england's network of national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty. senior politicians call for northern ireland's strict abortion laws to be relaxed, as voters in the irish republic overwhelmingly back change in a referendum. also in the next hour: spectacular overnight storms cause disruption. a lightning strike at stansted airport knocked out the aircraft fuelling system, causing severe delays to flights. no planes are currently allowed to land there. lightning not striking twice but around 15,000 times,